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| “ | I just wish we didn't have to spring this on these people. I've really grown fond on these folks.
―Harold showing remorse after hearing Jeremiah's plans.[src]
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Harold Benjamin Stauback is a main character and a former antagonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in Thomas Dunne Books' The Walking Dead. He is described to be Pentecostal People of God's only black congregant, middle-aged man with a fussy little pen-line mustache and stupendous singing voice.
Overview[]
Harold was the only trustworthy survivor of Pentecostal People of God, having second thoughts about killing Woodburians and finally stepping out of the suicide pact. He also joins the rest of surviving Woodburians after the destruction of Woodbury and gains their trust.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Florida[]
Harold grew up the son of a sharecropper in Florida. He worked as a disc jockey and singer before the outbreak. He was known commonly as "The Voice of Valdosta", and was one of soloists from the Calgary Baptist Church.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Descent[]
Harold survived along with the Pentecostal People of God, led by Jeremiah Garlitz. The group is rescued by the Woodbury survivors, and soon after Harold discovers that Jeremiah is going to execute all the survivors including those of his group. After the destruction of Woodbury, he joins the rest of the survivors, abandoning Jeremiah and his two surviving minions Reese and Stephen.
Invasion[]
Weeks later, Reese and Stephen discover that there is still some Woodbury survivors alive. They inform Jeremiah about the salutation. Jeremiah becomes furious, especially at Harold for abandoning the cult. Jeremiah attacks the remaining survivors and manages to wound Harold in the shoulder. Harold demands David, Miles and Norma to leave him behind, but they refuse to do so and the trio drag him to the recently established safe zone.
Search and Destroy[]
"Stone Soup"[]
A year later, Harold survives with the Woodbury survivors as the community grows. He establishes a relationship with Norma Sutters during the time skip.
Death[]
- Killed By
- Atlanta Medical Center survivors
After noticing Woodbury has been under attack, Lilly and others discover Harold's body on the steps of the court house. Harold had been dead for hours after being shot to the chest several times. David tells Lilly Harold tried to hide Mercy in the court house and tried to protect her, but was shot down like an animal, without hesitation.
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims Harold has killed:
- Reese Hawthorne (Along with David, Norma and Miles)
- Leland Burress (Along with David, Norma and Miles)
- Louis Packard (Along with David, Norma and Miles)
- Harlan (Along with David, Norma and Miles)
- Earl Jerico (Along with David, Norma and Miles)
- Thurston Breen (Along with David, Norma and Miles)
- Several unnamed Most Holy Redeemer Parish members
- Numerous counts of zombies
Appearances[]
Novel SeriesDescent
Invasion
Search and Destroy
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| Novels | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 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[]
- Harold was the longest surviving member of the Pentecostal People of God, appearing in three novels (although as a corpse in "Search and Destroy").
- Throughout Invasion and Search and Destroy, Harold's last name is spelled "Staubach".