Rick Grimes

### Occupation

King County Sheriff's Deputy (Pre-Apocalypse)Leader of the Atlanta Survivor Group (Post-Apocalypse)

Former Constable for the Alexandria Safe-Zone (Post-Apocalypse)

Leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone (Post-Apocalypse)

Co-Leader of the Militia (Post-Apocalypse)

### Family

Lori Grimes - Former Wife (Deceased)Carl Grimes - Son (Deceased)

Judith Grimes - Adopted Daughter

Michonne - Girlfriend

### Ethnicity

Caucasian-American

**Rick Grimes** is the protagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's *The Walking Dead*. He is a former sheriff deputy who was shot in the line of duty and fell into a coma, only to awaken and find himself in the midst of the apocalypse. He travels to Atlanta, Georgia, in search of his wife, Lori, and his son, Carl, who have traveled to Atlanta with his best friend, Shane Walsh. After reuniting with his family, along with discovering a group of survivors, he gradually becomes the de-facto leader in their search of a safe haven. He is the current leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone and one of the four co-leaders of the Militia along with Maggie Rhee, Ezekiel and Cyndie.

## Pre-Apocalypse

### King County, Georgia

Rick was born in the early 1970's, and grew up in Georgia, he experienced a decent childhood, and thus held a close relationship with his parents whom both had a strong influence upon him growing up. His father was a noble individual whom beared a profound wisdom, where he instilled a strong moral code of honour and bravery onto his son,[2] and his mother frequently recited him the folklore story of *‘The Stone in The Road’*.[3] He also became greatly inspired by the old war-time tales of his late grandfather, whom served during the Second World War.[4]

He grew up alongside his closest friend Shane Walsh, where the two developed a strong bond together to the point where the pair came to view each other as 'brothers'. Throughout high school, Rick acted as the more disciplined of the pair and thus experienced very few short-lived relationships with girls, in contrast to Shane whom had many conquests.[5] Academically, Rick and Shane studied at college together for police administration where they eventually graduated and became employed deputies stationed at the King County Sheriff's Department, with Shane assigned as his partner.[6]

As a young adult, Rick later met a woman named Lori, where the two eventually fell in love with each other and became married where together they had a son named Carl; the trio lived together as a typical family in a single-story house located in King County, Georgia, where Shane became a close friend of the family. Rick acted as the main financial provider of the family, serving a dutiful career in the police force, whereas Lori worked as a housewife. (Photographs depict the three of them going on several family trips together.)[7]

Over time however, Rick and Lori's marriage became increasingly strained due to Rick constantly distancing himself from her, as he generally hesitated to express his feeling regarding their marital issues and thus Rick instead opted to absorb himself through his work. This nature led to various cracks in their relationship, which resulted in harsh words directed from Lori, who once questioned whether Rick cared about his family in the presence of their son.[6]

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Rick has killed:

* Leon Basset *(Zombified)*
* Hannah *(Zombified)*
* Summer *(Zombified)*
* Sophia Peletier *(Zombified)*
* Dave
* Tony
* Shane Walsh *(Alive)*
* Tomas
* Oscar *(Indirectly Caused)*
* Erin *(Zombified)*
* Charlie *(Zombified)*
* The Piglets *(Caused)*
* Lou *(Alive)*
* Joe
* Dan
* Alex *(Caused)*
* Terminus Butcher 1 *(Alive)*
* Terminus Butcher 2
* Crazed Man *(Caused)*
* Mike
* Albert
* Gareth
* Bob Lamson
* Pete Anderson
* Carter *(Out of Mercy)*
* Tommy *(Before Reanimation)*
* Blond Wolf
* Ethan
* Gabe *(Before Reanimaton)*
* Primo
* Jiro
* Abraham Ford *(Indirectly Caused)*
* Spencer Monroe *(Zombified)*
* Tough Grizzled Savior *(Caused)*
* Gordon *(Caused, Zombified)*
* Red Haired Savior *(Caused, Zombified)*
* Gracie's Father
* Yago
* Evan *(Caused)*
* Reilly
* Lance *(Alongside his fellow Militia Members)*
* 4 unnamed Woodbury soldiers *(3 Alive and 1 Zombified)*
* 1 unnamed Prison newcomer *(Before Reanimation)*
* 6 unnamed Terminus residents *(Caused and Direct)*
* 5 unnamed Wolves *(4 Alive and 1 Zombified)*
* 22 unnamed Saviors *(21 Direct, 1 Caused)*
* 21 unnamed Scavengers *(4 Alive, 17 Zombified)*
* 2 unnamed Alexandria residents *(Before Reanimation)*
* 1 unnamed Hilltop resident *(Zombified)*
* Numerous counts of zombies