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Characters: The Walking Dead TV Show Recurring Characters
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Recurring Characters from the television show The Walking Dead (includes the Dead Reckoning flash-based adventure game):Due to the Anyone Can Die 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. If you have not seen Season 1 or 2, read at your own risk! open/close all folders King County, Georgia Survivors Morgan Jones"You're a good man, Rick. I hope you find your wife and son." Portrayed by: Lennie James "They might not seem like much one at a time, but when they're in a group all riled up and hungry, man, you watch your ass." A survivor in Rick's hometown, Morgan lost his wife while they and their son were passing through the town. They found Rick after he woke up, and explained to him what was going on. Rick gave him a radio so they could keep in contact, but he has yet to respond. He returns in Season 3, having gone mad with grief after losing his son to the Walkers.
- The Atoner: For not being able shoot his un-dead wife sooner, who later kills their son, he puts himself in a self-imposed penance to clear the town of walkers out of the area.
- Badass: Booby-traps King County in a number of ingenious ways that can kill walkers and other humans, allowing him to systmatically clear the town and defending himself.
- Adaptational Badass: The comic book version of Morgan never fortified the town or built booby-traps, and could barely get a headshot on a walker.
- Casting Gag/Shout Out: To Jericho. The scene in which Morgan appears to shoot his wife is shot from the same angle, and is almost identical, to a scene in which Robert Hawkins is defending the titular town.
- Crazy-Prepared: By season three, his new base has been laced with booby traps for Walkers and even outlined with escape routes using drawn arrows on the ground for every possible scenario. Also his firearms and ammunition stock...
- Crazy Survivalist: By season three.
- Death Seeker: Shows signs of this after the loss of his wife, which might likely have prompted his actions at the end of the pilot. He later begs Rick to shoot him because he couldn't bring himself to commit suicide.
- Despair Event Horizon: Duane being turned by his Walker-turned wife, which he had refused to kill.
- Fake American: Lennie James is English.
- Fallen Hero: In season three. Duane's death turned Morgan completely insane, booby trapping an entire town, and robbing and threatening travellers.
- Foil/Shadow Archetype: Just like Shane became a sort of Evil Counterpart to Rick, so has Morgan become an extreme, darker reflection of what Rick could become, and it seems Rick himself has realized this. Rick's attempts to bring Morgan back with him to the prison sound like Rick attempting to give advice to himself.
- From Nobody to Nightmare: An interesting case, considering he was just a father trying to look out for his son. When his son died after being attacked by Morgan's Walker wife, the one he failed to stop, Morgan's outlook just changed. Collecting enough guns to start a war, he then manages to turn King County into one big old deathtrap for Walkers and for anyone else that came through town.
- He Who Fights Monsters: In his word "Clear".
- Hero of Another Story: After Rick leaves him and Duane. But when he returns in Season 3, Morgan has changed.
- Idiot Ball: Firing his sniper rifle at zombies to attract a horde around his house (which his son is in!) so he can shoot his zombified wife. He doesn't even manage to do that. That said, some interpret his actions as intentional. He later admits that he lacked the strength to do it, which came back to haunt him when she followed them on a supply hunt and bit their son.
- Kill The Ones You Love: He did put down his wife, but only after she bit and killed Duane, forcing him to put Duane down as well.
- Mr. Exposition: He explains to Rick about the Walkers, and also tells him about the evacuation zone in Atlanta.
- My Greatest Failure: Because of his inability to shoot his zombified wife, she later follows them on a supply hunt and bites their son.
- Put on a Bus: At the end of the pilot episode. The Bus Came Back in season 3, however.
- Room Full of Crazy: His hideout in season three is covered in graffiti to this effect. They seem to tell him of past events, such as the death of Duane and others, as well as reminders of his plans, tactics and booby traps.
- Sanity Slippage: After Duane is killed by his zombie wife and he has to put them both down. Insane writing on the walls included!
- Survivalist Stash: According to AMC, Morgan gathered 59 guns, 5 bows and 48 grenades. Rick manages to rearm the prison and leave plenty for Morgan.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Gives one to Rick for not keeping up with his radio messages.
- Walking Spoiler: And how! The character only has two episodes thus far, but his second appearance is one of the most memorable and important episodes.
Duane JonesPortrayed by: Adrian Kali Turner Duane is Morgan's son, who is attempting to deal with the loss of his mother and the Zombie Apocalypse.
- And Then Duane Was A Zombie: Gets bitten and turned by his own mother.
- Cynicism Catalyst: After Morgan was forced to put him down, he completely loses it.
- Kill the Cutie: He was bitten and turned by his own zombified mother between seasons 1 and 3.
- Put on a Bus: At the end of the pilot episode, followed by a Bus Crash in season three. By the time Rick returned to King County, he's already (un)dead and turned into a Walker.
- Shovel Strike: In the first episode, he uses this on Rick.
- Tag Along Kid: Duane didn't do much, considering he was still just a kid. He mostly just followed his father and Rick around, but at least got trained by Rick. He also seemed the most scared of the Walkers, though mostly of his Walker mother. Which causes the death of him in-between seasons.
Leon BassetPortrayed by: Linds Edwards Leon is a sheriff's deputy who served alongside Rick and Shane, he was present when Rick was shot. He was later infected during the initial stages of the outbreak, and shot by Rick upon being found as a walker.
Gary TaylorThe father of one of Shane's old girlfriends, he is arrested by Shane after killing his daughters boyfriend Paul, who had become a walker. He is let out when Shane figures out what is going on, but his daughter is killed after turning. He stays behind with Leon Basset at the police station to help others.
- Red Herring: It is made to appear as if he is infected, and he even bites Leon, but he is simply panicking.
Patty TaylorOne of Shane's old girlfriends, and the daughter of Gary. She is a nurse at the hospital, and is bitten by her zombiefied boyfriend Paul before her dad kills him. She flees, but goes to the police station after her dad is arrested to see him. However, she turns and attacks Leon Basset, and Shane is forced to put her down.
- Zombie Infectee: Gets bitten by her zombie boyfriend, and later turns at the police station.
Atlanta Camp Survivors AmyPortrayed by: Emma Bell Amy is Andrea's younger sister and was killed in a walker attack early in the series.
JacquiPortrayed by: Jeryl Prescott Sales Jacqui is a survivor who worked for the Atlanta city zoning department, and uses knowledge from her job to aid the survivors. She chose to commit suicide by staying in the CDC with Dr.Jenner when it exploded.
Ed PeletierPortrayed by: Adam Minarovich Ed is the abusive husband of Carol and the father of Sophia. He died during the walker attack on the camp outside of Atlanta.
- Adaptational Villainy: While it was stated in the comics that the Zombie Apocalypse strained his relationship with his wife and daughter, they were still able to remember him fondly and sympathetically. That can't be the case here.
- Asshole Victim: Nobody gave a crap that walkers ate him, including his family.
- Crazy Survivalist: Showed a few signs of this in a flashback.
- Death By Pragmatism: A rare example of the pragmatic qualities being revealed after death, when he is shown hoarding military rations during the early stages of the Zombie Apocalypse and refuses to socialize with other people.
- Domestic Abuser: Ed hits his wife Carol in the third episode. Comments between the characters indicate that he has a history of doing this. That and "looking" at his daughter.
- Dying Alone: His own fault, since he refused to join the others for dinner after getting the crap kicked out of him by Shane.
- Eaten Alive: Gets eaten when walkers wander into the camp and several enter his tent.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Being a Jerkass Domestic Abuser and a Pervert Dad, it's not hard to see why the Atlanta group never liked him and didn't care that he died.
- Jerkass: He's shown to be an abusive asshole to a lot of people, particularly his wife.
- Karmic Death: Ed gets eaten by a Walker just one episode after he slaps his wife. Notably, he gets killed because he's alone in his tent - he refuses to eat with the others since Shane beat him for hitting his wife, and his wife and daughter don't want to spend time around him.
- Mauve Shirt: Along with Amy and Jim
- Named By The Adaptation: The name of Carol's husband wasn't mentioned in the comics.
- Pervert Dad: According to Carol he "looked at Sophia in ways a father should never look at his daughter".
- Spared by the Adaptation: Ed's comic counterpart is already dead before the events in the comics take place.
- Survivalist Stash: Had a bunch of military rations he kept form the others and scolded his wife for offering to share them.
- Token Evil Teammate: Aside from Merle, he is the only member of the camp that doesn't have some positive traits and is a complete asshole.
MoralesPortrayed by: Juan Gabriel Pareja A member of the original survivor group, Morales and his family left to look for family in Birmingham, Alabama after the group decided to go to the CDC.
- Action Survivor: He has no martial training, but he manages to take down quite a few walkers with his baseball bat.
- Batter Up: His main melee weapon.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics, although some fans speculated that he was a replacement for Allen and his family.
- Happily Married: To his wife, Miranda.
- Hero of Another Story: You have to wonder what happens to him and his family after they left the group.
- Last Name Basis: His wife and kids get first names, but his is never revealed.
- Mauve Shirt: Luckily for him, he was only written out instead of getting killed off.
- Nice Guy: He treats Rick well despite his actions having endangered Morales and the rest of the scouting group and gives him advanced warning that Daryl will likely be out for Rick's blood once learning about how Merle got left behind.
- Perma Stubble: bordering on Badass Beard
- Put on a Bus: He and his family leave the group to look for relatives in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jim"You know, the only reason I got away was 'cause the dead were too busy eating my family." Portrayed by: Andrew Rothenberg "Do you hear that? That's the sound of God laughing while you make plans." Jim is a survivor in the original group. He was infected during a zombie attack on the camp. He was left behind after asking to die from the infection, feeling he didn't deserve to live for failing his family.
- Sanity Slippage: He may have dreamt the future, or just gone completely insane. Not even he is sure which.
- Survivors Guilt: He only managed to escape from walkers because they were so busy eating his family.
- Zombie Infectee: He tries to hide it and begs Jacqui not to give it away. However, she's Genre Savvy enough to tell the rest of the group immediately.
Atlanta Survivors Dr. Edwin Jenner"This is what takes us down. This is our extinction event." Portrayed by: Noah Emmerich "Wouldn't it be kinder, to be more compassionate to just hold your loved ones and wait for the clock to run down?" Jenner is the last surviving scientist at the CDC in Atlanta. He allowed the survivors inside, neglecting to tell them the building was set to explode. He tried to convince them to stay and end their suffering, but only one survivor took him up on his offer, and they died together in the explosion.
- Anti-Villain: Of the Well-Intentioned Extremist type.
- Apocalyptic Log: Dr. Jenner's recordings of everything he has done by way of research and study, while locked up in the CDC facility.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Crusading Widower: The death of his wife to the infection is what drives him on to continue researching, after everyone in the CDC has either fled or committed suicide.
- Despair Event Horizon: Due to his wifes death, the destruction of the last samples he had, and the discovery that everyone who dies becomes a walker.
- Driven to Suicide: Due to his Despair Event Horizon.
- Drowning My Sorrows: After his last walker samples got destroyed he turned to drinking while waiting for the CDC to explode.
- Half Truth: "I told you: once that front door closed, it wouldn't open again."
- Meaningful Name: Edwin Jenner was named after Edward Jenner
 , the "father of immunology". - Mercy Kill: Does this for his wife after he finished studying her. It is also what he "offers" to the rest of the survivors by locking them in the CDC as it prepares to explode.
- Not So Stoic: It's obvious despite his deadpan demeanor that Patient TS-19 was someone important to him when he can describe how long from death to reanimation down to the second... and he only loses it in private with her photo and when the survivors realize he intends to lock them in for the end of the countdown.
- Sanity Slippage: Due to his wife getting infected and being forced to put her down, the rest of the staff abandoning the CDC, and his discovery that everyone is infected and will become a walker even if they die without getting bitten.
- Sole Surviving Scientist: He's a depressed and ultimately suicidal scientist found alone in his compound by the other survivors.
Guillermo"These people all look to me now. I don't even know why." Portrayed by: Neil Brown Jr. Guillermo is the leader of a group of survivors at a nursing home who protect the elderly residents from the walkers.
- Almighty Janitor: He was the literal head custodian of the nursing home.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Gang Bangers: Subverted: he and his crew were faking it to appear tough.
- Hero of Another Story: And likely a pretty interesting story at that, considering the fact that Atlanta is almost completely overrun, and his group of survivors is among the largest organized force encountered prior to Woodbury.
- Jerkass Façade: He doesn't want to hurt anybody, but he is cautious with everyone who comes by due to previous encounters with looters and other violent survivors. He and his group use the facade to try to scare off other survivors so they can continue protecting the elderly.
- The Leader: Of the nursing home survivors.
- One Shot Character: Only appears in "Vatos".
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Deleted material from the second season premiere shows the nursing home overrun and everyone dead, but this was cut when the premiere was heavily changed following Frank Darabont being fired. As such, the question as to what happened to Guillermo and his people is unlikely to ever be answered
FelipePortrayed by: Noel Gugliemi Felipe is a social worker at the nursing home who joined Guillermo in defending its residents.
MiguelPortrayed by: Anthony Guajardo Miguel is Felipe's cousin. He is captured by Rick, Daryl, and T-Dog when Glenn is taken by the Vatos.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Deadpan Snarker: Snarks about Merle's name after he gets captured, which almost causes Daryl to attack him.
- Hostage Situation: Rick and the others try to use him to get Glenn returned safely, although it turns out Glenn is fine and they manage to resolve the situation peacefully.
- One Shot Character: Only appears in "Vatos".
- Too Dumb to Live: He starts yelling loudly during a Zombie Apocalypse while a guy with a crossbow is telling him to shut up. He's lucky that Daryl didn't shot him in the head.
Hershel's Farm Survivors PatriciaPortrayed by: Jane McNeill Otis' wife, she aids Hershel in maintaining the farmhouse. She was eaten by walkers when Hershel's farm was attacked.
- Age Lift: From the comic version, going from being in her mid-20's to her mid-40's.
- Bit Character: No pun intended.
- Death by Adaptation: In the comics, she died when the Governor attacked the prison.
- Demoted to Extra: None of the characterization given to her in the comics made it into the show.
- Eaten Alive: In the second season finale as the group flees the farm, a walker comes out of nowhere to grab her and proceeds to munch down as a few other walkers join him.
- Mauve Shirt: Gets very little screen time or characterization before dying.
- Widow Woman: After Otis died.
Jimmy"Hershel! It's happened again." Portrayed by: James Allen McCune A young farmhand on Hershel's farm, and the boyfriend of Beth. He was eaten by walkers when Hershel's farm was attacked.
- Bit Character: He's such a minor character that most reviewers didn't even bother to learn his name.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Eaten Alive: While driving the RV, walkers manage to burst in while it's parked during his rescue of Rick and Carl and eat Jimmy before he can escape.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: To Beth, though this might be partially excusable due to the following episode taking place months later.
- Heroic Fire Rescue: During the second season finale, Jimmy takes the RV and rescues Rick and Carl from the burning barn as the walkers attack. Unfortunately, he gets eaten when walkers break into the RV.
- Gangsta Style: He holds his gun like this during training. After T-Dog tells him not to, he is much more accurate.
- The Generic Guy: He has pretty much zero discernible character traits.
- Red Shirt: So much so that the cow Dale finds mutilated in the field was originally meant to be Jimmy's body. Jimmy is such a bit part that his death was replaced with a cow and it made very little difference.
Otis"I'm responsible. I ain't gonna sit here while this fella takes this on alone." Portrayed by: Pruitt Taylor Vince Otis is a farmhand on Hershel's farm. After accidently shooting Carl, he accompanies Shane to recover medical supplies. Shane shot him and left him to be eaten by walkers so he could escape with the supplies.
Dave's Group Dave"...ain't nobody's hands clean in what's left of this world." Portrayed by: Michael Raymond-James A survivor from Philadelphia, who traveled south with his friend Tony, and is a seemingly polite guy. Dave met Rick, Glenn, and Hershel in a bar near the farm, and after they refused to allow him and Tony to join them, he went for his gun to shoot them. Rick responded by putting a bullet through his head and killing Tony as well.
- Affably Ambiguously Evil: He was extremely polite in his conversation with Rick, Glenn, and Hershel, but the entire time something seems off about him; he just keeps pushing at Rick's stonewall responses. After Rick refuses one too many times to take Dave and Tony to their camp, he goes for his gun.
- Boom, Headshot: He was slower at the quick draw than Rick.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Deadpan Snarker: Most of his lines are snarkry attempts to get Rick and the others to open up.
- Good Cop/Bad Cop: He's the Good Cop to Tony's Bad Cop. He's polite and talkative, putting Rick, Hershel, and Glenn at their ease. Glenn buys it. Rick and Hershel don't.
- Knight of Cerebus: The series is already really dark, but Dave's arrival makes it clear that walkers are not the only thing the survivors have to worry about.
- Not Using the Z Word: He refers to them as "Lamebrains", although he admits that "walkers" is a better name after being told that's the name for them that Rick's group uses.
TonyPortrayed by: Aaron Munoz Dave's fatter friend who traveled with him from Philadelphia, Tony is a lot ruder than Dave. He was killed alongside Dave by Rick when they attempted to force him to reveal where his camp was.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Coup de Grâce: Rick shoots him once each in the shoulder and gut, then finishes him off with a bullet to the head.
- Fat Slob: Aside from his unkempt look, he pees on the floor in front of everyone!
- Good Cop/Bad Cop: While Dave puts the good guys at their ease, Tony has more of a temper. He's also casually misogynistic and pisses on the floor.
- Jerkass: Unlike Dave, he makes no effort at trying to be friendly.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: His concern for "cooz" is disturbingly out of place.
- Suddenly Shouting: When he explodes that he'd be willing to kill the trio, Dave steps in to calm the situation, but even Glenn realizes this isn't as casual and friendly as Dave would like it to seem.
- Urine Trouble: It's his inappropriate choice of places to tinkle which drives the point home that he and Dave are probably not good news.
Randall"I'm just some guy." Portrayed by: Michael Zegen Another member of Dave's group, Randall is a local who went to school with Maggie, and claims he only joined up with Dave and his people because he had no other choice. He is captured by Rick's group, forcing them to try and figure out what to do with him. Shane lets him loose and breaks his neck as part of his plan to kill Rick, but Randall returns as a walker and is put down by Glenn.
- Ambiguously Evil: We never quite find out whether he's truly dangerous or not before he's murdered by Shane.
- And Then Randall Was a Zombie: Turns into a walker after Shane snaps his neck, and is put down by Glenn.
- Asshole Victim: Possibly. Depends on if you believe he really was innocent the whole time.
- Badass: He manages to take a Walker down despite having his hands tied.
- Bound and Gagged: How Rick and Shane keep him for most of "18 Miles Out".
- Butt Monkey: He gets impaled through the leg when he fails jumping off a roof, gets trussed up in a car, left for dead accidentally by Rick and Shane and told repeatedly to shut up by them. Then he gets tortured by Daryl and nearly executed. And then he gets his neck snapped and becomes a walker.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Car Fu: He crushes a walkers head in while driving in "18 Miles Out".
- Motor Mouth: Notes this himself, telling Shane he talks a lot when nervous.
- Neck Snap: How Shane kills him after leading him into the woods.
- Roof Hopping: He tries this, and fails spectacularly.
- Saying Too Much: When Daryl is interrogating him, he mentions that his group raped two teenage girls in front of their father, but insists he did not participate. Daryl doesn't believe him.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: He thinks that telling Rick and Shane that he knows Maggie means that they'll spare him due to the connection and a sense of empathy. Actually it makes the argument that they should kill him even more convincing, as that means he knows where the farm is.
NatePortrayed by: Phillip DeVona Another member of Dave's group.
SeanPortrayed by: Keedar Whittle A member of Dave's group who gets killed in the confrontation with Rick, Hershel, and Glenn.
Prison Survivors Axel"I mean, I like my pharmaceuticals, but I ain't no killer!" Portrayed by: Lew Temple Axel is a two-bit criminal imprisoned for armed robbery with a water pistol. He was trapped in the prison after the Zombie Apocalypse began, where he was pushed around by Tomas and Andrew, causing him to be relieved when Rick's group arrived. He joins the group after Oscar kills Andrew and saves Rick.
- Adaptational Heroism: Lacked his comic counterpart's perverted tendencies.
- A Death in the Limelight: In Home.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: After Rick kills Tomas and (supposedly) Andrew for attempting to murder him, Axel begs Rick to spare his life, claiming that he isn't dangerous and was only imprisoned due to his prescription drug addiction. The last part was a lie, since he had been arrested for armed robbery (albeit with a water pistol) and he was trying to seem non-threatening.
- Black Best Friend: Oscar and Big Tiny are the only people he considered friends among the other inmates.
- Boom, Headshot: Killed this way by the Governor when he assaults the prison, just like his comicbook counterpart.
- Bulletproof Human Shield: Becomes this after his death, where Carol is forced to take cover behind his corpse. It works surprisingly well.
- Casanova Wannabe: Begins to flirt with Beth because he believes she's the only single straight woman of the group. After Carol tells him to back off and that she's not a lesbian - Axel thought she was one because of the short hair - he instantly begins to hit on her. She casually rejects him.
- The Chew Toy: Was mercilessly bullied by Tomas and Andrew before Rick's group showed up, although Oscar stood up for him before that.
- Grease Monkey: Mentions to Daryl that he could help give the motorcycle a tune up. Also tries to get the Prison generators working.
- Killed Mid-Sentence: Sniped by the Governor while he and Carol are in a middle of conversation.
- Innocently Insensitive: Mistakes Carol for a lesbian because she has short hair.
- Nervous Wreck: Although this does not stop him from volunteering to help rescue Glenn and Maggie after they get captured by Woodbury.
- Nice Guy: He spends most of "Sick" attempting to get Rick's group and his fellow prisoners to get along. It really doesn't work, although he and Oscar do manage to earn the groups trust later.
- Non-Action Guy: He admits that guns make him nervous, and that when he robbed a store he just used a water pistol.
- Plucky Comic Relief: Most of his scenes tend to involve him being put down or having awkward conversations with other survivors.
- Ship Tease: with Carol. Emphasis on 'tease'.
- Surprisingly Sudden Death: Gets shot in the head by the Governor out of nowhere.
- Token White: To the prisoner survivors.
- Verbal Tic: "You follow me?"
- What Could Have Been: According to the actor, the character was initially set up as an imprisoned serial killer whom would kidnap a member of the group and take them out into the woods, before being changed into the goofy Nice Guy that the group admits to 'liking' and calling 'one of their own'.
Oscar"I ain't never pleaded for my life, and I ain't about to start now. So you do what you gotta do." Portrayed by: Vincent Ward Oscar is a prisoner who was forced to go along with Tomas' leadership of the prison survivors. He was in prison for breaking and entering and had a wife and kids. He joined the group after killing Andrew and saving Rick. Oscar is killed in the middle of season 3 after helping rescue Glenn and Maggie from Woodbury.
- An Axe to Grind: While clearing the prison, he used an axe as his main weapon.
- Badass: He shows his badass credentials (which include a Badass Goatee) right away by proving to be the most competent of the prison survivors at killing walkers and his calm reaction to Rick putting a gun to his head while trying to figure out if he could be trusted.
- The Big Guy: After joining the group.
- Big Guy Fatality Syndrome: And the second one to suffer it in the season as well.
- Black Best Friend: He and Big Tiny shares this role to Axel. Although between them, he seems to play the trope straighter.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Defiant to the End: While he isn't killed, Oscar refuses to make a case for his life to Rick after Tomas and Andrew were killed for trying to murder and attack Rick. He states that he has never begged for his life before and won't do it now.
- Fan Nickname: Some fans have taken to calling him "2-Dog" or "O-Dog" due to his joining Rick's group almost immediately after T-Dog's death.
- Mauve Shirt: He gets a little background and a few personality traits before killed off.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Of another Bald of Awesome African-American.
- The Quiet One: He tends to remain pretty quiet in most group discussions.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Hope you get some slippers in the afterlife Oscar.
AndrewPortrayed by: Markice Moore Andrew is Tomas' right hand man. He is killed by Oscar after luring a large number of walkers into the prison in an attempt to kill Rick's group.
- Adaptational Badass: He may be a scumbag, but give the man credit: he survived being locked in close quarters with a bunch of walkers and caused utter chaos for the survivors before going mano-a-mano with Rick. It's more than his comic counterpart ever came close to achieving.
- Adaptational Villainy: He's far more dangerous in this incarnation making his comic counterpart pale in comparison.
- An Axe to Grind: When he attacks Rick and Oscar in the generator room he has a big axe as his weapon.
- Batter Up: He uses a bat as his main weapon when fighting walkers.
- Black Best Friend: To Tomas.
- Boom, Headshot: At the hands of Oscar.
- Dangerously Genre Savvy: Despite only having limited experience with the walkers, he picks up quite a few tactics in order to get revenge on Rick and his group. Namely, using fresh meat to lure them in the courtyard and turning on the sound system to attract MORE walkers, then hiding in the generator room to kill Rick when he comes to shut the alarms off.
- Disc One Final Boss: For the first half of season 3.
- The Dragon: To Tomas, being the only prisoner to follow his orders without protest.
- Dragon Ascendant: Proves to be far deadlier than Tomas, managing to survive near-certain death, orchestrating a Walker attack on the prison that leads to two major character deaths, and even holding his own in a fight against Rick.
- Eaten Alive: This was heavily implied to be his fate after Rick locks him in a courtyard with a bunch of walkers, though it is averted when he shows up a couple episodes later orchestrating his revenge.
- Eye Scream: When he actually does die, Oscar kills him by shooting him in the eye.
- Hero Killer: It was Andrew's plan to destroy their security that directly leads to T-Dog's death and indirectly leads to Lori's.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Trusts Oscar to be on his side and shoot Rick, after Oscar had just thrown a box at him.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: In his first appearance initially seems like nothing more than a lackey for Tomas, taking an ineffectual swing at Rick and presumably getting himself killed as a result. He then proceeds to survive getting locked in courtyard of Walkers, unleashes a horde of them on the Heroes, and holds his own in a one-on-one fight against Rick.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Apparently dies for it, although he comes back two episodes later... and dies anyway.
- Spanner in the Works: Ruins the safety of the prison, which was formerly almost entirely safe. Setting off the alarms has lured even more walkers to the prison's surrounding area.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Double Subverted in Killer Within.
- Too Dumb to Live: Great job running off into the darkness unarmed, mate.
- Undying Loyalty: To Tomas. For some reason.
- Walking Spoiler: Pretty impressive when you consider his total screentime during the first four episodes of season three equates to perhaps 30 minutes at the most.
Tomas"Shit happens." Portrayed by: Nick Gomez Tomas is the leader of the prisoners, having held a position of authority even before the Zombie Apocalypse. He does not take kindly to Rick taking charge of the prison. He is killed by Rick after attempting to kill him.
- Composite Character: Word Of God says he is Thomas Richard's counterpart, but his role in the prison arc matches Dexter better. On the other hand, his appearance greatly resembles The Governor's comic incarnation.
- Expy: His appearance is similar to The Governor's comic book rendition, while his role as the most antagonistic prisoner (with an ally in Andrew) is similar to comic book's Dexter.
- Jerkass: He's antagonistic and rude to Rick's group from the moment he's introduced.
- Ironic Echo: "Shit happens." In record time, too.
- The Leader: Of the prison survivors.
- Race Lift: Tomas' comic counterpart, Thomas Richards, is caucasian. This applied to his name too.
- Starter Villain: For season 3.
- Powerful Pick: He uses a small pickaxe as his main melee weapon.
- Underestimating Badassery: He thinks he can push Rick and his crew around, despite having seen the number of walkers they wasted taking the prison. Then he tries to kill Rick and tells him that "shit happens". The machete to his head by Rick was really the only way that situation was going to end.
Big TinyPortrayed by: Theodus Crane Big Tiny is the muscle of the prison survivors who was serving a fifteen year sentence before the Zombie Apocalypse.
- The Big Guy: The produces described him as the "muscle" of the prison survivors...
- Black Best Friend: Although he and Oscar shares the role to Axel, the latter two seems to be more closer.
- Black Dude Dies First: Aside from being the first inmate to die, he's also the first living casualty of season 3.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: He expresses concern for his mother after learning of the walker apocalypse.
- Ironic Nickname: "Tiny" is anything but.
- Mighty Glacier: During the prison group's first fight scene, he notably attacks slower than all of them yet delivered the strongest damages to the walkers he's fighting. Too bad that's his only fight scene.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: For the brief time he's on screen, he's only ever addressed by his nickname.
- Red Shirt: Gets almost zero characterization before being killed.
- Zombie Infectee: He gets scratched by a walker while clearing the prison, causing Tomas to kill him.
Woodbury Survivors Milton MametPortrayed by: Dallas Roberts Milton is the Governor's chief scientist who conducts experiments on the zombies, attempting to learn how they function and ways to control them. He is the only member of Woodbury who knew the Governor before the Zombie Apocalypse.
- Alliterative Name: First and last name starts with an M.
- Ambiguous Disorder: His aversion to human interaction, lack of social skills, and focus on his work suggests he has some kind of disorder. Confirmed by Dallas Roberts in an interview.
- And Then Milton Was A Zombie: The Governor stabs him and leaves him locked in a room with Andrea so that when he turns he will kill her. This plan succeeds, and Milton's zombie bites her on the collerbone before she puts him down.
- Apocalyptic Log: He is recording as many events as possible that occured in the Zombie Apocalypse to make sure that there is a history of at least some of the things that happened. When he meets Hershel, he asks questions about the different events that have happened to his group and how they dealt with them to add to his history.
- Bad Liar: Whenever Milton is required to lie, he tends to break out into a pretty strong stutter, complete with a lot of "Uh's." Also, when the Governor asks him if he was involved in the walkers Woodbury wanted to use for its raid on the prison being burned, he literally doesn't even try to respond, he just contemplates for a few seconds, then walks away silently.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- The Consigliere: He may not be The Dragon, but The Governor treats him as his most trusted ally. Until Prey.
- The Dog Bites Back: After being punched and tortured by the Governor and then ordered to murder Andrea, he attempts to stab the Governor. Too bad he fails.
- Dying Moment of Awesome: Spends his last minutes lecturing Andrea solemnly to escape and kill him once he reanimates.
- The Evil Genius: In a Punch Clock Villain kind of way.
- Face Death with Dignity: Calmly instructs Andrea on how to escape while dying.
- Genre Savvy: In keeping with his Ambiguous Disorder, he's learned to ask about certain things that others might take for granted.
- Gutted Like A Fish: Stabbed in the stomach and left to die a slow death by the Governor, so that when he comes back as a walker he will eat a tied up Andrea.
- Heterosexual Life Partners: The Governor has been his (best) friend way before the Zombie Apocalypse began.
- Hidden Badass: He torches the Governor's zombie pit to prevent the Governor from using them against the prison. When the Governor tortures him, he remarks that he never thought Milton had the courage to do something like that.
- Honest Advisor: One of his jobs towards the Governor.
- My Governor Right or Wrong: He knows the Governor has gone off the deep end in his desire to kill Michonne and kill the prison group, but refuses to leave because Philip was Milton's best friend since before the apocalypse, and he still thinks that the man he knew exists in the Governor. He's wrong, and gets killed by the Governor.
- Nice Guy: He's rather polite around pretty much anyone, and has a very kind and civil conversation with Hershel when they meet.
- Non-Action Guy: He's clearly uncomfortable outside of his lab, espically when going with Merle to get fresh walkers for the arena.
- No Social Skills: He's pretty helpless when trying to talk to people. He either comes off as creepy or completely flustered depending on who he is talking to.
- Punch Clock Villain: He does not approve of many of the actions the Governor has taken with regards to the National Guard group and prison survivors.
- Reluctant Mad Scientist: While he may disapprove of some of the Governor's actions, he has no problem experimenting upon walkers and trying to figure out how they work.
- The Mole: He at first informs the Governer of Andrea's actions to go to the prison the first time, after Andrea trusted Milton to help her. Later, he assists Andrea in escaping Woodbury.
- Smart People Wear Glasses: He's the scientific advisor to the Governor, and is one of the only people in the entire show with glasses.
- Spot of Tea: He makes a very good cup of tea that the Governor enjoys. According to an executive producer, it's an in-joke about a writer who loves drinking tea.
- Token Good Teammate: When the Governor starts to go off the deep end, he graduates to this from Punch Clock Villain. He argues against the decision to kill Rick's group, allows Andrea to escape to warn them, and burned the captured walkers so they can't be used against the prison.
- Zombie Advocate: His main project seems to be finding out whether or not the walkers have any semblance of humanity left. Possibly because he has relatively little experience dealing with them. It's implied the main reason he's trying to find out is because the Governer hopes that his undead daughter still has humanity.
Caesar MartinezPortrayed by: Jose Pablo Cantillo Caesar is a member of the Woodbury militia and one of the Governor's most trusted soldiers. His family was killed by walkers, giving him an extreme hatred of the undead.
- Adaptational Sexuality: His comic counterpart was Word of Gay, but he mentions a dead wife and kids.
- Adaptational Villainy: Compared to his Ambiguously Evil comic counterpart, he is an outright anti-villain opposed to the group in the show.
- Anti-Villain: Type III: he's not that different from the members of the group and wants to do whatever it takes to protect Woodbury. Unfortunately, he is under the command of insane dictator and is willing to Kick the Dog to ensure Woodbury's secruity. He does look uncomfortable with several of the Governor's actions as well, but never verbally objects to them, even when the Governer murders the entirety of the Woodbury Militia.
- Badass: He's shown taking walkers out with ease and went go toe-to-toe with Merle in a gladiator fight (albiet a staged one), showing some pretty impressive moves.
- Batter Up: His primary melee weapon, which has "eat me" engraved on it.
- Blood Knight: It's subtle, but he clearly enjoys killing walkers more than most. He explains to Daryl that it is because they killed his family.
- Cerebus Retcon: Him being a Blood Knight towards walkers stemmed from the death of his family at their hands (or mouths).
- Crusading Widower: His family was killed by Walkers.
- Dance Battler: Is seen using Capoieira against Merle during their "fight".
- The Dragon: Originally The Brute, ascended when Merle is accused of treason.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Had a wife and kids that got killed by walkers.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Is visibly shocked when the Governor kills all the remaining Woodbury militia except him and Shumpert.
- Hidden Depths: Although he acts like an antagonistic Jerk Ass to Daryl, after they fight walkers together they bond over cigarettes and Martinez reveals that he enjoys fighting walkers so much because he lost his family to them.
- Jerkass: He's pretty rude to both Andrea and Daryl, although he and Daryl reach a bit of an understanding.
- Last Name Basis: He has yet to be called anything other than Martinez.
- The Musketeer: Uses a Heckler & Koch MP 5 K as his main gun and switches to a baseball bat for close quarters.
- Nice Hat: He's always seen wearing a backwards baseball cap in the first half of Season 3, but starts wearing it less in the second half.
- Sleeves Are for Wimps: The only time he has a shirt with sleeves is when he wears a blue hoodie briefly before his gladiator fight. When it becomes fall in the latter half of Season 3 he starts wearing a brown jacket due to the cold weather.
- Spared by the Adaptation: So far, he's survived a lot longer than his comic counterpart, possibly owing to not being a Heel Face Mole.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: In his gladiator battle against Merle, which shows how ripped he is.
- Weapon Twirling: Has a habit of twirling his baseball bat before caving in a walker's head.
- Worthy Opponent: Considers Daryl one.
Penny BlakePortrayed by: Kylie Ann Syzmanski The Governor's daughter, she was turned into a Walker some time prior to the meeting with the prison group.
ShumpertPortrayed by: Travis Love Shumpert is one of the Governor's elite soldiers. He uses a bow and arrow as his primary weapon.
- The Brute: As part of Woodbury's Five-Bad Band.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Is horrified when the Governor massacres the Woodbury militia after they refuse to attack the prison again.
- Mook: In the Woodbury militia.
- The Quiet One: He barely ever speaks, and usually only does so when pointing out walkers.
- Scary Black Man: Gives off this vibe while being assigned to watch Andrea and Michonne after they arrive in Woodbury, as he watches them from a distance in a pretty creepy and scary manner.
KarenPortrayed by: Melissa Ponzio Karen is citizen of Woodbury along with her son Noah. She is a friend of Andrea and joins the militia during the conflict with Rick's group, which she joins after realizing the Governor is evil.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Initially appearing as nothing more than Andrea's friend, she had a very important role in the season 3 finale. Specifically, she became the Sole Survivor of the Woodbury militia after The Governor slaughtered them, ultimately encouraging Tyreese, Sasha and the remaining Woodbury people to side with the prison group.
- Heel Face Turn: She's wasn't evil, just being tricked by the Governor, and after he massacres the rest of the Woodbury Militia and she survives by playing dead, Karen joins Rick's group.
- Playing Possum: She manages to escape the Governor's massacre of the other members of the Woodbury militia by hiding under a dead body. Luckily for her, the Governor ran out of bullets before shooting the corpse she was hiding under.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: She is one of the Woodbury residents that attempts to leave after Rick's second attack. She ends up joining the militia instead. She joins the rest of the militia in trying to go back to Woodbury after the failed attack on the Prison, and ends up being the only survivor by hiding under a dead body and because the Governor runs out of bullets while dead checking his victims.
- Sole Survivor: Of the Woodbury Militia after the Governor starts killing them.
Dr. StevensPortrayed by: Donzaleigh Abernathy Stevens is Woodbury's doctor.
- Demoted to Extra: Stevens played a vital role in the Woodbury arc in the comics, but has been only in a couple of scenes with a few lines on the show.
- Gender Flip: A male in the comics.
- The Medic: She is apparantly Woodbury's only doctor.
- Race Lift: Caucasian in the comics.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Disappears after the first half of Season three, with only a few mentions.
HaleyPortrayed by: Alexa Nicolas "Yeah this bow, this bow was worth more than my car. Had to kill my dad to get it..." Haley is a member of the Woodbury militia, acting as a guard on the town's wall. She befriends Andrea after her arrival in Woodbury. She is accidentally killed by Maggie during the mission to rescue Daryl.
TimPortrayed by: Lawrence Kao Tim is a member of Woodbury's militia who also acts as a referee for Woodbury's gladiator ring.
CrowleyPortrayed by: Arthur Bridgers Crowley is a member of the Woodbury militia.
RowanPortrayed by: Lindsay Abernathy Rowan is a citizen of Woodbury who is in a relationship with the Governor. She shows Andrea and Michonne around Woodbury after they arrive.
GargulioPortrayed by: Dave Randolph-Mayhem Davis A newly-initiated member of the Woodbury militia.
PaulPortrayed by: E. Roger Mitchell Paul is a citizen of Woodbury who joins the militia.
- And Then Paul Was A Zombie: After getting shot by the Governor.
- Boom, Headshot: By Daryl after turning into a walker.
- Canon Foreigner: Never appeared in the comics.
- Red Shirt: He gets gunned down by the Governor when he massacres the Woodbury Militia.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He is one of the Woodbury residents that attempts to leave after Rick's second attack. He ends up joining the militia instead, but after the failed attack on the prison he attempts to leave with the rest of the militia and go back to Woodbury. He ends up being the first one gunned down by the Governor for this.
- You Have Failed Me: see above.
EileenPortrayed by: Meaghan Caddy Eileen is a pregnant citizen of Woodbury. She gave birth shortly before the final raid on the prison, and joined Rick's group along with her child.
Tyreese's Group AllenPortrayed by: Daniel Thomas May Allen is Donna's husband. He and his family were the first survivors to join Tyreese and his sister. After they join Woodbury, Allen joins the Governor's militia and adapts easily to the job. He is killed by the Governor when he massacres the militia.
- Adaptational Attractiveness: His comicbook counterpart is fatter.
- Adaptational Villainy: The guy is a douchebag compared to his comic counterpart.
- Beard of Evil
- Boom, Headshot: By the Governor.
- Crusading Widower: His wife died in their debut.
- Death Seeker: When Tyreese holds him near the Woodbury Walker pit, he yells at Tyreese to drop him.
- Even Evil Has Standards: When the Governor guns down the Woodbury militia he draws his gun on him. He's still killed though.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Jealous that his wife looked to Tyreese for protection after he saved Donna's life.
- Love Makes You Evil: To be fair, he started acting maliciously after failing to protect his wife.
- The Social Darwinist: Flavor 4: he thinks that society had degraded to the point where only the fit survive, and sees that as enough justification to take over the prison.
- Sour Supporter: For Tyreese.
- Token Evil Teammate: The most malicious and ill-minded member of Tyreese's group.
- Underestimating Badassery: Badly underestimates Carl, had he gone through with his plan to take the prison he likely would have been shot for his troubles.
- Ungrateful Bastard: Despite all the help the group gave him and the others, he wants to try and take their weapons and the prison for themselves. He also hates Tyreese for saving Donna's live prior to their introduction to the show.
- Would Hurt a Child: Yes, yes he would. When he suggests Tyreese and Sasha in order to take over the prison that they would need to kill everyone living there, they call him out on this after they pointing that there was a baby in the mix as well.
DonnaPortrayed by: Cherie Dvorak Donna is Allen's wife. She is bitten just before their group finds the prison, succumbing to the bite after the group makes it inside.
- Death by Adaptation: An odd version. She's around much shorter than her comic incarnation, but dies much later in the timeline.
- Demoted to Extra: In the comics, Donna was around for the first arc and a half before being killed.
- Hot Mom: Portrayed by Cherie Dvorak
- Pink Means Feminine: Her clothes
- Red Shirt: Given none of the characterization her comic book counterpart recieved.
- Zombie Infectee: Gits bitten in the woods outside of the prison and dies of the bite shortly after Carl finds the group.
BenPortrayed by: Tyler Chase Ben is the son of Allen and Donna. He joins the Woodbury militia alongside his father. He is shot and killed by Merle when the militia is ambushed by him.
- Accidental Murder: Zig Zagged. Merle was aiming for The Governor when Ben accidentally blocked his shot, but Merle's actual plan aside from killing The Governor is to take out as many Woodbury militia as he can.
- Adaptational Heroism: Very relatively, but compared to his comic counterpart, who ended up being an Enfant Terrible who murders his own brother and doesn't realize it, this version, who tries to avoid fights among people and just works to help fight off the Walkers is at least comparatively better. Doesn't help him much, though, given his status as an Ungrateful Bastard.
- Age Lift: From around 6 or 7 years old in the comic to a teenager in the show.
- Coincidental Dodge: Inverted, he coincidentally wanders into Merle's aim, taking a bullet meant for the Governor completely by chance.
- Death by Adaptation: His comic counterpart was executed by Carl after the prison arc.
- Demoted to Extra: His comic counterpart is The Rival of sorts to Carl. Here, he is a Mauve Shirt who is killed off before any Character Development.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: Gets shot in the neck by Merle during his ambush of the Governor's men.
- Like Father, Like Son: He is actually nodding in approval for his father's Ungrateful Bastardness.
- Both of them were killed by head shot.
- Machete Mayhem: Uses a machete to dispatch a walker in the scene he is introduced in, but loses it when the walker collapses and it gets stuck in the walkers head.
- Mauve Shirt: Killed off by Merle in "This Sorrowful Life".
- Taking the Bullet: By accident for The Governor.
- Ungrateful Bastard: Like his dad, he wants to take over the prison before getting kicked out and joins the Woodbury army to fight the prison group, despite them having saved them previously.
- Yes Man: To his father.
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