Early LifeEdit
Not much is known of Ben's life just preceding the First Wave. He attended high school with Cassie Sullivan. He had an unnamed mother and father, and a baby sister born around the same time as Sammy Sullivan. Cassie was portrayed to have a crush on him, seeing him as a one-sided love interest.
The 5th WaveEdit
After the Fourth Wave, Ben's house was attacked, although it is unclear by whom. Consequently, his family is killed in this attack and the only token he has of this is his baby sister's silver locket. Later, Ben wound up at a refugee camp where he makes a friend, Chris. Soon, he falls ill with the Third Wave (the pestilence; "Red Tsunami") and Chris looks after him. Just as Ben is certain that he was going to die, his camp falls under attack.
In a raid, Ben is captured by the Others and taken to Wright-Patterson, although he does not know it then. He believes them when they say they are humans. Here, he is nursed back to health. He is later plugged into Wonderland after which the tracker is implanted in his neck. He is then moved to Squad 53 (where he is given the name Zombie) under Reznik and is put to training.
When Ben first joins Squad 53, his squad leader is Flintstone. Sammy Sullivan joins the Squad as Nugget, and is bullied by Reznik but Ben stands up for him. Reznik then promotes him to squad leader.
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