Heroes Wiki

-Welcome to the Hero/Protagonist wiki! If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! Thanks! -M-NUva

READ MORE

Heroes Wiki
Register
Advertisement
           KeyLocker

This Hero was proposed and approved by Heroes Wiki's Pure Good Proposals Thread. Any act of removing this hero from the category without a Removal Proposal shall be considered vandalism (or a "villainous" attempt to demonize said character) and the user will have a high chance of being smitten blocked. You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission from an administrator first.
Additional Notice: This template is meant for admin maintenance only. Users who misuse the template will be blocked for a week minimum.

Warning
Andy in childs play
This article's content is marked as Mature
The page Hershel Greene contains mature content that may include coarse language, sexual references, and/or graphic violent images which may be disturbing to some. Mature articles are recommended for those who are 18 years of age and older.

If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page.

You step outside, you risk your life. You take a drink of water, you risk your life. And nowadays you breathe, and you risk your life. Every moment now...you don't have a choice. The only thing you can choose is what you're risking it for. Now, I can make these people feel better and hang on a little bit longer. I can save lives. And that's enough reason to risk mine.
~ Hershel to Rick and Maggie, regarding the situation in the prison with the flu and how he could help the ailing people.

Hershel Greene was a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He served as a supporting protagonist during Season 2 and one of the main protagonists from Season 3 to Season 4. He is a farm owner, who lives in rural Georgia and has lived there for many years with his family. Hershel is the father of Maggie and Beth Greene. He married twice, his first wife being Josephine Greene and his second wife being Annette Greene, who brought along her son from a previous marriage. In Seasons 3 and 4, Hershel became the adviser of Rick and the moral compass of the group after Dale's death. He was tragically executed by The Governor in the mid-season finale of Season 4 via decapitation. He was played by the late Scott Wilson.

Overview[]

Appearance[]

Hershel was a 70-something Caucasian male of average height and build. He commonly wears slacks, a beige button-up shirt, and suspenders. When first introduced he was clean-shaven with short hair but later grew his hair out into a ponytail and beard, a style which he retained until his death. Following being bitten on the leg by a walker in Season 3, Hershel had one leg amputated, which was later replaced by a prosthetic leg.

Personality[]

Hershel is the quintessential stubborn farmer. He believes strongly in what he considers to be right and was known to be uncompromising in defense of his morals. He also cares deeply for his family and protecting them (particularly his daughters Maggie and Beth) is one of the few times he would go against even his own moral code and do what needed to be done. As of Seasons 3 and 4, Hershel is shown to be a skilled diplomat, often talking down the other survivors from taking disastrous actions or talking them into taking the right ones, though these talks did not work with everyone, namely The Governor.

Appearances[]

TV Series

Season 2

  • 2x02: "Bloodletting"
  • 2x03: "Save the Last One"
  • 2x04: "Cherokee Rose"
  • 2x05: "Chupacabra"
  • 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" (No Lines)
  • 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"
  • 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" (Zombified)
  • 4x16: "A" (Flashback)

Season 7

  • 7x01: "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (Flashback)

Trivia[]

  • In the comic, Hershel has a significantly large family, consisting of his four daughters (Lacey, Maggie, Rachel, and Susie) and his three sons (Shawn, Arnold, and Billy). In the TV series, however, his family is significantly smaller, having only his two daughters, Maggie and Beth. Also, comic Hershel outlives all of his children except Maggie, whereas TV series Hershel dies before his youngest daughter Beth dies and Maggie is the sole surviving member of the family.
  • While both versions of Hershel are killed by the Governor at the end of the prison arc, their deaths are different: in the comic, Hershel is shot in the head by the Governor at point blank range during the final shootout at the prison, while in the TV series, Hershel is decapitated by the Governor with Michonne's sword before the final shootout at the prison.
    • Hershel's death in the TV Series is very similar to Tyreese's death in the Comic Series.
  • In the Comic Series, Hershel is in his late 50's to early 60's, whereas in the TV Series, he is in his early 70's.
  • Hershel is the first main character to die in a mid-season finale in the TV Series, the second being The Governor, the third being Beth Greene, the fourth being Deanna Monroe, and the fifth being Spencer Monroe.

External Link[]

Hershel Greene is a main character first encountered in Issue 10 of Image ComicsThe Walking Dead and is the father of Maggie, Billy, Shawn, Lacey, Arnold, and the twins Rachel and Susie. He is a relatively fit man for his age and is of Jewish heritage. He was killed by The Governor in Issue 48.

Characteristics and Role[]

Despite his grumpy and cold demeanour, for a significant amount of time, he ultimately served as the moral center of the survivors, being quick to help people whenever they were in need, spreading his influence of hope/reassurance and wanting nothing, but, the best for most of the people around him.

Appearances[]

Novel Series

  • "The Fall of the Governor"

Telltale Series

  • "A New Day"

Comic Series

Volume 2: Miles Behind Us

  • Issue 10
  • Issue 11
  • Issue 12

Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars

  • Issue 14
  • Issue 15
  • Issue 16 (No Lines)
  • Issue 17
  • Issue 18

Volume 4: The Heart's Desire

  • Issue 19
  • Issue 20 (No Lines)
  • Issue 21
  • Issue 22
  • Issue 23
  • Issue 24

Volume 5: The Best Defense

  • Issue 25
  • Issue 26 (No Lines)
  • Issue 27
  • Issue 30

Volume 6: This Sorrowful Life

  • Issue 35
  • Issue 36

Volume 7: The Calm Before

  • Issue 37
  • Issue 38
  • Issue 39
  • Issue 40
  • Issue 41
  • Issue 42

Volume 8: Made To Suffer

  • Issue 43 (Flashback)
  • Issue 44
  • Issue 45
  • Issue 46
  • Issue 47
  • Issue 48

Trivia[]

  • Mentioned in Letter Hacks, Hershel was originally the one who was about to lose a leg after going to the Prison generator room. Robert Kirkman thought Hershel had lost most of his children and that was tragic enough for him, so he decided Allen would be the one to lose the leg.
  • Hershel is one of only two characters to have appeared in every form of Walking Dead media, having appeared in the comic series, TV series, Social Game, video game, and novels. The other is Glenn.
  • Hershel is one of the five characters from either the comics and/or TV series who made an appearance in the video game, the four others so far being Michonne, Shawn, Pete, and Glenn.

External Links[]

Hershel Greene on the Pure Good Wiki

Hershel Greene on the Walking Dead Wiki

Navigation[]

            The Walking Dead Logo Heroes

Comics
Rick Grimes † | Shane † | Lori Grimes † | Andrea † | Dale Horvath † | Glenn Rhee † | Carl Grimes | Morgan Jones † | Carol Peletier † | Maggie Greene | Hershel Greene † | Michonne Hawthorne | Tyreese † | Bob Stookey † | Abraham Ford † | Eugene Porter | Rosita Espinosa † | Aaron | Douglas Monroe † | Heath | Paul "Jesus" Monroe | Louie | Amy Harrison † | Sophia | Otis † | Patricia † | Axel † | Donna † | Allen † | Alice Warren † | Lilly Caul | Ezekiel † | Shiva † | Dwight † | Negan

Clementine Series
Amos

Television
The Walking Dead
Rick Grimes | Shane Walsh † | Lori Grimes † | Andrea † | Dale Horvath † | Glenn Rhee † | Carl Grimes † | Morgan Jones | Daryl Dixon | Jacqui † | Carol Peletier | Merle Dixon † | Maggie Rhee | Hershel Greene † | Beth Greene † | Michonne | Tyreese Williams † | Sasha Williams† | Bob Stookey † | Abraham Ford † | Tara Chambler † | Eugene Porter | Rosita Espinosa | Aaron | Deanna Monroe † | Heath | Paul "Jesus" Rovia | Dog | Amy Harrison † | T-Dog † | Jim † | Sophia Peletier † | Otis † | Jimmy † | Patricia † | Axel † | Oscar † | Karen † | Milton Mamet † | Lilly Chambler † | Patrick † | Mika Samuels † | Noah † | Ezekiel | Shiva † | Dwight | Negan | Alden | Dianne | Lydia | Mary | Judith Grimes | Enid † | Henry † | Nabila | Michael Mercer | Max Mercer | Luke Abrams | Magna | Kelly | Connie | Yumiko Okumura

Fear the Walking Dead
Madison Clark | Travis Manawa † | Alicia Clark | Morgan Jones | Dwight | Daniel Salazar | June Dorie |

Video Games
The Telltale Series
Lee Everett † | Clementine | Alvin Jr. | Kenny | Christa | Omid † | Ben Paul † | Molly | Chuck † | Carley † | Glenn | Doug † | Mark † | Luke † | Carlos † | Rebecca † | Nick † | Sarita † | Alvin † | Peter Randall † | Mike | Jane | Javier García | Kate García | Gabriel García | David García | Tripp † | Ava † | Jesus | Eleanor | Conrad † | Louis | Violet | James | Tenn | Mitch † | Aasim | Ruby | Willy | Omar | Rosie

Survival Instinct
Will Dixon

Advertisement