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This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for her TV Series or Road to Survival counterparts. For other pages with the same name, see: Laura

I prefer the outer territories... less Rick Grimes worship going on around here. People are too busy to praise your father for shit he had almost nothing to do with. [...] I'm never going to forget what he did.
―Laura to Carl.[src]

Laura is a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. She was a member of the Saviors, before abandoning them with Dwight. She was then a member of Rick Grimes' militia and fought against the Whisperers. Following the war, Laura helped Dwight recognize his past mistakes, allowing him to move on from them. The two were seemingly on their way to forming a relationship before Dwight's sudden death at the hands of Rick.

After Dwight's death, she begins to work alongside Mercer to overthrow Pamela Milton's leadership of the Commonwealth. Several years after Rick's death, she serves as a security guard for the train roads constructions.

Overview[]

Compared to a lot of her fellow Saviors, Laura is much more reasonable and level-headed. She is shown to have a lot of respect for Dwight, even admitting to having feelings for him, and is the only Savior to join him after he leaves the Sanctuary. From then on, Laura becomes Dwight's closest ally, with her usually acting as a voice of reason for him.

Laura becomes a prominent figure in the Militia, as she and Dwight help train the residents to fight against the Whisperers. Unfortunately, Dwight is eventually killed by Rick in order to save Pamela. Wanting to avenge his death, Laura teams up with Mercer to overthrow Pamela, which eventually succeeds.

After the Trials, Laura still holds a grudge against him for killing Dwight and believes he is given too much credit for his part in creating the new world. She mostly stays at the train roads, preferring to be away from society where people constantly hail Rick Grimes' memory.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Location Unknown[]

Nothing is known about Laura's life prior to or as the outbreak began. It's possible she lived in or near Virginia.

Post-Apocalypse[]

At some point, Laura joined the Saviors, presumably as a soldier.

No Turning Back[]

Dwight tells Laura that he doesn't want to be the leader anymore. He explains that he is under a lot of stress due to breaking up with Sherry and the situation with the Whisperers. Laura tells him that they need a leader, and he can't quit now. She then kisses Dwight, much to his surprise and admits her feelings for him. However, he leaves her, having already made up his mind on what to do. As Dwight leaves, Laura follows him out and says she's coming with him. They both take off for Alexandria and arrive as Rick announces that he plans to take action against the Whisperers, and Laura is among the crowd cheering for Rick.

Call To Arms[]

Laura is seen with the rest of the Militia shooting roamers to practice for the war with the Whisperers. She does well, while Vincent almost dies. She questions what Dwight has gotten her into and returns back to Alexandria. Later, she is among the Militia that saves Michonne and Aaron Beta, killing several Whisperers in the process. Dwight orders Michonne to ride back to the Hilltop with Aaron, saying he will track and kill Beta. When Michonne and Aaron leave, he briskly orders that they return. As they cross the border, Laura asks what's wrong, to which Dwight replies; "This is an act of war".

The Whisperer War[]

Laura is seen keeping lookout with Dwight and Magna. Laura asks Dwight how much longer they have to do these patrols, to which Dwight replies "until Rick says so". Later, she travels with Dwight and the Militia to set up lookout. Dwight asks her how long does she think it will take Gabriel to get up on the water tower, to which he jokingly replies "another thirty minutes". Up on the water tower, Gabriel spies an army of Whisperers.

A Certain Doom[]

Laura takes part in the protection of Alexandria from walkers alongside Dwight. She is swiftly taken hostage by the Saviors alongside Dwight and Heath and is present when Rick, Negan, and John negotiate and end the potential conflict.

Lines We Cross[]

Dwight tells Laura about his concerns over Rick as leader, even comparing him to Negan, likely due to Rick accidentally killing Sherry. Frustrated, Laura leaves Dwight and tells him to stop sulking over Sherry, who mistreated him constantly, and she might still be interested if he does so.

New World Order[]

Dwight comes to Laura and apologizes for how he has been acting, and asks if it's too late for them to have a relationship. She responds by saying "probably not." Dwight apologizes for his behavior and finally accepts that Sherry's actions aren't his fault. Laura accepts and later assists Dwight in gathering the Militia and confronting Pamela upon her arrival.

The Rotten Core[]

Laura is among the members of the Militia that were instructed by Dwight to follow Rick and the Governor of the Commonwealth, through her community visits, in case of danger. She is seen later with her fellow militiamen gunning down the herd of walkers near Oceanside. Laura accompanies Rick, Dwight and Pamela to the Sanctuary, she overhears Dwight complimenting her and gleefully interrupts him. She accompanies Rick and Dwight to the Commonwealth, and assists in cleaning it up after a riot. She shares Dwight's disgust with the state of things, and suggests taking action. After Dwight gets himself arrested, Laura chastises him and urges caution. Dwight doesn't heed her advice and pulls a gun on Pamela Milton, which results in his demise. Laura is seen crying over his corpse, clearly devastated.

Rest In Peace[]

Laura finds Mercer killing walkers and notes that they are both angry at the same thing. She proposes that they do something about it.

Twenty-five years after Rick's assassination, Laura is shown working as security guard for the railroad. One day, Laura sees Carl Grimes and Lydia and keeps staring at them, so Carl goes to say hello. He tells Laura that he didn't know she was working on the frontier, but she replies that it's one of the few places that still needs security, and that she prefers places where Rick isn't worshiped as much. She bitterly tells Carl that she will never forget what his father did. Carl snaps back at her, telling her that Dwight wasn't the only person who died because of Rick Grimes, but that every single person alive today is alive because of him, including her, and tells her to show a little respect. With that, he leaves, as Laura angrily glares at him.

In the final pages of the Comic Series, Laura is seen eating lunch and holding hands with a worker.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Laura has killed:

  • 5 unnamed Whisperers (Alongside her fellow survivors)
  • Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

Relationships[]

For a more in-depth look at Laura's relationships, read here: Laura (Comic Series)/Relationships

Allies

Enemies


Appearances[]

Gallery[]

For more images of Laura, please visit Laura (Comic Series)/Gallery.

Trivia[]

  • Robert Kirkman confirmed in the Letter Hacks that Laura is Latina-American.
  • Laura has the most appearances out of any character that debuts in the fourth compendium, and the third most appearances out of any Savior, behind Dwight and Negan.

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