Andrea Grimes (Comic Series)

Andrea is one of the few remaining survivors of the original Atlanta survivors who has survived the mysterious undead apocalypse that has swept the planet.

Pre-Apocalypse
Andrea is a member of the survivor group, and a central character within The Walking Dead series. She is a prominent figure within the survivors. She graduated from college and worked as a clerk at a law firm. She also had a younger sister named Amy. Amy was 2 years younger than Andrea. Before the zombie apocalypse went into full-force, Andrea was driving her sister back to college. They were on a road trip. The two sisters considered this a bonding trip, and despite the long journey it had become a sort of ritual for them. Along the way, Andrea's car broke down and she was forced to pull to the side of the road. The two sisters were the first of the survivors to be picked up by Dale Horvath, who had been driving along in his RV and noticed that the girls were stranded.

Atlanta
Andrea and Amy traveled with Dale to the city of Atlanta, Georgia. By the time they got to the city however, it had already been overrun with zombies. They instead set up a campsite along the outskirts of the city, which soon attracted many other survivors. The first of these being, a man named Allen, his wife Donna, and their twin sons Billy and Ben. This was soon added to when Glenn, Jim, Carol Peletier, Sophia Peletier, Shane Walsh, Lori Grimes, Carl Grimes, and eventually Rick Grimes joined the group. Not much was revealed about how relationships were before Rick's introduction to the group, but they must have gone well for things to carry on the way they did. Andrea and her sister's role within the camp was primarily caring for the group's children. The two girls lived in Dale's RV, which brought them some animosity from some members of the group. ie: Donna, who, due to her traditionalist valuess, believed that this was inappropriate. Andrea was initially more closed off and shy than her sister, which had become worsened when Amy was killed in the zombie attack that occured on the exposed camp. Andrea was forced to shoot her sister in the head to prevent her from returning as a zombie. Burdened with grief, Andrea fell into a deep depression and closed herself away from the rest of the survivors for a period of time. Dale stayed close to Andrea, and helped her cope with her loss.

Wiltshire Estates
The group soon left the camp after Shane's death. Along the way, they met up with a man named Tyreese, his daughter Julie, and her boyfriend Chris. After finding said people, the group found a seemingly nice place called Wiltshire Estates, where they swiftly stayed the night and planned on living long term at said place. Andrea formed a close bond with the much-older Dale, and the relationship became physical when the couple stayed together during their night in The Wiltshire Estates. Andrea much later confided in Rick that her relationship with Dale began as exclusively beneficial, as she and her sister would charm the older man so that they could live in the comfort of his RV. However, it turned into genuine love as time moved on and their relationship deepened. The group's happy stay at the Estates was cut short, once Donna met her death at the hands of a zombie. The group was forced to leave earlier than they had planned.

Hershel's Farm
Her involvement within the group shifted significantly when the survivors reached Hershel's Farm. She already displayed her first instances of proficiency with firearms back at the Atlanta campsite, and when the zombie hordes nearly overran Hershel when he opened his barn, Andrea helped stop the wave of undead pouring out with her acquired skills. She also attempted to emotionally comfort the devastated Allen at this time, but was ultimately rejected for speaking too soon.

The Prison
{C Eager to re-establish her usefulness and shed her comatose state, Andrea actively volunteered to help Rick secure The Prison. She, Tyreese and Rick were responsible for the initial clearing of zombies and greatly helped the pair hold the line. Her assistance was acknowledged by Rick and he specifically requested her to aid in their securing thereafter. In between her role in defense, Andrea took the initiative to sew the clothes of the survivors and take care of the twins while Allen took some time to recover.

In between the problems involving Dexter and the suspicious deaths of Susie and Rachel, Andrea was nearly caught off-guard by the dangerous and psychopathic Thomas, the real culprit, who attempted to decapitate her as she washed the laundry. She managed to escape his clutches but at the cost of a long knife wound across her face and part of her earlobe cut off. She fled out into the grounds of the Penitentiary, and led the insane Thomas to Rick who in a fit of absolute rage proceeded to beat him to death. While Lori attempted to stop the far-gone Rick, Andrea showed no mercy for her would-be killer. Dale patched her up soon after.

In between the time it took for Rick to re-establish the confidence in his leadership, Andrea was shown discussing with Dale the possibility of taking the R.V. and trying to make it on their own. Although she was against leaving everyone else behind, she still, at the encouragement of Dale, would consider it as a viable option.

Andrea's responsibilities increased when Allen personally asked her on his deathbed to look after Billy and Ben. She and Dale fulfilled that wish.

Andrea was a important participant within the battle against Woodbury. Her uncanny aim at this point was widely recognized by the group, and while Rick, Glenn and Michonne were missing, she and Dale guarded their home from atop The Prison towers. When Tyreese arrived back and their panicked state allowed the gathered undead at the walls to overrun the Penitentiary once more, Andrea and Dale hid in the parked R.V. Once Rick and his group arrived back, Andrea significantly helped clear the hordes.

Much later, Rick took the entire group out onto the grounds of The Prison and trained them in fire-arm usage in case The Governor and the Woodbury psychopaths would attack. Rick displayed further confidence in Andrea when he assigned her to take the best half of the group and train them outside the walls for live-practice. Unknown to her at this time, Gabe and a Woodbury henchman observed them from the forest.

While Rick recovered from his wounds, Andrea and Tyreese took unofficial but obvious leadership of the small group heading out to find the Army Center the Woodbury hostiles were using to fuel their vehicles and load their weaponry. She attempted to train Tyreese in accuracy but ultimately failed as the latter could not adjust. Once the two lead the group to scavenge everything useful and were confronted by Bruce and three armed men outside Wal-Mart, Andrea without hesitation shot Bruce in the neck and killed another goon who wouldn't stand down. Though she showed shock immediately after, she acknowledged she needed to kill them. This showed a development within Andrea's character of adaption and rationality, but she still managed to keep her humanity unlike some of her companions.

After they arrived back and witnessed Dale's bite wounds, Andrea sunk back into extreme grief. However, the intervention of Rick, who cut off Dale's leg to stop the infection saved Dale's life, and Andrea took care of the further disadvantaged older survivor.

In the time of their relative peace and quiet, Andrea developed significant friendships with Tyreese and Alice. While Dale recovered, her close relationship and time with Tyreese nearly caused a relationship rift due to Dale's suspicion and jealousy. As it turned out she and Tyreese snuck off together to make Dale's crutches, she convinced him there would be no-one she could love than Dale.

Once the surprise attack of The Governor and his Army occurred, Andrea played a pivotal role in holding them back. She, along with Glenn made the two gate towers their sniping perch and suppressed the Woodbury group. She killed many of them, causing fear and demoralizing the group. Even though she wore the prison riot suit, she was nearly killed when The Governor recognized her threat and ordered his remaining group to focus fire on her. A barrage of gunfire richocheted all over the tower and overwhelmed her aim; one unlucky bullet grazed her face and knocked her unconscious.

She returned by the end of the fight to drive the demoralized and strategically disadvantaged Woodbury Army back.

By this point, the overwhelmed survivor group split in their decisions of what to do next. While Tyreese and Michonne organized their small strike team to attack back first, Dale convinced Andrea the best option for all of them was to leave in the R.V. with whoever wanted to go. The pair took the twins, and Sophia with them; at the last minute Glenn and Maggie decided to go with them, leaving the already demoralized survivors with less numbers. However, this decision by Dale ultimately spared Andrea and the rest from the destruction of The Prison and almost everyone who stayed.

The Road to Washington
However, when the Woodbury Army attacked the remaining survivors at The Prison again, Andrea came back by herself with the R.V. and assisted her friends in holding them back. She sniped many of the attackers and successfully killed Gabe, making The Governor rely on his own influence to lead the scattered Army. However, she was again pushed back by a barrage of gunfire and ended up having to flee when The Governor had their tank ram the R.V. to its side. She survived and under unexplored circumstances made it back to Hershel's Farm.

In between the time it took for the surviving trio of Rick, Michonne and Carl to re-group, Andrea and the rest stayed at the abandoned Hershel's Farm, using the walls to keep the wondering roamers back. By this time she showed remorse for the lack of survivors left, and her experiences of the Woodbury Army evidently made her more weary of outsiders. This cultivated when Eugene, Rosita and Abraham encountered the group the following night. She was hostile to their requests for calm and was physically disabled by Abraham, who showed the group the danger of utilizing fire-arms.

Back on the road to travel to Washington D.C., Andrea was forced back into the role of an active defender. She and Michonne guarded the stationary camp at the petrol station while Rick and Abraham went to gather supplies at his old home-town. Dale found a farm house for the two to stay, as he was increasingly encouraging Andrea to remain behind with him. Unfortunately their plans were ruined by the zombie horde following the re-grouping Rick, Abraham, Morgan and Carl.

Andrea's relationship with Dale became more strained as his wounds continued to slow him down. A conflict regarding Dale's disagreement with Rick's leadership made him more distant from everyone, including her. During this difficult time, Andrea was the person who discovered the shocking sight of Ben standing above Billy's corpse. She was just as horrified and distraught as everyone else, but was less outspoken of keeping the obviously psychotic Ben alive than Dale.

When Ben was killed the following morning by Carl (who was undiscovered), Andrea broke down. Her emotional stability was further challenged when Dale, who was bitten in a small skirmish the following night, snuck away much later to die alone in the forest. When she went to find him, and the group found no clues of his departure, her blame shifted to the newly arrived Gabriel, who lead them to their church. After Rick interrogated the reverend and convinced Andrea it wasn't him, the group turned their attention to the shadowy figures who watched Andrea in the forest the nights before. After Dale's body turned up at the church's porch the next day and they realized the threat they were facing was human, Andrea along with Michonne, Rick and Abraham went to confront The Hunters head on. She showed no remorse for the slaughter.

She was shown having a last talk with Dale by his bed-side when they arrived back. The two fully expressed their love for each other before his death, and she was extremely distraught at his following burial.

Alexandria Safe-Zone
As with the rest of the survivors, Andrea successfully traveled and made it to the Alexandria Safe-Zone. Douglas did admit to Rick, that he's having trouble thinking of a job for her because she, like Michonne is known more for her strength. Upon, Rick's advice, he decides to make Andrea a look out. She seems to be adapting well to living in the Safe-Zone, she's more than uneasy towards Douglas. An example is during her interview with him, he asked if she was single to which she was deeply offended.

Andrea admits that like Rick, she's suspicious of Douglas and the others, feeling the whole thing is rehearsed. She's become the unrequited target of Douglas' attentions as seen in Issue 72 when he tries to make advances on her, even goes to say he's lonely in his loveless marriage. She gently rebuffs his advances and tells Rick she doesn't believe a word he told her. As they laugh a little about being hit-on, she begins to be depressed as she's still grieving over losing Dale. Rick tries comforting her by saying she had to let go of the past and it was alright for her to be happy for a little now and then.

She also attends the dinner party for welcoming them into the community, she's seen talking to Spencer in a some what pleasant conversation. He admits he's impressed about how she's a good shooter, though she modestly admits she's not that good. However their conversation is briefly interrupted by Douglas, who still clearly has his eyes set on her, much to her personal discomfort.

Killed Victims
This list shows the people Andrea has killed.


 * Amy (Before Reanimation)
 * Dale Horvath (Before Reanimation)
 * Carol Peletier (Zombified)
 * Bruce Cooper
 * Gabe
 * Sam
 * Chris (Hunter)
 * Theresa
 * David
 * Albert
 * Greg
 * Charlie
 * Derek
 * Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people.

Rick Grimes
These two are seen talking about the past, and everything between it. With most of their old friends gone, Rick has become one of Andrea's closest remaining friends. And in return she's become one of his, she's one of the few who he's admitted to that he's feeling a lot of stress as leader. He's also one of the few she goes to when she needs a comforting talk. At the end of issue 90, Andrea and Rick kiss, showing that Andrea has actually developed feelings for Rick. Sadly in issue 91 Rick doesn't think he can love again, and pushes that her away.

Amy
Andrea was a big sister to Amy, she loves her so much and Andrea killed her, saying she couldn't bear having Amy come back as a walker.

Dale Horvath
Dale were Andrea's first love in-apocalypse. They both are seen together after Amy's death until to Issue 66, when Dale died. Andrea really loved him, and was seen crying after Dale's kidnapping. Andrea started to wear Dale's hat after his death.

Ben & Billy
Andrea and Dale adopted Ben and Billy after their parents died. Andrea is not much seen with the children, but loved them still.

Tyreese
Tyreese and Andrea established a good friendship, but unfortunately a little bit late before Tyreese's execution. Dale thought they established so good friendship, that Andrea might had a affair on him. Andrea confirmed she and Tyreese are just friends.

Spencer Monroe
The son of Douglas Monroe, she seemed very comfortable at first with him. His father not so much, mostly due to Douglas trying to hit on her. It doesn't appear that Spencer knew about Douglas' advances toward her, but he didn't seem to mind their friendship. During her first few weeks at the Safe-Zone, she and Spencer grew closer and developed a romance. A slow one, as Andrea was still getting over Dale's death, but this would come to an end before anything began. After an attempted attack from scavengers, a zombie horde attacked and broke through the Safe Zone. Andrea, Glenn, Heath, and Spencer had gotten out earlier in an attempt to get supplies. As Heath and Glenn saw the horde break in, Spencer attempted to persuade Andrea to run away with him and leave the others to their fate.

When it becomes clear that Spencer had no loyalty or concern for his father or to any of the others stuck in the Safe Zone, Andrea quickly turned on him. She punched him, declaring their relationship over. After the ordeal was over and the threat was controlled momentarily, Spencer attempted many times to apologize and repair the relationship. However, Andrea stood her ground and refused, stating there never was anything between them.

Trivia

 * In the comic, Andrea is two years older than Amy, versus being twelve years older in the TV series.
 * Andrea, along with Carl, are the only two people who have survived a gunshot to the head.
 * Andrea is one of the many amputees in The Walking Dead. Others include Rick, Carl, Allen, The Govenor, Dale, Morgan, Jessie, Chris and Greg.
 * It is a misconception (albeit relatively unknown) that Charlie Adlard's version of Andrea is altered drastically to look like her sister Amy. The few sketched of Adlard's Amy and Andrea have the two appearing almost as twins, and this shows that Andrea more than likely simply quit wearing makeup to hide her freckles after the death of her sister as part of her maturation in the new world order.