85 Facts About Michonne

Michonne Grimes is a fictional character from The Walking Dead.

Armed with a katana and harboring a mysterious past, in both the comic and TV series Michonne has a prominent role in the conflict between the town of Woodbury led by The Governor, and the Prison group.

Michonne's backstory is altered in the television series, having lost a three-year-old son named Andre Anthony.

Michonne develops a romance with protagonist Rick Grimes, becoming a mother to his children, Carl and Judith.

Michonne is introduced as a mysterious woman armed with a katana.

Michonne first appears towing two armless, jawless zombies in shackles and causes no small consternation among the group.

Michonne saves Otis from zombies and follows him to the abandoned prison where the group is based.

Michonne saves Carl from a zombie and joins up with Rick and Carl.

Michonne settles into her new "home" and even hangs her sword above the mantle.

Rick lashes out at Jesus, knocking him unconscious, and Michonne helps in tying him up.

Michonne determines Carl not guilty, ensuring a peaceful resolution for Carl and his family.

Michonne makes her first appearance as a hooded figure near the end of the second-season finale, "Beside the Dying Fire", wherein she saves Andrea from a walker by decapitating it with her katana, which features a triquetra on the inner crossguard.

In removing their ability to eat, Michonne effectively tamed these walkers.

Andrea, having been severely ill after spending eight months on the road, embraces the town's sense of community which Michonne resists, suspicious of The Governor and his leadership.

Michonne informs them of Glenn and Maggie's abduction by Merle, of the Governor, and of Woodbury.

Andrea's arrival and intervention at gunpoint prevents Michonne from killing the Governor.

The nightmare reveals that Michonne lived a comfortable life with her boyfriend Mike and her young son Andre before the apocalypse.

Michonne reveals she had a three-year-old son named Andre Anthony who died shortly after the outbreak began.

Rick, Carl and Michonne are forced to travel in the direction of a camp known as Terminus because a group of men intrude on their house.

Michonne reveals that she, her boyfriend Mike, his friend Terry, and her son Andre were part of a larger group when the outbreak first started.

However, one day while Michonne was out scavenging for supplies for the group, Mike and Terry were getting high while looking after Andre.

When Michonne returned and realized what happened, she let them turn and kept Mike and Terry as her walker pets, as a way of punishing them for allowing Andre to die.

Michonne admits to Carl that she no longer wants to be that kind of person.

Abraham tries to insist they travel to Washington DC where they can cure the outbreak, but Michonne insists to him they find supplies first.

Rick's group gains the upper hand and Michonne helps in killing Gareth and the others.

Michonne discovers the Terminus group has been keeping her katana, which she takes back.

Michonne argues that the group should give Aaron a chance for the sake of survival, successfully convincing Rick to change his mind.

Rick hears children laughing inside the community's walls, and Michonne smiles, knowing they have made the right decision.

Deanna asks Rick and Michonne to become the town constables, and they both accept their new roles.

Michonne is later seen hanging her sword on the fireplace mantle in her house in Alexandria.

Michonne tries to return the gun to her, though Michonne says she would not have stopped him, and that she knocked out Rick to protect him, not Alexandria.

Michonne tells Rick she is confident that they can find a way to integrate with Alexandria, but she will still be with him even if they cannot.

Michonne is later seen contemplating mounting her katana back on the wall, but ultimately decides to carry it.

Michonne tends to Deanna's wound, only to discover a walker bite on her side.

Michonne affirms her belief that the new plans Deanna drew up for Alexandria can still work, and Deanna encourages Michonne to find her own answer for what survival means for her.

Michonne admits she isn't sure, but promises she will figure it out.

Michonne is forced to stab Ron, who shoots Carl in the eye.

Rick and Michonne get Carl to the infirmary and help the surviving residents drive the herd out of Alexandria.

Michonne is later held at gunpoint, along with the rest of the group, as Negan commands Rick to chop off Carl's left arm to remove the last of Rick's disobedience.

Michonne tells Negan that they now understand, but Negan tells her that its Rick who doesn't understand.

In "Service", Michonne is shown walking outside Alexandria with a rifle she concealed in the house before the Saviors arrive.

Michonne is shown practicing her marksmanship by shooting at a walker with the rifle to prepare for the fight she feels is coming.

Michonne doesn't want her community to surrender their guns, but eventually hands it over.

Michonne later reappears in "Sing Me a Song", where she is shown walking along whistling to lure walkers.

Michonne then kills them and drags their bodies over to a pile.

Michonne finds Rick in the jail cell Morgan built and attempts to convince him that they're fighters and that, despite Negan's power, they can find a way to win.

In "New Best Friends", Michonne is part of the group that meets with a new group.

When Rick is tested by being pitted against an armored walker, Michonne helps advise him on how to kill it.

In "Say Yes", Michonne goes out scavenging with Rick to find the guns they need.

At one point, Rick is seemingly killed and Michonne goes into a catatonic state, nearly allowing herself to be killed before Rick is revealed to be okay and they manage to win.

Michonne participates in the ensuing battle, but she is badly hurt and nearly dies.

Michonne is later seen resting in bed, with Rick by her side.

Michonne is forced to say a tearful goodbye as Carl, close to turning, shoots himself to prevent reanimation.

Michonne seems shocked to find that all of Jadis' people have been murdered.

Michonne suggests that the communities have common laws that everyone follows, and begin drafting a charter.

Michonne stops Maggie from going into Negan's cell to kill him.

Michonne is shown visibly pregnant, having spent the last few months looking for Rick's body after the explosion, finding no trace of him except for his pistol.

Jocelyn reveals that she has been taking care of a group of children, and encourages Michonne to keep looking for Rick.

However, they escape, with Michonne confronting Jocelyn and the children.

Michonne ultimately kills Jocelyn by stabbing her with her sword.

However, Michonne allows them in, but only long enough for Henry to get medical attention.

Michonne refuses to provide an escort for them as they plan to travel to the Kingdom.

Judith believes Michonne did the right thing at that time, but that Daryl and the others are still their allies and they should now help them.

Michonne decides that Judith is right and they leave together to catch up with Daryl and the others.

Michonne agrees to travel with him by boat to an abandoned island to help him find his family, in exchange for weapons the group can use against Alpha.

Michonne arrives at the naval base with Virgil but finds no weapons, soon realizing it's a trap; however, before she is able to leave, Virgil locks her up, and she finds there are other captives on the island.

Michonne allows Virgil to live, takes leave of the others and contacts Judith via walkie-talkie to tell of her intent to find Rick.

Michonne disposes of the walker pets and offers her hand to the injured man.

However, Virgil doesn't know the name of the man that Michonne went looking for, but he compares Judith to her adoptive mother.

Michonne convinces the CRM she is a woman named Dana, who was part of a large community with her sister, but their leaders were bad people and the community fell.

Michonne is told that no one who discovers the CRM's city is allowed to leave and becomes a consignee, survivors who must perform labour before being granted citizenship.

Michonne learns that Rick cut his own hand off in an escape attempt, and the two plan to escape together.

Michonne shows initiative and skill in dispatching walkers, drawing the attention of Command Sergeant Major Pearl Thorne, who is unaware of Michonne's true identity and believes she is a survivor Rick found.

Michonne then decides to leave Rick behind, with Rick going after her shortly after.

Rick and Michonne escape as Greenwood collapses and take one of the community's hybrid vehicles which has enough ethanol to get them home to Alexandria.

Jadis then pulls the bandits into it, with Rick and Michonne being unable to kill Jadis due to her dossier that threatens Alexandria's safety.

Jadis reveals that Rick was slated to receive the Echelon Briefing and move up in the CRM and reaches a deal where Rick will return to the CRM while Michonne can go home, but they double-cross each other and Jadis is fatally bitten by a walker in the melee.

Michonne is forced to kill Thorne and the bomb and the gas kills the CRM Force Command and all of the Frontliners.

Michonne appears as a skin in Fortnite Battle Royale, with two selectable styles based on her season 5 appearance, with a hooded alternative style.

Michonne was released alongside the survivors in arms set, bundeled with her katana on December 17,2020.

Michonne is a playable character in The Walking Dead: Destinies, voiced by Debra Wilson.

Michonne appears as an operator in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, voiced by Danai Gurira.

Michonne appears as part of the Tracer Pack: The Walking Dead - Michonne Operator Bundle released on 27 February 2024.

Michonne's appearance is based on her appearance in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

Michonne is constantly assaulted and manhandled with seemingly very little concern shown for her wellbeing.