An identity he adopts purely because he hates his own. Subverted when you find out Brian Blake, rather than Philip, is the Governor. Downer Ending: Everyone in the main group except Brian dies, Brian completely snaps, believing himself to be his brother Philip, and becomes The Governor, liberating Woodbury from a tyrant only to himself become much worse.Doomed by Canon: We know at the very least from the comics that Penny is set to become a zombie.Decoy Protagonist - By the end of the novel, it's clear that Philip was a Red Herring and that this was Brian's story.Dead Person Impersonation: Brian becomes Philip at the end of the novel.This being The Walking Dead their good fortune only lasts a couple chapters before they are forced to move on to avoid being overrun by the zombies. Cozy Catastrophe: The book opens with the group securing a nice luxury house to take shelter in that is well stocked with supplies.Cold-Blooded Torture: Philip repeatedly tortures, degrades (and in the case of the woman, rapes) the group responsible for his daughter's death.It's implied Brian was going through this even before the zombies showed up.Then Brian riddles him with bullets during his villainous ranting, leads the Woodbury citizens in subduing Gavin's men, and takes charge as.
Big Bad Wannabe: 'Major' Gavin thinks he's all hot shit because him and his goons can intimidate a bunch of normal townsfolk.The novel contains examples of the following tropes: The story focuses on the man that would later become the Governor in the early days of the Zombie Apocalypse, Philip Blake, his brother Brian and daughter Penny struggle to survive not only the undead but their fellow man. It is the first of three prequel novels to Kirkman's comic The Walking Dead. The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor is a novel written by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga.
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