Gabriel Stokes (The Walking Dead)
Gabriel Stokes is a male comic character who features in The Walking Dead.
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Biography
Gabriel Stokes
He came to be a reverend of a regional community church.
During the initial zombie outbreak, he locked the doors to his church due to his own cowardice and allowed a whole group of survivors to be killed by roamers.
Forced from the church due to dwindling supplies, Gabriel set out into the surrounding countryside and eventually ran into Rick Grimes and his group while they were on the road.
Overview
Personality and attributes
As a priest, Gabriel is extremely religious and initially somewhat delusional. He is a very incapable survivor, relying on his faith in God rather than actual combat. He is also shown to be a coward, as during the start of the outbreak, Gabriel locked the doors of his church and refused to let his congregation in, leading them to be devoured by walkers. Gabriel is very remorseful for this act, and when Rick's group arrive and threaten him, he believes they were sent by God to punish him.
As a way to uphold his religious beliefs, Gabriel is against acts of violence and murder. After witnessing Rick's group brutally murder the Hunters, Gabriel is outraged and angrily yells at them, despite the fact the Hunters had tried to kill them. After making it to Alexandria, Gabriel attempts to betray the group by trying to convince Douglas to exile them due to witnessing their brutality.
Slowly, Gabriel tries to redeem himself for his past actions. When a large herd of walkers invade Alexandria, Gabriel lets in Eugene and Nicholas into his church, in contrast to when he locked his congregation out. Eventually he lets go of his disdain against violence and decides to join the Militia as a way to thank Rick for what he's done for him. Gabriel is trained and becomes skilled in dealing with walkers. He takes every opportunity to help whenever he can. Unfortunately Gabriel's would somewhat revert back to his cowardly ways when he attempts to retreat after witnessing a large herd, causing him to accidentally fall off a ladder, leading to his demise.
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Gabriel Stokes was created by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard where he made his first appearance in The Walking Dead v1 #61 (May, 2009)
In other media
Television
Appearances
- The Walking Dead: (2012)
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