| “ | Don’t listen to him, son, it ain’t the dead things you gotta be mindful of around here… it’s the living.
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This homeless man is a survivor of the outbreak in Thomas Dunne Books' The Walking Dead. He is a homeless resident of Woodbury. He is the first resident to speak to Brian Blake before he becomes, "the Governor." He and his two homeless friends are described as "ancient, grizzled, spavined codgers in moth-eaten Salvation Army coats" who "look like they’ve been hunkered around this barrel for eternity". This man is described as "a wizened, bearded troll in a tattered overcoat and slouch hat".
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Location Unknown[]
Nothing is known about this man's life prior to or as the outbreak began except he was a Salvation Army man along with his two friends. He may have already been homeless and lived in or near Woodbury before the outbreak.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Woodbury, Georgia[]
At some point after the outbreak began, this man started living in Woodbury and for some reason was unable to leave the town after the death of 'Yellow' Mike. He, Charlie Banes and another homeless man often sit around a burning barrel in the town drinking alcohol and likely contributing very little.
Rise of the Governor[]
On Brian Blake's first night in Woodbury he can't sleep, so he heads out at night to explore the town. Before dawn he passes an abandoned car park and alley before finding a group of old men huddled around a flaming trash barrel, warming their hands and passing around a bottle of Thunderbird. This man tells Brian to watch his back so he asks if they've got biters in the area. Charlie is confused at the phrase so this man reminds him that they're the dead things that ate 'Yellow' Mike, and the reason they're stuck in the town. Charlie snaps back and knows what Brian meant, he just hasn't heard them called that before. The second old man asks if Brian's new in town, and welcomes him to "Hell's waiting room". This old man tells Brian not to listen to the other man before putting his bony, arthritic arm around Brian’s shoulder. Then, in a low, mucous voice he tells him confidently that it's not the dead he should be worried about in this town. It's the living.
The Road to Woodbury[]
On Josh Hamilton and Lilly Caul's first day in Woodbury, the three homeless men sit around their barrel outside the Feed & Seed store watching the pair like buzzards. Josh greets the men and this man asks if they're the newbies in town. Josh tells him they are and he sarcastically responds "lucky you". The three men share a garbled chuckle. Josh asks if this building is the food center. He tells him it is and to keep an eye on his woman as they continue chuckling.
Early in the morning one day, Charlie and the other two men sit around their flaming oil drum warming their hands with Sam the Butcher nearby. Josh and Lilly enter Woodbury with a duffel bag of their own supplies having an argument. Sam calls over Josh and asks him what's in the bag. The two start to argue over Josh's debt and the bag's contents and all eyes are on the pair. The homeless men cease their conversation around the barrel and slowly start to back away as tensions rise. After Sam shoots Josh in the back of the head, the three old codgers stand backed up against the storefront, frozen in shock. Caesar Martínez arrives on the scene and begins to fight the Butcher. The pair wrestle with Martínez's carbine before knocking over the barrel, spilling it's condense and cracking the store window. The M1 flies off across the sidewalk and the old men scatter in terror. After Martínez wins the fight, the Governor holds an announcement in the town square with almost the entirity of Woodbury's population gathered. This man then joins the rest of the town in watching the first Woodbury Arena fight between Sam and Stinson.
After the attempted assassination on the Governor, Philip makes an arena announcement abolishing the barter system in Woodbury. One of the older gentleman a few rows above the others stands on wobbly knees, his Salvation Army topcoat buffeting in the wind, and he begins to clap, nodding his head, with his grizzled jaw jutting proudly.
Death[]
- Killed By
- Unknown
This man isn't mentioned or described again after The Road to Woodbury, making it likely he died prior to The Fall of the Governor.
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims this man has killed:
- Possibly numerous counts of zombies
Appearances[]
Novel Series[]
Rise of the Governor[]
- "Chaos Theory"
- "Chapter Twenty"
- "Chapter Twenty-Two" (No Lines)
The Road to Woodbury[]
- "This Is How the World Ends"
- "Chapter Eight"
- "Chapter Nineteen" (No Lines)