Carl Grimes

**Carl Grimes** is a main character in The Walking Dead. He is the son of Rick and Lori.

## Pre-Apocalypse

### Cynthiana, Kentucky

Not much is known about Carl's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he lived with his parents, Rick and Lori Grimes and presumably attended elementary school. Shortly before the plague hit, Carl's father, who was a police officer, was shot in the line of duty and fell into a coma.

## Post-Apocalypse

Carl, along with his mother Lori, leave their home in Cynthiana, Kentucky in attempt to head towards Atlanta, Georgia, lead by Shane Walsh. The three do not enter the city, and opt to start a camp outside of the city along with a few other survivors.

### Season 1

#### Our Horrific Adventures

Carl is first seen watching the reunions that occur as the small runner's group returns back to the camp. He appears sad, and is comforted by his mother. When Rick is revealed to the group, Carl is the first of the two to notice, and runs toward his father, shouting "Dad!" in shock and joy. The family embraces as Shane Walsh watches on. That night at the camp fire, he mentions to his father that Shane had told him Rick died in the hospital. He sleeps in the tent as Rick and Lori talk outside of it after everyone has gone to sleep.

Carl, along with Sophia, are rush out of the woods along with Jacqui, after the two stumbled a roamer eating a deer. He is later seen backing up his father, who attempts discuss going back to the city to Lori.

#### Inner City Blues

Carl rushes past his mother on his way to play with Sophia, and is stopped by her. She tells him she'll be at the creek washing clothes, and to listen to Allen while she is gone. She is informed by Donna that Andrea and Amy will instead be watching them, as Carl rushes off while they begin to talk. Carl and Sophia play together, while Andrea and Amy talk behind them. A quiet Sophia looks towards Carl, and asks him if he thinks her daddy will come back too. Carl asks her “Ain’t your daddy dead?”, which Sophia confirms, but that his dad came back. Carl tells her his was just sick, and they had to leave him. Sophia quietly says oh, and wishes her dad would come back, and that she doesn’t like her new one. The two later rush towards their mothers after Donna has a close call with a Roamer. Carl later watches as Shane beats Ed Peletier in front of the group, the only kid of the group to not have anyone to shield his eyes or divert his attention.

#### A Matter of Time

Carl is first seen with the other children, playing with Sophia, as Rick asks him if he's ready. He excitedly tells Sophia he's going to shoot, and rushes off to find his gun. Rick watches as Carl shoots, and praises him. Carl asks if this means he’ll carry a gun now, and Rick confirms he will, and tells the group he’ll allow Carl to have his own gun, but asks for help watching him, and to alert him if he doesn’t keep it holstered.

Later on, after watching the Jim outburst, and being curious, walks up the man, and frees him. He tells him he should be able to eat with them, to which Jim thanks him, before noticing him looking toward the woods. Jim tells him not to worry, and that he knows his father is strong, and he’ll return okay. He walks back with Jim, to the shock of Lori. At the campfire, Carl sits between Lori and Carol, and after the camp is swarmed, follows Lori, the other moms and children, as they attempt to flee. Lori fumbles her gun as she tries to draw it to kill a roamer, and falls to the ground trying to pick it back up, but is saved by Carl, using the gun Rick allowed him to keep on him.

## Mentions

### Season 1

#### Days Gone Bye

Carl is mentioned several times by Rick. First in the police car to Shane before the shoot-out with the criminals. He is next mentioned by a frantic Rick, who explores their home, and appears in photographs around the house. As Rick is knocked out by Duane Jones, deliriously, Rick believes his son was the one to hit him. Rick talks about Carl with Morgan Jones afterwards, and is one of Rick's motivations for going towards the city.

#### City of the Damned

Carl is mentioned by Rick to Merle Dixon after he knocks him out, telling him "All I am anymore is a man looking for his wife and son." He later breaks down briefly, as Glenn informs Rick that a lot of the roamers they are fighting are people that tried to flee towards the city.

## Relationships

### Rick Grimes

As his son, Rick completely loves Carl and does whatever is necessary to protect him.

### Lori Grimes

Lori's firstborn child and only son, she was fiercely protective of him

### Shane Walsh

Shane and Carl have a good friendship in their days in The Atlanta survivor camp, with Shane trying to be a sort of father figure for Carl.

### Sophia

Sophia and Carl seem to have a good friendship, and are often seen together in camp.

## Appearances

### The Walking Dead

#### Season 1

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