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Woodbury Army (Comic Series)

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“
Kill Them All!
―The Governor to his men as they approach the prison.[src]
”

The Woodbury Army is a massive group of armed Woodbury citizens rounded together by the Governor to kill Rick Grimes' group in order to capture the Prison, as well as to satisfy his own hatred of the group.

Overview[]

More of an impromptu militia than an actual army, most of the group consisted of poorly trained civilians with little combat experience. As such, despite their superior numbers and impressive arsenal, the army suffered catastrophic losses while trying to capture the prison, even while outnumbering their opponents many times over. Members of the army displayed poor marksmanship, wasting many rounds of ammunition on killing the roamers only a few feet in front of them while also failing to kill any of the prison inhabitants during their initial assault, despite most of their opponents being out in the open. The army became more effective during the second assault, after the Governor had their tank drive over the prison fences. This allowed the army to close the distance on their targets, and kill many of the prison occupants. This was a Pyric victory, however, as most of the members were killed during the assaults and the army ran out of ammo shortly after capturing the prison.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

The Woodbury Army began as a scattered group of survivors from Woodbury and elsewhere. Some had military experience which gave them an advantage amidst the apocalypse.

Post-Apocalypse[]

After Brian Blake's torture at the hands of Michonne Hawthorne, Brian rallied up the citizens of Woodbury and sent out a message of the terrible beings that they were, revealing Caesar Martínez's decapitated head, now reanimated, and demanded that they be stopped. A great majority of the town joined his army, which he led to the prison and fought against Rick's group, armed with vehicles and equipment, including a tank, from the National Guard station. Only the elderly, children and the disabled stayed behind in Woodbury.

A huge battle broke out and they lost a vast amount of soldiers during the siege. They ended up capturing the prison, but not without running out of ammo, destroying part of the fence, and allowing the prison to become overrun. Six remaining members of the army managed to escape thanks to the sacrifice made by Austin Ballard.

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Comic Series[]

Volume 7: The Calm Before[]

Volume 8: Made To Suffer[]

Novel Series[]

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Comic Series Groups
Major Groups Rick's Group • Woodbury Army • The Hunters • The Saviors • The Militia • The Whisperers • Commonwealth Army
Minor Groups Paul's Group • Survivor Group • Tyreese's Group • The Prisoners • Michonne's Group • Abraham's Group • The Marauders • The Scavengers • Alexandrian Expedition Crew • Magna's Group • The Companion Crew • Rapist Group • Derick's Group
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Novel Series Groups
Timothy's Group • Rick's Group • Philip's Group • Tommy's Group • Woodbury Army • Pentecostal People of God • The Scorpions • Most Holy Redeemer Parish • Wind Teams • The Vultures • The Smokers • Heaven Monks • Child Cannibal Group
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