Tomas (TV Series)

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Tomas
Actor	Nick Gomez
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown
Age	Early to Mid 30s
Occupation	Post-Apocalypse Leader of the Prisoners
Family	Unknown
Ethnicity	Latino-American
Status	Dead
First Appearance	"Seed"
Last Appearance	"Sick"
Fate
Death Episode	"Sick"

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Slow down, cowboy. This is our prison. We were here first! (…) We're moving back into our cellblock. It is mine! I still got personal artifacts in there, that's about as mine as it gets! (…) I ain't going back in that cafeteria for one more minute. ―Tomas after Rick says they are moving in.

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Tomas (pronounced toe-MAHS) is an antagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a prisoner who survived the outbreak along with Andrew, Axel, Oscar, and Big Tiny. He is the leader of the prisoners and served as the primary antagonist of the episode "Sick".

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What role does Tomas play in AMC's The Walking Dead?

Tomas, a character in AMC's The Walking Dead, is a post-apocalyptic survivor and the leader of the prisoners. He asserts his dominance over the prison and tries to kill Rick. His character arc begins with the episode 'Seed' and concludes in 'Sick', when Rick ends his life with a machete.

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How does Tomas survive the outbreak in The Walking Dead?

In AMC's The Walking Dead, Tomas survives the outbreak by taking control of the prison. His brutal behavior and attempts on Rick Grimes' life, however, lead to his demise when Rick retaliates and kills him with a machete.

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Who are the other survivors along with Tomas in the prison?

Tomas, from the TV series, shares the prison with several survivors. These include Eugene, Rosita, Gabriel, Abraham, Ellen, A.J., Becca, Tony, Len, Lou, Joe, Harley, Dan, Billy, Mary, Gareth, Albert, Martin, Mike, Greg, Theresa, Alex, Dawn, Steven, Noah, O'Donnell, Tanaka, Amanda, Gorman, Joan, Bello, Alvarado, Bob, Licari, Percy, Franco, McGinley, Aaron, Eric, Enid, Spencer, Nicholas, Tobin, Heath, Denise, Deanna, Olivia, Jessie, Ron, Mikey, Aiden, and Pete.

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Who does Tomas conflict with over the prison in The Walking Dead?

Tomas, from 'The Walking Dead' TV series, has a conflict with Rick Grimes over the control of a prison. The conflict arises when Rick's group, who has cleared the prison of walkers, refuses to let Tomas and his group reclaim their cell block. Rick proposes a compromise, offering to help clear a new cell block for the prisoners, but warns Tomas of potential consequences if he doesn't comply.

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Overview

Although his personality is not well known, Tomas was shown to be an untrustworthy, sly, hostile, and homicidal individual. He was shown to be a remorseless, cold-blooded murderer, as shown when he murdered his ally Big Tiny after the latter was infected, and then tried to murder Rick Grimes twice, an act that eventually led to his demise.

Pre-Apocalypse

Newnan, Georgia, United States

Nothing is known about Tomas' life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he was a convicted criminal being held in the prison for an unknown crime.

Post-Apocalypse

At the onset of the outbreak, a riot started at the prison. Tomas, Oscar, Andrew, Big Tiny, and Axel were escorted to the cafeteria by a guard. They were locked inside as the guard went out to call for backup, but he never returned. The five inmates then spent the next 10 months locked inside the cafeteria, without knowing what was going on outside, and survived on the large quantity of food left behind in the cafeteria.

Season 3

"Seed"

Tomas is first seen when Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes, Glenn Rhee, T-Dog, and Maggie Greene break open the cafeteria's door to escape walkers. He also witnessed the amputation of Hershel Greene's leg.

"Sick"

Confused about what had just happened, Tomas and the other prisoners ask who Rick and his group are, thinking that they are bandits who have raided the prison. Rick tells Tomas and the others about what has happened to the world, which the prisoners were totally unaware of. Realizing that this prison is the safest place to live, Tomas threatens Rick's group, claiming that the prison belongs to the prisoners, and Rick and his group must leave. After an intense discussion, Rick makes an agreement to attain a share of the cafeteria's food in exchange for helping the prisoners clear out walkers from a cell block for the prisoners to live in. During the process of killing walkers, Tomas acts increasingly belligerent towards Rick and the others. Big Tiny gets deeply scratched by a walker and says he feels fine and nothing is going to happen. As the other prisoners ask Rick if there is any way of saving Big Tiny's life, Tomas kills Big Tiny with no hesitation by brutally smashing his head in. This raises concern for Rick and Daryl, who prepare to take him out if he makes any further hostile moves. Later, the group enters the laundry room with the entrance to the other cellblock, and Rick instructs Tomas to open a single door. After opening both and allowing the full group of zombies in, Tomas justifies his actions by saying, "Shit happens." While the group members are killing walkers in the laundry room, Tomas then intentionally swings his weapon too close to Rick whilst attacking a walker, and then pushes another walker onto him. Rick manages to survive after Daryl stabs this walker in the back of the head. The prisoners finish killing the remaining walkers. Tomas shrugs it off with a comment, to which Rick nods his head and agrees, saying, "I get it. 'Shit happens';" then, after they stare each other down, Rick drives his machete into Tomas' skull, killing him.

Death

Killed By

• Rick Grimes

After Tomas kills Big Tiny and tries to kill Rick twice in a row, Rick approaches Tomas, and after an intense confrontation, he mercilessly drives his machete into Tomas' head.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Tomas has killed:

• "Big Tiny"
• Possibly numerous counts of unnamed people (Pre-Apocalypse)
• Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships

For a more in-depth look at Tomas' relationships, read here: Tomas (TV Series)/Relationships

Allies The Prison Andrew † - Friend

Enemies The Prison Axel † - Former Ally Oscar † - Former Ally Big Tiny † - Victim Rick's Group Rick Grimes - Attempted Victim and Killer T-Dog † Daryl Dixon Carl Grimes † Glenn Rhee † Maggie Greene Hershel Greene †

Quotes

The following is a list of some of Tomas' most memorable quotes.

Season 3 "Cellblock C, cell four, that's mine gringo. Let me in." - Tomas to Daryl, "Sick" "Don't be telling me what's my concern." - Tomas threatening Daryl, "Sick" "Hey, this is my house, my rules, I go where I damn well please!" - Tomas as he gets into a standoff with T-Dog, "Sick" "One guard looked out for us, locked us up in the cafeteria. Told us sit tight, threw me this piece, said he'd be right back." - Tomas explaining how the prisoners got locked in the cafeteria, "Sick" "Slow down, cowboy. This is our prison. We were here first! (…) We're moving back into our cellblock. It is mine! I still got personal artifacts in there, that's about as mine as it gets! (…) I ain't going back in that cafeteria for one more minute." - Tomas after Rick says they are moving in, "Sick" "These three pussies can do all this, least we can do is take out another cellblock. (…) Atlanta here will spot us some real weapons, won't you boss?" - Tomas to the prisoners about clearing another cellblock, "Sick" "Why do I need this when I got this? (…) You ain't gotta tell us how to take out a man." - Tomas as Rick and Daryl instruct how to kill walkers, "Sick" "Shit happens!" - Tomas to Rick after opening both doors against his orders, "Sick" "It was coming at me, bro." - Tomas' excuse to Rick after attempting to kill him twice, also his last words, "Sick"

Appearances

• List
• Table (TV Series)
• Table (TOWL)

TV Series Season 3 "Seed" (No Lines) "Sick"

The Ones Who Live Season 1 "The Last Time" (Flashback, No Lines)

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3	👁	✔
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11

✔	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

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Season 1						✔

✔	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

• Tomas is the first person Rick kills with malicious intent in the apocalypse.
• According to Glen Mazzara, he is the de facto leader of the prison survivors.
• Tomas's name is similar to that of Thomas Richards in the comics, but he is a completely new and original character for the series.
• Tomas his role as the prison leader, his story arc, and his relationship with Andrew, Tomas could be a television adaptation of Dexter from the comics. According to Glen Mazzara, the reason they decided not to use Dexter's name in the show was because there was already a television series with the same name, and they wanted to avoid confusion.

International Dubbers

Language	Dubber	Other Characters Voiced
Czech	Petr Gelnar	Gorman Dean Luke Abrams (10B-Present) Faculty Member Douglas Thompson Rollie (5)
French	Anatole de Bodinat	Frank
German	Ingo Albrecht	N/A
Hungarian	N/A	N/A
Italian	Andrea Lavagnino	Bud Jason Riley
Japanese	N/A	N/A
Portuguese	Alfredo Rollo	N/A
Spanish (Latin America)	Leto Dugatkin	Jim (1) Axel (3B) Harley ("A")
Spanish (Spain)	José Escobosa	Felipe Owen Gavin