Tasked with protecting a girl named Clementine in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, Lee allies with several other characters and groups.

When creating the character, Telltale worked with realism in mind, placing strong emphasis on him being a parental figure to Clementine.

He takes shelter in a nearby suburban home, where he finds young Clementine, who has been hiding from the zombies as her parents had left for Savannah some time before the apocalypse.

He eventually goes with her to the Hershel Greene farm, where they meet a fisherman named Kenny, his wife, Katjaa, and son, Duck.

After an accident with walkers claims the life of Hershel's son, Shawn, the five are thrown out and eventually meet with other survivors, and form a small group, though Lee remains subdued about his history.

En route, Lee starts to help Clementine learn survival skills such as how to use a gun and why she needs to keep her hair short.

With his time short, Lee helps Clementine secure keys and a gun to escape the city, and tells her to find Omid and Christa.

In the dream, the pair have a short conversation regarding life in the post apocalyptic world - in particular, how people are shaped by trauma.

Clementine dreams of her time aboard the train with Lee, and he helps her gain the confidence needed to lead her new friends to safety.

In Clementine, a comic series taking place after the events of The Walking Dead, Lee makes multiple additional appearances.

He is voiced by Dave Fennoy, and was written by multiple people, including Gary Whitta in the fourth episode.

The audition asked for actors to portray him in a "very real" fashion, which is a part of Lee's design that attracted Fennoy.

He called Lee "complicated", due to his criminal history, his concern for keeping Clementine safe, and the fact that he associates with people that he may not have had it not been for the zombie outbreak.

[3] Dan Connors, CEO of Telltale Games, compared Lee to Rick Grimes, the protagonist of The Walking Dead comics and TV series.

"[10] Kotaku's Kirk Hamilton writes that he is more interested in seeing Lee grow than Rick Grimes, the protagonist of The Walking Dead comics and TV series.