Morales

**Morales** is a supporting character, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in The Walking Dead.

## Pre-Apocalypse

### Birmingham, Alabama

Nothing is known about Morales' life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he lived in Birmingham with his wife, his son Louis, and his daughter Eliza.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 1

#### City of the Damned

Morales is first seen inside the building the survivors are stuck in, and calms down an upset Jacqui along with T-Dog from pointing a gun at Rick Grimes's head. The group is then alerted to Merle Dixon's gunshots above. He and T-Dog criticize Merle, and a fight breaks out soon between Merle and T-Dog. Morales steps back, and watches as Merle pulls a gun.

Morales has a conversation with Rick, telling him about the lack of a refugee center and the larger group that is camped out outside of Atlanta. Morales later goes down to the basement and sewer with the rest of the group, though their plan to exit the sewer is halted over the presence of Roamers in the sewer. Back on the roof, Morales suggests just powering through the dead, but is quickly shot down by Jacqui.

During the next escape attempt, Morales is tasked with shooting roamers from the roof, clearing dead out of the way from Rick and Glenn, while also drawing their attention towards him. He also shoots a car window, to create further sound distractions. He eventually runs out of ammo, asking Merle if there's anymore, to which Merle replies there isn't. Morales is forced to warn Rick and Glenn, who now have to run as Roamers began to attract towards them. Morales rushes off the roof with his bags, and safely makes it inside the cube van after Rick pulls up.

#### Our Horrific Adventures

Morales is first seen talking to Rick in the van on the way to the camp. He advises him not to dwell on Merle's abandonment, claiming that nobody will miss him, except for his brother, Daryl. They return to the survivors' camp, and is greeted by Dale, who is happy to see him, before reuniting with his wife Miranda and children Louis and Eliza. When Glenn makes mention of a new guy, Morales informs Shane that he is a police officer, and calls for Rick to come out and greet everyone. He is present for the Grimes family reunion. When Rick and the others debate on how to break the news of Merle's abandonment to his brother Daryl, Morales says they must tell him what happened.

The next day, he is seen stripping the red Mustang down for parts along with Dale and Jim. He is one of the survivors to attack the roamer that Jacqui alerted the survivors of in the woods. He is later seen, along with Orlando and Allen, as the three listen in on Ed Peletier screaming at Carol in their tent. Orlando attempts to take action, but Ed exits, and diverts attention away from the tent. Morales and Allen look on, as Morales mentions he’s not sure he can handle this anymore.

#### Inner City Blues

Morales is first seen in camp, eating from a can of beans as Shane walks up to him, who asks him to go hunting with him. He agrees, and the two set off for the woods. The two walk together quietly, before thunder interrupts them. Morales finally speaks up, telling Shane how helpful Rick was to them escaping the city, and that he couldn't believe he failed to make the connection with who he was. Shane tries to brush it off, but Morales continues, and attempts to tell him about Ed's abuse before the two come across a Roamer eating a fox. Morales asks if they should try to get the fox away from it, and if it would be safe to eat.

Morales, along with Shane, return back to camp right after Dale saves Donna from a stray Roamer. Allen asks for his help to move the Roamer into the woods, away from the camp. Later that day, he walks up towards Orlando, who is covering what remains of the Mustang. Orlando asks him about Jim, and the two talk about the man for a moment. Morales spots Shane walking after this, and quickly catches up to him, telling him he wants to talk to him about what he mentioned earlier. He is later seen watching Shane beat Ed, Morales being one of the few who isn't seen in shock or fear, and is even smirking and nodding along as Shane threatens him further.

#### A Matter of Time

Morales is first seen helping to coach his wife while the group practices their shooting. The two are later seen walking back to camp together, with their two kids rushing ahead of them. He is seen entering to camp with his wife, the two going off to their tent. Later on, he is seen working on modifying the campfire, while Anna and his children play around him.

He is one of the men who go to confront Jim as to why he is digging holes. He sits back and watches as Shane talks to him, and steps back to be next to Miranda who is visibly concerned. After Jim is tied to a tree, he is one of the few men who discuss what to do with him. Morales defends Jim, saying he’s always been off, but doesn’t feel like a threat. Later, as the sun begins to set, he calls T-Dog over to show him the modifications made to the campfire.

Morales is the first to welcome Jim back into the group after Carl frees him, with most of the group unsure how to react to him after his earlier incident. He also asks Dale why he still winds his wristwatch every day, before Rick returns to the group. As the group share their backstories, he mentions that they were from Birmingham, and came here for vacation. As the camp is overrun, he, along with Allen, help provide cover for the mothers to escort the children away from the danger. He runs out of ammo, and switches to a bat, saving Orlando's life. He is shown as one of the more capable survivors, and helps kill off the roamers swarming the camp. He holds his wife after Jim kills the last roamer, while the group processes what happened.

## Relationships

### Miranda Morales

Miranda and Morales seem to have a stable, loving marriage. He quickly went to embrace her upon returning to camp, and sat close together during a campfire.

### Eliza Morales

Eliza loves her father very much this is shown when Morales returned from Atlanta, Eliza was over joyed and quickly ran into her fathers arms hugging him tightly.

### Louis Morales

Louis loves his father very much this is shown when Morales returned from Atlanta, Louis was over joyed and quickly ran into his fathers arms hugging him tightly.

### T-Dog

T-Dog and Morales had a good friendship, once Merle and T-Dog got into a fight Morales tried to intervene but got elbowed in the stomach. Morales helped drag him away along with Jacqui and Andrea.

### Rick Grimes

Morales and Rick seem to strike up a friendship while trapped inside the building. The two talk, with Morales referring to Rick as "Officer Friendly" over Rick's outfit.

## Appearances

### The Walking Dead

#### Season 1

* City of the Damned
* Our Horrific Adventures
* Inner City Blues
* A Matter of Time

## Trivia

* Though he isn't credited as a main character, Morales is presented as one of the leaders of the group.