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| “ | It’s never-ever going to be okay, never ever-ever-ever-ever.
―Penny Blake repeating this sentence to her uncle, Brian Blake.[src]
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Penny Blake is a survivor of the outbreak in Skybound Entertainment's Comic Universe. She is the former tritagonist of Thomas Dunne Books' The Walking Dead and a zombified character in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. She is the daughter of Philip and Sarah, the niece of Brian and Nina and the grandchild of Ed and Rose Blake.
She is described as "the child who always has been a quiet little girl, with an almost porcelain complexion, like a china doll, which has given her face a somewhat cast." "But since her mother's death, she has turned even further inward, becoming more wan and stoic, appearing almost translucent, with tendrils of raven-black hair obscuring her huge eyes."
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Waynesboro, Georgia[]
Penny was born in the spring of 1996, lived in the clapboard house on Pilson Street along with her parents, Philip and Sarah Blake, and presumably attended school. She used to sit on her father's lap, listening to bedtime stories while sucking her thumb and nuzzling a security blanket.
In late 1999, her mother, Sarah, was tragically killed in a car accident, leaving her and her father in a temporary shock. Since her mother's death, she has often been cared for by the daycare center or relatives (her grandmother or aunt, Nina) while his father is at work or out. Each time Philip would pick her up after the end of a long hard work day, she used to spark recognition and excitement—and even unadulterated love—with her doelike eyes, enough to keep him no matter what.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Rise of the Governor[]
"The Hollow Men"[]
Soon after the outbreak occurred, Penny was taken care of by her father, Philip, as well as her uncle Brian and Philip's friends, Bobby and Nick. Her mother was already dead at this point. She accompanies the group from Waynesboro to the Wiltshire Estates. During this time she starts becoming more and more withdrawn due to the things she has seen and the pressures endured by those who are watching over her. For a short time during their brief period of perceived security in the gated community, she comes out of her shell and is able to act as a normal kid. This is shattered when they are eventually forced to leave after Bobby dies and they flee from the zombies.
"Atlanta"[]
From the Wiltshire Estates, the group travels to Atlanta where they eventually meet up with April Chalmers, her father, David, and her sister, Tara. While staying with them in their apartment, Penny becomes very attached to April and seemingly begins to look to her as a mother figure. This also helps her to be able to reemerge from her shell. This again is shattered when they are eventually kicked out of the apartment and forced to once again flee. However she is slightly cheered when they take refuge in Tom Thumb's Tiny Toy Shoppe and she is able to choose her pick of any of the toys that were there.
"Chaos Theory"[]
After breaking away from Atlanta, the group happens upon a remote villa about 50 miles outside of Woodbury. The group decides to stay there and try to make a life for themselves. Penny seems to be doing well at this point. She has food, safety, her father and uncles, and her toys (which she is determined to fix). But, once again, this is taken from her when the house is attacked by marauders and Brian is forced to flee with her while the other men stabilize the situation. Unfortunately, Penny takes a shotgun blast during the attack and does not survive. Afterwards, she rises from the dead. Her father, despite the protests of Brian and Nick, is unable to destroy her. Instead he puts her on a leash, spends time with her, and eventually takes her with them when they decide to leave.
When the group reaches Woodbury, Philip ties her to a tree outside of town, but, eventually smuggles her into their apartment and keeps her locked up in the laundry room. As Philip's sanity continues to erode, he finds human remains that he feeds to her, much to the horror of Brian and Nick. After the death of Philip, Brian takes responsibility for her and for months continues to feed her the severed limbs of his victims, eventually he becomes Philip Blake "The Governor".
The Road to Woodbury[]
"This Is How the World Ends"[]
TBA
The Governor spends New Year's Eve with Penny.
The Best Defense[]
"Issue 29"[]
The Governor returns home to his apartment and apologizes to Penny for being late home. She lunges at him whilst attached to a leash on the wall and he slaps her around the face. He realizes that her food bucket has rolled away and brings it back to her, however she spits the now spoiled food out. Gabe delivers a box to the Governor, inside are two human heads and Rick's right hand which he feeds to Penny.
This Sorrowful Life[]
The Governor tries feeding her another human foot which she won't eat, however the owner was walking around not two hours ago. Michonne bursts into the Governor's apartment and the two begin to fight. When the Governor is knocked out she takes Penny and uses her as a trap in case anyone tries to enter. When Bruce and Gabe come knocking on the Governor's door and burst in, she unleashes Penny on the two and escapes.
Made To Suffer[]
"Issue 43"[]
Penny is restrained and kept 'alive' by the Governor's men. Later once the Governor is healed, he returns to his apartment and plucks out Penny's teeth with some pliers. Once all of her teeth are removed, he deeply kisses her on the mouth and throws up from the taste. Before going to attack the prison, the Governor asks Bob to look after Penny whilst he's gone. Bob obliges and decides to keep her tied up on the wall, despite her not being able to bite anymore.
The Fall of the Governor - Part Two[]
"The Fall"[]
When the six surviving members of the Woodbury army return without the Governor, Bob continues feeding and looking after Penny. Eventually Lilly Caul spots him heading over there and insists that he takes her to see the Governor's apartment. Bob introduces Lilly to Penny and she feels immense sorrow for the poor girl. They both know what needs to be done. While Penny is feeding, Lilly puts a blanket over her head and Bob holds her still. Bob sings an old Church hymn as she goes incredibly still. Lilly then stabs her in the head with an ice pick, finally putting her to rest. Later that day, all the remaining residents of Woodbury gather outside the walls next to a large oak tree to have a funeral for the girl none of them, besides Bob, ever met or knew existed.
Death[]
- Killed By
- Tommy (Caused)
As Philip, Brian, Nick and Penny are leaving the Orchard Villa, Tommy double-crosses them and orders his group to hunt them down.
- Unnamed Tattooed Bandit (Alive)
While Penny and Brian are hiding in the forest behind a tree, a bandit shoots through the tree with a shotgun and hits Penny in the stomach, killing her.
- Lilly Caul (Zombified)
After returning from the prison, Lilly puts down the zombified victims of the Governor, among them Penny.
Relationships[]
For a more in-depth look at Penny's relationships, read here: Penny Blake (Comic Universe)/Relationships
Allies[]
- Philip Blake † - Father
- Sarah Blake † - Mother
- Brian Blake † - Paternal Uncle
- Nick Parsons †
- Bobby Marsh †
Appearances[]
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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 |
Trivia[]
- Penny's hair is black on the Rise of the Governor cover, but in the Comic Series it is brown.
- Penny weighs 65 lbs.
- Penny was one of five characters introduced as zombies in the Comic Series, the others being Front, Shawn, Mike and Terry.