Tired of hiding behind the other survivors as more and more of them perish to the mist, Ethan finally steps up and offers to help. In the initial days, he mostly only ever carried things and did some heavy lifting while the others displayed all their skills and knowledge in building things.

He's a tall and awkward slacker who keeps giving conflicting answers about his background. Most likely, he's an unemployed loser or a drug dealer. Ethan claims he was here on vacation when the world went to hell. But who goes on vacation to Kentucky?