Summary
After a long and arduous development cycle,Dead Island 2was finally released last year, offering an incredibly fun hack-and-slash zombie tale.Dead Island 2was an exciting new addition to the zombie genre, and the return of one of the first game’s characters was exciting.
Sam B was one of the four playable heroes from the firstDead Islandgame, and it was exciting to see that he managed to stay alive after all these years. A one-hit wonder rapper,Sam B was a fascinatingDead Islandcharacter, and although his return inDead Island 2was a welcome surprise, it also raises questions about the whereabouts of other characters from the first game.
Dead Island 2was a new fun, blood-soaked chapter in the franchise, and featuring Sam B shows that there is room for past characters to return in future games. Thecharacters inDead Island 2were interesting in their own right, but bringing the four original heroes back together again or being featured as survivors in upcoming games would be really fun to see.
Therefore, the four original characters featured inDead Islandshould make their way back into the storyline if the franchise wants to feel like a connected series. These characters players get to choose from in the firstDead Islandall have their own unique backstories and personalities that deserve to be revisited:
Xian Mei
Bladed weapons expert Xian Mei has a fascinating background. Born in China and eventually becoming part of the Hong Kong Police force, she is sent by her superiors to work at the Royal Palms Resort on Banoi as a spy. However, her skills at fighting, due to her dad teaching her martial arts, make her a capable fighter once the outbreak begins on the island. IffutureDead Islandgamesfeature more classic characters, Xian Mei would be one of the best to feature after Sam B.
Logan Carter
An ex-football star with a troubled past, Logan Carter was the jack-of-all-trades character players could choose. After destroying his career in a deadly street race, Logan made his way to Banoi in order to run away from his demons. However, he was only introduced to even more horrifying demons when the outbreak began on the island. A funEaster egg inDead Island 2reveals a post from a gossip news site that talks about Logan being spotted in Montana, proving he’s at least alive.
Purna Jackson
Purna found her way to the island of Banoi after losing her police job in Australia for shooting a child molester with powerful connections. After leaving the police force, she became a bodyguard for the rich and famous. Her colorful background and understandably bitter personality made her a compelling character, and it would be interesting to see where she is now.IfDead Islandcontinuesto bring in characters from previous games, it would be fascinating to see how the story handles Purna’s storyline.
AlthoughDead Island 2was a great new addition to the series, it would be disappointing if past characters were never brought back to the franchise. It took along time forDead Island 2to finally get here, and not knowing the fates of such great characters is frustrating. Hopefully, Sam B’s appearance is just the beginning when it comes to revisiting the originalDead Islandcharacters.
