The Governor

Philip Blake, also known as The Governor, is the main antagonist of season three and the first half of season four of The Walking Dead tv show. He is the leader of the Woodbury.

(1960/1969 - 2011) (42-51 Years Old)

He is portrayed by David Morrissey.

Victims

Season 3

Walk With Me

• Private Franklin - Died in a helicopter crash when it was shot down by Philip "The Governor" Blake. Revived as a Walker.
• Private Sean - Sliced in half by a helicopter blade after it crashed when it was shot down by Philip "The Governor" Blake. Revived as a Walker.
• Private Sean (Walker) - Stabbed in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife.
• Private Franklin (Walker) - Stabbed in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife.
• Corporal Brady - Shot in the chest and then skull crushed by Philip "The Governor" Blake with the butt of a rifle.
• Five Unnamed Male United States Soldiers - Shot to death by Shumpert, Caesar Ramón Martínez, Tim, Crowley, and Merle Dixon on the orders of Philip "The Governor" Blake. Shared kills.
• Wilson - Shot to death by Shumpert, Caesar Ramón Martínez, Tim, Crowley, and Merle Dixon on the orders of Philip "The Governor" Blake. Shared kill.
• Unnamed Male United States Soldier - Shot in the back by Philip "The Governor" Blake and then stabbed in the head by Tim. Shared kill.
• Lieutenant Welles - Decapitated by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen. Revived as a Walker.
  • Total - 13

Killer Within

• None

Say the Word

• None

Hounded

• None

When the Dead Come Knocking

• None

Made to Suffer

• None

The Suicide King

• Walker - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
• Richard Foster - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol after being bitten by a walker, mercy killing.
  • Total - 2

Home

• Axel - Shot in the head by the Governor with a machine gun.
• Walker - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
  • Total - 2

I Ain't a Judas

• None

Arrows on the Doorpost

• None

Prey

• Walker - Skull impaled on a piece of machinery by Philip "The Governor" Blake.
• Two Walkers - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
• Walker - Hit in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a shovel.
• Walker - Hit in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pipe.
• Walker - Stabbed in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a hook.
• Walker - Hit in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pipe.
• Two Walkers - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
• Nine Walkers - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol off-camera, gunshots heard.
• Two Walkers - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
• Three Walkers - Hit in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with his pistol.
  • Total - 23

This Sorrowful Life

• Walker - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
• Four Walkers - Shot in the head by Caesar Ramón Martínez, Shumpert, Ben, Allen, Philip "The Governor" Blake, and several unnamed Woodbury soldiers. Shared kills.
• Merle Dixon - Shot in the chest by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol off-camera. Revived as a Walker.
  • Total - 6

Welcome To The Tombs

• Six Walkers - Shot in the head by either Allen, Caesar Ramón Martínez, Jody, Paul, Pete, Robbie, Noah, Dr. Stevens, Rowan, Eileen, Mrs. Foster, Emily Coleman, Betty Coleman, Shumpert, Philip "The Governor" Blake, or 13 unnamed Woodbury soldiers. Shared kills.
• Paul - Shot in the back by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun.
• Two Unnamed Male Woodbury Soldiers - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun.
• Noah - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Dr. Stevens - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Rowan - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Eileen - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Robbie - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Pete - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Mrs. Foster - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Betty Coleman - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Emily Coleman - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
• Eight Unnamed Woodbury Soldiers - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, bodies shown.
• Three Unnamed Male Woodbury Soldiers - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, bodies shown. Revived as Walkers.
• Two Unnamed Female Woodbury Soldiers - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, bodies shown. Revived as Walkers.
• Allen - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
• Milton Mamet - Bled out after being stabbed three times in the stomach by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife. Revived as a Walker.
  • Total - 33

Season 4

Internment

• None

Live Bait

• Lieutenant Welles (Walker) - Burned to death in a fire set by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen, shown in a flashback.
• Mike (Walker) - Burned to death in a fire set by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen, shown in a flashback.
• Terry (Walker) - Burned to death in a fire set by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen, shown in a flashback.
• 21 Walkers - Burned to death in a fire set by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen, shown in a flashback.
• 112 Unknown Woodbury Citizens - Killed when Philip "The Governor" Blake crashed a truck through the gate to let in Walkers, 175 total citizens minus 54 previously counted victims and nine later victims.
• Bill Jenkins (Walker) - Stabbed in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife, shown in a flashback.
• David Chambler (Walker) - Head crushed by Philip "The Governor" Blake with an oxygen tank, shown in a flashback.
• Walker - Head smashed against a skeleton's skull by Philip "The Governor" Blake, shown in a flashback.
• Walker - Beaten to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with his bare hands, shown in a flashback.
• Walker - Head ripped in half at the mouth by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a bone, shown in a flashback.
  • Total - 141

Dead Weight

• Walker - Head smashed by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol, shown in a flashback.
• Walker - Head smashed by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a flashlight.
• Caesar Ramón Martínez - Hit in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a golf club and then eaten alive by Walkers, shown in a flashback.
• Pete Dolgen - Stabbed twice in the back and then strangled to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake, shown in a flashback. Revived as a Walker.
• Walker - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol, shown in a flashback.
  • Total - 5

Too Far Gone

• Two Walkers - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
• Hershel Greene - Decapitated by Philip "The Governor" Blake with Michonne's katana. Revived as a Walker.
  • Total - 3

Season 5

What Happened and What's Going On

• None

Kill Count

• Total - 228
  • Season 3 - 79
  • Season 4 - 149
  • Season 5 - None

Group Kills

Humans

• Total - 156
  • 120 Victims of Unknown Gender
  • 28 Men
  • 8 Women

Walkers

• Total - 72
  • Season 3 - 38
  • Season 4 - 34
  • Season 5 - None

Characters Killed by The Governor

1. Private Franklin - Died in a helicopter crash when it was shot down by Philip "The Governor" Blake. Revived as a Walker.
2. Private Sean - Sliced in half by a helicopter blade after it crashed when it was shot down by Philip "The Governor" Blake. Revived as a Walker.
3. Private Sean (Walker) - Stabbed in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife.
4. Private Franklin (Walker) - Stabbed in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife.
5. Corporal Brady - Shot in the chest and then skull crushed by Philip "The Governor" Blake with the butt of a rifle.
6. Wilson - Shot to death by Shumpert, Caesar Ramón Martínez, Tim, Crowley, and Merle Dixon on the orders of Philip "The Governor" Blake. Shared kill.
7. Lieutenant Welles - Decapitated by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen. Revived as a Walker.
8. Richard Foster - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol after being bitten by a walker, mercy killing.
9. Axel - Shot in the head by the Governor with a machine gun.
10. Merle Dixon - Shot in the chest by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol off-camera. Revived as a Walker.
11. Paul - Shot in the back by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun.
12. Noah - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
13. Dr. Stevens - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
14. Rowan - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
15. Eileen - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
16. Robbie - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
17. Pete - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
18. Mrs. Foster - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
19. Betty Coleman - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
20. Emily Coleman - Shot to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a machine gun off-camera, body shown.
21. Allen - Shot in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a pistol.
22. Milton Mamet - Bled out after being stabbed three times in the stomach by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife. Revived as a Walker.
23. Lieutenant Welles (Walker) - Burned to death in a fire set by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen, shown in a flashback.
24. Mike (Walker) - Burned to death in a fire set by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen, shown in a flashback.
25. Terry (Walker) - Burned to death in a fire set by Philip "The Governor" Blake off-screen, shown in a flashback.
26. Bill Jenkins (Walker) - Stabbed in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a knife, shown in a flashback.
27. David Chambler (Walker) - Head crushed by Philip "The Governor" Blake with an oxygen tank, shown in a flashback.
28. Caesar Ramón Martínez - Hit in the head by Philip "The Governor" Blake with a golf club and then eaten alive by Walkers, shown in a flashback.
29. Pete Dolgen - Stabbed twice in the back and then strangled to death by Philip "The Governor" Blake, shown in a flashback. Revived as a Walker.
30. Hershel Greene - Decapitated by Philip "The Governor" Blake with Michonne's katana. Revived as a Walker.

Death

• Stabbed through the chest by Michonne Hawthorne with her katana and then shot in the head by Lilly Chambler with a pistol. Shared kill. (The Walking Dead: Season Four - Too Far Gone)

Note

• The Governor is very close to being considered pure evil, however what disqualifies him is that he genuinely loved both his wife and daughter and was devasted by their deaths.

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