Rick Grimes

Richard D. Grimes, also known as Rick Grimes, is the main protagonist from The Walking Dead series.
== Charactah Account ==
A small town cop, he awakens in the hospital after being shot and put in a coma, and finds himself one month into the zombie apocalypse. Setting out to find his family, Rick eventually becomes a leader who desperately tries to retain what little humanity he has left while protecting his loved ones and guiding others through the dangers of a post-apocalyptic world in which the walking dead are not the biggest threat.
Right from the start Rick is established as a strong-willed, brave, intelligent, and resourceful individual willing to go to any length to protect his family. Although somewhat naive at first, Rick is quick to adapt to the apocalypse and typically approaches situations with a well thought out plan. All of these traits make him a natural leader, although Rick believes that there is another, more important trait that puts him in that position, this being his outlook on the future. While most survivors are focused on day-to-day survival, Rick thought one step ahead very early on and, thus, also focused on securing the future for him and his group. What this future was changed throughout the series, but the desire to rebuild never truly died in Rick. 
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Chew: The Smorgasbord Edition
* Chew: Warrior Chicken Poyo
* Guarding the Globe
* Invincible
* Invincible Compendium
* Invincible: Get Smart
* Skybound X
* Spawn
* Spawn: Dark Horror
* The Walking Dead
* The Walking Dead Compendium
* The Walking Dead Deluxe
* The Walking Dead Special Edition
* The Walking Dead Weekly
* The Walking Dead: Michonne Special
* The Walking Dead: The Governor Special
* The Walking Dead: Tyreese Special
* Walking Dead
* Walking Dead FCBD
=== TV Series ===
* Fear the Walking Dead Season 4
* The Walking Dead
* The Walking Dead Season 2
* The Walking Dead Season 3
* The Walking Dead Season 4
* The Walking Dead Season 5
* The Walking Dead Season 6
* The Walking Dead Season 7
* The Walking Dead Season 8
* The Walking Dead Season 9
* The Walking Dead Season 11
=== Video Games ===
* Brawlhalla
* The Walking Dead: Assault
* The Walking Dead: Destinies
* The Walking Dead: No Man's Land
* The Walking Dead: Road to Survival
== Trivia ==
* Robert Kirkman has said that early on, he was willing to kill Rick in #6, instead of Shane and show how it would affect Carl, having a dead father with Shane being with Lori, etc.
* With Rick's death, there are no living adults of the original Atlanta Survivor Camp left.
* Rick has the most appearances out of any deceased character in the Comic Series.
* Rick is one of the many amputee victims in the series.
** Robert Kirkman has expressed annoyance that Rick lost his hand so early on and has said it has caused great difficulty in writing for the character in the issues that followed.
* Every member of the Grimes family (excluding Jeffrey) have been shot at some point in time.
** Rick got shot prior to the apocalypse by an unnamed criminal, causing him to fall into a coma. He was later shot in the first attack on the prison by Woodbury and was pierced by an arrow in "All Out War" by Dwight. Years later, he was shot multiple times by Sebastian Milton, killing him. He was later shot by Carl after reanimation.
** Carl was shot in the chest by Otis and later in the eye by Douglas Monroe, both times being accidental.
** Lori was shot while carrying Judith by Lilly Caul, killing both of them.
* Rick Grimes was named the 26th Top Comic Book Hero by IGN.
* Rick's physical appearance has undoubtedly changed the most since the beginning of the apocalypse (not including visible injuries). At the start of the apocalypse, he has short hair and is clean shaven. After the fall of the prison and during the subsequent journey to the Alexandria Safe-Zone, Rick's hair and beard grow to great lengths until he eventually shaves and has his hair trimmed as he tries to assimilate in Alexandria. This process repeats throughout his life in Alexandria and during the conflict with the Saviors. Afterwards he decides to alter his appearance by having a buzz cut-like hair style and decides to grow his beard to great proportions. It is interesting to note that his appearance now closely resembles that of Douglas Monroe, the former leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone.
** His similar appearance to Douglas has been noted in Letter Hacks, Kirkman stating that it's a pure coincidence.
** It's also been noted in the comic series, where Rick states that he doesn't want to be recognized by those who think he is some kind of war hero.
* It has been "promised" by Robert Kirkman that Rick will not survive the entire series.
** This was proven true, with Rick dying in Issue 192.
* In the Walking Dead spin-off "The Walking Dead: The Alien", it is mentioned Rick went by the name Richie.
* Rick reveals that he is 38 years old in Issue 162, although it's said in the script book he was 29 when the outbreak started.
* In the Letter Hacks of Issue 165, Robert Kirkman thinks that Rick's physical limitations make him a better character.
* Carl is the only relative of Rick currently alive in the comic series.
* In Issue 182, when Carl asks Rick about his missing cane, Rick states that he hasn't been using it anymore because he doesn't feel pain in his leg anymore and believes it could have possibly further healed or he's just gotten used to it, but he says he still isn't in any shape to "win any footraces".
* Rick, along with Andrea, Michonne, Brian, Abraham, Negan, and Alpha, have killed the most named characters, either as a zombie or as a living person.
* Issue 183 is the only issue in which Rick Grimes appears but doesn't speak.
* Rick is one of nine protagonists to die in the entire Walking Dead universe thus far, the others being Lee Everett from the Video Game, Jeffrey Grimes from The Walking Dead: The Alien, Brian Blake from the Novel Series, Karina and Hannah from the Webisodes, Jake Powell from the Flight 462 Webisodes, Madison Clark from Fear The Walking Dead, and Heather Campbell from Overkill's The Walking Dead.
* As of Rick's death, Carl is the new protagonist.
** As of Rick's death, Carl Grimes, Clementine, Javier García, Michonne and Lilly Caul (as well as Rick's film series counterpart) are the only primary protagonists of their respective main series who are confirmed to survive the events of it.
** Rick is the last on panel character to die in the comic book series.
** Rick is the last on panel character to turn into a walker in the Comic Book series.
* Rick and Lee (Determinant) are the only protagonists who died and turned into a walker.
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== External Links ==
* Rick Grimes (Comic Series) at Walking Dead Wiki
* Rick Grimes (TV Series) at Walking Dead Wiki
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