Zoey

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

- Andrea Wicklund, Valve.

Zoey is one of the four playable Survivors in Left 4 Dead, the teenage daughter of a wealthy family. Being in her first year of college would make her at least 18 (She could be older depending on what age she was when she entered college).

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.

Official description
After spending her first semester holed up in a dorm room watching old horror movies, Zoey was given a choice: Stop fooling around and get her grades up, or drop out. Now that the planet's overrun with murderous zombies, and all of her professors are dead, Zoey at least has the cold comfort that she's been studying up on the right subject after all.

Quotes

 * [ When crying is heard ] "Someone's still alive!"
 * [ When Louis startles the Witch ] "Run like Hell!"
 * "Fire in the hole!"
 * "Go! I'll hold them off!"
 * [ At the end of the intro ] "Francis!"


 * "Well, looks like we're going to the hospital."
 * "Louis... You'd look good in one of those hospital gowns."
 * [ In the elevator in Mercy Hospital ] "Game over, man! Game over!"
 * [ On the elevator in Mercy Hospital ] "I can't get over how FAST they all are, it's not even fair. I'm calling zombie bullshit on that, you know? (giggles nervously) They're not... ALLOWED to be so fast."
 * [ In the beginning safe room of Rooftop Finale ] "Almost there.... Almost theeeeeeeeere..."


 * [ After she or another survivor has mentioned that Riverside held out ] "Unless anyone has a better plan, I say we head there."
 * "And of course the bridge is out..."
 * [ When the bridge in The Drains is down ] "We're good to go, come on!"
 * [ Approaching the empty house in The Church chapter ] "Oh, nice, a cabin in the middle of nowhere. I know how this movie ends."
 * [ When speaking to the Church Guy ] "What a dick..."
 * [ Speaking to Church Guy ] "You're not gonna just open the door? Really?!"
 * [ Speaking to Church Guy ] "You know we can MAKE YOU open that door."
 * [ In Riverside ] "I always liked this main street."


 * "Look, Bill, it's your favorite—stairs!" [ When they reach more stairs ] "Hey, Bill, more stairs!"
 * "We gotta take the stairs, sorry Bill."
 * "Oh no! The zombies killed God!"
 * "Through the offices!"
 * "What do you call 5,000 infected lawyers?"
 * "Hey Louis, all of these cubicles make you homesick?"
 * "Louis, did you work in a cube like these?"
 * "We can burn down this barricade."
 * "So much for the easy way..."
 * [ Upon seeing the outside of The Terminal ] "Oh god, Bill was right. They bombed the airport!"
 * Francis: "Hey! I was the one who said that!"


 * "Louis, your row isn't boarding yet."
 * "Holy shit!"
 * "Holy crap!"


 * [ When picking up pain pills ] "Yoink!"
 * [ When picking up med-kit ] "We might need these."
 * [ When low on health] "Guys, I feel like crap."
 * "Come on, stop!"
 * "Guys, I'm really torn up."
 * "Guys? I'm really hurt."
 * "I'm not gonna last much longer!"
 * "Oh my god. I'm gonna die."
 * "Did they get my face?"
 * "God. This really hurts."
 * "Ow, ow ow ow."
 * "Look out!"
 * [ Nearing a safe room ] "There's a safe house ahead!"
 * "I don't feel so hot."
 * "Goddamnit this hurts."
 * "Oh Jesus. I've got tooth marks on me!"
 * "I think I hurt something bad. Real bad."
 * "I think we should go."
 * "Let's head back up!"
 * "Ohhhh God, I'm really hurt."
 * "Thanks for coming back for me."
 * "Thanks, I owe you."
 * [ When helping another Survivor up ] "All right, tiger, up and at em'."
 * "It's okay, I gotcha."
 * "Dude, I'm half your size! Get up!"
 * "Lie still and let me help."
 * [ When reviving a teammate on their last life ] "Okay, I can get you back up, but we need to find you some first aid. If you go down like this again, that's it for you."
 * [  When reviving Louis ] "Don't make me leave your ass behind Louis get up."
 * [  When reviving Louis ] "I'm not going to carry your ass, Louis, GET UP!"
 * [  When Francis dies ] "Oh God, Francis!"
 * "Hey biker dude!"
 * [ When Bill dies ] "Oh God, not Bill!"
 * "Hey Old Man!!"
 * "William!"
 * "Bill!" (In a wailing voice)
 * [ When Louis dies ] "Louis, oh God I can't believe it!"
 * "Louis! Oh God, I'm gonna miss you!"
 * "Francis, if you aren't gonna use that first aid kit, can I have it?"
 * "Bill, if you aren't going to use that first aid kit, can I have it?"
 * "Louis, if you aren't going to use that first aid kit, can I have it, please?"
 * "This is going to Hell real fast!"
 * "I know we gotta move, but I gotta heal you!"
 * "Hold still, I can help you."
 * [ When someone, but not Louis, illogically, thanks her for healing ]"Anything for you, Louis!"
 * "Yeah, yeah I'm ready to bounce. (Giggles)"
 * [ Rarely when revived by Louis ] "I knew you wouldn't leave me."
 * "Guys! Big, bad-ass, nasty weapons over here!"
 * [ Upon alerting horde ] "Uh-oh. Here they come!"
 * [ When she picks up a molotov ] "Let's start some fires."
 * "Time to start some fires."
 * [ When she picks up a pipe bomb ] "This looks dangerous."
 * [ When she picks up an auto shotgun ] "I call shotgun!"
 * [ When she picks up an assault rifle ] "I guess I'll try this rifle."
 * [ Imitating Francis ] "Groovy."
 * "It slimed me!"
 * [ When Francis gets pounced by a Hunter ] "Francis!"
 * [ When Louis gets pounced by a Hunter ] "Louis!"
 * [ When Bill gets pounced by a Hunter ] "Hunter's got Bill!"
 * [ When pounced by a Hunter ] "Get it off! Get it off!"
 * [ When being struck by a Tank whilst on the ground ] "Oh God, it's crushing me!"
 * [ ''When the Witch is close to being angry] "That Witch is not happy."
 * "Mind getting the door?"
 * [ At the end of a chapter ] "Killer!"
 * "We made it!"
 * "I'm taking an extra pistol."
 * "Yea... let's do it..."
 * "We are kicking ass!"
 * "It's just you and me left!"
 * "We are awesome together!"
 * "Sweet!"
 * "I have a bad feeling about this..."
 * "This it not going well... (giggles)"
 * "Oh no! Not short-term parking!"
 * "Great...(slowly) That makes me the last woman on Earth."
 * "Francis, whatever you do, don't take off your shoes."


 * "He turned into a zombie, Francis. He wasn't going to land the thing."

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

Trivia

 * Zoey bears a strong resemblance to Claire from the Resident Evil series. They are both normal women fighting similar creatures without any experience. The two both wear pink and red as their main colors. They also have very similar hair.
 * In the Campaign posters, Zoey's belt bears different studs from the ones seen in-game.
 * Zoey makes multiple references to popular movies throughout the game. Her line, "Game over, man! Game over!" is a reference to the movie Aliens, and "Almost there, almost there!" and "I have a bad feeling about this" are from Star Wars: A New Hope. "It slimed me" is a quote from Ghostbusters.
 * Right before coming to the church in Death Toll, the Survivors come upon a cabin in the woods. This only occurs as Zoey, but she makes a reference to the 1970-1980s cult classic, Evil Dead, starring Bruce Campbell. She says, "Oh, nice, a cabin in the middle of nowhere. I know how this movie ends." The cabin is complete with a mounted deer head.
 * Originally, the developers had the idea of Zoey and Francis showing some sort of affection towards one another. However, this was found to be distracting, and was cut out of the game. Strangely, from quotes, it seems as though she and Louis are closer. Zoey is still quite dramatic when something happens to Francis, however.
 * Zoey follows a running theme in Jen Taylor's work in which she portrays strong women who undergo extreme stress and begin to show signs of snapping. For example: Cortana in Halo 2 begins to act erratic after Cairo Station is nearly destroyed, claiming to "like crazy." In F.E.A.R 2, after Top is killed, she - Lt. Stokes - experiences a breakdown and begins pacing back and forth and swearing, unable to handle the situation. In Left 4 Dead, she reacts badly to the Zombie's enhanced mobility and tries to claim "Zombie Bullshit". Afterwards, she begins giggling nervously.
 * Zoey also states "Yoink" when picking up certain items. This is a Simpsons reference.
 * Zoey's voice actress, Jen Taylor, also voiced other famous game characters, such as Cortana from the Halo series, Cate Archer from No One Lives Forever 2: A spy in H.A.R.M.'s way and Princess Peach from the Mario franchise. She also recently voiced Lt. Stokes in the game F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
 * Zoey made major news site headlines when a nude skin for her was released by a modder. (Links are news sites so they're safe for work)