Character lifespans
The following table graphically shows each recurring character's status in each volume of the comic sorted by which volume they first appeared; a character marked as absent in one issue may appear in a later volume.Volume 1–8
Volume 9–16
Volume 17–24
Volume 25–32
Grimes family
Rick Grimes
Rick is the group's de facto leader. He is Lori's husband and Carl's father. Before the zombie apocalypse, Rick is a sheriff's deputy in the small town ofLori Grimes
Lori is Rick's wife and Carl and Judith Grimes' mother. During the Governor's second attack on the prison, she is shot by Lilly while holding Judith, whom she crushes after falling. * Series Lifespan: #2–48Carl Grimes
Carl is the son ofJudith Grimes
Judith is the newborn daughter of Lori Grimes and younger sister to Carl. Though Rick is acknowledged as her father, it is strongly implied thatAndrea/Andrea Grimes
Andrea was one of the comic's longest-living survivors, alongside Rick, Carl, Maggie andAndrea Grimes
Andrea is the daughter of Carl and Sophia, who rekindle their relationship and eventually get married. Sophia later gives birth to a baby girl, whom they name after Carl's stepmother Andrea Grimes. * Series Lifespan: #193Jones family
Duane Jones
Duane Jones was a young boy hiding out with his father, Morgan, in various houses in Rick's neighborhood, attempting to ride out the zombie apocalypse. After meeting Rick and being provided with weapons from the police station, Morgan and Duane part ways with Rick, potentially to meet again some day. Much later, at Christmas, Morgan and Duane are seen alive and well, living in a cabin on a snowy mountain. Later still, Rick encounters the two, but while Morgan is alive, Duane has turned. Morgan now joins Rick, but leaves his reanimated son to roam freely within the house. * Series Lifespan: #1–59Morgan Jones
Morgan was the devoted father of Duane Jones struggling to get over the recent death of his wife. He and his son seek refuge in Rick's hometown after the outbreak occurs. He is the first living person Rick encounters after waking up. He informs Rick of the outbreak and what has been happening within the world the past couple months. Sometime within the following weeks/months, Duane falls prey to the walkers and gets turned. Morgan, unable to cope with the death of his son, resorts to locking Duane in the house with chains. Later Rick takes him in as one of his community. He develops an attraction and consequently a complicated relationship with Michonne. While helping fight off zombies with Michonne, Rick, and the others, he is caught off guard and bitten on the arm by a walker. Michonne chops off Morgan's arm, and from there he is left bedridden. He is shortly thereafter killed by Michonne before he has the chance to re-animate. * Series Lifespan: #1–83Atlanta survivor camp
Allen
Allen was the big-bearded husband of Donna and father of twins Billy and Ben. Before the dead rose, Allen was a shoe salesman gradually falling into debt. After the dead rose, Allen and his family joined the group of survivors encamped on the outer limits of Atlanta. Upon leaving, Allen suffered terribly when Donna was killed by zombies, sending him into a downward emotional spiral that he never truly recovers from. He confides in Rick and the two became close friends. Andrea tried to offer him comfort, due to her similar loss of her sister, but, Allen rejected her sympathy and maintained a bitter relationship with her. With time, he gradually gained a sense of acceptance, but this new-found peace was short-lived; Allen was bitten on the foot by a zombie, while helping the others clear out the remaining areas of the prison the group was staying in. In an effort to contain the infection,Amy
Amy was Andrea's younger sister. They join the survivor group on the outskirts of Atlanta. Amy is bitten by a zombie in the opening stages of a zombie attack on their exposed camp. She dies of the bite, and Andrea shoots her in the head to prevent reanimation and buries her in the nearby forest. * Series Lifespan: #3–5Donna
Donna was the wife of Allen and mother of twins Billy and Ben. She is strong-willed, loving and caring to her family. Before the events of the series, Donna made all the big decisions in her relationship with her husband, while leaving the financial responsibilities with Allen. After the dead rise, Donna and her family join the group of survivors encamped on the outer limits of Atlanta, where she makes a point of resenting that the women of the group (herself, Carol and Lori) have to take care of most of the group's domestic chores (e.g. laundry). Shortly after, when the group attempts to settle at Wiltshire Estates, Donna is killed by a zombie and her body devoured by more of the undead, leaving Allen permanently devastated. * Series Lifespan: #3–9Ben
Ben was Allen and Donna's twin son. He is unofficially adopted by Dale and Andrea after their parents die. He does not seem to understand what is happening in the world as it is and believes zombies to be people too. On the road to D.C., Ben brutally slaughters Billy, convinced that he will come back. The group debates killing Ben to protect themselves, but takes no immediate action. In the night, Carl sneaks into the van where Ben is locked up, and executes him. Billy and Ben are buried side by side. * Series Lifespan: #3–61Billy
Billy was Allen and Donna's twin son. He is unofficially adopted by Dale and Andrea after their parents die. On the road to D.C., Billy is brutally slaughtered by Ben, who is convinced that Billy will come back. Andrea and Dale are devastated by his loss. * Series Lifespan: #3–61Dale
Dale was shown to be the wisest member of the survivor group. Without telling the group he had been bitten, Dale goes off to die but is knocked out by the Hunters who then cook and eat his leg. After Rick's group finds and kills the hunters, they take Dale back to the church. After he dies, he is shot by Andrea to prevent reanimation and his body is burned. Andrea keeps and wears Dale's fishing hat which she uses to talk to him. * Series Lifespan: #3–66Jim
Jim joins the survivor group after his entire family is killed by zombies. During a zombie attack on the group, Jim, failing to kill one with his gun, grapples with a zombie and violently smashes its head in, his rage over his family's death driving him momentarily insane. After coming to his senses, he, and the rest of the group realize that he has been bitten on his arm. Jim is left under a tree on the outskirts of Atlanta, in the hopes that, upon reanimating, he can be reunited with the undead members of his family that may still exist. * Series Lifespan: #3–6Carol
Carol was a 24-year-old housewife and was the mother of Sophia. She is portrayed as a fragile woman, relying on others for emotional and physical support. She becomes Tyreese's girlfriend until he cheats on her with Michonne, which contributes to her continuing psychological breakdown. She dies in the prison, feeding herself to a walker tied up for medical observation after convincing herself that the walker wanted to be her friend. This comes after Tyreese's infidelity and Rick and Lori's rejection of a polyamorous relationship. Her daughter is taken in by Glenn and Maggie. * Series Lifespan: #3–42Sophia
Sophia is the daughter of Carol and adopted daughter of Maggie, and the longest running female character in the series. Early in the series she develops a friendship and later a relationship with Carl until they are separated within the two different communities of Alexandria and the Hilltop 22 miles apart. After Carol dies at the prison, Sophia pretends that Maggie and Glenn are her real parents, until she admits she is aware of Carol, and was simply repressing the bad memories around her suicide attempts. Four years into the apocalypse, and two years after the war with Negan, Sophia and Carl reunite as he becomes a blacksmith apprentice at the Hilltop, and becomes skilled in fighting, She is brutally beaten by two bullies after she tries to stop them from harming another child, before Carl defends her and leaves them in a critical condition. * Series Lifespan: #2–193Glenn
Glenn was Maggie's boyfriend (later husband). Glenn delivered pizzas in Atlanta before the events of the comic which gave him the skills to make supply runs. On one of these runs, he found Rick and brought him back to the group, reuniting him with his family. He is a key member of Rick's group throughout his life, often acting as a supply runner. He also makes a very close friend named Heath after the group comes to Alexandria. He planned to live with Maggie at the Hilltop Colony, So Maggie, Sophia, and their baby could be safe. He is beaten to death with a baseball bat by Negan. * Series Lifespan: #2–100Shane
Shane was a police officer and longtime friend of Rick Grimes. After Rick is shot and put into a coma, and the zombie outbreak occurs, he rescues Rick's family and leads a group of survivors, becoming romantically involved with Rick's wife, Lori. When Rick returns to his family alive, Shane grows increasingly jealous of their relationship, as well as Rick's role in the group. He is shot in the neck by Carl and is later put down by Rick. * Series Lifespan: #1–6, #7 ( flashback), #15 (as a zombie), #37 (flashback)Tyreese's group
Chris
Chris was a disturbed, sixteen-year-old boyfriend of Julie, living with her and her father, Tyreese before the zombie crisis begins. The three eventually join Rick's group in Atlanta's outskirts, and move with them from Wiltshire Estates to the prison. Unbeknownst to the others, Chris exhorts Julie into a youthfully idealistic suicide pact, and haphazardly executes it one night, in the prison, shooting her. Julie reanimates in her father's arms and Chris shoots her a second time. Tyreese, in furious rage chokes Chris to death, then beats his reanimated corpse until he is nothing but pulverized pieces, which he then burns. Tyreese later confesses his enraged manslaughter to Rick. * Series Lifespan: #7–15Julie
Julie was Tyreese's teenage daughter. She is shown to be affectionate to both her father and boyfriend. The end of the world has not stopped her from seeking independence where she can find it. During the initial stages of clearing out the penitentiary, she and Chris act as babysitters. Once settled, after having sex for the first time with Chris, she carries out an ill-fated suicide pact with her boyfriend. She soon reanimates in Tyreese's arms, and almost kills her father before being fatally shot by Chris again. * Series Lifespan: #7–14, #15 (as a zombie)Tyreese
Tyreese was shown to be a devoted father as well as an able-bodied fighter and leadership figure to those around him. However, he is also a very flawed individual, suffering from emotional fragility. Despite this, he is greatly admired by his fellow survivors and is a role model to Carl, while acting as Rick's right-hand man (despite often being conflicted with him on several issues). He is killed by The Governor outside the prison, being decapitated with Michonne's sword. * Series Lifespan: #7–46, #49 (as a zombie), #72 (flashback), #75 (canon)Greene family farm
Arnold Greene
Arnold was Hershel's second son. He is shown as loyal and reliable to his father. He is bitten by his brother, Shawn, who had become a zombie and has been kept locked inside the family's barn. He is shot by a distraught Hershel to prevent reanimation. * Series Lifespan: #10–11Billy Greene
Billy was Hershel's youngest son. Depicted as in his teens, brash and rebellious, he acts as one of the best shots of the group, second only to Andrea. Billy ends up having a one-night stand with Carol before she commits suicide, which causes him to feel guilt. He is killed in the final stages of the assault on the prison by the Woodbury Army; his death leads his father to allow himself to die as well. * Series Lifespan: #10–48Hershel Greene
Hershel was the patriarch of the Greene family and owner of the farm where Rick's group are invited to stay after Carl is shot. He later joins up with Rick's group at the prison after the farm becomes too unsafe only to be killed during the Governor's second attack on the prison. * Series Lifespan: #10–48Lacey Greene
Lacey was Hershel's eldest daughter. She is shown as sarcastic and weary of her father. Lacey shared her love of reading with Carol. She is killed by the zombies that were kept in the family's barn while attempting to save Arnold. * Series Lifespan: #10–11Maggi Greene
Maggie is Hershel Greene's tomboyish second oldest daughter and Glenn's lover. She eventually becomes Glenn's wife and later widow, and takes the role of being a surrogate mother to Sophia Peletier following the suicide of the girl's biological mother, Carol Peletier. She soon discovers she is pregnant while living at the Alexandria Safe-Zone in Washington DC. After Glenn's death, she moves with Sophia to the Hilltop Colony. She successfully overthrows Gregory as leader, outing him as a coward for siding with the man who murdered Glenn, only caring for his own safety. Eventually she becomes the ''Rachel Greene
Rachel was one of Hershel's youngest twin daughters. Along with her sister, she is decapitated by Thomas when alone in the prison barbershop. * Series Lifespan: #10–15, #16 (as zombies)Susie Greene
Susie was one of Hershel's youngest twin daughters. Along with her sister, she is decapitated by Thomas when alone in the prison barbershop. * Series Lifespan: #10–15, #16 (as zombies)Shawn Greene
Shawn was Hershel's oldest son and the first member of the Greene family to be killed by zombies, as shown in the video game adaptation '' The Walking Dead: Season One''. He is reanimated and locked in Hershel's barn until a cure for the epidemic can be discovered. He eventually escapes the barn and kills his brother Arnold. He is shot by Hershel when Hershel realizes that his son will never again be normal. * Series Lifespan: #11 (as a zombie)Otis
Otis was the boyfriend of Patricia and a neighbor of Hershel Greene. He accidentally shoots and almost kills Carl while out hunting for a deer. Otis remains at the farm while the Greenes leave to join Rick at the prison. Otis later follows, and is saved from zombies by the newly arrived Michonne. He rejoins the group (though ends his relationship with Patricia after learning of her part in Dexter's attempted coup). Later, when the prison is temporarily overrun by zombies, Otis is attacked by zombies and killed. When Rick and his group return from Woodbury, Otis has turned into a walker. Rick shoots him in the head. It is briefly hinted at he is racist. * Series Lifespan: #9–30, #35 (as a zombie)Patricia
Patricia was Otis' incredibly naïve girlfriend. After Thomas kills Hershel's twin daughters, Patricia attempts to free him so the other survivors don't kill him. Thomas almost kills her soon afterward, but Patricia manages to fight him off until Maggie arrives and shoots him. Rick is wary of allowing Patricia to stay with the group but decides she is ultimately harmless. Her naiveté allows the inmates of the prison to convince her to help them take back the prison from Rick, though their plan is thwarted after Dexter is killed. Patricia then becomes an outcast amongst the survivors (mainly Maggie & Hershel), but regains acceptance by saving Rick's life via a blood transfusion before the attack on the prison. She is shot and killed by a member of Woodbury during the final assault on the prison. * Series Lifespan: #10–48The Prisoners
Andrew
Andrew was a dreadlocked former drug user who believes God sent the zombie apocalypse to help him "get clean". He is of African-American background. He has a relationship with Dexter, apparently in love with him, probably due to the amount of time spent locked up alone with him and the two other convicts. When Dexter is accused of murder, he organizes Andrew to find a way into the previously unexplored Block A and gather up the guards riot gear to take over the prison. After Dexter's death, he is extremely distraught; he subsequently flees the prison during the time Michonne and Otis arrive. His fate remains unclear. Later on, the writer stated that Andrew is probably deceased. In the novel '' The Fall of the Governor'' it is revealed that Andrew has turned into a zombie. Shortly afterwards he is shot by Lilly Caul. * Series Lifespan: #13–19Axel
Axel was described as a grizzled old white biker imprisoned for armed robbery. When Dexter tries to force the survivors out of the prison, Axel stands up for them. Being the only of the four convicts to remain with the survivors over the majority of the story, he eventually finds their trust through hard work and earnest commitment. He has a brief relationship with Patricia after being shot in the arm during the first prison assault. After helping the survivors set up defenses, he is shot in the head, an early casualty of the second prison assault. * Series Lifespan: #13–47, #75 (canon)Dexter
Dexter was a towering, physically intimidating African-American inmate at the prison where the group takes residence. Convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, whom he states, "were the last". He ironically trusts the other survivors far less than they trust him. He has a covert relationship with Andrew, but is purely in said relationship for sex. After the murders of the Greene twins, Lori leads the group to wrongly lock him up on account of being the only convict known to murder. After Thomas is revealed to be responsible and not receiving any apology, he loses his patience and orders Andrew to scavenge the prison's riot gear. Amidst the confusion with Thomas, Dexter gathers Andrew and a defecting Patricia with their new riot gear to force out the survivors. He is soon after killed discreetly in a skirmish against zombies by Rick, who covers it up as a friendly fire mistake. * Series Lifespan: #13–19Thomas Richards
Thomas was a nerdy man who claims to be in federal prison for tax evasion (which he claims is not his fault). He is actually a homicidal lunatic who murders two of Hershel's daughters by decapitation and attempts to murder Andrea before he is beaten senseless by an enraged Rick. Patricia attempts to free him so the other survivors would not hang him, nearly getting herself killed in the process. He is later shot repeatedly by Maggie Greene after his attempted escape. His deceased body is thrown to the zombie hordes outside of the prison. * Series Lifespan: #13–18Michonne's group
Michonne
Michonne is a katana-wielding survivor who saves the life of Otis and thereafter joins Rick's group at the prison. Over the course of the series, she finds herself repressed and unhappy over the deaths of her loved ones, believing she doesn't deserve any happiness or a chance to start over, due to the pain of leaving her daughters behind, assuming they've been killed along with her ex-husband, Dominic. She journeys to Alexandria with the group and after two years, returns from a long sea voyage. She is the supposed leader of The Kingdom after the death of Ezekiel, but is currently helping at the Hilltop Colony after delivering a near-dead Aaron. * Series Lifespan: #19–193Mike
Mike was the reanimated boyfriend of Michonne who is used for camouflage with the other zombies. In the Michonne special, it is revealed that Mike and Terry met up with Michonne before staying in a secluded house where a zombie tried to gain entry and bit him in the arm. He is decapitated by Michonne when she gains entry into the prison, but she still speaks to him nonetheless.Terry
Terry was the best friend of Michonne's boyfriend, Mike.Woodbury
* Alice, previously anPost-prison survivors
Rosita Espinosa
Rosita was a woman who joins up with Sgt. Abraham Ford and Eugene in their mission to reach Washington D.C. She is a foil to Abraham's potential brutality; kind, gentle, and understanding, capable of neutralizing and abating Abraham's emotional instabilities or inhumane talk and urges. After Abraham has an affair with Holly, she moves in with Eugene and begins a relationship with him. She mourns Abraham along with Holly after his death. After two years, she is pregnant but tells Eugene he is not the father. After Alpha marks a border between the Whisperers and the other communities, Rosita is one of the many casualties who has been decapitated with their reanimated head on a spike. * Series Lifespan: #53–144Abraham Ford
Abraham was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Sometime after the zombie crisis began, Ford came into contact with Eugene, who claimed he had information that Washington D.C. is the only potential sanctuary from the zombie hordes. Teaming up with Rosita and Eugene, Ford is now on a mission to get there, intending to solve the zombie crisis after Eugene reveals he has crucial information about the zombie's origins. At the Alexandria Safe-Zone he has an affair with Holly, which leads to him breaking up with Rosita. He is murdered by Dwight, a member of the Saviors. * Series Lifespan: #53–98Eugene Porter
Eugene is a high school science teacher who has lied about being a scientist working on a cure for the outbreak disease in order to receive protection from others. He is known for his intelligence, as he knows how to make bullets, and he contributes to the group by suggesting ideas to Rick. He lived with Rosita and they were in a relationship, but he is not the father of her child but promised to raise him as his own. However, Rosita is one of the victims at the hand of The Whisperers. After her death, Eugene becomes distraught, but eventually finds a woman on the radio he built who says she is from Ohio. * Series Lifespan: #53–193Gabriel Stokes
Gabriel was a priest who comes across the group after leaving his church, where he had been hiding from the undead. The group is very suspicious of his story, and does not trust him. He had survived over several months alone in the church by turning away his followers and any other civilians when the zombie attacks started, saving him from internal conflict. As a consequence, however, he now feels remorse. Since arriving at the Safe-Zone, he believes that God's plan for him has been to meet the survivors so that he could eventually preach at the Safe-Zone's church. He eventually redeems himself. During the conflict with the Whisperers he joins Rick's army, training intensively with Dwight and proving to be an excellent shot. While at the guard tower, the Whisperers approach with a zombie herd. Gabriel tries to warn Rick but falls and breaks his leg. Begging for mercy, Beta disembowels him, leaving him for zombies to feast on. * Series Lifespan: #61–158The Hunters
* Chris, Theresa, David, Greg, Charlie, and Albert are members of a group of people, the Hunters, who have been tracking down Rick and his group of survivors. The Hunters, led by Chris, start out as a regular group of survivors; but, as food becomes scarce, they resort to cannibalism, reasoning that hunting animals was a waste of time and that humans would be much easier to hunt and kill. They normally hunt down small groups of survivors and isolated ones, and avoid larger groups. Soon after, they have no luck tracking down small groups of survivors, and they resort to hunting down Rick's group because they are getting desperate and need food. Chris and the Hunters successfully capture Dale in the middle of the night as he is leaving to die due to a zombie bite he received earlier in the day. After learning that Dale is "tainted meat" because of his wound, Chris and the Hunters beat him and decide to leave Dale in front of the church that Rick's group is staying at. As Rick's group carry Dale away, the Hunters shoot Glenn in the leg, believing that the survivors would be easier targets if they were scared. Rick's group eventually discovers Chris and the other Hunters in an abandoned neighborhood. Rick attempts negotiations in order to get the Hunters to stop targeting their group. Rick also finds out the Hunters had eaten their own children. This is the only time Chris shows signs of remorse, but justifies it by saying it was to survive, as animals in the wild (bears in this instance) would eat their own young if they would otherwise starve to death. After getting his finger shot off by Andrea, Chris and the Hunters forcefully have their weapons taken away by Abraham. After surrendering to Rick and begging for his life, Chris and the other Hunters are mutilated and beaten to death by Rick and the others to avenge what they had done to Dale and all of their previous victims. His body is later burned, along with those of the rest of his group. *: Series Lifespan: #61–66Alexandria Safe-Zone Community
* Aaron is a recruiter for the Alexandria Safe-Zone Community who comes into contact with Rick's group shortly after they meet Abraham, Rosita, and Eugene. He watches over the group until he finds them suitable for the community. Although the survivors are suspicious of Aaron's motives, they go along with him and join the Alexandria Safe-Zone. Aaron's romantic partner, Eric, also accompanies him on his recruiting missions. After the zombie attack on the community, Aaron trains with Rick and Andrea in order to defend against the undead. Aaron, along with Eric, joins Rick's group as they travel in search of food. He is devastated when Eric is killed in an attack on the Saviors' base, but uses his rage constructively to increase his drive to fight the Saviors. After the time jump, Aaron still resides at the Safe-Zone, but is stabbed by Beta. He survives the attack on the Hilltop, saving Carl from a burning building, and joins Maggie on her journey to Alexandria. He has shown a romantic interest in Jesus. *: Series Lifespan: #67–193 * Pete Anderson was a surgeon. He is physically abusive towards his wife, Jessie and son, Ron. After Rick separates him from his family, Pete flies into a rage and kills Douglas's wife Regina while trying to assassinate Rick. He's executed by Rick on Douglas's orders shortly afterward. *: Series Lifespan, Pete: #72–77, * Jessie Anderson was the wife of Pete, the surgeon at Alexandria. She finds herself physically abused only forWashington, D.C.
* Derek is the leader of a small group of scavengers in DC. After following gunshots the group finds the Alexandria community. They demand to be let in and threaten Rick at gunpoint. A shootout ensues and Derek's group are all killed. These gunshots attract the attention of the large DC horde which eventually rips through the walls of the community. *: Series Lifespan: #75–78Hilltop Colony
* Ethan was a member of the Hilltop sent as an emissary (along with Andy, Crystal and David) to Negan's settlement. Unhappy with the Hilltop, Negan kills Andy and David, and keeps Crystal hostage. Ethan is sent back to assassinate Gregory in exchange for her life. After stabbing him, Rick tackles Ethan to the ground before cutting his throat. *: Series Lifespan: #95 * Gregory was a somewhat self-important member of the Hilltop described as "keeping the trains running on time", though he hosts a number of flaws (including hitting on female newcomers of the Hilltop, forgetting names, and putting himself before others). He is stabbed by Ethan in exchange for Crystal's life, who had been taken hostage by Negan, but fortunately recovers. Like his fellow survivors, he is helpless against the Saviors and relies on Rick to help rid them of the gang. His inability to rule becomes increasingly apparent throughout his time in the comics. He is apparently overthrown by Maggie Greene as the Hilltop's leader in Issue 120. When Carl starts to live in the Hilltop and beats two boys almost to death he plans to kill Maggie by poisoning her. However, his plan is foiled by Jesus who arrives in time to save Maggie, who requests that Gregory be jailed. After much deliberation, Maggie decides that Gregory must be killed. He is later hanged for his attempt on Maggie's life as the rest of the Hilltop watch. *: Series Lifespan: #95–141 * Kal was a resident living in the Hilltop Colony who patrols the metal walls protecting Hilltop. He seems to be good friends with Paul Monroe and trusts him. After getting Ezekiel to help their fight against the Saviors, Paul informs Kal of the plan to take Negan down and asks for an estimate on how many soldiers the Hilltop can spare. Later when Paul was supposed to meet Kal again, he is told by Earl Sutton that Kal had gone out "patrolling"; Paul realizes that Kal has gone to inform the Saviors of the attack. Paul catches up with Kal who is hiding in the woods. Paul notices a disturbance, and Kal throws a spear at Paul. Paul catches the spear and breaks it in half before Kal reveals himself. He then tells Paul he believes his action will put the Hilltop in danger with his plan to go against the Saviors. Jesus eventually convinces him that the Saviors need to be defeated if they want to live in peace, and Kal agrees to help. While the two are talking, they forget about the group of Saviors summoned by a flare that Kal set off before Jesus caught up with him. The two nervously make up a new story, but Paul receives a punch to the gut from the Savior member Connor. Kal leaves with Paul, asking if he can keep his betrayal a secret from everyone else. Since then, he joins Jesus's fight against the Saviors. Later, he is able to alert the others of the incoming Savior attack on the Hilltop, and he attempts to stop the Savior's attack, verbally warning Negan. Negan ignores his warning and orders him to be shot; he is then shot in the head by an unnamed Savior, killing him instantly. *: Series Lifespan: #95–123 * Paul "Jesus" Monroe is a bearded man with impressive physical skills who acts as ambassador for the colony and frequently searches for new recruits. He spies on the Alexandria Safe-Zone Community to see if they're safe to bring in. After a pretty tense and unexpected introduction, Paul is attacked by Michonne and Abraham where he easily immobilized them. After instructing to meet Rick, he is knocked out and tied up by him. After the interrogations, Rick eventually decides to let Paul take him to Hilltop, On the way, Paul reveals that he could have escaped anytime but remained there to see if Rick could be trusted. The two make up and continue their way. After reaching Hilltop, he reveals to Rick and his group that he and the rest of his people, for months, have been under siege by the Saviors. He attempts to track them back to their base, but is caught and chased back to the colony. After the death of Glenn, he decides to join Rick in his fight against the Saviors and participates in Rick's plans. After Rick decides to let go of a captive Dwight, Rick tells Paul to follow him and see what they are up against, but to tell no one of their plans. After gearing up, Paul begins to follow Dwight, hoping to discover the Saviors base of operations. He is later ambushed by three Saviors. As he tries to fight off the Savior trio, he is subdued by one of the members. After being knocked to the floor, Paul is almost killed by the Saviors, however, he is saved by Dwight and another Savior, who tell Paul's attackers to stand down, as they have some "important" questions for Paul. Dwight and the other Savior tie Paul up and load him onto a jeep. They drive to Sanctuary, allowing Paul to get a good look at the area and he bails out of the jeep at the very last second, narrowly avoiding capture and reports it back to Rick. He introduces Rick to Ezekiel, the leader of the Kingdom, in the hopes of forming the three communities into standing against the Saviors. As he sneaks into the Hilltop to tell Maggie of Rick's plan, he learns that Kal betrayed him and ran off to inform the Saviors of their plan in which Jesus catches up to him and convinces him to change his mind. He continues to recruit members of the Hilltop, much to Gregory's dismay. Later, As Negan holds Rick, Nicholas, Heath & Holly hostage for attempting to kill him, Jesus arrives at the Safe-Zone, hidden away from Negan and his men. He then grabs a Savior by his foot and trips him over. The Saviors open fire, but instead of hitting Paul they kill the Savior. Negan tells them to hold fire and at that moment Paul throws himself at the nearest Savior and orders Rick, Heath, Holly, and Nicholas into a trench. He proceeds to fight the Saviors until he works his way to Negan, who he disarms and captures. Negan frantically tells the Saviors to hold fire and Paul issues an order to let the survivors go and threatens to kill Negan. He tells Paul that even if he were to succeed, the Saviors would still open fire and kill Paul. However it is revealed that Paul's intentions were to stall the Saviors until Ezekiel and his soldiers arrive. Jesus continues to aid Rick and Ezekiel in their fight against the Saviors until Negan is defeated. Two years after Negan's incarceration, Jesus resides in Alexandria and becomes Rick's right hand-man after Abraham's death. *: Series Lifespan: #91–193 * Earl Sutton is a resident living in the Hilltop Colony who also creates weapons for the colony's survivors. He is the blacksmith who is in charge of making spears, door hinges, knives and many other metal objects needed by the Hilltop. He is also Jesus's good friend. *: Series Lifespan: #95–193 * Brianna is a resident living in the Hilltop Colony. She sees Maggie crying at Glenn's grave and tries cheering her up. She'd lost people in the apocalypse too: her husband, parents, siblings, what passed for a boyfriend, and even her daughter. She helps Maggie understand death, although sad and terrible, is a part of life and is natural; it isn't something we need to be uncomfortable to talk about. She and Maggie are becoming good friends. *: Series Lifespan: #109–192 * Harlan Carson is a doctor in the Hilltop Colony who has treated Maggie, checking out on her baby, making sure everything's okay. When Maggie is stressed out about delivering a baby, Doctor Harlan Carson assures her that her baby will be the third baby he's delivered on the Hilltop. Harlan has been called a miracle worker. Harlan Carson has worked on many people in the Hilltop Colony including their leader, Gregory, whom he had brought back from the brink of death by knife wound. *: Series Lifespan: #95–161 * Dante is a guard in the Hilltop Colony who appears to have a crush on Maggie and is one of her right-hand men. He looked for missing survivor Ken, but was captured and later released alongside Ken by Alpha and The Whisperers. He later helps the others with the conflicts that comes ahead. Maggie sends him to spy on Negan after he leaves Alexandria. *: Series Lifespan: #131–192The Saviors
* Carson was Negan's man of trust inside the main base. Carson is seen asking Negan about the recent gunfire from Carl, asking if everything's alright and if they need to worry about it, he is also the one who informs Negan that the iron is ready for Mark's punishment. He is later seen in the Sanctuary when Rick's forces have trapped him and the rest of the Saviors inside, by using noise to draw a huge herd to the Sanctuary. He asks Negan if he should set up a meeting, Negan tells him no as there are more "pressing" matters to attend with. Carson is seen along with Negan and Dwight after capturing Eugene. After Negan leaves to have sex with his wives, Carson and Dwight stay behind with Eugene. Dwight explains to Eugene that he is secretly on Rick's side. Carson overhears the conversation, and says as good as his life in the Sanctuary is, he'd much rather be able to see his brother again and live freely. He tells Dwight he'll help him rebel against Negan. After the war he lives with his brother Harlan in the Hilltop. Carson is one of the twelve victims decapitated by Alpha during the conflict with the Whisperers. *: Series Lifespan: #105–144 * Connor was a high-ranking member of the Saviors. Connor spots Rick and his small group's departure to the Hilltop Colony following Abraham's death, and soon after calls for the rest of the Saviors in the area for an attack on the Alexandria Safe-Zone at dawn. Connor's rally is heeded as Andrea reports the Saviors' attack on the community when Rick returns from his confrontation with Negan, though they are repelled and the majority of the attackers are killed. Soon after Kal leaves the Hilltop Colony, he sends a flare to contact the Saviors. Connor is the Savior that leads the group that answers the call. Paul stops the revelation of the plan by telling Connor their next payment of supplies might be a little low. This infuriates Connor, who subsequently punches Paul in the gut and leaves with his group. Later on, Connor volunteers to be part of the back-up team sent by Negan to surround Alexandria's walls while Negan and his team go in to wait for Rick's group to return. After Seth and another Savior are killed by Rick and Andrea, it is presumed that Connor either saw Andrea or the flash coming from the rifle she used because he is later seen inside the bell tower sneaking up on her. He ambushes Andrea by surprise with a knife and proceeds to beat her. As Connor begins to choke her to death, he laments that he feels bad for having to kill her after she's gone through so much more pain and loss than other survivors he's met. A fight ensues, ending when Andrea pushes Connor out of the window to fall to his death. *: Series Lifespan: #99–113, #114 (corpse) * Dwight is a member of the Saviors who has a half burnt face due to Negan, the leader of the Saviors. Dwight wields a crossbow which he uses to kill zombies and Abraham Ford. During an attack on Alexandria, Dwight is captured and is at first interrogated by Andrea, though after the deaths of Glenn and Abraham and realizing that Negan's group is too strong, he is released by Rick. The release is a ploy from Rick to have Jesus follow Dwight back to the Saviors headquarters. Dwight has a tense relationship with Negan and has since pledged allegiance to Ezekiel's plans to defeat the Saviors. After the war he becomes the leader of the Saviors, but ultimately leaves to become one of Rick's main enforcers in the war against The Whisperers. He is replaced as leader of the Saviors by Sherry, Dwight is shot in the head by Rick. *: Series Lifespan: #98–186 * Negan is the leader of the Saviors. He has gathered together strong men and leads them in terrorizing nearby survivor communities in exchange for food and supplies. Negan sets out for revenge against Rick's group after they kill some members of his gang. Negan orders Abraham's murder. He has some trackers find the Safe-Zone while he and the rest of his gang follow and ambush the group during their trip to the Hilltop. After Rick refuses a deal that would give Negan access to the Safe-Zone's supplies, Negan brutally murders Glenn with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire he calls "Lucille". After that the Safe-Zone Community gives him half the supplies to prevent him from killing any more of their members. Negan is notable for using excessive profanity when he speaks, even to his own men. Rick plans a war against Negan, which he wins when Dwight betrays Negan. After the war Negan is kept as a prisoner in the Alexandria Safe-Zone. When Magna and her people arrive in Alexandria they discover Negan in the prison. Negan tells them that he is tortured and pleads them to release him, but Magna knows he's lying and refuses. Later, Negan escapes captivity along with the help of Brandon, who he later kills near Whisperer territory. Negan joins The Whisperers and gains Alpha's trust. When in an isolated area, Negan slits and decapitates Alpha's head over The Whisperers' views on rape. He returns to Alexandria, and bargains with Rick to be a free man within Alexandria after showing Alpha's head. Rick gives him over to Dwight to look after, who returns Lucille to him after he proves his loyalty. After the breaking of Lucille, Negan mourns and buries the baseball bat. He then saves Rick's life from a walker herd at the gates of Alexandria. *: Series Lifespan: #100–193 * Sherry was one of Negan's five wives. She was Dwight's wife before the apocalypse; although they were married, Sherry decided to become one of Negan's wives in order to make both her life and Dwight's easier. One night, Dwight and Sherry meet behind Negan's back and sleep together, violating the rule that none of the Saviors are allowed to have sexual intercourse with Negan's wives unless they have earned enough points, and Negan irons his face as punishment. Dwight harbors some bitterness towards Sherry, blaming her for not giving up her privileged position to stop Negan. After the war, Sherry is never shown but still lives at The Saviors Compound. Currently, Dwight has moved on from her and has found new love in a fellow Savior. However Sherry starts hating how Rick Grimes to trying to bring peace so she starts taking up leadership of the saviors to lead a revolt. Unfortunately this doesn't last long as she is killed by Rick when he accidentally breaks her neck while trying to make a deal with her in order to stop the attack. *: Series Lifespan: #105–166The Kingdom
* Ezekiel (referred to as "King Ezekiel" by his fellow citizens) was the leader of a community known as the Kingdom. At some point, Ezekiel met and formed a friendship with Paul Monroe who invited his community to join a trading network that includes the Hilltop community Paul belongs to. He later discovers the Saviors are threatening and harassing the other communities in the trade network in exchange for supplies and possibly sees how vicious their leader, Negan really is (despite the truce offered by the Saviors.) He bides his time and waited for the opportune moment to strike back against "this tyrant". The opportunity Ezekiel is waiting for finally comes when Paul brings Rick Grimes to meet him and passes on the information that they have regarding the Saviors' strength and the location of their main base of operations. During the war he starts a relationship with Michonne. Ezekiel was a zookeeper and has known Shiva since she was born. Two years after the war against the Saviors ended, Ezekiel and Michonne broke up, but Ezekiel is confident to start their relationship again. However, he is decapitated by Alpha along with eleven other people during the conflict with the Whisperers. *: Series Lifespan: #108–144 * Shiva was Ezekiel's petRichmond, Virginia
* Bernie was a part of Magna's group of survivors traveling through the D.C. area. When Paul Monroe, along with the rest of the Alexandria herd-crew are steering the herd away from the Kingdom, they come across his group. The herd began to surround the group and despite Jesus' best efforts, Bernie is unable to escape, resulting in him being grabbed and eaten alive by a large group of them. *: Series Lifespan: #127 *The Whisperers
* Joshua was one of the Whisperers to follow Paul Monroe, Darius and two other guards. He was killed by Paul. Lydia later claimed that Joshua was one of the friendlier members of the Whisperers. *: Series Lifespan: #133–134 * Lydia is one of the Whisperers to follow Paul Monroe, Darius and two other guards. She is captured by Jesus. She is put in a cell next to Carl's. She tries to get information about the Hilltop community by talking to Carl, and later starts a sexual relationship with him. *: Series Lifespan: #133–193 * Alpha was the leader of the Whisperers and Lydia's mother. Her real name is Alphie and insists that even her daughter call her by her title. Alpha and several of her people approach the gates of the Hilltop and exchange Ken and Dante for Lydia. When Carl chases the Whisperers, he is taken prisoner. Alpha decides to infiltrate the Alexandria Safe-Zone and buys a sword at the fair. After meeting Rick she allows Carl and Lydia to leave the Whisperers, on the condition that nobody will cross a border she marked. On their way back, Rick and co. discover that Alpha has decapitated twelve residents of the Safe-Zone, the Hilltop Colony, the Kingdom and the Sanctuary and that she used their heads placed on pikes to mark the border. After Negan appears to have joined her group, Alpha is fatally slashed across the neck and decapitated by him moments afterward. *: Series Lifespan: #132–156 * Beta was Alpha's right-hand man who carries two knives. In an encounter with Michonne and Aaron, he stabs Aaron and attempts to kill Michonne until Dwight and several members of the Militia save them. Upon arriving at the Whisperers' camp, he confronts Negan for lying and attempts to kill him but is thwarted by Alpha. In response to the untimely death of Alpha, Beta takes a leadership position and declares war on Alexandria. During the war he kills Gabriel Strokes and several other members of the Militia. He fights Negan to get revenge for Alpha's death, but gets injured after Negan bashes Lucille on his back several times. Near the end of war, he and few other Whisperers unleash a mega horde of zombies on Alexandria. In a decisive fight While Beta is fighting against Jesus, Aaron shoots him through the chest. He then blacks out as they pull off his mask and recognize him as a famous celebrity. Given that his brain was not destroyed, it is likely that he turned later on. *: Series Lifespan: #154–173Oceanside
* Pete is a fisherman for Oceanside that has a close friendship with Michonne and Siddiq. *: Series Lifespan: #139–158Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Juanita "Princess" Sanchez is a lone survivor residing in Pittsburgh and claims to have not seen any survivors in around a year. She is a goofy but capable survivor. *: Series Lifespan: #171–193The Commonwealth
*Pamela Milton Leader of the Common Wealth *: Series Lifespan: #176–193 *Elodie *: Series Lifespan: #176–193 *Sebastian Milton is the Son of Pamela Milton *: Series Lifespan: #177–193 *Mercer *: Series Lifespan: #177–193 *Kapoor *: Series Lifespan: #193 *Lance Hornsby *: Series Lifespan: #175-192 *Stephanie*:Series Lifespan:#151-193 *Maxwell Hawkins *: Series Lifespan: #176-192Notes
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