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Negan Smith (pronounced /ni:gen/) is a former [[Antagonists|antagonist]] and a survivor of the outbreak in [[AMC]]s [[The Walking Dead Television Universe|Television Universe]]. He is a main character in [[The Walking Dead (TV Series)|The Walking Dead]] and one of two [[protagonists]] in [[The Walking Dead: Dead City]]. He served as the primary antagonist for the second half of [[Season 6 (TV Series)|Season 6]], and for all of [[Season 7 (TV Series)|Season 7]] and [[Season 8 (TV Series)|Season 8]], but has also been present as a recurring antagonist, bordering on anti-hero, since [[Season 9 (TV Series)|Season 9]] in The Walking Dead.
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Negan Smith (pronounced /ni:gen/) is a former [[Antagonists|antagonist]] and a survivor of the outbreak in [[AMC]]s [[The Walking Dead Television Universe|Television Universe]]. He is a main character in [[The Walking Dead (TV Series)|The Walking Dead]] and one of two [[protagonists]] in [[The Walking Dead: Dead City]].
He served as the primary antagonist for the second half of [[Season 6 (TV Series)|Season 6]], and for all of [[Season 7 (TV Series)|Season 7]] and [[Season 8 (TV Series)|Season 8]], but has also been present as a recurring antagonist, bordering on anti-hero, since [[Season 9 (TV Series)|Season 9]] in The Walking Dead.
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Negan Smith (pronounced /ni:gen/) is a former
[antagonist](/wiki/Antagonists) and a survivor of the outbreak in [AMC](/wiki/AMC)s [Television Universe](/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_Television_Universe). He is a main character in [The Walking Dead](/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_Series)) and one of two [protagonists](/wiki/Protagonists) in [The Walking Dead: Dead City](/wiki/The_Walking_Dead:_Dead_City). He served as the primary antagonist for the second half of [Season 6](/wiki/Season_6_(TV_Series)), and for all of [Season 7](/wiki/Season_7_(TV_Series)) and [Season 8](/wiki/Season_8_(TV_Series)), but has also been present as a recurring antagonist, bordering on anti-hero, since [Season 9](/wiki/Season_9_(TV_Series)) in The Walking Dead.
He was the leader of
[the Saviors](/wiki/The_Saviors_(TV_Series)), who used his authority and resources to subjugate other communities and gather tribute in exchange for protection against [walkers](/wiki/Zombies). After a war against [the Militia](/wiki/The_Militia_(TV_Series)) of his formerly subjugated communities, he was defeated, which ended up with [Daryl Dixon](/wiki/Daryl_Dixon_(TV_Universe)) taking charge of the Saviors, now willing to cooperate with the communities before its disbanding. He was taken as a prisoner to the [Alexandria Safe Zone](/wiki/Alexandria_Safe_Zone_(TV_Series)), receiving a life sentence.
Negan remained imprisoned in Alexandria for seven and a half years, until
[Gabriel Stokes](/wiki/Gabriel_Stokes_(TV_Universe)) failed to properly close his cell door, allowing him to escape. After seeing how the world had changed, Negan chose to return to Alexandria and his cell rather than be alone. He has also developed a close bond with [Judith Grimes](/wiki/Judith_Grimes_(TV_Universe)). After saving Judith during [a massive blizzard](/wiki/The_Storm), Negan was allowed to take on a role in the community under supervision.
During the Whisperer War, Negan is freed from his cell by
[Carol Peletier](/wiki/Carol_Peletier_(TV_Universe)) and sent to infiltrate the [Whisperers](/wiki/The_Whisperers_(TV_Series)) in order to kill their leader, [Alpha](/wiki/Alpha_(TV_Universe)).
After helping the [Coalition](/wiki/The_Coalition_(TV_Universe)) to achieve the victory in the war, Negan came to terms with his [past](/wiki/Here%27s_Negan_(TV_Series)) and chose to stay in Alexandria despite the danger of [Maggie Rhee](/wiki/Maggie_Rhee_(TV_Universe)) seeking [revenge](/wiki/Themes:_Revenge) upon him for his earlier actions. In a search for supplies for the communities, he is forced to confront with Maggie as they work closely together throughout the ordeal. Knowing his fate is inevitable when the conflict against the [Reapers](/wiki/The_Reapers) concludes, Negan decided to leave Alexandria to find another shelter to inhabit.
Following his departure from Alexandria, Negan joins
[Riverbend](/wiki/Riverbend) where he marries [Annie](/wiki/Annie_Smith_(TV_Series)) who becomes pregnant with his child. Drawn into the [conflict](/wiki/Commonwealth_Conflict_(TV_Series)) with the [Commonwealth](/wiki/The_Commonwealth_(TV_Universe)), Negan is reunited with his allies. After expressing genuine remorse for his murder of Glenn, Negan and Maggie make some peace with each other and Negan and Annie departed to find a new life with their [child](/wiki/Joshua_Smith_(TV_Series)) [elsewhere](/wiki/New_Babylon).
Years later, Negan sent Annie and their son,
[Joshua](/wiki/Joshua_Smith_(TV_Series)) on a wagon train to Missouri after killing five men to protect his wife. He forms a parental bond with [Ginny](/wiki/Ginny_(Dead_City)), the daughter of one of the [men](/wiki/Ginny%27s_Father_(Dead_City)) he killed. They both reunite with Maggie, who seeks Negans help in rescuing Hershel from the [Croat](/wiki/The_Croat_(Dead_City)), a former member of the Saviors whom Negan exiled years ago.
Overview
Negan is shown to be a charismatic, cocky, manipulative, brutal, and ferocious man with a sarcastic, inappropriate sense of humor. Negan is a brilliant strategist and a strong, effective leader, having kept hundreds of people alive and is worshipped by many and feared by others. When he was leader of the Saviors, he was shown to have had complete control over his vast group and was questioned by no one, acting as a complete dictator. Negan also acted like a cult leader, as the Saviors all knelt in his presence and when asked who they are, they all responded in unison Negan. Negan appeared to care about the well-being of his group as shown when he personally killed
[Abraham](/wiki/Abraham_Ford_(TV_Series)) as punishment for the slaughter of many of his soldiers at the hands of [Rick](/wiki/Rick_Grimes_(TV_Universe)) and his group.
Negan believes that he alone can save the people around him and was willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their survival.
Negan was also an extremely ruthless leader, willing to do whatever it took to obtain resources and supplies for his group by extorting from multiple communities, threatening them with death if they did not obey his demands or did not gather the necessary amount of supplies. Negan is shown to be a cold-blooded killer who kills not just for survival, but to send a message and as punishment for disobedience as seen when he brutally murdered
[Glenn](/wiki/Glenn_Rhee_(TV_Series)) after [Daryl](/wiki/Daryl_Dixon_(TV_Universe)) attacked him even after he made it very clear he would punish anyone who provoked him. He also has no respect to those he views as being weak as he brutally slaughtered [Spencer](/wiki/Spencer_Monroe_(TV_Series)) after the latter attempted to convince him to kill Rick, claiming he had no guts to do it himself. He explained to Father Gabriel that he wants to help people through their weaknesses and by being strong he makes the world strong. This may explain why he uses fear as an instrument to keep people in line. By being hard on people he makes them stronger and more inclined to survive.
Negan tells [Maggie](/wiki/Maggie_Rhee_(TV_Universe)) years later that this version of him was just a show that he put on when Negan needed to protect his people and that Negan was only ever a monster when he absolutely had to be.
On the other hand, Negan has great respect for those he views as strong, both physically and emotionally, and those who show bravery and defiance against him. This is shown when he immediately took a liking towards Daryl for standing up to him and punching him in the face, even though Negan punished Daryl by killing his friend Glenn. Negan did the same thing with Rosita in
[Hearts Still Beating](/wiki/Hearts_Still_Beating), when she tried to shoot him but shot Lucille instead, and although he admired her bravery, he angrily punished her by killing her comrade [Olivia](/wiki/Olivia_(TV_Series)). Moreover, despite his very harsh treatment towards Rick and doing everything he can to insult and intimidate Rick, Negan shows great respect for Rick and his leadership skills. He even explains to Spencer that although Rick hates his guts and wants him dead, Rick is swallowing his hate and gathering stuff for Negan so that he does not harm anyone else in Alexandria, and admires and respects that.
After Carl tricks Negan so the people of Alexandria can escape, Negan openly admits respect and admiration for Carls actions despite the fact that it caused Negan to lose the confrontation. When [Brandon](/wiki/Brandon_(TV_Series)) tells Negan he heard that Negan was the one who killed Carl, Negan becomes visibly emotional and states that he never harmed Carl and never wouldve.
He is also shown to be capable of severe torture and will mutilate whoever does not follow his rules, such as
[Dwight](/wiki/Dwight_(TV_Universe)) and [Mark](/wiki/Mark_(TV_Series)) whose faces he burned with a hot clothing iron. Negan has however stated that he hates performing this form of punishment, but also sees it as necessary as his rules matter. Negan will also employ psychological forms of torture as seen when he nearly made Rick chop his own sons arm off to break him completely, being the only antagonist to do so. Negan is also highly prone to psychological warfare and is extremely good at manipulating and breaking most people into submitting to him. Furthermore, Negan has openly admitted that he enjoys killing people, especially men, while he does not enjoy killing women, but he will kill a woman if he feels that he has to.
Negan doesnt kill unless he feels that its necessary. He stated to Gregory that he likes killing people, but under the right circumstances. He was enraged by Simons suggestion that they kill all of the Hilltop residents, because to him people are a resource.
Despite his brutal nature, Negan is not completely heartless, as seen when he spared
[Carl](/wiki/Carl_Grimes_(TV_Series)), even after he killed two of Negans men in an attempt to assassinate him, and appeared to feel remorse for taunting him over his eye injury. He has also demonstrated care and love of babies as shown by his reaction to meeting [Judith](/wiki/Judith_Grimes_(TV_Universe)) and cradling her kindly, though these kind moments are few and far between. Also, he is seemingly against killing children under 10. He also has a genuine disgust towards sexual violence and has made a strict no rape policy within his group, and will have anyone caught breaking this rule killed on the spot, as seen when he killed [David](/wiki/David_(Season_7)), one of his men, for attempting to rape [Sasha](/wiki/Sasha_Williams_(TV_Series)). He is also generous when it comes to second chances and can be very lenient, such as giving Rosita a chance to tell him who made the bullet, and his treatment of Carl, despite the fact that Carl killed two Saviors.
He even allowed Simon a chance to lead the Saviors by engaging into a fight to the death, despite Simons treacherous behavior. He also shows Eugene kindness by gently telling him that there is no need to be scared anymore. Negan is also, like Rick, a man of his word and does not lie or breaks a promise, and he is always open and true to who he is and never tries to hide it. This stands in complete contrast with other antagonists in the past, such as [Shane Walsh](/wiki/Shane_Walsh_(TV_Series)), [The Governor](/wiki/Philip_Blake_(TV_Series)) and [Gareth](/wiki/Gareth_(TV_Series)), who used a combination of lies, manipulation and superficial charm in an attempt to hide their true inner nature.
Despite his jolly, childlike behavior, Negan is highly intelligent and is incredibly good at reading people and exploiting their weaknesses as seen when he almost immediately knew that
[Carl](/wiki/Carl_Grimes_(TV_Series)) was Ricks son and that [Rosita](/wiki/Rosita_Espinosa_(TV_Series)) had been in a relationship with Abraham. He was also able to deduce that [Alpha](/wiki/Alpha_(TV_Universe)) was looking for her daughter [Lydia](/wiki/Lydia_(TV_Universe)), and used this to lure her into a trap.
Negan lives by a moral code that forbids the killing of innocent people especially children. He shows reluctance to kill
[Carl](/wiki/Carl_Grimes_(TV_Series)), even when Carl has killed Saviors. Negan tells [Brandon](/wiki/Brandon_(TV_Series)) in [What It Always Is](/wiki/What_It_Always_Is) that he has never killed a child and never will. Negan was shown to bond with young [Milo](/wiki/Milo_(TV_Series)), mentoring the boy and planning to take Milo and his mother [Amelia](/wiki/Amelia_(TV_Series)) to Hilltop for their own safety, though he asked Milo not to tell anyone that it was Negan who did it. When Brandon murdered Milo, Negan flew into a rage and killed the young man for what he did. When Daryl tells Negan that a bunch of children almost died at Hilltop because of him, Negan is visibly upset to hear it. Negan later tells Daryl that one of the things that pushed him over the edge to kill Alpha was that she was targeting innocent people and children. Negan outright states to Daryl his belief that you never harm a child no matter what. There is however contradiction to Negans claim of not harming children as in the past he was going to kill Carl as a last attempt to break Rick into submission.
This contradiction can be seen as a change from what Negan was willing to do before as to opposed to now.
Negan loved his wife Lucille dearly, despite treating her badly he claims that she got him through life. After her death he named his primary weapon
[Lucille](/wiki/Lucille_(TV_Universe)), a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. The bat is a symbolic reminder of Lucille, which helps him cope during the apocalypse. Negan refers to the bat as her as if she is a person and asking it to give him strength. He was incensed when Lucille is shot, losing his usually calm and flamboyant behavior. Negan also shows panic and gets greatly upset if anyone dares damage Lucille. Negan enjoys using Lucille to kill his victims, often using her excessively to install revulsion and terror into others. Negan explained that the bat is the last thing he has left of his wife.
Negan may not have started out with the intention to become who he did when he became the leader of the Saviors. When Carl tried to negotiate with Negan and asked if he wanted to be who he is now, Negan noticeably pauses as if Carls words struck a nerve or reminded him of who he once intended to be. This, along with Negans job as high school gym teacher indicates that Negans time as leader of the Saviors has corrupted his original intentions and turned him into the man he currently is.
In
[Heres Negan](/wiki/Here%27s_Negan_(TV_Series)), it is also shown how Negan can be much less ruthless in the early days of the apocalypse. He was kinder and less willing to resort to extreme methods unless pushed, and even then it took losing his wife to bring out the more ruthless side of him.
During most of his interactions with
[Carl Grimes](/wiki/Carl_Grimes_(TV_Series)), Negan shows kindness and respect towards the boy, only taking on a threatening tone when he uses Carl against Rick. In [Sing Me a Song](/wiki/Sing_Me_a_Song), Negan taunts Carl about his missing eye, but sincerely apologizes after realizing that he has gone too far. Following Carl tricking him to save the residents of Alexandria, Negan openly admits respect and admiration for Carl, feeling that Carl is the future. After learning that Carl is dead, Negan is obviously grief-stricken by the news and along with his sincere remorse for Carls loss, tells Rick that he will carry the loss of Carl too for awhile like everyone else who loved the boy. Negan is further horrified by the idea that he and the Saviors could have caused Carls death and pushes Rick to find out that he wasnt guilty in Carls death. Negans fondness for Carl is clearly displayed in [Wrath](/wiki/Wrath_(TV_Series)) in which he becomes momentarily distracted by Rick telling him what Carl had hoped the two of them could have eventually achieved, which was peace.
However he is seriously injured by Rick as a result and is taken as a prisoner to Alexandria in order to spend the rest of his days as a prisoner as punishment for the atrocities he has committed and to serve as a reminder that people are capable of change.
By the start of
[Season 9](/wiki/Season_9_(TV_Series)), Negan is now completely powerless and trapped in a degraded form of existence as a prisoner in Alexandria. Despite this however, he is still shown to be strong and has maintained his sanity despite his captivity as well as his menacing attitude. He is even shown to be brave enough to still taunt his jailer, Rick, about his late son Carl even though he is completely at Ricks mercy and can potentially be killed in an instant and appears to have hopes for freedom as he tells Rick that he is not saving the world in the least, but that he is simply getting it ready for him.
Despite this, Negan confides in Michonne that he greatly misses his wife, appreciating the fact that she is not alive to see him in such a state, and admits to her that, since losing the war, he has lost everything. When Negan desperately asks Michonne to see Lucille, he is horrified and broken when she gleefully tells him that his bat is still where he was defeated, causing him to bash his head repeatedly into one of the cells walls.
This illustrates that, while Negan continues to put on a fierce exterior when conversing with Rick, being locked up for nearly two years without an audience, power, and especially Lucille has begun to eat away at him.
This finally culminates in a complete breakdown during a confrontation with Maggie, who came to his cell to finally kill him, purposely trying to goad her into killing him before begging her to do so. Pulling Negan from his cell, Maggie demanded to know why he wants her to kill him. Sobbing, Negan finally admits he wants to be with his wife and can no longer live his life as a prisoner with nothing but his own thoughts to keep him company. Realizing how broken Negan is, Maggie lets him live and demands that he get back in his cell, telling him that imprisonment is the worst fate for someone like him. Walking back into his cell, Negan continues to cry, muttering that his life wasnt meant to turn out like this, showing just how broken he has become over the last year and a half.
Six years after Ricks apparent death, Negan appears to have adopted a friendlier personality, helping Judith with math problems and offering her advice on
[Magnas group](/wiki/Magna%27s_Group_(TV_Series)).
While interacting with the young girl, Negans advice appears to be completely genuine and not manipulative and he even gives a fond smile at Judiths take on the situation. He has retained his sense of humor and some of his manipulative personality, which he uses to tease Gabriel. When he sees Gabriel is upset about Rosita, he seems to genuinely sympathize with him, though Gabriel doesnt believe him.
Negans change of heart and attitude was further proven
[during a blizzard](/wiki/The_Storm), when Negan willingly abandoned his group of survivors and risked his own life to chase after Judith, who herself began chasing [Daryls dog](/wiki/Dog_(TV_Series)) after it ran off, desperately calling out to her, and used his own winter clothes to keep Judith warm. Nonetheless, Negan still retained his rather crude and straight-forward sense of humor, joking about the love triangle between Gabriel, [Rosita](/wiki/Rosita_Espinosa_(TV_Series)) and [Siddiq](/wiki/Siddiq_(TV_Series)), and poking fun at Gabriel not being the father of Rositas child, sarcastically referring to him as Father, not the father. Instead of rising to the bait however, the Alexandrians tell Negan they know his mannerisms all too well and as a result, no longer fall for such things from him.
As a result of his crude humor however, only moments later they mistake Negan sensing a genuine danger as yet another attempt at antagonism before they realize hes not kidding for once. Regardless, Negan seems to have completely changed his ways, showing genuine concern about the well-being of [The Kingdom](/wiki/The_Kingdom_(TV_Series))s residents after the storm, asking Michonne about their status. Negan openly admits sympathy for their situation as well, stating that while he doesnt know the people, he knows what theyre going through having lost a kingdom.
After killing Alpha, Negan admits to Daryl that he did enjoy working with the Whisperers because it allowed him to do something that mattered again and be needed. After spending seven years behind bars, Negan claims that even his memories have prison bars in them now. However, what pushed Negan over the edge to fulfil his deal with Carol and kill Alpha was when Alpha started killing innocent people and wanted to kill her own daughter Lydia. Negan states that Alpha went too far for him as you never kill someone who doesnt deserve it and you never harm a child. He also tells Carol while making a deal with her that he wishes no harm upon Alexandria and her residents and in fact expressed concern at the idea that his involvement in the plan could put them in danger which Negan genuinely didnt want.
Though Negan had the chance to become the new Alpha of the Whisperers and kill Daryl, displaying much of his old personality and clearly enjoying the moment, Negan chose to save Daryl and return to Alexandria despite knowing that he might never be accepted, showing how far he had come from his time as the ruthless leader of the Saviors.
In
[Heres Negan](/wiki/Here%27s_Negan_(TV_Series)), it is shown that before the apocalypse, and during the early months of the apocalypse, Negan was a much less brutal and much more reserved individual. At first, he refused to even kill a walker, concerned that he would come to enjoy it. This shows that Negan was a much less ruthless individual to begin with, one who hadnt killed anyone living. Though he was less ruthless, he was shown to have the same temper that he would show in the apocalypse, having been put on probation for assaulting a man who insulted his wife. The friendlier personality Negan has taken on after his years of imprisonment is closer to the man he was during the time with Lucille during the early months of the apocalypse.
During his time living in Alexandria following the defeat of the Whisperers, Negan is forced to confront the consequences of his actions as a free man for the first time while working alongside the people that often dislike him at best and hate him at worst.
However, Negan makes a genuine effort, forming something of a friendship with Daryl and playing a vital role in defeating
[the Reapers](/wiki/The_Reapers). During this time, Negan explains to Maggie that his murders of Abraham and Glenn were motivated by the massacre of his men at the [Satellite Outpost](/wiki/Satellite_Outpost) and the need to give the friends and family of the men that were killed some justice. In this way, Negans actions were to a degree like what [Ricks group](/wiki/Rick%27s_Group_(TV_Series)) wouldve done in his situation and even what Maggie ended up doing to the Reapers. What separates Negans actions is the sadistic way that he underwent them. However, Negan tells Maggie that, if given the chance to do it all over again, he wouldve killed everyone in the lineup because it wouldve saved a lot more of his people. After defeating the Reapers, Negan chooses to leave on his own, knowing that Maggie will never give up on trying to kill him. Negan later states that his decision also came because he knew that he would never truly be accepted and that it was better for everyone if he went, although this had the side effect of hurting Lydia, one of Negans few friends, when he didnt even bother to say goodbye to her.
When Negan resurfaces again six months later, he has found happiness with his new wife
[Annie](/wiki/Annie_Smith_(TV_Series)), having finally, truly, moved on from Lucille. Negan also seems to be content with no longer being a leader, simply being a resident of [Riverbend](/wiki/Riverbend) rather than its leader. With Annies pregnancy, Negan is determined to protect his family at all costs and excited at the idea of being a father. Annie tells Maggie that Negan hasnt hidden his past from her, nor has he forgotten what he did. With how much Negan has changed, he has a better relationship in general with his former enemies while working with the Coalition against [the Commonwealth](/wiki/The_Commonwealth_(TV_Universe)), working side by side with Daryl effortlessly and even calling Daryl his friend to Mercer. Despite the slightly rocky way their previous team up went, Negan gets along well with Carol, even openly expressing his respect of her abilities to [Sebastian Milton](/wiki/Sebastian_Milton_(TV_Series)) and opening up to Carol about his fears about being a father. While Aaron remains wary of Negan at first, Gabriel is delighted to have him back and has no such reservations. Due to Negan saving [Hershel](/wiki/Hershel_Rhee_(TV_Universe))s life, Negan and Maggies relationship begins to improve as well, although Negan is confronted with a stark reminder of his past when Hershel realizes who he is and tries to kill Negan in revenge for murdering his father.
After being sent to the Commonwealth labor camp at an occupied Alexandria, Negan is faced with often being on the opposite end of his treatment to people as the leader of the Saviors with
[the Warden](/wiki/The_Warden_(TV_Series)) sharing many similarities to Negan at his worst with the one major difference being that Negan was never as cold-hearted as the Warden. After Negan tells her that he pretty much was the Warden once upon a time, Annie quips shit, no wonder they hate you. Negan turns to [Ezekiel](/wiki/Ezekiel_Sutton_(TV_Series)) for help in forming a revolution, knowing that the people need a leader who can inspire by hope, not fear, which is how Negan operates. Negan freely admits that he probably does belong in a place like the prison camp, but he also knows that everyone else doesnt. Ezekiel only reluctantly works with Negan due to his anger and bitterness over [Benjamin](/wiki/Benjamin_(TV_Series))s murder by the Saviors, causing the two men to clash and Negan to apparently betray Ezekiel. However, Negan instead gives up his own name as the leader of the rebellion and attempts to sacrifice himself as a martyr before being forced to beg after Annie is set to be executed with him.
Only Ezekiel leaping to his defense spares Negan from death.
The events at Alexandria, specifically being faced with the perspective of being someone on the other side of a tyrannical and sadistic leaders control, gives Negan a new understanding of how his own actions impacted those that he had once ruled over. Negan and Ezekiel are able to make peace and Negan reveals that his actions were completely selfless and motivated by a desire to leave behind a better legacy for his child than being the monster that he once was and to save everybody else, outright admitting that they are all better than him. Negan also finally understands what he did to Maggie and tearfully and genuinely apologizes to her for murdering Glenn and is even willing to sacrifice himself to kill
[Pamela Milton](/wiki/Pamela_Milton_(TV_Series)), knowing that it is a likely suicide mission and wanting to spare Maggie that. After spending so long working with Negan and having him apologize to her, Maggie recognizes that Negan is both genuine and trying to change, but she cant forgive him for what he did in the end. Negan becomes visibly emotional as Maggie talks to him and describes the man that he has so brutally murdered, silently listening as Maggie tells Negan what he took from the world and how sadistically he did it.
However, Maggie decides to try to stop hating Negan and move on, even offering him a place at the Hilltop.
The loss of his family and Negans separation from the good influences of his friends in the
[Coalition](/wiki/The_Coalition_(TV_Universe)) have caused him to regress into some of his more extreme behaviors in the years since [Pamela Milton](/wiki/Pamela_Milton_(TV_Series))s defeat. For example, Negan is more confrontational and willing to commit brutal [murders](/wiki/Topics:_Murder) in order to protect the people under his protection like he did as the leader of [the Saviors](/wiki/The_Saviors_(TV_Series)). However, Negan has no interest in going back to being the monster that he had to be as the leader of the Saviors and continues to look back on many of his actions with regret for those that he has harmed and begins to recognize that Maggie may be right that hes a monster while Maggie herself begins to see Negan and his actions in a new light.
Negan is shown to have a deep bond with his young companion
[Ginny](/wiki/Ginny_(Dead_City)), seeking a safe new home for her. Despite Ginnys muteness and Negans initial frustration at his inability to communicate with her as well as he would like, Negan quickly developed an understanding of what Ginny is trying to tell him based off of non-verbal clues.
Negan cares very deeply about Ginny and her about Negan in return to the point of following him to [Manhattan](/wiki/Manhattan,_New_York) after realizing that hes potentially in danger from [Maggie](/wiki/Maggie_Rhee_(TV_Universe)). Negan later admits that hes the one who had [murdered](/wiki/Topics:_Murder) [Ginnys father](/wiki/Ginny%27s_Father_(Dead_City)), thus indirectly causing the young girl to be so traumatized in the first place, and that he had tracked her down out of guilt. In order to protect the young girl, Negan harshly tells her that Ginny is only a price that he had to pay and that he never truly cared for her, something that is quite clearly not true and which Maggie sympathetically notes mustve been very hard for him to do.
Negan continues to carry a great deal of affection for
[Hershel Rhee](/wiki/Hershel_Rhee_(TV_Universe)), risking his life to help Maggie on a rescue mission for the boy despite Hershels hatred of him. During their brief reunion, Negan warmly greets Hershel who is mainly angry about his mothers continuing obsession with Negan and doesnt respond. [The Dama](/wiki/The_Dama_(Dead_City)), after having heard the story of [Glenn](/wiki/Glenn_Rhee_(TV_Series))s murder from Hershel, later notes that she could sense that Negan feels remorseful and responsible for the boy whose family he had destroyed, something that Hershel himself couldnt sense.
As a result, the Dama is able to threaten Negan into compliance by using Hershel as leverage against him, even after Hershel has been released.
Pre-Apocalypse
Cumberland County,
[Virginia](/wiki/Virginia)
Negan Smith grew up in Virginia. As a child, he brought stray dogs into their house which his mother disapproved of. One day he brought home a vicious dog that killed all the others he adopted and bit off half of his mothers ear when she intervened.
[[1]](#cite_note-1) In high school, Negan grew into a bully who enjoyed humiliating others, upon where he gained a strong penchant for profanity and enjoyment for power games. [[2]](#cite_note-2) Years later, Negan worked as a high school gym teacher, helping his students improve upon their weaknesses and molding them into stronger individuals. He later met a woman named [Lucille](/wiki/Lucille_Smith_(TV_Series)) whom he described as an angel, where the pair fell in love and married. Among their similar interests were being fans of the country musician [Half Moon](/wiki/Beta_(TV_Series)), heavy metal band Iron Maiden, and singer Joe Cocker. Although they desired to have a child together they never managed to start a family. [[3]](#cite_note-3)
Negan and Lucille frequented at a local bar, which contained a jukebox of their song, You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker.
While playing one night, a drunken patron became loud and distracting, ruining their song. Lucille asked the man to keep it down and asked for fifty cents to play it again. The man was rude to Lucille, causing Negan to go berserk and beat him nearly to death. He then took $1 from the mans wallet and played their song twice until the police arrested him. The man, however, was a parent to a couple of students attending Negans high school - and was thus fired from his position. Negan was charged with misdemeanor assault and sentenced to probation and was sued by the man. Lucille had to pay for the mans medical bills. Despite this ordeal, Lucille defended Negans actions.
Over time however, Negan gradually became depressed with losing his job he loved. He then began an affair with Lucilles best friend,
[Janine](/wiki/Janine_(TV_Series)). Refusing to go back to college and find another career, Negan went spree spending on luxuries they couldnt afford. Often times, he would play Gears of War 2 in his basement with young kids online while being verbally obscene. His later expense was a $600 leather jacket, causing a fight between him and Lucille. Unable to return it because Negan threw the receipt away, Lucille hid it in the crawl space.
At dinner, Lucille asked Negan to take her to the doctor for an MRI tomorrow, but lied and said he was meeting with the probation officer, when in reality he was meeting with Janine. That night, he came home to Lucille who revealed she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Unknown to him, she was also aware of the affair with Janine. Negan immediately broke it off with Janine and devoted his time to Lucille. The doctors revealed a chemotherapy treatment for Lucille that would hopefully clear her through the cancer. At the time of Lucilles diagnosis, the outbreak was just beginning.
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In the fall of 2010, the Wildfire Outbreak went global. Negan and Lucille took shelter in their basement with an external generator. Using the calendar the doctor gave them, Negan began to scavenge for chemo and taught himself how to administer it in Lucille. A caravan of marauding doctors occasionally came through to supply Negan with the chemo. Seven months into the outbreak, the generator attracted a Walker. He turned the generator off in order to make the Walker lose interest, forgoing him and Lucille watching a James Bond movie while she received her chemo.
Negan attempted to read Pride and Prejudice to Lucille instead, but disliked the book - prompting Negan to deal with the Walker. With Negan unable to kill it, Lucille shot it with their last bullet. With only a few chemo treatments left, Negan went scavenging to complete her treatment. He found a stash of marijuana to help with her nausea. Lucille feared that living in isolation was too dangerous and that they needed to move and find people. Negan argued that the outside was too dangerous for them to travel in her condition, and that when her treatment was over they could go out. With the generator off, Negan cuddled Lucille at night to keep her warm while singing their song, You Are So Beautiful.
The next day, they tried on Lucilles wigs and played darts while she received her chemo. That night, the generator attracted another Walker. Lucille, preparing dinner, assured Negan that its okay to kill them, but Negan feared that he would get used to it and instead turned off the generator. After eating cooked dog food for dinner, Lucille surprised Negan with the leather jacket they fought about before the apocalypse as an impromptu anniversary gift and apologized for fighting about it.
Negan insisted that he was a bad husband, but Lucille assured him that she always saw the best of him and stuck around for that reason. They then smoked the pot and had sex that night. However, Negan forgot to turn the generator back on before falling asleep, causing the chemo to get ruined. While trying to figure out where to find more chemo, Lucille revealed to him that she knew about the affair with Janine, and that she forgives him because he made up for it in the past seven months. With Lucille accepting of her death, she asked Negan to just stay home with her until the end. Negan refused and set out to find more supplies.
For six weeks, Negan searched for marauding doctors for supplies. During this time, he broke his hammer using it against a Walker. He then used his empty gun for show. Low on energy, he finally found the marauding doctors,
[Franklin](/wiki/Franklin_(TV_Series)) and his daughter, [Laura](/wiki/Laura_(TV_Series)) and attempted to rob them. Laura, however, knocked him out with a [wooden baseball bat](/wiki/Lucille_(TV_Universe)). Franklin handcuffed him in the medical trailer and treated his fatigue, while Laura went to their warehouse to find the supplies on Negans list.
Franklin and Laura then supplied Negan with the chemo and sent him on his way, with Laura giving him her wooden baseball bat. Three days later, however, on his way back, he was captured by a gang calling themselves [Valaks Vipers](/wiki/Valak%27s_Vipers) and taken to a roadhouse. Their leader, [Craven](/wiki/Craven_(TV_Series)), then tortured Negan looking for information on the source of the chemo. He tried to distract Craven with his life story while he unscrewed the screw on the chair he was tied to. Craven, however, got impatient and threatened to kill him, and by extension Lucille. Negan begrudgingly revealed the doctors location. After acquiring Franklin, Laura, and their medical trailer - Negan was released with his chemo.
Negan returned home, but discovered that Lucille had killed herself by overdosing on pills and putting a plastic bag over her head in order to set Negan free from his responsibilities. Grief-stricken, Negan was unable to put her down. Negan went outside and took the barbed-wire from his fence and wrapped it around the wooden baseball bat Laura gave him. He then doused Lucille and the house in gasoline and set the place on fire. Negan then returned to the roadhouse where the Vipers were and killed them all.
Franklin was able to escape using the screw Negan loosened from the chair earlier and subdued Craven. Negan then told Craven about how his temper and violence caused him trouble before the world ended, but was now the only reason why he was alive - and proceeded to kill Craven with the baseball bat. He then rescued Franklin and Laura and named his baseball bat Lucille in honor of his late wife. At some point later, Negan formed a group of survivors he named the Saviors, inspired by the mascot of the school he once worked at. The central headquarters for the group became a factory called the Sanctuary, after Negan took the place from its apparently incapable leader.
After Negan took charge over the factory, some survivors who lived in the factory long before him, they revealed to him that one notable resident of the factory,
[Simon](/wiki/Simon_(TV_Universe)), who helped Negan take the Sanctuary, encountered and subjugated another large group, under an extortion racket that was similarly later imposed on the Hilltop and Kingdom. However, the [Oceanside](/wiki/Oceanside_(TV_Series)) group rebelled against him but lost the subsequent skirmish. Under Simons orders, he along with other survivors of his group lined up and killed every surviving male over 10 years old, then ordered the group to continue their service.
Ultimately, the group, now consisting entirely of women and children, ended their deal with him by leaving their original settlement on foot. After Negan heard about Simons role on that event, he kept an eye on Simon with extreme caution due to his brutal nature, disobedience of certain orders and possibility of being a threat in the future because of what he is capable of. Despite Negan knowing about Simons bloodthirsty nature and being a possible threat for him, he still appointed him as his right-hand man.
Over time, however, Negan gradually descended into a vicious, totalitarian leader who asserted his position of authority through forceful dominance and intimidation with which he fiercely ruled over his community which mainly consisted of thugs and bandits who operated under his command.
[[4]](#cite_note-4) Throughout the following months, Negan and his group grew in size (consisting of well over 600 survivors), and he appointed several lieutenants, including [Wade](/wiki/Wade_(TV_Series)), [Paula](/wiki/Paula_(Savior)), [Jiro](/wiki/Jiro_(TV_Series)), [Gavin](/wiki/Gavin_(TV_Series)), [Arat](/wiki/Arat_(TV_Series)), [Regina](/wiki/Regina_(TV_Series)) and eventually [Dwight](/wiki/Dwight_(TV_Universe)).
He also established several outposts located throughout the Washington, D.C. area. These outposts operated semi-autonomously, lead by a lieutenant, and manned by a sizable number of Saviors. They were responsible for finding and terrorizing other survivors and communities, subjugating them to Negans will. Typically, one outpost was assigned to at least one community under Savior rule.
At some point, Negan and his group discovered a community known as the
[Hilltop Colony](/wiki/Hilltop_Colony_(TV_Series)). Upon meeting the community leader, [Gregory](/wiki/Gregory_(TV_Series)), Negan dispatched a group of Saviors to demand half of the communitys resources on a weekly basis. In exchange, they promised not to destroy the community and offered to clear the local area of the undead. Though the Hilltop was reluctant to comply, the Saviors showed their true motives by demonstrating their power, killing [Rory](/wiki/Rory_(TV_Series)), a young man, as a display of superiority. [[5]](#cite_note-5) Negan later became aware of the existence of another community named [The Kingdom](/wiki/The_Kingdom_(TV_Series)). A group of Saviors met with the community leader [Ezekiel](/wiki/Ezekiel_Sutton_(TV_Series)) and demanded a portion of supplies in exchange for leaving the community unscathed.
The Kingdom complied, and the Saviors recognized Ezekiels capabilities. A truce was quickly settled between the two groups and thus they conducted weekly trades that were kept hidden from the wider communitys knowledge. [[6]](#cite_note-6) Despite his harsh and sometimes violent methods, Negan was incredibly successful at keeping his group safe and kept more than six-hundred people alive.
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After some of
He goes on to inform Rick that he is keeping his group alive as he intends to make them work for him - however, in retribution for Rick and his people killing many Saviors, Negan warns that he will have to beat the holy hell out of one member of the group. He begins pacing up and down the line-up while considering his choice, and introduces
Unable to decide who to kill, Negan ultimately comes up with an idea and begins pointing at each survivor with
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After seeing Negan kill two members of his own party, Rick promises the Saviors leader that he will kill him someday.
Amused, Negan acts surprised by this declaration before inquiring Simon, his right-hand, about the weapons found on Ricks being, being informed that they had found a hatchet. Negan stresses to Rick the importance of having a right-hand man in his group, asking if he has/had one of his own. He then tells Simon to give him Ricks hatchet. Standing up, Negan grabs Rick by the collar and drags him to the RV, viciously announcing that he will be back and if Rick isnt with him, his men will have permission to kill the rest of the Survivors.
He drives Ricks axe into the table before taunting Rick over the fact that he vowed to kill him. Negan takes note of the time of day, noticing that the sun is rising, before heading to the front of the vehicle. While having his back turned, Negan challenges Rick to grab the axe and drive it into the back of his head; Rick grabs the axe and lunges at Negan, who brandishes his assault rifle and knocks Rick to the floor. Driving the axe back onto the table, Negan warns Rick not to make him get up again.
Negan then drives the RV back to the roadblocks with the burning logs, parking under the overpass next to
Flashing back to the line-up, Rick witnesses Negan make his selection, once again playing back his eeny, meeny, miny, moe chant.
After a long pause, Negan then closes in, selecting
Once he has finished Abraham off, he gleefully swings a bloody Lucille around, spattering some blood on Ricks face. After gloating to the group, he then strides over to
Negan reminds the survivors of his earlier warning that he would shut down any kind of insubordination without exception, and that he wants the group to know exactly who he is: a man of his word. He then suddenly turns, bringing Lucille down powerfully on
In the present, Negan informs Rick that while people die every day, his people do not have to if he would only conform to Negans rule. Growing impatient with Ricks immobility, Negan gives him one last chance to retrieve his axe before firing several warning shots through the roof of the RV, causing Rick to spring to action and grab hold of the hanging survivor, losing the axe in the process. Just when hope seems lost for Rick, who is almost completely lowered into the hungry herd, Negan shoots down all of the walkers in Ricks area, saving him, before leading him back to the RV. He continues to taunt Rick, declaring that more of his people will die if he continues to act defiant. Rick retrieves the axe and makes it through the dense smoke to the RV, but finds it locked, Negan having locked him outside to further test and torture him.
At the last moment, Negan puts down the incoming walkers and allows Rick entry. Rick begrudgingly hands the axe over to Negan, who commends him on his efforts.
Driving back to the clearing, Negan once again gleefully mocks Rick and the deaths of his group members. After cleaning the axe with a blanket and Ricks jacket, Negan hands him the axe, excitedly telling him that he has a good feeling that Rick will need it. Rick reluctantly takes the weapon, before he is forcefully dragged out of the RV and back to the group. Negan then questions Rick on whether or not he knew the purpose of the trip they had taken. He explains that he was attempting to break Rick into complying with Negans way of living, as he saw defiance in his eyes, and defiance would only result in more conflict. He declares that Rick has failed the test and asks if he should give him another chance, to which Rick says yes. Negan then commences a final test of compliance, asking for guns to be drawn to the back of each survivors head, specifically aimed in a way that the bullet would exit through their noses, creating a real mess.
Negan then orders an angered
Standing up, Negan orders Rick to pick up the hatchet and chop Carls arm off at the marked line, giving specific directions on how to make the cut to ensure that the Saviors doctor can properly seal the wound later.
Negan threatens to kill the group, Carl, all of the Alexandrian citizens and, eventually, Rick if he does not comply.
Negan declares to Rick that he answers to, provides for and belongs to him. When he sees that Rick is compliant but silent, Negan angrily grapples him, yelling that he should speak when spoken to, before repeating his commands for Rick to properly acknowledge. Seeing that he has finally broken Rick and that he is now submissive to his rule, Negan cheerfully declares this to be a productive day, thanking the rest of the group, including the now-deceased, for their participation. Negan then orders for Daryl to be taken back with them as a prisoner because he likes Daryls bravery and wants him to become a member of the Saviors. Negan also informs Rick that any further insubordination will result in the mutilation of Daryl, either by his or Ricks hand. Before leaving, Negan leaves a truck with the survivors for them to cart the supplies they owe the Saviors in the following week. He welcomes the group into his new order, warning them to never try to betray him, before leaving them in shambles, giving them a final ta-ta before returning with his men to
Negan first appears wandering around
Negan later approaches Dwight, who has Daryl in custody, and encourages him to be pulled aside for a talk.
Once Daryl is secured back in his cell, Negan discusses their efforts in trying to break him with Dwight. As a reward, Negan offers Dwight to sleep with one of his wives with
Negan and some of his men later corner Daryl who was attempting to escape from the Sanctuary and they anticipated his escape. Negan asks the Saviors surrounding Daryl Who are you? They all respond, Negan. Negan reprimands Daryls attempt at escaping a failure and presents him with three options: Daryl either becomes a walker for the Sanctuarys fence line, earn points or work alongside Negan with beneficial privileges. Daryl doesn’t reply. Negan is annoyed and swings Lucille at Daryl, stopping just short of hitting him, but Daryl doesnt flinch. Negan notes and is intrigued by Daryls resolve in that he cannot be scared easy despite his dire circumstances. Negan leaves while his men restrain Daryl and return him to his cell.
Dwight having returned from his mission, wakes Daryl and leads him to an efficiency apartment where Negan awaits. Negan explains to Daryl how Dwight became one of his top men. Dwight, Sherry, and her sister (
They returned after Tinas death. Dwight asked for forgiveness and begged Negan not to kill Sherry.
Sherry offered to marry Negan if he spared Dwights life. He agreed — after burning Dwights face with an iron. Dwight has been on board ever since.
Negan tells Daryl he can be one of his top men and he can live in this apartment. All you’ve got to do, is answer one, simple question: Who are you? Negan asks Daryl. Who are you? he asks again. After a long silence, Daryl responds with his own name. Negan simply orders Dwight to return Daryl to his cell.
Negan arrives at the
Negan forbids Rick or any of the Alexandrians from speaking to Daryl or they will face consequences. Rick tells Negan that they already set aside half of their supplies, but Negan says hell be the one to decide which supplies to take.
As the Saviors haul furniture and mattresses out of residents homes, Negan inquires about Maggies whereabouts. Father
In the infirmary, Carl holds
Negan tells Rick hell leave their food untouched to ensure that they remain strong enough to collect for him. Negan commands Rick to thank him, but Rick refuses. Negan says that Rick is the one who forced his hand and that is why he should thank him. Negan asks if anyone keeps guns outside of the armory. Rick assures him that all guns are kept in storage.
Later, Rick brings the missing guns to Negan. He gathers his group at the gate and the Saviors prepare to leave. When Rick sees Michonne lurking in a dilapidated house nearby, Rick asks Negan if he can give him a second. Negan refuses, and Rick rephrases and says, Please, can you just give me a second?. Negan does permits Rick to speak with her. He brings back her rifle and gives it to Negan, before asking if Daryl can stay since theyve followed the rules and gave Negan half of their supplies. Negan asks Daryl if he wants to stay. Daryl remains obediently silent.
Negan refuses to leave Alexandria until Rick thanks him. Thank you, Rick concedes. A walker approaches and Negan turns to kill it. Negan retrieves Lucille from Rick. In case you havent caught on, I just slid my dick down your throat and you thanked me for it., he says to Rick. He and the Saviors leave with half of the Alexandrian’s belongings and Daryl in tow.
Negan appears after Carl calls him out, having killed one of the Saviors named
From a catwalk, Negan addresses the crowd kneeling on the factory floor. He announces that the Saviors secured a big load of goods and everyone will get fresh vegetables at dinner, regardless of how many points they have.
Everyone cheers. He whispers to Carl, You see that? Respect.
Negan takes Carl to a nicely appointed room and introduces him to his harem. Negan pulls Sherry aside; she reluctantly concedes that Mark, a Savior, shirked his work duties to be with
Negan takes Carl to his apartment; he orders Carl to sit across from him and remove his hat and eye bandage. Carl is reluctant but Negan reminds him that he killed two of his men and must repay him. When Carl removes the bandage, That is disgusting, Negan says and gleefully mocks Carls scarred eye socket. Humiliated, Carl starts crying. Negan, in a rare act, apologizes for hurting his feelings, and tells him that he forgot he was a kid.
Later, Saviors gather around a furnace on the factory floor, where
Back in Negans apartment, Carl taunts Negan for being unable to kill him, Rick or Daryl and tells Negan he should jump out of the window so he doesnt have to kill him. Negan suggests they take a car ride.
Negan and Carl prepare to leave in the cargo truck. On their way out, Daryl warns Negan against hurting Carl. Negan immediately tells Dwight to put Daryl back in his cell and drives off.
Negan and Carl knock on Ricks door in Alexandria.
Negan takes a tour of Ricks house, and is impressed with their living arrangements.
Carl tries to keep him away from Judiths bedroom, but Negan opens the door and discovers her nursery. He lifts Judith out of her crib.
Negan and Carl sit on the porch. Negan rocks Judith in his lap as he contemplates killing Rick and Carl, maybe even settling in the suburbs. Negan smiles and kisses Judith’s nose.
Negan enjoys a shave in Ricks bathroom. He then cooks spaghetti in the kitchen with Carl, instructing him to place a setting for Rick as Olivia pours him some lemonade. They sit at the table in silence, waiting for Rick to return. Negan grows tired and places Lucille in Ricks chair, he then asks Carl to pass the bread rolls to which he says please the second time after he is ignored the first time.
Later, Negan is sitting on the porch when
As Negan and Spencer play pool in the middle of the street, residents gather around to watch. Spencer tells Negan that Ricks ego is out of control and proposes that Negan appoint Spencer the new leader of Alexandria. Negan considers Spencers betrayal. He points out that Rick is swallowing his hatred to gather goods for Negan so he wont kill anyone else. That takes guts, he says. Negan wonders why Spencer doesnt just kill Rick himself instead of sneaking around.
When he tries to speak, Negan answers his own question: Its because youve got no guts, he says as he plunges a knife into Spencers abdomen, disemboweling him. There they are. They were inside you the whole time, Negan jokes as Spencers guts spill out onto the asphalt, asking if someone wants to finish the game with him.
Angered, Rosita whips out her gun and shoots at Negan; however, the bullet hits Lucille instead. Negan, enraged at the damage done to Lucille, and the attempt on his life, screams out SHIT! WHAT THE SHIT?! SHIT! YOU JUST... YOU TRIED TO KILL ME?! YOU SHOT LUCILLE! and demands to know who made the bullet. Rosita lies and claims she made it herself. Negan doesnt believe her and orders Arat to put the knife to her face. Rosita again claims it was her as she presses her cheek against Arats knife, cutting her own face. Negan simply doesnt fall for it, and then orders Arat to kill someone; she then turns and shoots Olivia in the face.
Rick appears and yells at Negan that they had an agreement. Negan tells him about how Carl infiltrated the Sanctuary and killed two of his men, how Spencer was plotting to have him killed, so he could be put in charge. He also tells Rick that Rosita shot Lucille trying to kill him and did not want Olivia to die even though he ordered Arat to kill someone.
Negan agrees to go as soon as he learns who made the bullet. Tara says it was her, but a tearful Eugene confesses. Negan approaches him and tells him he believes him and Negan in his frustration asks Lucille to give him strength then angrily says that Ricks finds are not good enough after today and he warns Rick he will not forget what happened that day. Negan and his crew leave with Eugene in tow.
Although he isnt seen, Negan is heard on the radio Jesus took from the Sanctuary, he gives Fat Joey an eulogy, and he tells Simon to look for Daryl in Alexandria as he knows he escaped.
Negan returns to the Sanctuary with his new prisoner, Eugene, who shakes with terror as Laura, a female Savior, walks him deep into the bowels of the Sanctuary. Negan discovers that Daryl killed Fat Joey and escaped. He then has the Saviors barge in and beat up Dwight as Negan watches from the doorway.
Dwight sits in Daryl’s dark cell, now his cell. Negan informs him that Sherry ran away and wonders if she helped Daryl escape. Dwight defends Sherry. Negan continues hypothesizing and questions whether Dwight changed his stripes and helped Daryl himself; he then orders Dwight to find Sherry and bring her back.
Outside, by the Sanctuary fence-line, Negan orders that Simon go lead a search party to Alexandria to search for Daryl. Eugene is brought before him and is given an intimidating introduction. When asked for his name, Eugene responds with Eugene. Negan then prompts the Saviors for their names and they respond in unison: Negan. Negan grills Eugene about his credentials. Scared, Eugene falls back on an old lie and claims he has multiple PhDs and was part of the Human Genome Project. Negan asks Eugene for advice on how to prevent his fence-line walkers from deteriorating. Eugene impresses Negan with his proposed solution: covering them in a shell of liquefied metal that will make the walkers indestructible once it dries. As a reward for his ingenuity, Negan offers to send several of his wives to Eugenes apartment.
Negan enters the factory floor, where a crowd has gathered around the furnace and he points Lucille directly at Eugene. You are gonna wanna pay close attention to this, he says.
Negan turns and whacks Lucille against
Negan stares intently at Eugene before he grabs Dr. Carson and throws him face-first into the furnace, burning him alive. Negan puts his arm around Dwight, saying Good thing we have a spare
Negan emerges with Lucille outside the Sanctuary and greets
Negan arrives at Sashas cell as one of the Saviors,
Negan asks Sasha if Rick sent her to kill him but she assures him he didnt.
Negan, impressed by Sashas lady nuts, asks her to join the Saviors. He unties her wrists, gives her his knife and presents his proposition: she can choose not to use the knife, allowing David to reanimate and kill her, or she can save herself and use the knife against David, but shell have to join Negans cause. He leaves the cell.
Negan opens the door to Sashas cell and sees the knife protruding from Davids forehead. You win, Sasha says, agreeing to join him. Negan retrieves the knife and says that Sasha needs to further convince him of her loyalty. He tells her that he knows Rick is formulating a plot against him and that he plans to enlist her help in stopping him.
Negan brings a tray of food to Sashas cell. He assures her she doesnt have to die that day but warns that someone from the Survivors does. She asks him what he needs from her. Negan tells Sasha how he plans to use her in his attack against Alexandria. He insists on executing three people, but Sasha bargains him down to one. He complies.
Meanwhile, Negan and his crew works to remove chopped down trees blocking the road, delaying their arrival at Alexandria; a diversionary tactic secretly employed by Dwight. Negan suspects Alexandria is responsible, and reminds Simon that they have a Plan B.
Eugene asks Negans permission to approach Rick and try to defuse the situation before resorting to warfare.
Earlier, As Negans group mobilizes to attack Alexandria, Sasha tells Negan that she wants to travel to Alexandria in the casket so she can rest. She requests a bottle of water. Inside the coffin, Sasha selects a song from the iPod Eugene gave her. As music begins to play, she pops the suicide pill in her mouth and chases it with water.
A Scavenger alerts everyone in Alexandria to the Saviors arrival. Rick assumes his position at the front gate, with Jadis crouching by his feet, hidden from view. Negans caravan arrives. Eugene steps out and tries to convince Rick to surrender. Rick hesitates, stricken by Eugenes betrayal, then gives Rosita the signal to detonate the explosives. Rosita pushes the detonator, but there is no explosion. Before Rick can reach for his gun,
Negan emerges from a truck and taunts Rick as his Saviors open the truck that holds the explosives. Negans men remove a coffin from their flatbed; he announces that Sasha is inside, alive and well. He tells him that he was aware of Ricks plan to defy and attack him, as Jadis was the little birdie that revealed his plans and offers to let her live if Rick turns over all their guns, and Daryl.
Even then, Negan will still execute one Alexandrian of Ricks choosing. If he refuses, Negan will kill them all. Rick insists on seeing Sasha. Negan taps Lucille against the casket, knocking.
Negan opens the casket door. Sasha, now a walker, lunges at him. The Survivors take advantage of the ensuing chaos and turns their guns on the Scavengers. Those on the guard posts open fire on the Saviors outside. Michonne fights Farron on the balcony. In the chaos, Rosita is shot, and shortly after is escorted away by Tara. Rick tries to join the fight, but Jadis holds him at gunpoint. Meanwhile,
In the streets below, The Saviors and Scavengers have gained control of the situation; some Alexandrians have been killed, and the rest are in custody. Jadis leads Rick to Negan and orders him to kneel beside Carl, who is surrounded by over a dozen Saviors. She reminds Negan of their deal, twelve people in exchange for the Scavengers help in the attack. Negan swiftly bargains her down to 10.
Rick and Carl look on in horror as a body plummets to the ground, from Michonnes balcony post. Negan vows to kill Carl and cut off Ricks hands as punishment for Ricks collusion. Rick swallows his fear and furiously reiterates his pledge to kill Negan, regardless of the threats he makes.
Negan stares at him for a moment, before smiling. As Negan prepares to strike Carl with Lucille,
Back at the Sanctuary, Simon and Dwight inform Negan that preparations are underway for plan B. Negan asks Eugene how Sasha managed to die in the casket. Eugene surmises that she ran out of air. Negan looks doubtful, but concedes its possible. Negan then addresses his Saviors amassed in the courtyard. We are going to war, he declares.
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Negan becomes frustrated when Rick and his army refuse to back down. Negan has Simon push Gregory off the platform. Rick continues to offer the lieutenants a way out. Gavin wants to talk but Rick insists this is the only way. Youre gonna make me count? Rick asks. He starts at 10, but unleashes his gunfire at 7.
When Rick opens fire Negan and his lieutenants run for cover. All of the Lieutenants run back inside, however Negan remains outside. He gets shot in the leg and limps towards a sheet of metal for cover as Rick continues firing on him and the Sanctuary windows. Gabriel urges Rick to evacuate. Negan is next seen when
In a flashback, Negan is present at a crisis meeting with Gregory, Simon, Regina, Dwight and Eugene concerning the rebellion at Alexandria.
Gregory thanks them for listening to him. He understands how hard it is to manage people in this environment and the big scary u. He explains it as the unknown. Negan tells Gregory he likes killing people and killing the right people and the right time makes things fall into place. You kill one and you could be saving hundreds more, Negan tells him. We save people. Gregory realizes thats why theyre called the Saviors. Dwight gets up to leave for a cigarette but Negan questions he wouldnt want to hear Gregory. Dwight says it doesnt matter because hes just going to do what hes told.
Gregory continues, describing the conflict and claiming he can stop it before it gets started. He offers to kick everyone out of the Hilltop who side with Rick. Negan asks if he can exile people. Hilltop is my house, Gregory said. He claims hes still the guy there. Negan questions it, though, because he saw Maggie alive and is leading an army of his people. Gregory insists he didnt know about Maggie until now. Gregory tells him the Hilltop is his home.
Simon suggests a strong raid on the Hilltop, which could end in killing everyone there if they dont cooperate, which would send a message to the other communities.
People are a resource, Negan insists. Money on the table. People are the foundation of what we are doing here! He angrily questions Simon if he remembers who they are and who is in charge. Simon pledges his allegiance.
Negan says they have to capture Rick, Maggie and Ezekiel and kill them horribly in front of their people. Suddenly, The Militias gunshots ring out outside. Simon suggests shooting at them but Negan says it would be a waste of ammo. Instead, he will go talk to everyone. They all walk outside.
In the present, Negan is in a trailer with Gabriel. He tackles and disarms him. His handgun was fully loaded. Gabriel says he didnt have enough bullets to take out the walkers. Negan calls it a smart play and helps him then sits down and indicates Gabriel should be quiet. Your friend Rick is an asshole, Negan says. But Father Gabriel says Negan is. Yeah, I am, but hes gonna get people killed. Negan explains that he killed Abraham and Glenn, but Rick got them killed for killing his people. Negan then questions Gabriel why he saved Gregory after he tried to sell them out. Gabriel reveals he fears a fruitless death. There had to be some reason I did what I did, Gabriel said. Maybe this is the reason.
Gabriel says he wants to take Negans offer.
Back in the trailer, Negan and Gabriel continue their conversation. Negan insists they wait it out. Gabriel asks Negan to confess, I dont have shit to confess, Negan said. Except for the fact that I rubbed one out right where youre sitting just to calm down a bit. He questions Gabriel on why he became a priest. I love god and I love people, Gabriel said. I wanted to bring them together. I like to help people through their weaknesses too, Negan said. Been doing it one way or another my whole life. You wanna know why people are gonna start dying in there? Because Im not there to stop it. Negan begins whistling and the walker presence intensifies.
Negan goes on about being weak but also being strong. He claims everyone is a mix. I took this place and it was a damn free for all, Negan said. A confederation of assholes. An army made up of gangs of animals. The last guy that was in charge? He wasnt in charge of shit. He allowed people to be weak. I dont, I make them strong, which makes this world strong. Youre gonna see Gabey. Im gonna make you my special project.
Gabriel insists he is strong. He confess that he was at the
Back in the trailer, Negan explains how they will get inside, using Lucille and each other.
Negan grabs the walker and pulls it toward him but Gabriel is hiding on the other side of the wall. He is armed with a gun. Negan asks Gabriel for his help. Gabriel says he killed before, but thats not his greatest sin, he confess he locked his congregation out of his church when all this started, he listened to the people die. Everyday he works to lessen that failure and be of service and purpose. Now, I offer you the assurance of a pardon, Gabriel said. I will go with you. He wants to show Negan that working together is the best move but hell only do it if Negan confesses.
Negan finally opens up about his first wife, prior to the epidemic, how he treated her badly and how he couldnt put her down after she died and convinces Gabriel they have to work together to get out of this mess. Gabriel emerges and gives Negan the gun, saying, Youre forgiven. Negan punches him in the face once and says thanks. Negan rips apart the walker and explains how the insides can be used to walk among the dead.
Negan and Gabriel make a bunch of noise and lets walkers enter the trailer until it is full and they can find a way out. Slowly, the two maneuver through the crowd until Gabriel trips. They work together, saving one another, until they get to an edge where walkers fall on them.
Negan and Gabriel have made it safely inside that Sanctuary, he whistles his way in as he witnesses Regina killing a worker. Negan criticizes her for doing that. Negan reaffirms his power, and reminds them who he is. I wear a leatherjacket, I have Lucille, and my nutsack is made of steel! He excuses himself to a shower and some service from Frankie. He will then get back to business and saving everyone. Negan orders Gabriel to be kept in a cell.
Later, Negan and the lieutenants find some of the weapon bags left by the Survivors, and realize that the weapons they had were stolen from the Sanctuary. Privately, Negan tells Eugene he will reward him handsomely if he can figure out the mole within the Saviors, but at the same time, he will kill him if he cant, albeit quickly.
Negan is met by Eugene in the conference room. Negan expresses an increasing worry for the safety of his community, while praising Eugene and his efforts in the compound. He reminds Eugene that he is aware of how smart he is, prompting Eugene to remind him of his loyalty. Negan reaches out his hand and Eugene attempts to kiss it but Negan was looking for a handshake. Its a sign of mutual respect which not many people get from Negan.
Eugene accepts this, declaring that there is work that needs to be done before leaving the room.
Negan and Eugene propose a plan to clear out the walkers with whatever firearms they have left, with Eugene affirming that he will be able to stock the Saviors up on freshly-made ammo should they run low. He then proposes another solution to deal with the issue. Negan again praises Eugene on his initiative, but before he can hear the plan, Dwight and the other lieutenants report to Negan about the situation with the herd. Negan has high hopes that Eugenes plan will give them the upper hand. Eugene stares intently at Dwight, instead of ratting him out, he informs Negan that he intends to repair the intercom system, giving them an advantage in communications with the rest of the community. Negan is underwhelmed by Eugenes words.
Negan is first seen banging Lucille against Alexandrias gates and offers them a deal over a loudspeaker: either the people of Alexandria can line up in front of their homes, decide whos going to be the offering for Lucille, have Rick killed in front of everyone and then everyone can move on with their lives, or the Saviors will bomb Alexandria with grenade launchers.
Negan gives the survivors three minutes for them to decide.
As three minutes have passed, Negan and over two dozen Saviors are preparing to torch Alexandria to the ground, but Negan is interrupted by Carl who tries to defuse the situation. He says that there are children and his sister taking refuge at the town; however, Negan states that they also have young people at the Sanctuary, as well as a
As they talk, the people of Alexandria break out in a convoy. Negan gets angry at Carl for tricking him and orders the Saviors to blow up Alexandria and the Saviors launch grenades into Alexandria, destroying it. Negans troops smash their way through Alexandrias gates. He orders the Saviors to capture Carl alive, destroy every other house, and send Rick to him when he arrives.
Rick heads towards his house in search of Carl, Judith, and Michonne. Negan ambushes him, catching him by surprise and hitting him in the abdomen and arm with Lucille. Rick dodges subsequent blows as Negan tells him he will torture Rick before he kills him. To Ricks anger, Negan claims he will train Carl to be one of his lieutenants. They exchange punches but Rick is tackled to the ground. He gains the upper hand by grabbing a piece of metal and striking Negan in the face, knocking him on his back.
He grabs Lucille and begins hitting Negan with her, which enrages him to the point that he is able to knock Rick back. Rick grabs his gun from the floor, but is unable to draw it quickly enough as he gets pushed out a window, before fleeing down the road.
In the future
Negan recounts to Simon the situation that unfurled at Alexandria, impressed with Carls efforts to assist the residents. He inquires Simon of his handling of the travelling Hilltop residents, Simon reports that the situation was settled and asks about Gavins group, from whom neither of them have heard. Negan seats Simon and tasks him with handling the
Simon argues that their methods are not working, in that Alexandria, the Hilltop, the Kingdom and the Scavengers do not seem to realize how serious the Saviors are. To this end, he proposes they cut their losses and find other communities who would join their cause rather than bring Ricks people to submission. Negan, not happy with the idea, retorts that while their current methods prove difficult, they are still effective. He affirms his belief that once Rick is disposed of, everyone will fall back into line.
Before the conversation can continue, Gary and two other Saviors haul in a large crate, the same box Maggie requested from Simon following their encounter on the road, and set it on the table.
Negan and Simon open the box to reveal a zombified
After Simon deals with the Scavengers and returning to the Sanctuary, Simon and Negan discuss the fact that Gavin has still not reported back, both unaware that he is dead. On Negans inquiry of the Scavengers, Simon reports that his mission was a success, lying that he delivered the standard message and adding that there was remorse. Negan is called by
Hearing his voice on the other end, Rick reports Carls death, much to Negans obvious shock and grief. He reveals the contents of their letters, Carl wishes for the both of them to end their war and make peace. Rick, however, believes that peace is now impossible to achieve. Negan asks if Carls death was of the Saviors doing, but Rick angrily denies this, explaining that he died trying to help
Negan condemns Ricks decisions and insists that he stop the war, lest he lose more of his loved ones and have to live with the fact that they died fighting a losing battle. He explains that all of his losses could have been avoided had he just submitted. Negan deems Rick a failure as both a leader and a father and implores him to surrender, seeing that the war has caused him to lose more than he has gained.
Negan talks to Eugene, disappointed that Eugenes efforts have not completely alleviated the issues at hand and that Gabriel and Carson have somehow escaped undetected, unaware that Eugene was responsible. Negan affirms to that once Carson and Gabriel are caught and brought back to the Sanctuary, he will find out about their escapades. A nervous Eugene inquires about the events that occurred at Alexandria, Negan questions his inquiry, asking if he cares despite Alexandrias actions against him since his defection.
Negan then places Eugene in charge of his
Negan later bursts into Eugenes new outpost, followed by two Saviors bringing in a recaptured Gabriel. Negan claims to have a story from Gabriel on the circumstances of his and Carsons escape. To Eugenes relief, Gabriel does not hold Eugene responsible for the planning of their escape, but rather Carson. Negan then leaves Gabriel in charge of arranging Eugenes bullet casings. Eugene reports that while his munitions have been of great quality, the quantity of supplies is running low. He suggests the possibility of launching walker viscera at the opposing forces in a last-resort effort to dissuade them from fighting.
Gaining a new set of ideas from this otherwise-ludicrous scenario, Negan leaves, satisfied.
Negan has the remaining Saviors at the Sanctuary (including Dwight) gathered at the courtyard, with several walkers chained to the fences. He relays the process of turning when getting bit by a walker and proposes they use that to their advantage - coating their weapons in walker remains will effectively taint them, and while the weapon may not kill the enemy, the viscera will create a surefire way for the victim to become infected. He then coats Lucille in a thick coat of blood and flesh from one of the walkers and displays it to the crowd.
Negan stops by Dwights apartment and welcomes him back to the Sanctuary. Dwight explains that he was heading towards Hilltop in hopes of running into Saviors. Negan orders Dwight back to work. Simon directs his crew as they gut yard walkers and collect entrails to immerse their weapons in, which they plan to use in their attack against Hilltop. Negan predicts the Survivors will surrender once they comprehend his new strategy. Negan dips Lucille in a bucket of walker guts. Dwight and Simon drive off with a convoy of Saviors.
As they are on their way to Hilltop, Rick suddenly rams his car into Negans then pursues him down city streets. Simon instructs the rest of the Saviors to stay behind and set up a perimeter while he and Dwight search for Negan.
Negan comes to in his overturned car, which is covered in walker guts. Rick approaches and shoots at Negan, who uses the car for cover. Negan escapes into an abandoned building with Rick hot on his heels.
Inside, Rick continues firing at Negan, but quickly runs out of bullets. He throws his hatchet at Negan and narrowly misses. Negan falls off a landing and dangles from the ledge by his fingers. Rick grabs his hatchet and chops at Negans hands. Negan plummets into the basement. Rick hunts for Negan in the basement. He discovers a barricaded storage room full of walkers. Negan makes Rick an offer: If Alexandria, Hilltop and the Kingdom fall in line, theyll only be required to send the Saviors a quarter of their supplies as long as Rick works at the Sanctuary as a janitor. Rick retorts that Negan lost his credibility after the Saviors killed all the Scavengers. Negan reels at the news of the massacre and is mad upon realizing Simon killed them all. Rick finds Lucille on the ground.
Rick tells Negan he has Lucille. Negan forbids Rick from touching her. Rick sets Lucille on fire and bashes the barricade to the storage room, busting it open. Negan charges at him. Rick swings at Negan. Meanwhile, walkers flood out of the storage room and attack.
Negan tackles Rick, grabs his beloved bat and escapes. Rick chases him through a window. He runs outside and finds his car gone. Negan wakes up in a car and finds Anne behind the steering wheel, holding him at gunpoint. He chuckles and Anne knocks him unconscious.
Negan is first seen at the
Jadis watch beeps. She leaves Negan alone for a moment and returns with a walker tied to a cart. Negan fires at her with a gun he managed to get hold of, and threatens to burn a pile of sentimental photos with a flare that he found in her bag. Jadis emerges from her cover and orders Negan to leave the pictures alone. Negan questions her that is how she kills people slow with Winslow, but Jadis tells him people are resources.
Jadis begs Negan not to burn her photos. Negan explains that Lucille is all he has left of his wife, whom he named the bat after. Jadis watch beeps again. She rams the walker into Negan and wrestles the flare away. To her dismay, the flare falls in a puddle of water and the flame is snuffed. A helicopter appears overhead. She tries to hail it to no avail. Jadis rushes over to burn the bat. Negan begs her not to and he offers to settle it. Jadis drops the flare and theyre both painfully relieved.
He vows to settle things with the perpetrator of the massacre.
Negan is dressed and ready to leave the Heaps. He wants to know what just happened here. She is silent, though. He invites her with him to join the Saviors, but she rejects it. Ill swing back by sometime, Negan tells her. Who knows, maybe youll wanna share. Negan is shown driving himself back to the Sanctuary, when he comes across
Negan surprises Dwight in the Sanctuary courtyard. He interrogates Dwight as to why they didn’t search for him while he was attacked by Rick. Dwight insists he only stopped searching for him on Simons orders and explains that Simon believed him dead. He reminds Negan about his loyalty to the Saviors.
Negan meets Simon and his other lieutenants. Simon asks Negan to forgive him for his actions against the Hilltop. Negan reminds Simon of the time they took the Sanctuary as well as Simons actions against Oceanside. Negan orders Simon to his knees, but spares his life. Negan outlines a plan to surround Hilltop and slaughter anyone who tries to leave. He pulls Dwight aside and commends him for doing whatever it takes to stay alive.
Negan later appears at the courtyard where Simon, Gary, Dwight and Gregory are.
He whistles in response and emerges from his hiding place. He orders his hidden men to kill all of the conspirators, including
Negan and Simon face off in a grudge match, surrounded by everyone in The Sanctuary. Fists fly in a knockout brawl. Negan eventually knocks Simon to the ground and begins to strangle him. As Simon struggles, Negan laments that because of his actions at Hilltop, those people can no longer be controlled. So now I have to kill them all, just like I have to kill you he shouts, before crushing Simons throat, killing him.
Negan walks Dwight back to his room and appoints him his new right-hand man. Dwight opens the door only to find
Negan is later contacted by
Negan is shown when the Saviors mobilize at the Sanctuary. Eugene informs Negan that he manufactured the bullets as requested. Negan shoots a dummy labeled Rick with a test bullet and grins. He gives a map to two Saviors,
Negan, Laura, Eugene and Gabriel drive out together. Negan predicts that Rick will send a scout team to kill Lances group as they set up their roadblock. He explains that he gave Lance and Duke, who were Simons men, a decoy map to lure the Survivors into an ambush. Ricks scout team kills Lances group and finds the map, unaware that its a decoy.
In Negans car, Laura swerves to avoid a walker in the road. Seeing an opportunity, Gabriel opens the car door and leaps free.
Eugene manages to capture him. Negan whacks Gabriel in the stomach with Lucille, bringing him to his knees. He orders him back in the car. Ricks army advances to the ambush spot. Whistling begins just as it did on the night Glenn and Abraham died. Negan contacts them over a bullhorn to taunt them before their inevitable execution. A firing line of Saviors forms up to slaughter the Militia from a distance at higher ground. At the end of Negans countdown, the Saviors fire, However, Eugene had tampered with their guns and they unexpectedly backfired, killing many Saviors. Taking advantage of the moment, the Militia presses the attack on the Saviors, killing several more.
After the failure of the guns, Negan turns in anger to Eugene, only to be attacked by Gabriel and then Dwight. Negan manages to subdue them both and he makes a run for it, chased by Rick. He runs out of bullets and fights Negan hand to hand. They stop at a tree, where a framed stained glass window hangs from.
Negan gains the upper hand and reveals that the outcome of his game of
Rick asks Negan to grant him ten seconds to describe the future Carl envisioned and Negan acquiesces.
Negan is nearly in tears when Rick puts Carls words in Negans face. Rick suddenly slits Negans throat with a shard of glass.
Negan falls to the ground clutching at his bleeding neck. Rick looks behind at the captured Saviors. After a moment of thought, Rick orders
Later, Negan recovers in the infirmary. Rick and Michonne inform him that he will rot in a cell for the rest of his life and serve as a reminder that people are capable of change and as an evidence that they will bring civilization.
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In Alexandria, Rick goes down a basement to talk to a locked up Negan. He mentions that it been 35 days since Gregorys execution.
He talks about how everything has changed after the war and how the communities are working together on fixing a bridge, which will the link to their future. Were making a new beginning, Rick says smiling with hope.
After Rick finishes narrating his story, Negan, sporting a much larger beard than normal, questions when he will be able to have a look at the thriving communities but Rick tells him never and tells him he will die in his cell. Rick claims they are thriving without him to build a future and Negan taunts him about Carl but an angry Rick shuts him up and forbids him from mentioning Carl.
Negan responds with a grin: Youre not saving this world, Rick. You just get it ready for me, warning him that the peace between the communities wont last too long and that he will not be locked up forever.
In Alexandria, Negan is visited by Michonne after he refuses to eat. He says hell only eat if she stays to talk to him. She agrees to stay for an hour.
Negan tells Michonne hes not meant to be in the cell just as shes not meant to be doing random chores and looking after kids. Michonne shoots back that shes helping rebuild civilization. Negan admits hes happy his wife never got to see him like this, revealing that they wish they had a kid like Carl, but his wife got cancer and the world changed. Michonne says she sees Carl everywhere, and when Negan asks about her own kid, she angrily says Andre didnt make it. Negan says its better this way because his wife wasnt made for the apocalypse. We were built for more, he says. Michonne reacts in anger and storms off.
A while later, Michonne returns to Negans cell and acknowledges that theyre similar, but distinguishes that her worldview is a lot more positive than his. She finally gets him to eat, and as she leaves he asks her to see Lucille.
Michonne tells him they dont have the bat anymore and leaves smiling.
After she leaves, Negan starts to violently bang his head against the wall.
Maggie arrives in Alexandria and after convincing Michonne, is given the key to Negans cell. He chuckles at her as Maggie demands he get on his knees. From the shadows, Negan taunts Maggie about killing Glenn and begs her to kill him. She opens the cell and slams him against the wall as he begs for death. He sobs and admits he wants to be reunited with his wife Lucille. She tells him to get back to his cell because he’s already worse than dead.
Following Ricks presumed death, Negan started to get in talks with Judith as she grew up. This talks would eventually give Negan a more positive outcome in his punishment and make him friendlier.
Six years later, as he sits on his cell, Judith reads off a math problem to him about two planes on a collision course. He stops her and asks if shes ever seen a plane and she says no, so Negan suggests she worry about problems that apply to the real world. Judith then tells him that Michonne wants to make Magnas group leave but she doesnt want them to. Negan uses an anecdote from his childhood about a seemingly nice stray dog that turned violent, meaning just because someone looks nice doesnt mean they are.
Judith brushes it off and says that she only wants his help with math, as the numbers dont care if someones good or bad on the inside. Negan smiles as she leaves.
In Alexandria, Gabriel helps Negan meditate in his cell. Negan compliments him on Rosita and brags that hes heard some interesting things she said outside his cell. Gabriel says that he doesnt care what Rosita said about him, but Negan points out he never said that Rosita mentioned Gabriel. Gabe then leaves, somewhat ruffled.
Later, Negan taunts Gabriel with cleaning his potty to the point where he gets mad. Gabe confesses he’s upset he has to take care of him while Rosita recovers at Hilltop. Negan expresses genuine sympathy but is shut off by an angry Gabriel who storms off after slamming Negans cell door shut. Negan is then un-cuffed by his guard and sits back on his bed.
At night, Negan plays with a tennis ball until he accidentally bounces it outside of his cell. He then notices the door slightly moving because of the wind, confusing him. He touches the door and discovers it has been left open. He picks up his tennis ball and is left in thought for a moment. He then tosses the ball, smiles and leaves.
In Alexandria, Negan sneaks around the garden, eats a tomato and steals a shovel.
He breaks into Judiths room, looks at one of her drawings and then takes her compass. At dawn, he puts on normal clothes and scales the fence, before Judith stops him with her gun. He laughs and suggests they just go their separate ways, but she doesnt budge. Negan climbs down and Judith reminds him theres nothing out there for him. He promises not to hurt anyone, even in self-defense. Judith finally relents and allows him to keep her compass in hopes that it will help him find his way, but promises that if she sees him again shell shoot.
In the woods, Negan strolls around and kills some walkers, costing him his flood supply. He then drinks from a river, before spitting the water out. He notices hes in the clearing when he first met Rick and looks down, remembering his actions. Later, he rummages through an abandoned clothing store and finds himself a black leather jacket. Suddenly, three hungry dogs show up, forcing him to hide on top of a shelf. He runs outside and throws a walker in to escape from the dogs, barely escaping with his life.
Negan eventually returns to the Sanctuary. He finds everything abandoned and encounters one of his zombified Saviors,
On the road, Negan drives his bike but crashes when he is shot by Judith.
She says a lot of people are looking for him. He gives her back the compass and says he wants to return to Alexandria because she was right, there isnt anything out there for him. Judith then escorts him back to Alexandria.
In Alexandria, Michonne visits Negan in his cell, having learned that he refuses to explain himself to anyone but her and demands to know why he came back. Negan points out that he couldve easily waited to ambush and kill Michonne or instead killing any number of sleeping people, but she points out that he wouldve only condemned himself to death and realizes that he decided to try out in the wider world, only for it to spit him out.
Negan admits that shes right that the world has changed, but insists that he has changed too and asks her to give him a chance to trust him, offering to be a sounding board for Michonne leader to former leader. Michonne rejects Negans advice and announces that they will be tying him up as they fortify the cell lock and orders the windows to be closed as she spots
In Alexandria, Michonne visits Negans cell to ask if hes seen Judith and demands to know what she talks to him about. He says homework, stories about Rick, and how shes as much of a badass as Carl was.
He also says he is straight forward with her, and maybe if Michonne did the same shed know where she is. She asks if he told her what he did to Glenn and Abraham, with Negan acquiescing. He reveals Judith hates that shes not letting Magnas people in and believes things should be like Carl wanted them to be. Michonne yells that Judith is her daughter, and Negan reminds her that maybe she is exactly like her mother and she is not taking shit lying down. She realizes hes right and rushes back to her home, leaving a preoccupied Negan alone.
In Alexandria, Negan takes shelter from the storm with the residents in the church. He jokes about Rositas love quadrangle and taunts Gabriel by calling him father…not the father, to Eugenes amusement. Judith tells him shes worried about Dog, who she lost despite Daryl asking her to watch over him. Suddenly, the group smells something and Eugene pulls Siddiq and Gabriel away from the fireplace before it explodes. He says the chimney makes it unsafe to light anything else on fire, so Gabriel decides theyre moving to Aarons house. They all tie a rope around themselves and head out into the blizzard.
In the middle of the path, Judith hears Dog barking in the distance and chases after him, forcing Negan to race after her at the risk of his own life.
A while later, he gets hit by debris while searching for Judith. He screams her name until he hears Dog barking and finds her. Negan puts Judith on his shoulder, grabs Dogs leash and gives her his coat to stay warm. He then ties up his injured leg and carries her and Dog away.
The next day, after the storm is over, Negans leg injury is treated by
Negan then suggests to Michonne that a common enemy and a common goal is the same thing as facing evil brings good people together. Negan tells Michonne that in such a situation, no one ever thinks theyre the evil one, leaving her in thought.
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Sometime after the blizzard, Negan is now allowed to be outside his cell during the day to help out around Alexandria with the gardening. Months later, Negan is picking up tomatoes while being watched by
A while later, Negan is placed back in his cell and is visited by Gabriel. Negan advises him to temper the coming dangers to his people as to not cause a panic. Gabriel asks if he should lie. No, not lie, Negan tells him. At most, Im talking about a little strategic omission. He also claims that if manipulating people keeps them alive, there is no harm.
Following the incoming waves of walkers approaching Alexandria, Negan is ordered by
At night, Negan takes out a walker with the crowbar which prompts Aaron to demand he heads back. When Negan tries to dismiss him, Aaron pushes him to the ground. I did what I had to do back then, Negan claims about his past actions. Aaron asks why
Negan then escapes as Aaron is suddenly attacked by walkers. Inside a cabin, Negan patiently hides and waits as a blind Aaron seeks shelter inside looking for him. When Aaron causes noise, walkers storm in. Negan immediately saves Aaron with the crowbar and tells him the flowers growing out of the walkers are called hogweed and can lead to blindness. He hands him water and tells him theyll leave in the morning. At dawn, Negan keeps watch by a window when Aaron tells him he can finally see. They then head back to Alexandria.
Negan is doing chores around the community when Lydia visits him to inform him his advice to ignore her bullies isnt working and they keep harassing her. Before they can continue talking, Daryl arrives and orders her to leave. Shes just trying to fit in, Negan says. Daryl tells him that wont happen with him being around her and leaves.
Later that night, Negan hears as Lydia is being attacked by
A while later, Negan is visited in his cell by Daryl.
He tells Negan people want him dead, but Negan claims it was an accident and Margo was an asshole anyway for beating on a kid. Daryl asks why he helped Lydia and Negan says he believes in their way of life. Daryl promises hell get a chance to tell his side and leaves. However, Negan is somehow released from his cell by someone in the middle of the night and escapes the community running into the woods.
Negan washes his face in a river when Brandon arrives and pretends to hold a knife to him. He reveals he is joking and tosses him a canteen. Negan drinks from it and then flashes a smile. Later that day, Negan is making a spear and becomes annoyed at Brandon when he tries to mimic the Saviors whistling. As they walk around the woods, Brandon starts fantasizing about the Sanctuary and reveals he is mad that Rick Grimes killed his parents. He then claims he heard that Negan shot Carl. Negan gets angry and corrects him, showing respect to Carl, and saying he would never kill a kid. Were both Negan, Brandon says seemingly understanding him.
They continue their journey and find a Whisperer border. Before they can investigate, a walker attacks Negan. He uses the wire around its neck to rip its head off and stomps its head.
He sarcastically thanks Brandon, who reveals he was making him another Lucille and he had also sneaked his leather jacket from the community. Negan smiles but asks him to put it all back in the bag because he doesnt want to be recognized.
While looking for shelter, Brandon asks Negan to rate female walkers on hotness when suddenly they hear screams from inside a bus. Negan runs inside and stabs several walkers to save a woman and her son. Brandon arrives and complements Negan on his brutal walker killings, comparing him to his old self. Later,
Negan then heads outside to talk with Milo who is playing with a toy airplane. He realizes Milo has never been on a plane and explains the joys of it. He also teaches him the joys of nut-tapping and promises to take him and his mom to Hilltop where they will be safe. A while later, Negan returns with wood for a fire when he hears Brandon whistling. He investigates and discovers Brandon has killed Amelia and Milo. Brandon smiles and asks if he passed the test, believing thats what Negan wanted him to do. Enraged, Negan picks up a stone and angrily beats Brandon to death. He then grabs his bat and leather jacket and leaves on his own.
That night, Negan is trotting around the woods and arrives at
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