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My crew doesn't need me. They need someone who's not going to shit himself unless he's going shoulder-to-shoulder with his buddies shooting wildly. They need more. Deserve more.
―Tobin to Douglas about leadership over the construction crew.[src]

Tobin is a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He is a resident of the Alexandria Safe-Zone. Tobin is also part of the construction crew and formerly served as it's leader.

Overview[]

Tobin is a brave, caring, and hard-working man. He works hard to keep his community safe at all cost. However, he is shown to be somewhat cowardly, at one point leaving Holly to die after being surrounded by walkers. He later mentions how this was not the first time he had done this and had also gotten other construction workers killed in the past. He is shown to feel guilty for this and eventually steps down as the leader of the workers, feeling that Abraham is more fit to lead. Tobin later manages to redeem himself by trying to hold off a herd of walkers to buy the group time, which results in his demise.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Washington, D.C.[]

Not much is known about Tobin's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he used to work at a desalination plant.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Alexandria Safe-Zone[]

He managed to make his way to the Alexandria Safe-Zone, as one of the original members of the community.[1] Tobin led a group in the Safe-Zone that included Bruce, Barnes, Richards, Holly, and two others. Later, he unintentionally allowed Barnes and Richards to be killed. 

Life Among Them[]

He first appeared in Issue 69, leading a small group. He, Bruce, and two guards arrived to assist Heath, Scott, and Rick Grimes' group. Later, he was seen in Issue 73 at the construction site for the expansion of the Alexandria Safe-Zone Community.

Too Far Gone[]

Tobin and Abraham argued after Tobin abandoned Holly to be eaten by the living dead. After Abraham successfully warded off the zombies and rescued Holly, Tobin told Abraham about the community rules over such situations, and hoped Holly agreed with him. Holly instead kicked him in the groin, and he vomited. Later, Tobin was seen speaking with Douglas Monroe over his guilt from nearly allowing Holly to be killed. He mentioned a couple of residents, Barnes and Richards, who had died because of his cowardice.

No Way Out[]

He was seen at the construction site, running over zombies while attempting to escape from a horde, as Abraham assisted. In the said issue, he assisted Abraham, Glenn, and Heath clear out the horde of zombies attacking the community.

When a large herd of walkers were outside the community, Tobin and Holly were assigned to watch a section of the wall which was starting to break. When the wall suddenly fell through, Tobin fought back the zombies while Holly went to warn the others. When Rick arrived at the scene, Tobin had already been overpowered by the walkers and devoured.

Death[]

Killed By

As the herd of walkers breaks into Alexandria, Tobin redeems himself by ordering Holly to run and alert Rick and the others, while he attempts to fight off the converging walkers. However, Tobin is overpowered, torn apart, and disemboweled by walkers.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Tobin has killed:

  • Barnes (Indirectly Caused)
  • Richards (Indirectly Caused)
  • Sandra (Alongside his fellow Alexandrians)
  • Scavenger 1 (Alongside his fellow Alexandrians)
  • Possibly a few unnamed people (Indirectly Caused)
  • Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships[]

For amore in depth look at Tobin's relationships, read here: Tobin (Comic Series)/Relationships

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Appearances[]

Issues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
Book Six 👁
Book Seven 👁
Book Eight
Book Nine
Book Ten
Book Eleven
Book Twelve
Book Thirteen
Book Fourteen
Book Fifteen
Book Sixteen
Appears Voice is heard
👁 Appears with no lines Appears in a flashback
Appears as a walker 🖼 Appears in a photograph/video
Appears as a corpse Appears in a hallucination/dream

Gallery[]

For more images of Tobin, please visit Tobin (Comic Series)/Gallery.

Trivia[]

  • Tobin was one of the known original survivors of the Community group led by Douglas, along with Aaron, Olivia and Heath, as acknowledged by Douglas himself when speaking about Tobin's long-time leadership position.
  • It was mentioned in Letter Hacks that Tobin used to work in the desalination plant, which made him vital part in order to make drinkable water inside Alexandria.

References[]

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