Vernon

Vernon is an original character who first appeared in Season 4: Around Every Corner of The Walking Dead, along with Brie, Clive, Boyd, and Joyce.
==Pre-Apocalypse==
===Savannah, Georgia===
Hardly anything is known about Vernon's life prior to the outbreak, besides the fact that he was a doctor in the city of Savannah, and knew Brie and the other morgue survivors for a few years prior to the outbreak. As he was the head of a cancer support group. He also had a daughter, but she died within the first week of the outbreak.
==Post-Apocalypse==
===Season 4: Around Every Corner===
===="Chapter 37"====
Following the zombie outbreak, Vernon, along with the rest of his support group, moved into Crawford, seeking a safe haven from the walkers. Crawford's leader, however, began eliminating certain liabilities in his town, including the sick and elderly. Unfortunately, Vernon fell in both categories, and was targeted, along with the rest of his support group. After the deaths of half of his group due to Crawford, he fled along with the rest of his group. They discovered an abandoned fallout shelter, as well as a morgue, where they hid from Crawford and the zombies. He holds Lee at gunpoint, thinking he is from Crawford, and apologizes when Lee assures them he isn't from Crawford. He decides to assist Lee on returning to his home.
===="Chapter 38"====
On the return to the mansion, Lee and Vernon enter the house where Sandy is looking through some of the cabinets in the kitchen. Lee introduces Vernon to Sandy, and she is a bit skeptical of Vernon's intentions but decides to play them off anyway. Christa runs down the stairs to inform Lee that Omid's condition has gotten worse. Lee tells her that Vernon is a doctor, much to her excitement. Christa begs Vernon to help her, which he accepts. The four of them go upstairs to an unconscious Omid. Vernon asks for some space so Lee goes downstairs to find an intoxicated Kenny, who happily greets Lee. Sandy walks over and tells Lee that he's been getting wasted ever since they got back. Ben speaks up and says he asked Kenny not to go overboard but he didn't listen. Kenny gets up and drunkenly tells off Sandy and Lee, further adding they are "fucked." Kenny continues to drink the whiskey and says their plans are gone since there is no boat left in Savannah. Lee asks where Clementine is, which no one else knows. Lee asks Ben why Clementine showed up on River Street looking for her, and Ben tells him that Christa needed his help with Omid and that she had snuck out during that time. Frustrated, Lee walks off to try to find her. Sandy stops him and says she thought she heard someone go outside into the backyard before they got back. Lee goes outside to look around and hears a noise inside the storage shed. Once he attempts to open it, Clementine pops out and hugs him. Clementine excitedly tells him to look what she had discovered; a fully intact boat. Kenny comes outside and drops the whiskey bottle, with a newfound purpose. Hours later, while Kenny and Ben inspect the boat, Vernon finishes his work with Omid and reports to the mansion's sitting room. Annoyed, Sandy asks Lee to stop pacing so much, adding it's making everyone nervous. Christa questions the idea on if the boat is even in working condition or not. Kenny returns and says that he has bad news; the boat was missing a battery and gas, but is in otherwise good condition. The group discusses Crawford as the only place that could possibly have what they need, but Vernon staunchly rejects the plan to ask them for help, instead proposing that they use the sewers as a way to get into the community silently and steal what they need. He volunteers to lead them through the sewers so long as they steal medicine as well for his people as well as for Omid. The group agrees to sneak in under the cover of night. Vernon departs to rejoin his people and share with them the plan. Lee finds Clementine listening in on the group's plan to sneak into Crawford. She asks if he thinks it will be dangerous, to which Lee says that it will be. Clementine says that she does not want anyone else to die, but accepts Lee's assurance that nobody would die. She says that she needs to get ready, explaining that she wants to go with Lee in case her parents were in Crawford. Lee tries to dismiss the possibility that her parents are there, but she still wants to go with him to see for herself. Lee tells her that she could come with them, but only if she promises to stay quiet and do exactly as told. Clementine eagerly agrees and goes to arrange her belongings. Lee watches her leave with a regretful expression on his face. The group gathers in the backyard, assembling their weapons and awaiting Vernon's return. Kenny announces that he found some tools in the shed, offering them to the others. He then quietly pulls Lee aside, informing him that the boat was only thirty feet long and not big enough for all seven of them. Before Kenny could offer anything further, Vernon enters the backyard through the gate, escorting Brie. Kenny demands to know who she is, and she explains that she was once a student in the school where Crawford kept its supplies and that she knows the layout. The group offers no objection to her joining them, and follows Vernon out of the gate. Lee tells them to wait a moment and faces Clementine, he asks her if she remembers what to do. Vernon is outraged that Lee had decided to bring Clementine with them, but Lee denies any attempts to get him to change his mind. Sandy offers her disagreement, but Lee closes the discussion on the matter. Kenny resignedly allows Lee to take her and urges the group to get going.
===="Chapter 39"====
Under the sewers, Lee prepares the group on what to do if things get ugly, telling Sandy to find a vantage point and be ready to start sniping once guns start firing. He tells Clementine to stay close to him. Kenny opens the manhole and the group climbs up. Christa, noticing that the area is clear from guards, questions Vernon about it. He tells her that there should be guards around, since they're always patrolling. Sandy spots one by the front. Lee tells Sandy and Kenny to get their rifles ready and fire when he gives the signal. Lee sneaks up to the guard, but, it is shown that he has reanimated and tries to attack Lee, until Lee stabs it in the head with a hatchet. Soon after, walkers from around the area see them. The group quickly realizes that the whole place is infested by walkers and retreat to the elementary school where supplies are kept. Lee comforts the group by saying they were fast enough to avoid them from noticing them. Brie says that she may know where to start looking for supplies and starts walking down the hall. The group finds the "control room", and a door labeled "Armory". Brie takes note of a map on the wall and informs the group of what Crawford used each building for. Ben sets to work on the Armory door, Kenny and Brie go to get gasoline from the storage shed outside, Christa and Vernon go to the nurse's station to collect medication, leaving Lee and Sandy to go find a battery for the boat in the workshop. Clementine questions Lee on what she should be doing and he tells her to stay there and watch over their 'command center'. She initially thinks she is just being left with Ben, but Lee assures her that he is actually leaving Ben with her, pleasing Clementine. Sandy moves on ahead of Lee to the alley out back, which is where Brie said they would find the battery.
===="Chapter 40"====
Sandy walks outside towards the back alley to the auto-shop, with Lee behind her. Sandy asks Lee to give her a boost so she can climb over to unlock the gate. As she unlocks the gate, a walker falls from the roof, and cracks its head open on the pavement. The two jump in surprise and look over the walker to find a name tag; "Dr. Logan Ashe". Sandy feels in his pockets and finds a piece of paper that looks to be a combination of something. She gives it to Lee in case he finds out what its for and the two attempt to open the window to the auto-shop. After finding a battery from a car in the workshop, the car alarm goes off, alerting several walkers into the area. Sandy grabs the battery from Lee and places it in the backpack as she and Lee make their way on top of the SUV in the shop. Lee points out the glass window above their heads and shoots it out. He gives Sandy a boost up and she reaches down to grab him. After they make it out, and a roof-to-roof jump, the two make their way back to the main area of the school. Lee and Sandy then continue down the hall back towards the classroom to check up on Clementine and Ben, only to be interrupted as they pass the front door, where Kenny and Brie rush in, racing to escape the group of walkers that were following them. Fortunately, Lee manages to insert the hatchet the group found in a toolbox back at the house into the door handles, preventing the walkers from busting in. Everyone heads back to the classroom where Clementine greets everyone and excitedly examines the battery and gas cans each group collected. Kenny goes over to help Ben, who is having trouble unlocking the door to the armory. While everyone rests up, Sandy goes to the nurse's office to check on Christa and Vernon, only to find a group of walkers banging on the door. After shooting all of them, Sandy makes her way inside to find Christa and Vernon ready to fire. The two lower their guns once they realize it's only Sandy, and the three begin to search for a way to open the safe where the medical supplies were being kept. A bit of investigating leads to Sandy finding a tape and a camcorder in the room, containing footage of a pregnant woman named Anna Correa and Dr. Logan discussing what to do about the former's pregnancy, as per Crawford's policy on no hindrances. Sandy instantly recognizes the Doctor as the same walker that fell from the rooftop in the alley. Sandy leaves the infirmary back to the classroom to ask Lee for the paper of the combination she found, which he gives her. Upon further inspection of the paper, she realizes the combination is to a safe instead of the medicine cabinet, but also notices Dr. Logan's locker by the door to the infirmary and uses the code to open it, discovering another tape. Arriving back inside the nurse's office, the tape found in the locker is played, showing the events the day after, as well as explaining why Crawford fell. Christa begins to cry after witnessing the tape, and refuses to explain further. Vernon manages to unlock the safe with the combination from the tape, and heads back to the classroom with Sandy and Christa.
===="Chapter 41"====
As Sandy walks back to the classroom, she hears a sound coming from around the corner and readies her knife. Ben jumps from the side with a hatchet, startling Sandy. Ben apologizes for scaring her and says he thought he heard a noise, explaining that Kenny wanted him to find something to help open the armory door. Sandy asks him where he found the hatchet, and Ben tells her he found it stuck in the door. Walkers soon begin to pile into the hallway from the now open door. Sandy kills a few walkers and urges Ben to run back into the classroom, following behind. Upon getting inside the classroom, Brie holds the door shut and stands by it to make sure no walkers get in while Kenny is just about finished opening the armory door by force. Sandy explains to Lee and Vernon of the situation, while Christa prepares Clementine for their escape. A now-regretful Ben finally decides to come clean about his dealings with the bandits to Kenny, much to Lee's disagreement. Kenny, upon hearing what Ben says after bashing the door open, becomes furious and attacks Ben, only to be held back by Vernon and Lee. A short argument ensues, and eventually, Kenny reveals to everyone that not everyone can fit on the boat and someone is going to get left behind. Everyone begins to vote for Ben to stay behind, until Clementine speaks up and tells them they can't leave him behind. Christa decides to abstain from the vote, while Lee and Sandy vote for Ben to stay with them. Brie questions whether she and Vernon get a vote or not, only to be interrupted as three walkers break through the door, and bite her to death through disembowelment. As Vernon watches in horror, Lee orders everyone to run into the bell tower, dragging Vernon with them. With the armory door being unable to shut due to Kenny's force beforehand, the group runs down the stairs, only to find the room to be infested with walkers, now attentive on them. Kenny hands Lee a shotgun that was in the hands of a fallen guard as the group begins to head up the stairs, and after shooting and fighting his way up the stairs, the group makes it to the top of the tower. As the group begins to pile out the window, Vernon notices the train, and asks where the group came to Savannah from. Upon every one (except Ben and Lee) vacating, the bell rings, to which Ben covers his ears. A walker that had been hanging from the bell eventually grabs hold of Ben, at which point Lee shoots it off of him. Lee manages to save Ben from certain death, but the tenanted falls on to the ledge, losing his grip just as Lee catches him. Lee asserts he will save him but Ben urges Lee to let him go, as a way to punish himself for his screw-ups. Despite his pleas, Lee pulls Ben up and the two escape. When the group finally arrives at home, they find a motionless Omid. Christa begins to cry over him, until he awakens and groggily greets the group. He is given medicine by Vernon, who then takes Lee out into the hallway to talk with him in private. Vernon commends Lee on saving Ben, and says he is a good man for keeping his group together and saving people when they need it, however, Vernon expresses his concerns over Clementine's wellbeing. It is at that point that Vernon offers to take Clementine with him back to the Crawford Sewer group, to which Lee says he'll have to think over everything he said. Vernon tells him to take his time and politely leaves.
==Killed Victims==
This list shows the victims Vernon has killed:
*Numerous counts of walkers.
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
*Vernon had a brother in Macon.
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