Rick Grimes

**Rick Grimes** is the protagonist of The Walking Dead.

## History

### Sleeping Through the Outbreak

   Rick Grimes was a sheriff from King's County, Georgia. During a shootout on September 2nd, 2016, alongside his fellow officer Shane Walsh, Rick was shot and placed into a coma. He was sent to Grady Memorial Hospital where he remained in a coma when the outbreak began. Two weeks into the outbreak, the nurse who had refused to stop caring for him amid all the chaos, became infected. Before falling to her infection, she chose not to risk Rick's health, and threw herself off the roof of the hospital.

### Searching for his Family

Two weeks later, Rick finally awoke from his coma. He was shocked to see the world in its new state. He began searching for his wife Lori, and his son Carl, but they were nowhere to be found. Not even at their home. During his search, Rick was hit over the head with a shovel. When he woke, he was in the care of father-and-son, Morgan and Duane Jones. They knocked him out to make sure he wasn't infected. Morgan told Rick all about the new world, and Operation: Cobalt. Following a tip from Duane, Rick set out to Atlanta, expecting it to be safe, since Operation: Cobalt didn't attack any capital cities. Before leaving, Rick returned to the sheriff's office, where he stocked up on weapons, leaving the rest to Morgan and Duane. Rick was now on his way to Atlanta.

Once in Atlanta, Rick found himself up against an overwhelming amount of zombies. He was shooting as many as he could, until he was saved by Glenn Rhee. Glenn told him not to shoot, as the noise attracts the zombies. Glenn brought Rick back to his camp, where there's a small community of other survivors. Once there, Rick found his wife and son, who he quickly embraced.

### The Camp

Rick became a member of the survivors camp that Lori and Carl were staying at. He learned that his old ally Shane was there as well. He was the one who brought Lori and Carl there, keeping them safe. Rick became friendly with a camper named Dale, who said that Shane had been romantically interested in Lori before Rick got here, and so Rick should watch out. Rick was quick to dismiss it.

A few days after coming to the camp, Rick wanted to thank Glenn for helping him, and offered to go on a run for supplies with him. During their run, Glenn and Rick tested out a theory, that by covering their scent with zombie blood, they would go undetected by the zombies. Much to their surprise, the theory worked. Glenn and Rick proceeded to raid a gun store, but the rain had washed off the blood. They were trapped for some time, until they made the decision to fight their way out. They succeeded, and made it back to camp safely. Rick feared that he had been bitten during the ordeal, but he was fine.

Following the close call at the gun store, and a run-in that Lori had with a zombie, Rick determined that it would be for the best if they all leave this area and set up camp somewhere further away from the city. Shane was heavily against this idea, stating that it would be impossible for the military to find them. Rick said that he wanted to move to keep Lori and Carl safe, which made Shane angry, as he still believed that he had earned Rick's role in Lori and Carl's lives, during Rick's absence. Shane and Rick came to blows, with Shane beating Rick relentlessly. He came dangerously close to using an axe on Rick, before Dale broke up the fight.

Later that night, a zombie attack on the camp leads to the death of Dale and the infection of Jim. Rick locks in his decision to move the camp, and Shane is now on board with the idea.

## Notes

* Rick Grimes was voiced by Hunter Grant in The Walking Dead.

## Related

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