Rick Grimes

''When I was out there, with them... when it was over... when I knew we had this place again... I had this feeling.... It took me a while to remember what it was... because I haven't felt it since before I woke up in that hospital bed.... I want to show you the new world, Carl.... I want to make it a reality for you.... Please, Carl... let me show you.''" Rick Grimes is the protagonist and a survivor of the zombie outbreak in AMC's If the Dead walking. He is a former police officer with the King County Sheriff's Department, who was shot in the line of duty and fell into a coma, only to wake up and find himself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. He travels to Atlanta, Georgia, in search of his wife, Lori, and his son, Carl, who have traveled to Atlanta with his best friend, Shane Walsh, in search of a safe haven. After he finds his wife and son, along with a group of survivors, he gradually takes on the role of their leader in search of a safe haven. As the series progresses, Rick gradually becomes darker and more hardened, doing whatever it takes to keep his group safe from
 * —Rick's newfound optimism after reclaiming the Alexandria Safe-Zone from a herd of walkers, to his son[src]