Dale
Dale is a comic book character that first appeared in The Walking Dead #3
Dale was a retired Salesman traveling with his wife in their camper. When the dead awoke Dale travelled to Atlanta with Amy and Andrea ,
Bio
Dale is first introduced in issue 3 as one of the survivors located in the camp that Lori and Carl Grimes are staying which is located on the outskirts of Atlanta, and is also the owner of the camp RV. Dale at first seems pleasant but reveals to Rick that he is suspicious of Shane, and he suspects that something is going on between Lori and Shane, which Rick ignores, under the impression that Dale is just being superstitious. Later he saves Donna from being bitten by a roamer, beheading the Zombie, and revealing that even beheading a Zombie does not fully kill them. Later one night during dinner, Rick proceeds to ask the group about their lives which Dale reveals that he was a Car Salesman who retired, and set out with his wife across America for two years prior to the Zombie outbreak, which resulted in the death of his wife, and it was during his trip to Atlanta for safety that he picked up the twins Andrea and Amy, however the discussion is interrupted when the Zombies attack the camp, which results in the death of Amy, causing Andrea to grieve, and Dale to comfort her.
After Shane’s death, Dale reveals he knew all along something was up, and that he was one of the few that prior to Rick coming to the camp, wanted to relocate only to have Shane refuse, and Dale only following due to Shane being the law. After burying Shane, the survivors set of in Dale’s RV away from Atlanta in an attempt to find somewhere safe. On the way they run across Tyreese and his family while trying to move a car off the road for the RV to pass, the next night Lori reveals to the camp that she is pregnant, which alarms Dale, who suspects the child may be Shane’s, only to be quietened by Rick who suspects the same, but doesn’t want to think that way at that moment. After this they once again set of and end up at an estate that appears to be secure and safe, that same night Donna stumbles upon Dale and Andrea having sex, and although she originally disapproved of the thought of them together, she takes comfort knowing that both have lost someone, and together they are happy.
Sadly that morning Donna is killed, with the estate overrun by Zombies, defrosted by the change in seasons, prompting Dale to immediately head to his RV and begin rescuing the survivors, including that of, Tyreese, his daughter Julie, and her boyfriend Chris who are trapped on top of one of the rooftops, but jump onto the passing RV and are saved by Dale. The survivors remain on the move until Carl is accidently shot by Otis, and they end up on Hershel’s farm, under the impression they are able to stay there for as long as possible. During their stay Dale is not often seen until one scene where he is complaining to Andrea about the stench the other survivors let off into his RV, accidently mentioning his dead wife, causing Andrea to be slightly upset, however Dale reassures her, that all he has off his dead wife, is the memories, and that he truly loves Andrea. After been kicked out by Hershel, and saying their farewells to Glenn who decides to remain behind, the survivors hit the road again once more, however when the RV un-expectantly runs out of fuel, the survivors split up to look for fuel, however instead, Dale and Andrea discover a prison, and after rallying the rest of the group, decide that it is the perfect location to call home.
Once the survivors reach the prison, Dale is assigned the task along with Lori and Carol, to patrol the mid area between fences to make sure no Zombies are located there. During this period Rick and his group destroy a majority of the prison Zombie populace, with shots echoing over to Dale and his group, causing him to worry about Andrea. Once inside the prison, and after a brief introduction to the surviving inmates of the prison, Dale accompanies Rick and Dexter as they inspect the prison. After the suicide pact between Julie and Chris, and Rick’s temporary departure from the group, Dale begins to work on repairing the fences in order to secure the prison from Zombies more. After the apprehension of Dexter, who is suspected of murdering Susie and Rachel Greene, in the barbershop, Dale begins to think that Andrea will not love him due to his age; however Andrea reassures him that she will always want to be with him. When Rick returns to the prison, Dale informs him of the events that took place in his absence, and even accompanies Rick as they enter the gym to discover what happened to Tyreese, only to find him lying next to a wall, with Zombies lying on the ground all around him. The next day it is revealed that Dale has discovered a new method of weakening the Zombie offence on the perimeter fences, using knives, moments later Andrea is attacked by Thomas, prompting an attack on him from Rick, even siding with him when Rick states that Thomas should be executed, more or less prompted by rage that Andrea was attacked. Afterwards, Dale brings out a first aid kit and patches up both Andrea and Rick, reassuring Andrea that even if she is scared, she will look pretty. Later Dale begins to fear that someone else might discover the prison, and try to take it from them, and begins to contemplate whether to stay, or leave, with Andrea stating that she would go where he goes.
After the execution of Thomas, which is carried out by Maggie, Dexter’s mutiny takes place, however it backfires resulting in the release of Zombies from Block A which previously had not been checked for Zombies. However after Dexter is killed in the fight, peace returns to the prison. Dale begins to swap his old camper outfit for prison overalls like the other survivors, and assists Rick in searching A Block, and discovers the prison generator. However upon hearing Allen being attacked, Dale witnesses the amputation conducted by Rick in order to try and save him from turning into a Zombie. Dale later begins to watch over everybody, including Allen’s children Ben and Billy while their father is in a coma. After in-fighting takes place between Rick and Tyreese, about Tyreese’s affair with Michonne, and the revealing of Ricks assassination of Dexter and psychotic behaviour in dealing certain situations, Dale informs Rick that he is no longer Leader, and that he along with Dale, Tyreese and Hershel.
Peace remains at the prison, with routine duties taking place, which includes moving Zombies along the fence to keep the Zombie horde from weakening one part of the fence, while at the same time, Dale and Andrea become adopted parents of Donna and Allen’s orphaned children. While Rick, Glenn and Michonne others go off to rescue a downed helicopter crew, Andrea and Dale assist on looking out for the group for when they return, while at the same time targeting Zombies to improve their skill. It is during this time that the topic of other people attacking the prison comes back up again, however this discussion ends with the return of Tyreese who has failed to locate the searching party. When Rick eventually does return to the prison he discovers the prison has been overrun by Zombies, with Dale and Andrea hiding in his RV. Once the prison is again secure of Zombies, Rick addresses the group and informs them of Woodbury and the threat of being attacked by them, therefore the imagination of Andrea and Dale’s fears, have come true.
Peace slowly returns to the prison despite fears of Woodbury attacking them. Out of fear that they are not prepared enough, the survivors decide to raid the local National Guard garrison, which Andrea is a part of. It is during this time that Lori goes into labour, and to keep the generator going, Dale along with Billy Greene set out into the car park in order to refuel the generator, however it is during this that Dale is bitten by a Zombie, and is only narrowly rescued by the arrival of the raid party who quickly take Dale back into the prison in order to have his leg amputated so that he does not turn. Thankfully the leg is amputated correctly and Dale is saved, however as a result, losses his right leg.
As peace and stability return to the prison Dale begins to suspect that Andrea is falling for Tyreese due to his youthful age and the ability to use his right leg. One morning Dale wakes to find a wooden peg attached to his leg, thanks to Andrea and Tyreese, and after asking Tyreese to leave them be, informs Andrea she doesn’t need to be with Dale anymore and that she may be with Tyreese, in which she replies and ensures Dale that she will always love him. Later that day the peace ends with the arrival of the Governor, and the townsmen of Woodbury.
During the attack Dale nurses a wounded Andrea and makes the decision to temporarily move out of the prison in order to protect Billy and Ben, while being accompanied by Glenn and Maggie, although Andrea returns in Dale’s RV to help give the prison a fighting chance.
Afterwards we discover Dale has been hiding out along with Maggie, Glenn, Andrea, Sophia and the twins Billy and Ben at Hershel’s farm, which Dale informs Rick he would prefer to stay there, however the arrival of three strangers, Abraham, Rosita and Eugene, prompt him to follow them in hopes of reaching Washington DC.
Nevertheless, tragedy struck once again Dale's heart. Ben killed his brother Billy and Carl killed Ben. So much pain was unbearable and Dale left his guard down during a zombie attack and was bitten. He hid his wound to avoid Andrea further pain. When the night came, he left the van and disappeared into the forest, being abducted by the mysterious Hunters. When Dale woke up, Chris introduced himself and told the old man that they were eating him piece by piece. However, Dale would have the last laugh. He was already infected and was hoping to spread the disease to the Hunters. They were furious and beat him up. They left his unconscious body in front of Gabriel's church to use him as a bait.
Dale was carried into the church by the other survivors . He stayed into the Church while Andrea went to deal with the Hunters . However shortly after Andrea returned he died and was killed by Her before he turned into a zombie . The survivors buired him in front of the church .
| Super Name: | Dale |
| Real Name: | None |
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| Publisher: | Image |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | The Walking Dead #3 |
| Appears in: | 42 issues |
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