Kieron Smith

Former leader and head of security of the 'Deepwater' Oil Field *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former herd duty crew coordinator *(Post-apocalypse)*

### Family

(Unnamed) - father *(unknown)*
 (Unnamed) – mother *(deceased)*
 Harry Edwards – half-brother *(deceased)*
 Bethany Edwards – sister-in-law *(deceased)*
 Dominic Edwards – nephew *(alive)*
 Charlotte Edwards – niece *(alive)*
 Ashleigh Smith - former wife *(deceased)*
John Smith - son *(alive)*

### Cause of Death

Disembowelled by Lawrence Carter *(alive)*
 Stabbed in the head by Harry Edwards *(zombified)*

### Series Lifespan

'And So It Begins' -- 'Dead Or Alive'

"***Go on**. Show these people the way. I know I can trust you to protect them. [...] You can beat them. You **better** beat them,*"
—Kieron's last words to Edwards during the evacuation of The Capital[src]

**Kieron Smith** is a main character and a former antagonist in *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*, as well as the deuteragonist of *Chronicles Season 2: 'Shadowman'*. The half-brother of Harry Edwards, Kieron's mother took him to the US when he was just an infant. Although the two half-brothers knew each other and met up in the US, there was little presence of a bond.

After the outbreak, he somehow met up with Albert and became a member of the Long 885 network before becoming the deputy leader of Site 65, serving as the secondary antagonist of *Season 18*. After being an enemy of his brother for a brief time, Kieron grew to admire what his brother was building and fighting for, growing to care for his sibling and saving his life during the Battle of Archangel, eventually becoming the head of security at 'Deepwater' Oil Field.

## Overview

### Personality

Kieron is a straight-to-the-point, strictly-tempered man who is ultimately searching for a purpose in life.

## Pre-Apocalypse

### United States

When Kieron was just an infant, his mother took him away from the UK and moved to the US, acquiring US citizenship a few years later. Kieron grew up with an interest in military history and wanted to join the US army from a young age, training himself up throughout his youth.

When Kieron met his half-brother Edwards, he wasn't impressed. However, he was willing to spend a day at a theme park with him and Kieron did find himself warming to his half-brother, especially when he discovered that Edwards had boxing training.

## Post-Apocalypse

After the outbreak, Kieron presumably killed his mother and set out into the countryside, or so he claimed. He wandered from scattered group to scattered group until he found an army truck and set off on the road. He eventually encountered Albert and joined his group. He quickly became Albert's right-hand man and one of his most loyal and trusted allies.

### Season 21

#### 'Land of Light: Part 1'

Since his escape from AAFB, Kieron has made a home in an abandoned apartment building, stashing guns and armour in the various apartments. When Bethany arrives, searching for him, he holds her at gunpoint before she tells him she married his brother and had a daughter with him. Kieron, now realizing that he finally has family in the world, considers Bethany's request that he go to Archangel to help his brother.

#### 'Land of Light: Part 2'

After Kyle's team are pinned down by archers, Kieron suddenly arrives and single-handedly wipes out the attackers. He then saves his brother from two Frontiersmen archbishops, dragging him to safety after the archbishops severely damage Edwards' leg.

Following the New North's victory over the Frontiersmen, Kieron visits his brother in the hospital at AAFB. He learns more about his niece and is told by Edwards that he is welcome to be in her life, as well as his own. Kieron appreciates this and is willing to speak more with his brother in the future.

## Death

### Killed by:

* Nathan Carlson *(caused)*
* Lawrence Carter *(alive)*

As the Crow leads his Fear and a large herd of walkers on the Capital, Kieron assembles a resistance as Edwards evacuates the airbase. However, in the chaos, Kieron is stabbed in the stomach by Lawrence Carter and left to reanimate.

* Harry Edwards *(zombified)*

After Edwards finds his son and Gracie, he quickly discovers his reanimated brother. Recognising the mark on Kieron's cheek that serves as Lawrence's signature, Edwards vows revenge and tearfully stabs his brother in the head.

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Kieron Smith has killed:

* Nicolas
* Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people

## Relationships

### Harry Edwards

Kieron and his half-brother Edwards have had a rocky relationship that has gone from antagonistic to good, but never had the chance to completely form into a brotherly bond. Their relationship began shortly before the outbreak when they met up at a theme park, having never met before. Although they came away with a friendly relationship, they showed no indication of becoming close.

Reuniting eighteen years later on opposing sides, Kieron showed no indication that he considered Edwards his brother or even family, dismissing him as "nothing to me".

In the years following the Battle of Archangel, Kieron mellows out considerably and becomes much more friendly with his brother, but there appears to be little of a bond or a family acknowledgment on Kieron's part. Nonetheless, Kieron appears to respect Edwards and his vision of the New World.

## Trivia

* Until his death in '*Dead Or Alive*', Kieron was one of three characters left alive to appear in the first episode, the others being Edwards and Sarah.