SGT. ABRAHAM FORD

AMOUNT OF ISSUES = 43

Abraham Ford is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in The Walking Dead. Before the outbreak, he was a U.S. Army Sergeant and a sports coach. Following the death of Tyreese, Abraham later takes on the role of Rick Grimes' right-hand man. Abraham's main role in the group is as a tactical advisor and pragmatist for Rick in keeping the group members safe from any type of threat. He is also a troubled man with a certain thirst for violence, but only engages in violence with people who threaten him or his friends. Abraham is one of the few survivors who lost his family. For him, this remained a great loss which he struggled to overcome, thanks to comrades, friends and Rosita who helped him get through a lot. In the first place, he always protect his friends and comrades.

Before the outbreak, Abraham lived in Houston, Texas, and had an ex-wife, Beth, an 8-year-old son, and a 6-year-old daughter. He lost his family when the dead rose, eventually stumbling upon Dr. Eugene Porter - who claimed to know what caused the zombie epidemic - and convinced him to take him to Washington. Abraham then began heading for Washington along with the doctor and Rosita Espinosa, with whom he later develops a romantic relationship.

Prior to meeting up with the survivors, Abraham was living with his family in a community of locals in a grocery store, hiding from the undead. One day after returning from a scavenge mission at the local depot, he discovered his wife and daughter had been raped by the rest of the community and his son had been held down to watch. Abraham killed the culprits with his bare hands, practically turning one boy inside out, while his family watched. His family ran away from him that night, terrified of Abraham. The next day he found their eaten bodies and the undead body of his daughter, whom Abraham shot in the face. A few months later, Eugene and Rosita joined the group and they began the journey to Washington in hope to find a society still intact. On the way, three of the group tried to steal some food and sneak away. Abraham shot and killed them, Abraham saying, "I can't get over how easy it was. How much it didn't upset me. I can't get over how much I've changed. How much my family would hate what I've become." Abraham is a brave, pragmatic and short tempered man who thrives in the heat of combat. He greatly enjoys a good fight. On the exterior, he appears to be a violent, cold and detached man, but beneath that façade he is very sensitive and suffers extreme guilt for previous murders and killings. He is desperate for emotional support, which he initially gets from Rosita and later from Holly.

Though initially hostile to the Survivors, believing them too inexperienced with the apocalypse, and a hindrance in his mission of delivering Eugene to Washington, D.C., he grew to accept them, and become the group's main enforcer, replacing the hole left by Tyreese's death. He also formed a close bond with Rick, relating to his experiences of family loss in the apocalypse, even after the two clashed for leadership in their first meetings together. After Eugene revealed himself as a liar, telling the group that he is not actually a scientist, and has no clue what caused the apocalypse, Abraham loses confidence in himself. This causes him to step-down from his joint leadership role with Rick, believing Rick to be a more capable leader, and he settles as Rick's second in command, helping Rick make any important decisions, but, not involving himself too much in group matters. It is also revealed that Abraham never loved one of his traveling companions, Rosita, despite telling her so, and was only with her for her comfort seeing as she was the only woman around. He decides to cheat on her by sleeping with an Alexandria Safe-Zone resident, Holly, after saving her life. He tells Rosita that he only formed a romantic relationship with her because he did not want to be lonely, and that she felt like the last woman on Earth to him, in a way doing it out of pity for her. However, in his dying moments, Abraham tells Eugene that he wants him to look after Rosita, saying he just wants her to be happy like he was with Holly.

Male

Red

Mid 40s

Pre-Apocalypse

• Sergeant in the U.S. Army

• Sports Coach

Post-Apocalypse

• Former Leader of his own group

Beth Ford - Ex-Wife †

(Unnamed) - Son †

(Unnamed) - Daughter †

Rosita Espinosa - Girlfriend 

Caucasian-American