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Rick's Group (TV Series)

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“
These people are my family.
―Rick describing his group.[src]
”

Rick's Group was a survivor group formed in Season 1 of AMC's The Walking Dead. The group was formed after Rick Grimes arrived at the Atlanta Survivor Camp, and became the leader along with Shane Walsh. The survivors developed a close bond, eventually seeing each other as family. After joining the Alexandria Safe Zone in Season 5, the group disbanded upon becoming full members. Later on, members of the group began to integrate with other communities, including Hilltop and Kingdom. As a result, members of Rick's group expanded to include allies across these communities, as well as with Oceanside and later the Sanctuary.

Following Rick's supposed death years later, the rest of the group became cold, divided, and distant from each other. However, with a new threat rising, the group, among the network of communities, reunited and established a charter that formed the Coalition.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Most of the members who are currently alive in Rick's group didn't know each other before the outbreak, but slowly developed a very close connection with each other, and now, they even identify themselves as a family.

Post-Apocalypse[]

The survivors of Rick's group changed rapidly over the years, eventually leaving only three members of the original group of survivors left alive, with many members important to Rick losing their lives, such as most of his family and close friends. The group sees themselves as family to one another, often being protective of each other and leery of others attempting to approach or join them.

The group has overcome several hostile groups and communities over the years, each time losing their homes or friends, and Rick often losing his way and morale, but he has managed to bump back to lead his people again.

Season 1[]

Main article: Atlanta Survivor Camp

Originally formed in Atlanta, Georgia at a camp made up of several people trying to survive led by Shane Walsh, this group stumbled upon Rick Grimes while looking for supplies in the city and brought him back to their camp, where he reunited with his family. Shortly after, the camp is overrun and several people are killed while Jim is bitten. Seeing the danger of a walker attack, a family leaves the group to check on their relatives. Leaving Jim to die and turn on his own wishes, the remaining survivors flee to the CDC, where they are given only temporary refuge and are educated on the nature of the illness that turns people into walkers. One survivor decides to stay with Edwin Jenner as he sets the CDC building to self-destruct, choosing not to fight for survival in the new world.

Season 2[]

Main article: Greene Family Farm

While walking in the woods, Carl Grimes is shot by Otis while admiring a deer. Otis takes Rick, Shane, and a gravely wounded Carl to a farm where the Greene family welcomes them, but are told by the head of the house that they may only stay until Carl recovers and Carol's daughter, Sophia, is found. During their time there, Carl's own carelessness causes the death of the oldest member of the group while Sophia is found in a barn full of walkers, having been bit and turned while she was missing. Rick makes several attempts to persuade Hershel to let them stay and he finally relents. Later, Shane attempts to take Rick's life in order to take back leadership and Lori, with whom he had a relationship with, but is killed in retaliation. The resulting gunshot attracts a nearby herd, resulting in the farm being overrun and the group running for their lives.

Season 3[]

Main articles: West Georgia Correctional Facility, Woodbury, Georgia, Tyreese's Group

Eight months later, the group finds shelter in a prison. However, one of the remaining inmates, in an effort to make the group leave, causes the loss of loved ones, while other inmates prove themselves and are accepted into the group. With a new life welcomed, the group finds a symbol of hope for the future. While on a supply run, a familar face is encountered, who introduces them to a dangerous community run by a psychotic man called The Governor. Meanwhile, a lone survivor running from this town seeks shelter in the prison, and after gaining the group's trust, is welcomed as another member. During a rescue mission to save Glenn and Maggie from Woodbury, Oscar is shot and killed, and when Woodbury retaliates, Axel is shot in the head. Later, Rick, Michonne, and Carl find the man who introduced Rick to the new world while retuning to King County, Georgia for supplies, though he has gone insane after the turning of his son, nearly killing Rick and refusing to come back to the prison with him. In an effort to stop an on coming war, former members of the group decide to mend their mistakes to earn their places back in group, resulting in their respectives sacrifices. Because of this, Rick decides to make the right choice and invites several newcomers to the prison, where they live in peace for several months.

Season 4[]

Main articles: West Georgia Correctional Facility, Abraham Ford's Group

Several months later, the Governor returns with a militia and takes Hershel and Michonne hostage. Unmoved by Rick's attempt to live peacefully together in the prison, the Governor cuts Hershel's head off in front of his daughters and loved ones. This event unleashes a battle which results in the deaths of many of the former residents of Woodbury. In the middle of the chaos, the group is divided and becomes unsure of each other’s fate as they attempt to find safety. Now split into several different groups, most of them find signs leading them to a supposed safe zone. Daryl and Beth travel together before losing one another. While Daryl is found by a shady group of survivors, Beth is kidnapped and brought to a hospital where she is forced into labor and meets Noah, another prisoner. Rick, Michonne, and Carl are reunited with Daryl and are forced to violently slaughter the Claimers. Glenn decides to look for his wife and gets help from a young woman who refused to partake in the prison attack and is looking for forgiveness. They are joined by a group of survivors who supposedly have a cure for the outbreak in D.C. and after a few days, Glenn is reunited with Maggie, who had been traveling with Sasha and Bob. Meanwhile, Carol, Tyreese and young siblings, Mika and Lizzie Samuels, watch over baby Judith. Along the way, Lizzie finally snaps, unable to cope with the apocalyptic world, and kills her younger sister. Carol, seeing no other option, executes Lizzie. Following train tracks, most of the group reconvenes at Terminus, a seemingly peaceful community run by Gareth. However, the Terminites are revealed to be cannibals and the group is held prisoner.

Season 5[]

Main article: Alexandria Safe Zone

The group makes a desperate escape with the help of Carol. Meanwhile, Morgan, who has left King County and has found inner peace, begins to trail the group's tracks in search of Rick. Now nearly all together again, the group runs into a cowardly priest that they reluctantly take along. The Terminites catch up to the group, capture Bob and begin to consumer his body parts. However, he reveals he was bitten and the cannibals are brutally slaughtered by Rick and the others as revenge. The following day, Bob passes away from his infection. Days later, Eugene is discovered to have lied about the cure while Beth is found. During an intense standoff over the custody of Beth and Noah at the Grady Memorial Hospital, Beth is shot through the head by the leader, Dawn, who in turn is killed by Daryl. In honor of Beth´s wishes, the group decides to accompany Noah to his community in Virginia. A few weeks later, Tyreese is bitten and dies of blood loss. Paranoid, hungry and scared, the group is discovered by Aaron, who invites them to join the Alexandria Safe Zone, but is met with extreme prejudice until he proves himself and his community to be well-meaning.

Members[]

Formerly[]

Deaths[]

Killed Victims[]

Trivia[]

  • With Carl's death, only three of the original Atlanta camp survivors remain: Daryl, Rick, and Carol.
    • Of these, Daryl and Carol are the only ones shown to be alive in-person. Rick's fate is revealed through a flashback in "Rest in Peace".
  • Rick's group is vaguely referred to as "The Survivors" by some The Walking Dead merchandise.[1] This term is never used in any AMC promotional material or interviews with the cast and crew or in the show itself when referring to Rick's group.
    • This group has been dubbed by the fan-base as Team Family.

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.stylinonline.com/walking-dead-patch-collection-t-shirt/
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TV Series Groups
Major Groups Rick's Group • Woodbury Army • The Saviors • The Militia • The Scavengers • The Whisperers • The Coalition • The Reapers • Commonwealth Army
Minor Groups Vatos Gang • The Living • Michonne's Group • The Prisoners • Brady's Group • Tyreese's Group • The Governor's Militia • Abraham's Group • The Claimers • Rapist Group • The Hunters • The Wolves • Georgie's Group • Civic Republic Military • Magna's Group • Jocelyn's Group • The Highwaymen • Jen and Wayne's Group • The Nomads • Eugene's Group • The Wardens • Valak's Vipers • Franklin's Group • The Ferals
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Webisode Groups
Derek's Group • The Claimers • Rick's Group • The Hunters • The Saviors • Morgan's Group
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