Carol Peletier

Carol Peletier
Aliases:	Carol
Continuity:	The Walking Dead
Notability:	Main character
Gender:	Female
Race:	Human
Location:	Atlanta, Georgia West Georgia Correctional Facility Alexandria, Virginia
Relatives:	Ed Peletier Sophia Peletier
Status:	Alive
First:	Issue #3 "Tell It to the Frogs"
Actor:	Melissa McBride

Carol Peletier is a supporting character from The Walking Dead comic book series created by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. She is also a character featured on the AMC television series The Walking Dead where she is played by actress Melissa McBride. In the comics, Carol Peletier was introduced in The Walking Dead #3 and in the TV series she was introduced in episode three of season one, "Tell It to the Frogs".

Biography

Carol Peletier was a middle-aged woman and the wife of Ed Peletier and mother of Sophia Peletier. She was a submissive housewife with a strong religious upbringing. Carol often had to suffer at the verbal abuse of her domineering husband, but sought solace in her faith and relied upon it to give her strength.

The Peletiers were travling through Atlanta, Georgia when the zombie apocalypse struck. Like many trying to evacuate the city, they were caught in the conjested bottleneck of a busy freeway and were one of the fortunate ones to make it out alive. The Peletiers met several other surviors and Carol, having a kind heart, wanted to help them out. Ed felt differently however and believed that everyone should look out for themselves.

As the human populace dwindled, Carol, Ed and Sophia joined a caravan of people in Dale Horvath's RV. They set up camp in the forests far outside the city, which was relatively free of the undead "walkers". The other survivors took note of how abusive Ed Peletier was and a former police officer, Shane Walsh, released his aggression upon him by beating him about the head and neck. Ed eventually fell victim to a walker attack, leaving Carol to raise little Sophia on her own.

When it came time to move on, the group made their way back to the highway. They rifled through abandoned cars for supplies, but had to hide quietly underneath several vehicles when a throng of walkers began shambling through the streets. Sophia grew scared and took off into the woods. Another survivor, Rick Grimes, tried to keep her safe, but lost track of Sophia and she went missing for several days.

Carol kept her wits about her and maintained a vigilant attitude in her efforts to recover her daughter. Ultimately however, she was ill-equipped to find her on her own and had to rely on the efforts of the others. The group took up refuge at the farmhouse of a man named Hershel Greene. Rick, Shane and another man named Daryl Dixon continued the search for Sophia. Daryl went to great lengths to find the girl, using his tracking skills to follow a trail about the surrounding woods. His efforts proved fruitless however, and he was greatly injured both by a walker attack as well as by friendly fire. While recuperating, Carol showed her gratitude, telling him that he was a good man and that he had done more for her daughter than her own father had ever done for them.

As time went on though, Carol began to lose faith that Sophia was still alive. She resigned herself to the notion that she might never see her again. Things took a more horrific turn when the group learned that Hershel Greene had been housing walkers inside of a barn on his property. One of these was Sophia, who was now a zombie. Carol watched in horror as Rick Grimes was forced to put the undead girl out of her misery.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of Carol Peletier was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore.

• The television version of Carol Peletier was created by director Gwyneth Horder-Payton and writers Charles H. Eglee and Jack LoGiudice based upon concepts developed by Frank Darabont and Robert Kirkman.

• Some aspects of the TV version of Carol have been mingled with that of a woman named Donna, a character featured in The Walking Dead comic book series, but has no counterpart in the TV show.

• Carol Peletier was a tupperware saleswoman prior to the zombie outbreak, but did not consider it a real job. She preferred being a stay-at-home mother to Sophia.

• Carol Peletier has an unnamed sister who lives in Atlanta, which is why the Peletiers were heading their to begin with.

Appearances

TV series

Walking Dead: Tell It to the Frogs Walking Dead: Vatos Walking Dead: Wildfire Walking Dead: TS-19 Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead Walking Dead: Bloodletting Walking Dead: Save the Last One Walking Dead: Cherokee Rose Walking Dead: Chupacabra Walking Dead: Secrets Walking Dead: Pretty Much Dead Already Walking Dead: Nebraska Walking Dead: Triggerfinger Walking Dead: Judge, Jury, Executioner Walking Dead: Better Angels Walking Dead: Beside the Dying Fire Walking Dead: Seed Walking Dead: Sick Walking Dead: Killer Within Walking Dead: Hounded Walking Dead: When the Dead Come Knocking Walking Dead: Made to Suffer Walking Dead: The Suicide King Walking Dead: Home Walking Dead: I Ain't a Judas Walking Dead: Arrow on the Doorpost Walking Dead: This Sorrowful Life Walking Dead: Welcome to the Tombs Walking Dead: 30 Days Without an Accident Walking Dead: Infected Walking Dead: Isolation Walking Dead: Indifference Walking Dead: Inmates Walking Dead: The Grove Walking Dead: A Walking Dead: No Sanctuary Walking Dead: Strangers Walking Dead: Slabtown Walking Dead: Consumed Walking Dead: Crossed Walking Dead: Coda Walking Dead: What Happened and What's Going On (Voice) Walking Dead: Them Walking Dead: The Distance Walking Dead: Remember Walking Dead: Forget Walking Dead: Spend Walking Dead: Try Walking Dead: Conquer Walking Dead: First Time Again Walking Dead: JSS Walking Dead: Now Walking Dead: Heads Up Walking Dead: Start to Finish Walking Dead: No Way Out Walking Dead: Not Tomorrow Yet Walking Dead: The Same Boat Walking Dead: Twice as Far Walking Dead: East Walking Dead: Last Day on Earth Walking Dead: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be Walking Dead: The Well Walking Dead: Hearts Still Beating Walking Dead: Rock in the Road Walking Dead: New Best Friends Walking Dead: Bury Me Here Walking Dead: The First Day of the Rest of Your Life Walking Dead: Mercy Walking Dead: The Damned Walking Dead: Monsters Fear the Walking Dead: What's Your Story? (In flashback only)

Comic series

Walking Dead 3 Walking Dead 5 Walking Dead 6 Walking Dead 7 Walking Dead 8 Walking Dead 9 Walking Dead 10 Walking Dead 11 Walking Dead 12 Walking Dead 13 Walking Dead 14 Walking Dead 15 Walking Dead 16 Walking Dead 17 Walking Dead 19 Walking Dead 20 Walking Dead 21 Walking Dead 22 Walking Dead 24 Walking Dead 25 Walking Dead 26 Walking Dead 27 Walking Dead 30 Walking Dead 36 Walking Dead 37 Walking Dead 38 Walking Dead 40 Walking Dead 41 Walking Dead 42

See also

The World of The Walking Dead

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External Links

• Carol Peletier at IMDB
• Carol Peletier at AMC TV
• Carol Peletier at Wikipedia
• Carol Peletier at Comic Vine
• Carol Peletier at The Walking Dead Wiki