Hershel Greene (DoTWD)

―Hershel to Lee.[src]

**Hershel Greene** is a survivor of the outbreak in Telltale's *The Walking Dead* as well as a one-off character in JunoBox's *Dawn of The Walking Dead*. He owns a farm outside of Atlanta which he tends to and helps Lee and his three kids when they arrive with his son, Shawn Greene. The story shows an alternative version of some of his actions during the beginning of the outbreak prior to the original Comic Series.

## Overview

Hershel is a strict, well-mannered, stubborn, and stern man. He is a caring family man who always wants the best for them. He is kind enough to allow Lee, Clementine, Rachel and Travis to stay seeing all the chaos going on and helps patch up Lee's wound. Though Hershel underplays the severity of the outbreak, he still allows Shawn to fortify the fence. When talking with Lee, he bombards him with many questions, which Lee does try and tell him the truth. Hershel is shown to be quite smart and astute. Off-screen during "Rock and a Hard Place", Hershel will give Lee wise words about being honest with strangers since trusting them might be a necessity if things don't get better. After Shawn is killed by walkers, Hershel loses it and yell at Kenny for letting his son die. Though Lee and Travis tried to save Shawn, and Hershel is grateful towards them, he still kicks them all out of the farm and left to grieve for his son.

## Pre-Apocalypse

### Greene Family Farm

Little is known about Hershel's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he was born in 1954. He was a former veterinarian, and he was a family man who owned a farm that has been in his family for generations. His oldest son, Shawn, also appeared in the original Telltale Series as well as the fanfic. In the weeks before the outbreak, Hershel repeatedly asked Shawn to take the gathered wood pile to the dump, but Shawn never got around to it.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season One

#### "A New Day"

Hershel is first seen after Shawn brings Lee, Clementine, Rachel and Travis to his father's farm; Hershel tells Lee that they can stay in the barn for the night with the other family. After hearing the story Lee gives Shawn about how Lee knows the three kids, Hershel asks them if they know Lee. Despite only meeting him that evening, they all say yes. Hershel notices Lee's injured leg and offers to patch it up. While applying the bandage, Hershel asks about Lee's injury and Lee sticks as close as possible to the truth, essentially lying by omission. Shawn then tells Hershel they need to barricade the fence. Hershel immediately agrees.

The next morning, Shawn, Duck, Rachel and Lee help barricade and reinforce the fence. After helping with the fence, Lee finds Hershel in the barn. If Lee lied to Hershel, he will have picked up on the contradictions in his story, and will tell him to become a better liar, but no matter what he implores him to trust in the honesty of strangers because it will be important for survival in the times ahead. Immediately a scream is heard and Hershel rushes to get his gun, while Lee goes and sees what is going on. By the fence, the tractor is on top of Shawn with walkers trying to get him, while the other tries to get Duck. Duck survives and Shawn is killed by the walkers. Hershel kills the walkers and rushes to Shawn. Lee and Travis attempt to save Shawn after rescuing Duck, and Shawn tells Hershel this before he dies. Furious at the loss of his son, Hershel lashes out at Kenny. Hershel does acknowledge Lee and Travis' attempts towards him. However, no matter what, he kicks everyone off his farm and tells them to never come back.

## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Hershel has killed:

* At least three zombies

## Relationships

### Allies

* Greene Farm
	+ Shawn Greene † - Son
* Chet
* Andre Mitchell
* Lee Everett
* Travis
* Clementine
* Rachel Paul
* Katjaa

### Enemies

* Kenny - Former Ally
* Duck - Former Ally

## Trivia

* Despite Lee admitting the kids aren't his, Hershel still refers to them as Lee's children.
* During his conversation with Lee in the barn off-screen, Hershel discusses the concept of family; noting its high importance in the world and stating that ultimately, "it's all that matters", like in canon.