Andrew (TV Series)

Andrew
Actor	Markice Moore
Gender	Male
Hair	Black/Brown
Age	Mid 20's
Occupation	Unknown
First Appearance	"Seed"
Last Appearance	"Killer Within"
Cause of Death	Shot in the head by Oscar.
Status	Dead
Series lifespan	"Seed" to "Killer Within"
Ethnicity	African-American
	Oscar shoots Andrew in the head
	Andrew Gallery; Markice Moore Gallery

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"Shoot him! We can take back the prison!"

—Andrew trying to convince Oscar to shoot Rick and take back the prison.^[src]

Andrew is a prisoner who survived the zombie apocalypse with Tomas, Big Tiny, Axel, and Oscar. He can be described as the "child" of the group as he was somewhat small and weak. Andrew made his debut appearance in Season 3 of the The Walking Dead during the TV Series episode, "Seed." Andrew is the one who caused the chain reaction of events that occur in "Killer Within".

Character

Glen Mazzara on Andrew:

“Andrew is really Tomas’ right hand man. These guys are really the ones who have been intimidating Axel and Oscar.” ^[1]

Pre-Apocalypse

West Georgia Correctional Facility

Hardly anything is known about Andrew's life before the apocalypse or as the apocalypse began. He was a convicted criminal being held in the prison.

Post-Apocalypse

Season 3

As the apocalypse began, a big rebellion and riot started in the prison. Andrew, Tomas, Oscar, Big Tiny, and Axel were taken to the prison's cafeteria by a guard. They were locked inside with only a revolver as the guard went out to call for backup. He never returned and the five prisoners spent the whole beginning of the apocalypse locked inside for 10 months, without knowing what was going on outside.

"Seed"

He was found after Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes, Glenn, T-Dog, and Maggie broke open the cafeteria's door to escape walkers. He witnessed the amputation of Hershel Greene's leg.

"Sick"

Similar to the other prisoners, Andrew was confused about what was going on. He was shocked after being told by Rick about what had happened to the world. When Tomas claimed the prison, Andrew stood with him, but they ended up accepting Rick's offer to give half of their food in exchange for help clearing Cell Block B for the prisoners to live in. On their way to the cell block, while fighting walkers, Big Tiny was scratched and is told by Rick that there was nothing they could do about his infection. Andrew stood up for Big Tiny, desperately pleading to Rick that there must have been a way to save him. He witnessed Tiny's brutal death at the hands of Tomas, but didn't show any feelings about it. While clearing out the laundry room, Tomas attempted to kill Rick twice. Rick responded by killing Tomas' by hacking into Tomas' skull with a machete-like weapon. Andrew attempted to attack Rick, but instead, was knocked down and disarmed. Andrew fled the room and ran down the corridors, attempting to evade Rick, who had begun pursuing. Eventually, Andrew ran into a courtyard filled with walkers. He attempted to reenter the prison, but Rick had closed the entry gate, and only told Andrew that he'd, "better run." Andrew then attempted to avoid the walkers closing in on him. As Rick turned to leave, he heard Andrew's screams, presuming that he was eaten alive.

Later in the episode, someone was seen watching Carol performing a C-Section on a walker. It was implied that this was Andrew.

"Killer Within"

It is revealed that Andrew had somehow survived the encounter with walkers that Rick had left him in. He ultimately set in motion the events that led to walkers invading the prison, which ended up killing T-Dog and causing Lori to give birth and die in the process. He later revealed himself and attacked Rick while he was most vulnerable. He was close to killing Rick as Daryl was stuck blocking the door from walkers. Oscar eventually grabbed Rick's gun, which was dropped during the scuffle between Rick and Andrew. Andrew yelled for Oscar to kill Rick to allow them to take the prison back. Oscar, however, turned the gun on Andrew and killed him instead.

"The Suicide King"

Andrew is mentioned by Rick while deciding whether to allow Tyreese's group to join their group or not. He recounts the horrors that occurred because of Tomas and Andrew.

"Welcome to the Tombs"

Andrew is mentioned by Carl when talking to Rick when he begins to blame Rick's actions for the death of others. Carl says that by not killing Andrew, it caused Lori to be killed.

Death

Killed By

Oscar

After leading a horde of walkers to the prison, Andrew attacked Rick in the prison's generator room. During their scuffle, Rick dropped his gun. The firearm was picked up by Andrew's fellow inmate, Oscar. Oscar raised the gun at both Andrew and Rick, but decided to shoot Andrew in the head.

Killed Victims

This is a list of victims Andrew has killed:

T-Dog (Caused)
Numerous counts of zombies and possibly people.

Relationships

Rick Grimes

"You better run."

—Rick to Andrew after trapping him in a courtyard full of walkers.^[src]

After Rick murdered Tomas, Andrew attacked Rick, but Rick dodged his attack, prompting Andrew to flee, eventually winding up in a courtyard full of walkers. Rick then locked Andrew in the courtyard, before maliciously telling him to run. After shutting the door, and hearing Andrew's screams, Rick assumed he was eaten alive. However, Andrew survived and later lured walkers into the prison in "Killer Within", in the hopes of Rick's group being killed, allowing him and his fellow prisoners to reclaim the prison for themselves. Andrew tried once again to kill Rick, but was stopped and killed by Oscar.

Rick's decision to not kill Andrew directly haunts him as it eventually caused Lori to die in childbirth.

Tomas

Andrew was apparently very close to Tomas as shown by his willingness to go along with Tomas' decisions, this is revealed through comments made by both Axel and Oscar. After the death of Tomas, Andrew tried to kill Rick and his group, and even seemed to try and avenge him by taking back the prison. It is unknown if they were friends before they were locked in the cafeteria together.

Big Tiny

"Can't you save him, just like you did with the old man?"

—Andrew to Rick, trying to convince him to save Big Tiny.^[src]

Andrew seemed to be friends with Big Tiny and was in denial when Rick kept telling him they could not save him or cut off his wound. When Tomas struck Big Tiny and killed him, Andrew crouched and watched in sorrow and fear.

Axel

"We ain't like them! We ain't killers! Tell them, Oscar!"

—Axel to Rick and Oscar.

Axel implied that he disliked Andrew, and that he was just as dark as Tomas. He showed no remorse over his death, and even slight pleasure. He had no respect for him at all.

Oscar

"Shoot him! We can take back this prison!"

—Andrew trying to convince Oscar to shoot Rick and take back the prison.^[src]

Oscar and Andrew were locked up together for 10 months in the cafeteria and may have known each other prior to the Outbreak. Despite all of this, they may not have cared for each other as Andrew shows cowardly tendencies, while Oscar is heroic, and Andrew's friendship with Tomas, which Oscar likely did not share.

In "Sick" Andrew along with Oscar pleaded to find a way to save Big Tiny.

In "Killer Within", Andrew seemed to have firmly believed Oscar would kill Rick in his favor so that the Prisoners could reclaim the Prison for themselves, however Oscar seemed unsympathetic to Andrew, and killed him in Rick's Favor, firmly establishing his place in the Group.

Appearances

TV Series