During his scouting, he finds a license plate for Aaron to add to his collection. Over 18 months, Eric and Aaron provided the safe-zone with dozens of good and hard-working people for the safe-zone.Įric is first seen behind a tractor in a distant field as he observes Glenn Rhee, Michonne Hawthorne, Abraham Ford, Maggie Greene, and Rosita Espinosa members of the group he and Aaron have been observing, scout out the vehicles on Route 16 that Aaron spoke about at the barn. Because Eric and Aaron worked for an NGO, survived dangerous terrain, and had to negotiate with hostile people, she saw the two as perfect recruiters for the safe-zone. She believed that who people were before mattered in rebuilding the world. One of the community members was Ohio congresswoman, Deanna Monroe, and saw potential for the safe-zone to be the restart of civilization.
However, like most safe-zones, it was abandoned by the military due to Operation Cobalt.
Due to Aaron's previous career as a politician, both were evacuated early from the city and taken to the Alexandria Safe-Zone, a neighborhood community guarded by the military, becoming one of the original members of the safe-zone. When the outbreak began, Eric and Aaron survived the initial outbreak. During their relationship, however, Eric and Aaron were victims of homophobia and were constantly seen as outsiders. The two became romantic and work partners and lived together in Washington, D.C. On their fifth date, Aaron confessed his love for Eric, to which Eric replied "I had a hunch", reciprocating his feelings as well. Sometime after, Eric and Aaron started dating. Through working in the NGO, Eric met Aaron and the two became good friends who worked well with each other. Because of his childhood growing up in nature, Eric was comfortable traversing Nigeria's terrain. and joined an NGO, with its goal to deliver food and medicine to people in the Niger River Delta. Later in life, Eric moved to Washington, D.C. Growing up, Eric became comfortable with working in nature. Eric was openly gay and grew up on a farm in the Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee with his parents who worked on the land. Little is known about Eric's life prior to the global outbreak. At one point, he lashes out at Negan, blaming him for Eric's death. Eric's death has a long lasting effect on Aaron, who is clearly devastated by his loss. By the time Aaron returns however, Eric has reanimated. When Eric is shot during a fight with the Saviors, he tells Aaron to leave him and help finish the fight. He is initially hesitant in joining the fight against the Saviors, but eventually becomes a soldier of the militia. However, he is shown to be willing to put his life on the line to save those he cares about, such as joining everyone in taking out the herd in Alexandria. He and Aaron had the dangerous job as the recruiters for the community, something Eric was brave enough to do before being replaced by Daryl due to an injury he suffered.Įric is generally much less of a fighter than Aaron, often staying in the community and helping. They are shown to care immensely for each other's safety.
He and his husband, Aaron, had often been outcasted their whole lives due to their sexuality and seemed to be the only people who understood each other. 3.3.6 "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"Įric is a kind, caring, and brave survivor.3.3.1 "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be".
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