Zea Mays

Zea Mays is a stereotypical Southern-American farmer and the first of the four survivors to encounter zombies. Zea Mays has very low intelligence, often making quotes from famous Americans (that are horribly inaccurate). Because of his very low intelligence, he is able to hear the Demonic Announcer.

Early Life
Zea Mays grew up in a poor family with very few friends. Working on a farm for his entire life, with the exception

Trivia

 * Zea is one of the two playable characters who actually hear the Demonic Announcer, the other being Samuel Stuhlinger.
 * In one of his quotes, he states that his IQ level is literally -5.
 * He also mentions that, when he was born, he was a "ceral-ible guinea pig" (certifiable genius).