Big Tiny (TV Series)

"I'm fine, it's only a scratch."

- Big Tiny to the group after being scratched by a walker.

"Big Tiny" is a minor protagonist and prisoner who survived the zombie apocalypse with Tomas, Andrew, Axel, and Oscar. He appears to be a strong and physically intimidating man, but in reality is kind-hearted and hesitant. Big Tiny made his debut appearance in Season 3 of the The Walking Dead during the premiere episode, "Seed."

Appearance and Personality
Big Tiny is a tall and bulky African-American man, who is calm, gentle, and doesn't lose his temper with other members of his group. He also seemed to be kindhearted, because he was mentioned to be a friend to Axel, the prison outcast, and he mentioned how he missed his mom and felt sorry for Hershel Greene.

Glen Mazzara on Big Tiny:


 * “Big Tiny is the muscle of the group. The idea was that all of these guys together are a formidable force. These are hardened convicts who have survived living together for almost a year, almost in the same way that Rick and his group have. So this is a surprising force for Rick to come up against. And they are formidable. And they are scary. And they are dangerous. Just as dangerous as Rick’s group.”

West Georgia Correctional Facility
Hardly anything is known about Big Tiny's life before the apocalypse. He was a convicted criminal being held in The Prison, and had a 15-year sentence. The only family member that has been mentioned by Big Tiny is his mother.

Season 3
As the apocalypse began, a large riot broke out inside The Prison. Big Tiny, Tomas, Oscar, Andrew, and Axel were taken to The Prison's cafeteria by a guard, where they were locked in as the guard went out to call for backup. However, he never returned, and the five prisoners spent 10 months locked inside the cafeteria, without knowing what was occurring elsewhere.

"Seed"
He was found after Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes, Glenn Rhee, T-Dog, and Maggie broke open the cafeteria's door to escape a large group of walkers. He witnessed the amputation of Hershel Greene's leg, along with the other trapped prisoners.

"Sick"
He is confused about what had occurred, similarly to the other prisoners, and was shocked when Rick revealed the apocalypse to them. To this, Big Tiny begins to worry about his mother. When Tomas began threatening Rick and his group, ordering them to depart The Prison, Big Tiny attempted to be reasonable, stating that they could work things out peacefully. Along with Tomas, he agreed to give Rick's group half of their food in exchange for receiving assistance in clearing out one of the cell blocks for the prisoners to reside in. While they are killing walkers on the way to Cell Block B, Big Tiny was scratched by a walker's wrist-bone, leading the others to come to the conclusion that he is infected. After being told that there was no way he could survive the wound and infection, Big Tiny panicked, pleading that he was "fine and nothing is going to happen," but ended up being brutally murdered by Tomas, who repeatedly bashed his head in with a crowbar.

Killed By
While backing up from his group, a former-prisoner zombie broke his hands from his handcuffs and deeply scratched Tiny. While attempting to convince Rick that his scratch didn't cause an infection, Big Tiny's head was brutally smashed in repeatedly by Tomas, who showed no remorse after murdering his partner.
 * Walker (Caused)
 * Tomas

Killed Victims
This is a list of victims Big Tiny has killed:
 * At least two zombies.

Andrew
Andrew seemed to be friends with Big Tiny and was in denial when Rick kept telling him they could not save him or cut off his wound. When Tomas struck Big Tiny and killed him, Andrew crouched and witnessed it in sorrow and fear.

Axel
Axel was friends with Big Tiny and seemed to care about him a lot. This is seen in the episode "Sick," when he adamantly gives ideas on how they could help him from reanimating. Later, he watched in horror and disgust as Tomas brutally murdered him. Later on, when Axel insisted he knew nothing about Tomas's plan to kill Rick and brought up Big Tiny's death, he mentioned that he was his friend.

Oscar
It can be assumed that given Axel's relationship with both characters that Oscar and Big Tiny had a good relationship. Oscar seemed disturbed and shaken by Big Tiny's murder.

Tomas
Despite not seeming to have any quarrels with the man and a somewhat neutral attitude towards him, Tomas did not have any problem brutally murdering Big Tiny after he was scratched by a walker.

Rick Grimes
Big Tiny seemed to respect Rick. He listened to him, obeyed everything he said, and didn't even accuse Rick when he was told he wouldn't make it. He seemed to think that Rick was a reasonable person, seeing as he tried reasoning with him rather than trying a violent approach.

Hershel Greene
Big Tiny felt sympathetic towards Hershel, seeing as how his leg was amputated right in front of him. Despite that, he was killed before Hershel recovered. It can be safe to assume they would've had a positive relationship if he had survived.

Trivia

 * He is the first Prison survivor, and human character, to die in Season 3.
 * Big Tiny is one of the characters that did not speak in the episode he was introduced, the others being Shumpert, Jim, Michonne, Eileen, Jimmy, Beth, Tomas, Andrew, Oscar, and Warren.
 * His nickname is an oxymoron.