<P> Aside from simply "The Governor," the character's name appeared to be Philip Blake; however, with the release of the novel The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor, it was revealed that his actual name was Brian Blake, and Philip was revealed to be his deceased brother . </P> <P> When the dead began to rise, Brian and Philip gathered a small group, which included Brian's niece Penny, and the group were constantly on the run when unsecured locations were breached; the planned community called the Wiltshire Estates, where Rick's group coincidentally stayed, was one of these . Eventually, Brian's group came upon Woodbury, Georgia, a ravaged town being led by a group of National Guardsmen under Major Gene Gavin, who used fear to assert his authority . After becoming the last of his group, Brian rallied the townspeople against Gavin and the Guardsmen and afterward declared himself "Governor" of the four blocks making up the settlement . Initially appearing to be a fair and strong leader, he became increasingly more ruthless and power - hungry . He kept the zombified Penny tied up in his apartment, feeding her severed body parts of those who displeased him . </P> <P> Following Woodbury's capture and the murder of stranded refugees from Atlanta, The Governor is met by Rick Grimes, when Grimes' band of survivors explores the town . After initially acting hospitable, The Governor turns on the group . Attempting to find the location of Rick's prison refuge in order to collect supplies for Woodbury, The Governor proceeds to cut off Rick's hand, torture Glenn, and rape and torture Michonne . To learn the location of the prison, the Governor allows the survivors to escape the premises with the help of one of his guards, Caesar Martinez . However, Michonne stays behind and finds her way to The Governor's apartment, where she brutally tortures him, severing his right arm, fingernails, penis, and left eye . When Michonne rejoins the group and they ask her if The Governor is still alive, Michonne is uncertain . </P> <P> The Governor survives with the help of Bob Stookey, a citizen who had medical experience, and is eventually able to find the prison . The Governor uses Rick's murder of Martinez to rally Woodbury's townspeople against the prison's inhabitants . Things do not go according to plan, however, as Rick's group puts up a tenacious defense that forces Woodbury's humiliating retreat . After a failed attempt to gain his way into the prison, by using Tyreese as a hostage and subsequently decapitating Tyreese with Michonne's katana, The Governor crushes the fences with a tank . A bloody massacre ensues, leading to a high death toll and ultimately making the prison less secure and less habitable . </P>

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