James Barnes

### Occupation

High School Student *(Pre-apocalypse)*Former soldier for the String Gang *(Post-apocalypse)*

Former member of the Greencole Council *(Post-apocalypse)*

Former member of the Edwards-Stanton Militia *(Post-apocalypse)*

Member of the NGR paramilitary *(Post-apocalypse)*

### Family

(Unnamed) - father *(deceased)*(Unnamed) - mother *(deceased)*

Ben Appleby – former boyfriend *(deceased)*

Gracie – adopted daughter *(deceased)*

### Last Appearance

'Take What's Mine' *(corpse, hallucination)*

### Cause of Death

Stabbed in the chest and decapitated by Ajax *(alive)*Stabbed in the head by Harry Edwards *(zombified)*

### Series Lifespan

'Dead Men Walking' -- 'Darkest Hour'

> *"You have to focus on the **people** who are still here, the people you can still **protect**. The people you love, the people that matter. That's how I moved on, how I keep going,"*
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> -- Jimmy's answer to Drew's question on how to move on from grief
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**James Barnes**, better known as **Jimmy**,is a main character and a former antagonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in *The Walking Dead by EDStudios.* After somehow coming across and joining the String Gang, Jimmy became the subject of most of the Gang's bullying and mockery due to his homosexuality. During the Gang's war with the Greencole Group, Jimmy turned his back on the Gang and joined the Greencole Group. He fell in love with a member of the group, Ben, and adopted a little girl named Gracie alongside him. After Ben's death, Jimmy became a vital member of the group and one of Edwards' closest friends, ultimately sacrificing his life to save Edwards from Ajax.

## Overview

### Personality

Unlike most of his fellow String Gangers, who tend to have a rough and often volatile nature, Jimmy is level-headed and tends to avoid violence and bloodbaths if he can help it, shown when he immediately surrendered to the Greencole Group and talked his fellow men into doing the same instead of starting more bloodshed. As he becomes more integrated with his new group, his true self is revealed: sensitive, confident, a good tactician, level-headed and kind.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Not much is known about Jimmy's life before the outbreak. He grew up in the town of Murdoch, outside of Greencole Valley, and was not particularly close to his parents. His father was a religious man who could never accept his son's homosexuality and regularly punished him.

## Post-Apocalypse

At some point following the outbreak, Jimmy killed his zombified parents out of anger for everything that they had put him through. He then took shelter in the basement while the rest of the town was bombed by what little remained of the US military. He quickly realized that he was most likely his town's only survivor. He eventually came across Bart Rhodes and his group, which would evolve into the String Gang once they found Greencole Valley. While they brought Jimmy with them, they often mocked and bullied him for his sexuality.

## Death

### Killed by:

* Ajax *(alive)*

Having already been bitten by the zombified Leyton Jones, Jimmy decides to sacrifice himself by rushing at Ajax during the rescue from Archangel. Jimmy is easily disarmed by Ajax, who plunges his sword into Jimmy's neck and decapitates him.

* Harry Edwards *(zombified)*

## Killed Victims

* Leyton Jones *(alive and zombified)*
* 4 unnamed members of the Church
* 6 unnamed Frontiersmen
* Numerous counts of zombies