| This article is about Glenn's and Maggie Greene's child. You may be looking for his TV Universe or No Man's Land counterparts. For other pages with the same name, see: Hershel |
| “ | I never met my father. Almost no one remembers him. No one builds statues of him or writes books about what he did. Most of what I know about him is inside me. Who I am... tells me who he was. When I felt the fear of being around those things... I felt like I was feeling what he felt. It felt like I was getting closer to him. Fuck you for what you did.
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Hershel Greene is a survivor of the outbreak and later an antagonist in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He is the son of Maggie Greene and Glenn Rhee, named after his late grandfather Hershel Greene. Several years after Rick Grimes' death, Hershel is the owner of a show made to remind people of the dangers the undead pose even in the new world. He served as the primary antagonist of the final issue and the final antagonist of the Comic Series.
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Overview
As an adult, Hershel is considered spoiled and entitled by many, especially those who knew him from birth. This largely seems to be an effect that his mother Maggie had on him, as she was largely absent during his childhood due to rebuilding and expanding The Commonwealth, and spoiled Hershel when she was around, which wasn't very often. He has even been compared unfavorably to Sebastian Milton, according to his adoptive sister Sophia.
Despite this, Hershel takes great pride in his "See the Walking Dead" show, a business which he claims to have built by himself, and believes that it's important to remind society of the present what the old days were like, so they can appreciate what they have. He has expressed a desire to know more about his father, a task which proved difficult since he was barely remembered by anyone, according to him. Hershel believes that, by feeling afraid of the roamers, he feels what his father felt, and is thus closer to him.
Post-Apocalypse
Hershel was conceived during the outbreak by Glenn Rhee and Maggie Greene. Glenn was brutally murdered by Negan shortly before Hershel's birth.
Hilltop Colony
Hershel was born sometime after the events of "All Out War" in the Hilltop Colony, delivered by Dr. Harlan Carson.
A New Beginning
Hershel is approximately two years old when first introduced. He is seen sleeping in his crib, being watched over by Brianna, and as his mother Maggie and Rick Grimes walk in, Rick mentions that he remembers when he used to creep around, praying that they didn't wake up. Maggie soon after thanks Rick for making this happen, referring to Hershel sleeping comfortably in the crib without a care in the world. Later, while watching the sunset, Brianna walks out onto the balcony saying that Hershel is hungry, and Maggie takes Hershel and asks if he can say "sunset", with Hershel replying "sumset".
Whispers Into Screams
Hershel is seen being taken for a walk by his mother and Brianna.
Life And Death
Hershel is taken by his mother to the fair in Alexandria. He spends most of his time under Brianna's care. After Rick tells the fair about the twelve missing people being dead, he is seen being held by Maggie in her room.
Call To Arms
Hershel is seen being carried by Brianna as they prepare to head back to the Hilltop.
Rest in Peace
Hershel was taken by Maggie to the Commonwealth after being elected the new president of the Commonwealth. Having been sheltered away from the majority of the trials, he did not seem to understand the true threat that walkers posed; the little time Maggie did spend with Hershel, she would spoil him and never refuse a request, fostering a spoiled personality. Within the twenty years the Commonwealth was reformed, he decided to live off the fame and notoriety of his family's name and started a traveling show which featured walkers.
As he takes his traveling show through the Commonwealth, one of his walkers somehow escaped his cart; he was in the process of figuring out what to do when Carl Grimes approaches him. Smiling at the sight of his adopted brother-in-law, Hershel is surprised when Carl punches him in the face. Hearing that Carl encountered the walker on his property, Hershel is shocked to hear that he killed it. Admonishing him for destroying his property, Hershel threatens that he will report this to Sheriff Kapoor; Carl merely states that Kapoor knows where he lives and rides away, leaving Hershel seething in anger.
At a subsequent hearing, Hershel is glad to see Maggie present and happily calls out to her, only to be given a glare that silences him. Hershel is outraged that Carl is not punished, but takes some satisfaction that he must replace the walker that was killed. The next day, Hershel leaves the hotel where he was staying and is told to pay at the front; Hershel merrily waves it off and promises to pay the next day. Just then, Hershel is found by one of his assistants and learns that the remaining walkers have been killed.
Knowing that Carl was behind this, he goes to Kapoor and fabricates a story that Carl did it as a threat to his life and has it sent to the high court, presided over by Judge Michonne Hawthorne. Seeing Carl acquitted and his show essentially outlawed in the Commonwealth sends Hershel into a fury, and he angrily confronts Carl that night. He mentions how it was a service provided by him to remind residents of the threat outside, and with Carl's actions, the people WILL forget what it's like. He goes on to insult both Carl and his father before storming off.
Hershel is last seen being visited by his mother.
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Appearances
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| Book Eleven | 👁 | ✔ | |||||||||||
| Book Twelve | 👁 | 👁 | 👁 | 👁 | 👁 | 👁 | |||||||
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| ✔ | 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 |
Gallery
- For more images of Hershel, please visit Hershel Greene (Comic Series)/Gallery.
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Trivia
- Hershel is the second known child in the comic series to be born into the apocalypse, the others being Judith Grimes, Andrea Grimes, and Elodie's son.
- Hershel is one of the three antagonists who survive the events of the comic book series, the others being Negan and Sebastian Milton.
- Hershel is the last character introduced initially as an ally, but later became an antagonist.
- Hershel is the final primary antagonist and the final antagonist of the Comic Series.