Rick Grimes is the main protagonist of the post-apocalyptic comic book and television series The Walking Dead, created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. He is a former sheriff’s deputy who wakes up from a coma to find the world overrun by zombies, or “walkers”. He leads a group of survivors in search of a safe haven, while facing various threats from both the living and the dead. But how old is Rick Walking Dead, and how has his age affected his journey? This article will answer these questions and provide a timeline of the sheriff’s life.
Pre-Apocalypse
Rick Grimes was born in 1970, according to the comic book series. He grew up in a small town in Georgia, where he became friends with Shane Walsh. He later married Lori Grimes and had a son, Carl Grimes. He worked as a sheriff’s deputy for the King County Sheriff’s Department, along with Shane. He was 34 years old when the zombie outbreak began.
Season 1
Rick was shot in the line of duty and fell into a coma, while Shane and Lori escaped to Atlanta with other survivors. He woke up from the coma several weeks later and found the hospital abandoned and infested with walkers. He managed to escape and met Morgan Jones and his son Duane, who informed him about the apocalypse. He decided to go to Atlanta to find his family, and met Glenn Rhee, who helped him join a group of survivors outside the city. He was reunited with Lori and Carl, and became the leader of the group. He also met other survivors, such as Andrea, Dale, Carol, Daryl, and Merle. He led the group to the Center for Disease Control, where they met Dr. Edwin Jenner, who revealed that the outbreak was global and that everyone was infected. Jenner offered to let the group die with him in the facility, but Rick convinced him to let them go. He was still 34 years old at the end of the season.
Season 2
Rick and the group left Atlanta and headed to Fort Benning, but encountered a traffic jam on the highway. They were attacked by a herd of walkers, and Rick’s daughter Judith was born. Rick also had to deal with Shane’s jealousy and resentment, as well as the conflict between the group and the Greene family, who owned a farm nearby. He eventually killed Shane, who reanimated as a walker, and learned that Lori was pregnant. He also discovered that the farm was overrun by walkers, and led the group to escape. He revealed to the group that they were all infected, and declared himself as the leader. He was 35 years old at the end of the season.
Season 3
Rick and the group found a prison, where they cleared out the walkers and met some surviving inmates. Rick also encountered a group of survivors in Woodbury, a town led by a man called the Governor, who was ruthless and tyrannical. Rick rescued Glenn and Maggie, who were captured by the Governor, and met Michonne, who joined the group. He also met his old friend Morgan, who had gone insane after losing his son. Rick also had to deal with Lori’s death during childbirth, and his own hallucinations of her. He also had to face the Governor’s attacks on the prison, and the betrayal of some of his own group members. He eventually formed an alliance with the remaining Woodbury survivors, and welcomed them to the prison. He was 36 years old at the end of the season.
Season 4
Rick and the group continued to live in the prison, where they faced a deadly flu outbreak, a horde of walkers, and the return of the Governor, who attacked the prison with a tank and killed Hershel. Rick and the group were separated and scattered, and Rick was badly injured. He managed to reunite with Carl and Michonne, and later with the rest of the group at Terminus, a supposed sanctuary that turned out to be a trap. He was 37 years old at the end of the season.
Season 5
Rick and the group escaped from Terminus, where they met Abraham Ford, Eugene Porter, and Rosita Espinosa, who claimed to have a mission to Washington, D.C., where a cure for the outbreak was supposedly located. Rick also met Gabriel Stokes, a priest who had a church nearby. He also encountered a group of cannibals, who had followed them from Terminus, and killed them. He later learned that Eugene had lied about the cure, and that Washington was not a safe place. He also met Aaron, a recruiter from the Alexandria Safe-Zone, a walled community in Virginia. He agreed to go there with the group, and became a constable. He also met other Alexandrians, such as Deanna Monroe, the leader, and Jessie Anderson, a married woman who he developed feelings for. He also had to deal with some hostile Alexandrians, such as Pete Anderson, Jessie’s abusive husband, whom he killed. He also had to face a group of scavengers called the Wolves, who attacked Alexandria. He was 38 years old at the end of the season.
Season 6
Rick and the group continued to live in Alexandria, where they faced a massive herd of walkers that broke into the community. Rick also met Paul Rovia, also known as Jesus, who introduced him to the Hilltop Colony, another community that was under the threat of a group of extortionists called the Saviors, led by a man named Negan. Rick agreed to help the Hilltop in exchange for supplies, and launched an attack on a Savior outpost, killing many of them. He also entered a relationship with Michonne, and became a father figure to her son, Andre. He also had to deal with the betrayal of some of his own group members, such as Carol and Morgan, who left Alexandria. He also had to face the wrath of Negan, who captured him and his group, and killed two of them, Glenn and Abraham, with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, which he called Lucille. He was 39 years old at the end of the season.
Season 7
Rick and the group were subjugated by Negan and the Saviors, who demanded half of their resources and imposed harsh rules on them. Rick was broken and obedient, and tried to keep the peace with Negan. He also met other communities, such as the Kingdom, led by Ezekiel, and the Scavengers, led by Jadis. He eventually regained his courage and spirit, and decided to fight back against Negan. He formed an alliance with the Hilltop, the Kingdom, and the Scavengers, and declared war on the Saviors. He also had to deal with the loss of some of his group members, such as Sasha, who sacrificed herself to kill Negan, and Spencer, who was killed by Negan for trying to betray Rick. He also had to deal with the betrayal of the Scavengers, who sided with Negan. He was still 39 years old at the end of the season.
Season 8
Rick and the group continued the war against Negan and the Saviors, who had the advantage of numbers and weapons. Rick also met other survivors, such as Siddiq, a former doctor, and Anne, a former Scavenger who joined Alexandria. He also had to deal with the conflict within his own group, such as Daryl, who wanted to kill Negan at any cost, and Maggie, who wanted revenge for Glenn’s death. He also had to face the loss of some of his group members, such as Carl, who was bitten by a walker and died, and Shiva, Ezekiel’s pet tiger. He also had to face the wrath of Simon, Negan’s right-hand man, who killed all the Scavengers and tried to overthrow Negan. He also had to face the betrayal of Dwight, a former Savior who had joined Rick’s group, but was exposed by Negan. He eventually managed to defeat Negan, and spared his life, deciding to imprison him instead of killing him. He also made peace with the remaining Saviors, and formed a coalition with the other communities. He was 40 years old at the end of the season.
Season 9
Rick and the group continued to rebuild civilization, and tried to maintain the peace among the communities. Rick also had to deal with the dissent of some of his group members, such as Maggie, who wanted to kill Negan, and Daryl, who wanted to leave Alexandria. He also had to deal with the threat of a group of survivors called the Whisperers, who wore the skins of walkers and lived among them. He also had to face the loss of some of his group members, such as Jesus, who was killed by a Whisperer, and Rick himself, who was wounded by a piece of rebar and blown up by a bridge to save his group from a herd of walkers. He was presumed dead by his group, but was actually rescued by Anne and taken away by a helicopter belonging to a mysterious group called the Civic Republic Military. He was 41 years old when he disappeared.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Rick and Anne were taken to a CRM facility, where Rick was treated for his injuries and interrogated by the CRM. He learned that the CRM was a powerful and secretive organization that had three large communities across the country, and that they were conducting experiments to find a cure for the outbreak. He also learned that the CRM had a strict and ruthless code of conduct, and that they had killed other communities that they deemed as threats or liabilities. He
