| “ | Did someone say something about him to you? (...) Well, you'll hear stories about him. About me. About what I did. He was my mentor. My friend. I miss him. That's the part the stories leave out. (...) They risk their lives, every time they go out there. Has to be worth it, has to matter. He lost sight of that, so he lost them. Beth, in this job you don't need their love. But you have to have their respect. Otherwise, the day's gonna come when you need backup and you don't have it. And what comes next? Everybody goes down.
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Captain Hanson (first name unknown) is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He was the police captain of the Atlanta Police Department and the first leader of the Grady Memorial Hospital, until his death.
Pre-Apocalypse
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Not much is known about Hanson's life before the apocalypse, except that he was a captain in the Atlanta Police Department. His second-in-command was Lt. Dawn Lerner, who, sometime before the outbreak, presented an award for her work with the Atlanta Police Department.
Post-Apocalypse
Season 5
"Slabtown"
Hanson was mentioned by Dr. Steven Edwards as the commanding officer who was tasked with evacuating Grady Memorial Hospital with Dawn Lerner and other Atlanta Police Department officers. After the city was firebombed, he eventually spiraled out of control, making bad decisions, and was "dealt with" by Dawn. Hanson is later seen in a photograph in Dawn's office along with his nameplate and badge. According to the badge, his rank was Captain.
"Coda"
Hanson is mentioned by Beth Greene when she asks Dawn about his history and what had happened to him. Dawn replies that Hanson was her mentor. Later, Hanson is the topic for a quarrel between Dawn and O'Donnell, which ended with the death of the latter.
Death
- Killed By
According to Dr. Edwards, Hanson began to make poor decisions, leading to Dawn killing him and taking charge.
Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Hanson has killed:
- Possibly numerous unnamed criminals (Pre-Apocalypse)
- Possibly numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people
Relationships
Enemies
- Grady Memorial Hospital
- Dawn Lerner † - Former Friend and Killer
- O'Donnell †
Appearances
TV Series
Season 5
Trivia
- Hanson is the first named member of the Grady Memorial Hospital group to die, albeit off-screen and at some point before the hospital's appearance in Season 5.
- Chronologically, Hanson is the first police officer to die.
- Hanson is also Dawson's first known victim.