Paul "Jesus" Monroe

Paul "Jesus" Monroe
The Walking Dead character
Paul Rovia, as portrayed by Tom Payne in the television series (left), and Paul Monroe, as depicted in the comic books (right).
First appearance	Comic: "Issue #91" (Cameo) "Issue #92" (Full appearance) Television: "The Next World" (Episode 10, Season 6) "Game:" "The Walking Dead" (Episode 2)
Created by	Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard
Portrayed by	Tom Payne, Brandon Keener
Information
Occupation	Recruiter
Significant other(s)	Alex

Paul "Jesus" Monroe is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead. He serves as the ambassador for the Hilltop and frequently searches for new recruits. The recruiting process is largely motivated to help their community fight against Negan and the Saviors. In the television series, the character's surname is changed to Rovia.

Paul shares similarities with the biblical Jesus in his forgiving and open nature, as well as his long hair and beard. He is also shown to be extremely tactical, though sometimes letting his fury and emotions get the better of him. In addition to these, he has been shown to be a highly skilled combatant, being able to defeat his opponent while completely unarmed (instead using his hands and feet as a primary weapon). It can be assumed because of this that he has had formal training of a military and/or martial nature. He also has skills as an escape artist, and has shown himself to be a competent tracker.

Paul is introduced spying on the Alexandria Safe-Zone community shortly following the horde invasion. Paul is later attacked by Michonne and Abraham Ford where he easily immobilizes them. After insisting to meet Rick Grimes, he is knocked out and tied up. After the interrogations, Rick eventually decides to let Paul take him to Hilltop. On the way, Paul reveals that he could have escaped any time but remained there to see if Rick could be trusted. The two make up and continue their way. After reaching Hilltop, Paul defends Rick after he kills a citizen who has been sent by Negan to deliver a message. Paul then reveals to Rick and his group, that he and the rest of his people, have for months, been under siege by the Saviors. He attempts to track them back to their base, but is caught and chased back to the colony.

In the aftermath of Glenn's death at the hands of Negan, he decides to join Rick in his fight against the Saviors and becomes a key member in Rick's decision-making committee. After Rick decides to let go of a captive Dwight, Rick tells Paul to follow him and see what they are up against, but to tell no one of their plans. After gearing up, Paul begins to follow Dwight, hoping to discover the Saviors base of operations. He is later ambushed by three Saviors. As he tries to fight off the Savior trio, he is subdued by one of the members. After being knocked to the floor, Paul is almost killed by the Saviors, however, he is saved by Dwight and another Savior, who tell Paul's attackers to stand down, as they have some "important" questions for Paul. Dwight and the other Savior tie Paul up and load him onto a jeep. They drive to Sanctuary, allowing Paul to get a good look at the area and he bails out of the jeep at the very last second, narrowly avoiding capture and reports it back to Rick. He introduces Rick to Ezekiel, the leader of the Kingdom, in the hopes of forming the three communities into standing against the Saviors. As he sneaks into the Hilltop to tell Maggie of Rick's plan, he learns that Kal betrayed him and ran off to inform the Saviors of their plan in which Jesus catches up to him and convinces him to change his mind. He continues to recruit members of the Hilltop, much to Gregory's dismay.