they may be gone but the memories of
these characters still live with us
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
depressing Walking Dead deaths before we
begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re ranking the
most emotionally impactful or depressing
deaths of characters from The Walking
Dead television series we’re focusing
solely on the TV show for this list and
since we’re delving into some important
plot reveals a major spoiler alert is
definitely an order number 10
Amy Harrison someone’s got to be first
Amy Harrison’s death was the first for a
major character in The Walking Dead and
it served as an important early turning
point in the series it proved that no
one was safe and that every character in
the series would suffer some form of
loss for the Harrison family its older
sister Andrea who has to shoulder the
burden of being unable to save her
younger sister from Walker’s finally
putting a bullet into a me after she
reanimates
sadly neither Harrison’s sister would
survive the series run as Andrea herself
is finally bitten later in the season
three episode welcome to the tombs
number 9 Tyreese Williams there are
precious few voices of morality in the
zombie apocalypse yet it was the strong
shoulders and warm words of Tyreese
Williams that served as sources of
comfort for anyone lucky enough to have
known the ex football player but Tyreese
was also full of self doubt concerning
his own in abilities to act in times of
pressure and it’s these doubts that come
to the forefront of his mind after he’s
bitten by a walker while clearing out
Noah’s family home he hallucinates from
blood loss after Rick and Michonne
amputate his arm in an attempt to save
his life
tyreese’s end is bittersweet as we know
he’s found peace yet the group deeply
mourns his loss number 8
Beth green I get it now if there was one
character that showed real growth during
her arc on The Walking Dead it was Beth
green Herschel’s youngest daughter this
progression made her loss all the more
depressing during the season 5 episode
coda Beth is shot by hospital lieutenant
dawn Lerner during what should have been
a normal prisoner for prisoner
transaction
although the situation is diffused after
a brief exchange of gunfire it’s the
quick and sudden loss of Beth that
shocked audiences so many had come to
love the bold and brave green sibling
the grief of Daryl and Beth sister
Maggie at her loss only serves as the
tragic icing on what was truly a
heartbreaking cake
number seven Hershel Greene it could
work you know it could speaking of the
green family was anyone prepared for
this character’s death during the season
4 episode too far gone the family
patriarch was beloved by fans almost as
much as the governor was detested
knowing this makes Herschel’s
decapitation at the governor’s hands all
the more difficult to watch especially
as were forced to see Maggie and the
group’s horrified reactions granted the
governor finally meets his end in the
skirmish that follows but this is little
comfort to fans who’d grown increasingly
attached to Herschel and his family
number 6 Merle Dixon Daryl Dixon’s older
brother Merle was the character Walking
Dead fans loved to hate a captivating
yet ruthless antagonist who nevertheless
elicited a passionate reaction from the
audience this is in part what made
burles death in the season 3 episode
this sorrowful life so powerful it’s
here where Merle turns a corner as he
tries to make a heroic final stand with
an assassination attempt on the governor
although he’s initially successful his
sniper position is eventually revealed
and he’s shot by the governor after
suffering a brutal beating however the
most heartbreaking aspect of murrells
death is the fact that it’s Darrell who
has to put down a zombified Merle after
all is said and done
number five Noah
some death scenes on The Walking Dead
are shockingly brief while others are
drawn-out almost too unbearable links
unfortunately the death of Noah was one
of the most gruesome sequences in the
entire series run Noah is devoured by
walkers in disgusting slow-motion after
being betrayed by an Alexandrian named
Nicholas there’s no upside to the scene
as we’re not only forced to watch
Glenn’s horrified reaction but Noah’s
terrified facial expressions of pain are
also almost unbearably realistic if ever
there was a character that deserved a
more dignified death it was Noah
number four
Lizzie Samuels look at the flowers there
were a few story lines on the walking
dead as profoundly tragic as those of
sisters Lizzie and mica Samuels the show
did a great job displaying how
powerfully life and death can affect
young people in the zombie apocalypse
with Lizzie spiraling tragically into
psychosis and mica remaining strongly
empathetic sadly it’s Lizzy’s obsession
with the walkers that leads to Micah’s
death at her sister’s hands don’t worry
he’ll come back I didn’t hurt her brain
Lizzie herself is finally put down by
Carol in what has to be one of the
series most controversial and depressing
moments she shoots Lizzie in the head
while calmly telling her to look at the
flowers
number three Dale Horvath we’ve
mentioned how morality can also be
skewed in The Walking Dead universe but
for Dale Horvath there was no confusion
as to the nature of right and wrong
Dale was the group’s moral compass for
his entire run which made his loss in
the season two episode judge jury
executioner all the more depressing
although Dale’s argument for humanity
and the world left behind by the
apocalypse could be seen as futile
audiences had come to love the character
for sticking to his guns ultimately
though it’s the reality of the post
apocalypse that serves as Dale’s undoing
as he’s surprised by a walker bitten and
then finally put down by Darrell in the
heartbroken group
number two Sophia Peltier the death of a
child is always a troubling thing to
show on any television series but The
Walking Dead drew out the search for
Carol Peltier’s daughter Sophia to an
almost agonizing length perhaps this is
why there’s almost a sense of perverse
relief when the reanimated corpse of
Sophia is found trapped in a barn on
Hershel greens property the group and
the audience are both heartbroken as
rick is forced to finally put Sophia
down and this scene showcased that there
were truly no taboos or boundaries The
Walking Dead wouldn’t erase in its
realistic depiction of the zombie
apocalypse before we mourn our most
depressing death here are a few
tear-jerking honorable mentions
because you’re strong and you’re smart
and you’re both really good people and
if you don’t wait
and face your number one Glenn Rhee back
to it you all knew this was coming right
although Abraham Ford also meets his
demise in the season 7 opener of The
Walking Dead it was the loss of audience
favorite Glenn Rhee that shook fans to
their very core
maybe it’s because fans felt that Glenn
would somehow always be there or that
the show’s writers wouldn’t go through
with it and would choose to kill off a
different character at the last minute
either way it’s both the brutal manner
in which Glenn is bludgeoned by negan’s
baseball bat Lucille and the horrified
reactions of the group as they’re forced
to watch that make this Walking Dead
death the most depressing for us by far
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
these characters still live with us
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
depressing Walking Dead deaths before we
begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re ranking the
most emotionally impactful or depressing
deaths of characters from The Walking
Dead television series we’re focusing
solely on the TV show for this list and
since we’re delving into some important
plot reveals a major spoiler alert is
definitely an order number 10
Amy Harrison someone’s got to be first
Amy Harrison’s death was the first for a
major character in The Walking Dead and
it served as an important early turning
point in the series it proved that no
one was safe and that every character in
the series would suffer some form of
loss for the Harrison family its older
sister Andrea who has to shoulder the
burden of being unable to save her
younger sister from Walker’s finally
putting a bullet into a me after she
reanimates
sadly neither Harrison’s sister would
survive the series run as Andrea herself
is finally bitten later in the season
three episode welcome to the tombs
number 9 Tyreese Williams there are
precious few voices of morality in the
zombie apocalypse yet it was the strong
shoulders and warm words of Tyreese
Williams that served as sources of
comfort for anyone lucky enough to have
known the ex football player but Tyreese
was also full of self doubt concerning
his own in abilities to act in times of
pressure and it’s these doubts that come
to the forefront of his mind after he’s
bitten by a walker while clearing out
Noah’s family home he hallucinates from
blood loss after Rick and Michonne
amputate his arm in an attempt to save
his life
tyreese’s end is bittersweet as we know
he’s found peace yet the group deeply
mourns his loss number 8
Beth green I get it now if there was one
character that showed real growth during
her arc on The Walking Dead it was Beth
green Herschel’s youngest daughter this
progression made her loss all the more
depressing during the season 5 episode
coda Beth is shot by hospital lieutenant
dawn Lerner during what should have been
a normal prisoner for prisoner
transaction
although the situation is diffused after
a brief exchange of gunfire it’s the
quick and sudden loss of Beth that
shocked audiences so many had come to
love the bold and brave green sibling
the grief of Daryl and Beth sister
Maggie at her loss only serves as the
tragic icing on what was truly a
heartbreaking cake
number seven Hershel Greene it could
work you know it could speaking of the
green family was anyone prepared for
this character’s death during the season
4 episode too far gone the family
patriarch was beloved by fans almost as
much as the governor was detested
knowing this makes Herschel’s
decapitation at the governor’s hands all
the more difficult to watch especially
as were forced to see Maggie and the
group’s horrified reactions granted the
governor finally meets his end in the
skirmish that follows but this is little
comfort to fans who’d grown increasingly
attached to Herschel and his family
number 6 Merle Dixon Daryl Dixon’s older
brother Merle was the character Walking
Dead fans loved to hate a captivating
yet ruthless antagonist who nevertheless
elicited a passionate reaction from the
audience this is in part what made
burles death in the season 3 episode
this sorrowful life so powerful it’s
here where Merle turns a corner as he
tries to make a heroic final stand with
an assassination attempt on the governor
although he’s initially successful his
sniper position is eventually revealed
and he’s shot by the governor after
suffering a brutal beating however the
most heartbreaking aspect of murrells
death is the fact that it’s Darrell who
has to put down a zombified Merle after
all is said and done
number five Noah
some death scenes on The Walking Dead
are shockingly brief while others are
drawn-out almost too unbearable links
unfortunately the death of Noah was one
of the most gruesome sequences in the
entire series run Noah is devoured by
walkers in disgusting slow-motion after
being betrayed by an Alexandrian named
Nicholas there’s no upside to the scene
as we’re not only forced to watch
Glenn’s horrified reaction but Noah’s
terrified facial expressions of pain are
also almost unbearably realistic if ever
there was a character that deserved a
more dignified death it was Noah
number four
Lizzie Samuels look at the flowers there
were a few story lines on the walking
dead as profoundly tragic as those of
sisters Lizzie and mica Samuels the show
did a great job displaying how
powerfully life and death can affect
young people in the zombie apocalypse
with Lizzie spiraling tragically into
psychosis and mica remaining strongly
empathetic sadly it’s Lizzy’s obsession
with the walkers that leads to Micah’s
death at her sister’s hands don’t worry
he’ll come back I didn’t hurt her brain
Lizzie herself is finally put down by
Carol in what has to be one of the
series most controversial and depressing
moments she shoots Lizzie in the head
while calmly telling her to look at the
flowers
number three Dale Horvath we’ve
mentioned how morality can also be
skewed in The Walking Dead universe but
for Dale Horvath there was no confusion
as to the nature of right and wrong
Dale was the group’s moral compass for
his entire run which made his loss in
the season two episode judge jury
executioner all the more depressing
although Dale’s argument for humanity
and the world left behind by the
apocalypse could be seen as futile
audiences had come to love the character
for sticking to his guns ultimately
though it’s the reality of the post
apocalypse that serves as Dale’s undoing
as he’s surprised by a walker bitten and
then finally put down by Darrell in the
heartbroken group
number two Sophia Peltier the death of a
child is always a troubling thing to
show on any television series but The
Walking Dead drew out the search for
Carol Peltier’s daughter Sophia to an
almost agonizing length perhaps this is
why there’s almost a sense of perverse
relief when the reanimated corpse of
Sophia is found trapped in a barn on
Hershel greens property the group and
the audience are both heartbroken as
rick is forced to finally put Sophia
down and this scene showcased that there
were truly no taboos or boundaries The
Walking Dead wouldn’t erase in its
realistic depiction of the zombie
apocalypse before we mourn our most
depressing death here are a few
tear-jerking honorable mentions
because you’re strong and you’re smart
and you’re both really good people and
if you don’t wait
and face your number one Glenn Rhee back
to it you all knew this was coming right
although Abraham Ford also meets his
demise in the season 7 opener of The
Walking Dead it was the loss of audience
favorite Glenn Rhee that shook fans to
their very core
maybe it’s because fans felt that Glenn
would somehow always be there or that
the show’s writers wouldn’t go through
with it and would choose to kill off a
different character at the last minute
either way it’s both the brutal manner
in which Glenn is bludgeoned by negan’s
baseball bat Lucille and the horrified
reactions of the group as they’re forced
to watch that make this Walking Dead
death the most depressing for us by far
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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