Jeremiah James Garlitz (Novel Series)

"These poor folks have been through hell, they've seen things that no decent person should ever have to see. One thing the plague has taught all of us---believers and nonbelievers alike---and that's the immutable fact that there are things could happen to a soul that are much, much worse than dying."

- Jeremiah to Lilly about his group.

Jeremiah James Garlitz is a character and an antagonist who makes his first appearance in The Walking Dead: Descent.

Pre-Apocalypse
Jeremiah is the son of an abusive army chaplain and later became a Pastor after college, but was later expelled by his Evangelical church for hearsay because he believes people's soul would go to Heaven by commiting mass suicide in the right place at the right time. In response, he created his own traveling church group to spread his version of Christianity.

Post-Apocalypse
At some point, Jeremiah joined/founded the church group, leading them through the apocalypse. Eventually, they stumbled upon the town of Woodbury led by Lilly Caul.

Following the destruction of Woodbury, Jeremiah escaped via SUV and is assumed to have wrecked it. Barely conscious and fatally wounded, Jeremiah drove the car out of the town, along with an unconscious Reese and Stephen. Jeremiah starts to laugh hysterically while driving through the "ocean of walkers" where he begins to abandon his faith in God. Jeremiah now seeks revenge on the few remaining Woodburians.

Jeremiah will appear in the next novel, Invasion, and is still seeking vengeance against Lilly and her group. Through the official synopsis, it is revealed that Jeremiah has formulated a plan to kill them.

Killed Victims
This list shows the people Jeremiah has killed:
 * Jones (Caused)
 * Calvin Dupree (Indirectly Caused)
 * Matthew Hennesey (Along with Pentecostal People of God)
 * Wilkins (Caused)
 * Wade Pilcher (Indirectly Caused)
 * Mark Arbogast (Indirectly Caused)
 * Joseph Bressler   (Indirectly Caused)
 * Anthony   (Indirectly Caused)
 * Rose (Indirectly Caused)
 * Colby (Indirectly Caused)
 * Cailinn (Indirectly Caused)
 * Emma (Indirectly Caused)
 * Mary Jean (Indirectly Caused)
 * Noelle (Indirectly Caused)
 * Mr. Slocum (Caused)
 * Mrs. Slocum (Caused)
 * Patrick Liam Murphy
 * Numerous counts of unnamed Woodbury residents (Caused or Direct)
 * Multiple motorcycle gang members.
 * Numerous counts of zombies.

Novel Series

 * "Descent"
 * "Invasion"

Trivia

 * Jeremiah's character was revealed in the novel synopsis.
 * Jeremiah's weapon of choice is a large crucifix.
 * He uses it as a memento of his fallen friend.
 * Like most novel characters he is never shown, but Jeremiah makes an appearance in The Walking Dead: Road to Survival mobile app.