CARL GRIMES

AMOUNT OF ISSUES = 129

Carl Grimes is the deuteragonist and a survivor of the outbreak in The Walking Dead. He is also the protagonist of the final issue. He is the son of Rick and Lori and the half-brother of Judith Grimes. He joined Shane Walsh with Lori to travel to Atlanta, for the refugee camp.

As time goes on, Carl slowly becomes hardened, due to the severe loss of life of the loved ones around him. He has also had to adapt to the new world which Rick was reluctant for him to do, but has done so with as much brutality and animosity as him. Carl is one of the two remaining Atlanta survivors and is the sole surviving member of his family. Carl eventually shifts into a leadership role much like his father. He takes it upon himself to take more risks for what he believes to be right. This is recognized by Rick, who begins to have more faith in Carl and his independency; a far cry from his previously protective nature. After Rick is murdered by Sebastian Milton, Carl honours his father's legacy by sparing Sebastian's life, much like his late father once spared Negan in the hopes it would allow them to build a more civilized world.

Appearance-wise, Carl is an adolescent Caucasian male with black hair and brown eyes. He shares the same hair color with his mother; as the series progresses, he matures physically and grows out his hair. In Issue 83, Carl loses his right eye after being accidentally shot by Douglas Monroe. He subsequently uses bandages to cover the injury. In Issue 105, it is revealed whilst Carl primarily uses the bandages for medical purposes, he also uses them to hide his wound due to his insecurities surrounding his new appearance. He eventually stops using bandages and instead covers the right side of his face with his bangs. During the two year timeskip, Carl starts wearing a pair of glasses with the right eye blacked out. However, after being convinced by Lydia not to hide his injury, Carl stops covering it completely and leaves it exposed. He also begins slicking his hair back around the same time. He would retain this appearance from Issue 138 until Issue 192.

Personality-wise, Carl is described as vindictive, blunt, stubborn, and habituated. At the beginning of the series, Carl was a normal 9-year-old kid, playing with dirt and things alike. He seems to have a better notion of what's going on with the world, as he wanted to learn how to use a gun, much to his mother's displeasure. Carl matured pretty quickly when he saw Shane trying to murder his father, right before shooting Shane in the neck. He would remember this occasion several times in the future, but, still thinks Shane was a "bad man".

Male

Dark Brown

7 (Issue 5)

13 (Issue 127)

14 (Issue 187)

39 (Issue 193)

Pre-Apocalypse

• Elementary School Student

Lori Grimes - Mother 

Rick Grimes - Father 

Judith Grimes - Half-Sister

Jeffrey Grimes - Paternal Uncle †

Caucasian-American