Sophia Peletier (TV Series)


 * For the comic book character, see Sophia Peletier (Comic Series).

Sophia Peletier was the daughter of Carol and Ed Peletier, and a member of the Atlanta survivors that camped out on the outskirts of the city.

Location Unknown
Almost nothing is known about Sophia's life prior to the outbreak; she may have been living in the city of Atlanta during her lifetime along with her family. It is unknown if she was a victim of domestic abuse from her father, Ed since he was abusive towards her mother. However Carol did say when she was praying for Sophia that her father touched her. During the outbreak, she meets Shane, Lori, and Carl as evacuations are being made for survivors to head towards Atlanta. With the city being destroyed by the military, she, along with her family, decide to stay with Shane, Lori, and Carl.

Tell It to the Frogs
Sophia is seen around the survivors' camp living with her father Ed and mother Carol. One day at the camp, she is playing with Carl when the pair find a zombie eating a deer and the pair scream, running back into camp, prompting the men to investigate and kill the zombie.

Vatos
Sophia follows her mother and others to the clearing where Jim is acting strange, digging grave-like holes. Lori tells Jim he is scaring Carl and Sophia. While Jim is tied to a tree (in an attempt to calm him down) Sophia and Carl are being tutored by their mothers. She leaves with Carol and Carl to clean fish with Shane. Later, Carol and Sophia give Ed some water in the family tent, and Carol refuses to leave her alone with Ed, despite his insisting. Her father was killed in the attack on the camp, leaving Sophia as one of the few survivors.

Wildfire
Just after the zombie attack, Sophia is seen resting with the other survivors. She attends the funeral for the fallen campers and, upon leaving the camp, she says goodbye to Eliza who then gives Sophia her doll.

TS-19
Sophia makes it to the CDC along with the others. She is seen playing checkers in the rec room with Carl before going to bed. Towards the end of the episode, Sophia is seen crying with her mother. Carol says she does not want her daughter to die like this, and Dr. Jenner decides to let the group free. She flees with the others to Dale's RV and watches as the CDC burns. The group then heads to Fort Benning.

What Lies Ahead
Sophia is first seen gathering supplies from abandoned vehicles on the Vehicle Jammed Highway, along with her mother Carol. Rick sees a herd of zombies coming their way, and warns the group to hide under the parked cars. Sophia is found by two zombies, who chase her from the highway and into a nearby forest. Rick goes after her, telling her to stay by a creek while he distracts and kills the zombies. She nods, but when Rick and the others return, Sophia is nowhere to be found.

Bloodletting
Sophia is not seen at all in this episode, but the group continues to look for her. Carol hopes Sophia doesn't wind up like Amy. Sophia is mentioned many times in the episode, but is still not found.

Save The Last One
Sophia is not seen in this episode, though the group continues looking for her. Carol cries for her at night in the RV, leading Daryl and Andrea to go off in search of Sophia again in the forest. When they still can't find her, they leave food and a sign on the highway for her.

Cherokee Rose
She is still not found in this episode. Daryl goes in search of Sophia again, but only finds a Cherokee Rose, which he gives to Carol for good luck. Daryl also seems to notice freshly opened food, and a blanket in an abandoned house, which suggests that Sophia could still be alive and around in the nearby area.

Chupacabra
Shane, Rick, and Daryl go search for Sophia again in the woods while they are searching Shane suggests they call off the search which Rick denies fast, but unfortunately they find nothing. However, Daryl finds the doll Sophia admires; the one that was given to her by Eliza which Daryl then takes back to the farm. Later, after dinner Carol thanks Daryl and gives him a kiss on the head stating that he has done more for Sophia than her father ever did in his whole life.

Secrets
Sophia is once again not found in this episode, Shane and Andrea go search for Sophia in a nearby housing development, trying to search each of the houses, but when walkers suddenly appear in the town they are forced to leave the area.

Pretty Much Dead Already
Shane breaks open the door on Hershel's barn. Shane and the group take out the walkers that were inside. As the last walker emerges, they are stunned and shocked to see it's Sophia. Carol is beyond devastated. She tries to run to Sophia, but Daryl stops her. The group looks on in shock and sadness, as Sophia approaches them Rick takes lead from Shane, walks up and shoots Sophia in the head.

Nebraska
Sophia is wrapped in a blanket by Andrea, then along with, Annette, and Shawn, Sophia is buried under some trees by the barn. Sophia's mother, Carol, does not show up for the ceremony held for her and Hershel's family.

Triggerfinger
She is only mentioned in this episode during an argument between Daryl and Carol when Daryl yells at Carol and starts to blame her for Sophia's death, as well as saying that "Sophia wasn't mine".

Judge, Jury, Executioner
Carl goes to Sophia's grave and is greeted by Carol saying to him that Sophia is in Heaven. Carl realizing the world isn't the same anymore and believing it to be cruel, says there is no Heaven.

Killed By
After Sophia leaves the group behind on the highway, she is bitten by a unknown walker. While transforming into a walker herself, she is found by Otis and is taken back to Hershel's farm where she is put into the barn.
 * Walkers

After Shane force opens the barn, the walkers exit the barn and are gunned down by the group. Once all the walkers have been put down, Sophia walks out and is then put down by Rick with a single shot to the head.
 * Rick Grimes

Trivia

 * She and Carl seem to be close friends, like in the comic. When she is missing, Carl wants to join Rick and Shane to help find her. He also asks about her when he awakens from his coma.
 * His feelings with her from the novel are almost completely reversed, with him being the one worried for her life rather than the other way around. The theory is ultimately intact when Carl makes the revelation he always thought it would be himself that would find her alive and well.
 * The comic Sophia is still very much alive and is still one of the few remaining surivors of the original group.
 * Sophia is the third child in The Walking Dead TV Series to be shot; the first being the little girl seen in Days Gone Bye, the second being Carl
 * Sophia is the second zombie-child killed in the series.
 * In the aftershow 'Talking Dead', Robert Kirkman reveals that it was Otis who had put Sophia in the barn and that she was already a zombie when he found her. Since Rick nor Shane never mentioned that they were in the woods looking for a girl, and saving Carl becomes the focus, Otis leaves for the high school and never returns before this discussion has a chance to take place.
 * Also during 'Talking Dead', show creators reveal that they had shot the barn scene twice - once with Sophia looking normal, the way the survivors wanted to see her, and the zombified version, which is the version that was aired in 'Pretty Much Dead Already'.
 * Sophia was bitten on the neck, which is what made her turn.