Personality: On the surface, and to the people of Woodsbury, GA, Philip Blake is an incredibly charming man, the lives of his citizens being one of his top priorities. He provides food and shelter for approximately 75 people and makes every member of his community feel safe behind the outer walls, keeping a smile on his face the entire time. And that's his goal, put on a friendly and trusting outer shell so the people of this little post-apocalyptic community follow his command, not thinking twice about the information he feeds them. He is a tough but very just leader in their eyes, exactly what somebody needs during the end times. He feeds off of this normalcy, needing the people and this little community just as much as they need him. Known by the people of Woodbury as The Governor, he embodies all of the negative connotations associated with a politician - a kind and caring man driven by ulterior motives. He claims "The Governor" is just a nickname, but it is obvious that this is more a title than a nickname.
Once the outer layers start to peel of, a darker and much more sinister man is revealed. The Governor is manipulative, power hungry, and takes no prisoners. He is filled with several dark secrets that few, if any, people know about.
Power is important to The Governor and it appears as if he will go to any means necessary to achieve it and to keep it in his hands. After finding the site of the National Guard helicopter crash and rescuing its sole survivor, Philip speaks with the man after he has regained consciousness. Showing a tremendous amount of concern for the man's health as well as the fallen soldiers and the soldiers left back at the post, he promises the man that he will go to them and bring them back to Woodbury. However, unbeknownst to the soldier, The Governor has no intention of bringing the men back to Woodbury. He and his top men go to the National Guard outpost and he arrives, by himself, waving a white flag. After telling the men he found their Lieutenant, he draws his pistol and begins to fire, joined by a barrage of bullets from his men hidden in the trees and tall grass.
To most, this would seem like nothing but cruelty, but The Governor did this to protect what was his. He wants Woodbury to stay in his hands and, since he is constantly wary of outsiders, wants to eliminate anything and everything that can be a potential threat to his position. Once every soldier was dead, Philip and his men took their supplies and weapons and presented them to the town, claiming that the men were all dead upon arrival. To the townspeople, this was another wonderful thing their Governor has done for them.
Michonne, after her departure from Woodbury, was supposed to suffer the same fate as the National Guard soldiers at the hands of The Governor's top dog, Merle Dixon. Fortunately for her, however, she managed to escape with nothing but a gunshot wound to the leg.
Along with power, he uses manipulation to get what he wants. After Merle captures both Glenn and Maggie Greene, Philip decides to handle Maggie on his own. Upon first entering the room, he asks her to tell him where they were from. She denies him this information and the situation grows far more serious. Seated across the table, he orders her to remove her shirt and then her bra. Using sex as a power play, he removes his gun belt and walks over to Maggie, running his fingers through her hair and smelling it before slamming her down on to the table and ordering her to spill the information. When she doesn't spill the information, he takes things a step further after she is reunited with Glenn. Holding a gun to her head, he asks where their location is and, seeing that there is no reaction from neither Glenn nor Maggie, he moves the gun to Glenn's face and Maggie releases the information immediately.
He keeps two very major secrets from his closest allies as well as the people of Woodbury. His apartment houses both a room full of severed heads housed in fish tanks and a room where a child formerly known as Penny Blake now resides. The tanks serve as a reminder to Philip of the horrors he has to face outside. And his goal, when first installing these tanks, was to look at the heads until he was no longer bothered by them. He wants to become immune to any feeling when having to drive a knife into the head of somebody he may know or put a bullet in the brain of a man that recently turned.
The child, however, is Philip's last connection to sanity. His daughter meant everything to him, she was his entire life and the meaning behind everything he did. His less than pleasant job was for her. All of the running from his hometown, the trip into Atlanta to seek refuge, and the establishment of Woodbury was for her. And, when she passed away and turned into something that wasn't Penny, he was not able to admit to himself that the little girl he raised was no longer a part of his life. His solution is to put a collar around her neck, chains around her wrists, and keep her locked in a room in his apartment. The moment Philip decides to keep Penny "alive" is when he loses the connection he had with what is actually going on around him. He combs her hair, sings off-key lullabys to her, and feeds her as if she's a fully functioning seven year old child.
Abilities/Powers: Having been living in the conditions he has since society started going downhill, Philip Blake has become a very capable marksman. His ability to use both a handgun and a rifle is seen on several occasions.
And because I feel this needs to be mentioned, he is fantastic in bed. Just ask Andrea.
Items/Weapons: One Beretta 92FS Inox One Colt LE6920 AR-15 Carbine One photo of his family
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On the surface, and to the people of Woodsbury, GA, Philip Blake is an incredibly charming man, the lives of his citizens being one of his top priorities. He provides food and shelter for approximately 75 people and makes every member of his community feel safe behind the outer walls, keeping a smile on his face the entire time. And that's his goal, put on a friendly and trusting outer shell so the people of this little post-apocalyptic community follow his command, not thinking twice about the information he feeds them. He is a tough but very just leader in their eyes, exactly what somebody needs during the end times. He feeds off of this normalcy, needing the people and this little community just as much as they need him. Known by the people of Woodbury as The Governor, he embodies all of the negative connotations associated with a politician - a kind and caring man driven by ulterior motives. He claims "The Governor" is just a nickname, but it is obvious that this is more a title than a nickname.
Once the outer layers start to peel of, a darker and much more sinister man is revealed. The Governor is manipulative, power hungry, and takes no prisoners. He is filled with several dark secrets that few, if any, people know about.
Power is important to The Governor and it appears as if he will go to any means necessary to achieve it and to keep it in his hands. After finding the site of the National Guard helicopter crash and rescuing its sole survivor, Philip speaks with the man after he has regained consciousness. Showing a tremendous amount of concern for the man's health as well as the fallen soldiers and the soldiers left back at the post, he promises the man that he will go to them and bring them back to Woodbury. However, unbeknownst to the soldier, The Governor has no intention of bringing the men back to Woodbury. He and his top men go to the National Guard outpost and he arrives, by himself, waving a white flag. After telling the men he found their Lieutenant, he draws his pistol and begins to fire, joined by a barrage of bullets from his men hidden in the trees and tall grass.
To most, this would seem like nothing but cruelty, but The Governor did this to protect what was his. He wants Woodbury to stay in his hands and, since he is constantly wary of outsiders, wants to eliminate anything and everything that can be a potential threat to his position. Once every soldier was dead, Philip and his men took their supplies and weapons and presented them to the town, claiming that the men were all dead upon arrival. To the townspeople, this was another wonderful thing their Governor has done for them.
Michonne, after her departure from Woodbury, was supposed to suffer the same fate as the National Guard soldiers at the hands of The Governor's top dog, Merle Dixon. Fortunately for her, however, she managed to escape with nothing but a gunshot wound to the leg.
Along with power, he uses manipulation to get what he wants. After Merle captures both Glenn and Maggie Greene, Philip decides to handle Maggie on his own. Upon first entering the room, he asks her to tell him where they were from. She denies him this information and the situation grows far more serious. Seated across the table, he orders her to remove her shirt and then her bra. Using sex as a power play, he removes his gun belt and walks over to Maggie, running his fingers through her hair and smelling it before slamming her down on to the table and ordering her to spill the information. When she doesn't spill the information, he takes things a step further after she is reunited with Glenn. Holding a gun to her head, he asks where their location is and, seeing that there is no reaction from neither Glenn nor Maggie, he moves the gun to Glenn's face and Maggie releases the information immediately.
He keeps two very major secrets from his closest allies as well as the people of Woodbury. His apartment houses both a room full of severed heads housed in fish tanks and a room where a child formerly known as Penny Blake now resides. The tanks serve as a reminder to Philip of the horrors he has to face outside. And his goal, when first installing these tanks, was to look at the heads until he was no longer bothered by them. He wants to become immune to any feeling when having to drive a knife into the head of somebody he may know or put a bullet in the brain of a man that recently turned.
The child, however, is Philip's last connection to sanity. His daughter meant everything to him, she was his entire life and the meaning behind everything he did. His less than pleasant job was for her. All of the running from his hometown, the trip into Atlanta to seek refuge, and the establishment of Woodbury was for her. And, when she passed away and turned into something that wasn't Penny, he was not able to admit to himself that the little girl he raised was no longer a part of his life. His solution is to put a collar around her neck, chains around her wrists, and keep her locked in a room in his apartment. The moment Philip decides to keep Penny "alive" is when he loses the connection he had with what is actually going on around him. He combs her hair, sings off-key lullabys to her, and feeds her as if she's a fully functioning seven year old child.
Abilities/Powers:
Having been living in the conditions he has since society started going downhill, Philip Blake has become a very capable marksman. His ability to use both a handgun and a rifle is seen on several occasions.
And because I feel this needs to be mentioned, he is fantastic in bed. Just ask Andrea.
Items/Weapons:
One Beretta 92FS Inox
One Colt LE6920 AR-15 Carbine
One photo of his family