Peter Anderson (Comic Series)

"This is not my house... This is not my house...and I will not live here. NOT MY HOUSE! Not my house... Not my..."

- Pete Anderson.

Peter Anderson, better known as Pete, is a character first encountered in Issue 72 of Image Comics' The Walking Dead and is a resident living in the Alexandria Safe-Zone and one of the head doctors in the Safe-Zone. Pete is the father of Ron Anderson and husband of Jessie Anderson.

Location Unknown
Little is known about Pete's life before or as the outbreak began, except that he was married to Jessie Anderson and had a son named Ron Anderson. He likely lived in or near Alexandria before the outbreak started and he was a doctor.

Life Among Them
Pete is seen attending Douglas Monroe's house party with his family. He finds Nicholas and Rick talking and interrupts asking what Nicholas has been doing these past few days. His son, Ron, asks if he can go and find Mikey, Pete tells him he can, but this captures Rick's suspicions, as he notices Ron's black eye and suspects that Pete has been abusing him.

Too Far Gone
While Rick is on his morning patrol around the Safe-Zone, he notices Pete sleeping outside on his porch. Pete wakes up and says and hello, but Rick tells him that he does not even know his name. Pete then introduces himself as "Pete, never Peter". He explains that he sleeping on the porch because of a fight with his wife, Jessie, which happens frequently. Pete then apologizes about complaining to Rick, saying that he has heard what Rick's group had to live through, and feels like a "schmuck" complaining about his problems. Rick tells him it is fine and requests that he ask Jessie about letting him sleep inside on the couch, saying that he will freeze to death if he continues to sleep outside. Pete tells him he will do and Rick walks away, but not before giving Pete one last suspicious glance about his behavior.

Later, Rick discusses Pete with Michonne. He explains how there is something strange about him. Telling her that Pete's son had a black eye when the survivors entered the Safe-Zone, and that Pete's wife asks for permission to do things. Michonne tells him that she trusts his instincts and that if he feels something is wrong, he should investigate. Rick takes her advice and asks Jessie about Pete's strange behavior. She tells him that he is sometimes violent towards her, but not Ron. Pete suddenly walks through the door and immediately asks why Rick is in his house. Jessie tells him that Rick was asking about Ron coming over to his house tomorrow, Pete seems to not suspect a thing and Rick walks away, still unsatisfied about Pete.

Rick later brings up Pete's behavior to Douglas, telling him that he is a dangerous man. Douglas tells him that he can't do anything and that he is a doctor. Rick angrily tells Douglas that Pete needs to choose between exile or death. Douglas tells him he does not want to do this and Rick walks off towards Pete's home. When he arrives, Pete greets him at the door, angrily asking him what he wants this time. Rick responds by punching him in the face, demanding to know that he has been hurting his family. Pete tells him he has lost it and engages in a brawl with him. Rick tackles him through a window and their fight continues outside. Many people rush to see what the commotion is about and Rick tells Pete that if he touches his family again, he will kill him. Douglas steps in and tells Rick to stop, however, Rick pulls his gun on Douglas, telling him that he is doing the right thing and keeping Alexandria safe. Michonne sneaks up behind him and hits him over the head with a rock, telling him to look at what he has done. After their fight, Pete is seen being patched up and healed by Denise Cloyd, who asks him if he knows why Rick would do such a thing. Pete does not respond, and continues to glare at Rick in the opposite room.

After recovering from his injuries, Pete is seen near the front gate of Alexandria. Jessie leaves him and kicks him out of their house. Pete tries to stop her, but, Michonne intervenes and tells him to let it go. Pete is then relocated to another home. This starts to dwell on his mind and drive him insane. He starts to ramble about it not being "his" house and throws a desk in violent outburst. He calms down after setting his eyes upon a set of kitchen knives, intending to use one to kill Rick Grimes.

Killed By

 * Rick Grimes

After his violent outburst in his new home, Pete takes a kitchen knife and heads over to Scott's funeral. When he arrives, he is greeted by Douglas and Heath, who ask him what he wants. He angrily snaps back saying that they can all kill Rick for him, so he does not have to. Rick tells him to calm down before things get out of control. Pete then blames Rick for his family leaving him, but, Rick retorts saying that his family is safe now and are not living in fear of him. This causes Pete to snap and pull out his knife, threatening Rick's life. Regina Monroe steps in and tells him to put the knife away. This however, further angers Pete and he slices open Regina's neck in response. He is immediately is tackled by Spencer Monroe and Rick holds him at gunpoint. Pete says this is all Rick's fault and he drove him to do this. Douglas then tells Rick to shoot Pete, and he does so, ending his life.

Pete's death, however, was a factor in causing the zombie herd to attack Alexandria, because when Rick shot Pete, the sound alerted Derek and his group to the Safe-Zone. When Derek's group were dealt with, it caused a massive herd of zombies to attack and almost destroy Alexandria.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Pete has killed:
 * Regina Monroe
 * Possibly numerous counts of zombies.

Jessie Anderson
Although Pete beat her, Jessie seemed to still love him, even after his death.

Ron Anderson
Like most boys, Ron loved his father and saw him as a good man, despite how he repeatedly abused both him and his mother. Like most children in battered families, Ron was completely unaware that what his father was doing to him was wrong. In fact, he saw Rick as the real bad man and murderer. His death left him very confused as to why his father was seen as the bad man and Rick wasn't.

Douglas Monroe
Douglas was always wary of Pete and had discovered that Pete was abusing his wife and son, Although he had this information Douglas chose to take no action against him because Pete was a doctor. After Pete had been kept in a temporary house to keep Jessie and Ron safe he eventually filled with rage and went to confront Rick. This resulted in Regina trying to intervene and being murdered by Pete. Douglas quickly began to despise Pete after the murder of Regina and gave Rick permission to kill him.

Nicholas
"NICKY BOY! Where have you been hiding, man? I haven't seen you in days! How's Mikey and Paula?"

- Pete to Nicholas, at the Monroe house party.

Pete and Nicholas seemed to be good friends. This is shown by their interactions towards each other at Douglas' house party. Pete also seemed concerned about Nicholas not being able to see him in the past few days, indicating a strong friendship between the two.

Rick Grimes
"You have a wife and son who are safe--and aren't living in fear. And if you get your shit together...you can go back to them."

- Rick Grimes to Pete, after he confronts him.

Ever since Rick first met Pete, he was suspicious of his behavior, due to his odd nature around his wife and his son's black eye. Their first encounters with each other were quite civil, despite Rick's suspicions, Rick was even concerned with Pete's well-being when he found him sleeping on his porch. However, as time went on, their relationship soured and Rick's suspicions became very strong after Jessie admitted Pete beats her. Pete also became annoyed with Rick constantly harassing his family and became very hostile towards him. This behavior led them into a brawl that greatly injured both men and also caused Pete to start to obsess over Rick. After his wife left him and kicked him out of their house, Pete was driven insane with a desire to kill Rick for causing all of his troubles. This obsession, however, would prove to be his undoing as Rick managed to kill him after he killed Regina Monroe.

Appearances
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Trivia

 * It's not clear what Pete's last name is. In Issue 77, Pete approaches Rick with a knife. Regina steps between them and screams:
 * "Peter Anderson, what's gotten into you?! Put that knife away this instant!"


 * But at Pete's funeral, Rick says:
 * "Was the man who killed Regina truly Pete Dotson or was he changed--no different than if he'd died and come back?"
 * This is most likely a continuity error.


 * He is the only member of the Alexandria Safe-Zone to be directly killed by Rick Grimes.