Charles (Video Game)

"Ask not for whom the bell tolls...it tolls for thee..."

- Charles quoting while listening to Savannah's Church Bells just before walkers show up.

Charles, more frequently referred to as "Chuck", is an original character who appears in The Walking Dead Video Game. He was homeless and resided inside a boxcar of a train when the Lee's group stumbled upon him.

Clayton, Georgia
Almost nothing is known about Chuck's life before the apocalypse or as the apocalypse began. All that is known is that he has lived in Georgia for his entire life. He was a homeless drifter; he had a family, but hadn't seen them for around 14 years.

"Episode 3: Long Road Ahead"
After the death of Doug/Carley, the remaining survivors discover a train, in which they meet Chuck, who decides to join them. He gives Lee some advice: cut Clementine's hair, teach her how to use a gun, and create a plan for what happens once they reach Savannah. Chuck explains that he had seen another girl about her age being killed by Walkers because she wasn't prepared for the hazards they represented and he wanted to avoid going through that kind of horror again.

"Episode 4: Around Every Corner"
Chuck, along with the other survivors, are making their way down the streets of Savannah. Zombies proceed to attack the group. Clementine and Ben are cornered by the zombies, and Ben leaves Clementine for dead. Chuck impales an approaching zombie with a shovel, allowing Clementine to escape. Chuck pleads with Lee and Clementine to get to a safe place. The group notices Chuck fighting off the zombies with his shovel, and they contemplate whether or not they should save him, but they witness zombies coming from both ways and that they are cut off from him, making it impossible to offer him any help. Chuck pleaded with them to leave, and then fleed, finding his way into the sewers. He was devoured by Walkers, but not before he put his last bullet from his gun into himself as a suicide.

Killed by

 * Ben Paul (Indirectly Caused)
 * Molly (Indirectly Caused)
 * Zombies
 * Himself (Suicide)

Lee goes to investigate the sewers, where he discovers Charles, disemboweled and with a gunshot wound to the head. It is presumed that Chuck took refuge in the sewer and, knowing that he wasn't going to survive, shot himself in the head, so that he wouldn't have to suffer a more gruesome fate, and prevented himself from reanimating. Lee discovers Walkers feasting on his corpse and, after distracting them, Lee uncovers an empty gun next to Chuck. Lee tells himself and the unmoving corpse that he had deserved better, before moving on.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Chuck has killed:
 * Himself (Suicide)
 * Numerous counts of zombies.

Trivia

 * Charles was an alcoholic.
 * Charles knew how to play guitar, making him one of three characters known who also play the guitar. The other two are Otis and Glenn from the TV Series.
 * Charles was generous; he offered candy to Clementine, Ben, Duck, Christa, and Omid.
 * Charles was one of the many characters with an ongoing nickname, in his case, "Chuck".
 * Charles has revealed to be a cultured person, due to in Episode 4 quoting a line from the 17th century poem by John Donne, "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions". Furthermore, there is even a trophy/achievement that says, "For Whom The Bell Tolls", in Episode 4. There is even a book by Ernest Hemingway which has a similar name.
 * Charles shares a strong resemblance to Left 4 Dead character William 'Bill' Overbeck, both being old and surviving on their own until grouping up with strangers, giving out advice and protecting own group, and to die saving the group from certain death.
 * Charles' death received heavy backlash from many fans.
 * It is presumed that only Lee knows of Charles' fate, as there is no option to clarify what happened to the man with the group. It also seems that the group cared little about Charles, as none of them mention him.
 * It is unknown where Charles obtains the revolver he shot himself with as he never used it. It's possible he already had it, but it was never seen or mentioned, the same with Ben's pistol, but given the group had traveled a great distance into Savannah, it's highly possible he found it along the way.