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Slow down, cowboy. This is our prison. We were here first! (…) We're moving back into our cellblock. It is mine! I still got personal artifacts in there, that's about as mine as it gets! (…) I ain't going back in that cafeteria for one more minute.
―Tomas after Rick says they are moving in.[src]

Tomas (pronounced toe-MAHS) is an antagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a prisoner who survived the outbreak along with Andrew, Axel, Oscar, and Big Tiny. He is the leader of the prisoners and served as the primary antagonist of the episode "Sick".

Overview[]

Although his personality is not well known, Tomas was shown to be an untrustworthy, sly, hostile and homicidal individual. He was shown to be a remorseless, cold-blooded murderer as shown when he murdered his ally Big Tiny after the latter was infected, and then tried to murder Rick Grimes twice, an act that eventually led to his own demise.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

West Georgia Correctional Facility[]

Nothing is known about Tomas' life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he was a convicted criminal being held in the prison for an unknown crime.

Post-Apocalypse[]

At the onset of the outbreak, a riot started at the prison. Tomas, Oscar, Andrew, Big Tiny, and Axel were escorted to the cafeteria by a guard. They were locked inside as the guard went out to call for backup, but he never returned. The five inmates then spent the next 10 months locked inside the cafeteria, without knowing what was going on outside and survived off the large quantity of food left behind in the cafeteria.

Season 3[]

"Seed"[]

Tomas is first seen when Daryl Dixon, Rick Grimes, Glenn Rhee, T-Dog, and Maggie Greene break open the cafeteria's door to escape walkers. He also witnessed the amputation of Hershel Greene's leg.

"Sick"[]

Confused about what had just happened, Tomas and the other prisoners ask who Rick and his group are, thinking that they are bandits that have raided the prison. Rick tells Tomas and the others about what has happened to the world, which the prisoners were totally unaware of. Realizing that this prison is the safest place to live, Tomas threatens Rick's group, claiming that the prison belongs to the prisoners, and Rick and his group must leave. After an intense discussion, Rick makes an agreement to attain a share of the cafeteria's food in exchange for helping the prisoners clear out walkers from a cell block for the prisoners to live in. During the process of killing walkers, Tomas acts increasingly belligerent towards Rick and the others. Big Tiny gets deeply scratched by a walker and says he feels fine and nothing was going to happen. As the other prisoners ask Rick if there is any way of saving Big Tiny's life, Tomas kills Big Tiny with no hesitation by brutally smashing his head in. This raises concern for Rick and Daryl, who prepare to take him out if he makes any further hostile moves. Later, the group enters the laundry room with the entrance to the other cellblock, and Rick instructs Tomas to open a single door. After opening both and allowing in the full group of zombies, Tomas justifies his actions by saying "Shit happens." While the group members are killing walkers in the laundry room, Tomas then intentionally swings his weapon too close to Rick whilst attacking a walker, and then pushes another walker onto him. Rick manages to survive after Daryl stabs this walker in the back of the head. The prisoners finish killing the remaining walkers. Tomas shrugs it off with a comment, to which Rick nods his head and agrees, saying "I get it. 'Shit happens'"; then after they stare each other down, Rick drives his machete into Tomas' skull, killing him.

Death[]

Killed By

After Tomas kills Big Tiny, and tries to kill Rick twice in a row, Rick approaches Tomas, and after an intense confrontation, he mercilessly drives his machete into Tomas' head.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Tomas has killed:

  • Big Tiny
  • Possibly numerous counts of unnamed people (Pre-Apocalypse)
  • Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships[]

For a more in-depth look at Tomas' relationships, read here: Tomas (TV Series)/Relationships

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Quotes[]

The following is a list of some of Tomas' most memorable quotes.

Season 3

"Cellblock C, cell four, that's mine gringo. Let me in."
- Tomas to Daryl, "Sick"


"Don't be telling me what's my concern."
- Tomas threatening Daryl, "Sick"


"Hey, this is my house, my rules, I go where I damn well please!"
- Tomas as he gets into a standoff with T-Dog, "Sick"


"One guard looked out for us, locked us up in the cafeteria. Told us sit tight, threw me this piece, said he'd be right back."
- Tomas explaining how the prisoners got locked in the cafeteria, "Sick"


"Slow down, cowboy. This is our prison. We were here first! (…) We're moving back into our cellblock. It is mine! I still got personal artifacts in there, that's about as mine as it gets! (…) I ain't going back in that cafeteria for one more minute."
- Tomas after Rick says they are moving in, "Sick"


"These three pussies can do all this, least we can do is take out another cellblock. (…) Atlanta here will spot us some real weapons, won't you boss?"
- Tomas to the prisoners about clearing another cellblock, "Sick"


"Why do I need this when I got this? (…) You ain't gotta tell us how to take out a man."
- Tomas as Rick and Daryl instruct how to kill walkers, "Sick"


"Shit happens!"
- Tomas to Rick after opening both doors against his orders, "Sick"


"It was coming at me, bro."
- Tomas' excuse to Rick after attempting to kill him twice, also his last words, "Sick"


Appearances[]

TV Series[]

Season 3[]

Trivia[]

  • Tomas is the first person Rick kills with malicious intent in the apocalypse.

International Dubbers[]

Language Dubber Other Characters Voiced
Czech Petr Gelnar Gorman
Dean
Luke Abrams (10B-Present)
Faculty Member
Douglas Thompson
Rollie (5)
French Anatole de Bodinat Frank
German Ingo Albrecht N/A
Hungarian N/A N/A
Italian Andrea Lavagnino Bud
Jason Riley
Japanese N/A N/A
Portuguese Alfredo Rollo N/A
Spanish (Latin America) Leto Dugatkin Jim (1)
Axel (3B)
Spanish (Spain) José Escobosa Felipe
Owen
Gavin

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