Zoey

"Zoey unfolded into an everyday young woman who everyone can relate to."

- Andrea Wicklund, Valve.

"No one left behind, right?"

- Zoey

Zoey is one of the four playable Survivors in Left 4 Dead. She wears a white shirt, reddish pink track jacket, jeans, and black Converse shoes, and keeps her hair up in a ponytail. Zoey's original design was based off of Alesia Glidewell, who also worked with Valve on Portal as a model for the character Chell. However, when the character designs were updated later in development, Zoey was made to resemble actress Sonja Kinski instead. Ironically, her name means "life" in Greek. In official media, she is usually seen wielding dual Pistols.

Zoey, along with Louis and Francis, appeared in Left 4 Dead 2 in the campaign The Passing as they meet with the Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors.

Relationships with other Survivors
Overall, Zoey is perhaps treated the kindest by the other Survivors.
 * Bill: In some ways, Zoey and Bill seem to have a father-daughter sort of relationship, and in general he seems to become slightly more emotional if Zoey dies ("Aghh... not [tearing up] Zoey.") when compared to the others. She also seems to care at least somewhat about his well-being at times ("We gotta take the stairs, sorry Bill.")
 * Francis: Originally, Valve intended Zoey and Francis to have a relationship, but this was deemed to be "distracting" by the play-testers. In her cut quotes, Zoey picks on him often ("Francis, I know how to cut hair. Just sayin...if you need it...I'm here."). Although their former relationship is no longer very evident, she still seems to be friendly towards him ("Groovy," which was something he'd said before). She's baffled by Francis' constant flirting with Rochelle, and claims she's going to throw up.
 * Louis: Zoey tends to tease him from time to time ("Louis... You'd look good in one of those hospital gowns."), and ("Hey Louis? Try not to get lost."), and becomes a little more emotional when he dies ("Louis, oh God I can't believe it!"). An interesting point to note is that she has been placed next to him in every campaign poster so far.
 * Coach: Zoey and Coach do not have much interaction. Coach will sometimes playfully pick on Ellis for his crush on her.
 * Ellis: Ellis has a huge crush on Zoey. She will sometimes mimic his accent and stories about Keith but seems sad to see him leave.
 * Nick: Zoey and Nick seems to have a strained relationship. He will sometimes insult her at the beginning of The Riverbank, and she will sometimes suggest to help everyone but Nick.
 * Rochelle: Zoey and Rochelle will often exclaim to each other how they are relieved to find another woman still alive. They will often compliment or thank the other's Special Infected kills in the finale, and Zoey seems happier to throw her an item than the other Survivors. She's baffled by the idea that Rochelle has feelings for Francis, claiming she's going to throw up at the thought of it.

Quotes and Captions
"See: Zoey/Quotes and Captions"

Behind the Scenes
Zoey sounded older in early footage of the game. See this video for an example.