Carl is occasionally pessimistic and rude. In addition, he follows his father into the barn to watch him execute Randall, and he even eggs Rick on to do the act. After his friend Sophia is found zombified in the barn, he begins to form a noticeably colder personality, mentioning that he would have put Sophia down himself. This is especially prevalent when he accompanies the adults in gun training. He develops the desire to fend for himself and also to prove his independence and maturity. Like most children at his age, he is sometimes disobedient, but he shows shame and guilt when his actions negatively impact the group.Īfter accidentally being shot by Otis, Carl is stricken with negative thoughts. He attempts to take on a more active role, wanting to help out the group, rather than be known as a liability he finds the arsenal of knives for the group, and he helps with the search for Sophia. In the second season, Carl retains his shyness, but he develops a bolder personality and is seen to be less frightened of the world in response to the many ordeals he has experienced. Carl is a kind boy who tries his best to comfort those closest to him when he recognizes that they are in need. Carl, being relatively young, is shown to often be frightened by the horrors of the world, thus looking to his parents for shelter and comfort. 3.7.8 'The First Day of the Rest of Your Life'ĭuring the first season, Carl is portrayed as a shy and reserved boy, only striking up a conversation with his parents and members of the group with whom he feels comfortable, such as Shane Walsh, Dale Horvath, and Sophia Peletier.3.7.1 'The Day Will Come When You Won't Be'.3.5.6 'What Happened and What's Going On'.Following a last selfless act of rescuing a stranger, Carl leaves behind a legacy for his family and friends to change the world for the better and focus on rebuilding civilization. In the middle of the war against Negan and the Saviors, Carl contemplates the future of the communities. This friendship eventually blossoms into a relationship, though it becomes somewhat strained and uncertain after Enid's relocation to the Hilltop Colony. After reaching the Alexandria Safe-Zone he forms a friendship with fellow teenage survivor Enid. He has shown to be more than willing to assist and protect the people he cares about, especially Michonne Hawthorne, another survivor who he regards as a mother figure and his best friend. During the initial outbreak, Carl believed his father to be dead, so he and his mother joined Shane Walsh to travel to Atlanta to the refugee camp.Īs time progresses, Carl slowly becomes hardened due to the severe loss of life and the environment around him. He is the son of Rick and Lori Grimes and the half-brother of Judith Grimes and R.J. Ĭarl Grimes is the former deuteragonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. Carl.' -The end of Carl's final letter to his father, Rick. And walks with a dad and a three year old holding hands. Show everyone that they can be safe again without killing, that it can feel safe again, that it could go back to being birthdays and school and jobs and even Friday-night pizza somehow.

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