The story continues directly in the expansion Dead Island: Riptide , where the survivors' helicopter crashes on the nearby island of Palanai.
A mysterious voice on the radio, claiming to be Colonel Ryder White , guides them to a maximum-security prison, promising a cure and extraction. The Final Betrayal
Upon arriving at the prison, the group discovers the voice actually belonged to (alias "Charon"), a hacker and terrorist who manipulated them. Kevin blackmailed the real Ryder White into stealing the supposed "cure" (actually an enhanced virus) from the immune survivors to save his infected wife.
The full story of (2011) follows four immune survivors as they fight to escape the tropical island of Banoi after a mysterious zombie outbreak. The Outbreak and Early Survival
In the finale, Ryder White injects himself with the "cure" in a desperate attempt to survive, but instead mutates into a massive "macho Tyrant-like" monster. The survivors defeat the mutated White and escape Banoi in a helicopter, though they remain unsure if they are truly safe or if the virus will follow them. Key Lore Facts
The group travels to the flooded, gang-infested city to gather supplies from a supermarket and assist survivors at a local church.
Seeking a hidden laboratory, they encounter native tribes and "The Consortium," a group studying the virus to create a bioweapon.
