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* RuggedScar: Gains one underneath his right eyebrow during Episode 1, to give him a tougher look.


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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Possibly delivers one to Tenn in "Take Us Back", in the event where [[spoiler:Violet/Louis dies saving him]], telling him to snap out of it and even calling him a "stupid head".
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* AfroAsskicker: He sports his late mother's afro, and is skilled with a gun at only 5 years old.

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* AfroAsskicker: He sports his late mother's afro, and is skilled with a gun at only 5 6 years old.

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* AfroAsskicker: He sports his late mother's afro, and is skilled with a gun at only 5 years old.



* BloodSplatteredInnocents: He is found completely traumatized as a toddler by Clementine in the McCaroll Ranch during a massacre caused by raiders, covered in blood and shaking in a locker.



** Season 4 Episode 4 reveals the unfamous event at the McCaroll Ranch, when AJ was around 3 years old: raiders invaded the place and kidnapped children and killed everyone else, and AJ's caretaker Helen had to put him in a locker to protect him. After a misunderstanding with Clementine, who had to kill her in self-defense, AJ is found by Clem covered in blood and sobbing in fear. When she takes him in her arms, he ''screams'' when he sees Helen's corpse and cries louder. The fact he's probably the SoleSurvivor and was barely developping a conscience, this event is probably what scarred AJ the most and caused him to become detached from moralities to survive.
* It hits him again in the ''same episode'' this time in the present day where he understands he has to [[spoiler:''kill or leave Clementine to turn''. Clementine, who let's not forget, is the only family AJ has ever known. Any façade of AJ's collapses and he goes back at being a terrified and heartbroken little boy, like the one Clem found at the McCaroll ranch.

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** Season 4 Episode 4 reveals the unfamous infamous traumatic event at the McCaroll Ranch, when AJ was around 3 years old: after Clementine left Richmond: raiders invaded the place and place, kidnapped the children and killed slaughtered everyone else, and AJ's caretaker Helen had to put him in a locker to protect him. After a misunderstanding with Clementine, who had to kill her Helen in self-defense, AJ is found by Clem the corner of the locker, covered in blood and sobbing in fear. When she takes him in her arms, he ''screams'' when he sees Helen's corpse and cries louder. The fact he's probably the SoleSurvivor and was barely developping a conscience, this event is probably what scarred AJ the most and caused him to become detached from moralities to survive.
* ** It hits him again in the ''same episode'' this time in the present day where he understands he has to [[spoiler:''kill or leave Clementine to turn''. Clementine, who let's not forget, is the only family AJ has ever known. Any façade of AJ's collapses and he goes back at being a terrified and heartbroken little boy, like the one Clem found at the McCaroll ranch.



* ChildrenForcedToKill: [[spoiler:In ''The Final Season'', he kills Marlon and possibly even Lilly. In the former case, he is trying to protect Clem and due to his poor understanding with life and death, he fails to recognize his mistake.]]

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* ChildrenForcedToKill: An inevitable, since it's a zombie apocalypse. [[spoiler:In ''The Final Season'', he kills Marlon and possibly even Lilly. In the former case, he is trying to protect Clem and due to his poor understanding with life and death, he fails to recognize his mistake.]]


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* CorruptTheCutie: He has an already fragile morality, and Clem's possible choices can cause him to lose any innocence he has left forever.

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* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:He returns briefly in Clementine's dream in Season 2, Episode 5 after she's shot.]]

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* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:He returns briefly in Clementine's dream in Season 2, Episode 5 after she's shot.]]shot, and once again in a dream sequence in Season 4 Episode 3, where Clementine seeks Lee's help before she saves her friends from the Delta]]



* PromotionToParent: For Clementine.

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* PromotionToParent: For Clementine. He looks out after her and become another father figure when he realizes her parents are gone and most probably dead.



* HandicappedBadass: PlayedWith. If she and AJ ended up being alone at the end of Season 2, Clementine will have to amputate her left ring finger after it gets stuck in a door. It doesn't stop her from shooting and killing more walkers than before.



* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: In Season 4, Clementine and her group have a wounded enemy hostage, as his group of raiders are holding three of her friends captive. She can be rough in her words ''at the least'', but otherwise she shows Abel to BewareTheNiceOnes, when can go as far as to ''let Rosie maul his broken leg'' as a way to make him talk. AJ ''definitely'' remembers what he sees from that experience, as the screen will indicate "AJ witnessed you torturing a man".



* WeHaveWaysOfMakingYouTalk: In Season 4, Clementine has to torture a man for the first man to get informations on where his group of raiders are holding her friends captive. She can be rough in her words ''at best'', but otherwise she shows Abel to BewareTheNiceOnes.



* PerpetualFrowner: In a "A New Frontier", her experiences causes her to become more cynical, and she is always seen with a scowl. She gets better when she gets comfortable around Javi and his family, and it gets averted the next season due to having AJ back.



* TheBabyOfTheBunch: A literal case, considering he's born during Season Two. By ''The Final Season'', he is the youngest member of the Ericson group at 5 years old.

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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: A literal case, considering he's born during Season Two. By ''The Final Season'', he is the youngest member of the Ericson group at 5 years old.old, although he is [[WiseBeyondTheirYears more mature than his age would tell you]].


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** Season 4 Episode 4 reveals the unfamous event at the McCaroll Ranch, when AJ was around 3 years old: raiders invaded the place and kidnapped children and killed everyone else, and AJ's caretaker Helen had to put him in a locker to protect him. After a misunderstanding with Clementine, who had to kill her in self-defense, AJ is found by Clem covered in blood and sobbing in fear. When she takes him in her arms, he ''screams'' when he sees Helen's corpse and cries louder. The fact he's probably the SoleSurvivor and was barely developping a conscience, this event is probably what scarred AJ the most and caused him to become detached from moralities to survive.
* It hits him again in the ''same episode'' this time in the present day where he understands he has to [[spoiler:''kill or leave Clementine to turn''. Clementine, who let's not forget, is the only family AJ has ever known. Any façade of AJ's collapses and he goes back at being a terrified and heartbroken little boy, like the one Clem found at the McCaroll ranch.
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* WeHaveWaysOfMakingYouTalk: In Season 4, Clementine has to torture a man for the first man to get informations on where his group of raiders are holding her friends captive. She can be rough in her words ''at best'', but otherwise she shows Abel to BewareTheNiceOnes.

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* ActionGirlfriend: Can become this to either Louis or Violet in ''The Final Season''.



* BrutalHonesty: Played with, depending on the dialogue options the player chooses: however, some of her answer choices from Season 2 onward are rather crude and straight to the point.
-->'''Clementine''': [''to [[spoiler:Lilly]]''] I don't give a ''fuck'' who you are, ''you evil bitch''!



* CoolBigSis: Towards AJ in ''The Final Season''. She's both his maternal and big sister figure, and praitically the only family he's ever known, so AJ looks up to Clementine and seeks her approval.

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* CoolBigSis: Towards AJ in ''The Final Season''. She's both his maternal and big sister figure, and praitically practically the only family he's ever known, so AJ looks up to Clementine and seeks her approval.



* DeclarationOfProtection: During her narration on the ''Final Season'' prologue, Clementine vows to protect AJ with her life, the same way Lee did for her.



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: She can become this over the course of Season 2, to the point that the psychopathic Carver sees her as a WorthyOpponent and claims they're NotSoDifferent.



* SassyBlackWoman: She gains tremenous amount of snarky responses in Season 2, and she only gets more sassy and hotheaded as she grows older.



* SheWhoFightsMonsters: She can become this over the course of Season 2, to the point that the psychopathic Carver sees her as a WorthyOpponent and claims they're NotSoDifferent.



* StepfordSnarker: A possible interpretation of how she uses sarcasm and BrutalHonesty as a coping mechanism of her past traumas.



* WorthyOpponent: In Season 2, Episode 3, [[TheSociopath Carver]] acknowledges Clementine as the toughest and most ruthless of the group, considering her to be [[NotSoDifferent just like him, but better at hiding it]]. Clementine has the option of agreeing with him, or rebuking his sentiment.

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* WorthyOpponent: WorthyOpponent:
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In Season 2, Episode 3, [[TheSociopath Carver]] acknowledges Clementine as the toughest and most ruthless of the group, considering her to be [[NotSoDifferent just like him, but better at hiding it]]. Clementine has the option of agreeing with him, or rebuking his sentiment.sentiment.
** The BigBad of Season 4, none other than [[spoiler:Lilly from Season 1]] [[VillainRespect expresses how much she admires Clementine's wits to defeat her]], [[WeCanRuleTogether and would rather have her on her side because of that]].



-->'''Badger''': I'd do this little bitch again just to see her head pop!

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-->'''Badger''': -->'''[[HateSink Badger]]''': I'd do this little bitch again just to see her head pop!



-->'''Javi''': And now we get to see your head pop too, you piece of shit!

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-->'''Javi''': [''sneaks up on him with his basenball bat''] And now we get to see your head pop too, you piece of shit!


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* CharacterDevelopment: The outbreak trigger Javi's: before the apocalypse, Javi was a rebellious and stubborn baseball player, who was reckless and bet on himself during his performances, which cost him his place in the league in the process. He ended up crashing at his brother's place, causing their already tensed relationship to worsen. The night the outbreak hits, he is unable to join his house in time to be on his dying father's side. Once he turns and the situation spirals out of hand, Javi ends up being the one to take care of his young nephew and niece along with his sister-in-law when David vanishes and never comes back. Four years after the apocalypse, Javi grew into a derterminate survivor, and looks after his family before himself.


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* {{Hunk}}: He's very musclar under his shirt, and he's one beautiful man, has the many women ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim and one man, Jesus]]) share without a shame.


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* OutlivingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Javi mourns the death of his niece Mariana after she gets unfairly shot by a raider. Even if he's not his biological father, Javi became her parent for 4 years after the outbreak hit and took care of her along with Gabe, as David never came back for his family.]]


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* SiblingRivalry: One way to describe his tense relationship with his older brother David. They can even (possibly) end up fighting over the same woman.
* SiblingTriangle: Possible to the player's discretion, but his brother's wife Kate is clearly into him, despite still being married to David, who gets jealous easily.


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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Can possibly go through one against [[spoiler:the raiders who killed his niece. He can even beat her killer to death with a baseball bat under his brains are well smeared across the room]].


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* BrutalHonesty: Part of being a child who never grew up around anyone but Clem, when he interacts with Ericson's group, the others are often shocked by what comes out of his mouth, while AJ doesn't think of the consequences of his words.


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* IllKillYou: If you piss him off enough, AJ will declare loud and proud he ''knows'' he'll be the one to kill that person, as seen with [[spoiler:Abel and Lilly]], whom AJ "asks dibs" for the former.


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* MouthyKid: Definitely, that boy has no self-restraint and won't hesitate to share his mind in rather crude ways.
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-->'''Badger''': I'd do this little bitch again just to see her head pop!//
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'''Javi''': And now we get to see your head pop too, you piece of shit!

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-->'''Javi''': And now we get to see your head pop too, you piece of shit!

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-->'''Javi''': '''Javi''': And now we get to see your head pop too, you piece of shit!


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* BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Clementine in ''New Frontier''. The two form a sibling-like bond, and have eachother's backs no matter what. An option can have Javier jump Clementine to safety to protect her from a dynamite explosion.
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* SirSwearsALot: Shall Clementine allow him to use foul language, AJ will jump at any opportunity to swear.
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* CheerfulChild: Or rather, toddler, in ''A New Frontier''. He's a giggling toddler unaware of the dangers of the world he's born in. Not so much in Season 4 due to his TroublingUnchildLikeBehavior, but he does has his moments where he can play and act like a normal kid again, mostly around Clem and Tenn.

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* CheerfulChild: Or rather, toddler, in ''A New Frontier''. He's a happy giggling toddler 2 year-old unaware of the dangers of the world he's born in. Not This trope does not apply so much in Season 4 due to his TroublingUnchildLikeBehavior, but he does has his moments where he can play and act like a normal kid again, mostly again (mostly around Clem and Tenn.Tenn).

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* ActionGirl: Thanks to Lee teaching her how to fend for herself (and possibly Jane if Clementine follows her advice), Clementine grows up to be a skilled survivor and fighter by the time Season 2 hits. By ''New Frontier'', she is a walker killing machine, and it's best to stay out of her way.

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* ActionGirl: Thanks to Lee teaching her how to fend for herself (and possibly Jane if Clementine follows her advice), (along with a few survival tips from Jane), Clementine grows up to be a skilled survivor and fighter by the time Season 2 hits. By ''New Frontier'', she is a walker killing machine, and it's best to stay out of her way.



* BadassAdorable: She starts [[TookALevelInBadass taking levels in it]] around Episode 3 of the first season, and has grown into one by the beginning of the second season. In fact, it is Clementine that Bill Carver considers his biggest threat.

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* BadassAdorable: She starts [[TookALevelInBadass taking levels in it]] around Episode 3 of the first season, and has grown into one by the beginning of the second season. In fact, it is Clementine that Bill Carver considers his biggest threat. By ''New Frontier'', she's a pre-teen girl who's fully capable to kick grown men and walkers's asses alike.



--->''"I am still. '''NOT.''' Bitten."''

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--->''"I am still. '''NOT.''' Bitten."''Bitten! I never was! And you left me out here to '''die'''!"''



** Season 4 have Clem say a few gems of those:
--->'''Clementine''': [''to [[spoiler:Louis]]'']: Well, you better bury me deep. Because if ''I'' turn, I'm coming for YOU FIRST!\\
--->'''Clementine''': [''while being held at knifepoint by [[spoiler:Mitch]]'']: The last person who pointed a weapon at me, is dead. So unless you wanna join them, '''''you'll back the fuck off!'''''



* BerserkButton: According to AJ, do not make fun of her cap.

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* BerserkButton: According to AJ, do not make fun of her cap. Considering it was a gift from her late father, it makes a lot of sense.



* ChildrenForcedToKill: And not just Walkers. Depending on your choices throughout the game, she can end up taking the life of [[spoiler:the Stranger and Lee Everett]] in Season 1 and [[spoiler:Kenny, if you decide to save Jane]] in Season 2. [[BreakTheCutie She reacts as well as you expect a kid to.]]

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* ChildrenForcedToKill: And not just Walkers. Depending on your choices throughout the game, she can end up taking the life of [[spoiler:the Stranger and Lee Everett]] in Season 1 and [[spoiler:Kenny, if you decide to save Jane]] in Season 2. [[BreakTheCutie She reacts as well as you you'd expect a kid to.]]



* CoolBigSis: Towards AJ in ''The Final Season''. She's both his maternal and big sister figure, and praitically the only family he's ever known, so AJ looks up to Clementine and seeks her approval.



* DaddysGirl: Implied to have been this towards her biological father, Ed. He's the one who gave her her iconic baseball cap, and Clementine has always worn it since. She also becomes this towards Lee; even if he's not her real father, he becomes her paternal figure and guardian after the outbreak, and Clementine loves and looks up to Lee a lot.



* DeathGlare: If Lee tells her he doesn't know how to cut hair, she'll complain he'll make her look like a boy, reach up to feel her new hairdo, and then scowl into the horizon. She starts to dish out epic glares in Season 2, including when Reggie [[AffectionateGestureToTheHead pats her on the head]]. Reggie immediately backs off.

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* DeathGlare: If Lee tells her he doesn't know how to cut hair, she'll complain he'll make her look like a boy, reach up to feel her new hairdo, and then scowl into the horizon. She starts to dish out epic glares in Season 2, including when Reggie [[AffectionateGestureToTheHead pats her on the head]]. Reggie immediately backs off. She's become a pro of this by ''New Frontier'', and she gives a lot of frightening ones as well in ''The Final Season''.



* GrowlingGut: In "Season Two - Episode 1", her stomach growls due to hunger, and she stops at an abandoned campsite to look for food with the help of a dog she's befriended. Unfortunately, he's hungry too and when she starts eating, [[BewareOfViciousDog drama ensues.

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* GrowlingGut: In "Season Two - Episode 1", her stomach growls due to hunger, and she stops at an abandoned campsite to look for food with the help of a dog she's befriended. Unfortunately, he's hungry too and when she starts eating, [[BewareOfViciousDog drama ensues.ensues]].



** On the player's choice, she can urge [[spoiler: AJ to kill Lilly]] in Season 4 Episode 3.



* KleptomaniacHeroFoundUnderwear: Clementine had to do this at some point since the end of Season 2. She's obviously started developing, and in ''ANF'' is shown wearing what looks like a grey sports bra under her shirt.

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* KleptomaniacHeroFoundUnderwear: Clementine had to do this at some point since the end of Season 2. She's obviously started developing, and in ''ANF'' ''A New Frontier'' is shown wearing what looks like a grey sports bra under her shirt.



* MasterArcher: ''The Final Season'' has her being the first Walking Dead protagonist to use a bow and arrow, and she gives VideoGame/LaraCroft a run of her money with her archery skills.



* OutdoorsyGal: She used to spend days playing in her treehouse intead of playing at home or watching cartoons before the apocalypse.

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* OutdoorsyGal: She used to spend days playing in her treehouse intead instead of playing at home or watching cartoons before the apocalypse.apocalypse.
* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents are at Savannah when the outbreak hits, and Clementine is alone when Lee finds her. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, they're already dead when Clementine and Lee leave the Marsh House. And unfortunately, Lee, her new father figure, succombs of his walker bite and is either put down by Clementine or left to turn.]]



* PinkIsFeminine: In Season 1, she mentions her favorite color is pink. The flower stickers she puts on her walkie-talkie are pink, and her subtitles are pink in Season 1, 3 and [[spoiler:AJ's playable segments in The Final Season]].



* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Clementine goes from 8 at the beginning of Season One to turning 9 just before the end. After the time skips in Season Two Episode 1, she's now 11. Time has skipped once more in season three, putting her at the age of 13 going on 14. Season 4 is set around three years later, with Clem being roughly sixteen.

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* PlotRelevantAgeUp: Clementine goes from 8 at the beginning of Season One to turning 9 just before the end. After the time skips in Season Two Episode 1, she's now 11. Time has skipped once more in season three, putting her at the age of 13 going on 14. Season 4 is set around three years later, with Clem being roughly sixteen.16 years old.



* {{Protectorate}}: To Lee in Season 1, ''big time''. It extends to a lot of other characters, such as Kenny and the members of the cabin survivors once they warm up to her.



* SeeYouInHell: She can possibly spit this out in anger at [[spoiler:Lilly in The Final Season]] when she has a gun barrel pointed at her forehead.

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* SeeYouInHell: She can possibly spit say this out in anger at defiance to [[spoiler:Lilly in The ''The Final Season]] Season'']] [[DefiantToTheEnd when she has a gun rifle barrel pointed at her forehead.]]



'''Clementine:''' Ever!

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'''Clementine:''' Ever!EVER!
* ShutUpKirk: Downplayed in ''A New Frontier''. She's an UnscrupulousHero rather than a villain by then, but when Javi calls her out for tackling [[spoiler: his brother David]] and holding a gun at his head (as Clementine blames him for [[spoiler:supposedly letting AJ die]]), Clementine harshly retorts to "shut the fuck up".



* TomboyishPonytail: After Javi cuts her hair, Clementine wears her hair in a single side ponytail.



* UnkemptBeauty: For a young girl growing up in a zombie apocalypse where showers are rare and where she spends most of her time covered in walker guts to survive, she remains adorable-looking nonetheless.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Clementine is shown to be protective of her love interests, as seen with Gabe, Louis or Violet. She does ''not'' hesitate to jump at their aid when they're in any sort of danger.



* TheBabyOfTheBunch: A literal case, considering he's born during Season Two. By ''The Final Season'', he is the youngest member of the Ericson group at 5 years old.



* BigSisterWorship: Clementine is AJ's MoralityChain, and he seeks her approval and aims to make her proud.



* CheerfulChild: Or rather, toddler, in ''A New Frontier''. He's a giggling toddler unaware of the dangers of the world he's born in. Not so much in Season 4 due to his TroublingUnchildLikeBehavior, but he does has his moments where he can play and act like a normal kid again, mostly around Clem and Tenn.



* CreepyChild: In Season 4, he has his moments, due to being in constant survival mode and way too trigger-happy. The most chilling moment is in Episode 4 when he admits ''enjoying'' killing [[spoiler:Lilly if Clem let him in the previous episode]], complete with a ''terrifying'' KubrickStare.
* CryCute: The final episode of Season 4 reminds you AJ is just a child forced to grow up too fast in a fucked up world, as he bursts into tears at the realization that [[spoiler:Clem is bitten and is going to die]].



* {{Expy}}: Being a Type 3 AntiHero who is the most important character in the series besides Clementine makes him one of Carl.

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* {{Expy}}: Being a Type 3 AntiHero who is the most important character in the series besides Clementine makes him one of Carl.[[Series/TheWalkingDead Carl Grimes]].
* ExtremelyProtectiveChild: AJ cares a lot about Clementine, whom he's known his entire life, raised him and taught him to protect himself. He goes as far as to make death threaths at whoever wants to harm Clementine. And he can ''actually fulfill said threaths" depending on Clementine's choices.



* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:If AJ kills Lilly in Episode 3, he empties ''half of his magazine'' at her corpse out of anger, horrifying Clem and James in the process]].



%%* WhatTheHellHero: In Episode 4 he calls Clem out if she behaves hypocritically, such as scolding him for killing while advocating MurderIsTheBestSolution.

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* WouldHitAGirl: Let's see: he bites Ruby's finger, can potentially [[EarAche bite off Dorian's ear]] and can [[spoiler:be the one to kill Lilly]].

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* ActionGirl: Thanks to Lee teaching her how to fend for herself (and possibly Jane if Clementine follows her advice), Clementine grows up to be a skilled survivor and fighter by the time Season 2 hits. By ''New Frontier'', she is a walker killing machine, and it's best to stay out of her way.



* TheAloner: Is introduced as such in ''New Frontier'', and is quick to distrust people such as Javi and would rather be alone in order [[NeverBeHurtAgain to save herself from being hurt and abandonned again]]. It's explained that it's due to [[spoiler: her caretaker in Season 2 dying no matter the player's choice (whether it be Kenny, Jane or Edith). Even if she was alone with [=AJ=], she still ended up having him taken from her by The New Frontier on David's order after she tried to save his life, and is later exhiled and left to fend for herself]].



* BattleCouple: In Season 4, she can be part of one with either Louis or Violet.



* BigBrotherWorship: She and Luke can have a brother-sister relationship in Season 2 if the player appeals to Luke: in that case, Clementine can express admiring him and thinking he's "cool".



* ChildrenForcedToKill: And not just Walkers. Depending on your choices throughout the game, she can end up taking the life of [[spoiler:the Stranger and Lee Everett]] in Season 1 and [[spoiler:Kenny, if you decide to save Jane]] in Season 2.

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* ChildrenForcedToKill: And not just Walkers. Depending on your choices throughout the game, she can end up taking the life of [[spoiler:the Stranger and Lee Everett]] in Season 1 and [[spoiler:Kenny, if you decide to save Jane]] in Season 2. [[BreakTheCutie She reacts as well as you expect a kid to.]]



* ComingOfAgeStory: Season 2 was about Clementine growing up from a young and naive survivor to a realistic and independent one. In the first half of the season, Clementine's decisions often ended up with violent and deathly results despite how noble and altruistic they were. Clementine learns that empathy is an emotion that must be negated for survival and how to recognise a threat, even if they were once a [[NostalgiaFilter friend to her]]. By Season 3, Clementine has become jaded and cautious; and in Season 4 she prioritises protecting Alvin Jr. over everything else.



* ComingOfAgeStory: Season 2 was about Clementine growing up from a young and naive survivor to a realistic and independent one. In the first half of the season, Clementine's decisions often ended up with violent and deathly results despite how noble and altruistic they were. Clementine learns that empathy is an emotion that must be negated for survival and how to recognise a threat, even if they were once a [[NostalgiaFilter friend to her]]. By Season 3, Clementine has become jaded and cautious; and in Season 4 she prioritises protecting Alvin Jr. over everything else.



* EyeObscuringHat: After an update, the scene in Season 2 Episode 1 where Clementine tells Rebecca to be nicer to her has the brim of her hat cover her eyes, leaving only her smirk visible.

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* EyeObscuringHat: After an update, the scene in Season 2 Episode 1 where EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Just ask Violet. [[spoiler:She and Clementine tells Rebecca to be nicer to her has the brim of her hat cover her eyes, leaving only her smirk visible. can become a couple depending on some choices]].



* EyeObscuringHat: After an update, the scene in Season 2 Episode 1 where Clementine tells Rebecca to be nicer to her has the brim of her hat cover her eyes, leaving only her smirk visible.



* KidHero: So far, Clem is looking to be the one by which all others are measured in video games.

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* KidHero: So far, Clem is looking to be the one by which all others are measured in video games. She starts her journey at 8 years old, and is 11 during Season 2.
** KidHeroAllGrownUp: ShesAllGrownUp in ''New Frontier'', being a hardened survivor at 13 years old. ''The Final Season'' takes place when Clementine is 16. [[spoiler:In Season 4 Episode 3, Lee even notes in Clementine's dream how much she's grown and how he's proud of what she became.]]



* LadySwearsALot: From Season 3 onward, Clementine begins to curse frequently.



* LittleMissBadass: Goes with learning how to use a gun in Episode 3 of Season 1. Then, she gets to save [[spoiler: Molly in Episode 4 and possibly Lee in Episode 5.]]

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* LittleMissBadass: Goes with learning how to use a gun in Episode 3 of Season 1. Then, If you bring her along with you at Crawford, she gets will kill her first walker to save Molly. She can possibly [[spoiler: Molly in Episode 4 and possibly save Lee from The Stranger in Episode 5.]]]] Oh, and she's only ''8-9 years old'' by then.
** Clementine takes this trope up a notch in Season 2, being now 11 years old and used to live in a post-apocalyptic world. Her survival baggage thanks to Lee makes a lot of characters impressed how skilled and determined she is at such a young age. If chosen to, she can [[spoiler:possibly watch Kenny beat Carver to death with a crowbar, ''and stare without budging as he does so'']].
** By ''New Frontier'', she's 13 years old, but all her previous losses caused her to harden considerably. She saved many characters more than once, and is even able to tackle [[spoiler:David]], a grown man, to the ground and point a gun at his head like it's nothing.



* NiceHat: Her baseball cap, a gift from her dad.

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* NiceHat: Her baseball cap, a gift from her dad. It became her IconicItem.



* SeeYouInHell: She can possibly spit this out in anger at [[spoiler:Lilly in The Final Season]] when she has a gun barrel pointed at her forehead.



* SirSwearsALot: From Season 3 onward, Clementine begins to curse frequently.



* StraightGay: Seasons 4 gives Clementine the option of getting into a romantic relationship with Louis or Violet, with the latter making it clear that Clem is, at the very least, bisexual.

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* StraightGay: Or rather, bi. Seasons 4 gives Clementine the option of getting into a romantic relationship with Louis or Violet, with the latter making it clear that Clem is, at the very least, bisexual.is into both genders.



** Downplayed in ''New Frontier'': Clem is still a playable character, but only in flashbacks. Her story is treated separately from The Garcias', although she's a major aid to them.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Clementine is cynophobic. Clementine developed a fear of dogs after Sam the dog attacked her in order to get more food from her. In the final season, Clementine was frozen in fear when she first met Rosie after she killed a walker. Clementine can overcome this through her interactions with her.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Clementine is cynophobic. Clementine cynophobic; she developed a fear of dogs after Sam the dog attacked her in order to get more food from her. In the final season, Clementine was frozen in fear when she first met Rosie after she killed a walker. Clementine can overcome this through her interactions with her.



* BatterUp: Unsurprisingly, the former pro ballplayer is pretty good at swinging a bat. He strangely leaves behind a commemorative baseball bat in his bedroom when he and the family depart their house, but he later acquires a bat that he uses through the rest of the game. He mentions the trope by name in a quip while fighting walkers, and can optionally turn Badger's head to mush [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead Negan-style.]]

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* BadassBoast: He can let out a few gems of those, as when he sneaks up on Badger who boasts killing [[spoiler:Javi's beloved niece Mariana]], which also counts as an IronicEcho:
-->'''Badger''': I'd do this little bitch again just to see her head pop!//
[...]//
-->'''Javi''': And now we get to see your head pop too, you piece of shit!
* BatterUp: Unsurprisingly, the former pro ballplayer is pretty good at swinging a bat. He strangely leaves behind a commemorative baseball bat in his bedroom when he and the family depart their house, but he later acquires a bat that he uses through the rest of the game. He mentions the trope by name in a quip while fighting walkers, and can optionally turn Badger's head to mush [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead Negan-style.]]]] He also invokes that trope verbatim as part of a PreMortemOneLiner on a walker:
-->'''Javi''': Batter up, [[PrecisionFStrike fuckface!]]



* TheCharmer: Javi is capable of being extremely smooth, especially with women-- including [[UnresolvedSexualTension Kate]], Eleanor, [[AntiVillain Ava]], and even [[BitchInSheepsClothing Joan]].

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* TheCharmer: Javi is capable of being extremely smooth, especially with women-- including [[UnresolvedSexualTension Kate]], Eleanor, [[AntiVillain Ava]], and even [[BitchInSheepsClothing Joan]]. If Javi flirts with Jesus, the latter will invoke this trope by refering to him as a charmer.



* CoolUncle: The cool uncle to Gabriel and Mariana, which bothers Kate, their stepmother.

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* CoolUncle: The cool uncle to To Gabriel and Mariana, which bothers Kate, their stepmother.Mariana. Kate refers him as this verbatim in the first episode.



* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Jesus openly flirts with Javi at the end of Episode 5. The player even has the choice to make Javi flirt back!



* PapaWolf: Their uncle, but he is fiercely protective of his niece and nephew.

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* PapaWolf: Their He might be their uncle, but he is fiercely protective of his niece and nephew.nephew. Hurting them in any way is the best way to get on his bad side, as [[spoiler:Badger finds the hard way]].


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* PromotionToParent: As mentioned above, Javi had to become his niece and nephew's paternal figure after the outbreak, as David never came back home. He and Kate has been taking care of the kids since.
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!!!'''Voiced by: Jeff Schine'''

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!!!'''Voiced by: Jeff Schine'''Creator/JeffSchine'''

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* AGoodWayToDie: [[spoiler: In his final moments, regardless of how you choose his final fate, he is able to die with some measure of contentment knowing Clementine is at least safe and capable of surviving without him.]]



* {{Foil}}: To Rick Grimes, mainly before the ninth volume. Both are strong and dependable men who lead a group of survivors to safety while trying to protect a young child in their care. While Lee is a convicted criminal, Rick is an officer of the law. While Rick misses the first month of the apocalypse due to being in a coma, Lee was there during the early days. Rick is eventually reunited with his family while Lee's family died by the time he returns home. The comparison becomes quite apparent in ''No Time Left'' when Lee can lose his left arm like Rick. [[spoiler:However, while Rick survived many years into the apocalypse, Lee died within a few months. Additionally, while Lee dies [[DoomedProtagonist slowly from a walker bite]] and is [[AGoodWayToDie accompanied by Clementine during his final minutes]], Rick dies from being [[UndignifiedDeath abruptly shot to death at first on accident, but then on purpose by an angry kid]] and is [[DyingAlone left to die alone]].]]

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* {{Foil}}: To Rick Grimes, mainly before the ninth volume. Both are strong and dependable men who lead a group of survivors to safety while trying to protect a young child in their care. While Lee is a convicted criminal, Rick is an officer of the law. While Rick misses the first month of the apocalypse due to being in a coma, Lee was there during the early days. Rick is eventually reunited with his family while Lee's family died by the time he returns home. The comparison becomes quite apparent in ''No Time Left'' when Lee can lose his left arm like Rick. [[spoiler:However, while Rick survived many years into the apocalypse, Lee died within a few months. Additionally, while Lee dies [[DoomedProtagonist slowly from a walker bite]] and is [[AGoodWayToDie accompanied by Clementine during his final minutes]], Rick dies from being [[UndignifiedDeath abruptly shot to death at first on accident, but then on purpose by an angry kid]] and is [[DyingAlone left to die alone]].]]
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* InfantImmortality: DoubleSubverted; towards the end of the game it seems that he has been killed by Jane, but it turns out she was lying and he is still alive. No matter what choices the player makes, he always survives. DoubleSubverted ''again'' in Season 3 when [[spoiler:we're lead to believe he died at the hands of New Frontier before David reveals to Clementine that AJ is still alive.]]

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* InfantImmortality: DoubleSubverted; towards ImprobableInfantSurvival: Towards the end of the game it seems that he has been killed by Jane, but it turns out she was lying and he is still alive. No matter what choices the player makes, he always survives. DoubleSubverted ''again'' in Season 3 when [[spoiler:we're lead to believe he died at the hands of New Frontier before David reveals to Clementine that AJ is still alive.]]
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GrowlingGut: * In "Season Two - Episode 1", her stomach growls due to hunger, and she stops at an abandoned campsite to look for food with the help of a dog she's befriended. Unfortunately, he's hungry too and when she starts eating, [[BewareOfViciousDog drama ensues.

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* GrowlingGut: * In "Season Two - Episode 1", her stomach growls due to hunger, and she stops at an abandoned campsite to look for food with the help of a dog she's befriended. Unfortunately, he's hungry too and when she starts eating, [[BewareOfViciousDog drama ensues.
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GrowlingGut: * In "Season Two - Episode 1", her stomach growls due to hunger, and she stops at an abandoned campsite to look for food with the help of a dog she's befriended. Unfortunately, he's hungry too and when she starts eating, [[BewareOfViciousDog drama ensues.

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** She quickly bonds with [[spoiler:baby Alvin Junior]], and becomes extremely protective of him, though she can gripe that he's annoying and try to pass him off to the other group members.

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** She quickly bonds with [[spoiler:baby Alvin Junior]], and becomes extremely protective of him, though she can gripe that he's annoying and try to pass him off to the other group members. By season 4 there's nothing she wouldn't do [[spoiler: to protect AJ]].



* CharacterTic: By season 4, she's developed a habit of [[spoiler: hugging AJ whenever they're given a calm moment or after a tense situation.]]



** Clem is disadvantaged thoughout Seasons 1 and 2, being an average little girl put smack dab in the middle of a ZombieApocalypse. She can't reach the head of the adult walkers. Their kneecaps, however, are well within her hammering range.

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** Clem is disadvantaged thoughout throughout Seasons 1 and 2, being an average little girl put smack dab in the middle of a ZombieApocalypse. She can't reach the head of the adult walkers. Their kneecaps, however, are well within her hammering range. In most other fights, she's not above fighting dirty if she doesn't have many other options, hell, she's even makes a ''screwdriver'' seem deadly in her hands.


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* IconicItem: Her cap, which was the last thing she got from her parents before the apocalypse began and she's worn it ever since. It also serves as a BerserkButton as she will not take it lightly if someone makes fun of it and she's rarely if ever seen without it. Whenever it does come off, she's quick to put it back on as soon as she can. She loses it for a while in season 4 [[spoiler: after the boat battle and AJ saving her by amputating her leg, he will find her hat and retrieve it for Clem.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: One moment, when Christa wonders who aside from old white guys would be Civil War buffs, the former college history professor sheepishly raises his hand and smiles.



* {{Adorkable}}: Even when she is a teenager, she retains some of her childhood awkwardness, especially when around a love interest.

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[[caption-width-right:270:''"I did whatever I had to do to protect them."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:270:''"I [[caption-width-right:270:"[[IDidWhatIHadToDo I did whatever I had to do to protect them."'']]
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* AndThisIsFor: An optional dialogue has him tell Badger "This is for Mariana."



* TheLeader: He is the leader of his family and when his group is joined by Clementine, Tripp, Eleanor, Conrad and Jesus, he is the one giving orders.

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* TheLeader: He is the leader of his family and when his group is joined by Clementine, Tripp, Eleanor, Conrad and Jesus, he is the one giving orders. [[spoiler:In the finale, he can choose to step up to help lead Richmond.]]
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* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler: A possible interpretation of his appearance and conversation with Clementine in Season Two's finale.]]

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* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler: A possible interpretation of his appearance and conversation with Clementine in Season Two's finale.finale, as well as in Season Four, Episode Three.]]



* MightyGlacier: He's not as small and nimble as Clementine but he's, much, much stronger. Season 2 emphasizes Clementine's helplessness by showing how even taking down a single walker, something Lee could do with relative ease, is a life or death struggle.

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* MightyGlacier: He's not as small and nimble as Clementine but he's, he's much, much stronger. Season 2 emphasizes Clementine's helplessness by showing how even taking down a single walker, something Lee could do with relative ease, is a life or death struggle.
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* ButNotTooBi: Javi is canonically bisexual per WordOfGod, but while his relationship with Kate is a major part of the season's plot (though technically the romantic aspect of it is optional, it's heavily pushed), his mutual attraction with Jesus is limited to a few lines of easily-missable flirtatious dialogue at the very end of the final episode.

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* ButNotTooBi: Javi is canonically bisexual per WordOfGod, but while his relationship with Kate is a major part of the season's plot (though technically the romantic aspect of it is optional, it's heavily pushed), his mutual attraction with nominal GayOption Jesus is limited to a few lines of easily-missable flirtatious dialogue at the very end of the final episode.
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* ButNotTooBi: Javi is canonically bisexual per WordOfGod, but while his relationship with Kate is a major part of the season's plot (though technically the romantic aspect of it is optional, it's heavily pushed), his mutual attraction with Jesus is limited to a few lines of easily-missable flirtatious dialogue at the very end of the final episode.
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--> '''Lee''': What if my leg gets infected? \\
'''Hershel Greene''': ''[calmly]'' We'll just have to [[MercyKill shoot you]]. \\

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--> '''Lee''': -->'''Lee:''' What if my leg gets infected? \\
'''Hershel Greene''': Greene:''' ''[calmly]'' We'll just have to [[MercyKill shoot you]]. you.]] \\



'''Hershel Greene''': [[SubvertedTrope We'll clean it and redress it and it'll be fine.]] \\
'''Lee''': [[DeadpanSnarker Ok. That'd be preferable]].

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'''Hershel Greene''': Greene:''' [[SubvertedTrope We'll clean it and redress it and it'll be fine.]] \\
'''Lee''': '''Lee:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Ok. That'd be preferable]].preferable.]]



-->'''Clementine''': What am I, a monkey?

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-->'''Clementine''': -->'''Clementine:''' What am I, a monkey?
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* TwoferTokenMinority If the player chooses [[spoiler:to sever his hand, then he's both black and an amputee.]]
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* OutdoorsyGal: She used to spend days playing in her treehouse intead of playing at home or watching cartoons before the apocalypse.
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[[caption-width-right:310:[[labelnote: Click here for his appearance in Season 3]]350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aj_a_new_frontier.png]][[/labelnote]]

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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: His wife cheated on him with a state senator. Lee came home early, caught them in the act, and killed him in a fit of rage, for which he received a life sentence.]]



** [[spoiler:Blackmailing Rebecca with how you heard her wondering who the father of her baby is, [[YourCheatingHeart implying an affair]].]]

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** [[spoiler:Blackmailing Rebecca with how you heard her wondering who the father of her baby is, [[YourCheatingHeart implying an affair]].affair.]]
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* BadDreams: Suffers from these, usually involving her children.
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* BadDreams: Has a nightmare that Clementine has [[spoiler:turned into a zombie and is trying to bite him]] after finding out that [[spoiler:Duck got bitten.]]
** [[spoiler: He has another much earlier in Hershel's barn when he flashes back to committing the crime that got him sentenced for life; murdering his wife's lover, a Georgia state senator.]]

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