Purple Francis (Cut L4D Content)

"*phew* Good thing I'm purple."
-Purple Francis

Purple Francis is a playable character in Left 4 Dead. He looks mostly like the character Francis, yet he has a purple hue to him. He owned a root beer factory before the apocalypse, and had 3 children and a wife.

Purple Francis doesn't really show much character outside of small conversations and reactions to other survivors dying.

He is referenced in “The Passing” campaign by the Left 4 Dead survivors, hinted at being dead (Which is then proven to be true in the Sacrifice comic). Francis refrains from speaking about the loss of Purple Francis, hesitating from continuing any conversation regarding him. Nick seems to have been struck hard by the news, which implies that they had some sort of past relationship. In the last chapter of The Passing, you can find Purple Francis roaming the top floor of the buildings by the port. The survivors don’t seem to notice it, therefore there are no lines regarding the Purple Francis sighting.

Purple Francis' facial features are portrayed by Purple Taylor Knox and he was voiced by Purple Vince Valenzuela.

Purple Francis was originally not meant to be a character, but after Marc Laidlaw (Writer for the Half-Life series) requested that he be put into the game, the developers of Left 4 Dead put him into the game, which is regarded as Turtle Rock’s best move at the time. Purple Francis at first received negative reaction for at first looking as if he was just a recoloring of Francis. The reaction soon turned positive after he spoke for the first time. It was reported that approximately 10 people passed out at the first hearing of his voice. It is up to fan speculation whether Purple Francis was meant to survive the horde at the military base during The Sacrifice comic. When this question was brought up to Gabe Newell, he grew immensely angry and ordered the person who asked the question to leave immediately. Purple Francis has been referenced in numerous pieces of media, even being referenced by then Mexican President