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This article is about the Novel Series character. You may be looking for his appearance in the Comic Series, or the Kingdom resident.

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.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Location Unknown[]

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

Post-Apocalypse[]

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.

The rest of Gus' story and his fate plays out the same in the comic series. For further details see:

Main article: Wes Strunk (Comic Series)

Death[]

Killed By

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 obliterated the RV.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Gus has killed:

  • Himself (Accidental)
  • Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people

Relationships[]

Caesar Martínez[]

The hellfire is going on?! Y'all hear me?! Boss?! Y'all copy? What is going on?
―Wes to Martinez.[src]

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.

Gabriel Harris[]

Gus is one of Gabe's most trusted men, along with Rudy Warburton. Gus helped Gabe find the prison's location and followed the Governor's orders to drive his truck into Dale's RV after Andrea had killed Gabe.

Appearances[]

Novel Series

The Fall of the Governor - Part One

  • "The Gathering"
    • "Chapter Three"
    • "Chapter Four"
    • "Chapter Five"
    • "Chapter Six"
    • "Chapter Seven"
    • "Chapter Twelve"

The Fall of the Governor - Part Two

  • "Battlefield"
    • "Chapter Two"
    • "Chapter Four"
    • "Chapter Five"
    • "Chapter Six"
    • "Chapter Eight"
    • "Chapter Nine"
  • "Doomsday Clock"
    • "Chapter Fourteen"
    • "Chapter Fifteen"

Novels 1 2 3 4 5
Rise of the Governor
The Road to Woodbury
The Fall of the Governor
Descent
Invasion
Search and Destroy
Return to Woodbury
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[]

  • He is given the nickname "The Little Troll" behind his back by Lilly and Martinez.
  • 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.

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