Brandon Rose (Comic Series)

"You're the only person I can think of who might hate Rick Grimes as much as I do. There's a whole army of Whisperers out there... And they don't want us bothering them. Rick is gearing up for war with them and they have no idea. If we went and told them what was coming... They could attack and kill Rick and all these other assholes that live here. They'd kill them, they'd all kill each other... Whatever. I know I can't make it there alone. You get me there... You're free to go... Or maybe you come back here and kill Rick with the Whisperers... Whatever you want."

- Brandon offering Negan a deal to escape from his cell in exchange for killing Rick.

Brandon Rose is a character and an antagonist first encountered in Issue 131 of Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He lived at the Hilltop with his mother and father before their deaths. Brandon is the secondary antagonist of Volume 26.

Pre-Apocalypse
Nothing is known about Brandon's life before or after the outbreak began except that he lived with his parents and may have lived near the Hilltop before the apocalypse occurred.

Post-Apocalypse
At some point following the outbreak, Brandon and his parents made their way to the Hilltop. The circumstances under which they managed to survive for four years of the apocalypse is unclear.

A New Beginning
Brandon is first seen bullying Brian alongside another kid, but is beaten-up by Sophia.

Whispers Into Screams
He later attacks her and Carl Grimes with a brick in order to get revenge. Brandon starts beating up Sophia while his friend holds her back, but Carl stops them and proceeds to viciously beat him and his friend with a shovel. He was left unconscious but alive. His parents brought him to the infirmary where he was treated for his wounds.

Life And Death
Morton and Brandon both look for Tammy, unbeknownst to them, she has been killed by Alpha and The Whisperers.

No Turning Back
After being informed of his mother's death, both Brandon and Morton mourn and he is later seen telling Rick that they should "fuck those people up" for Tammy's murder. He and his father both greet Vincent at his house.

Volume 26
Brandon eventually finds out that Rick Grimes killed his father in Morton's attempt to force Rick to take action against the Whisperers. He stays at Alexandria for two weeks with the rest of the Hilltop people. With his parents dead and nothing else to live for, Brandon tries to attack Rick similar to his own father. However Rick subdued and threatened to kill him if he stepped one more time out of line. After being denied the chance to return back to the Hilltop Brandon, hating Rick Grimes more than ever, goes down to Negan's cell and explains his plan of informing the Whisperers of Rick's declaration of war and having Rick himself getting killed in the process. Negan seemingly agrees with the plan, so Brandon steals the jail keys and frees Negan. They both escape the house before Rick and Michonne realize that Negan is gone.

Killed By

 * Negan

Appearances
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Volume 22: A New Beginning

 * Issue 131

Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams

 * Issue 134
 * Issue 135 (No Lines)
 * Issue 136 (No Lines)
 * Issue 137 (No Lines)

Volume 24: Life And Death

 * Issue 144

Volume 25: No Turning Back

 * Issue 146
 * Issue 149 (No Lines)

Volume 26
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 * Issue 152
 * Issue 153

Trivia

 * Brandon's name was revealed in Issue 152.
 * Brandon was the last member of the Rose Family to die.
 * Brandon's motives and downfall are similar to Spencer Monroe.
 * Both had wanted to get Rick killed for their benefits.
 * Their demises in the end were both caused by Negan stabbing them.
 * They were both the last to die of their Families