Alvin Bernard Murphy is a survivor of the initial zombie apocalypse, having been bitten, but not infected presumably due to an experimental vaccine he was forcibly injected with as an inmate of Portsmouth Naval Prison. He is a main character in Z Nation, and a member of the Westward-bound survivor group. Murphy was doing time for postal fraud ( Full Metal Zombie ) when the zombie apocalypse broke out. The government, desperate for a cure for the zombie virus, started experimenting on prisoners. Thats when Murphy got bitten by a horde of the undead. Bitten 8 times he still survived and didn't turn. That means Murphy is the key to a cure, and restoring the world to a semblance of what it used to be. In the episode Welcome to the Fu-Bar, he bit a man in the shoulder. Later, Murphy discovered that the man he bit was killed, but did not turn. This could, perhaps, suggest that he can 'share' his Antibodies through a bite, the same way a Zombie's bite can turn another creature. Although neither stated nor alluded to, it may be possible that by passing on his Antibodies to other people, those he bites may be able to to cure others via the same means. This, however, is just speculation. He can also control people by biting them. When exposed to his saliva or blood, he can use telekenisis to have them act out his will. He can also have zombies do his work for him, such as locating things and fight for him. Show less «