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== Grimes Family ==

=== Rick Grimes ===

* [[An Arm and a Leg]]: His right hand as a Type III, courtesy of The Governor.

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: His go to melee weapon is a small hatchet.

 

=== Lori Grimes ===

* [[The Chick]]

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

 

=== Carl Grimes ===

* [[Children Forced to Kill]]: Twice. Once {{spoiler|Shane in defense of his father}} and then {{spoiler|Ben in a [[Vigilante Execution]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Eye Scream]]}}

 

=== Judith Grimes ===

* [[Who's Your Daddy?]]: [[Word of God]] says {{spoiler|Shane.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Ludicrous Gibs]]: Infant plus shotgun equals...}}

== Atlanta Camp Survivors ==

=== Glenn ===

* [[Action Survivor]]

* [[Fragile Speedster]]

 

=== Andrea ===

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[The Big Girl]]

 

=== Carol ===

* [[Break the Cutie]]

* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}

 

=== Sophia ===

* [[Youthful Freckles]]

 

=== Dale ===

* [[An Axe to Grind]]

* [[An Arm and a Leg]]:{{spoiler|Loses both legs before he dies.}}

 

=== Shane ===

* [[Crazy Survivalist]]

* [[Jerkass]]

 

=== Allen ===

* [[Non-Action Guy]]

* [[Wangst]]: [[In-Universe]], this is how Dale and Andrea view his breakdown over {{spoiler|Donna}} since they've both been through the same thing ( {{spoiler|having loved ones killed in front off them}}) and he's got two kids to take care of.

 

=== Donna ===

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]

* {{spoiler|[[Eaten Alive]]}}

 

=== Ben ===

* [[Creepy Child]]

* {{spoiler|[[Enfante Terrible]]}}

 

=== Billy ===

 

=== Amy ===

* [[Nice Girl]]

* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]

 

=== Jim ===

* [[The Quiet One]]

* [[Survivor Guilt]]

* {{spoiler|[[Zombie Infectee]]}}

 

== Tyreese's Group ==

=== Tyreese ===

* [[Bash Brothers]]: With Rick.

* [[The Big Guy]]

* [[Celebrity Survivor]]: Subverted: he used to be a pro football player, but he was already washed up by the time of the [[Zombie Apocalypse]].

* {{spoiler|[[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Gets his head slowly hacked off by the Governer.}}

* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: ...he's worthless with a gun.

* [[The Lancer]]

 

=== Julie ===

* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mutual Kill]]: Well, it was ''supposed'' to be.}}

 

=== Chris ===

* {{spoiler|[[Driven to Suicide]]}}

* [[Jerkass]]

== Hershel's Farm Survivors ==

=== Hershel Greene ===

* [[As the Good Book Says...]]: Following Billy blaming him for {{spoiler|Rachel and Suise's deaths}} by moving them to the prison, Hershel beats him, claiming that the Bible says they are supposed to "Honor they mother and father", and that he will go to hell if he talks back to him again.

* {{spoiler|[[Boom! Headshot!]]}}

 

=== Maggie Greene ===

* [[Bob Haircut]]

* [[Break the Cutie]]

* {{spoiler|[[Interrupted Suicide]]}}

 

=== Billy Greene ===

* [[Friendly Sniper]]

* [[It's All About Me]]: his reaction to {{spoiler|Carol committing suicide right after seducing him}} is "Why would she do that to me?"

 

=== Rachel Greene ===

* {{spoiler|[[Off With Her Head]]}}

 

=== Susie Greene ===

* {{spoiler|[[Off With Her Head]]}}

 

=== Lacey Greene ===

* {{spoiler|[[Eaten Alive]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Red Shirt]]}}

 

=== Arnold Greene ===

* {{spoiler|[[Red Shirt]]}}

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: "NOT MY FATHER! NOT MY FATHER!" {{spoiler|Unfortunately, he gets so wrapped up in pummeling that zombie he doesn't notice the one coming up behind him.}}

 

=== Otis ===

* {{spoiler|[[Death by Racism]]: Refers to Dexter and Andrew as "a couple niggers" ''after a black woman saves his life.'' This likely leads to...}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: One of only two named characters so far to die entirely off-panel, and doesn't get a funeral scene, either. It's mentioned that no one liked him very much.}}

 

=== Patricia ===

* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: First, she freed {{spoiler|Thomas Richards}} after he was imprisoned for killing {{spoiler|Hershel's twins}}, and was surprised when he tried to kill her. Then she sided with Dexter and Andrew when they tried to take over the prison.

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]

 

== Prison Survivors ==

=== Axel ===

* [[Badass Beard]]

* [[Badass Biker]]

 

=== Dexter ===

* {{spoiler|[[Boom! Headshot!]]}}

* [[Driven to Villainy]]: Was fairly friendly to Rick's group before the whole {{spoiler|false murder accusation}} thing.

 

=== Thomas Richards ===

* {{spoiler|[[Ax Crazy]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Bald of Evil]]}}

 

=== Andrew ===

* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]: A hopeless drug addict, he wished and prayed for ''anything'' that would force him to give up the habit. [[Zombie Apocalypse|He got it.]]

 

== Woodbury Survivors ==

=== The Governor aka Philip Blake aka {{spoiler|Brian Blake}} ===

* [[Big Bad]]: From issues 27 to 48.

* [[Blatant Lies]]: Everything he tells his people about the group at the prison.

 

=== Bruce Cooper ===

* [[Bald of Evil]]

* [[The Dragon]]

 

=== Gabe ===

* {{spoiler|[[Boom! Headshot!]]}}

* [[The Dragon]]: Replaces Bruce {{spoiler|after his death.}}

 

=== Alice ===

* [[Action Survivor]]

* {{spoiler|[[Boom! Headshot!]]}}

 

=== Doctor Stevens ===

* [[Dressed to Heal]]

* [[Face Death with Dignity]]

* [[Heel Face Turn]]

 

=== Caesar Martinez ===

* [[Badass]]

** [[Badass Spaniard]]

 

=== Lily ===

* [[Ascended Extra]]: She is getting her own [[The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury|book]] and also appears in the [[The Walking Dead (video game)|video game]].

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: {{spoiler|YOU MADE ME KILL A FUCKING BABY!}}

== Abraham's Group ==

=== Abraham Ford ===

* [[Badass Mustache]]

* [[The Big Guy]]

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Mid-Sentence]]}}

* [[More Dakka|More Brakka:]] His [[Weapon of Choice]] is an assault rifle.

* {{spoiler|[[Rape as Backstory]]:}} But on his family, not him.

* [[Sir Swearsalot]]

 

=== Eugene Porter ===

* [[Fat Idiot]]: Inverted.

* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: To Rosita. Whether this is because of his past lies to her or simply because he's decidely unattractive (or both) is unknown.

 

=== Rosita Espinosa ===

* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Before winter arrived again.

* [[The Chick]]

== Alexandria Safe-Zone Survivors ==

=== Douglas Monroe ===

* [[Celebrity Survivor]]: He was a congressman before the outbreak.

* {{spoiler|[[Eaten Alive]]}}

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Douglas, we know you were only trying to help, but you only succeeded in {{spoiler|bringing more zombies into the area, shooting Carl in the head and getting eaten.}}

 

=== Regina Monroe ===

* {{spoiler|[[Slashed Throat]]}}

 

=== Spencer Monroe ===

* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Several of the women in the Safe-Zone think he is gay, and are surprised by his interest in Andrea.

 

=== Doctor Denise Cloyd ===

* [[The Chick]]

* [[Dressed to Heal]]

 

=== Heath ===

* [[Badass]]

* [[The Scrounger]]

 

=== Aaron ===

* [[Badass Gay]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

 

=== Eric ===

 

=== Nicholas ===

* [[Pride]]: What leads him to try and start a conspiracy against Rick: he can't stand being reduced to a "dirt digger" while Rick and the other newcomers begin taking over leadership positions.

 

=== Holly ===

* [[An Axe to Grind]]

* [[Badass]]

 

=== Jessie Anderson ===

* {{spoiler|[[Eaten Alive]]}}

 

=== Pete Anderson ===

* {{spoiler|[[Boom! Headshot!]]}}

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: A dark version; Douglas knows about his [[Domestic Abuser]] tendencies but puts up with it because he's one of the community's only doctors.

* [[Domestic Abuser]]

* [[Dr. Jerk]]

 

=== Ron Anderson ===

* {{spoiler|[[Eaten Alive]]}}

* [[Urine Trouble]]: {{spoiler|Gets him killed.}}

 

=== Olivia ===

 

=== Bruce ===

* {{spoiler|[[Mauve Shirt]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mercy Kill]]: By Abraham}}

 

=== Tobin ===

* [[The Atoner]]: He allowed two people to die on his construction crew rather than try to rescue them during zombie attacks, and realized that it was actually possible to do so after Abraham saved Holly. This led to him having a breakdown and letting Abraham taking over his job as head of construction.

* [[Dirty Coward]]: When he ran the construction crews, he would have the crew gather into a phalanx formation to fight the undead. If anyone could not get into the formation, Tobin would leave them to die, which led to the deaths of two people, and nearly got Holly killed.

 

=== Scott ===

 

== Hilltop Colony Survivors ==

=== Paul "Jesus" Monroe ===

* [[Apologetic Attacker]]

* [[Badass]]

** [[Badass Long Hair]]

* [[Berserk Button]]: ''Really'' doesn't like having guns pointed at him.

 

== Other Survivors ==

=== Morgan Jones ===

* [[Sanity Slippage]]

 

=== Duane Jones ===

* [[Shout-Out]]: He's named after the star of [[Night of the Living Dead]].

* [[Shovel Strike]]

 

=== Michonne ===

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type IV.

** Nice job {{spoiler|not finishing off the Governer so he can come back and kill everyone.}}

** Nice job {{spoiler|taking Tyreese on a reckless mission that ends up getting him killed.}}

 

=== Gabriel Stokes ===

* [[The Atoner]]: {{spoiler|Was too scared to open the doors when his congregation tried to get into the church and had to listen as they were devoured.}}

* [[Preacher Man]]

 

=== Chris ===

* [[Affably Evil]]

* {{spoiler|[[Asshole Victim]]: Along with the rest of his group.}}

* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: Would really rather not be doing this, but hey, a man's got to eat.