Ben (TV Series)

This article is about the TV Series character. You may be looking for his Comic Series counterpart. For other pages with the same name, see: Ben

Ben
Actor	Tyler Chase
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Black
Age	17
Occupation	Pre-Apocalypse Assumed High School Student Post-Apocalypse Soldier for the Woodbury Army
Family	Donna - Mother † Allen - Father †
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Status	Dead
Episode Count	5
First Appearance	"Made to Suffer"
Last Appearance	"This Sorrowful Life"
Fate
Death Episode	"This Sorrowful Life"

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You need help with these guys? We're in. ―Ben offering to aid the Governor in fighting against the Prison group.

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Ben is a survivor of the outbreak and later an antagonist in AMC's The Walking Dead. He initially belonged to a group of survivors with his parents, led by Tyreese Williams and his sister, Sasha, before becoming a member of the Woodbury Army.

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What role did Ben play in the Woodbury Army on TWD?

In The Walking Dead, Ben was part of the Woodbury Army. During an ambush by Merle Dixon, Ben accidentally stepped into the line of fire meant for the Governor and was shot, saving the Governor's life and revealing Merle's location.

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What led to Ben's transition from Tyreese's group to the Woodbury Army?

Ben's transition from Tyreese's group to the Woodbury Army was fueled by a desire for revenge against the Prison group. After his mother's death, Ben agreed with his father Allen's plan to attack the Prison survivors. He offered their services to the Governor, aligning with him against Rick's group. This decision, driven by animosity, led to his integration into the Woodbury Army.

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How did Ben's relationship with his parents shape his character in TWD?

Ben's relationship with his parents in The Walking Dead shaped his character significantly. After his mother's death, he became defensive of his father, Allen, and showed a darker side. He supported Allen's plan to attack the Prison survivors to avoid exile and later offered their services to the Governor against Rick's group. This indicates that his parents' influence, particularly his father's, led him to adopt aggressive and vengeful behaviors.

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What were Ben's motivations for aiding the Governor in TWD?

In The Walking Dead, Ben's motivations for aiding the Governor were driven by revenge against the Prison group. After his mother's death, Ben adopted a darker outlook, agreeing with his father's plan to attack the Prison survivors. He willingly offered their services to the Governor to fight Rick's group, a choice that eventually led to his death.

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How did Ben's personality contrast with his actions in The Walking Dead?

In The Walking Dead, Ben's personality contrasted with his actions. Initially seen as caring, he revealed a darker side after his mother's death. He supported his father's plan to attack the Prison survivors and offered to help the Governor against Rick's group, motivated by revenge. His betrayal of Tyreese and Sasha led to his demise.

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Overview

Although his personality is not well known, Ben was shown to be a silent and caring young man, though also greedy and dark. He was shown to love his parents, Allen and Donna, dearly, and also appeared to be a good friend to Tyreese and Sasha. He was devastated by his mother's tragic death and also defensive of his father, as shown by his anger at Tyreese attacking him.

Following the death of his mother, like his father, Ben began to demonstrate a darker side as he agreed with his father's suggestion to attack and kill the Prison survivors and take over the facility in order to avoid being exiled, and later showed no hesitation in offering the Governor his group's services to fight against Rick and his people. It is clear that Ben wanted revenge against the Prison group and appeared to have developed a hatred of them all. He also appeared unfazed at the plan to use Walkers against them to kill them all. Ultimately, siding with the Governor and turning his back on Tyreese and Sasha would eventually cost Ben his life.

Pre-Apocalypse

United States

Nothing is known about Ben's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he had a mother named Donna and a father named Allen.

Post-Apocalypse

Season 3

"Made to Suffer"

Ben first appears fighting off walkers in the woods alongside his mother, Donna, and father, Allen, accompanied by Sasha Williams and her brother, Tyreese, who are looking for safe ground. As they prepare to flee, his mother, Donna, is bitten on the arm by a walker, devastating Allen, who aids her out of the woods with the others. They come upon a collapsed portion of the West Georgia Correctional Facility and enter, knowing it is too dangerous to be anywhere else. Sasha feels they should kill Donna before entering the prison, fearing she will reanimate while they are inside, but Allen pleads with Tyreese to spare her for now, not wanting Ben to witness his mother's death. Tyreese convinces Sasha that they should let her live for a while longer, and they proceed into the prison. While inside, they face a small horde of walkers, and Donna, who is in severe pain, begins to die in Allen's arms while Ben, Tyreese, and Sasha try to clear out the room. They are then helped by a young boy, Carl Grimes, who is able to clear out the room and lead them to the other survivors. Carl tells them to leave Donna, who has died, but Allen tearfully refuses. Tyreese then offers to carry her as Carl leads them into a cell and locks them in. Tyreese uses a handkerchief to cover Donna's face as he prepares to kill her before she turns. Allen and Ben then mourn over her death.

"The Suicide King"

He is seen with his father, attempting to convince Tyreese and Sasha to assist with killing the people in Carl's group and taking their weapons along with the prison, fearing that they will be kicked out once the other group members return. He is later seen with the rest of the group as Tyreese tries to convince Rick to let them stay with them, when they are all indirectly kicked out of the prison by a hallucinating Rick Grimes.

"I Ain't a Judas"

Ben appears along with the rest of Tyreese's group in the woods where Milton and Andrea are. Milton escorts them back to Woodbury, and Ben is willing to retaliate against Rick's group when they talk to The Governor, telling him that they are in if assistance in dealing with them is needed.

"Prey"

Ben is first seen with his father, Allen, helping Martinez and Shumpert load weapons into a truck, including a .50 Caliber Machine Gun. Later, he is present when Allen and Tyreese begin to fight about Tyreese saving Donna's life and Donna's supposed attachment to Tyreese after that.

While Martinez, Shumpert, Tyreese, Allen, Sasha, and he go help to pick up biters from the pit, Ben witnesses Allen and Tyreese having another argument because Tyreese refuses to help wrangle biters so people can be fed to them. Allen gets angry and says he isn't going back out on the road, and that he needs to look out for his boy. "Like you looked out for Donna?" Tyreese sneered.

Allen attacked Tyreese at that moment, and Ben tried to intervene, insisting that Tyreese leave his father alone, but he is easily pushed back by Tyreese's immense strength. He is later seen when The Governor comes to talk to the group about the pit fight and the burning of the biters.

"This Sorrowful Life"

He participates in the shootout against Merle Dixon and steps in front of The Governor just as Merle fires a shot at him, accidentally hitting and killing Ben instead. Later, his corpse is stumbled upon by Merle's brother Daryl, being eaten by a zombified Merle.

Death

Killed By

• Merle Dixon (Accidental)

While Merle is sniping at the Woodbury soldiers from the building he is hiding in, he eventually sets his sights on The Governor and attempts to kill him. Ben, however, unintentionally gets in the way and is fatally shot in the shoulder.

Later, his corpse is devoured by a zombified Merle. It is unknown if he reanimated, was put down before or after reanimation by Daryl, or was further devoured.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Ben has killed.

• Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships

For a more in-depth look at Ben's relationships, read here: Ben (TV Series)/Relationships

Allies Tyreese's Group Allen † - Father Donna † - Mother Woodbury Philip Blake † - Leader Caesar Martinez † Shumpert †

Enemies The Prison Rick Grimes Hershel Greene † - Former Ally Carl Grimes † - Former Ally Merle Dixon † - Killer Tyreese's Group Tyreese Williams † - Former Ally and Former Leader Sasha Williams † - Former Ally

Appearances

• List
• Table

TV Series

Season 3

• "Made to Suffer"
• "The Suicide King"
• "I Ain't a Judas"
• "Prey"
• "This Sorrowful Life" ^{(No Lines)}

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3								✔	✔		✔			✔	👁
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Trivia

• In the Making Of video for "This Sorrowful Life", Ben was mistakenly credited as Zombie Extra.
• Ben, Allen, Dante, and Lance Hornsby are the only characters in the TV Series that originated from the Comic Series whose roles were rewritten to be completely antagonistic.

International Dubbers

Language	Dubber	Other Characters Voiced
Czech	Matouš Ruml	Gargulio
French	Romain Altché	Tim Nicholas Clark
German	Jan Makino	Esteban Garcia
Hungarian	N/A	N/A
Italian	N/A	N/A
Japanese	N/A	N/A
Portuguese	Bruno Mello	N/A
Spanish (Latin America)	Patricio Lago (3A; "Prey") Damián Stavros ("The Suicide King"-"I Ain't a Judas")	Patricio Lago: Miguel Jimmy Gargulio Jody Patrick Carl Grimes (5-8; "Rest in Peace") Damián Stavros: Randall Culver Christopher Gareth (4) Park Wolf 1 Sturgess Wesley (6) Benjamin Siddiq
Spanish (Spain)	N/A	N/A