He is taken to Camp Haven to join Squad 53, after being renamed Nugget. He is taken away from the refugee camp where he, his father, and Cassie had stayed. Samuel Jackson Sullivan – Cassie's younger brother who is five years old he is described as having messy brown hair and large, teddy bear eyes. Cassie said Sissy would be hoisted onto Ben's shoulders after his football games, and she would join him in a parade. He wears her locket around his neck in memory of her. In a moment stricken with fear, he left her behind. She was killed by intruders while escaping her house with Ben. He manages to escape with Cassie and Sammy. Zombie soon discovers the "soldiers" are actually aliens in disguise. There, he becomes a part of Squad 53 and is renamed Zombie. After the 3rd Wave, Ben contracts the plague but is "rescued" by soldiers who take him to Camp Haven. While in high school, Cassie had a crush on Ben, but he never noticed her. He has a brief relationship with Cassie.īenjamin Thomas Parish/Zombie – a popular football player and honours student at Cassie's high school he is described as tall, buff, and dark-haired. His family and girlfriend were all killed during the 3rd Wave. She has a relationship with her "silencer", Evan Walker.Įvan Walker – a boy from rural Ohio who lived with his large family he is described as having chocolate brown eyes and brown hair. Before the waves hit, she had a crush on Ben Parish, a popular football player. Cassiopeia Marie Sullivan or "Cassie"– the novel's protagonist, is 16 years old, short, and has curly strawberry-blonde hair.