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 Sergeant John Morgan is a survivor and a former soldier in the Australian Defence Force who is introduced a a new playable Hero in Dead Island: Riptide.

John Morgan is the hand-to-hand combat expert in the group: he uses Brass Knuckles, claws and his bare fists as his preferred weapons. If the correct perks are chosen, you will barely have to use weapons anymore, as his bare fists can do up to 400 damage and his kicks up to 1000. Unlocking his special uppercut gives you a great advantage on zombies, even in one-shot at most. Also, after upgrading the combat tree a bit, running and kicking zombies into objects (like trees) will one-shot them as well from the force impact, unless it cannot be knocked down/back.

He and a small squad were mobilized into a larger force, known as Second Battalion. They were deployed amphibiously south of Wisdom Bay, whereupon they hiked through the jungle towards inland settlements, as their high command ordered them to supply 'humanitarian aid'. A master of unarmed fighting an martial arts, John joined the A.D.F and served with the S.A.S.R but was later thrown in prison for refusing to shoot innocent civilians. Little did he know he would end up joining the four original survivors to fight the zombie infection on Palanai Island. He has a wife, Jennifer, and two daughters, who end up staying with a woman called Mrs. Mary Rogers in Adelaide, Australia while John was away.

He returns in Dead Island: Survivors as a playable Character like Sam B, and Xian Mei.

Character Selection Info

"My grandfather fought the Japanese here in World War II and never left. Married a local girl. My father was native born and a Sergeant-Major. So I'm second generation military and from the time I was ten, I wanted to follow in their footsteps. I wanted to be a soldier and protect and defend this country against all enemies. I did my job. I did what I was told. I always followed orders. Until the day they gave me an order I couldn't follow. You see, it's hard to describe how it feels when everything you believe in turns out to be a lie. When the people you trusted let the ones you love die. None of my commanders were born here. None of them knew the land and people who lived here. None of them had to sacrifice anything. So they made others sacrifice what was dearest to them. I still cannot believe I was the only one to say no. But I was the only one. I was accused of desertion and treason, and for that, I was to spend the rest of my life in prison. Simply for helping those I had sworn to protect. Well, now I know who the real enemy is and this fight is not over. I swore an oath and as far as I'm concerned, John Morgan is still a soldier."

Appearance

John is a middle aged man with short brown hair and stubble. He wears an orange t-shirt with "The World Hard Combat Association" printed on the front, off-green cargo pants held by a black belt, and brown hiking boots. He also wears a blue baseball cap, a set of silver dog tags from his neck, and an off-green pistol holster on his left hip.

Quotes

"Come on. Daddy needs some new shit."

-when searching a weapon crate

"Don't let me die!"

-on the verge of death

"Fuckwit put us all in danger!"

-upon discovering Wayne's bite

"What the fuck tripe is this? My fucking ears are bleeding."

-upon listening to Sam B's music

Trivia

  • In his character selection screen, it says that his grandfather fought the Japanese in World War II and never left the Pacific. He makes several references to having grown up in Palanai. 
  • He is the only hero to have collectibles related to them in any of the games, the collectibles in question being John Morgan's Diary.
  • In Chapter 9, when Sam B's latest track is played in order to attract the horde from the rooftop, John exclaims that the song "makes his ears bleed", hinting that he may have a dislike of hip-hop music, but it may be due to the music being loud.
  • When near death, John Morgan yells "Don't let me die!" This may be breaking the fourth wall or praying to God.
  • While playing as John and walking in Henderson, John sometimes start talking about past and mentions some stories that happened.
  • John Morgan is based off of the fist of the north star mod, which explains his overpowered moves that make him one of, if not the most powerful character.
  • John had a cold relationship with Will.
  • John is the oldest playable character in Riptide.
  • Many of the soldiers in John's squad including John have names starting with J.
  • John's wife also has a name starting with J.
  • John has two daughters and a wife named Jennifer.
  • Like the other heroes, John gets an alternate model available for selection in the options menu if the Fashion Victim DLC has been installed, or if playing the Game of the Year Edition or the Definitive Edition of Riptide.
  • Although not appearing in Dead Island 2, John is still mentioned by Sam B. While he talks with Curtis about naming a gun, Sam brings up John's name as one of the possible ones. Sam simply states that John "is a good man", but his tone is light and almost joking, which may indicate that John's still alive.

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