Carl Grimes

Carl Grimes is the protagonist (previously deuteragonist) and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is the son of Rick and Lori Grimes and the half-brother of Judith Grimes and R.J. Grimes. 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. As time progresses, Carl slowly becomes hardened due to the severe loss of life and the environment around him. He has shown to be more than willing to assist and protect the people he cares about, especially Michonne, another survivor who he regards as a mother figure and his best friend. After reaching the Alexandria Safe-Zone he forms a friendship with fellow teenage survivor Enid. This friendship eventually blossoms into a relationship, though it becomes somewhat strained and uncertain after Enid's relocation to the Hilltop Colony. After the war with the Saviors, and Rick's "death", his starts a relationship with Lydia, a former member of the Whisperers.

Overview
During the first season, Carl is portrayed as a shy and reserved boy, only striking up conversation with his parents and members of the group with whom he feels comfortable, such as Shane Walsh, Dale Horvath and Sophia Peletier. 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. Carl is a kind boy who tries his best to comfort those closest to him when he recognizes that they are in need.

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. 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. Like most children at his age, he is sometimes disobedient, but he shows shame and guilt when his actions negatively impact the group.

After accidentally being shot by Otis, Carl is stricken with negative thoughts. He develops the desire to fend for himself and also to prove his independence and maturity. This is especially prevalent when he accompanies the adults in gun training. 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. In addition, he follows his father into the barn to watch him execute Randall, and he even eggs Rick on to do the act. Carl is occasionally pessimistic and rude. He also insults Carol for speaking of heaven. Despite this, he is not above apologizing and realizes that some of his words and actions are unacceptable.

After Carl indirectly causes the death of Dale Horvath, he is overcome with immense guilt, thinking himself a failure and vowing never to touch a gun again; his growing boldness was an attempt to prove himself worthy of standing alongside the adults of he group. It is not until his father talks to him privately in the barn that his confidence is restored, and Dale's death becomes a lesson. After putting down Shane, Carl finally notices that he will have to mature in order to survive in the new world.

By the third season, Carl has become battle-hardened from months on the road. His firearm skills have greatly improved, as well as his tactical abilities. He is no longer shy around most of the group, which is assumed to be a result of spending months with them out on the open road. Despite Carl's increase in capability, he does not appear to be completely immune to emotion, and he retains some of his child-like qualities, such as cracking a joke every now and then, as well as developing a child-like crush on Beth Greene.

However, after witnessing Lori's death, delivering his baby sister, and taking it upon himself to put his mother down, his despondent attitude amplifies. Carl goes through a stage of depression, neglecting to speak much unless he feels that it is necessary. He even tells his father to temporarily step down from his leadership position. Despite the traumatic impact that his mother's death has on him, it hardens him immensely. He becomes very brave, frequently helping people and risking his own life to save others; he saves Michonne outside the gates and his father from a hostile Morgan Jones, despite his father's pleading to stay back.

Throughout the course of the season, Carl begins to unwind as a result of the brutality of the world with the Governor at the center. Thinking he doing what is necessary to protect the group, Carl mercilessly kills a young boy as the boy was surrendering, which makes known how ruthless he has turned. Rick, frightened of what he has allowed his son to become due to being a relatively inactive parent, spends more time with Carl. He encourages him to pursue other endeavors, such as farming.

By the fourth season, Carl has become much more relaxed and accepts the fact that there is more to life than survival. Rick has taken his parental role more seriously and is stricter towards Carl. Although he still yearns for more excitement and is concerned with the possibility of the Governor's survival, Carl understands what his father is trying to do for him and tries to honor his father's wishes by attempting to be a kid again. Of course, he finds this difficult because of the many tragedies he has encountered and all the morbid things he has done. Despite his now more nonchalant personality, he still retains his more serious and realistic view-point on the world, such as chastising Lizzie Samuels and the other children for naming the walkers and for falsely believing that they are not so different from the living. Carl's maturity and his worthiness ultimately earns him his gun back, which he accepts honorably. Rick is confident in Carl's ability to use the weapon decisively.

Despite Carl being young, he is not hesitant to call out his seniors when he believes that they are doing something illogical. Perhaps the most notable instance is when he tells Hershel Greene that he is not going to allow him to go into the woods alone, and also when he informs Rick that Carol Peletier should be permitted to teach the children of the group how to defend themselves. Throughout the course of the first half of the season, Carl gradually becomes more integrated into the defense of the prison, even fighting beside his father to stop a large horde of walkers, which Carl recognises was a tough thing for Rick to allow. By the time of the prison's fall, Carl is severely shook up, most probably due to the loss of the prison, the decapitation of Hershel, and the presumed death of Judith.

During the second half of the fourth season, Carl struggles to come to terms with what has happened. Scarred from the battle and subsequent loss of the prison, he is recurrently seen to have outbursts of intense anger and frustration, sometimes resembling meltdowns. Driven by a need to pin his anger on something, he directs his rage toward his injured father. Upon Michonne's return, they accept the fact that Carl is becoming an adult in the new world. At the end of the season, Carl reveals to Michonne that he has dark thoughts in his head that he fears would jeopardise his relationship with his father. he believes that he isn't what Rick thinks he is, and that he is a monster.

In the fifth season, Carl's mental state improves significantly. After the escape from Terminus, he begins taking on an adult role in the group. Carl helps with the fortification and defense of the church, as well as taking responsibility for protecting baby Judith. He seems to have cooled down a bit in terms of his emotional and mental stability, as evidenced by his ability to laugh and smile but is still capable of fearlessness and even a degree of coldness. He shows his fearless disposition when confronted with Gareth and the other surviving cannibals, and tries to teach Father Gabriel Stokes how to use a weapon. This attitude makes him potentially dangerous, as he is able to do what is necessary to survive. However, he seems to remain in control of his emotional state. He also appears as though to have grown more optimistic in the events following the fall of the prison and escape from Terminus; he immediately implores the group, particularly his father, to save Gabriel when he hears his desperate cries for help and expresses his belief that not everyone in the world can be bad, even when Rick is warning him that he is never safe.

After the events at Grady Memorial Hospital, Carl interacts with members of the group with maturity and kindness on the road, including giving a grieving Maggie a gift. The group finds it difficult to survive in the wilderness, and Rick becomes concerned about how Carl is coping, but Glenn assures him that Carl bounces back quicker than any of them. Rick says that kids like Carl are lucky because they can adapt to and inherit the new world.

After entering Alexandria, Carl, again, grows fairly sullen,worried that the community will make him weak and dulled to survival. Although he likes the people and enjoys living in large houses, he finds dealing with the other adolescents in the community rather complicated, though he eventually decides that he ought to make friends rather than live in isolation with his outsider group. He becomes fascinated with a withdrawn teenage girl called Enid, who also came in from the outside, and with whom he forms a bond.

In the sixth season, Carl continues to mature. He offers Gabriel lessons on how to use weapons and gives him advice on how to reintegrate after his betrayal of the group. Carl did this when few others would have anything to do with Gabriel. Carl often cares for Judith and even helps Enid during the Wolves' attack. He also attempts to help Ron Anderson, another teen of the community, learn how to adapt, but Ron refuses, revealing his hostility toward Carl due to Rick's execution of Pete, his father. In return, Carl becomes more adverse and somewhat insensible toward Ron. During the herd attack on Alexandria, Ron pulls a gun on Carl, telling him that there is no hope and that everyone is already dead. Carl, displaying his now optimistic and more mature state of mind, disagrees and ensures Ron that there is still hope. Covered in walker guts, the group steps outside into the herd, and Carl hides Judith underneath his cut-up bed sheet and looks on through the herd, exhibiting his sophistication and bravery.

After Carl gets shot through the eye by Ron Anderson and spends the next two months rehabilitating from the incident, Carl seemingly appears to remain normal, showing his usual smile to his loved ones, but it becomes increasingly clear that this is a crudely put up facade at best and that Carl is absolutely not okay. He presents a noticeably rougher edge when his loved ones aren't around such as when he's with Enid, and this rough edge has been noticed by his father. He tends to try and avoid conversation with people he'd usually be happy to talk too such as with Michonne and he's shown to be rather depressed, even when he's babysitting Judith, something he'd usually be a lot more upbeat about. A comment Carl makes to his father could even hint that he's feeling self-conscious about his own appearance which is reinforced by Rick's taken-aback reaction of hurt.

More important and worrying though is that Carl appears to be developing a taste for bloodshed. While initially unnoticeable, he shows some worrying traits when he interacts with threats for the first time since suffering his eye injury. Enid suggests that the reason Carl is joining the journey to the Hilltop Colony with an ailing Maggie is because he wants to run into the Saviors because he wants to make them suffer, and the reaction Carl gives is all she needed to confirm this suspicion. This is quite different to S3 where, even though he was walking down a darker path he was still only killing because he thought he had to, not because he wanted to. Even Rick has noticed this and seems quite worried about his son's new attitude.

Unlike his father and the majority of the group, Carl was completely unshaken by the Saviors' attempts to antagonize him, zoning out in a trance a couple of times, and glaring wordlessly at Negan when face to face. This and Enid's comments suggest that Carl could be developing a more sadistic side. However, when he was alone with Negan in Negan's room in the Sanctuary, and after being forced to take off his bandage and show his exposed eye socket, Carl was shown to be visibly afraid when forced to sing while Negan swung Lucille around. This shows how self conscious Carl has become about his appearance, as well as the fact that he is actually afraid of Negan and the Saviors.

During the preparation for the war against Negan and the Saviors, Carl continued to show his more mature side, no longer going against his fathers wishes. He showed his bravery, and willing to fight, when he was the first one to fight The Scavengers when they held Alexandria at gunpoint, and were distracted by Negan being attacked. Carl was even put in charge of safeguarding Alexandria while the Militia wages war with the Saviors, despite the presence of natural-born leaders such as Michonne and Rosita, a responsibility he took extremely seriously and achieved when he orchestrated Alexandria's evacuation during the Savior's bombardment on the community.

While everyone else during the war focuses on the present battles and bloodshed, Carl develops a more progressive way of thinking when contemplating the aftermath of the war and the future.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Carl has killed:
 * Dale Horvath (Indirectly Caused)
 * Shane Walsh (Zombified)
 * Lori Grimes (Before Reanimation)
 * Jody
 * Joe Sr. (Zombified)
 * Red Jacket Wolf
 * George
 * Chris
 * Enid (Zombified)
 * Niall Ross (Zombified)
 * At least 40 unnamed Scavengers
 * At least 10 unnamed Whisperers
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Rick Grimes

 * "I know we'll never get things back to the way they used to be.... I only clung to that... for you... and Judith. Now she's... gone. You're a man, Carl... you're a man. I'm sorry."
 * —Rick to Carl[src]

As his son, Rick completely loves Carl and does whatever is necessary to protect him. He shows a desire to shield Carl from the difficulties of the world as made evident by how he discouraged Shane and Lori from arguing in front of him, and by how he lied to Carl about Sophia being lost in the woods.

However, this changes when he realizes that Carl needs to be able to protect himself and that sheltering him from the reality of the world would only hurt his chances of survival. He trains Carl in the use of firearms, and he tries to ready Carl for the inevitable death of both his parents, telling him "no more kids stuff". Carl's trust in his father is momentarily put into question following Shane's death by Rick's hand. Carl briefly fixes his gun on his father before switching his sights to a walker Shane. Following their escape from the farm, Carl is visibly upset upon the revelation that his father had killed Shane.

During the time lapse between the farm and the prison, Carl's faith and trust in his father is shown to have been restored. He is also shown to have become an incredibly adept fighter to the point where Rick allows him to participate in combat against walkers and to guard the group.

Along with caring for Carl's physical well-being, Rick also seems concerned about Carl's emotional and psychological health. After Lori's death and upon realizing that Carl had been forced to put her down, he immediately looks to Carl to see how his reaction to the loss of his mother.

Afterwards, Rick consoles Carl about what he was forced to do and comforts him. After Lori's death, Carl watches his father slowly lose his sanity. Rick continues to leave Carl, making Lori's death all about him. This coupled with the increasing brutality of the world and The Governor, he begins to unwind, getting colder and colder to the point where he killed a surrendering teenager. Rick shocked and worried realizes just how far his boy is gone, and brings in the people of Woodbury to hope and try to give Carl a sense of normality.

During the time lapse between Seasons 3 and 4 Rick has turned his attention to Carl, no doubt from his realizing of what his son was becoming last season. Rick has taken his gun away and put him on restricted duty hoping to give his son a sense of normality rather then have him get involved in the brutality of their world. Carl becomes a farmer, similar to his father. Carl does struggle with fitting in and trying to be a kid again, no doubt a result from the horrors he's seen and done but he also understands what his father is trying to do for him and thus doesn't fight him too much on his father's strictness.

Carl loves his father and tries to be a good kid by taking his advice such as going to story-time and reading comic books; actually wanting to be a kid again. Carl is still slightly reluctant, and later asks for his gun back, and gets no response. But Rick eventually realizes they're not coming back to their old lives, and hands Carl his gun back. It is shown that Rick is beginning to view Carl more as an equal, as seen when he trusts him with an M4A1 assault rifle and clears out a horde of walkers along side his son.

After the final assault on the prison, Rick manages to find Carl, despite all of the chaos. As the two search for Judith, they find her cradle empty. Assuming she is dead, the two mourn together as Carl takes out his frustration on a walker. Rick stops him, realizing that they must leave the prison immediately. As the two flee the area, Rick tells Carl not to look back, as the prison is completely destroyed.

Following the second attack on the prison Carl is completely hostile and abusive toward his father. He is visibly rude to Rick, and verbally slaps him by bringing up Shane. When Rick falls into unconsciousness, Carl seems to still care about his father to an extent (such as keeping his hat and leading the walkers away from the house). However, Carl does lash out at Rick, saying the Governor knew where they were, but Rick just "wanted to play farmer" and how he failed to protect the group (past and present) and would be fine if Rick died. After Rick wakes back up, Carl has thought Rick died and reanimated.

Carl, after realizing that he cannot live without his father and therefore cannot shoot him, resigns to attempted suicide (by trying to let his dad bite him), so he will not be alone, and in the process, admits he was wrong. Rick, however is not dead, and tells Carl to stay safe. Carl admits to being scared. The next morning, the two have breakfast, and have seemed to have made up. Rick tells Carl that he is a man, and then later tells Carl "It's for you." as Michonne is at the door.

Later, Carl is shown to an extent to want to be like his dad, wanting to learn how to trap the animals, and their relationship seems to be on good terms. Rick shows to care for Carl when the Claimersattack, and brutally kills the man who was about to rape Carl, this no doubt hardens Carl. After talking to Michonne, he reveals that he is not afraid of his father, and that he feels his father would be disappointed in him, due to him struggling with dark thoughts. While at Terminus, Carl defends his father saying the other guy deserved to die. Rick also seemed genuinely concerned about Carl, when the people at Terminus held him back for a while, and refused to go into the boxcar until Carl was safe.

After they escape from Terminus, Rick guides Carl and tells him to trust no one. When Aaron, a recruiter from Alexandria, asks Rick and the group to come with him to Alexandria, Rick beats him - with Carl, Judith and the rest of the group's interests in mind - to find out the truth. When they arrive at Alexandria, Rick continues to tell Carl that he should never let his guard down, and also heeds his advice that they should never be unarmed.

During the walker invasion in Alexandria, Carl gets shot in the face, destroying his eye. Rick risks his life to get Carl to the infirmary, crying the whole way. When he gets there, he begs Denise to save Carl. He then rushes outside, in rage, to defend the infirmary from walkers.

Carl survives and for the next two months continue to have a strong relationship even though Carl has lapses of depression due to his injury.

When the threat of Negan and the Saviors enters into the lives of the survivors, Carl's relationship with his father becomes strained once again. The murders of Glenn and Abraham force Rick into a state of denial and servitude, allowing Negan to freely oppress and exploit the group for the sake of their lives. Frustrated and seeking revenge, Carl defies his father and attempts to kill Negan himself much to his dismay. It's only after when Rick regains his confidence to take on Negan that their relationship stabilizes.

He is shown to be extremely saddened when his dad "dies" right in front of him.

Lori Grimes

 * "You are going to beat this world, I know you will. You are smart, and you are strong, and you are so brave, and I love you. You gotta do what's right. It's so easy to do the wrong thing in this world. So, so, if it feels wrong don't do it, alright? If it feels easy don't do it, don't let this world spoil you. You're so good, my sweet boy. Best thing I ever did and I love you, I love you. My sweet, sweet, boy I love you."
 * —Lori's last words to Carl before dying[src]

Lori's firstborn child and only son, she was fiercely protective of him. In addition to her own efforts to keep her child safe, Lori often relied on Dale and other members of the group to watch him. In Rick's absence, she was relieved that Shane dutifully stepped into the father role. While Rick remained the group's reluctant leader, Lori's main focus was invested into preserving Carl's innocence in a world that grew colder and more bleak as days went by. However, she realized, just as Rick had, that efforts to shelter Carl from the blatant horrors were futile. When she was about to die, she told Carl not to be afraid, and that she thought he was brave, strong, clever, and told him to always make choices based on what he thought was right and to never doubt his decisions. She feared that he could become the biggest monster of all.

Her death has caused Carl to look back on the memories he had with his mother and regretting all the mean things he said to her.

On a run to King County for guns, Carl decides to retrieve a picture of Lori, in the hopes Judith could know how her mother looked like. He smiles when he looks at his mother's picture.

Judith Grimes

 * "This was dad's before it was mine. Now it's yours."
 * —Carl giving Rick's hat to Judith

Carl appears to be very protective of his baby sister. He was present during her birth and even suggested some names. Rick later pulls Carl aside to give him advice as to what he should do if anything goes wrong while he's absent. Carl asks him what they should name the baby, and suggests naming the baby after his 3rd grade teacher, Judith Mueller, which Rick agrees to. Carl's strong attachment to Judith has shown to alter his judgement when he tries to get a photograph of Lori alone.

He manages to retrieve the old picture of Lori, hoping that Judith could know how her mother looked like. While searching for Judith with Rick, Carl saw a car seat filled with blood. In anger, he empties his ammo at the walker in a moment of rage, anger and sorrow believing his baby sister to be dead. He was completely devastated by this.

After escaping from Terminus, thanks to Carol's help, Carl and Rick managed to reunite with Judith after thinking that she was dead. Carl held his baby sister close in joy along with Rick, crying in the process.

3 years over Rick's apparent death, when Carl decides to move to Hilltop to become a blacksmith, Judith begins to cry and Carl re ensures her that he will come back. He does eventually when Michonne decides to look for Rick, and she then goes with him to the Hilltop.

Shane Walsh
Shane and Carl have a good friendship in their days in The Atlanta survivor camp, with Shane trying to be a sort of father figure for Carl. Shane was also Carl's "playmate" during their stay at the Atlanta camp. After Rick's arrival, more time passed, more they became distant, reducing their relationship to a mere group interaction. Despite this, he was still willing to be a protector for Carl, most likely because he is Lori's son.
 * "You think this is bad, wait till you start shaving. That stings. That day comes, you'll be wishing for one of your mama's haircuts. I'll tell you what-- you just get through this with some manly dignity and tomorrow I'll teach you something special. I will teach you to catch frogs."
 * —Shane to Carl[src]

Shane is the first person Carl tells about his fault in Dale's death, and gives him back the gun Carl stole, saying he needs it to protect himself. Despite the fact that the rest of the group turned on Shane, Carl still looked up to Shane as a good and trustworthy man and was shocked and saddened when Rick told the group that he killed Shane.

When Carl and Rick are arguing about the knot they are using to lock the door, Carl tells Rick that Shane taught him and whether he remembers him showing Carl still has respect for Shane.

Niall Ross
He and Niall were good friends before the apocalypse. They both developed a brotherly bond during their times at the Atlanta Survivor Camp, and even more during their time at the farm. Carl was briefly shown to be jealous of Niall dating his ex-girlfriend, Sophia. He does however comforts him after her death. Niall weas very happy to have find Carl safe, after they were separated after the prison. Niall is also shown to be just as overprotected of him as if he was also his brother.

Carl wishes him and his brother luck when they both decided to move to the Kingdom.

Niall comforts Carl after Rick's "death". Carl is devastated by his death by "Alpha" and tears up when he puts his zombified head down.

Michonne

 * "I can't be his father and his best friend... He needs you."
 * —Rick to Michonne, about her relationship with Carl[src]

Carl is initially distrustful with Michonne just like the rest of the group. He's upset when Rick decides to bring her along on a run to King County, looking for guns. Later when he decides to go on a run to retrieve something and get a baby-crib for Judith, Michonne comes along and Carl storms at her. Eventually she gains Carl's trust by helping him retrieve what was revealed to be an old family picture of him, Rick and Lori. This gets Carl to respect and appreciate Michonne more. Later on, he tells his dad that Michonne may be "one of us" which causes Rick to allow her to stay.

After the first prison assault, Carl and Michonne's friendship has developed further with Michonne which is showed by her bringing back comic books for Carl from one of her runs. Along with his father, Michonne has took a special liking to Carl and she even respects Carl to a certain degree, no doubt a result of him being the first person to give her a chance, to accept her as one of the group. This is further proven by their relationship in the post-prison period, where they seem to greatly enjoy each other's company, Rick recognizes that saying he can't be Carl's father and best friend, and that Carl needs her. Michonne reveals to Carl that she had a son, something no other survivor ever knew about, even Andrea.

When Carl is injured in Alexandria, Michonne, along with Rick, risks her life to get Carl to the infirmary. When they arrive, Rick goes back outside to fend off the walkers attracted by the light of the infirmary. Michonne goes too, and before she goes, she kisses Carl on the forehead, begging Denise to save his life.

Two months after the events of No Way Out, Michonne and Carl continue to bond, and a great friendship develops between the pair. Carl tells Michonne, that if she turned, Carl would want to say a final goodbye to her. The two embrace and hug.

Michonne has not only become a best friend to Carl, but also a motherly figure. She trusts Carl with her secrets and darkest memories, showing she has genuine trust and respect for him.

Glenn Rhee

 * "I only want Negan. He killed my friends."
 * —Carl to the Saviors about Negan killing his friends, Glenn and Abraham.[src]

Carl and Glenn are good friends during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. As time goes on Carl and Glenn have established a brotherly like bond. On several occasions, Glenn helps to look after Carl for Rick and Lori, and cares for his well-being. While discussing his plans to face the governor, Glenn asks Carl to help look for breaches in the prison, and is obeyed by him. Carl is happy to see Glenn return from Woodbury, and their friendship continues as normal.

When Negan is beating Glenn with Lucille, Carl can be seen looking at his friend in horror, and in tears as Glenn attempts to speak to Maggie. After the Saviors leave, Carl can be seen comforting Maggie, and crying over Glenn's body.

In Sing Me a Song, Carl threatens The Saviors in the back of the pickup truck by saying that they killed his friends, a direct reference to Glenn.

Haley Edwards
Carl was originally shown to be very distrustful of her, when Haley tries to go to the prison. After a while they both develop a good friendship with each other

Merle Dixon

 * "You were in a room with the Governor, and you let him go, and then he killed Merle...."
 * —Carl talking to Rick about his decisions and Merle's death.[src]

Carl and Merle didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite. Carl told his father that he didn't want him to go back for Merle or the bag of guns. The first part may hint that Merle could have been mean orjust an annoyance to Carl while at camp, or for most likely being a pain for Shane and Lori alike. After Merle joined Rick's group in the prison, Merle wanted to go ambush the Governor while Rick had the meeting together with him. Glenn and Merle had an argument on how Rick is handling things as a leader and Carl showed his disgust at Merle for comments towards Rick. Merle apparently didn't show any sympathy for Carl having to shoot his own mother, on screen at least, and didn't check or edit what he said around the thirteen-year-old. It is unknown how Carl responded to Merle's death, but after being killed by the Governor, Merle was one of the people that was mentioned by Carl that died due to the fact that Rick was making questionable calls as a leader. It is unknown if Carl was simply using Merle as an example or also possibly due to the fact that Carl had some respect for Merle after he killed many of the Governor's men and almost killed the Governor himself alone, and may have accepted him as a member of the group.

Daryl Dixon
Carl and Daryl didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, but as time goes on they have established a brotherly like bond. After the death of Lori, Daryl consoled Carl when even his own father would not. He shared a story on how he lost his own mother, to try and get Carl to open up, and they exchanged their sorrows. Daryl has repeatedly looked out for Carl since the loss of Lori and has acknowledged that he is a tough kid.

During the Governor's attack, Carl tells Daryl that he can shoot the Governor, though Daryl manages to talk him out of it, saying that the rest of the governor's militia might begin to shoot at them, and tells Carl that his dad can handle the negotiation with the Governor.

In Sing Me a Song, Daryl threatens Negan to not touch Carl, showing that Daryl cares for his well being.

Dale Horvath
Carl and Dale are good friends during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. On several occasions, Dale helps to look after Carl for Rick and Lori, and cares for his well-being, even giving him advice on numerous occasions. Carl was remorseful and saddened for indirectly causing Dale's death, and tells Shane that Dale would still be alive and with them had he not ran away from the walker that killed Dale. In Welcome to the Tombs, it is shown that Carl has not forgotten his involvement in Dale's death and is still remorseful.
 * "Dale. It's my fault that he died. I saw that walker. I was gonna shoot it. When he was stuck in the mud. I was-- I was throwing rocks at him and stuff. But I was gonna do it-- shoot in right in the head. And it-- got free, came after me and I ran away. If I had killed it, Dale would still be here."
 * —Carl to Shane regarding Dale[src]

Andrea
Carl and Andrea are on good terms. Andrea took a liking to Carl and often looked after him and the other children during their stay at the Atlanta camp. Carl looks up to Andrea's fishing skills, and asks her to teach him. After being separated from the group for many months, Andrea was happy to see Carl again when she went to the prison, and was concerned for his well-being after losing his mother. In her final moments, Andrea asked if Carl was alright after the Governor's failed attack on the prison, and was glad that he was still alive. Carl was deeply saddened about her death in "Honor"
 * "Carl..."
 * —Andrea upon meeting Carl for the first time after being separated from the group[src]

Amy
Carl and Amy are good friends and on good terms. Amy took a liking to Carl and often looked after him and the other kids during their stay at the Atlanta camp. Carl looks up to Amy's fishing skills, and asks her to teach him, to which Amy agrees. Carl was saddened of Amy's death, and cried. Carl later suggests to name his newborn sister Amy, showing that he misses her.
 * "Sure. I'll teach you all about nail knots and stuff."
 * —Amy agreeing to teach Carl[src]

Carol Peletier
Carol can often be seen not only keeping a close eye on Sophia, but Carl as well. When Carl is accidentally shot by Otis on a hunting trip, Carol becomes very nervous about his well-being (in spite of her own daughter's recent disappearance). She is quite relieved to find out that Carl makes a full recovery. After Sophia's rediscovery as a Walker, a bout of tension briefly erupts between Carl and Carol: when Carol sees Carl at Sophia's grave, she tells him Sophia is in heaven now; he scorns her for this, saying that there is no afterlife, and if Carol believes it she is an idiot. This event is long forgotten, however; though Carl and Carol seldom interact in Season 3, they appear to be on good terms with each other.
 * "Your mom was proud of you."
 * —Carol to Carl about Lori's thoughts on him[src]

Later, Carol and Carl work around the guard tower to keep watch and await Rick's return. As they are doing this, they have a heart-to-heart conversation about life before the apocalypse, and how it compares to life as it is now. Further into the conversation, Carol tells Carl that Lori is proud of him; though he seems to believe otherwise. Carl was deeply saddened when she found out about Carol's death.

Sophia Peletier
Carl was Sophia's closest friend and also his first girlfriend during the first season. They met when Shane and Lori came across the Peletier family outside of Atlanta the night the military bombed the city. As both groups joined the other survivors at the Atlanta Survivor Camp, they spent more time together. They played, studied, and lived alongside each other and so became good friends. Her death deeply affected him and he became cynical as he grieved.

Jim
Carl and Jim are good friends during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. Jim apologizes to Carl for digging holes for no apparent reason and states that he is sorry if he scared him. Jim tells Carl to not worry about his father and reassures Carl that he will return for him. After that, Jim tells Lori to take good care of her son, showing that he cares for him. Carl was saddened when the group left Jim to reanimate, which was his final wish.
 * "You worried about your dad? Your dad's a police officer, son. He helps people. Probably just came across some folks, that's all. That man, he is tough as nails. I don't know him well, but... I could see it in him. Am I right? Ain't nothin' gonna stop him gettin' back here to you and your momma, I promise you that."
 * —Jim reassuring Carl that Rick is okay[src]

Hershel Greene
Hershel has a good friendship with Carl and looks after him during their time at the farm and prison. Hershel performs the operation that saves Carl's life after Carl is accidentally shot by Otis. Carl later returns the favor by retrieving badly-needed medical supplies after Hershel's lower leg is amputated when he is bitten by a walker. When Hershel recovers enough to move around with crutches, Carl jokingly challenges him to a race. Hershel is shocked when Carl shoots and kills Jody, who was surrendering, and tells Rick that the killing was in cold blood, and worries for Carl's mental state.
 * "Hershel. If you have to go, then I have to come with you. I have to."
 * —Carl offering to help Hershel[src]

However, Hershel later acknowledges that Carl has "come back." Carl offers to help Hershel while he picks herbs in the woods, and bonds with him. After Hershel is decapitated by the Governor, Carl was enraged and saddened over the death of his friend whom he viewed as a father figure.

Maggie Greene
Maggie has a good friendship with Carl and is very protective of him. Maggie was concerned about Carl's injury and whether he would survive after he was accidentally shot. Maggie looks after him during their time at the farm and prison, and is grateful towards him for retrieving medical supplies for Hershel.
 * "Carl, give me your hands. Carl, please. You should keep the site clean, okay? I cut too deep, I'm gonna cut the baby."
 * —Maggie to Carl during Lori's C-section[src]

Maggie asks for Carl's help and performs a C-section on Lori to deliver the baby and Lori dies of blood loss. While attempting to leave, Carl tells Maggie that they can't let Lori turn, and shoots Lori in the head. Maggie silently stares at Carl who leaves without saying a word, and is amazed and shocked by his maturity. Carl is happy to see Maggie return from Woodbury, and their friendship continues as normal.

After Glenn is beaten to death by Negan and the Saviors leave, Carl is seen comforting Maggie, as they both cry over Glenn's body.

Beth Greene
Beth and Carl are seen together numerous times. It has been hinted that Carl has a small crush on Beth, despite the fact that she is four years older than him. This is seen in the episode "Seed", when Carl tries to put his belongings on the top bunk bed in Beth's cell. Hershel, observing this, asks him if he was looking for something. Carl stutters "no" and lies that he was just making sure Beth was settled. Afterwards, Hershel gives Beth a knowing look and she rolls her eyes.
 * "I was just making sure Beth was safe."
 * —Carl lying to Hershel about his intention to share a cell with Beth[src]

It would appear that she is entertained to the idea, as she and Carl share a few private looks while the others aren't looking. Sometimes, Beth act as an older sister to Carl, such as telling him to be polite to his mother, and consoling him when he's crying over Lori's death.

After Axel flirts with Beth, Carl appears jealous and angry. Whenever Beth tried to reload or put a gun together, Carl is always seen instructing her. Carl usually watches Beth do her chores or taking care of Judith. In the episode "Home", when the Governor attacks the prison, Carl kept Beth close to him at all times while the others repels the Governor's forces. Carl is always seen guarding Beth whenever both of them are actively present at dangerous activities, such as when the Governor attacks the prison the second time. She and Judith are Carl's priority to protect as they are the youngest and physically weakest of the group.

The two formed a stable and less awkward relationship after the Governor's disappearance, both of them farming and joking together several times. When the influenza spread at the prison, Carl trusted Beth enough to let her watch Judith during this time of crisis, as she was one of the few uninfected people. After the Governor's return for revenge, the two were separated. It is unknown how Carl reacted to Beth's death.

Patricia
Patricia and Carl were on good and friendly terms. After Carl is shot, Patricia helps operate on him, thus managing to save his life. For most of their time on the farm, Patricia looks after Carl and cares for his well-being. Carl was saddened and disheartened of Patricia's death, and later suggests to name his newborn sister Patricia, showing that he misses her.
 * "I got it. Step back."
 * —Patricia offering her help to Rick to save Carl[src]

Jimmy
Jimmy and Carl were on good and friendly terms. For most of their time on the farm, Jimmy looks after Carl and cares for his well-being. Jimmy usually keeps Carl company, and as time goes on they have established a good friendship. Carl was saddened and disheartened of Jimmy's death after he died saving him from the burning barn.
 * "Come on Carl. I want you to stay with Jimmy."
 * —Lori to Carl about Jimmy[src]

Randall
Upon meeting Carl, Randall was friendly towards Carl, and used Carl's immaturity so that he could escape. Randall asked Carl to help him escape, and stated that his group would take care of him and his family. Their conversation is cut short when Andrea and Shane enter the shed, and Carl is forced out. During Randall's execution, Carl wanted to watch and told Rick to go on with the execution, indicating that he thought of Randall as a danger to the group and clearly wanted him dead. Carl was disappointed when Rick did not execute Randall like what had been planned.
 * "Hey... that's a sweet hat. I'm Randall. What's your name? The sheriff guy- that your dad? I like him. Yeah, he's a good guy. I can tell. Your mom out here too? You're- you're lucky you still got your family. I lost mine. Hey, I don't know what people been saying about me, but I didn't do nothing. I swear. Your dad was gonna let me go when his friend started fighting with him. It got pretty bad. I was kinda worried. My camp. We got lots of supplies. You help me, and I'll take you and your folks back to my people. We'll take good care of you. Keep you safe. Just gotta-- just gotta help me get out of here, okay? Just help me pick these locks or find the key, okay? Come on, please? Please?"
 * —Randall's offer to Carl[src]

Tyreese Williams
After hearing the screaming of Tyreese's group being attacked inside the prison, Carl goes to investigate. Carl helps the group and brings them to safety. He then locks them inside a room, as the group was unsure what to do with them. While Sasha is upset and yells at him for locking them up, Tyreese is understanding and respects Carl for saving him and his group. Carl was later angry about Rick's decision to let Tyreese join the prison but as time goes on, the two have formed a friendship and get along well.
 * "Sasha! Back away from the door and let the man go. Look around you. This is the best we've had it in weeks. His house. We've got other things to do. We don't want any trouble."
 * —Tyreese to Sasha and Carl[src]

Sasha Williams
After hearing the screaming of Sasha's group being attacked inside the prison, Carl goes to investigate. Carl helps the group and brings them to safety. He then locks them inside a room, as the group was unsure what to do with them. Sasha is enraged towards Carl for locking them in, and angrily demands that he open the door, though she manages to calm down when Tyreese tells her to do so. Carl was later angry about Rick's decision to let Sasha join the prison but as time goes on, the two have formed a friendship and get along well. After seeing Sasha emerge from the coffin as a walker, he becomes enraged at his friend's death, shooting several Saviors.
 * "Hey, what are you doing? Open the door. Open this door. Come on, man, we're not animals. Hey! You can't just leave us in here! Open this door! Open the door, now!"
 * —Sasha to Carl[src]

The Governor
Carl never interacted with the Governor although it is clear that he despises him. Carl hated The Governor for killing Axel and Merle, and for terrorizing the entire group, and clearly wanted him dead as a result. When the Governor returned to attack the Prison with Martinez's former camp, Carl states that he can shoot the Governor and that he could end everything, showing that he is intent on killing the Governor, though Daryl manages to talk him out of it.
 * "We could kill the governor right now. I'm a good shot. I could end this right now."
 * —Carl to Daryl regarding the Governor[src]

Morgan Jones
Morgan and Carl first interact while on a supply run in King Country. Before learning of Rick's relationship with him, Carl shot him in his bulletproof vest when Morgan attempted to shoot Rick. Carl also later held Morgan at gunpoint while he was unconscious.
 * "Hey son, don't ever be sorry...."
 * —Morgan telling Carl to never feel remorse for his actions[src]

Before returning to the prison, Carl attempted to apologize to Morgan for shooting him, stating that he had no choice but Morgan coldly told him to never feel remorse for his actions. Carl is shown to be saddened by his death.

Patrick
Carl and Patrick are good friends and get along with each other well. The two were commonly seen hanging out together with the other kids and also joked around. Patrick respects Carl and addresses him as "young sir." Carl is visibly saddened by Patrick's death, and even crafts a cross for his burial.
 * "I go sometimes. I'm immature. You wouldn't dig it. It's for kids. I'm gonna head up there too. I'll catch you later, young sir."
 * —Patrick to Carl regarding story time[src]

Lizzie Samuels
Carl and Lizzie have only been seen interacting once, when Carl criticizes Lizzie's beliefs that the walkers are still people and argues with her about the idea on giving names to the walkers. He exclaims that the walkers have no personality because they are dead; all they do is eat people. On the other hand, Lizzie told Carl that walkers are not dead, just different, to which he vehemently disagreed.
 * "They don't talk, they don't think. They eat people. They kill people. Have you seen what happens? Have you seen someone dying like that? They're not people, and they're not pets. Don't name them."
 * —Carl to Lizzie, about the walkers[src]

Gabriel Stokes
Carl is grateful for Father Gabriel's help and refuge. Unlike his father, Carl trusts Gabriel and even tries to convince Rick that Gabriel is a good person. He wasn't happy when Rick threw away Gabriel his posters. They didn't interact much after that.
 * "Thanks for this."
 * —Carl to Gabriel about opening the church doors to the group[src]

Rosita Espinosa
Rosita and Carl have never had much screen time together, but it seems as though they respect each other as survivors and skilled warriors and have formed a close friendship. While Rick and Michonne generally treated Carl as a child, Rosita seemed to treat Carl as an adult.

Andrew
Carl never interacted with Andrew, although it is clear that he knows that Rick failed to kill him and that he caused the chain of events that lead to his mother dying in childbirth. Carl most likely despises Andrew deeply and is angered that Rick did not kill him when he had the chance.
 * "You didn't kill Andrew, and he came back and killed mom."
 * —Carl mentioning Andrew to Rick[src]

Enid
Enid and Carl are shown to have a very animated and ambiguous relationship, as neither is truly able to decide which way they want to go with their kinship, but keep changing their thoughts on each other dramatically. The two initially showed an interest in each other's lifestyle. This is shown when Carl follows Enid when he sees her sneaking out of Alexandria and when Enid was moderately shocked at Carl's reaction to being offered video games. When Carl follows Enid out of Alexandria, he loses her and is forced to give up his chase. When she returns to the community later, he asks her if she liked him at all, to which she remains silent to.
 * "Carl! What happens if you don't come back? How am I supposed to live with that? What the hell am I supposed to do? "
 * —Enid to Carl[src]

Carl again follows Enid out of Alexandria, though he loses her a second time. He follows her in the direction he believed she had gone in. Enid, without showing herself to him, calls him out for being terrible at staying quiet and being a bad tracker. She gets quickly bored of playing with him, and reveals herself after he failed to find her. Carl asks her why she sneaks out of the community, and she tells him that she is outside of the walls for the same reason he is; to experience the thrill of danger.

Enid invites Carl to run through the forest with her, and they both take off at a dash. The two find a Walker just standing around in their designated path. Enid lures it in one direction with a kitchen timer and continues leading Carl through the forest. Eventually, the two run out of breath and stop next to a fallen tree.

Carl compliments her survival skills and her knife. Enid shares a rare moment from her past, saying that the knife belonged to her mother. He asks what happened to her, but Enid brushes off the question, not seeing how it was important what had happened to her. Carl disagrees, saying how it's always important.

Before Enid can say anything more, a group of walkers, chasing them from their run, appear and force them into hiding. Enid leads Carl to a thin, hollow tree which they both get inside of. Carl is immediately uncomfortable at being in there with her. She then explains to him that she believes life should always be the way it was for them in the forest. Carl briefly touches her hand. He leans in as if he were to kiss her, but pulls back, which makes Enid smile. She tells him that he's afraid of her too.

During the Wolves attack, Enid goes to Carl's house, not wanting to leave without saying goodbye. He convinces her to stay and help him protect Judith. She remarks that Alexandria is too big to protect and that there are too many blind spots. He repeatedly tries to convince her to stay. After the attack ends, Enid sneaks out, leaving only a note behind for him: Just Survive Somehow. Later, Carl tries to convince Ron to help him go out and look for her, showing that he still cares for her and wants her back. It has been hinted several times that both Carl and Enid share romantic feelings for one another. It is unknown how Enid reacts to Carl getting shot by Ron.

As Carl recovers from his eye wound, he and Enid head into the woods together. As she wonders why they still come out here, Carl replies 'Because we're kids, that's what they do,'. Later on, Enid tells Carl she does not want to come out in the woods anymore. As they are both heading back to Alexandria, Carl sees and, appears to recognize, a walker heading in their direction. Enid wants to kill the walker, but Carl disagrees, stopping her. Enid asks what has happened, but Carl replies 'You wouldn't understand'. He tells her to leave for home, as she wanted to before. Based on what he says to Michonne, it's implied that the walker was Deanna, who he claims should be put down by someone she loved.

When David taunts Enid about the balloons she got from Glenn. Carl seems to be angered at someone for making fun of Enid.

In "Go Getters" Carl and Enid have their first romantic interaction with a kiss, starting a romantic relationship. In "Hearts Still Beating," Carl and Enid smile shyly at each other after being reunited at the Hilltop. Carl smiles at Enid again in "Rock in the Road," after Enid leads the group to the Hilltop residents who are willing to fight. They hold hands as they walk to Hilltop's gate.

At some point during the 3 years after Rick's "death", they break up with each other and but are shown to still be good friends. He is extremely saddened when his discovers her head on pike and cries as he put her zombified head down.

Ron Anderson

 * "Look man, I get it; my dad killed your dad, but you need to know something. Your dad was an asshole."
 * —Carl talking to Ron after they had a fight.[src]

Ron was one of the first people to welcome Carl into the community, inviting him to his house to chill and meet the other teenagers. They are seen laughing together at the party. Later, Carl mentions to Enid that he thinks Ron is "a good guy," but acknowledges that he wouldn't understand how living outside the safe-zone is.

His relationship with Carl becomes strained when Rick kills his father, which causes him to refuse entering the house together during the Wolves attack with him, even when the latter saved his life.

Later, when Carl enlists his help to find Enid, he refuses, calling it stupid and dangerous. He tries to stop him from going, leading to a brawl. Carl ends up with the upper hand, only stopping when Ron tells him that he'll tell Rick and that more people will have to go out looking for him, most likely dying in the process.

This shows that despite having a strained relationship, Ron does care for Carl and does not wish to see him harmed.

When Carl sees Ron upset and walking into the garage so Carl goes to talk to him and he says Enid is dead and Carl says they are gonna get out of this but Ron says they will all get killed in the process and calls Carl's dad a killer and Carl replies saying so is yours and Ron says Jessie Sam himself and Rick is dead but then says Carl is dead too and reaches for his gun to shoot Carl but then Carl attacks Ron and they start to have a fight which Ron ends up smashing a window with a shovel and it alerts walkers Rick and Jessie hears them and Rick breaks the lock with a hatchet axe. the walkers breach the door but they get out in time. While they are trying to hold the door Carl says they were looking for tools until the walkers breached the door

Ron and Carl walk to another room when Ron apologies about the fight but Carl puts him at gun point and asks for the gun so Ron gives it to him Carl finally confronts Ron and says he knows now why he wants him dead and calls his dad an asshole.

Paul Monroe
Carl didn't trust Jesus at first, but eventually accepts him as one of their group. They share a good friendship and appear to trust and respect each other. Carl is saddened by his death.

Negan
Carl and Negan have an interesting relationship.

Upon first inspection of Carl, Negan kneels down to Carl's level as a subtle sign of respect and is one of few characters to treat Carl like an adult. Negan is shown to be very impressed by Carl's character and resolve, calling him a "bad-ass" and mockingly a "little future serial killer".

Carl however bitterly despised Negan for murdering Glenn and Abraham along with the atrocities committed by his Saviors against the group. Carl is also, like Michonne and Rosita among others, willingly defiant against being under Negan's rule such as his attempt at assassinating Negan by sneaking into the Sanctuary.

Having failed and being subsequently spared by Negan, Carl gains a deeper understanding in how Negan's world operates within the Sanctuary and the Saviors. This however doesn't quell his hatred for Negan and his actions.

Carl later reflects on the situation with Negan and, while still acknowledging him as a problem, Carl ponders a future where Negan and the communities can ultimately work together. He tries expressing this to his father who hardly shares his son's sympathies.

Carl, in a last ditch effort to avoid more bloodshed, attempts to disway Negan from bombing Alexandria. He even asks Negan if he was truly comfortable with his actions if they reflect who he is. Even though this ploy was ultimately utilized as a distraction for the residents of Alexandria to escape, Carl may have had hoped that Negan would have listened to his pleas. In return, Negan was shown to respect Carl's actions and was given brief pause when Carl questioned him on what his original intentions were as leader of the Saviors.

Appearances
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Season 1

 * "Days Gone Bye"
 * "Guts"
 * "Tell It to the Frogs"
 * "Vatos"
 * "Wildfire"
 * "TS-19"

Season 2

 * "What Lies Ahead"
 * "Bloodletting"
 * "Save the Last One"
 * "Cherokee Rose"
 * "Chupacabra" (Flashback)
 * "Secrets"
 * "Pretty Much Dead Already"
 * "Nebraska"
 * "Triggerfinger"
 * "Judge, Jury, Executioner"
 * "Better Angels"
 * "Beside the Dying Fire"

Season 3

 * "Seed"
 * "Sick"
 * "Killer Within"
 * "Say the Word"
 * "Hounded"
 * "When the Dead Come Knocking"
 * "Made to Suffer"
 * "The Suicide King"
 * "Home"
 * "I Ain't a Judas"
 * "Clear"
 * "Arrow on the Doorpost"
 * "This Sorrowful Life"
 * "Welcome to the Tombs"

Season 4

 * "30 Days Without An Accident"
 * "Infected"
 * "Isolation"
 * "Internment"
 * "Dead Weight" (No Lines)
 * "Too Far Gone"
 * "After"
 * "Claimed"
 * "Us"
 * "A"

Season 5

 * "No Sanctuary"
 * "Strangers"
 * "Four Walls and a Roof" (No Lines)
 * "Crossed"
 * "Coda"
 * "What Happened and What's Going On" (No Lines)
 * "Them"
 * "The Distance"
 * "Remember"
 * "Forget"
 * "Try"
 * "Conquer"

Season 6

 * "First Time Again" (Flashback, No Lines)
 * "JSS"
 * "Now"
 * "Heads Up"
 * "Start to Finish"
 * "No Way Out"
 * "The Next World"
 * "Knots Untie"
 * "Not Tomorrow Yet"
 * "East" (No Lines)
 * "Last Day on Earth"

Season 7

 * "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
 * "Service"
 * "Go Getters"
 * "Sing Me a Song"
 * "Hearts Still Beating" (No Lines)
 * "Rock in the Road"
 * "Say Yes"
 * "Bury Me Here" (Flashblack, No Lines)
 * "Something They Need"
 * "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

Season 8

 * "Mercy"
 * "The Damned"
 * "Monsters"
 * "The Big Scary U"
 * "The King, the Widow, and Rick"
 * "Time for After"
 * "How It's Gotta Be"
 * "Honor"
 * "The Lost and the Plunderers"
 * "The Key"
 * "Do Not Send Us Astray"
 * "Worth"
 * "Wrath"

Season 9

 * "A New Beginning"
 * "The Bridge"
 * "Warning Signs"
 * "The Obliged"
 * "What Comes After"
 * "Who Are You Now?"
 * "Stradivarius"
 * "Evolution"
 * "Adaptation"
 * "Omega"
 * "Bounty"
 * "Guardians"
 * "Chokepoint"
 * "Scars"
 * "The Calm Before"
 * "The Storm"

Season 10

 * "Lines We Cross"
 * "We Are The End of the World" (Flashback, No Lines)
 * "Ghosts"
 * "Silence the Whisperers"
 * "What It Always Is"
 * "Bonds"
 * "Open Your Eyes"
 * "The World Before"
 * "Squeeze"
 * "Stalker"
 * "Morning Star"
 * "Walk With Me"
 * "What We Become" (Hallucination, No Lines)
 * "Look at the Flowers"
 * "The Tower"
 * "A Certain Doom"

Season 11

 * "Acheron Part 1"
 * "Acheron Part 2"
 * "Hunted"
 * "Rendition" (Flashback, No Lines)
 * "Out of the Ashes"
 * "On the Inside"
 * "Promises Broken"
 * "For Blood"
 * }
 * }

Trivia

 * Carl has the longest lifespan of any child in the series.
 * He is also the officially the longest living character in the series, as of "The Calm Before".
 * Carl shares his name with Robert Kirkman's father.
 * Carl is Robert Kirkman's favorite character in the show.[6]
 * Rick and Carl share the same blood type, which is A+.[7]
 * In the first three seasons, Carl usually wore a Science Dog T-shirt, a character from Robert Kirkman's other comic series, Invincible.
 * During the season four premiere, when Michonne gives Carl comics as a gift, the comic at the top is Issue #56 from Invincible - Robert Kirkman's other comic book series.
 * Glen Mazzara has stated that he considered killing Carl instead of Axel during the Governor's attack in the episode "Home".
 * Both times Carl has been shot, it has been by accident.
 * Everyone who has shot Carl has died due to walkers. Otis, and Ron Anderson.
 * Carl's first known kiss was with Enid.
 * He lost his virginity to Lydia in "Omega".
 * Both in the comics and in the TV series, Carl is the first minor to be shown driving a vehicle.
 * Carl is one of five characters in the The Walking Dead universe to receive a permanent eye injury, the other four being his comic series counterpart, Philip Blake (along with his own comic series counterpart), and Kenny from the video game.
 * Ever since he lost his right-eye, Carl's been trying to aim with his left-hand despite being right-handed.
 * As of "A Certain Doom", Carl along with Daryl Dixon are the only remaining Atlanta Camp survivors that are still alive. This also makes them and Jason Ross the only remaining characters introduced in Season 1 who are still currently living on the show.