Douglas Upton
| Birth name | Douglas Peter Upton Jr. |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Undead Doug" |
| Born | July 22, 1948 Chester, Bressel, Libertas Omnium Maximus |
| Branch | Maximusian Army |
| Years of service | 1966-1969 |
| Rank | Second Officer |
| Unit | 4th Airborne Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Great War |
| Awards | Cross of Exemplary Service |
| Children | 3, including Peter Upton |
Douglas Upton (born July 22, 1948) is a Maximusian retired army airman, author, survivalist, businessman, and motivational speaker. In December of 1966, Upton' aircraft was shot down during the battle of [...] during the Great War. He was stranded for 22 days on an uninhabited island with few supplies, but was rescued after constructing a signal fire and alerting a nearby commercial cargo ship. He left the army at the end of the war, completed college, and published a memoir, 22 Days of Hell (published in 1972), about his time on the island. In the novel, Upton credited his escape from the island with basic wilderness survival training he received between 1960 and 1964 as a Young Outdoorsman. At the time a relatively obscure scouting organization primarily localized to Bressel Province, the Upton story brought unprecedented attention to the organization and contributed to its meteoric growth in the late 1970s. Upton penned a screenplay for a movie adaptation of his novel, which was picked up by a major film studio, but the film died in "development hell." Upton also engaged in a number of business ventures in the years following his rescue, but most of these failed. Today, Upton is a motivational speaker, but makes frequent appearances in survival documentaries as an authoritative "talking head." Upton's son, Peter Upton, ran for Representative of Bressel in 2020 and was elected to the province's 6th district as a member of the Party of 1837.