Shane Walsh

*Shane Walsh* is a main character and Deuteragonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in The Walking Dead. He is first encountered in the series pilot, "Days Gone Bye".

## Pre-Apocalypse

### Cynthiana, Kentucky

Before the outbreak, both Rick and Shane were stuck in a firefight with a few criminals. Rick, unfortunately, ended up getting shot in the incident, with Shane killing one while the other man escaped.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 1

#### Our Horrific Adventures

Shane is first seen again as he walks up to Glenn, asking him how the run went. As the survivors tell Shane of a new survivor, he is shocked to see Rick emerge from behind the van. He watches as Lori and Carl embrace him, smiling as Rick makes eye contact with him. He walks up to him, and tells him how good it is to see him. Later that night, Shane downplays Rick's appreciation for saving his family, and after the two discuss the weapons Rick took and what they had, has a confrontation with Ed Peletier who is burning a big log, causing a bright light from the fire.

The next day, after bringing water to the camp, he rushes into the woods with several others after Jacqui flees, screaming about a roamer in them. He beats it, before raising his shotgun at the bushes, accidentally aiming at Daryl. He is the one to inform Daryl of Merle's status, and is forced to put him in a choke hold as he attacks Rick, who he blames for his brother being stuck.

He is later seen arguing with Rick about leaving for Merle, but relents when he realizes they can get more guns. He gives Rick one last bullet for his revolver before Rick departs. Shane is last seen laughing with Lori as Rick and the others leave the camp.

#### Inner City Blues

Shane is first seen walking up to Morales, who is eating, asking him if he'd like to go hunting with him. In the woods, Shane and Morales walk through quietly, as thunder overhead alerts them. Morales tells Shane that Rick really helped them out of that situation yesterday, and he can’t believe he didn’t make the connection based on their talks. Shane lightly brushes it off, and attempts to focus on the hunt, though Morales tells him he’s been meaning to tell him about something that happened earlier. Before Morales can, Shane stops him, and the two spot a Roamer, eating a fox. Shane notices it doesn’t even see them, and Morales asks if they should get the fox away from it, and wonders if it would even be safe to eat.

The two return back after Dale saved Donna from a stray roamer, and Shane rushes to comfort a shaken Lori, who confides in him. After realizing how close the two are, Lori awkwardly backs away, while leaving Shane confused. Shane is later spotted by Morales in camp, who tells him about what he wanted to talk about earlier. As it begins to rain, Lori is standing outside the camp ground, looking towards the city. Shane walks up behind her, and tries to console Lori, saying that Rick will be fine. He tells her to come back to the camp, and that he will keep her company as he gets closer towards her. Lori refuses Shane and tells him that he needs to stop trying to make advances at her since Rick is back. Shane says, "But what about that night when we - on the road down here?" Lori, her back to Shane, says, "That night was a mistake."

Shane, upon witnessing Ed slap Carol, and still seething over his confrontation with Lori, pulls Ed away from Carol and proceeds to beat him to a bloody pulp. As the camp reacts in shock and horror, Shane continues to beat him before finally stopping. Shane warns Ed that if he lays another finger on Carol or anyone else in the camp, he will beat him to death. He then leaves Carol to tend to her battered boyfriend on the floor, while the members of the camp watch Shane walk away in horror.

#### A Matter of Time

Shane sits up on top of the RV at night, watching before Rick startles him. He calms down, and the two begin talking about moving camp, which Shane declines, as he believes the government may still come and help. The two get into it a little, with Shane refusing to entertain the idea. They begin to discuss Ed before Dale comes out, yelling at them to be quiet.

A few weeks later, Shane and Rick watch as most of the group practices their shooting. Shane tells everyone how he is proud of their progress, and declares they should hopefully be capable to defend themselves now. After arriving back to camp, he lets Rick know they need wood for the campfire. The two, along with Dale, begin chopping wood outside of camp, talking to each other. As Shane tries to take another turn later, Dale says they should be fine, to which Rick asks if he's sure. Shane suddenly lashes out, telling him to give it a rest and that they don’t need to move the camp, before storming off. As the three arrive back to camp, Jim is spotted digging holes in the camp.

Shane attempts to stop Jim peacefully, but Jim refuses to stop, and tries to swing his shovel at Shane. Shane dodges it, and easily tackles him, subduing him. He later ties Jim to a tree, and tells him he's keeping him there until he no longer thinks he's a threat. Shane begins to discuss what to do with him, Daryl informs the group they need to hunt, which Rick agrees to help with. After Rick leaves, Lori pulls Shane to the side, and talks to him, apologizing for what he said a few weeks ago, and ends with Lori hugging him.

At the camp, Lori sits next to Shane, before Rick arrives back, sitting in between the two. Shane recounts how he visited rick in the Hospital, and how he attempted to keep him safe before needing to leave. He later mentions finding Carol on the road with her family, before finding the camp. After Amy is bit, Shane reacts immediately, killing the roamer that bit her. He, along with the others, begin killing the roamers swarming the camp, Shane taking charge and ordering people around. As Jim beats the roamer, Shane walks up to him as he continues, and tells him to stop, and that it's over.

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Shane has killed:

* Unnamed Criminal 1
* Reggie (Zombified)
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Appearances

### The Walking Dead

#### Season 1

* Days Gone Bye
* Our Horrific Adventures
* Inner City Blues
* A Matter of Time

## Trivia

* Shane and Rick are concurrently the first characters in the Series to be introduced.
* Shane is the first person in the series to kill another person.