Outbreak: Epidemic – Characters Guide

The protagonist from Lost Hope has returned, this time with friends in tow. Survivor is her combat mode favoring light weapons while Leader is when she forsakes her own well being to enhance her team. I strongly discourage using Leader when playing solo, but she can be a monster in coordinated play. Leader Gwen has greater inventory space, allowing her to lug around medicine or key items. Flexibility is the name of her game, but she is only the second most versatile character.

Note: Survivor Gwen has the best Handgun damage in the game

Survivor (F2P)
+1% handgun damage per level
+1% SMG damage per level
+2% critical damage per level
+2% damage resistance per level
+2 inventory slots (6 total)

-1% magnum damage per level
-1% grenade damage per level

Leader (Premium)
+1% team gun damage per level (does not affect grenades)
+1% team melee damage per level
+1% team damage reduction per level
+4 inventory slots

-2% ALL damage per level (includes grenades, guns, and melee)
-1% critical damage per level

The sister of Lydia (from New Nightmare and Nightmare Chronicles) is making her own escape. Unlike Lydia with her police training, Kara instead relies on what she learned from her work as a reporter (covering wars…). Like Gwen, her F2P variant is more combat focused and suited for solo play while Medic can be helpful in some team situations. However, Medic can be helpful if you know you’re going to take a lot of damage and want to treat your team to keep them going a bit longer as it forsakes almost all offensive power for team utility.

Note: Reporter Kara has the best SMG damage in the game

Reporter (F2P)
+0.5% handgun damage per level
+1.5% SMG damage per level
+0.5% melee damage per level
+2% healing per level
+0.5% item indicator range per level
+2 inventory space

-0.5% shotgun damage per level
-0.5% magnum damage per level
-0.5% grenade damage per level
-0.5% damage resistance per level

Medic (Premium)
+1% handgun damage per level
+0.5% self healing per level
+2% team healing range per level
+5% team healing per level (stacks with self healing)
+2 inventory slots

-1% shotgun damage per level
-1% SMG damage per level
-1% magnum damage per level
-1% grenade damage per level
-1% melee damage per level
-1% critical damage per level

Kara has covered wars, but it was people like Tom who actually fought them. Tom is the most well rounded character in the game, and the one I recommend all starting players to pick up. His handgun is weaker than normal, but he excels in a lot of other things that make him very deadly. Unlike the girls, he doesn’t contribute anything to the team other than sheer DPS. I mean, why heal your friends if you will neutralize any threat before it can reach them? When it comes to his other variant though, you get a lock pick that you can use to scavenge for an extra item on the maps. Usually this will give you a magnum, so do not underestimate the Adventurer. Sadly, Tom is simply unable to combine medicinal items as he is more about dishing pain than relieving it.

Note: Marksman Tom is the best grenade and shotgun user in the game and can field anything other than a handgun well
Note: Adventurer Tom is the best magnum user in the game

Marksman (F2P)
+2% shotgun damage per level
+3% SMG damage per level
+1% grenade damage per level
+0.5% critical damage per level
+2 bullets per ammo stack per level
+2 inventory space

-0.5% handgun damage per level
-0.5% damage resistance per level
-0.5% healing per level

Adventurer (Premium)
Starts with a lock pick in his inventory!
+1% shotgun damage per level
+0.5% magnum damage per level
+1% damage resistance per level
+0.5% healing per level
+1% item indicator range per level
+2 inventory spaces

-0.5% handgun damage per level
-1% grenade damage per level

The hulking brute of the team specializes when it comes to melee combat, posing more of a threat to zombies with a hammer than someone with a grenade launcher. Renault comes in two varieties, the extremely well rounded, jack of all trades, master of none, Renegade and the berserker Lumberjack that can fight the zombie apocalypse with just a hammer. In exchange for two weapons that are unique to himself, Renault cannot combine healing items, instead capitalizing on the enemy’s moment of weakness to refrain from taking damage.

Note: Renegade Renault has the largest item inventory in the game
Note: Lumberjack Renault is the best melee character in the game
Unique Weapons: Fire Axe and Sledgehammer

Renegade (F2P)
+1% shotgun damage per level
+1% melee damage per level
+2 inventory spaces
+1 inventory spaces per level

-1% handgun damage per level

Lumberjack (Premium)
+8% melee damage per level
+10% leech life on melee damage per level
+3% damage resistance per level
+2% healing per level
Bleeding immunity
Unique weapons

-2% ALL guns per level
-1% critical damage per level