User blog:DragonDude83/PE Removal: The Governor

Yes, a removal proposal for The Governor, one of the most vile characters of The Walking Dead. Why is it? Well if Rise of the Governor is canon with the comics, then there are added factors why he doesn’t qualify.

Why Doesn’t He Qualify?
1. Reading Rise of the Governor makes you see that Brian Blake, not Philip, is the Governor, and he has a Freudian excuse behind his actions, making you feel sorry for him.

2. Despite being a jerk to his subordinates, he was still distraught over the deaths of Gabe and Bruce, more-so with Bruce, whom he considered as one of his best friends.

3. The Road to Woodbury novel is something to look at as well where he celebrates Christmas alone and breaks down crying, remembering his past life silently with his friends and brother during the apocalypse. He also blamed himself for Penny’s death, and remembers seeing Philip dead in front of his eyes.

4. From the same novel, he had a genuine friendship with Bob Stookey, revealing secrets and keeping him as his right hand man. Despite not respecting him much in the comic, in The Fall of the Governor, he trusted Bob to keep Penny "alive" before starting the prison assault.

Final Verdict
Looking at those mitigating factors really makes you pity the guy. Cut.