A junior mechanic by trade in the city ofSavannah, he presents himself as a goofy, beer-loving country guy with an artless and sometimes naive world view.
According to Chet of Valve, he is "extremely excited" about everything, like managing to visit a concert and being able to kill a lot of zombies, occasionally doing both at the same time, like in the "Dark Carnival" finale.
Personality-wise Ellis is open, friendly, inclusive and highly (even unrealistically) optimistic. In common with most young men, he is a risk taker and believes himself to be indestructible.
He is also easily distracted, often breaking into rants about things that have nothing to do with the current situation: far-fetched stories about his friend Keith and indulging in a flight of fantasy about marrying Zoey and taking her off on a cross-country road trip--all at the most inconvenient of times.
"Folks call me Ellis. I run an auto shop with a couple of my buddies. We're also in a band. I play bass."
"Kill all sons of bitches. That's my official instructions."