John Pope was a main character in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth seasons.
John is a former felon and chef who became the leader of Pope's Gang after the invasion. John became a prisoner of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment after holding Tom Mason's squad hostage and attempting to ransom them for a .50 cal machine gun. While imprisoned, John was installed as the official chef of the 2nd Massachusetts. He invented small arms ammunition capable of destroying Mechs after Commander Porter reluctantly agreed to take him on as a munitions consultant.
After Sara, his girlfriend's death, Pope blamed Tom Mason for her death, and after causing heat in the 2nd Mass, he was kicked out. Pope now has his own crew, after finding and saving a group of survivors and is running a crusade of revenge. Shortly after the 2nd Mass unites with the 14th Virginia in their Norfolk base, Pope leads his gang in an attack on the base, killing multiple members of the 14th Virginia before being pinned near explosive barrels which crash the building on top of him and several members of his crew. Pope survives, but is left mortally wounded. After finding out that Anne died, he gives up his vengeance before dying of his wounds.
