Henry Ward (Remake)/Relationships

This page focuses on the relationships of **Henry Ward**.

## Kieron Worth

Not much is known about the relationship between Henry and his estranged half-brother Kieron. It is clear from their brief communications that the brothers have never met in person and have only recently come into contact. It is possible that Henry joined up with the exchange program just to see his brother. Throughout *Season 1: Remake*, Henry rarely mentions his brother, even when the group discuss their families on the train, suggesting that they are not close, and his name is only revealed in *Season 2: Remake*.

## Holly Parker

"*Of all the people I've killed...**I didn't know many of their names**. Who they were. I can't even remember their **faces**. But I know...that when I killed them...I did it for a **reason**. And when I killed that boy, I thought I'd killed him for **a reason**. It was only after...that I realized...**I couldn't think of one**. [...] You once said to me...that when you looked at me, you **didn't see a monster**. What do you see **now?***"
—Henry to Holly during their heart-to-heart[src]

Henry and Holly's relationship began as a platonic acquaintance that strengthened into a true relationship with a deep, nigh-unbreakable bond. Their romance serves as one of the core relationships of the series.

Realizing that Henry is becoming overwhelmed by both leadership and the brutality that he must accept in order to survive, Holly makes repeated attempts to comfort and reassure him, while also seeking peace and understanding for herself. During one of their talks at the front of the train, the two share a kiss. Later, as the group prepares for their evening infiltration into Hopeville, the pair sleep together, knowing that the chances of them making it out alive are slim and both expressing a desire to "feel alive".

Over the course of eight months, trapped within the bounds of Iron Mountain State Forest, their relationship remains somewhat platonic and even tense at times, with Holly wanting to leave and try to find civilization while Henry forces himself, Holly and Emma to stay in the relative safety of the forest. The three of them have a developed a family dynamic, with Henry and Holly sharing the responsibility of caring for the increasingly independent Emma. Once the three of them are thrown into conflict with the Iron Bandits and encounter Drew's group, the spark between Henry and Holly reignites and they finally declare their love for each other, afraid they may not get the chance again.

By the events of "*Divide*", Henry and Holly have become closer than ever before, partly through their large family but primarily due to the strong bond of trust between them. Henry even plans to propose to Holly and cement their relationship for the rest of their lives. However, his plans are upended by a prolonged rough patch after he leaves to investigate a potential threat, despite the promise he made to no longer take unnecessary risks, and remains adamant that he made the right decision even when Holly threatens to leave him over it.

They scarcely talk during the conflict with Delta Force due to both the physical and metaphorical distance between them, only to reconcile shortly before the Battle of AAFB. They finally marry when Holly comes to terms with Henry's protective nature, allowing them both to progress in their lives. In the following years, their relationship grows stronger than ever.

## Emma Goode

"*I'm not a little kid anymore. **I want to be strong**, like you and Justinas,"
"You're already strong, Emma. Only difference...is **now you know**,*"
—Emma and Henry after he teaches her how to shoot[src]

Emma and Henry's relationship has progressed from distant and fearful to her viewing Henry as a mentor and a family figure. Their relationship does not conform to the typical brother-sister or father-daughter bond that some survivors develop, but they are as close as any blood relative.

The two rarely interacted during the first year of the apocalypse due to Emma's attachment to James - as well as due to James' possessive protection over her - but as both of them began to drift away from James their relationship became much more prominent.

Their first profound interaction occurred when Henry taught Emma how to shoot a gun while on their way to Port Collier, a skill that came in handy when Emma stayed behind to protect Jess while the others broke into Hopeville. Emma demonstrates greater bravery after she learns to shoot, even working up the courage to threaten James during their final interaction. It is clear that Emma has come to value her relationship with Henry over the bond she had with James, and even killed Francis herself just so Henry would not have to. Nearly a year later, Emma and Henry remain close, with Henry acting as a cross between a brotherly and a fatherly figure. He obeys her wishes to be more independent by teaching herself how to use a bow and arrow and later allows her to join him on dangerous treks into the wilderness. He has come to trust her with watching his back on supply runs and when facing small groups of walkers.

As the group made their westward march towards "Greencole", Emma and Henry began drifting apart somewhat, most likely as a result of Henry's leadership responsibilities wearing him down combined with Emma's growing physical and emotional maturity. Nonetheless, he remains a constant presence in her life and gave her advice and comfort regarding her puberty. Emma appears slightly troubled by Henry's increasingly violent acts and has started acting coldly towards him as a result. Their relationship repairs over the course of the group's conflict with the Innocents as Henry begins treating her more as an equal than a child.

By the events of "*Divide*", five years after settling Greencole, Emma is considered part of Henry's family, with her calling Kyle her brother and Hope her sister, but her relationship with Henry himself has tarnished, and she has barely spoken to him for two years despite many attempts by Kyle to convince her to "forgive him". Despite all this, Emma does not hesitate to follow Henry into the forest and rescue him from the Frontiersmen.

The tension between them is later revealed to be because of Henry's execution of several violent residents during the awful winter two years prior; Emma's distance from Henry was not due to his actions, but due to the fact that he had refused to give them a second chance, something he had offered to every other faction that had opposed them in the past. She decides to try and forgive him when Henry admits that the peaceful persona he has held for the past two years was nothing more than a mask to hide the violent urges and fighting instincts that he developed while on the road. However, the greatest test to their relationship comes after their battle with James, during which Henry reveals his belief that Jess' child, AJ, was his son, a secret he has kept from everybody. He finally promises to no longer keep secrets from her, no matter how damaging, to which Emma replies that, while she can't forget what he did, she can forgive him.

## Justinas Garin

"*We're getting out of here. **All** of us. [...] Don't you see? **We can't fix this place**. It's rotten. **Right to the core**. And I will not lose **anyone** else. Not to Stoffman. Not to the bandits. Not to anyone. I **can't**...so I'll do **anything** it takes to keep my family safe. **Including you**. [...] Come on, brother. We need you. **I** need you,*"
—Henry tries to convince Justinas to escape Hometown[src]
Henry and Justinas have been shown to be good friends who coordinate and cooperate well on supply runs and when fighting walkers. The duo's friendship was strengthened, albeit grimly, when they both refused to kill the Crying Girl to prevent her reanimating. The pair are seen to look out for one another right from the start, with Justinas being one of Henry's biggest supporters and, as the apocalypse progresses, his most staunch ally, as he believes a soldier should be. He eventually rises to Henry's right-hand-man as Henry begins to drift away from James. By his supposed death in the boathouse fire, Justinas has come to view Henry as a brother-figure and gives him a final salute before being crushed beneath the burning building.

Since their reunion and subsequent escape from Hometown, Henry and Justinas have become as close as brothers, with Justinas filling in James' role as Henry's best friend and brother-figure. Justinas is among those in the group who trusts and endorses all of Henry's decisions and choices, and is usually one of the first to come to his defence.

## Hope Ward

Hope is very close to her father and idolizes him; he affectionately calls her "Little Wolf", a nickname used by her entire extended family. She likes to hear stories from her adoptive aunts and uncles about her father's life in the apocalypse's early days, which he largely refuses to tell her. In her teens, she is often compared to him, and not just physically: she demonstrates the same affinity for the outdoors as her father as well as an interest in old world music and books.

## Ben Appleby

Henry and Ben are good friends who bond over their shared passion for history and academics. Henry considered Ben one of his best friends, alongside James and Alex. Unlike the others in the group, Ben preferred to stay out of important discussions, but Henry always considered his input nontheless.

Henry was emotionally distraut after discovering Ben's suicide note and tried to convince the others to stop the train so they would fetch his body, this being one of the few times that Henry has completely broken down.

Henry was shocked upon seeing an alive Ben at the ski resort and hugged him tight, glad to be reunited with his friend.

## James Cottingham

"*...You came to my **home**. You hurt my **girls**. You **killed** my brother...and you **killed my son**. [...] So I'm gonna show you what **real fear** is...and the only part **I'll hate**...is that I'll only get to **kill you twice!***"
—Henry before his climatic fight with James[src]
James and Henry were close friends and confidants with a brother-like friendship, especially once the apocalypse set in and drove them into brutality. Before the outbreak, the two created their own secret cipher to communicate silently and would talk via this cipher during class. As James continued to suffer further, however, the friendship between the two began to crumble, the first sign of which was James watching jealously as Henry and Holly chatted while the latter stitched up the former's wounds.

After Daniel's death at his hands and the loss of the school, James' mental state began to decline much more noticably, testing his friendship with Henry. The newfound tension between them even led to James briefly aiming his rifle at Henry, which erupted into a brief fight. Afterwards, James tearfully confessed that he spent time in a psychiatric ward as a child. Their relationship finally came to an end when James left Henry to dangle over a walker-infested pool of water during the Battle of the Boathouse.

## Jess Black

Henry and Jess appear to have a good friendship. However, Henry secretly holds an affection and admiration for Jess, as shown by his visible discomfort when Jess was comforted by her boyfriend and Henry's friend, Alex. Four months after the outbreak, it is clear that their friendship has strengthed, with Henry being the person that Jess confided in by revealing she was pregnant.

## Alex Sutton

"*I could **kill you**. I **should**. For **Daniel**. For **all of us**. I'd be doing Jess a fucking favour! [...] But I won't. **I won't!** You wanna know why? It's not because I **pity** you. Not because I **understand** you. Or even because it fucking **terrifies** me to think how far I would go to make it hurt. No. It's because something like that could be what tears this group apart for good. So you will keep your **fucking mouth shut**, understand? Daniel's death was **your fault**. And if anyone else I care about gets hurt...or **dies**...it will be **because of you**,*"
—Henry threatens Alex upon learning his secret[src]

Not much has yet been shown about the friendship between Henry and Alex. It can be assumed that they are good friends due to growing up together, but they do not have the closeness that Henry shares with James. It is possible that Henry holds some resentment and jealousy towards Alex due to his attraction to Alex's girlfriend, Jess.

Their relationship becomes extremely hostile once Alex reveals that the loss of the school was ultimately his fault and Henry threatens to kill him. Although Henry agrees to keep his secret, he reiterates that he is only doing so as exposing Alex's role could tear the group apart for good.

## Sarah Terringham

Henry and Sarah have a good friendship and are noted for working well together. Sarah has demonstrated herself to be a strong ally to Henry and consistantly supports his decisions and viewpoints, such as it being necessary for Andre to die before the group escapes the farm.

There are hints that the two are in a casual relationship, first evidenced by their kiss while killing walkers on the farm; however, Henry was also surprised by the kiss.

Henry was devastated by Sarah's death, but mustered the courage to carry out her last request: putting her down before she had the chance to reanimate.

## Aaron Bailey

Although Henry and Aaron aren't shown to interact much in the first half of *Season 1*, it is repeatedly shown they have a good friendship and this grows stronger in the second half. From the get-go, Aaron respected Henry's position as leader but was more than happy to point out flaws in his leadership style, which Henry appreciated. As James started to distance himself from Henry, Aaron became more and more like his right-hand man and his primary advisor.

## Daniel Miller

Henry and Daniel are never seen to interact. However, it is clear that Henry cares for Daniel's safety and was horrified when James killed him.

## Liam

Henry and Liam have a positive relationship. It was Henry's executive decision as leader of the group that allowed Liam to accompany them on the journey to Port Collier.

## Andre

"*You're not **men**. You're not even **human**. You're **monsters**. **Monsters!** The dead don't play games. The dead don't scheme. The dead just...**eat**. And **rot**. You...you've schemed. You've lied. You said it yourself...**you would have done this to anyone**. No more. **No more!***"
—Henry's final words to Andre before killing him[src]

Initially, when Henry first arrives at the farm, Andre acted very kindly towards him, reassuring him many times
about the safety of the farm for his entire group. Their relationship remained on friendly terms until Henry discovered the cannibalistic behavior of the Family, thus gravely severing any kind of friendship they had. In order to protect both his group and other survivors from the Family's terror, Henry made the mental sacrifice and took Andre's life.

## Matthew Mitchell

Matthew is seen being kind and understanding towards Henry, striking up a friendly conversation with him on the way to the farm. However, their relationship starts to deteriorate as Henry has his suspicions of the Family being up to no good.

## Francis

"***Don't** hurt my friends!*"
—Henry comes to Shadowman's aid against Francis[src]

## Drew Stanton

"*What's the **worse thing** you've ever done?"
"I don't know...deny my daughter, right from the start. What about you?"
"**Live**. When so many people...**good** people, **normal** people...I **lived**. When so many people, who should've...**didn't**,*"
—Henry and Drew's heart-to-heart[src]

Henry and Drew have a positive relationship born from their alliance to escape Hometown. Despite the two of them fighting when they first met, as well as their vastly different personalities, Henry agreed to help Drew and his group escape Hometown out of gratitude for them keeping Holly and Emma safe. Drew later returned the favour when he ordered his people to help carry a badly injured Henry out of Hometown. Their alliance continues out of their shared animosity towards William Carter, to the point that Henry invites Drew and his group to join him, Holly, Justinas and Emma in their westward search for Greencole. Although Drew initially refuses, he comes to reevaluate his choice once he realizes that his group respects Henry more as a leader than they do him.

Nine months on from their respective groups' union and the beginning of their journey west, Drew and Henry have become good friends and cohesive allies.

## Becky Grace

Henry and Becky have formed a good friendship. Despite barely knowing one another, they have trusted each other with major decisions on a few occasions, including Becky entrusting the naming of her daughter to Henry. Becky's confidence in Henry's leadership led her to convince Drew to finally follow Henry across the mountains to Greencole.

## Carl McKenzie

"*I **know** that you know me. I'm not here to **hurt you...Carl**. [...] We need your help. **Bad people** are coming. They're gonna **kill us**. And when they're done with us...they're gonna come for **you**. They're gonna **burn** your woods...take her away from you...chain you...**hurt** you...if you're in there...and I **know** you are...**we need you**,*"
—Henry appeals to the "Carldweller"[src]

## David

David and Henry are close friends and trusted allies. As somewhat of a moral compass in the group, David's words carry a lot of weight and have swayed Henry's opinion on several occasions. Outside of what Henry has grown to consider "family" - i.e. the other surviving members of the Clarkson Survivors - David can be considered Henry's best friend.

## William Carter

Henry and William are bitter enemies despite their brief interaction. Henry wholly blames William and his bandits for breaking apart his group, and holds no moral qualms when it comes to killing William's people, nor William himself when the time eventually comes.

## Albert

"*Do you...have **any idea**...what you've started?"
"I know what I've **finished**,*"
—Albert and Henry's last exchange[src]
Albert and Henry had a neutral relationship, born from a brief alliance between Henry and Albert's group in order to escape from the bandits. Albert honoured his word in helping Henry escape the camp in exchange for Henry setting Albert and his group free. However, their relationship briefly turned hostile when Albert attempted to rob Henry during their escape, but returned to neutral when Albert eventually refused to do so.

## Boy

Henry and Boy have a good relationship. Although initially fearful of the dog, Henry grows to adore Boy, even sharing food with him at his own cost. Boy is completely loyal to Henry, viewing him as his "alpha".

## Stoffman

"*You better pull that trigger, cause if you **don't** then you'll soon be seeing **my knife** against your throat. **And I won't fucking hesitate**,*"
—Henry threatens Stoffman[src]
Henry held a mostly neutral view towards Stoffman for the three months he spent at Hometown, only for their relationship to descend into hostility shortly before the Second Hometown Uprising. Although Henry believed that Stoffman's authoritarian style of leadership and the community's rank system were not ideal, he rationalised that this is what the new world truly needed. However, upon discovering Stoffman's lies and machinations he completely turned against him and dedicated himself to bringing Stoffman down, first peacefully by leaking the security footage of Stoffman's sabotage and then through violence by drawing the walker herd to Hometown. Although Stoffman did not survive the second uprising, he left a permanent mark on Henry in the form of three deep wounds on his face.

## Bart Rhodes

"***I'm gonna kill you**. [...] **You're** the weak one. **Fear** is your weapon. **You're a coward**. [...] Yeah. [...] I'm...**I'm gonna kill you**. I'm gonna make you **suffer**. I'm gonna make it **hurt**. Nothing...**NOTHING!**...can stop what's coming. **You're already dead**, understand? **Run. Hide. Beg. Pray.** Cause **nothing**, not your **army**, not your **walls**, not your great big mad attack dog can **save you**! Nothing can save you...**from me**,*"
—A brutally beaten Henry defiantly threatens Bart Rhodes[src]
Henry and Bart are bitter enemies despite being called "two sides of the same coin". There are similarities between the two men, such as being unfazed by violence to further their own goals as well as a similar origins; otherwise, however, the two could not be more dissimilar. Although Bart expressed that he respected Henry for his defiance, he nonetheless was willing to torture Henry and randomly slaughter his group just to demonstrate his own strength.

## Gideon

*To be added...*

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