the walking dead "Philip Blake(The Governor)"

Philip Blake (The Governor)
Actor	David Morrissey
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown-Gray
Age	Late 30's to mid 40's
Occupation	Unknown
Relations	Rowan (Former Lover) Andrea (Former Lover) Penny (Daughter) Unnamed Wife
First Appearance	"Walk With Me"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Walk With Me" to Present
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American

"When The Governor returns he's going to kill me first. Michonne. My brother. Then your girls. Glenn and Carl and the baby, whoever else is left. He'll save Rick for last so he can watch his family and friends die ugly. That's who you're dealing with."

—Merle describing The Governor to Hershel.

Philip Blake, better known as "The Governor," is the main antagonist of Season 3 of The Walking Dead. He is a survivor of the undead apocalypse who is in command of the fortified town of Woodbury after the outbreak.

Appearance and PersonalityOverview

The Governor is a very tall, slim built Caucasian male with brownish-grey hair. He is often seen wearing a navy blue shirt with a vest, beige pants, a watch, and a sheath that holds his gun and signature weapon, the Bowie knife. After the severe damage dealt to his eye at the hands of Michonne, Philip is forced to wear an eye-patch.

The Governor plays off a façade of a stern, just leader, but in reality is a sinister and disturbed man. He is a smooth talker, commonly able to talk his way out of situations and uses this ability to manipulate others into doing his bidding. He is obsessed with keeping power, and prefers to be in control at all times. However, he also has dark secrets; such as keeping the reanimated corpse of his daughter and having a room filled with walker heads.

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

Philip was a family man, having had a wife and daughter named Penny. He was dissatisfied with his plain, mediocre life. He was an office drone, working for a younger boss who frequently hounded him. His wife died in a car accident eighteen months prior to the outbreak, leaving him and his daughter to rely on one another. Milton Mamet reveals that he knew Philip before the apocalypse.

the walking dead "MIchonne"

Michonne
Actor	Danai Gurira
Gender	Female
Hair	Black
Age	Early 30's
Occupation	Unknown
Relations	Unnamed Boyfriend
First Appearance	"Beside the Dying Fire"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Beside the Dying Fire" to Present
Ethnicity	African-American

"You chose a warm bed over a friend."

—Michonne to Andrea on her decision to stay in Woodbury.

Michonne (pronounced MI-SHOWN^[1]) is a female katana-wielding survivor who made her first appearance in the season finale episode, "Beside the Dying Fire", in Season 2 and appears in Season 3 of The Walking Dead.

Location UnknownPre-Apocalypse

Not much is known about Michonne prior to the apocalypse due in part to her keeping details of her life secret. It is suggested that even Andrea knows very little about Michonne's past, as detailed in the episode "Walk With Me" when she confronts Michonne about how little she knows about her to which Michonne retorts, "you know enough." She also at some point started dating her boyfriend whom died in the apocolypse.

the walking dead "Beth Greene"

Beth Greene
Actor	Emily Kinney
Gender	Female
Hair	Blonde
Age	17
Occupation	Assumed School Student/Farm Hand
Relations	Hershel Greene (Father) Annette Greene (Mother) Maggie Greene (Half-Sister) Shawn Greene (Half-Brother) Jimmy (Former Boyfriend)
First Appearance	Bloodletting
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Bloodletting" to present
Ethnicity	Irish-American

"I always wanted a child."

—Beth to Carol about caring for Judith.

Beth Greene is the youngest daughter of Hershel and Annette and the half-sister of Maggie and Shawn Greene. She was in a relationship with Jimmy, another survivor of the apocalypse.

Beth is a shy, 17-year old girl who lived a normal life with her family. She lived on her father's farm and attended the local high school. She went to church regularly and strongly believes in her faith. Her first appearance was in Season 2 and as the season developed so did she. In Episode 10, "18 Miles Out", a different part of Beth is shown. She tells her sister, Maggie, that she wants to commit suicide. However, after a minor attempt she has a change of heart and decides to live. She goes on to become a more important and vocal member of the group in Season 3, becoming stronger and braver by the day.

Overview

Pre-Apocalypse

Greene Family Farm

After Hershel married Annette, and she moved into Hershel's Farm, she gave birth to Beth. Beth has lived her entire life on the farm.

She attended high school, along with Jimmy, and began a casual relationship with him at some point. As the apocalypse broke out, Hershel barricaded his family, Jimmy, Otis, and Patricia within the farm. She was devastated by her mother and brother's deaths. She often was protected by Jimmy. 

the walking dead "Hershel Greene"

Hershel Greene
Actor	Scott Wilson
Gender	Male
Hair	White
Age	Mid to late 60's
Occupation	Veterinarian/Farmer
Relations	Josephine Greene (First wife) Annette Greene (Second wife) Maggie and Beth Greene (Daughters) Shawn Greene (Step-son)
First Appearance	"Bloodletting"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Bloodletting" to Present
Ethnicity	Irish-American
Hershel Greene Gallery Scott Wilson Gallery Chuck Kourouklis Gallery

"You got to start giving people a chance."

—Hershel persuading Rick to allow Tyreese's group to stay.

Hershel Greene is a former farm owner who lived in Rural Georgia and had lived there for many years with his family. Hershel is the father to Maggie and Beth Greene. He has been married twice, his first wife was Josephine Greene and his second wife was Annette Greene, who brought along her son from a previous marriage.

Pre-Apocalypse

Greene Family Farm

Hershel's family originated from Ireland. As a young child, he was given a pocket watch by his father, whose own father had passed to him. He had kept the watch until he gave it to Glenn.

He had grown up on the farm which had been in his family for 160 years, but moved out when he was fifteen because of a bad relationship with his father (partly due to his father's alcoholism).

He never let go of the grudge he held against him and avoided any form of contact, resulting in him not being present at his father's deathbed. It is a matter which, to this day, he doesn't regret.

In his later years, he became a veterinarian because of his love for animals. Around this time however, he also had begun to descend into alcoholism much like his father. He was frequently forced by his wife Josephine to sleep on the downstairs couch when he returned drunk from the local bar.

He was fortunately able to give alcohol up once their daughter Maggie was born. When Maggie was 6 years old, Beth was born and Hershel had hired Otis as his ranch foreman. Otis and his wife Patricia become close friends to the family.

Hershel's wife died of unknown causes when Maggie was young. When Maggie was 6 years old, he married another woman named Annette, who had a newborn son, named Shawn from her previous marriage.

Initially, he had faced hostility from Maggie for marrying Annette, however much to his pleasure he found her gradually warming up to his new wife.

As the outbreak started, Annette and Shawn were bitten by their undead fellow townspeople, and soon died and turned. Hershel, not believing their deaths and thinking they were merely under a disease of some kind (as the television/radio broadcasts seemed to imply) had Otis put them in the barn for holding until what seemed like an epidemic to him would blow over. He barricaded his remaining family and friends within the farm and had Otis continue to wrangle the townspeople that came onto the premises and put them in the barn.

the walking dead "Merle Dixon"

Merle Dixon
Actor	Michael Rooker
Gender	Male
Hair	Grey/White
Age	Late 40's to early 50's
Occupation	Unknown
Relations	Daryl Dixon (Brother) Will Dixon (Father) Jess Collins (Half-Uncle)
First Appearance	"Guts"
Last Appearance	"This Sorrowful Life"
Cause of Death	Shot by The Governor (Alive) Stabbed by Daryl Dixon(Zombified)
Status	Dead
Series lifespan	"Guts" to "This Sorrowful Life"
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
A zombified Merle being stabbed multiple times by Daryl.
Merle Dixon Gallery Michael Rooker Gallery

"Maybe these people need someone like me around, huh? Do their dirty work. The bad guy."

—Merle talking to Daryl.

Merle Dixon was a survivor of the zombie apocalypse and brother to Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead. He makes his debut appearance in "Guts", in Atlanta. After being cuffed to the roof on top of the building in Atlanta by Rick due to Merle's racist and aggressive behavior, he is forced to amputate his hand later when Walkers are approaching the roof through a door, since T-Dog had accidentally dropped the key to the handcuffs. Eventually he is found by a man named Philip and is taken to Woodbury. However, after Rick's group attacked the town, Merle was considered a traitor and fled Woodbury with Daryl.

 Overview

Appearance and Personalit 

Merle is a tall, Caucasian male with a rugged build. He has short grey hair and commonly is seen with light facial stubble.

An unruly and quick-tempered Southern redneck, Merle is extremely ill-tempered, racist, violent, volatile and quick to express his beliefs. Much like his younger brother, Merle is an expert tracker and hunter. He is deadly with firearms, and in the third season, his hand-blade attachment proves to be one of his deadliest weapons. He is an experienced bruiser, showcased in the first season when he dominated T-Dog in a fist-fight, and at the same time was able to fend off Rick, Morales, and Glenn simultaneously. He also shows his fighting abilities when he took down Caesar in the brutal battle-royal event in Woodbury, and was able to fend off Michonne's sword attacks with his hand-blade. Merle was The Governor's right-hand man, all the while striving to find his brother and take vengeance on Rick and T-Dog, who left him for dead on the roof. However, he later comes across and takes Glenn and Maggie hostage, going as far as too brutally beat Glenn into revealing information about the prison.

After the prison group comes to the rescue of Glenn and Maggie, Merle was then branded as a traitor and a terrorist by The Governor, and became an enemy of Woodbury. After joining the prison group, his personality began to slightly change, appearing to lose some of his violent and racial tendencies. He is even shown to be searching for some forgiveness from those of the group who he had once wronged. He later attempts to fulfill the potential deal made by The Governor and Rick, which was an exchange of Michonne for peace between the two groups. However, he has a change of heart and releases her, instead opting to take on the group of Woodbury soldiers who had been planning an ambush. This would be his biggest and final act of redemption, as after taking down eight Woodbury soldiers, he is killed by The Governor, reanimates and is finally put down by his own brother.

While in a heated argument with his younger brother, Daryl, he knocks him down and, in the process, rips his shirt, revealing Daryl's scars. Hinting that their father beat them both to a somewhat high degree.

While he was staying in Woodbury, Merle has read many books including the Bible and even memorized verses of the Bible showing that he is intelligent and also possibly religious. He has also claimed that he liked Woodbury's Library and is one of the few things he missed about Woodbury.

the walking dead "Carol Peletier"

Carol Peletier
Actor	Melissa Suzanne McBride
Gender	Female
Hair	Grey
Age	Early to mid 40's
Occupation	Unknown
Relations	Ed Peletier (Husband) Sophia Peletier (Daughter)
First Appearance	"Tell It to the Frogs"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Tell It to the Frogs" to present
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Carol Peletier Gallery Melissa Suzanne McBride Gallery

"Men like Merle get into your head, make you feel like you deserve the abuse. I'm hardly the woman I was a year ago, but if Ed walked through that door right now, breathing, and told me to go with him, I’d like to think I’d tell him to go to hell."

—Carol to Beth.

Carol Peletier is a main protagonist and survivor of the zombie apocalypse in The Walking Dead. During the initial outbreak, Carol evacuated with her abusive husband, Ed Peletier, and her daughter,Sophia Peletier, to Atlanta. They eventually joined a camp of survivors. Following the deaths of her husband and daughter, Carol formed a close bond with fellow survivor Daryl Dixon.

Carol is a kind-hearted and soft-spoken woman, though often meek and defenseless (especially when it comes to facing her husbandEd Peletier). She has always remained extremely protective over her daughter Sophia, attempting to shield her from the various dangers of their surroundings. After Ed is beaten half to death, and becoming even stronger following his actual death, she begins to develop thicker skin and draws a new found boldness inside of her. Carol continues this development throughout the second season, standing up for herself much more and deepening her connections within the group.

Overview

She is shown to be a devout Christian, having constantly prayed for the well-being of herself and Sophia. She fervently holds onto her beliefs even after Sophia's death, insisting that her daughter is in heaven.

As opposed to her Comic Series counterpart, Carol in the TV series is stronger and more independent as the first season moves along. The inclusion of Ed as her husband, according to Robert Kirkman in The Walking Dead Chronicles, was to give her a solid foil to produce the strength needed to survive that the comic counter-part didn't have.

the walking dead "Maggie Greene"

This article is about the TV Series character. You may be looking for her Comic Series counterpart.

Maggie Greene
Actor	Lauren Cohan
Gender	Female
Hair	Brown
Age	23
Occupation	Farm Hand
Relations	Hershel Greene (Father) Josephine Greene (Mother) Annette Greene (Step-Mother) Beth Greene (Half-Sister) Shawn Greene (Step-Brother) Glenn Rhee (Fiancé)
First Appearance	"Bloodletting"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Bloodletting" to Present
Ethnicity	Irish-American
Maggie Greene Gallery Lauren Cohan Gallery

"Do what you're going to do, then go to hell..."

—Maggie to The Governor.^[src]

Maggie Greene is the eldest daughter of Hershel and Josephine Greene, step-daughter to Annette Greene and half-sister of Bethand step-sister to Shawn. A tomboy and farmer's daughter, Maggie wears jeans, boots, and rides a horse. She has a steely personality and is engaged to Glenn.

the walking dead "Carl Grimes"

Carl Grimes
Actor	Chandler Riggs
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Age	13
Occupation	School Student
Relations	Rick Grimes (Father) Lori Grimes (Mother) Judith Grimes (Sister/Half-Sister) Beth Greene (Crush)
First Appearance	"Days Gone Bye"
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Days Gone Bye" to Present
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Carl Grimes Gallery Chandler Riggs Gallery

"I shot my Mom. She was out; hadn't turned yet. I ended it. It was real."

—Carl to Daryl regarding his mother's death.

Carl Grimes is a main protagonist in The Walking Dead. He is the son of Rick Grimes and Lori Grimes. During the initial outbreak, Carl believed his father to be dead, so he and his mother followedShane Walsh to Atlanta to stay safe.

AppearanceOverview

Carl is an adolescent Caucasian male with dark brown hair and a slightly freckled face. He shares the same eye color as his father, blue. As the show progresses, he matures physically.

Personality

Carl is shy and reserved, commonly only striking conversation with his parents and members of the group he feels comfortable with. Like many kids his age, he is sometimes disobedient, but he does show shame and guilt when his actions negatively impact the group. After getting shot, Carl becomes stricken with negative thoughts, largely wanting to fend for himself and to prove his independence and maturity. He also takes to becoming rather pessimistic and rude, such as when he insults Carol. He is naturally curious, a trait that gets him into frequent trouble. However, by the third season, Carl has become battle hardened from months on the road. His firearm skills and tactician abilities have greatly increased, and he has seemingly become numb to much of the emotions he feels, a result no doubt of becoming accustom to loss, even when he is forced to shoot his own dying mother. Despite his new found maturity, he retains some childlike qualities, such as still being shy around members of the group he is not comfortable with, and not speaking regularly in front of the group, and a childlike crush on Beth Greene, Hershel's daughter. 

the walking dead "Andrea"

Andrea
Actor	Laurie Holden
Gender	Female
Hair	Blonde
Age	37
Occupation	Civil Rights Lawyer
Relations	Amy (Sister) Shane Walsh (Former Lover) The Governor (Former Lover)
First Appearance	"Guts"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Guts" to present
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Andrea Gallery Laurie Holden Gallery

"I didn't choose him over you. I wanted a life. Once we entered Woodbury, you became hostile."

—Andrea to Michonne.

Andrea is a main protagonist and survivor of the zombie apocalypse in The Walking Dead. She and her sister, Amy were saved by Dale Horvath during the initial outbreak and eventually joined a group of survivors at a camp. Several months after theGreene Farm was overran, Andrea met Michonne and was taken to Woodbury. At Woodbury, Andrea started a relationship with Philip, better known as The Governor.

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Appearance and Personality

Andrea is a slim, Caucasian female with long blonde hair.

Andrea is intelligent, cautious and brave. She was extremely protective of her younger sister before her death. Never one to shy away from a challenge or a fight, Andrea is stubborn, opinionated and first and foremost interested in keeping herself and those she cares about most out of harms way. Her closeness to Amy is what directly influences her into becoming suicidal around the end of season one and possibly her reason to punish Dale, as she blames him for not letting her go. During season two, she begins to become more independent, even considering leaving the group, and wanting to keep the gun her father gave her, despite Dale's disapproval due to her lack of gun knowledge and brief suicidal streak. However, after adequate training with Shane, she becomes quite efficient with firearms. By season three, she had been separated with the group after the farm was overrun, and was saved by Michonne; with whom she forms a close bond.

After being brought to Woodbury, she begins a relationship with The Governor, which eventually ends when Andrea realises that The Governor has a dark, sadistic nature.

the walking dead " Daryl Dixon"

This article is about the TV Series character. You may be looking for his Social Game or Survival Instinct counterparts.

Daryl Dixon
Actor	Norman Reedus
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Age	Mid 30s to early 40s
Occupation	Unknown
Relations	Merle Dixon (Brother) Will Dixon (Father) Jess Collins (Half-Uncle)
First Appearance	"Tell It to the Frogs"
Status	Alive
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Daryl Dixon Gallery Norman Reedus Gallery

"I might be the one walkin' away, but you're the one that's leavin'...again."

—Daryl to Merle

Daryl Dixon is one of the main protagonists and survivors of the zombie apocalypse in The Walking Dead. He is the brother toMerle Dixon and makes his debut appearance in "Tell It to the Frogs." Daryl is an expert at hunting, tracking and navigating. Due to his survival skills, Rick Grimes values him as an important member of the group. Following the deaths of her husband and daughter, Daryl has developed a close bond with fellow survivor,Carol Peletier.

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Appearance and PersonalityEdit

Daryl is a slim built Caucasian man with brown hair and commonly keeps facial hair on his lip and chin. His eyes are blue.

Daryl is often volatile but is still significantly more level-headed and rational than his older brother, Merle Dixon. Despite usually acting distant, Daryl has shown on numerous occasions to be caring, and selfless. He went alone and risked his life in an attempt to find Sophia, and immediately took initiative to go back and find Andrea, when she got separated from the group.

An experienced tracker and hunter, he is deadly accurate with hisHorton Scout HD 125. He is also highly skilled with various firearms and knives. He has taken a prominent role in safeguarding the members of his group. Rick was trusting Daryl completely in the end of the second season and in the third season has replaced Shane as Rick's right-hand man. Although he is shown to be the lone wolf of the group early on in the series, he has started to integrate himself more with everyone, particularly in his friendship with Rick and his growing relationship with Carol.

Daryl is also shown to have multiple scars on his back after his brother ripped his shirt in a heated argument, hinting that their father beat them both rather severely. Both boys had a very hard life and really grew up facing hardship with no moral support. As time goes on everyone has to survive and become hard just as these two boys have already done. There will be no moral compass at times and this will bring all of them together in order to survive. Daryl has learned this from the others and Merle will see how they have changed. They have become hard to survive and they also have become a family that has to take care of their own.

the walking dead "Glenn Rhee"

Glenn Rhee
Actor	Steven Yeun
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Age	Early 20's
Occupation	Pizza Delivery Boy
Relations	Maggie Greene (Fiancée) Unnamed Sisters
First Appearance	"Days Gone Bye" (Voice Only) "Guts"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Days Gone Bye" (Voice Only) "Guts" to present
Ethnicity	Korean-American
Glenn Gallery Steven Yeun Gallery

"This rage, it's going to get you killed."

—Hershel to Glenn.

Glenn is a main protagonist in The Walking Dead. He is commonly the main supply runner for the group. Glenn makes his first appearance physically in "Guts" and helps Rick Grimes safely escape the walkers on the street and meet up with his group. Eventually, after the group stays on the Greene Farm, Glenn starts a relationship with Hershel Greene's daughter, Maggie Greene.

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Glenn is a thin and agile Asian male of Korean descent in his early 20's with black hair and a light complexion.

Glenn is bright, loyal, resourceful, quick-thinking and brave. Keenly aware of the extreme dangers he puts himself in for the group, his youth makes him willing to take the risk. Glenn thinks on his feet and shows great compassion and humanity. Despite all the horrors he has seen, he maintains a youthful enthusiasm for life and its unexpected pleasures. He is an integral part of the group, showing surprising depth and emotion when experiencing even the most devastating tragedies. In the second season while on the farm, he begins a relationship with Maggie Greene. Over the course of the latter half of season two and the third season, he has become extremely close and loving toward her, doing whatever is necessary to keep her safe. He is trustworthy and loyal, as seen in the episode "When the Dead Come Knocking", when Glenn and Maggie are captured by The Governor, he is brutally interrogated by Merle but will not reveal where the rest of Rick's group have set up camp. 

the walking dead "Rick Grimes"

"How you live and how you die, it isn't up to me. I'm not your Governor."

Rick Grimes
Actor	Andrew Lincoln
Gender	Male
Hair	Dark Brown
Age	Mid to late 30's
Occupation	Sheriff's Deputy
Relations	Lori Grimes (Wife) Carl Grimes (Son) Judith Grimes (Possible Daughter) Unnamed Male Cousin
First Appearance	"Days Gone Bye"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Days Gone Bye" to present
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Rick Grimes Gallery Andrew Lincoln Gallery

—Rick to the group.

Rick Grimes is the main male protagonist of The Walking Dead. He is a former police officer of the King County sheriff's deputy who was shot in the line of duty and fell into a coma only to wake up and find himself in the middle of an undead apocalypse. He travels to Atlanta, Georgia searching for his family, Lori Grimes, his wife, and Carl Grimes, his son, who have travelled to Atlanta with his best friend, Shane Walsh, in search of a safe-haven.

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Rick worked as a King County Sheriff's Department deputy in King County, Georgia, along with his partner and long-time best friend,Shane Walsh. Wounded in the line of duty, he was in a coma when the apocalypse occurred. When he awoke alone, he set off in search of his wife Lori and young son Carl, and along the way discovered what happened to the world.

Appearance

Rick is a fairly tall Caucasian man with a slim figure, and although his age is unspecified, he appears to be around his mid to late 30's. He has dark brown wavy hair, and through the first three seasons keeps facial stubble and eventually a small beard. His apparel and clothing changes throughout the seasons, but is most notably identified with his beige and brown police uniform, along with his brown cowboy hat (which is later given to his son, Carl). He also keeps his brown police holster, which carries his favorite side-arm, his classic Colt Python .357 Magnum ^[1]

Personality

Rick is typically calm, smart, just, a good friend and father, but will often stubbornly cling to his personal strong moral code which has resulted in numerous bad calls and extra stress within the group. In contrast to Shane, he is also a natural leader—a fact that caused frequent tension between the two. Rick's greatest fault, perhaps, is his uncanny ability to place responsibility on himself and set for himself goals that are impossible to reach. This has, on various occasions, put Rick at ends with both Lori and Shane, and often weighs heavily on his mind. Despite his faults, his combat skill and general care for all members of the group have led him to be looked up to, and allowed him to take the leadership role within the group. He is shown to be incredibly protective of his group and their well-being, having engaged numerous threats, even other living people to keep them safe. Rick's mental stability begins to become unhinged, particularly following Shane's death. His moral compass is challenged in many ways and he, in an attempt to prevent more death and loss, begins to shut everybody else out. Despite this, Rick was able to use his leadership skills and combat abilities to keep the group alive for many months following the destruction of the farm, and lead the group in taking the prison; using seemingly desperate survival tactics they had come to learn on the road all winter. After the death of Lori, Rick becomes very emotionally unstable, and it is not until just before the group learns of the Woodbury threat that Rick comes back to his senses, although evidently Rick has become a ruthless, uncompromising leader of survivors, contrasting his high moral code and values in the previous seasons