Hershel Greene (Novel Series)

This article is about the Novel Series character. You may be looking for his appearance in the Comic Series, or Video Game, or his Assault, Road to Survival, TV Series counterparts, or his grandson.

Hershel Greene
Gender	Male
Hair	Gray
Age	Late 50s
Occupation	Veterinarian (Pre-Apocalypse) Farmer (Pre- and Post-Apocalypse) Member of committee of prison survivors (Post-Apocalypse) Group medic (Post-Apocalypse)
Family	Maggie Greene - Daughter Billy Greene - Son (Deceased)
First Appearance	"The Fall of the Governor"
Last Appearance	"The Fall of the Governor"
Death Issue	"The Fall of the Governor"
Cause of Death	Shot in the head by the Governor.
Status	Dead
Series Lifespan	"The Fall of the Governor"
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American

Hershel Greene is a character first encountered in The Fall of the Governor. He's the father of Maggie and Billy.

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

For Hershel's whereabouts prior to or as the outbreak began:

Main Article: Hershel Greene (Comic Series)

Post-Apocalypse

A New Day

Before the events occurred in Novel series, Hershel's story begins in rural Georgia where he encounters Lee Everett and his group. For further details see:

Main article: Hershel Greene (Video Game)

Later he meets Rick Grimes from Atlanta and is a main member of their group. For further details see:

Main Article: Hershel Greene (Comic Series)

The Fall of the Governor

Hershel is one of the prison residents. During the Governor's final attack on the prison, Billy was shot through the head by Smitty whilst fleeing back to the Prison compound with Hershel. Hershel collapses in grief after watching this, refusing to leave with Rick and the others. Not long after, The Governor approaches him cradling Billy's corpse. A dejected Hershel begs him to end his life, to which The Governor obliges by shooting Hershel in the head.

Death

Killed By

• Red (Indirectly Caused)

Red alerts the Governor about Hershel's location just before the Governor approaches him.

• Himself (Caused)
• Brian Blake

Hershel, knowing that his remaining child, Maggie, is safe and won't need him for protection, gives up on life and lets the Governor shoot him in the head.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Hershel has killed:

• Himself (Caused)
• At least one Woodbury soldier
• Numerous counts of zombies

Appearances

Novel Series

• "The Fall of the Governor"

Trivia

• Hershel is one of only three characters to have appeared in every form of Walking Dead media, having appeared in the Comic Series, TV Series, Social Game, Video Game, and Novels Series. The others are Glenn and Michonne.
• Hershel is one of the three characters from the Novel Series who made an appearance in the Video Game, the other two being Michonne Hawthorne and Glenn.