Charlie Banes

 is a fictional zombie apocalypse survivor and a minor recurring antagonist featured in The Walking Dead multimedia franchise. He appeared in the 2012 novel Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor.

Biography
was an adult male in the early years of the zombie outbreak that affected the southeastern United States. He was a resident of the sanctuary community known as Woodbury, which was under the leadership of Brian Blake, whom most people came to know as The Governor.

The Governor nursed a personal vendetta against another group of survivors that had taken shelter at a nearby prison. He misled the people of Woodbury by erroneously claiming that the occupants of the prison were violent murderers who sought to kill everybody in their community. Convinced of this, many of the Woodbury residents took up arms to form an army to fight back against the prison survivors.

The Governor led his army on two raids against the prison. In the first attack, they encountered unexpected resistance and were forced to retreat. They initiated a second attack, which erupted into a fierce firefight. One of the prison occupants, Billy Greene, was in a watchtower and lobbed a hand grenade over the fence that struck an automobile. The vehicle exploded, and the flying shrapnel killed at least five members of The Governor's army, including.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard}}


 * is exclusive to the continuity of The Walking Dead novel series, and by extension, The Walking Dead comic book series. He has no direct counterpart in The Walking Dead television series on AMC.


 * Final fate: Killed by shrapnel from an exploding vehicle.

Body Count

 * Unknown, although it is possible that may have been responsible for shooting Axel in the head, killing him. The identity of the shooter is never revealed in the comic.

Appearances

 * Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor
 * Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor
 * Walking Dead 47