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!!!'''Voiced By:''' Juan Amador Pulido (Spanish dub), Hiroshi Tsuchida (Japanese dub), Viktor Neumann (German dub), Tanguy Goasdoué (French dub), Christian Iansante (Italian dub), Filip Blažek (Czech dub), Zoltán Rajkai (Hungarian dub)

!!Due to the AnyoneCanDie nature of the show and quickly moving plots, only spoilers from the current/most recent season will be spoiled out to prevent entire pages of whited out text. These spoiler tags will be removed upon the debut of the following season, and the character bios will be updated then as well. Additionally, character portraits will be updated each half-season with the release of an official, complete set from AMC. If you have not seen the first nine seasons read at your own risk!

[[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowRicksGroup Rick's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGrimesFamily The Grimes Family]] ('''Rick Grimes''') | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowKingCountySurvivors King County Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMorganJones Morgan Jones]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaCampSurvivors Atlanta Camp Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDarylDixon Daryl Dixon]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowCarolPeletier Carol Peletier]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaSurvivors Atlanta Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowHershelsFarmSurvivors Hershel's Farm Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowPrisonNewcomers Prison Newcomers]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMichonne Michonne Hawthorne]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowWoodburySurvivors Woodbury Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheGovernor The Governor]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTyreesesGroup Tyreese's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheChamblerFamily The Chambler Family]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAbrahamsGroup Abraham's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTerminusSurvivors Terminus Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGradySurvivors Grady Memorial Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAlexandriaSurvivors Alexandria Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheSaviors The Saviors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowNegan Negan Smith]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowFormerSaviors Former Saviors]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHilltop The Hilltop Colony]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheKingdom The Kingdom]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOceansideSurvivors Oceanside Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMagnasGroup Magna's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWhisperers The Whisperers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheCommonwealth The Commonwealth]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWardens The Wardens]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheReapers The Reapers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOtherSurvivors Other Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadMinorGroupsOfSurvivorsSeasons1Through6 Minor survivor groups introduced during Seasons 1-6]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadMinorGroupsOfSurvivorsSeasons7Through11 Minor survivor groups introduced during Seasons 7-11]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGabrielStokes Gabriel Stokes]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowZombies Zombies]]]]]]-]

[[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowRicksGroup Rick's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGrimesFamily The Grimes Family]] ('''Rick Grimes''') | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowKingCountySurvivors King County Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMorganJones Morgan Jones]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaCampSurvivors Atlanta Camp Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDarylDixon Daryl Dixon]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowCarolPeletier Carol Peletier]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaSurvivors Atlanta Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowHershelsFarmSurvivors Hershel's Farm Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDaveAndTonysGroup Dave and Tony's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowPrisonNewcomers Prison Newcomers]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMichonne Michonne Hawthorne]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowWoodburySurvivors Woodbury Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheGovernor The Governor]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTyreesesGroup Tyreese's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheChamblerFamily The Chambler Family]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMartinezsGroup Martinez's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAbrahamsGroup Abraham's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheClaimers The Claimers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTerminusSurvivors Terminus Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGradySurvivors Grady Memorial Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWolves The Wolves]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAlexandriaSurvivors Alexandria Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheSaviors The Saviors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowNegan Negan Smith]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowFormerSaviors Former Saviors]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHilltop The Hilltop Colony]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheKingdom The Kingdom]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOceansideSurvivors Oceanside Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheScavengers The Scavengers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMagnasGroup Magna's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWhisperers The Whisperers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHighwaymen The Highwaymen]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowJocelynsGroup Jocelyn's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowBloodsworthIsland Bloodsworth Island]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheCommonwealth The Commonwealth]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWardens The Wardens]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheReapers The Reapers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOtherSurvivors Other Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGabrielStokes Gabriel Stokes]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowZombies Zombies]]]]]]-]

[[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowRicksGroup Rick's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGrimesFamily The Grimes Family]] ('''Rick Grimes''') | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowKingCountySurvivors King County Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMorganJones Morgan Jones]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaCampSurvivors Atlanta Camp Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDarylDixon Daryl Dixon]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowCarolPeletier Carol Peletier]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaSurvivors Atlanta Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowHershelsFarmSurvivors Hershel's Farm Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDaveAndTonysGroup Dave and Tony's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowPrisonNewcomers Prison Newcomers]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMichonne Michonne Hawthorne]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowWoodburySurvivors Woodbury Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheGovernor The Governor]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTyreesesGroup Tyreese's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheChamblerFamily The Chambler Family]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMartinezsGroup Martinez's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAbrahamsGroup Abraham's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheClaimers The Claimers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTerminusSurvivors Terminus Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGradySurvivors Grady Memorial Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWolves The Wolves]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAlexandriaSurvivors Alexandria Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheSaviors The Saviors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowNegan Negan Smith]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowFormerSaviors Former Saviors]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHilltop The Hilltop Colony]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheKingdom The Kingdom]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOceansideSurvivors Oceanside Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheScavengers The Scavengers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMagnasGroup Magna's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWhisperers The Whisperers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHighwaymen The Highwaymen]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowJocelynsGroup Jocelyn's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowBloodsworthIsland Bloodsworth Island]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheCommonwealth The Commonwealth]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheReapers The Reapers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOtherSurvivors Other Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGabrielStokes Gabriel Stokes]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowZombies Zombies]]]]]]-]

[[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowRicksGroup Rick's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGrimesFamily The Grimes Family]] ('''Rick Grimes''') | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowKingCountySurvivors King County Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMorganJones Morgan Jones]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaCampSurvivors Atlanta Camp Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDarylDixon Daryl Dixon]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowCarolPeletier Carol Peletier]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaSurvivors Atlanta Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowHershelsFarmSurvivors Hershel's Farm Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDaveAndTonysGroup Dave and Tony's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowPrisonNewcomers Prison Newcomers]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMichonne Michonne Hawthorne]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowWoodburySurvivors Woodbury Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheGovernor The Governor]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTyreesesGroup Tyreese's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheChamblerFamily The Chambler Family]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMartinezsGroup Martinez's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAbrahamsGroup Abraham's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheClaimers The Claimers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTerminusSurvivors Terminus Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGradySurvivors Grady Memorial Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWolves The Wolves]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAlexandriaSurvivors Alexandria Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheSaviors The Saviors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowNegan Negan Smith]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowFormerSaviors Former Saviors]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHilltop The Hilltop Colony]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheKingdom The Kingdom]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOceansideSurvivors Oceanside Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheScavengers The Scavengers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMagnasGroup Magna's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWhisperers The Whisperers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHighwaymen The Highwaymen]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowJocelynsGroup Jocelyn's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowBloodsworthIsland Bloodsworth Island]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheCommonwealth The Commonwealth]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOtherSurvivors Other Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGabrielStokes Gabriel Stokes]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowZombies Zombies]]]]]]-]

* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: It's never been officially answered whether Judith is his daughter or Shane's. Rick himself firmly believes Shane is the father, but vows to love Judith as his own regardless.

* AdvertisedExtra: A weird example, considering he's the main character of the series. A lot of the promotional art for Season 9 depicts him front and center, including the cover of the DVD, but he's PutOnABus at the end of the fifth episode and doesn't return for the rest of the season. He ''does'' play a prominent role in all five episodes he appears in, but it's still a smaller role compared to other characters who do appear in every episode or almost every episode, like Daryl and Michonne. It's understandable, though, considering it's Rick's final season on the show and his absence is still very much felt throughout the season.

** After spending the first half of Season 7 being subjugated by Negan and forced to scavenge for supplies Rick realizes in the midseason finale that he can't allow it to continue anymore after a visit from The Saviors ends with Aaron being brutally beaten, Spencer and Olivia dead and Eugine kidnapped. Rick therefore decides that it is time to fight back as symbolised by him regaining his [[IconicItem trademark Colt Python]] from Daryl.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Daryl, from about Season 3 onward. He outright calls Daryl his "brother" in the Season 4 finale, and when the two are reunited midway through Season 7 following Daryl's captivity with the Saviors, they share a bromantic hug.

* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: He is a sheriff's deputy prior to the zombie outbreak.

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: In the pilot, he almost shoots himself when the tank he's taken shelter under is completely surrounded and walkers begin crawling towards him. He solemnly says, "Lori, Carl... I'm sorry"... and before can he pull the trigger, looks up and notices a hatch above his head...
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Rick is likely one of the most good, [[GoodIsNotNice if not nice]] characters in the show, but hitting one of his [[BerserkButton berserk buttons]] will end you.

-->'''Rick:''' I am doing something! I'm keeping this group together. Alive! I've been doing that all along, no matter what; [[IJustWantToBeNormal I didn't ask for this!]] [[ShootTheDog I killed my best friend for you people, for Christ sake!]] You saw how he was like. How he pushed me, how he compromised us, how he threatened us. [[ManipulativeBastard He staged the whole Randall thing, led me out to put a bullet in my back.]] He gave me no choice! He was my friend, [[MurderTheHypotenuse but he came after me.]] My hands are clean. Maybe you people are better off without me. Go ahead. I say there's a place for us, but maybe -- maybe it's just another pipe dream. Maybe -- Maybe I'm fooling myself again. [[MyWayOrTheHighway Why don't -- why don't you go out and find yourself. Send me a postcard! Go on, there's the door. You can do better. Lets see how far you get. No takers? Fine. But get one thing straight... you're staying. This isn't a democracy anymore.]]

* FishOutOfWater: When he joins [[StepfordSuburbia Alexandria.]]

** Happens again in Season 6. After becoming frustrated with the Alexandrians' naivete, Rick starts to become more and more ruthless about how they should be training and living behind the walls. Michonne urges him to compromise at several points, saying that gradual progress will be better than the immediate resistance his current methods will meet. [[TheConscience Rick listens to her,]] for the most part.

* PostMortemOneLiner:
** "Shut up." - Bob Lamson
** "...What?" - Ethan

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: After beating up Pete for abusing his wife Jessie, ([[WhatTheHellHero which never would have happened in the first place if the Alexandrians hadn't been turning a blind eye to said abuse because Pete was their only surgeon]]), Rick finally gets fed up and calls them out on their stubborn refusal to accept that the world as it was is gone now and to adapt to the new one, no matter how many lives that costs or endangers.

[[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowRicksGroup Rick's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGrimesFamily The Grimes Family]] ('''Rick Grimes''') | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowKingCountySurvivors King County Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMorganJones Morgan Jones]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaCampSurvivors Atlanta Camp Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDarylDixon Daryl Dixon]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowCarolPeletier Carol Peletier]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAtlantaSurvivors Atlanta Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowHershelsFarmSurvivors Hershel's Farm Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowDaveAndTonysGroup Dave and Tony's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowPrisonNewcomers Prison Newcomers]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMichonne Michonne Hawthorne]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowWoodburySurvivors Woodbury Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheGovernor The Governor]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTyreesesGroup Tyreese's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheChamblerFamily The Chambler Family]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMartinezsGroup Martinez's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAbrahamsGroup Abraham's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheClaimers The Claimers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTerminusSurvivors Terminus Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGradySurvivors Grady Memorial Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWolves The Wolves]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowAlexandriaSurvivors Alexandria Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheSaviors The Saviors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowNegan Negan Smith]], [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowFormerSaviors Former Saviors]]) | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHilltop The Hilltop Colony]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheKingdom The Kingdom]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOceansideSurvivors Oceanside Survivors]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheScavengers The Scavengers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowMagnasGroup Magna's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheWhisperers The Whisperers]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheHighwaymen The Highwaymen]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowJocelynsGroup Jocelyn's Group]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowBloodsworthIsland Bloodsworth Island]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowTheCommonwealth The Commonwealth]] | [[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowOtherSurvivors Other Survivors]] ([[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShowGabrielStokes Gabriel Stokes]])]]]]-]

[[folder:Tropes 1-F]]

Rick was a sheriff's deputy before the outbreak alongside Shane, but was shot and ended up in a coma. He awoke in the hospital weeks after the outbreak began, and quickly learned of the walkers. He headed to Atlanta looking for his family, and found them in a camp outside the city, where he became the leader of the survivors. While starting off idealistic, the events of the show have forced Rick to become more ruthless and pragmatic, and he will not hesitate to kill any threat, walker or human, to the group. His relationship with Lori severely degraded, as he learned of her affair with Shane and is forced to kill him once he becomes a threat due to his jealously of Rick.

!!!'''Seasons:''' 1-9; 4 (''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'')

!!Due to the AnyoneCanDie nature of the show and quickly moving plots, only spoilers from the current/most recent season will be spoiled out to prevent entire pages of whited out text. These spoiler tags will be removed upon the debut of the following season, and the character bios will be updated then as well. Additionally, character portraits will be updated each half-season with the release of an official, complete set from AMC. If you have not seen the first nine seasons read at your own risk!

* UnderestimatingBadassery: He bit off way more than he could chew with the Saviors. At that point he thought the Alexandrians were the meanest, toughest group around and that people didn't know who they were missing with. Then Negan gives him the score.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: He bit way more than he could chew with the Saviors. At this point he thought he was one of the meanest toughest group around and that people didn't know who they were missing with, then Negan gives him the score.

* SoleSurvivor: With Carl's death in "Honor", Rick is now the last surviving member of the original pre-Judith Grimes family.

The main protagonist of ''Series/TheWalkingDead'', who has so many tropes he has received his own page.

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AndrewLincoln

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AndrewLincoln

->''[[FamilyOfChoice "I found them."]]''
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-->''"We do what we have to do, then we get to live. We tell ourselves that we are [[TitleDrop the walking dead]]."''

* LeaveNoSurvivors: When Rick sees the hung corpses in the Terminus slaughterhouse. He tells Bob, Daryl and Glenn to spare nobody from Terminus. Don't even hesitate to kill because they won't.

** After spending half of Season 5 OutOfFocus, his second era of development begins in the second half of that season when the group comes to Alexandria. Deanna tries to inspire some optimism in him, but Rick mostly ignores her, believing she and her community are far too weak to change. When Deanna cedes control of the town to him, he has little patience for the townspeople, but ultimately is proven wrong about them when they help him fight off the herd in the Battle for Alexandria. Rick reflects that he's now got something he hasn't felt in years: hope for the future. Everything Deanna had said was true: Alexandria is a genuine chance to rebuild civilization and the world - and he's now ready to lead his expanded family into that future. Rick develops into a man who's never been more hopeful about the future, someone with the drive to rebuild and save his world.

* BigGood: He grows into this role by Season 4, after showing shades of it in Season 3. He becomes the BigGood of Alexandria in Season 6 when Deanna realizes she is no longer fit to lead the community, and later shares the role with Maggie (and to a lesser extent, Ezekiel) in Season 8 during the Savior War. In Season 9, he becomes the BigGood to the entire Washington region of the five allied communities, especially due to becoming a war hero after defeating Negan. His apparent death helps shatter the bonds the communities have forged and it takes over half a decade for everyone to come together again.