Carl Grimes (TV Series)

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Do-gooder

Teen
Kid

Full Name

Carl Grimes

Alias(es)

Kid (by Negan)

Big Brother Carl (by himself)

Origin

The Walking Dead

Occupation

Elementary School Student

Powers / Skills

Firearms Proficiency

Survival Skills
Combat Skills
Leadership
First Aid
Tracking and Hunting

Hobby

Helping his father.

Taking care of Judith.
Hanging out with other kids his age.
Standing up to bullies.

Goals

Prove his worth and show he can be responsible.

Earn his father's approval.
Protect his friends, loved ones, and community
(all succeeded).
Kill Negan (formerly).
Convince Rick to spare Negan's life (indirectly succeeded).

Family

Rick Grimes (father)

Lori Grimes (mother; deceased)
Michonne Grimes (stepmother)
Judith Grimes (half-sister)
Rick "RJ" Grimes Jr. (half-brother)

Enemies

Walkers

The Governor
The Claimers
Gareth
Ron Anderson (arch-rival)
The Saviors
Negan Smith

Type of Hero

Tragic Hope Bringer

“	Before she died...mom told me I was gonna beat this world. I didn't. But I know you will.	„
	~ Carl to Judith before his death.

Carl Grimes is a major character in The Walking Dead TV Universe.

He was the son and first child of Rick and Lori Grimes. He made his first appearance during the show's premiere episode "Days Gone Bye" and is one of the last original Atlanta Survivors.

Shortly before the apocalypse, Carl's father, Rick Grimes, was shot in a police shootout and fell into a coma. He was presumed dead. When the zombie outbreak began Carl and his mother joined Shane Walsh to travel to Atlanta for the refugee camp. Eventually, Carl and his mother are reunited with Rick, who awakes from his coma and locates their camp. As the series progresses, he slowly becomes hardened due to the severe loss of life and the environment around him.

He was portrayed by Chandler Riggs.

Overview[]

Appearance[]

Carl is an adolescent Caucasian male with dark brown hair and a slightly freckled face. He shares the same eye color as his father, blue. As the show progresses, he matures physically and mentally, and example of the former being the lengthening of his hair since the first season.

Appearances[]

TV Series

Season 1

1x01: "Days Gone Bye"
1x02: "Guts"
1x03: "Tell It to the Frogs"
1x04: "Vatos"
1x05: "Wildfire"
1x06: "TS-19"

Season 2

2x01: "What Lies Ahead"
2x02: "Bloodletting"
2x03: "Save the Last One"
2x04: "Cherokee Rose"
2x05: "Chupacabra" ^(Flashback)
2x06: "Secrets"
2x07: *Pretty Much Dead Already"
2x08: "Nebraska"
2x09: "Triggerfinger"
2x11: "Judge, Jury, "Executioner"
2x12: "Better Angels"
2x13: "Beside the Dying Fire"

Season 3

3x01: "Seed"
3x02: "Sick"
3x04: "Killer Within"
3x05: "Say the Word"
3x06: "Hounded"
3x07: "When the Dead Come Knocking"
3x08: "Made to Suffer"
3x09: "The Suicide King"
3x10: "Home"
3x11: "I Ain't a Judas"
3x12: "Clear"
3x13: "Arrow on the Doorpost"
3x15: "This Sorrowful Life"
3x16: "Welcome to the Tombs"

Season 4

4x01: "30 Days Without an Accident"
4x02: "Infected"
4x03: "Isolation"
4x05: "Internment"
4x07: "Dead Weight" ^{(No Lines)}
4x08: "Too Far Gone"
4x09: "After"
4x11: "Claimed"
4x15: "Us"
4x16: "A"

Season 5

5x01: "No Sanctuary"
5x02: "Strangers"
5x03: "Four Walls and a Roof" ^{(No Lines)}
5x07: "Crossed"
5x08: "Coda"
5x09: "What Happened and What's Going On" ^{(No Lines)}
5x10: "Them"
5x11: "The Distance"
5x12: "Remember"
5x13: "Forget"
5x15: "Try"
5x16: "Conquer"

Season 6

6x01: "First Time Again" ^{(Flashback, No Lines)}
6x02: "JSS"
6x05: "Now"
6x07: "Head's Up"
6x08: "Start to Finish"
6x09: "No Way Out"
6x10: "The Next World"
6x11: "Knots Untie"
6x15: "East" ^{(No Lines)}
6x16: "Last Day on Earth"

Season 7

7x01: "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
7x04: "Service"
7x05: "Go Getters"
7x07: "Sing Me a Song"
7x08: "Hearts Still Beating" ^{(No Lines)}
7x09: "Rock in the Road"
7x15: "Something They Need"
7x16: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

Season 8

8x01: "Mercy"
8x06: "The King, The Widow, and Rick"
8x08: "How It's Gotta Be"
8x09: "Honor"
8x15: "Worth" ^{(Voice Only)}
8x16: "Wrath" ^(Flashback)

Trivia[]

Carl held the longest lifespan of any child in the series prior to his death in the episode "Honor", lasting 108 episodes or eight and a half seasons.
- Carl also holds the longest lifespan out of any deceased main character in the TV Series with a total of 108 episodes.
Carl's name originates from 'Charles' which is derived from German meaning 'man'. It is also derived from the common Germanic element which means 'army' or 'warrior' - this could be a reference to Carl growing up as an adult from an early age and becoming a survivor.
Carl shares his name with Robert Kirkman's father.
- Carl is Robert Kirkman's favorite character in the show.
Rick and Carl share the same blood type, which is A+.
In the first three seasons, Carl usually wore a Science Dog T-shirt, a character from Robert Kirkman's other comic series, Invincible.
During the season four premiere, when Michonne gives Carl comics as a gift, the comic at the top is Issue #56 from Invincible - Robert Kirkman's other comic book series.
Glen Mazzara has stated that he considered killing Carl instead of Axel during the Governor's attack in the episode "Home".
Both times Carl has been shot, it has been by accident.
Carl's first known kiss was with Enid.
Both in the comics and in the TV series, Carl is the first minor to be shown driving a vehicle.
Carl is one of five characters in The Walking Dead universe to receive a permanent eye injury, the other four being his comic series counterpart, Philip Blake (along with his own comic series counterpart), and Kenny from the video game.
Ever since he lost his right-eye, Carl's been trying to aim with his left-hand despite being right-handed.
It is revealed in the episode "Honor" that the flash-forward sequences seen in this episode and the season premiere "Mercy" were fantasies thought up by Carl for a brighter future after the war. These fantasies reveal that he sees peace among all communities and that he even views Negan as redeemable.
Carl is the third main character to die in a mid-season premiere, the others being Tyreese and Jessie Anderson.
As of Carl's death in "Honor", Rick Grimes and Morgan Jones are the two remaining characters that appeared in the very first episode of the series.
- Also, as of "Honor", Rick, Morgan, Carol Peletier, and Daryl Dixon are the four remaining characters introduced in Season 1.
Carl holds the third most appearances in the TV Series, behind his father Rick and Daryl.
In the Comic Series, Carl was 7-years-old at the beginning of the series, but in the TV Series, he started off much older than his Comic counterpart, being 12-years-old at the beginning of the series.
Carl is the third main character to commit suicide, with Andrea being the first and Sasha being the second.
- He is the second main character to commit suicide to prevent reanimation after being bitten, with Andrea being the first one to do so.
Carl is the fourth member of the Negan lineup to die, the first being Abraham Ford, the second being Glenn Rhee, and the third being Sasha Williams.
Carl has never appeared in the 14th episode of a season.
Chandler Riggs, Carl's actor, appeared in the final episode of the series portraying a Hilltop resident who was a background character.