The Walking Dead Characters: Paul "Jesus" Monroe

The Walking Dead Characters:

Paul "Jesus" Monroe

"The Walking Dead" will enter its seventh season on October 23, and after leaving on a massive cliffhanger, excitement and anticipation are at all time highs. 

For the next few days I will be posting articles about the main characters you will see in the upcoming season, from faces we've seen since the first season to ones we'll be introduced to once season seven begins.

**THERE WILL BE SHOW AND COMIC SPOILERS!**

You have been warned.  If you want to keep reading, do so in knowing that I will be divulging comic book and television show spoilers.  Information was derived from personal comic book readings, show watching, The Walking Dead wiki and imdb.com.

**SERIOUSLY, SPOILERS WILL ABOUND 

FROM HERE ON OUT**

Paul "Jesus" Monroe: The Comics

Paul is nicknamed Jesus due to his appearance and values, and even though he's a homosexual, it's never fully addressed.  He's rational, logical and thoughtful, has a knack for advising, and values justice and fairness.  He's serious, a natural survivalist, capable of extreme feats of human ability, good at hand-to-hand combat, and a great escape artist, having managed to escape the Saviors.

Jesus serves as Hilltop's ambassador and scouter, using these abilities to recruit people against the Saviors.  He's a quick thinker and great tactician, and one of Rick's most loyal allies.  He clashes with Gregory and decides to live in Alexandria with Rick, whom he considers as the leader humanity needs.

He's usually at the front lines of battle, be it against the Saviors or the Whisperers, he's always fighting for the good cause and serves as an almost unstoppable force.

Paul "Jesus" Rovia: The Television Series

Paul is nicknamed Jesus due to his appearance and values, and for the series his last name is changed to Rovia.  He's trained in martial arts and excels at hand-to-hand combat, and is also well versed in escape artistry, having gotten free from Rick and Daryl twice.

He arrives at Hilltop, and due to his abilities and experience he becomes their recruiter, scavenging for supplies and locating other communities to deal with.  He finds Rick and Daryl on the road and manages to escape them a couple times before he's wounded and taken to Alexandria.  There he escapes the prison and tells Rick about the Hilltop, and they go with him and set up a trade agreement, and then later goes with Rick and his group to a Savior outpost.

Paul "Jesus" Rovia: The Actor

Tom Payne was born December 21, 1982 in Chemsford, Essex, England.  Besides "The Walking Dead," he appeared in "The Physician," "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day," "My Funny Valentine" and "Winter."