Carl Grimes is a main character in AMC's The Walking Dead and is the deuteragonist of the show. He is the son of Rick and Lori Grimes. He made his first appearance during the show's premier episode, "Days Gone Bye" and is one of the last original Atlanta Survivors. During the initial outbreak, Carl believed his father to be dead, so he joined Shane Walsh, along with his mother to travel to Atlanta for the refugee camp. As time goes on, he slowly becomes hardened, due to the severe loss of life and the environment around him.