Leon Basset (Dead Reckoning)


 * For the TV Series character, see Leon Basset (TV Series).

Leon Basset was a deputy of the King County Sheriff Department in King County, Georgia. He is seen working closely with Shane Walsh (TV Series) as well as the other known deputies, Rick Grimes, Lambert Kendal, and Don.

King County, Georgia
Not much is known about Leon's life before the apocalypse besides that he worked at the King County Sheriff's Department with Rick, Shane, Lam, and Don. He may also live in King County, Georgia.

The Walking Dead: Dead Reckoning
Leon appears as Shane's subordinate in this episode. He is first seen picking up an infected man named Robb Spanner at a bar who he thought was drunk. Leon took him back to the King County Sheriff's Department and placed him in a holding cell. Later, after Shane brings in a local civilian named Gary Taylor for domestic disturbance and possibly murder, Leon was bitten in the thumb by Gary and it is debated for a while by Shane whether he is infected or not. After the third police officer at the station, Don, is killed by a now-reanimated Robb who then attacks Gary, Leon helps Shane kill Robb. Shane has a conversation with Gary after beginning to believe that Gary was not a murderer and acted on self-defense. It is revealed that Gary isn't infected; meaning Leon isn't either. There is then a crash at the front desk, in which Leon goes out to investigate. He discovers that Gary's daughter, Patty Taylor, has become a walker due to an injury she received from her zombified boyfriend, Paul. Shane saves Leon and is forced to kill Patty. After this, Shane, Leon and Gary go outside and talk about what they will do about the chaos that's occurring everywhere. Shane decides to go to the hospital to get Rick and then take Rick's family to Atlanta. Leon, on the other hand, decides to stay in King County, where his guns are, and help the people there, like Gary. He and Shane shake hands before the latter departs, heading for the hospital. As Leon and Gary watch him drive away, a now-reanimated Don leaps out of the police station and attacks Leon as the screen abruptly goes black. It is likely implied that this how Leon became a infected and turned into a walker. He was later Killed by Rick Grimes when he tried to attack him.

Killed By
Don (Alive)

As shane left Leon and Gary ( If Saved) are seen watching him leave as a zombiefied Don attacks Leon & Gary and the screen goes Black. Revealing how Leon became infected and reanimated as a Walker in "Days Gone Bye".

Rick Grimes (Zombiefied)

the goodbye between Morgan and Rick is interupted as a zombiefied Leon trys to attack Rick but is shot in the head by his Gun.

Killed Victims
This list shows the people Leon Basset has killed:
 * Unnamed Criminal 1 (alongside his fellow officers)
 * Unnamed Criminal 2 (alongside his fellow officers)
 * Possibly numerous counts of zombies.

Trivia

 * Though not shown in The Walking Dead (TV Series), Don is shown attacking Leon which explains how Leon became infected and turned into a walker where he was later shot by Rick Grimes.