However the fence guard, Caesar Martinez, helped Rick, Glenn and Michonne escape. Michonne decided to stay a little longer deal with the Governor. After a vicious fight between them, Michonne tortured and mutilated him, but the arrival of the Governor’s men stopped Michonne from killing him. When Rick would not reveal the location of The Prison, the Governor cut off Rick’s right hand, locked Glenn down, and raped Michonne. Woodbury was discovered by Rick Grimes, Glenn and Michonne, who were following the trail of a crashed helicopter. The survivors found out that the Governor was using living human beings to feed the zombies in a twisted mix of perversion and sport for the locals. Philip had a daughter who became a zombie. He kept her tied up in his apartment, feeding her the severed body parts of those who displeased him. He also used the animated heads of his victims, placing them in lighted fish tanks, for his own pleasure. Blissfully unaware of this, the citizens of Woodbury revere him as a steadfast and benevolent leader. Upon his introduction, the Governor appeared to be a fair and strong leader. But it quickly became clear that he was at best, Machiavellian, and at worst, insane. When the dead began to rise, Philip gathered together a large number of survivors. He then located a National Guard station 5 miles away. Using the weapons and supplies therein, he established a semi-secure settlement in Woodbury. They cleared and guarded almost four city blocks, upon which Philip declared himself “Governor” (as “president” “sounded too silly”).

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