Ezekiel (Comic Series)

"Jesus, my friend! It pleases me to see you, old friend. Tell me, what news do you bring good king Ezekiel? Is this a new ally you've brought me?"

- Ezekiel to Paul Monroe.

"King" Ezekiel is a major character that first appears in Issue 108 of The Walking Dead. He is the self-proclaimed "King" of a community called 'The Kingdom', the namesake of his own community. Ezekiel has a pet tiger named Shiva. Ezekiel was a friend of the Hilltop Colony and a close friend to Paul Monroe and has a strong hatred for The Saviors which caused Paul to bring Rick to him in the hopes of collaborating together to defeat The Saviors.

Pre-Apocalypse
Nothing is known about Ezekiel's life before or as the apocalypse began. It is possible that he owned Shiva before the apocalypse and is speculated that he lived in or near Washington D.C.

Post-Apocalypse
Ezekiel (referred to as "King Ezekiel" by his fellow citizens) is the leader of a community called The Kingdom. The Kingdom is a part of the Hilltop Colony's trading system, and is the second largest community, with the Hilltop being the first.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Ezekiel has killed:
 * Possibly numerous counts of zombies.

Paul Monroe
Paul and Ezekiel are good friends, as he happily greeted Paul when he arrived with Rick. Although he considers Ezekiel and his community "more like a tumor rather than a participant" of the trade network with the Hilltop, they are both allies against Negan and the Saviors.

Negan
Ezekiel deeply hates Negan and wants him dead, as he stated saying that Jesus knew how much hate he had for The Saviors. It is also mentioned that he never accepted Negan's supply truce.

Gregory
Ezekiel is shown to not care for Gregory too much, going so far as to call him a coward. According to Ezekiel, the Hilltop leader has more residents living there than all the other colonies combined and would be able to attack the Saviors, but instead he spends his time in his house trying to hide the fact that he is too scared to stand up to them.

Volume 18: What Comes After

 * Issue 107 (Mentioned)
 * Issue 108

Volume 19

 * Issue 110 (Cover)

Trivia

 * Ezekiel bares a strong resemblence to Dave Fennoy, the voice actor of Lee Everett in The Walking Dead Video Game.
 * The name Ezekiel may refer to a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century who prophesied the forthcoming destruction of Jerusalem and the Jewish nation.
 * Ezekiel may not be his real name, but a biblical reference, like Paul Monroe's nickname, "Jesus".
 * It was stated by Ezekiel that he is not a fan of violence.