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―Rick Grimes trying to get Summer's attention, assuming she is alive.[src]
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Summer is a zombified character in AMC's The Walking Dead. She is one of the first walkers killed by Rick Grimes.
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What is the significance of Summer in The Walking Dead series?
In The Walking Dead TV series, Summer is a zombified character who holds significance as one of the first walkers eliminated by Rick Grimes. She appears reanimated at a gas station near Interstate 85, having been bitten on the mouth by another walker, and is subsequently put down by Rick.
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Where was Summer first seen as a walker in The Walking Dead?
In the TV series The Walking Dead, Summer, a young girl, was first seen as a walker at a gas station near Interstate 85 in the episode 'Days Gone Bye'. Rick Grimes first saw her, mistaking her for a living child. Summer holds the distinction of being one of the first zombies and the first child zombie to appear and be killed in the series.
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How did Rick Grimes initially perceive Summer in The Walking Dead?
Upon first encountering Summer at a gas station near Interstate 85, Rick Grimes believed her to be a living girl, likely due to her holding a teddy bear. His perception quickly changed as she accelerated her pace towards him, leading him to identify her as a walker and subsequently shoot her using his .357 Colt Python revolver.
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What is the backstory of Summer, the first zombie in The Walking Dead?
Summer, the first zombie in The Walking Dead, was bitten by a zombie during the apocalypse. Rick Grimes encountered her at a gas station near Interstate 85, initially mistaking her for a living girl. When she advanced towards him, Rick shot her, making her the first and the first child zombie to be killed in the series. Summer's character might be inspired by a teddy bear-holding zombie from the Comic Series.
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Pre-Apocalypse[]
Location Unknown[]
For Summer's whereabouts prior to or as the outbreak began:
Main Article: Summer (Social Game)
Post-Apocalypse[]
Social Game[]
Main Article: Summer (Social Game)
Season 1[]
"Days Gone Bye"[]
Summer is seen reanimated as a walker at a gas station near Interstate 85. Summer is witnessed by Rick Grimes, who mistakes her for a living girl, as she picks up her teddy bear. She walks towards Rick when he attempts to help her. When she begins to walk faster, Rick pulls out his .357 Colt Python revolver, shooting her, causing her to fall backwards, dead.
Death[]
- Killed By
- Zombies (Alive)
At some point during the apocalypse, Summer was bitten on the mouth by a zombie.
- Rick Grimes (Zombified)
Rick finds her at a gas station and shoots her in the head.
Appearances[]
TV Series[]
Season 1[]
- "Days Gone Bye" (Zombified)
Trivia[]
- Summer is the first zombie, as well as the first zombie child, to appear and be killed in the TV Series.
- Summer is also the first variant zombie seen in the TV Series.
- Summer might be based on a zombie seen in the Comic Series who is also holding a teddy bear.
- Summer's name wasn't revealed until The Walking Dead Social Game: Chronicles was released, as she was left unnamed in the TV Series and was previously known as the "Little Girl Walker".
- Summer appears as a purchasable Avatar Prop for the Xbox 360 called "Little Zombie" as well as her Dress for Female Avatars.[1][2]
- Summer is one of the few Avatar Props available for Purchase, the others being Dale Horvath's RV and Rick's Tank.
- Summer has her own life-size zombie prop.
- Summer displayed the possibly most uncharacteristic behavior of any zombie in the TV series by picking up and carrying a teddy bear for no possible reason other than what might have been a distant memory or recognition of a stuffed animal when she was alive.
- It's possible Summer was infected with the Wildfire variant. This version allows for greater intelligence and speed. Her memory of her teddy bear and the ability to pick it back up, as well as running at Rick, are signs that she was one of the "variant cohorts".
- Due to the lack of decay and the freshness of her bite wound still bleeding, it's possible Summer had recently died and reanimated before Rick arrived to the gas station.
- Actress Addy Miller, who portrayed Summer, returned as a similar-looking walker in the Season 8 premiere "Mercy", complete with a bath robe and slippers.
- She is the only known character across all The Walking Dead media to wear braces.
References[]
- ↑ Xbox 360 Marketplace, Avatar Prop, http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Little-Zombie/00001000-6ff3-3213-cc9e-dd5158580882, (February 25, 2012).
- ↑ Xbox 360 Marketplace, Female Avatar Dress, http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Little-Zombie-Outfit/00000238-fec5-52c2-cd09-f01b58580882, (February 25, 2012).