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Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead has gone from fan-favorite secondary character to one of the show’s primary protagonists. One of the few characters introduced in Season 1 to still be alive, Daryl’s feats of zombie-killing and combat prowess have become memetically legendary amongst the fanbase.
One of the show’s most popular characters due to his exploits and his interesting personality, Daryl is often held up as the gold standard for characters on the show, in likability, but moreso in lethality. As a result, some characters are beloved by fans for being viewed to be as good as Daryl in a fight, while others are acknowledged to be far weaker.
10 On His Level: Michonne’s Sword Is Legendary Among Fans
First introduced at the very end of the show’s second season, Michonne won interest from fans before her face had even been revealed, on account of appearing with a samurai sword and a pair of docile walkers to save Andrea, with the mystery surrounding her character being one of the more discussed things prior to Season 3.
Since then, Michonne’s skills in combat have been proven time and time again, with her sword being one of the most iconic weapons on the show. She is deadly to humans and walkers alike, and has shown herself to be good with guns or other weapons as well.
9 Nowhere Close: Father Gabriel Has Improved, But Not To Daryl’s Level
For a long time, Father Gabriel was contentious both in-universe and with viewers of the show. In both cases, it was for this relative lack of usefulness to the group as a whole, being an ardent pacifist who made his distrust of Rick and his group clear, and whose actions unintentionally led to disaster more than once.
Things started to change in Season 6, with Gabriel coming to the decision that he had to become a good fighter to continue living in the apocalypse. Fans were more receptive to the character as he became more dangerous, but there is no question who would win between him and Daryl.
8 On His Level: The Governor Was A Lethal Villain
The first villain to truly present a threat to the group, the Governor opposed Rick for a season and a half as the group occupied the prison, wishing to take it over to secure his town of Woodbury.
A competent leader, the Governor also showed his threat in direct combat. Even before he gets his hands on a tank, he is a capable survivor, and, although he loses one major fight to Michonne, is clearly dangerous to any of the group. Although he never redeems himself, fans still fondly remember the Governor.
7 Nowhere Close: Ron Anderson Couldn’t Even Pose A Danger To Carl
Ron Anderson was a minor antagonist in the show’s sixth season, a resident of Alexandria who hated Rick and Carl Grimes after Rick killed his father, Pete.
When a walker horde threatens Alexandra, Ron attempts to use the opportunity to shoot Carl. Despite having the upper hand, it quickly turns into a brawl between the two, and the closest Ron comes to posing a threat to Carl is when he attacks him with a shovel. Unable to kill Carl, and dying to a horde of walkers, he is clearly not in the show’s upper echelons.
6 On His Level: Morgan Jones Made A Stick A Credible Threat
One of the very first characters introduced in the show, Morgan was an ordinary survivor when he first aided Rick Grimes, ill-equipped to fight walkers and mostly surviving by hiding himself in his home.
When he becomes a major character—several seasons later—Morgan has improved markedly. As a wanderer, he shows himself to be a lethal combatant capable of fighting several walkers at once, with a staff. The fan debate of ‘gun, sword, or crossbow?’ had to make room for a new entrant: ‘stick.’
5 Nowhere Close: Lori Grimes Was Never A Great Survivor
In the show’s initial seasons, there were few characters more disliked than Lori Grimes, Rick’s wife. Her presence was one of the early notes of optimism in the show, but fans were quick to demonize her for her sleeping with Shane, and for her perceived counterproductive attitude towards Rick’s actions.
Another thing that rankled fans was that Lori was never a great combatant, leading them to view her contributions to the group as minimal. Although she managed some walker kills in her time, Lori preferred to avoid combat.
4 On His Level: Carol Peletier Has Some Of The Best Improvements In The Show
Initially, Carol Peletier was one of the group’s hangers-on, a woman who struggled with an abusive husband that left her terrified. Her daughter’s disappearance exacerbated that, and she spent several seasons barely holding her own.
Over time, however, Carol became one of the group’s most lethal members and a fan favorite. Although she has struggled with the morality of her actions on occasion, one of her highlights is staging a one-woman assault on the cannibals in Terminus and saving the entire group.
3 Nowhere Close: Owen Was One Of The Show’s Less Threatening Villains
Despite threatening the cast for close to the better part of a season, Owen, leader of the group of cannibals known as The Wolves, never proved himself to be a villain on par with many of those in the show’s rogues gallery.
In short, despite being a recurring menace, Owen simply never manages to win a fight against any important characters, instead reserving his kills for secondary characters. Although his death is selfless and even slightly poignant, the impression left on fans was more one of amusement.
2 On His Level: Rick Grimes Was One Of The Deadliest Characters On The Show
The show’s protagonist and main character for eight and a half seasons, audiences followed Rick Grimes as he went from a simple policeman wounded during a shootout with criminals, to one of the most deadly people in the post-apocalyptic US.
His Colt Magnum revolver became one of the most iconic weapons on the show, alongside Daryl’s crossbow and Michonne’s sword, but Rick has proven himself with a number of other weapons, including rifles, knives, axes, machetes, and more. Few characters in the show are on Rick’s level, and few match Daryl Dixon quite so closely.
1 Nowhere Close: Nicholas Only Threatened Characters With Walkers
Several of the antagonists in The Walking Dead were residents of Alexandria who thought that the main characters were a negative influence on the town. Having been largely safe for much of the crisis; however, these individuals were rarely able to put up a fight against them.
Nicholas was one such of these, a cowardly supply runner who disliked the ideas Glenn and the others had to make their runs safer. Setting a plan to kill Glenn, Nicholas failed to beat him in a brawl despite having shot him, and ultimately begged Glenn for his life. One of the weaker fighters of the show’s antagonists, he was nowhere near Daryl’s level.
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