Frank Bowers

*"Don't know why, but this reminds me of fishing with my dad. We used to sit for hours and hours for nothing. Not a single bite."*
― Frank reminiscing about the past.[src]
Frank Bowers is a member of the School Group and a secondary character in Season 1.

## Personality

Frank is a kind-hearted and caring person. He is good at taking down the infected due to his strength.

## Appearances

### Season 1

#### "Pilot"

Frank is first seen helping Joely barricade the canteen doors. He later argues with Cain that they should stay at the school and not risk their lives trying to escape. When Blake and Charlie shut the gates, he and Joely help take them to safety.

#### "Take it Back"

Frank and Cain go and distract the group of infected so that Blake and Joely can go to the nurse's office. On the way, they manage to take down a large number of the dead and when they return to find that Blake and Joely are not there, Frank decides to go look for them. Cain, however, refuses and Frank is instead joined by Claire. The two of them then take down the infected blocking the door to the nurse's office and bring Blake and Joely back with the supplies.

#### "Keep Pushing Forward"

Frank helps clear the last building in the school of infected and helps Blake burn the bodies. Later that night, Frank wonders whether they are the last people alive, but is shut down by Cain.

#### "A Safe Place"

Frank goes with Blake, Joely, and Cain to the supermarket to find food. He is captured and knocked out by Tony. When he awakes, he and Joely are saved by Blake and Cain and they return to the school. Frank is the one who manages to capture Tim.

#### "Trouble Afoot"

Frank and Charlie drag the bodies of thebandits out to the field. When Frank asks why they aren't burying them, Charlie tells him that if he " want[s] to spend hours digging graves for these pieces of shit, go right ahead." Unbeknownst to them, the smoke from the fire attracts a large herd of infected to the school. When the herd is later drawn away by Blake and Joely, he agrees that Blake was right about there being another way to handle it other than running. Frank is later seen welcoming the two back into the school.

#### "What You Have To Do"

After Blake's supposed death, Frank joins Joely at his makeshift grave, telling her that Blake "wouldn't want to see [her] like this" and that the best thing they can do now is to "live up to what he saw in this place."

Later, Joely and Charlie confront Frank and confess their suspicions that Cain had something to do with Blake's death. After some resistance, Frank gives in and tells them that he agrees with them, saying that he didn't want everyone to fight amongst themselves.

In the common room, Frank and Joely announce their plans to recover Blake's body from the supermarket, to which Cain immediately tells them "no". The whole group then confront Cain and when he snaps, choking Claire, Frank is one of the people who try to get him off her, but it is the newly returned Blake who actually manages to do so. Later that night, Frank and Charlie encourage Blake to talk to Joely.

#### "What We Are"

When discussing what to do with Cain, Frank is disgusted by the idea of executing him, preferring to not have a say in the matter at all. He later talks with Maeve about his relationship with his father, revealing that they used to go fishing together. When Blake and Joely go out to the Cottons' house, Joely asks him to watch over Cain and Tim. With his back turned on the door, Cain, who managed to escape, springs out, biting Frank on the neck and tearing a chunk out, killing him, but not before he can inform Blake and the others about Maeve's kidnapping.

### Season 2

#### "Are We Okay?" (*Hallucination*)

While looting a shop, Frank appears before Maeve as a hallucination, clutching at his throat.

## Relationships

### Joely

Prior to the apocalypse, Joely tutored Frank on maths. During this, the two became friends and built a level of trust. This continued after the end of the world, with Frank showing support for her and Blake's growing relationship. After his death, Joely is visibly devastated and gives a short speech commemorating him.

### Cain

Cain and Frank argued frequently at the beginning. They disagreed on whether they should stay at the school and had conflicting opinions. After Blake's supposed death, Frank secretly suspected Cain's involvement, though he kept it to himself to prevent "fighting amongst ourselves."

### Blake

Frank agreed with Blake's idea to stay at the school and later confirms that he was right. Though they didn't really know each other much prior to the outbreak, they seemed to have formed a good relationship. Throughout the first season, a good amount of trust was formed between the two. After his death, Blake blames himself and demands justice.

### Charlie

After their initial meeting, Charlie and Frank appear to form a strong friendship, with the two of them sharing jokes at Blake's expense. When he is killed, Charlie is visibly distraught and cannot bear to look at Frank's body. At his funeral, Charlie remains a few moments longer, patting his grave solemnly.

### Maeve

Though the two do not interact much, Frank appears supportive of Maeve. He opens up to her about his father and confesses that he misses him. When he is killed, Frank chooses to use his last moments to tell the group that Cain has taken her.

## Killed By:

* Cain Fletcher

While guarding Cain and having a conversation with Maeve, Frank is ambushed. Cain tears out a chunk of flesh from his neck and leaves him to bleed out. Before he dies, however, he manages to utter Maeve's name, telling the others that she has been kidnapped by Cain.

## Trivia

* Frank is the first member of the School Group to die.
	+ His death can also be considered the first major death in the show.