The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor/YMMV
- Moral Event Horizon - Philip, who is in danger of Jumping Off the Slippery Slope throughout the novel, finally crosses it after Penny is killed.
- Tear Jerker - Penny's death.
- The Woobie - Pretty much everyone in the book who's not a Complete Monster.
- Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds - Philip and Brian.