Annika

Annika is the main protagonist of The Rise of the Dead, portrayed by Annika Helgeson. She lived alone in the Safe house for many years after it was vacated by Jack and Ryan before being bitten by bitten by Alyssa. The two shared a lengthy mental communication and became friends, and Annika sacrificed herself to give Alyssa the Zombie Antidote. She is likely now dead or undead as of 2019.

Personality
Annika was prone to anxiety and a falsified sense of guilt during the apocalypse. She felt personally responsible for letting John die and eventually experienced a massive panic attack over all of the zombies that she had killed. Despite feeling like a bad person, Annika is remarkably selfless, refusing to take the Zombie Antidote herself and instead giving it to Alyssa.

Background
Not much is known about Annika before 2019, except for the fact that she lived in complete solitude for years and everyone she had once known died/was corrupted. She lived off of honey, a food that never expires, that was stocked up in the Safe house. Early on May 23, 2019, a mortally wounded John approached the house and entrusted her with the Zombie Antidote. She locked away the antidote and buried John, and was soon after attacked by a zombie named Alyssa. She was bitten and the two shared a lengthy mental communication and became friends, and Annika sacrificed herself to give Alyssa the Zombie Antidote.

Appearances

 * The Rise of the Dead