The Walking Dead's 25 Greatest Villains Of All Time
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25. Walkers
Compared to say, the Top 5 on this list, zombies might seem like more of a nuisance now than a threat. Nonetheless, this countdown wouldn't be complete without the series' titular monsters.
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24. Lizzie
The disturbed tween was so enamored of walkers that she murdered kid sis Mika to turn her into one, and was going to off Judith next, had Carol not, um, shown her the flowers.
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23. Ron
A portrait of adolescent angst, Jessie's obnoxious older son took aim at Rick but only managed to shoot out Carl's eye before Michonne finally did him in.
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22. Ed
About the only good thing we can say about Carol's scum-of-the-earth, abusive husband is that he was as short-lived as he was short-tempered.
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21. Mary
Driven mad after baddies laid waste to the sanctuary she'd made of Terminus, Gareth's Mommie Dearest adopted the coldhearted "You're the butcher or you're the cattle" motto that turned many a visitor into an Unhappy Meal.
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19. Gabriel
It's a miracle that Father Stokes is now a trusted member of Team Alexandria, considering that, in addition to condemning his former flock to death, he'd once tried to sell out Rick & Co. to Deanna.
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18. Pete
Even before accidentally killing Reg, Jessie's husband would have had a spot on this list. Not only was he an abusive drunk, but, as Carl so succinctly explained it to Ron, "Your dad was an a—hole."
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17. Paula
The Savior who infamously suggested to Maggie that babies were merely "bite-sized snacks for the dead" was so damn tough, it's a wonder that a walker managed to sink its teeth into her.
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15. Dawn
Ruling Grady Memorial with an iron fist, Beth's amoral killer only got violent on her bad days. "It's unfortunate for us," Doc Edwards noted, "that that's the only kind she has."
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13. Simon
Negan's right-hand man performed his duties with such enthusiasm — glee, even — that he was almost as off-putting as his merciless boss. Almost.
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12. Gregory
Sleazy. Cowardly. Treacherous. Yeah, we tried, but we really couldn't think of a single adjective to describe The Hilltop's ill-fated leader that wasn't a (well-deserved!) diss.
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11. Martin
Tyreese refused to kill the Termian man-eater even after he implied that Judith would make a fine plate of baby back ribs. Not sure we could have shown as much restraint.
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10. Nicholas
Though this spineless Alexandrian got Noah killed and tried to murder Glenn — and tried hard, we might add — our hero still gave him another chance. Which he squandered on a suicide that again almost got Glenn killed!
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9. Shane
Even more shocking than the manner in which the dead are transformed into walkers was the way that Rick's onetime best bud turned into a murderous schemer with a mile-wide dark side. Yikes.
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8. Dwight
Let's review: Killed Denise. Shot Daryl. And let wife Sherry save his skin by "marrying" Negan. Yeah, this shifty Savior was among the lowest of the low before he turned over a new leaf and joined Fear the Walking Dead.
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7. Owen
Toward the end of this rabid Wolf's run, Denise brought out hints of humanity in him. But, between his attacks on Morgan and Alexandria, and his "sorry, not sorry" attitude, it was way too little, way too late to earn our good will.
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6. Gareth
The sight of the cannibal and his fellow Termians chowing down on Bob's leg was enough to turn even the most hardcore carnivore into a vegetarian. And the way he taunted his supper? That was enough to make misanthropes of us all.
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5. Merle
Before his 11th-hour redemption, the Governor's singlehanded henchman seemed to be every appalling thing that his stouthearted brother Daryl isn't.
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4. Joe
So vile was the leader of the Claimers that, before Rick (literally) went for his jugular, his idea of a good time had been raping and murdering pretty much anyone and everyone in sight.
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3. The Governor
"In this life now, you kill or you die," Woodbury's smarmy leader believed, "or you die and you kill." So he didn't hesitate to do away with Andrea, Merle, our beloved Hershel and any empathy we might have felt for him.
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2. Negan
Armed with blood-thirsty "vampire bat" Lucille and a twisted sense of humor, the Saviors' big kahuna sent us to Pee-Pee Pants City even before he had "struck out" poor Abraham and Glenn.
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1. Alpha
Negan called it when he said that the Whisperers' dead-eyed leader was such a terrifying specimen that "people are puttin' their s—in' pants back on." Hell, we may never take them off again after seeing the way the head case lined her border wall.
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14. Beta
Behind every demented leader, there's a demented second in command. And Alpha's brutish No. 2 is a doozy, a hulking monster of a man who's as remorseless as he is tough. (Not even a fall down an elevator shaft could keep him down for long!)
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20. Jadis
"Anne" redeemed herself in the end by sparing Gabriel and getting Rick air-lifted to the movies. But initially, the Scavengers' leader was a treacherous opportunist who reneged on her agreement with Alexandria and traded people for supplies.
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16. Jocelyn
With friends like these, who needs enemies? Post-apocalypse, Michonne's old college pal became a total psycho who loved to say that "children are capable of anything" — starting with torture and murder.