Eugene Porter (Comic Series)


 * This article is about Dr. Eugene Porter. For the Woodbury arena fighter, see Eugene.

Dr. Eugene Porter is an out of shape Caucasian-American scientist who often appears sloppy. He has a mullet haircut, which he claims helps him trick any hostile threats into thinking he knows nothing important. Eugene first appears when he arrives at Hershel's Farm when it was occupied by the remaining prison survivors. Eugene claims that he knows what has caused the plague, but will not disclose any information with the remaining survivors, including Abraham and Rosita, and will only share information with officials in Washington D.C.. This prompts the rest of the survivors to head towards Washington.

During the journey, Eugene studies various zombies in order to gain further knowledge of them. He explains to the group that his research has to do with making the human genome a weapon, and targeting people of a particular heritage with it. He remains in the shadows of the convoy to Washington.

After the Hunter attack, it is discovered that Eugene had been deceiving the rest of the group and was not a scientist, but rather a science teacher, using the radio as an excuse to get to Washington DC. He once spied on Rosita and Abraham while they were having sex, possibly implying he had an attraction for her or was just being a peeping tom. Despite the tenision once it was discovered that Eugene had lied to the group, Abraham admits that he's the closest thing he's had to a best friend. Douglas reveals to Rick that he plans to make him a community planner.

Trivia
Robert Kirkman answered the question whether naming characters the same name, Billy, Eugene, Chris, was an oversight, "It's not oversight at all. It's completely unrealistic for a group of people to meet at random and never encounter the same names."