This article is about the Webisode character. For other pages with the same name, see: Mike |
“ | I never did like you, until now.
―Mike to Andrew over their poor relationship and assistance over his coming death.[src]
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Mike Palmer is a survivor of the outbreak in The Walking Dead Webisodes: Torn Apart. Mike was an older survivor living in Andrew's neighborhood, married to Maggie, and they had two children together.
Overview[]
Mike is a very crude, calm, and cynical man. His family had been killed early into the apocalypse and ended up being bitten by his zombified wife and was unable to bring himself to put down his children. Though he initially points his gun at Andrew when he finds him in his home, he puts it down and the two have civil conversation and come to an understanding of each other, since the two had a strained relationship before the outbreak. Mike seems to be accepting of his inevitable death and shows very little emotion when explaining what had happened to him and his children. He gives Andrew his gun and has him promise to put him down along with his two children. In his last moments, he tells Andrew he grew some respect for him despite never really liking him. He holds his shotgun at his head and accepts his death before being shot.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
King County, Georgia[]
Not much is known about Mike's life prior to outbreak, except that he was born in 1960, owned a truck, and possessed a number of weapons, including a shotgun. His relationship with his neighbor Andrew was somewhat strained, as Mike felt that Andrew looked down on him, saying "you brought home a bigger paycheck."
Before the apocalypse, he was celebrating his 50th birthday with his family and holding a party at his house- a party that was interrupted by walkers.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Torn Apart[]
Not knowing that the situation was out of control with attempting to contain the infection, his wife and children became infected during his birthday party. He was attacked by his wife and possibly injured on his foot before he was able to retrieve his weapons and kill her. However, he was unable to kill his own children and left them upstairs, pounding on the door while he went to confront Andrew in the basement.
"Neighborly Advice"[]
Andrew visited him to borrow his truck and weapons to assist with putting down his injured dog. At Mike's request, Andrew killed Mike with his own shotgun out of mercy.
"Everything Dies"[]
Andrew later found Mike partially devoured by his zombified children after returning for Mike's truck keys.
Death[]
- Killed By
- His Children (Indirectly Caused, Infected)
- Maggie Palmer (Caused, Infected)
- Zombies (Caused)
Andrew met Palmer in his basement and wanted to search for a weapon to put down his injured dog, Max. While searching, Palmer trained his gun on Andrew and questioned his appearance in his house. The two sat and discussed the outbreak. Palmer informed Andrew that it was his birthday after exposing his walker bite.
- Himself (Caused)
- Andrew (Out of Mercy)
He later asked Andrew to put him out of his misery before he reanimated. After doing so, Andrew took the weapon and used it to protect his children and Hannah from other walkers. However, Andrew returned to Palmer's house and searched his corpse in an effort to find the keys to his truck. He wanted to use his vehicle to escape the town and head for Atlanta. However, Andrew met a grisly fate upon meeting Palmer's children who had partially devoured Palmer's body after his death.
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims Mike has killed:
- Maggie Palmer (Zombified)
- Himself (Out of Mercy, Caused)
- A few zombies
Relationships[]
For a more in-depth look at Mike's relationships, read here; Mike Palmer (Webisodes)/Relationships
Allies[]
- Maggie Palmer † - Wife
- Palmer's Children † - Sons
- Hannah † - Neighbor
- Andrew † - Neighbor and Mercy Killer
- Judy † - Neighbor
- Jamie - Neighbor
- Billy - Neighbor
- Max † - Neighbor
Appearances[]
Webisodes[]
Torn Apart[]
- "Neighborly Advice" (Flashback)
- "Everything Dies" (Corpse)
Trivia[]
- Mike believed that the outbreak occurred due to a terrorist group.
- Mike mentioned that his wife's fudge cake is his favorite.
- Mike is one of four characters to have their birthday acknowledged and celebrated after the apocalypse.
- The other three are Felix Carlucci, Gladys Cruz, and Amy Harrison.
- Ironically, he dies on his birthday.