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This article is about Glenn's and Maggie's child. You may be looking for his Comic Series counterpart, his grandfather, the Comic Series character, the Video Game character, or the Assault character.

He's just perfect.
Rick to Maggie, while holding Hershel.[src]

Hershel Rhee is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is the son of Maggie Rhee and the late Glenn Rhee.

Post-Apocalypse

Virginia

Hershel is Maggie and Glenn's child. Maggie first discovers her pregnancy after arriving at the Alexandria Safe-Zone.

Season 6

"Knots Untie"

Hershel appears on an ultrasound performed by Dr. Harlan Carson on Maggie.

Season 7

"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"

Hershel is hallucinated by Rick in an idyllic dream with his parents and the rest of the group at Alexandria having dinner outside.

"The Other Side"

Hershel appears on an ultrasound performed by Dr. Carson on Maggie.

Season 9

"A New Beginning"

Shortly after the end of the war against the Saviors, Maggie had her son and named him after his late grandfather, Hershel. While one night everyone is at Kenneth's funeral, a saddened Maggie holds Hershel and watches from the balcony. Later that night, she takes him out for a stroll and runs into Gregory, who tells her someone may have defaced Glenn's grave. When Maggie is attacked by a hooded stranger, Hershel falls from his stroller to the grass and starts crying, before being picked up. The next day, Rick arrives at the Hilltop to visit. On the balcony, he holds Hershel and calls him perfect, kissing him on his head. Maggie jokingly calls him a "stinker" and then carries him to his crib to sleep.

"The Bridge"

Hershel is playing with Maggie in her office at Barrington House while she talks to Jesus.

"The Obliged"

While looking at the community from the balcony, Maggie holds Hershel and kisses him in the forehead before passing him over to the babysitter.

"Stradivarius"

At some point, during the six years after Rick's supposed death, Maggie, along with Hershel, left Hilltop for Georgie's group.

Appearances

TV Series

Season 6

Season 7

Season 9


Trivia

  • Hershel is the fifth known child in the TV Series to be born into the apocalypse, the first being Judith Grimes, the second and third being two unnamed infants living at the Kingdom, the fourth being Gracie, the sixth being R.J. Grimes, the seventh being Ezra, the eighth being Aliyah, and the ninth being Mariam.
  • He is named after his late grandfather Hershel Greene.
  • Hershel is one of seven characters to be portrayed by multiple actors. The others are Judith Grimes, Michonne, Mike, Terry, Hannah, and Paula.

Reference

  1. https://youtu.be/5CPLu6MiF0g/ Lauren Cohan confirms Hershel's age. At 1:20.

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