Gus Strunk (Novel Series)

Gus Strunk, in the comic known as Wes, is a comic-adapted character first encountered in The Fall of the Governor. He was a resident of Woodbury who worked on the construction crew and supply run teams.

Location Unknown
Nothing is known about Gus' life before or as the outbreak began. It is possible that he lived in or near Woodbury before the outbreak began.

The Fall of the Governor
Gus is described by Martínez as not being very bright but making up for it with loyalty. He goes on a supply run with Lilly and Martinez one time and helps rescue a woman from their crashed helicopter, taking her back to Woodbury. Later Gus stripped three survivors of their weapons before they entered Woodbury to see the Governor.

After the National Guard Station exploded and gunfire was heard from the local Walmart, the Governor, Gabe, Gus and Rudy went to investigate where they discovered three horribly injured bodies and Bruce Cooper bleeding out from the neck. The Governor ordered Gabe to find the prison immediately so he took Gus and Rudy with him. Gus was present when they did discover the prison and witnessed the survivors them dragging a biter back into prison with them.

Gus participated in the prison assault and survived until the second assault. When the sniper lady returned and killed Gabe, Gus was ordered by the Governor to "drive one of these trucks up that woman's ass" which Gus obliged to do. In the process he was shot twice and crashed the car into the side of the RV, knocking the woman over and setting the vehicle alight.

Death
The Governor ordered Gus to drive a vehicle into Andrea and kill her. Gus obliged and in the process was shot twice before he crashed the vehicle and ignited the RV.
 * Killed By
 * Andrea
 * Himself (Caused)
 * Brian Blake (Indirectly caused)

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Wes has killed:
 * Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people.

Caesar Ramón Martínez
"The hellfire is going on?! Y'all hear me?! Boss?! Y'all copy? What is going on?"

- Wes to Martinez. Gus is shown to be very loyal to Martínez, doing whatever he requests without any hesitation. When Martínez and the others go into a warehouse to look for supplies, Wes stays back to guard the truck. He hears commotion inside and becomes very panicked, showing that he cared about Martínez.

Novel Series

 * "The Fall of the Governor"

Goofs/Errors

 * Wes is called "Gus" throughout The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor.
 * This can be proven by the fact that they both have the same appearance and they both take Rick and Co's weapons when they arrive in Woodbury.


 * In the comic series a Woodbury soldier with a cap and long hair is ordered by the Governor to drive a car into the RV. However in the novel this is revealed to be Gus (who looks nothing like this). This can be proven by the man's description matching Gus' in the novel and him being known as one of Gabe's most trusted men just like Gus. It would also be confusing to have two characters with the name Gus, without explicitly describing the second character.
 * This is very likely an error, however it could have been done as to not introduce more characters than are necessary and to give Gus a fate which is not stated in the comic series.

Trivia

 * He is called "The Little Troll" behind his back by Lilly and Martinez.