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'''Francis''' (voiced by Vince Valenzuela), a tattoo-covered biker, is one of four playable human characters in the game '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.l4d.com/l4d/survivors.htm |title=Left 4 Dead Official Website |publisher=Valve Software |accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=922 |title=Left 4 Dead E3 Preview: New Characters, New Weapons, New Details |last=Linde |first=Aaron |date=2008-07-16 |publisher=] |accessdate=2008-10-26}}</ref>
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Ben Reeves of ''GameInformer'' notes that most "of the cast from Valve's co-op shooter have names appropriate for a zombie apocalypse survivor. Bill, for example, comes from the Germanic name Willahelm, which was composed of ''wil'', meaning 'will or desire,' and ''helm'', meaning 'helmet or protection.' Louis derives from the Germanic name Ludwig, which means 'famous warrior.' Zoey derives from an old Greek word meaning 'life.' Francis, it seems, is the black sheep. Francis is the English form of the Late Latin name Franciscus, which literally means 'Frenchman.' Frenchmen? Proof that Francis was the weakest link."<ref>Ben Reeves, "HELLO my name is: Exploring the Meaning of Your Favorite Character's Name," '']'' 203 (March 2010): 25.</ref>

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Francis (voiced by Vince Valenzuela), a tattoo-covered biker, is one of four playable human characters in the game Left 4 Dead.

Name

The final design of the survivors, shown on the poster for the "No Mercy" campaign. Left to right: Francis, Bill, Zoey, Louis

Ben Reeves of GameInformer notes that most "of the cast from Valve's co-op shooter have names appropriate for a zombie apocalypse survivor. Bill, for example, comes from the Germanic name Willahelm, which was composed of wil, meaning 'will or desire,' and helm, meaning 'helmet or protection.' Louis derives from the Germanic name Ludwig, which means 'famous warrior.' Zoey derives from an old Greek word meaning 'life.' Francis, it seems, is the black sheep. Francis is the English form of the Late Latin name Franciscus, which literally means 'Frenchman.' Frenchmen? Proof that Francis was the weakest link."

References

  1. "Left 4 Dead Official Website". Valve Software. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  2. Linde, Aaron (2008-07-16). "Left 4 Dead E3 Preview: New Characters, New Weapons, New Details". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  3. Ben Reeves, "HELLO my name is: Exploring the Meaning of Your Favorite Character's Name," GameInformer 203 (March 2010): 25.
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