Patriot (Cooties)

Patriot is the secondary antagonist of the 2014 film Cooties. He is a school boy in fourth-grade FT. Chicken Elementary School. He is one of the first children to become infected with the food-borne virus that transforms children into zombie-like monsters. He is portrayed by Cooper Roth.

Biography
Patriot is the school bully, and antagonizes substitute teacher Clint Hadson on his first day at the school. Patriot later bullies his classmate, Shelly, mocking her for her new blisters. Unknown to Patriot, Shelly had eaten a contaminated chicken nugget, which had begun to take affect on her. When Patriot pulls off one fo Shelly's pigtails, this provokes her into attacking him. Shelly bites his cheek, infecting him and transforming him into a zombie. Shelly later infects the rest of the school, who attack the school staff in an attempt to kill them.

Personality
Patriot was shown to be vulgar, cruel, and disrespectful, both to the staff and to his fellow classmates. He appeared to be friends with another of his classmates, Dink, as the two of them participated in bullying Shelly. Patriot also showed clear disconcern when he saw Shelly's sickness.

Upon transforming into a zombie, Patriot was shown to be very sadistic, even moreso than the other zombies, gleefully attacking the school staff. He was very excited when he tried to kill the staff, and seemed very determined to do so. Patriot retained some intelligence even as a zombie, shutting off the lights at one point and releasing the other zombies into the school to attack the staff.

Trivia

 * Patriot was born on September 11, 2001.
 * Patriot appeared somewhat more intelligent than the other zombies. At one point, he opens the door to allow the other zombies intot he school, and appears to give them directions to find the school staff.