He is originally thought to be a hero at Camp Haven but reveals his true self by killing Cassie's father. The sadistic, cruel leader and mastermind of the alien soldiers.

Lieutenant Colonel/Commander Alexander Vosch CriscoĪ greasy-haired grave robber who tries to have sex with Cassie, he is killed when Cassie is sent back out to get him by an Other posing as a human soldier. Lizbeth is Cassie's good friend whom she texts about Mitchell and Ben she is presumed dead. MomĬassie's mother died in the third wave of the plague. He eventually escapes with Ben and Cassie. He gave Cassie his teddy bear so she wouldn't be scared and she is determined to find him again. Sammy Sullivan/NuggetĬassie's younger brother was taken away to Camp Haven, where he goes by the name Nugget. He helps Cassie escape this fate by sending her to fetch Crisco back. He dies when the soldiers who come to 'rescue' them load up the children on school buses and then kill the adults. He enjoys movies like Close Encounters, E.T., and Star Trek. DadĬassie's father is a sweet, gentle man who hovers in the background when Cassie is on dates and shows her the stars. He and Cassie go on a Starbucks date in her backyard and discuss the invasion. Mitchell is a boy to whom Cassie lent a highlighter on the third day of the waves. Ben becomes like an older brother to Sammy. He finds out that the soldiers are actually aliens in disguise and eventually escapes with Cassie and Sammy. He contracts the plague in the third wave but is 'rescued' and taken to Camp Haven, where he is given the nickname 'Zombie.' The rest of his family, unfortunately, died. Ben Parishīen is a popular football player and honors student in the same high school as Cassie. He then goes with Cassie to Camp Haven and disappears inside, but manages to get Cassie, Sammy, and Ben out. He is a Silencer and rescues Cassie after shooting her. Evan Walker/the SilencerĮvan is a brawny, good-looking boy from rural Ohio whose family was wiped out in the third wave. Although suspicious of him, she goes with him to Camp Haven to rescue Sammy and Ben Parish, a boy she had a crush on back in school. She is later on shot and rescued by Evan Walker, whom she starts a relationship with and later finds out to be a Silencer. Her younger brother, Sammy, is taken away with the rest of the children to Camp Haven. Her mother died in the third wave and her father was executed by Commander Vosch at the refugee camp the Sullivans were staying at. She was an average girl before the invasion, introspective and a little disappointed by the quality of her social life. The main protagonist of the novel, Cassie is a sixteen-year-old girl described as short with curly strawberry-blonde hair. Buy Study Guide Cassiopeia 'Cassie' Sullivan

The 5th wave by rick yancey