Themes: Distrust

Distrust is a common theme in The Walking Dead universe. It occurs when someone doubts the honesty in a person or group.

Comic Series

 * The group doesn't trust any of the prisoners after discovering the prison. (Safety Behind Bars)
 * Lori Grimes still doesn't trust Axel after the actions of his fellow inmates. (Comic Series)
 * The group slightly distrusts Patricia, due to her assistance in allowing the convicts to escape and retrieve weapons. (Comic Series)
 * Rick's group distrusts Gabriel Stokes upon first meeting him, suspecting him of leading them into a trap. (Issue 63)
 * Conversely, Gabriel distrusts Rick's group after they mutliate the Hunters to the point where he recommends to Douglas they be removed from Alexandria. (Comic Series)
 * After meeting Aaron and Eric, Rick distrusts them and swears he'll kill them if they hold bad intentions. (Life Among Them)
 * Jesus is stunned because Rick thinks he's untrustworthy. (Issue 93)
 * Rick punches Dwight and accuses him as being a spy for The Saviors; mainly distrusting him for killing Abraham. (Issue 108)

TV Series

 * The Atlanta camp survivors distrust both Merle Dixon and Ed Peletier. (TV Series)
 * Both Rick's group and the Atlanta nursing home group distrust each other, until they eventually come to a compromise. (Vatos)
 * Dale starts to distrust Shane when he notices him aiming at Rick while the two are hunting in the woods. This distrust grows stronger as Dale begins to believe that Shane had murdered Otis. (TV Series)
 * Rick, Glenn, and Hershel distrust Dave and Tony after realizing their true motivations. (Nebraska)
 * Rick becomes paranoid around new people after the shootout in the bar. (Triggerfinger)
 * Randall is captured by Rick's group, and not trusted afterwards. (Triggerfinger)
 * Many members of Rick's group do not trust Rick after he reveals what Edwin Jenner told him at the CDC. (Beside the Dying Fire)
 * Michonne does not trust The Governor. (Walk With Me)
 * Michonne does not trust Merle. (Walk With Me)
 * Rick distrusts all of the prisoners discovered in the prison. (Sick)
 * Carl becomes paranoid around new people after his mother and T-Dog died from a walker attack caused by Andrew. (Killer Within)
 * The Governor states that he does not know where Andrea's loyalties lie. (Season 3)
 * After meeting Morgan, Michonne and Carl feel uneasy about him after he shot at them. (Clear)
 * The Governor slowly begins to distrust Milton, leading up to the point of killng him for attempting to ruin his plan of killing Rick's group. (Welcome to the Tombs)
 * Rick begins to distrust Carol after she confessed to killing Karen and David.(Indifference)
 * Meghan briefly distrusts Brian (Philip) after he kills her undead grandfather with an oxygen tank just as he reanimates and attempts to bite Tara. (Live Bait)

Webisodes

 * Chase stops trusting B.J. after his attempt to murder him. (The Chosen Ones)

Video Game

 * Larry distrusts Lee because of his criminal history. (A New Day)
 * Lee and Mark distrust Larry. (Starved For Help)
 * The group, specifically Kenny, distrust the St. John family. (Starved For Help)
 * Lee and Danny distrust Jolene. (Starved For Help)
 * Lilly never trusted Carley nor Ben Paul. (Long Road Ahead)
 * Lilly slowly begins to distrust more and more people in the group due to her paranoia. (Long Road Ahead)
 * The group distrusts and abandons Lilly after she kills Carley/Doug. (Determinant)   (Long Road Ahead)
 * After meeting Christa and Omid, the group are slightly suspicious of them. (Long Road Ahead)
 * Christa and Omid lose a little trust in Lee after he pushes Omid off the bridge. (Determinant) (Long Road Ahead)
 * Kenny and possibly Lee distrust Ben after finding out that he made a deal with the bandits and indirectly caused the deaths of Duck and Katjaa. (Around Every Corner)
 * Vernon's group, mainly himself and Brie, distrust Lee at first. (Around Every Corner)
 * After the Stranger hears about Lee from Clementine, he believes that Lee cannot be trusted with Clementine's safety. (No Time Left)
 * Joyce, Clive, Roman and Shel distrust Roberto. (Determinant)   (Shel's Story)
 * Nate loses a little trust in Russell after he tried to shoot him. (Determinant) (Russell's Story)
 * Russell distrusts Tavia no matter what choice are you doing in his story, but he can still go with her. (Epilogue)
 * Depending on the player's choices, the survivors distrust going with Tavia to her community. (Epilogue)
 * After Omid's death, Christa refuses to trust anyone except Clementine. (All That Remains)
 * Rebecca, Carlos, Nick and Luke  distrust Clementine. Luke and Nick eventually trust her. (All That Remains)
 * Some members of the cabin don't trust Clementine when they first meet her. (All That Remains)

Dead Reckoning

 * Gary Taylor distrusts Shane. (Dead Reckoning)

Social Game

 * Greg and Joe distrust Shane. (Social Game)
 * Marla distrusts Felipe. (Social Game)
 * After Nathan's stunt with the humvee, Marla and a few members of the group briefly distrust him. (Social Game)
 * The group distrusts Dave and Tony's group. (Social Game)
 * Ed distrusts the Hero Player's descision when he/she lets Mauricio's family and Kara on Bill's plane, though he later does the same, leaving him, the hero, Max, and Marla. (Social Game)

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