Reece Chambler (Walking Dead)

**Reece Chambler** is a survivor of the Outbreak in *Walking Dead*. He is the adoptive-son of David Chambler, who raised Reece following the death of his mother as she was a good friend of the Chambler Family and did not know where Reece's birth-father was. He is a former student of Macon Academy, a boarding school for troubled teens, where he resided during the beginning of the outbreak with his girlfriend, Cara Ingles, and his best friends, Lewis and Quinn.

After a month of surviving in the school, Lewis appointed himself as leader of the group, despite many of the kids looking up to Reece. When Lewis began to lose it, Reece and a small group of others fled through a horde which had surrounded the school. Lewis began an attempt to take Reece's group out by firing at them from the school's roof which led to most of the group dying, including Quinn, and Cara getting bitten.

## Biography

### Pre-Apocalypse

During Reece's birth, his mother passed away resulting in Reece being an orphan as his father was no where to be found. Before Reece could be put into an adoption agency; his mother's friend, David Chambler, adopted him and raised him as his own before moving back to America when Reece was twelve years old. Due to Reece's nature, David opted to put his son into a boarding school where he could learn responsibility and respect for others.

In the days leading up to the apocalypse, Reece ended up in trouble due to him beating up a teacher who was making strange advances on his girlfriend, and other girls within the school, which led to him facing severe punishment. He begged his father to let him leave but was denied the chance, this left him with a strained opinion of his father and would be the last time he'd ever talk to him.

### *Season One* - *Everything Changes*

On the first day of the apocalypse, the area which Reece was residing in hadn't been overwhelmed with infections yet and thus did not face a large crisis, resulting in a lot of ignorance to what was actually happening. Reece took care of Cara, who had fallen Ill and was worried it was the infection going around right now. He reassured her that it was not and everything would be fine as the news likes to spread fear.

For the next month, while teachers and students fled the school to find their families - Reece and a large group of students stayed in the school and fortified it. Reece cared for Cara until she got better while witnessing Lewis attempt to restore some order to the school. While attempting to fortify the school, the dead attacked and killed several students, a young girl named Annie fled but was attacked by her now undead friend Sarah, while Cara saved her, she received a bad knock, causing her severe head trauma. While the students attempted to treat her, she died causing her brother, Alec, and sister, Paige, to break down and questioned the safety of the school. Reece suggests burying Annie in the morning which everyone agrees too. That night, Reece and Cara have sex for the first time after he promises her he won't ever let anything happen to her. The next day, they go to bury Annie and find out that she has reanimated despite not being bitten. Lewis attempts to put her down with the gun he found but cannot bring himself to do it, instead, Reece steps forward and kills Annie.

Eventually, food started becoming scarce it frightening some of the kids which led to more fear mongering and tension. When a group, which includes Annie's siblings, attempt to flee with some food while Reece, Lewis and Quinn pursue them. After finally catching up to them, Reece asks them to return so everything can be sorted out but Lewis states that they aren't welcome anymore as an example has to be made. Quinn and Lewis begin to argue over this and in the chaos, the kids run resulting in Lewis attempting to gun them down out of panic, Reece stops him allowing Paige to escape, however, two boys have been killed and Alec is mortally wounded. Upon reaching the boy, Reece attempts to comfort him, the boy tells Reece he is a good leader and a good person but Lewis executes him before he can say anything else. As Lewis returns to the school, Reece and Quinn begin to question their loyalties. Upon returning to the school, Cara tells Reece they have to leave which he agrees with.

Over the next few days, a horde builds up around the school, in the chaos, Reece assembles a small group along with some food and medicine to leave with and Quinn comes up with a plan to smear themselves in guts and walk through the horde as he theorises that is how the dead can tell the difference between themselves and the living. They test his plan and it works, they prepare to leave but Lewis stops them and holds them at gunpoint - Reece injures him with the sword he found in the principles office and Lewis flees. Using the sword, Reece cuts open the walker and smears everyone in its guts as they move towards the horde, the dead can't tell they are living and ignore them. Reece then leads them through the crowd in a line but when three boys Nate, Paul and Dom get themselves surrounded and killed, Cara demands Reece try to help but he and Quinn stop her from going back as they need to keep themselves, Jess and Brad alive. As they near the back of the crowd, Quinn is shot in the shoulder by Lewis and devoured by the dead, resulting in Jess panicking and also being devoured. The remaining three drop to the floor. however, Brad is separated from the two which leads to Reece and Cara crawling away from him to avoid the bullets and escape. Finally, the two make it to the back of the crowd but a shot rings out and Reece drags a walker on top of himself and Cara to shield themselves from the spray of bullets. He puts down the walker before the two of them flee the area.

### *Season Two - A New Home*

Following their successful escape from the school, and Lewis, Reece and Cara stop at a gas station to rest and clean themselves. They reflect on the massacre which has happened and Cara begins to cry. Reece comforts her but she winces in pain, she lifts her shirt to find that she has been bitten by the walker which Reece used to shield them from the bullets. Reece attempts to the wound with alcohol in hopes that it might disinfect it. After a few hours, the two make their way through town to find a car to take, Cara assures Reece that it is not his fault and he might have disinfected the wound in time.

Upon finding a car with keys, Reece notices that Cara is beginning to run a fever, he confides in her saying that he doesn't want anything to happen to her, she asks him not to talk about it right now. They get it working before driving towards Reece's hometown which is a couple of hours away. After an hour, Reece is forced to stop the car when he notices a woman fighting a horde of the dead herself, he prepares to drive away but Cara urges him to help her, he gets out and begins to fire on the dead, he shouts to the woman to get in and she does so, albeit, begrudgingly. The woman introduces herself as Michonne and panics when she sees Cara, Reece insist she's fine and there's nothing to worry about.

Continuing along the road, Michonne states they should stop to see if theres any food and medicine in a shopping mall they are passing. Reece initially rejects but Cara insist as she's in a lot of pain. Cara waits in the car to rest while Reece and Michonne head inside, they gather up as much as they can before heading back out. Upon exiting, a shot rings out and hits the wall next to Reece who ducks back inside with Michonne. She looks round and sees a kid with a rifle which Reece recognises as Lewis. Reece notices the car door is open and that either Lewis has Cara or she must have noticed them first and escaped. Lewis calls out to Reece and demands he show himself or he's going to kill Brad. He then reveals that Brad is alive, having returned to the school for forgiveness after failing to escape. Reece then suggests he draws Lewis' attention while she takes out the others, Michonne objects disgusted as she does not want to kill children. Reece reminds her that they won't pay her that same respect. She demands that she be the one to draw their attention then while he takes them out but Reece insist his friend will die if she doesn't step up now, she tells him that she's not killing kids for a boy she barely knows before fleeing to the back of the mall. Reece steps out and surrenders, Lewis greets him and tells him he's coming home to pay for his crimes against their group, Reece objects and tells him he wants no part in Lewis' dictatorship. Lewis tells him if he doesn't step into the car right now, Brad is going to die and it'll be his fault. Out of options, Reece steps into the car, however, Lewis kills Brad anyway but before Reece can do anything, a shot rings out and hits Lewis in the shoulder, Reece and Lewis get into another fight which results in Reece almost killing Lewis by slamming his head off the car but Cara stops him. She tells him to show Lewis mercy but Reece objects and states that he didn't show Brad mercy. Reece prepares to kill Lewis but he stops and lets the kids take Lewis away - not before threatening to kill them if he sees any of them again. Cara and Reece hug before Reece turns to see Michonne on the roof with a rifle, when she returns - she states that she said she wasn't going to kill the kids but they did need stopped. They get back in the car before heading back on the road.

As Cara's condition worsens, Reece and Michonne stop the car to examine her. Michonne suggests setting up camp for the night so Cara can get fresh air. Before going to sleep, Reece and Cara lay together looking at the stars, she tells him he's been a great boyfriend and he's a good person, no matter what anyone says. He begins to cry and so does she, they lay for a while and eventually Cara becomes unresponsive. Her breathing is heavy and Reece begs her to reply, Michonne approaches and tells him he knows what he needs to do. He doesn't reply and she leaves a gun next to him before heading away to give him privacy. He cries and speaks to her, apologising for that has happened, eventually, she lifts her hand and places it in his. Hours pass and Michonne tires of waiting, she heads over to him but hears a gunshot, he cradles her body and cries to himself. Michonne leaves before returning later, she leads him to a grave she has dug for Cara, he hugs her to her shock. They place Cara in the grave before filling it up. As walkers swarm the area, they get back in the car and drive away.

Reece lays on the backseat of the car, thinking about Cara. He remembers their time together in school before remembering times when he and Lewis clashed which resulted in them leaving. He gets himself angrier and angrier before telling Michonne that his family lived in Macon and if their looking for somewhere to go then it might be a start. She eventually agrees and turns the car round to head back.

Reece has several flashbacks to life before the apocalypse. He recalls his adoptive family and his time in the school. Eventually, he and Michonne arrive at his family home but his family are no where to be seen. Michonne asks what all the gas tanks are for, he tells her about his dad's lung cancer. He says they should bunker down here for the night and she agrees. Later, he attempts to leave but she stops him, he tells her he just needs to be alone for now and leaves. He hears shooting coming from down the street but moves in the opposite direction, he manages to dodge a car which drives away from the commotion as well. Eventually, he reaches the schools grounds and manages to get inside, he searches the school and almost kills one of the kids who has fallen asleep on guard duty, but, he recalls Cara's kindness and stops himself as he has no reason to kill them. Eventually, he finds Lewis' room and starts to beat him. For several hours he taunts Lewis but Lewis taunts him back, eventually, Reece drags a weakened Lewis down the hall with a rope round neck and hangs him from the school balcony before leaving. He arrives back at his family home covered in blood from beating Lewis. Michonne doesn't question this and lets him rest.

Several days later, Reece and Michonne move through the woods, now travelling with Sophia. They spot a tired Andrea fleeing from the farm, he and Michonne attempt to walk on but Sophia says he knows the woman and begs them to help. Michonne kills the walkers attacking Andrea who stares at them in shock.

## Appearances

### *Season One* - *Everything Changes* (4/10)

* "*Brave New World*"
* "*28 Days Later*"
* "*Bonds*"
* "*Sacrifice*"

### *Season Two* - *A New Home* (6/10)

* "*Pit Stop*"
* "*Trust*"
* "*Diverged*"
* "*How Its Gotta Be*"
* "*At the End of the World*"
* "*The World Before*"

### *Season Three* - *Lines We Cross* (8/10)

* "Lines We Cross"
* "Always Accountable"
* "Walk With Me"
* "What We Become"
* "The Suicide King"
* "Sanctuary"
* "Stalker"
* "This Sorrowful Life"

### *Season Four* - *Too Far Gone* (6/10)

* "Life Among Them"
* "Indifference"
* "Isolation"
* "Here We Remain"
* "Us"

## Killed Victims

* Annie *(Zombified)*
* Cara Ingles *(Alive; Out of Mercy)*
* Lewis *(Alive)*
* Numerous counts of zombies