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oh what could have been
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
walking dead characters who died too
soon for this list
we're looking at the characters from
this post-apocalyptic horror tv show
whose arcs were cut short by an untimely
demise these are based on their
storyline potential
the strength of their personalities and
the roles they could have played had
they survived
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number 10 owen put that down
why because i want it
i want everything you have
every last drop without any clear motive
the wolves wound up feeling rather
generic
a group existing only to carry out a
failed siege on alexandria
their leader however is the one wolf
with actual depth
at first he comes across as just another
ruthless survivor looking out for number
one
but when he's captured morgan he begins
to show signs that he's capable of
change
the reveal of owen's name brings with it
hope that he might be
more than a mindless killer i know i'm
probably going to die
but if i don't
i am going to have to kill you morgan
representing morgan's philosophy that
there's some good in everyone
owen ends up getting bit in an attempt
to save dr denise's life
owen's death cut his redemption arc
short but he seemed to be on the right
path
number nine theodore douglas also known
as t-dog
though this character was present for
some major moments the walking dead
never fully capitalized on t dog's
potential
burdened with the guilt of having
accidentally triggered merle dixon's
abandonment he spends the early days of
the apocalypse unsure of his role
come on man make the trade
please and it's only near the end of his
life that tdog really displays the
strength of his character
with rick and the group beginning to
lose their empathy he shows his
sensitive nature by reminding them of
their humanity
we send them off packing we might as
well execute them ourselves his final
moments are inherently selfless as he
sacrifices his life to save carols
douglas we hardly knew ye but we think
you still had more to offer
there's also that second encounter with
merle we never got to see
number eight noah the world of the
walking dead is populated by inherently
flawed characters
noah however might be one of the few
exceptions the only one to truly show
kindness to beth during her entrapment
at the hospital he's quickly established
as a trusted ally
thanks for that i think he needs to pick
me up
and as we learn more about his past and
watch him grieve his family
noah becomes a deeply relatable
character
being one of the few to settle into
alexandria well it appears as if noah is
on a journey from helpless victim to a
strong survivor
sadly it was not to be not only does he
die
he's also killed off in extremely brutal
fashion
eminently likeable noah could have been
a big part in building a better future
for alexandria
number seven herschel green herschel was
defined above all
else by compassion i'm no good to anyone
in there
daddy please maggie dear there are
people in there suffering
i can bring their fever down and keep
them stable a calming influence and wise
advisor
he helped rick grow as a leader often
simply seeing the best in rick
i need to keep them together
no you don't
you only think you do when we first met
herschel
he was in denial about the zombie
apocalypse it was interesting to see
herschel abandon his deluded optimism
and accept the harsh reality of the
world
there's no hope and you know it now
like i do
don't you but with his good heart he
still managed to form connections with
almost every member of the group
making his death especially hard on all
of them herschel's pacifist mentality
was something people needed in
alexandria and rick wouldn't have gone
to such a dark place had herschel stuck
around longer to guide him
number 6. shane walsh unlike herschel
shane adapted all too easily in the
zombie apocalypse
let us do this then we can talk but you
won't talk about rick
these things ain't sick they're not
people they're dead
unfortunately his lack of morals and his
intention to steal lori and carl from
rick
leads shane on a descent into madness
that culminates in his death
be that as it may it's clear in earlier
days that shane does have leadership
qualities
this kind of do or die mindset which
rick and the others develop in later
seasons
put shane ahead of the times you put
your hands to your wife your little girl
anybody else in this camp one more time
i will not stop next time do you hear me
do you hear me rick's occasional
memories and hallucinations over shane
serve as a reminder of the lack of
closure for the latter's character
and we feel the same considering the
lengthy stays of villains like negan
shane arguably had more to offer than
just two seasons i'm sorry
i'm sorry for what i did to you number 5
dale horvath
let's just set aside the fact that his
demise was basically carl's fault
dale was one of the first casualties of
the tv series to deviate from the comics
and he meets his end much sooner than
expected during the group's stay at the
farm
he's the only one who resists the urge
to give in to the survivalist mentality
and resort to killing
and this new world is ugly it's
harsh it's it's it's a survival of the
fittest
that's a world i don't want to live in
although this represents a sense of
naivete on his part
dale's voice of reason is vital in
ensuring the characters don't abandon
their humanity
while his relationship with andrea
becomes a romantic one in the comics
the tv series only hints at this
connection i don't want you here
too bad you don't get to do that
to come into somebody's life make them
care and then just
check out and any hope of watching it
develop is cut short with his surprise
death
with hardly enough time given to mourn
dale's passing is ultimately too quick
to make the impact it should have
number 4. beth greene at first beth was
portrayed as a sweet-natured and
innocent girl
beginning in season four however her
character development got more intense
with the many tragedies she'd seen
redefining her as a person
i wish i could just
you change not know
with daryl bringing out the rebellious
side in beth she starts taking on a more
active role in their fight for survival
not only that but her dynamic with daryl
also plants the seeds for a potential
romantic connection between the two so
what you think that's what i know
beth really seemed to come into her own
throughout the hospital arc but just
when it seemed that her ordeal was
coming to an end
she's killed i get it now
it's not only a devastating death but
also one that robbed viewers of the
opportunity to see this new version of
beth continue her journey
number three merle dixon redemption
should not require
death don't leave me back don't leave me
don't leave me starting out as the
incredibly antagonistic brother of daryl
dixon
merle's fate is left a mystery until the
third season after spending the majority
of his arc being the right-hand man of
the governor
which saw him make attempts on the lives
of glenn and michonne merle begins
having second thoughts blood is blood
right
makes me wonder where your loyalties lie
due to his reconciliation with his
brother he transitions from his
close-minded personality to someone
seemingly willing to change
you go back with him get ready for
what's next
i got something i gotta do on my own his
zombified demise at the hands of daryl
is a tear-jerking moment but also a
reminder of everything else the
characters still had to offer
merle's mix of comedy and intimidation
felt utterly unique at this point in the
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number two carl grimes having seen carl
adapt to this world from such a young
age
it seemed that he was in it for the long
haul
however in one of the biggest deviations
from the comic book storyline
carl is infected by a stray walker
leading to his death
you put away your gun you did it
so i could change so
i could be who i am now this comes at
the worst possible time though
as carl is in the process of realizing
that living at the expense of other
people's lives
isn't right furthermore carl's
connection to negan who is implied to
view carl as the son he never had
is ultimately left unresolved if me
dying could stop this
if we can make things different for us
for you for all those other kids to be
worth
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i mean was this the plan
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was it supposed to be this way with
rick's departure in season 9
carl would have been well positioned to
take over the role as the main
protagonist
his death leaves a gaping hole in the
series before we memorialize our top
walking dead character who died too soon
here are some honorable mentions tyrese
williams
because we just didn't see enough of
this gentle giant
axel because this prisoner had the
biggest heart
tell you the truth i don't even know how
to use this damn thing
you're all about the truth now yes ma'am
i am
lori grimes because we didn't get to see
the resolution of her relationship with
rick
better or worse right
i mean what are we going to do hire
lawyers and get divorced and split our
assets
abraham ford because this man still had
a lot of fight in him
hey hey come on come on get off of him
shiva
because this tiger was too cool to let
go
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number one andrea while the comic books
had andrea serve as rick's major love
interest later on
the tv series positioned her as someone
who made all the wrong choices
unconscious you're just crazy following
the loss of her younger sister
andrea repeatedly messes up most notably
by becoming romantically involved with
the governor
despite all her missteps her heart is
almost always in the right place
and after getting infected she opts to
sacrifice herself rather than risk
harming her friends
i can do it myself no no i have to do
well i still can that's all well and
good but andrea's untimely demise
eliminated any chance for her to really
make up for her past mistakes
andrea's death feels like it was played
for shock value more than anything else
and there are major aspects of her
personality that the series left
unexplored i'm sick of this
sick of the lies and i'm not gonna watch
this town and my friends gun each other
down
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