Character from The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman (comics), Frank Darabont (TV), Telltale Games
A pizza delivery guy who became the group's fastest runner, bravest scout, and moral backbone — the one person who never lost his humanity, which made his death the show's most devastating inflection point.
Glenn was the heart of the group because he never stopped believing that survival without humanity wasn't survival at all. He ran into danger when everyone else ran away — not because he was fearless but because someone had to, and he'd rather it be him than someone who might not come back. He saved Rick in Atlanta when he had no reason to. He went into the well with the bloated walker. He volunteered for every supply run, every scout mission, every impossible task because he was fast and smart and brave in the specific way that terrified people are brave — doing it anyway. His love for Maggie was the show's anchor. They found each other at the farm and built something real in a world that punished hope. He proposed with a ring cut from a walker's finger. He fought to get back to her from every separation — Woodbury, Terminus, the Savior outpost. Glenn's death under Lucille — 'Maggie, I'll find you' — broke the show's audience and its characters in equal measure. It proved that goodness doesn't protect you. It just means more people mourn.
Korean-American, lean and athletic with black hair and an open, expressive face that shows every emotion he's feeling. Dark eyes that remain kind even after everything he's witnessed. Wears a baseball cap in early seasons, practical running clothes, and moves with the quick, agile confidence of someone who knows every alley and shortcut in Atlanta. His smile — rare in later seasons — reminds everyone of who they used to be.
Also known as: Glenn, Rhee, Short Round