Shepard

Shepard a.k.a Schaefer Schmidt is a Swiss immigrant who is prevalent with mental illness.

Biography
Shepard Smith/ Schaefer Schmidt was born in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland on June 20th, 1942. He was raised in Germany by his father, a former Nazi commander. As political freedom (for Nazis) in Germany started to be reduced, Shepard's family moved to Texia so they can practice their political beliefs.

Shepard grew up and right around 1963, World War Two and A Half began. Shepard joined Switzerland's side, because he was born there. Switzerland wins the war by buying all the enemy's land (Austria, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Poland, Czechslovakia,and The Entirety of The Balkans ) but Shepard got PTSD from accidentally setting off a land mine left over from WWII.

After WW2&1/2 ended, Shepard returned home. However, he was unable to get a job due to his mental state. This led to him starting a meth business in an abandoned RV he found. He makes enough money to pay for a fake Border Patrol uniform and proceeds to chase after Mexicans for no apparent reason. His meth lab got impounded by the government after it set fire because he left the stove on when he made ramen.

As he's chasing one Mexican named John, he stumbles across the Flatsylvania crew and basically cripples them all temporarily. Needing a place to stay, he just invites himself to stay at their house, because they can't do anything or they'll be shot.

Behind the Scenes
Shepard is actually of Scandinavian descent. However, he is 32-47% fluent in German.