Michonne ( ) is a
fictional character from the comic book series
The Walking Dead and is portrayed by
Danai Gurira in the
television series of the same name. Armed with a
katana and harboring a mysterious past, Michonne is introduced clothed under a hood and pulling the shackles of two reanimated corpses for protection and camouflage. The two walkers are subsequently revealed to be her zombified boyfriend, and his best friend. In both the comic and TV series, she has a prominent role in the conflict between the town of Woodbury led by
The Governor, and the Prison crew (of which she was a member).