Daryl Dixon


 * "Look, the world is just shit sometimes. And you live with it. Sometimes that's all you can do."
 * —Daryl to Carl after handing Lydia back to the Whisperers and her abusive mother "Alpha" to save Alden and Luke.[src]

Daryl Dixon is the current tritagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is the younger brother of Merle and the last surviving member of his family. Daryl is an expert at hunting, tracking, navigation, and observation. Due to his survival skills, Rick Grimes values him as an important member of the group. Following the deaths of Ed and Sophia Peletier, Daryl has developed a close bond with fellow survivor Carol Peletier. He later formed a brief yet close bond with another fellow survivor Beth Greene before her demise. Daryl is at first a brazen, surly, impulsive redneck but develops himself as an integral part of the group. His aggression is unprecedented, and it remains one of his most valuable assets, as well as one of his most noticeable. Following the end of the war against Negan and the Saviors, Daryl becomes the new leader of the Sanctuary, though he eventually resigns from the role, giving it to Carol instead. In the years following Rick's assumed death, Daryl eventually started living in the woods after spending a long time searching for his best friend's body. He also found and trained a dog, who he just refers to as "Dog".

Overview
Daryl is both a physically and mentally strong man who is often surly and very resourceful but his compassion and loyalty towards the people he cares about are second-to-none; despite his hardened personality, he is not without a soft, emotional side. He is often volatile, but still significantly more level-headed than his older brother, Merle Dixon. Though he is usually distant, Daryl has often shown to be caring and selfless. All on his own, he attempts to find the lost Sophia Peletier on multiple occasions, one of which nearly cost him his life. He also immediately takes initiative to go back to find Andrea when she gets separated from the group.

In Season 1, Daryl is portrayed as a southern specialist tracer who constantly lives in the shadow of his older brother, Merle. Despite his hostile and distant behavior, he is a member of the team because of his hunting skills and his unparalleled craftsmanship in dealing with walkers.

In Season 2, Daryl becomes more friendly and cooperative. He also begins to develop a special bond with fellow survivor Carol, helping her find her lost daughter, Sophia. Daryl begins to grow up, becoming more and more responsible. Having been an outsider for most of his life, he is now starting to become a loyal member of the increasingly closely-bound team. However, after Sophia's death, he returns to his original, more hostile personality and is emotionally detached from the group. With the help of Carol and the rest of the group, he is involved in some issues (eg. helping Rick and Shane handle Randall) and seems to care about the farm and his shelter. On the night the farm is destroyed, he escapes with Carol and while she tries to persuade him to leave with her, Daryl, with a sense of respect for Rick, seems to be committed to keep the team safe.

In Season 3, Daryl proves to be invaluable, helping Rick and the rest of the group to clear the prison from the walkers so they can turn it into their new home. Moreover, he helps defend the prison after Rick's psychological collapse due to Lori's death, takes care of Judith, and also demonstrates his leadership capabilities by keeping the team united. The group has now become a large family, for which he is willing to even die for. Not surprisingly, when he learns that Glenn and Maggie are detained by The Governor at Woodbury, Daryl is one of the first members of the group to voluntarily go with Rick and penetrate the town to get their people back. However, Daryl ends up imprisoned there and after many hardships manages to escape with his brother, Merle. Then, Daryl is forced to choose between his old family and his new family. He finally decides to go with his brother. Daryl and Merle meet a family that is threatened by walkers. Daryl shows his altruistic mentality, leaping in to save them while Merle ignores them and then tries to plunder their car. However, Daryl prevents him, deciding to leave his brother behind and return to the prison. Merle then decides to follows him as he has nowhere to go. Merle eventually sacrifices himself while trying to kill the Governor. Later, Daryl finds Merle as a walker and for the first time Daryl shows his conflicting feelings. On the one hand, he is devastated by his brother's death and on the other hand, he unleashes a torrent of frustration and anger in Merle's body.

In Season 4, his role in the group is even more important. He has become a member of the Prison Council, being responsible for the prison administration and is also one of the key members of the group. However, the security of the prison does not last long, as The Governor leads a new team that manages to eventually destroy the team's shelter. After The Governor's assault, Daryl and Beth are separated from the others and Daryl firmly believes that they all died during the assault. He feels guilty about not being able to protect Rick, Hershel and the rest of the group. However, everything changes when Daryl meets Rick, Michonne, and Carl once again just before they all head to Terminus. Rick's relationship with Daryl has become so strong that Rick considers him a brother.

In Season 5, the group is trapped in Terminus. They all face a great risk, but for good luck, an explosion gives them the opportunity to escape. Thanks to Carol, the group is able to reunite. During the fifth season, Daryl and Carol's bond gets stronger, having been separated from each other for a long time. However, Daryl hasn't forgotten what happened to Beth. At the same time, the group meets a new survivor, Father Gabriel. At one point, Daryl sees the car he had seen the night Beth was lost and follows it with Carol. In their effort to find Beth, they meet Noah, who are kept as hostages, but they manage to escape. After a long time Daryl starts to mature, he went to prevent Carol from killing Noah, saying "He's just a kid". Later in the season, the group who captured Beth, captures Carol as well and Daryl returns to Father Gabriel's church with his main motivation being revenge. The whole group is preparing to get back its members. Unfortunately, only Carol manages to come back as Beth ends up with a bullet on her head. Daryl responds with swift vengeance on Dawn Lerner because of his wrath. After a long search for a shelter, the group finds a barn and temporarily stays there, but a new and seemingly suspicious survivor named Aaron approaches them and suggests they follow him. After a lot of thinking, they finally join Aaron and end up in Alexandria. At first, Daryl cannot adapt to Alexandria's life and is isolated. However, soon and due to his hunting and tracing skills, he is offered to be Alexandria's new recruiter along with Aaron.

In Season 6, he blasts with a RPG a group of Saviors saving Abraham and Sasha. After a meeting with Jesus and Hilltop Colony the group unleashes an attack on a Savior Outpost. Later in the season, Daryl ends up injured and hostage to Dwight. In the last episode of the sixth season, everyone's future is uncertain as they are confronted by Negan and his group.

In Season 7, after the deaths of Abraham and Glenn. Daryl is seen for the first time truly broken. Alexandria ends up working for Negan and for the first half of the seventh season, Daryl is imprisoned in The Sanctuary. Through the hardships and psychosomatic torture, Daryl still manages to maintain his sanity. After a while, Daryl reunites with the group at Hilltop after he manages to escape from The Sanctuary by killing Fat Joey. They try to persuade all of the communities to participate in the war against Negan and The Saviors. Later in the season, Dwight goes to Alexandria and tells them he wants to help them kill Negan. On the one hand, Daryl wants to kill the man who imprisoned him, killed Denise, shot him, and took part in his torture; and on the other hand wants Alexandria free from Negan. Eventually, he receives Dwight's help, still suspicious of his motives. The war against The Saviors begins, with the communities of Alexandria, Hilltop and Kingdom winning the first battle but certainly not the war.

In season 8, Daryl is the key character for the success of the plan to trap The Saviors inside The Sanctuary. Daryl, along with Rick separate from the rest in order to get some weapons from a Savior outpost. However, it soon becomes clear that Daryl, seething over Glenn's death and the torture he suffered at the hands of the Saviors while imprisoned by them, is determined to kill them all, not caring what their reason for following Negan's orders may be. This is shown when he kills Morales despite their history prior to his joining the Saviors stating that the history in question no longer matters, murders an unarmed Todd despite the fact that Todd was just a worker and that Rick had just promised Todd they would spare him if he gave them the information he'd agreed to give them and drives a bus through the Sanctuary wall in a determined attempt to allow walkers they'd lured to the Sanctuary to get in and kill everyone inside, so blind with hate that he was unconcerned that many of the people the walkers subsequently killed were innocent prisoners and workers. After a while, Daryl comes in contact with Dwight and takes back his vest saying he will kill him when the war is over. Finally, Daryl participates in the final battle against The Saviors. Then, he leads Dwight into a forest, where Dwight waits to be killed. However, Daryl, finally accepting that Dwight had been forced to follow Negan's orders against his will, drives him away and encourages him to look for his wife Sherry, warning that he will kill him if he returns.

In Season 9, eighteen months after the victory of the communities against The Saviors, Daryl has become the leader of the Sanctuary, which seems to not thank him. Indeed, he expresses to Rick his desire to do what he is good at; being out there, but Rick doesn't agree. The relationship between the two men is not at its best, as they have different beliefs and it seems clear when Daryl is eager to help Maggie, who wants to kill Negan, contrary to Rick's "belief". Later, Daryl tries to prevent Rick from stopping Maggie. They have a bad fight, but in the end, they reconcile. Then, when a horde of walkers is preparing to attack the communities, Daryl and Rick split up with the latter presumably dead. After a six year time jump, everything has changed and Daryl now lives alone with a dog. Daryl later assists Jesus and Aaron in looking for a missing Eugene. In their effort to find him, they notice that something strange is going on with the horde of walkers. When they finally find Eugene they are confronted by The Whisperers.

In "Omega," Daryl shows a knowledge of how abusive parents work and sympathy for Lydia when he realizes that the girl has been abused. Upon confronting Daryl, Henry realizes that Daryl himself is likely a victim of abuse, explaining his knowledge and sympathies. Henry tells Daryl that "sometimes you act like the kind of guy that slams people against walls, but I don't think that's it." Henry suggests that Daryl's perspective could help to show Lydia that Daryl could be the one person to show Lydia that there's nothing to be afraid of with Daryl suggesting that Henry could as well.

Northern Georgia
Daryl grew up in the mountains of Northern Georgia alongside his older brother Merle, under the roof of their neglectful redneck parents, their father, an abusive alcoholic alongside their chain-smoker mother. Merle was the only inspirational figure he had during his youth and thus inherited his backward views on society, however due to his older brother's service in juvenile detentions, he became frequently absent from Daryl's life and thus he was reluctantly forced to fend for himself, upon where he developed a hard-boiled survivalist mindset.

At a young age, the brothers lost their mother in a house fire which had been caused by a cigarette while she was asleep or presumably drunk. Some point after this event Daryl found himself lost in the woods for nine days during where he was forced to consume wild berries and utilize poison oak as substitute for toilet paper. Eventually he managed to find his way back home, upon arrival however, his father had unnoticed his absence and thus Daryl simply walked through the back door and made himself a sandwich.

The siblings were mentally and physically abused by their father, which eventually caused Merle to abandon the family and join the military, subsequently leaving Daryl in the process which resulted in severe scars located on his back, this abuse however was, according to Merle, unknown. Following their father's death, Daryl moved out from his birth home and eventually reconnected with Merle and thus simply followed his brother's lead upon where they entered into a drifter lifestyle, where the pair utilised their survival instincts, upon where Daryl grew into a proficient hunter and tracker, hunting for food and dealing in contraband.

At one point, the pair resided in Merle's drug supplier's house where the trio watched TV and by noon had become intoxicated, a discussion turned violent where the dealer punched his older brother, where Daryl retaliated by savagely beating the man. However, the dealer then threatened to shoot Daryl, a large argument ensued, which ended with the dealer punching Daryl in the gut, causing him to vomit. Merle and the dealer laughed the incident off. Following this near-death experience, Daryl gradually came to view himself as an unimportant individual who held no value or purpose in life.

Post-Apocalypse
When the apocalypse began, he and Merle headed towards Atlanta (a declared safe-zone) for shelter. Along the way, they both met up with Shane's group and found out Atlanta was overrun. They helped set up camp near a quarry. During their stay at the camp, they spent a considerable amount of time hunting animals. According to Merle, they had planned to rob the camp blind before Merle was left in Atlanta.

Daryl owned a grey 1973 Ford F-250 pickup truck. He used it to transport the corpses of the fallen camp-survivors, such as Ed Peletier and Amy, to the graveyard made by Jim. When the group left for the CDC, Daryl was driving his truck with his brother's motorcycle in the back. When his truck ran out of gas, he put his belongings in one of the other vehicles, (possibly Dale Horvath's RV) and switched vehicles to his brother's motorcycle. His truck was then abandoned and is never seen again in the show. The motorcycle was in use up until "Too Far Gone" in which it was abandoned when Daryl was forced to flee the prisonduring the Governor's attack.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Daryl has killed:
 * Shawn Greene (Zombified) (Alongside his fellow survivors)
 * Arnold Greene (Zombified) (Alongside his fellow survivors)
 * Duncan (Zombified) (Alongside his fellow survivors)
 * Lacey (Zombified) (Alongside his fellow survivors)
 * Mr. Fischer (Zombified) (Alongside his fellow survivors)
 * Mrs. Fischer (Zombified) (Alongside his fellow survivors)
 * Greene farm inhabitants (Zombified) (Alongside his fellow survivors)
 * Dale Horvath (Out of Mercy)
 * Eisenberg (Possibly)
 * Bob Adams (Possibly)
 * Merle Dixon (Zombified)
 * Greg (Zombified)
 * Patrick (Zombified)
 * Owen (Zombified)
 * Mitch Dolgen
 * Christopher's Father (Zombified, Caused)
 * Billy
 * Dawn Lerner
 * Cam (Possibly; Caused)
 * Carla (Zombified)
 * Delly (Zombified)
 * Tina (Before Reanimation) (Alongside Dwight and Sherry)
 * Timmy
 * Lead Savior
 * Savior Guard
 * Neil (Alive)
 * Glenn Rhee (Indirectly Caused)
 * Joseph
 * Morales
 * Todd
 * Zia
 * Wesley (Zombified)
 * Dana (Zombified)
 * Bruce (Possibly, Alive or Before Reanimation, Off-Screen, Out of Mercy)
 * Lance (Alongside his fellow Militia members)
 * Gregory
 * Whisperer 1
 * Rasmus (Off-Screen, Alongside Connie)
 * Whisperer 5 (Alive, Caused; Zombified)
 * Whisperer 7
 * Zion
 * Martin (Zombified)
 * Frankie (Zombified)
 * Tammy Rose Sutton (Zombified)
 * Captured Whisperer (Before Reanimation)
 * Felix (Zombified, alongside Lydia and Dianne)
 * Penny (Zombified, alongside Lydia and Dianne)
 * Dark Haired Whisperer
 * Whisperer 20 (Caused, Alongside Carol Peletier)


 * Beta (Caused)
 * 1 deer
 * Numerous animals
 * A few unnamed camp survivors of Atlanta (Before Reanimation)
 * 3 unnamed Woodbury soldiers (2 Alive, 1 Zombified)
 * A few unnamed prison newcomers (Before Reanimation and Zombified)
 * 7 unnamed members of the Governor's militia
 * 43 unnamed Saviors (26 Direct, 7 Indirectly Caused) (10 Alongside Alexandrians)
 * 2 unnamed Scavengers
 * At least 6 unnamed Whisperers (4 Caused, 1 Direct, 1 Alongside Connie)
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships
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Merle Dixon
Daryl was raised by his brother to share his beliefs. Merle was Daryl's biggest influence growing up, and was also apparently the only member of their family that paid any attention to him growing up. When the apocalypse broke out, Merle and Daryl worked together and easily survived. When Daryl found out in "Tell It to the Frogs", that Merle had been left for dead by the group, he became furious, even attacking T-Dog before Rick put a revolver against his head. After discovering Merle had escaped Daryl had no doubts his brother was still alive. Daryl was the only person during Season 2 who was interested in looking for his brother, and even had an hallucination about Merle in "Chupacabra". In the hallucination, however, Daryl expressed his own dislike of his brother and how Merle was never really there for him and how he lived in Merle's shadow. Although it did seem to be implied that the image of his brother tormenting him was the only thing to help him survive in such a broken down state, possibly a testament to tough love that Merle gave him, and his understanding of this is why he still cares for his brother.
 * "I just want my brother back."
 * —Daryl's last words to Merle[src]

After being captured in Woodbury, Daryl finally reunites with his brother in the arena. When Merle attacks him, Daryl feels betrayed and hurt at his brother's actions, but is then told it's a ruse and they both fight their way out and flee with Rick's group. Despite calling him an asshole for taunting Rick and siding with The Governor, Daryl's bond with his brother is still shown to be strong when Daryl refuses to go back to the prison without Merle and eventually leaves Rick and the others over their refusal to allow Merle to come back with them.

In the episode "Home", Daryl and Merle disagree on where to go. Daryl helps save a family from walkers on Yellow Jacket Creek. After the walkers are dealt with, Merle goes to raid the family's car, but Daryl holds his crossbow on Merle and tells him to let them go. Merle does this reluctantly. Afterwards they argue and Merle rips Daryl's shirt, showing scars the latter received from childhood beatings from their father. For the first time, Merle looks horrified and claims he didn't know their father also beat him but Daryl claims that, since it happened to Merle and that he left at a young age, the former knew that their father would eventually start beating Daryl as well. Finally, Daryl says he is going back "where I belong". Merle tells Daryl that while the group will accept him, he won't be due to his previous actions in Woodbury but Daryl goes to leave anyway. Merle, not wanting to lose his brother again, reluctantly follows him. They both arrive at the prison and save Rick from walkers. When the gunfight is over, all three look into the prison's grassy grounds filled with walkers.

In the episode "This Sorrowful Life", Daryl is seen attempting to talk Glenn into forgiving Merle because he knows Merle is too proud to apologize. Later on he finds Merle in the generator room and the two talk about the plan to hand Michonne over. Merle says that the group needs someone like him to do their dirty work - a bad guy. He goes on to say that the group -sans Daryl- looks at him like he's the Devil. Daryl tries to convince Merle that he can't do things without people anymore. Merle comments on the way Daryl has changed, stating that he would've have called people acting as he does "sheep" before the apocalypse. Daryl then expresses his concern of his brother's own change, mentioning that above all, he just wants his brother back. Daryl being the only thing in the world that Merle cared for, in fear that Rick won't follow through with his plan to hand over Michonne to The Governor, decides to handle the situation himself. Showing how much he cared for Daryl's safety. Daryl later goes to track down his brother when Merle leaves with Michonne. Upon finding him reanimated as a walker, he breaks into tears. After shoving his brother back three times, all the while trying not to break down, he tackles Merle to the ground and stabs his head multiple times in rage. Daryl then breaks down crying over the loss of his older brother, showing just how much he cared for him.

Rick Grimes
Daryl at first does not show a liking towards Rick, as he is responsible for Merle being left behind in Atlanta. Rick and Daryl's relationship grows stronger in Season 2. This is noticeably seen when Daryl takes Rick's gun from him and shoots a dying Dale, as Rick can not bring himself to do it. When Rick's relationship with Shane grows more and more tense, Daryl starts to become his right hand man.
 * "It's not on you, Daryl. Hey, it's not on you. You been back with us here, now. That's everything. You're my brother."
 * —Rick to Daryl[src]

By the start of Season 3, Rick and Daryl have become very close and protect and help each other on multiple occasions. They are able to communicate very easily, not even needing words. After the death of Lori, Daryl helps take care of Judith and leads the group while Rick is mentally unavailable. Afterwards, Rick thanked him for what he did.

In "Made to Suffer", Daryl and Rick argue over Merle, Daryl stating he needs to see him. Rick asks him where his loyalties lie. Daryl confirms he is loyal to Rick. However, in "The Suicide King", when Rick does not allow Merle to join the group, Daryl leaves with Merle, telling Rick if Merle doesn't come back, neither does he.

After discovering that his brother is alive, Daryl's loyalty to Rick is tested, yet confirmed that he is still loyal to him as shown once he returns to the prison after shortly leaving with Merle. In "This Sorrowful Life", Daryl says to Rick "You're family, too", before leaving to track Michonne and Merle. This shows that he cares for Rick just as much as he does for his own brother.

Daryl is clearly upset with Rick's decision to banish Carol, though it's unknown how much this has affected their relationship since their abrupt separation during the conflict at the prison. However, it is likely that Daryl still has a close relationship with Rick and cares for him as Rick is the very first survivor mentioned that could possibly be dead during Daryl's breakdown in "Still". After they reunite, it is shown that their bond became even stronger, and Rick says to Daryl that he is his brother, showing just how much Rick cares for him.

During Season 5, Rick and Daryl's relationship remains strong. The two look out for each other during their escape from Terminus. When Daryl agreed with Tyreese that a more peaceable plan be executed to retrieve Beth Greene and Carol Peletier from the officers of Grady Memorial Hospital, Rick reconsidered his own plan and decided to opt for a trade. After the group arrives at the Alexandria Safe-Zone, Rick constantly looks to Daryl for his opinion on matters. When Daryl gets taken prisoner for attacking Negan, Rick was devastated for his captive. When Paul Rovia returns to Hilltop with Daryl, Rick and Daryl hug each other, and Daryl also retrieving Rick's Colt Python to him. Rick and Daryl's relationship becomes some what strained in "The Big Scary U" when they fight after a disagreement on whether to kill the workers and families in The Sanctuary. In "The Key", Daryl apologizes for his actions and Rick thanks him for getting everyone to the Hilltop. In "What Comes After" Daryl is shown to be devastated and heartbroken over Rick's assumed death.

Carol Peletier
A close bond begins to develop between the two during Season 2 as Daryl risks his life by going out in the woods to search for Sophia. After Daryl is injured by accidentally getting shot by Andrea, Carol brings him food and even gives him a kiss on the forehead as an act of thankfulness. She later tells Daryl that he did more for Sophia than her own father, Ed, ever did, and that he is just as good of a person as Rick and Shane. Their relationship becomes strained after the events during the barn massacre and Sophia's revelation as a walker, with Daryl becoming rude towards Carol. However, he soon apologizes to her, and even rescues her from zombies on his motorcycle during the barn invasion in the Season 2 Finale. In the Season 3 premiere, "Seed", Carol brings Daryl some food and they begin talking. While they converse, Carol rubs her shoulder uncomfortably, and Daryl asks "What's wrong?" She replies she had used a rifle, and that she wasn't used to the kickback. Daryl then gently massages her shoulder, but stops after realizing how this might seem. Carol starts to jokingly flirt with Daryl, but he denies the offer and they both laugh. Additionally, in Season 3, in the episode "Hounded", Daryl goes to look for Carol, who has been presumed dead, after finding her knife stuck in a zombie. Daryl finds Carol in an empty cell and proceeds to carry her back to the safety of the group. This likely strengthened their relationship. In the return of Season 3, "The Suicide King", Daryl leaves the group with his brother, Merle, and when word comes back to the other members of the group, Carol is saddened at the loss, but is later happy at Daryl's return. Daryl is shown to be extremely upset with Rick's decision to banish Carol in Season 4, despite the fact that she killed Karen and David.
 * "They came; we got them all. We made a deal with the rest of them, like Ezekiel. Everyone's alright… everyone's alright."
 * —Daryl lying to Carol to protect her[src]

Daryl was ecstatic to see Carol outside of Terminus at the start of Season 5, and was grateful to her for rescuing them all from being killed by the Terminants. The two seem to pick up where they left off, with the exception of the unspoken understanding of Carol's actions at the prison which caused Rick to excommunicate her. Despite her claims to the opposite several times throughout "Strangers", Daryl respects her privacy in not wanting to talk about it.

In season 6, Carol gets kidnapped along with Maggie. When the group finds them Daryl immediately pulls Carol to the side to ask if she is OK. When she answers "no" he pulls her into a hug. He later asks her what her kidnappers did to her, to which she replies that they did nothing and then walks away.

Carol leaves the group at the end of season 6 and relocates to a little house outside the Kingdom in season 7. Upon Carol's request, Morgan does not tell Daryl that he knows where Carol is and simply says tells him that she "is gone". Daryl is shown to be saddened by this.

In the following episode, Daryl gets in a fight with Richard after finding out that he has planned to kill Carol, and threatens to kill him if anything happens to her. After the fight, Daryl finds Carol's house and knocks on the door. When Carol opens, they first look at each other, Carol seemingly in shock, after which a teary-eyed Carol hugs Daryl who also is shown to be close to tears. During his visit, Daryl decided not to tell Carol that Glenn and Abraham have been killed by the saviors because he wants to protect her from the pain. He also knows that if he tells her she will want to fight, and that that's the last thing she needs at that moment in time. He shows how well he knows her by giving her a chance to heal. The two have dinner and then Daryl leaves, but before walking away completely he turns around and walks back to hug Carol, telling her to "watch out for herself", again showing great concern for her well-being.

A year and a half after the war, Carol and Daryl meet up in the middle of the night and talk about her ongoing relationship with Ezekiel. Daryl is shown to be jealous of Ezekiel, but says that she deserves to be happy.

Dog
Daryl and dog have a good relationship. Daryl is Dog's owner and cares for him greatly, as seen that Daryl goes out of his way to feed Dog, at his own expense. Dog also is seen to listen to Daryl. In "Evolution", Dog starts barking at the herd when the firecrackers go off, to re-route them, but when the plan fails, Daryl commands Dog to stop, which he does without hesitation.

Maggie Rhee
Maggie was at first shy and quiet around Daryl. As time goes on, Maggie warms up to Daryl and gathers enough courage to talk with him. Maggie forgives Daryl for participating in the barn shootout, and lets him stay on the farm. During their time at the prison, Daryl and Maggie have formed a strong friendship and hold a lot of respect towards each other. The two went on a supply run for Judith, and seemingly bonded with one another.
 * "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
 * —Daryl to Maggie about Glenn's death.[src]

After learning that Maggie was captured, Daryl willingly risked his life to save her. Maggie was angry and saddened of Daryl's decision to leave the group with Merle, but forgave him afterwards and was happy of his decision to return. Before the governor's second assault on the prison, Daryl hands Maggie a rifle and tells her to be ready for the coming battle. Later on, Daryl and his friends had been captured by the cannibals of Terminus and had been locked up in a train cart. There, Daryl told Maggie that he was with Beth after the Prison's fall and that she had been taken captive and was likely still alive. Three weeks later, Daryl and Maggie would comfort each other regarding the death of Beth. Daryl would tell Maggie how Beth believed she was not tough, but she truly was deep down. Also, Daryl had fixed the ballerina box Carl gave to Maggie and returned it to her. Weeks later, after Negan, the leader of the Saviors, introduced himself to the group and killed Abraham and Glenn, he took Daryl captive. Along with the other part of the lineup, Maggie had been upset with Daryl being taken from them. When the Saviors came to Hilltop for Harlan Carson, Daryl and Maggie were forced to hide in a bunker. There, Daryl had apologized to Maggie about getting Glenn killed, which Maggie never blamed him for. The two then embrace.

Following the events of All Out War, Maggie and Daryl plot to kill Negan behind Rick's back, believing he should die for what he's done.

When Oceanside begins to kill Saviors (such as Justin), Daryl and Maggie are the ones to figure it out. They find Cyndie and a group of Oceanside women about to kill Arat. Arat begs for her life while Cyndie explains that Arat mercilessly killed her brother, saying "no exceptions" as she did it. This echoes the words Negan spoke before killing Glenn. As both Daryl and Maggie are haunted by Glenn's death, they turn around and leave Arat to die.

Back on the road, Maggie says that they can no longer keep going with Rick's way and that they need to see Negan. Daryl agrees and the two walk off together.

When Rick tries to stop Maggie from getting to Alexandria, Daryl tricks him and accidentally gets them both stuck in a pit. He berates Rick about what Negan did and how he knows how much it means to Maggie to see Negan dead. Rick says he knows too.

Daryl and Maggie are both horrified when Rick seemingly dies at the bridge, both crying at the loss of their brother.

Michonne
Daryl was at first wary of Michonne, but eventually he and Michonne have established a friendly relationship following the Woodbury residents moving into the prison. Michonne often jokes around with him, such as when she joked to Hershel that Daryl had given her fleas. Daryl was also the person who convinced Michonne to end her search for the Governor, saying that the trail had gone cold. Daryl has also indicated he would have gladly helped Michonne look for him, but Daryl believes the prison group needs Michonne around. Michonne comments on the rock Daryl found, and says that it brings out the color of his eyes. Eventually, when the leader of the Saviors, Negan, introduced himself to the group, he took Daryl captive, making Michonne and the others were upset with it. When Daryl escaped the Sanctuary with the help of Paul Rovia, he was reunited with his group at Hilltop and was kissed on the cheek by Michonne, who was very glad to see him.
 * "Nice rock you got there, Daryl. Brings out the color of your eyes."
 * —Michonne to Daryl about the rock he found[src]

Carl Grimes
Carl and Daryl didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, but as time goes on, they have established a brotherly like bond. After the death of Lori, Daryl asks Beth to look out for Carl. Daryl consoles Carl when even his own father cannot. He shares a story on how he lost his own mother to try and get Carl to open up, and they exchange their sorrows. Daryl repeatedly looks out for Carl since the loss of Lori and has acknowledged that he is a tough kid.
 * "Hey, don't you worry about your old man. I'm gonna keep my eye on him."
 * —Daryl tells Carl not to worry about Rick[src]

As Carl attempts to kill Negan, Daryl immediately reacts behind the fence and worries for Carl's safety. Daryl even goes as far as to threaten Negan if he does anything to Carl, initiating Negan to tell Dwight to send him back to his Cell.

When Carl leaves to go after, Daryl along with Connie, both go out to save him

Glenn Rhee
Daryl and Glenn had a solid friendship in the time that they knew each other and saw one another as family.
 * "You've got some balls for a Chinaman."
 * —Daryl to Glenn[src]

At first, Daryl had a more racist view of Glenn, calling him a "Chinaman" on occasion and also Short Round (The Chinese character from Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom). Daryl eventually grew out of this prejudice fairly quickly, accepting Glenn as a strong fighter both in resolve and willingness to protect others. As Glenn continued to strive as a survivor and warrior in spirit and skill, he and Daryl coordinated greatly as a team.

Daryl rescues Glenn and Maggie from Woodbury alongside Rick, Michonne and Oscar when his own brother, Merle, kidnaps them. Daryl's allegiance to his brother puts a strain on his relationship with Glenn as Glenn resents Merle for beating him and kidnapping him with Maggie who was 'terrorized' by the Governor. But even then, Daryl is shown to have great respect for Glenn, correcting Merle that he's Korean not Chinese. This mirrors when Glenn and Daryl had a similar interaction in Atlanta before becoming family.

Daryl and Glenn's relationship is shown to have mended months after Merle's death and the group's defeat of Woodbury as they continue to work together as a team on scouting and runs.

When the flu epidemic becomes widespread in the prison, Glenn succumbs to the virus among many others. Daryl takes out a group to scavenge medical supplies necessary to combat the flu and manages to save Glenn's life. Daryl even mentions Glenn as being a "tough som'bitch" for enduring the sickness.

Daryl and Glenn don't interact for a while when they become split after the fall of the prison but Daryl is thrilled to see him again when they meet up with other group members at Terminus. After excaping Terminus, Daryl and Glenn continued their relationship where they left off as they survive on the road and find Alexandria.

Daryl and Glenn's final moments together would be when they, along with other prominent group members, are captured by Negan and the Saviors. After Abraham is brutally beaten to death by Negan who also mocks Rosita, Abraham's former girlfriend, Daryl springs from his knees and punches Negan in the face before being quickly restrained. Negan retaliates to Daryl's insubordination by proceeding to beat Glenn to death as well. Daryl is devastated and heartbroken as he helplessly watches his friend be bludgeoned to a bloody pulp. This loss impacts Daryl profoundly as he feels responsible.

Later on, when in the Savior's capture, Daryl is shown a picture of Glenn's splattered remains by Dwight as an attempt to break him mentally. Whilst Daryl remains defiant in being broken, he begins to cry uncontrollably due to his immense guilt for causing the death of a dear loved one.

When hiding out at the Hilltop with Maggie, in "The Other Side," Daryl breaks down crying, admitting his guilt over his role in Glenn's death. Maggie tells him Glenn's death wasn't his fault and hugs him.

Lori Grimes
Daryl and Lori have rare interactions throughout the first 3 seasons. In "Wildfire", when Daryl suggests that they kill Amy (who is dead and about to reanimate), Lori immediately shoots him down. In "TS-19", Lori, along with the others, cheers with Daryl when they give their respects to Jenner. At the beginning of Season 2, Lori seems to have come to respect Daryl - once again, their interactions are rare. Lori is shown to be concerned for Daryl's injuries as she tris to have Rick convince Hershel to let them stay at the farm. After the barn massacre, Lori and Daryl are the ones to comfort Carol, distraught over the death of Sophia. Afterwards, Lori asks Daryl to go into town to search for Rick and Glenn, a request that he declines, resulting in Lori calling him 'selfish'. Daryl becomes angry with Lori with this and calls her "Olive Oyl". As of Season 3, the entire group has come closer - when the group clears the prison yard from walkers, Daryl and Lori are seen smiling at each other in relief. Once the group learns of Lori's death, Daryl can be seen looking down in sorrow as Rick mourns in front of everyone. In the aftermath of Lori's death, Daryl has become somewhat fond of Carl and Judith, showing that he cared nonetheless.
 * "Selfish? Listen to me, Olive Oyl, I was out there lookin' for that little girl every single day! I took a bullet and an arrow in the process - don't you tell me about getting my hands dirty!"
 * —Daryl to Lori[src]

Judith Grimes
Daryl is apparently fond of her, which is why he nicknames her, "Little Ass-Kicker." Judith reveals a soft spot in Daryl, as witnessed by the way he preciously handles the baby and fed her formula. In "The Suicide King" when Daryl leaves, he tells Rick to look after "Little Ass-Kicker," showing that despite him leaving, he still cares about her. Later when Beth and Carol are putting her down, the box has "Lil' Ass-Kicker" written on the side. It is believed Daryl wrote this. Also, Beth tells Carol that Judith would be dead if it wasn't for Daryl because he refused to lose anyone else and personally went out to find formula so she would live.
 * "Nope, no way, not her. We ain't losing nobody else, I'm going on a run!"
 * —Daryl telling Hershel that he's going to get Judith formula.[src]

Sophia Peletier
Daryl and Sophia don't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, though Daryl cares for her and does whatever he can to protect her. A quick glance is shown to be exchanged between Daryl and Sophia in Season 2. It is assumed that perhaps Sophia had something against Daryl, seen when she looks a little angry when she looks at him. However, in the very same episode, when Sophia runs into the woods, trying to escape walkers, Daryl is the one who looks for her the most, from that point, till the episode of her demise in "Pretty Much Dead Already". In season three, after thinking he lost Carol, Daryl goes on a run for baby formula with Maggie Greene. They find a nursery, and while searching for formula, Daryl comes across a wall covered with cut-out paper hearts, with children's names on each one of them. One of these papers reads "Sofie". Daryl is shown to be saddened when he sees this. Perhaps it is because it reminds him of not only Sophia, the little lost girl, whom he failed to find, but also her mother, Carol, who, at that point he thought was dead.
 * "You ain't my problem! Sophia wasn't mine! All you had to do was keep an eye on her!"
 * —Daryl yelling at Carol[src]

Shane Walsh
Shane and Daryl don't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, and are quite distant to one another. Daryl and Shane seem to respect each other, however, due to Daryl's hunting skills and Shane's leadership abilities. While discussing Sophia, Daryl states that she may be still alive while Shane states that Daryl was just wasting his time in looking for "a girl that was already dead." Shane then states that Daryl's redneck personality and appearance (when he wore walker ears around his neck) would most likely scare Sophia away, which causes a huge argument to break out between him and Daryl. However, Daryl seems to agree with Shane's decision on killing the walkers at the barn and executing Randall. Shane on the other hand is disgusted when Daryl is appointed as Rick's right hand man. When Rick reveals that Shane had brought out Randall to the woods to lure him so he could kill him as well, Daryl is shocked and loses any slight respect he had for him.
 * "You found her doll, Daryl. That's what you did. You found a doll. I'm just saying what needs to be said. You get a good lead, it's in the first 48 hours. Let me tell you something else, man. If she was alive out there and saw you coming all meth'd out with your buck knife and geek ears around your neck, she would run in the other direction!"
 * —Shane insulting Daryl[src]

Dale Horvath
Daryl and Dale initially didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, but as time goes on they have established a good friendship. When the group wanted Randall dead, Dale approached Daryl, and asked Daryl where he stands. Daryl asks if Carol sent him but Dale explains that it's not only her that's concerned about him, or his new role in the group. Daryl said that the group was already broken and that he was better off by himself. Dale asks Daryl to stand with him anyway, but Daryl won't because he believes his opinion won't matter and he knows that Rick only listens to Shane. He also mentions about how Shane killed Otis and how he didn't believe Shane's story because he came back with a dead man's gun, this leaves Dale shocked that Daryl seems disinterested at the fact Shane is a killer. However when the group decides Randall will be executed he acknowledges Daryl's previous view on the group being broken. When Dale was attacked by a walker, Daryl runs to the scene and saves him by killing the walker. Unfortunately, the walker had already ripped open Dale's stomach. Daryl desperately calls for help and tries to comfort Dale in his last moments. Showing that despite his attitude Daryl did indeed care about Dale. When Hershel said that Dale couldn't be saved, a depressed Daryl takes Rick's gun and shoots Dale in the head to end his suffering. As a result Daryl began to take a more active part in the group once more.
 * "Sorry, brother..."
 * —Daryl to Dale before he mercy kills him[src]

Andrea
Andrea and Daryl initially didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, but as time goes on they have established a good friendship. In Save the Last One, Andrea decides to join Daryl in a midnight search for Sophia. During their walk in the woods they discuss Sophia's chances, and come across a suicide victim by hanging. Though the suicide worked, it didn't prevent reanimation and the man now hangs helplessly in the tree as a walker. Daryl asks Andrea if she wishes to continue on living. She bargains with Daryl that she will answer his question if he puts the suspended walker out of its misery. Andrea mistakes Daryl for a walker and shoots him in the head, though luckily for Daryl, the bullet only grazes his head. Though Andrea is mortified that she almost killed Daryl, it may prove to be only a minor setback to her growing confidence. Andrea apologizes to Daryl for shooting him and he forgives her. Daryl comforted Andrea in her last moments and was shown to be depressed when she committed suicide.
 * "I don’t know if I want to live... or if I have to, or if it's just a habit."
 * —Andrea in response to Daryl's question

Amy
Amy and Daryl didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, and were quite distant to one another. After Amy's death, Daryl states that he should shoot her in the head to prevent reanimation so that she won't be a threat to the group. Despite this, Daryl was slightly saddened of her death, and buried her alongside the other survivors who perished in the walker attack.
 * "Y'all can't be serious. Let that girl hamstring us? The dead girl's a time bomb. Take the shot. Clean, in the brain from here. Hell, I can hit a turkey between the eyes from this distance."
 * —Daryl to Rick regarding Amy[src]

T-Dog
T-Dog and Daryl initially didn't get along well due to the fact that T-Dog was partly responsible for abandoning Merle in Atlanta. At first, Daryl threatens to kill T-Dog numerous times during their time in Atlanta and the campsite. At some point, Daryl forgives T-Dog and eventually saves his life when he is attacked by a walker. The two would later form a strong friendship as they both become Rick's right-hand men and the main defenders of the group. Daryl was saddened when he finds T-Dog's devoured body, and has a silent moment for his former companion.
 * "Good idea. Maybe you'll see your chupacabra up there, too."
 * —T-Dog to Daryl[src]

Jacqui
Daryl and Jacqui didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, and were distant to one another. Daryl was enraged when Jacqui and the others who went on the supply run abandoned Merle in Atlanta, though he later forgives them. At the CDC, Daryl and Jacqui had a toast for Dr Edwin Jenner who offered them food and shelter. Daryl is saddened when Jacqui chooses to commit suicide by staying in the CDC, but understands and respects her decision to do so.
 * "Hold on. Let me process this. You're saying that you handcuffed my brother to a roof and you left him there?!"
 * —Daryl to Rick[src]

Morales
Daryl and Morales didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, and were distant to one another. Daryl was enraged when Morales and the others who went on the supply run abandoned Merle in Atlanta, and states they had the walker attack which killed many coming. Daryl is slightly saddened when Morales and his family leave the group, and bids them farewell and good luck.
 * "I know who it was, don't matter, not one little bit."
 * —Daryl to Rick about Morales[src]

In "Monsters", Daryl encounters and kills Morales. Rick is shocked and Daryl says he knows who he is and says it doesn't matter to him, showing no remorse for killing him.

Jim
Daryl and Jim didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite, and were distant to one another. When the group realize that Jim was bitten, Daryl attempts to kill him to prevent reanimation, but refrains from doing so when Rick points his gun at his head. Daryl usually complains that a bitten Jim is slowing them down and that he needs to be killed. Despite this, Daryl was saddened when the group left Jim to reanimate, showing that he cared for him.
 * "You go looking for aspirin, do what you need to do. Someone needs to have some balls to take care of this damn problem!"
 * —Daryl attempting to kill Jim[src]

Hershel Greene
Daryl was grateful towards Hershel for letting him and the group stay at his farm, and tries to help him out whenever he can. The two came at odds when the group discovered that Hershel had been hoarding his undead family and neighbors in his barn thinking they could be cured. Hershel forgives Daryl for participating in the barn shootout, and lets him stay on the farm. During their time at the prison, Daryl and Hershel have formed a strong friendship and hold a lot of respect towards each other. Daryl values Hershel's medical skills while the latter admires his hunting skills. Daryl was impressed by Hershel, who managed to save the sick prison residents, and tells him that he is a tough son of a bitch. After Hershel was decapitated by the governor, Daryl mercilessly fired at The Governor's Militia, enraged over the death of his friend. From then on, he appeared to blame himself entirely for watching as Hershel died.
 * "You're a tough son of a bitch."
 * —Daryl to Hershel[src]

Beth Greene
Because of Beth's shyness and Daryl's quiet nature, Daryl and Beth are not seen interacting very much until Season 4. Daryl acknowledges Beth's ability to handle Judith and Carl. Beth was angered and confused when Daryl left the group and felt that they are weak without him. Carol told her that this world needs more men like Daryl, who has his own code. After spending months with her, they became even closer and Daryl thought of her as his own family. After the fall of the prison, Daryl and Beth are separated from the rest of the group. Withdrawn and dealing with his own emotions eternally, Daryl says little to Beth during their first few days alone. She eventually gets him to release his anguish and guilt over what happened at the prison, and she slowly draws him out of the darkness he has allowed to take over him. Daryl and Beth became good friends and since then, Daryl is a lot more open to Beth about his feelings. After Beth goes missing in "Alone", Daryl feels overwhelmingly guilty that he was unable to protect her. After Daryl has found the rest of the group and escaped Terminus, he sets out to find Beth; Upon discovering her whereabouts, he and the group prioritize getting her back and plan a mission, showing how much he cares for her. The trade in "Coda" proves to be a success at first, but fails as Beth attempts to kill Dawn Lerner. This goes awry and as a result, Beth is accidentally shot in the head by Dawn. Quick to react, Daryl fires a shot into Dawn's head immediately after in vengeance, anger and grief. After the action stops, Daryl is seen crying as he looks downwards to Beth's bleeding corpse on the floor. He then carries her lifeless body outside, distraught. Daryl is shown to be distraught for over 2 weeks, trying to ignore the pain, but Carol convinces him to let himself feel it and when sitting alone near a barn he finally breaks down in grief allowing him to move on, and remarks to Maggie that Beth was tough even if she didn't think so.
 * "You've got to stay who you are, not who you were. Places like this... you have to put it away."
 * —Beth to Daryl during their time together[src]

Randall Culver
Daryl clearly did not care much for Randall and saw him as a danger to the group's security. When Randall was being held in the barn, Daryl brutally interrogated him, and also threatened him and stabbed him in his injured leg in order to obtain information about his group. Daryl appeared to be disgusted about the cruelty of Randall's group and this caused him to further beat Randall. During the meeting to decide Randall's fate, Daryl seemed to be in agreement of killing him. However, Daryl seemed surprised to find Randall as a walker without getting bit and shocked of how Shane killed him in order to lure Rick out and kill him as well.

Axel
Daryl was initially distrustful towards Axel and the other prisoners, and threatened to kill them if they turn out to be bad people. When Axel wept and begged for his life, Daryl was sympathetic towards him, and spared his life. Later on, Axel offers to repair Daryl's motorbike for him. When the prison alarm sounds, Daryl enlists Axel to help him, and Axel eagerly complies in order to gain Rick's trust. Daryl eventually comes to trust Axel, and accepts him as a member of the group. Daryl was shocked and saddened of Axel's death, and said that he had been one of them.
 * "We liked him. He was one of us."
 * —Daryl to Andrea about Axel[src]

Oscar
Daryl was initially distrustful towards Oscar and the other prisoners, and threatened to kill them if they turn out to be bad people. Daryl eventually comes to trust Oscar, and accepts him as a member of the group. When the prison alarm sounds, Daryl enlists Oscar to help him, and Oscar eagerly complies in order to gain Rick's trust. The two inspect The Tombs for walkers where they come across a pair of slippers. Oscar happily grabs the slippers, and Daryl asks why he needs them. Oscar jokingly states that he needs them to relax, bonding them. Daryl and Oscar became good friends and Daryl accepted him as an official member of the group, along with Axel. Daryl was shocked and saddened of Oscar's death, and mourned his former companion.
 * "You know, end of the day, relaxing."
 * —Oscar to Daryl about the slippers he found[src]

The Governor
Daryl didn't have many chances to talk to Philip in person, though it was shown that he severely holds a grudge against him. Daryl hated Philip for killing Axel and Merle, and stated to Michonne that he would help her track down Philip in revenge for what he did to the group. When Philip returned to attack the Prison with Martinez's former camp, Rick attempted to negotiate with him, but The Governor was blinded with anger and killed Hershel. This action sparked nothing but vicious firing from Daryl and the others in which Daryl mercilessly kills many members of Philip's militia. It is later shown that Daryl holds himself responsible for Philip's actions as he gave up looking for him, and could have prevented his attack if he'd have found him and killed him.
 * "I'll tell you what. Next time you see Philip, you tell him I'm gonna take his other eye."
 * —Daryl to Andrea about Philip[src]

Caesar Martinez
When Daryl and Martinez first met each other, they were hostile towards each other and even insulted each other, with Daryl calling Martinez a douchebag and Martinez calling Daryl a pussy. The two of them tried showing off to see who is the better zombie killer. After that, Daryl and Martinez talk about the war between The prison and Woodbury and how there is no avoiding it. Daryl finds cigarettes in a dead walker's pocket and offers one to Martinez, though Martinez says he prefers Menthols, he accepts Daryl's offer and the two share a slight bond.
 * "Pussy."
 * —Caesar insulting Daryl[src]

Milton Mamet
Daryl and Milton did not get along well during their brief meeting. While The Governor and Rick were discussing inside, Daryl stated that he should join them, to which Milton replied that the two should have a private discussion. Annoyed, Daryl addresses Milton as The Governor's butler, which results in Milton telling Daryl off. Daryl angrily tells Milton to watch his mouth and almost starts a fight with him. Despite this, Milton cares for Daryl and his group, and tries his best to convince The Governor not to kill them.
 * "Great. He brought his butler."
 * —Daryl insulting Milton and his affiliation with the Governor.[src]

Tyreese Williams
Tyreese did not have much initial interaction with Daryl, but it can be assumed that they had a fairly good relationship with each other. When the remaining Woodbury residents are brought to the prison, Daryl goes along with it, showing that he trusts Tyreese as a friend. After Karen is murdered, Daryl promises to find her murderer, and tries to calm Tyreese down. Tyreese pins Daryl to a wall, and Daryl replies that the two are on the same side. Daryl later requests for Tyreese's help for the supply run, and is grateful towards him when he agrees. Daryl is relieved to see Tyreese alive after his run in with a herd of walkers, and the two continue working with each other during their supply run. Daryl's reaction to Tyreese's death which occurred months later was unseen but he appeared saddened while presiding over his funeral.
 * "We're on the same side, man."
 * —Daryl to Tyreese[src]

Sasha Williams
When Sasha, her brother Tyreese, and the remaining Woodbury residents were brought to live at the Prison. Daryl seemed fine with the idea. Overtime, Daryl began trusting Sasha, with the two sometimes going on supply runs and both being part of the Prison Council. When Sasha's boyfriend Bob had died, Daryl should sympathy for her and asked Tyreese how she was doing. When the group became members of the Alexandria Safe-Zone, Rick had discovered a herd of walkers that could threaten the community. When laying out a plan to handle them, Daryl was going to lead some away by himself, but Sasha joined in and believed Daryl shouldn't do it alone. When the leader of the Saviors named Negan introduced himself to the group, he took Daryl captive and Sasha had been upset about it.

Bob Stookey
Bob was found by Daryl before the start of Season 4. Though not much interaction between them is shown, Daryl saves his life, only for Zach to get killed instead. After a huge number of prison inhabitants became sick, Daryl brings him, Tyreese, and Michonne to look for medical supplies, even though he contemplates that he would be a liability. Bob also talked about his past with two other groups with Daryl, implying he is comfortable with the latter. When Daryl finds out that Bob took the booze, he gets angry with him, and said he should have kept walking when Daryl came across him. Tyreese tells Daryl to let it go, and Daryl tells Bob that he will beat his ass into the ground if he drinks the booze before they return with the medicine. During the Governor's attack, Daryl gives Bob an assault rifle and asks if he's good, showing that Daryl has forgiven him. He and Bob along with Rick and Glenn fight together out of Terminus, showing they do get along better now at least in the heat of the moment. Daryl's reaction to Bob's death was unseen but he is later shown to be aware of it and was presumed saddened somewhat.
 * "You take one sip before those meds get in our people, I will beat your ass into the ground."
 * —Daryl to Bob[src]

Zach
Zach and Daryl were good friends and often joked around with each other. Zach looks up to Daryl to some extent, and tries to guess what he did before the apocalypse. Throughout the supply run, Zach assists Daryl with killing walkers. Daryl was upset of Zach's death, stating that he was a good friend and that he is tired of losing people.
 * "Ok, I think I got it this time... I've been trying to guess what Daryl did before the turn. Yeah, I've been pacing myself. One shot a day. Well, the way you're at the prison, you being on the council, you being able to track, you're helping people, but you're still being kind of... surly. Big swing here. Homicide cop."
 * —Zach, guessing Daryl's former occupation[src]

Patrick
Patrick looked up to Daryl as the hero of the group, and was "honored" to shake his hand when the group was eating breakfast in the morning. He referred to him as "sir" or "Mr. Dixon", and directly told him that he was thankful for bringing back food for the group, viewing it as "a real treat". Before shaking hands with Patrick, Daryl playfully licks his fingers and shakes hands with Patrick, who didn't mind at all. When Daryl found out that Patrick had succumbed to the flu, he was saddened.
 * "Permission to shake your hand, sir?"
 * —Patrick to Daryl[src]

Tara Chambler
Daryl and Tara are on good terms and seem to care about each other. In "Hearts Still Beating," Tara hugged Daryl when the group arrived at Hilltop. In "Time for After" Tara helped Daryl to attack the Sanctuary by providing the covering fire.

Abraham Ford
Daryl and Abraham had been seen interacting with each other several times. When a massive herd of walkers had threatened the safety of Alexandria, Daryl, Abraham, and Sasha would lead half of them away would encounter groups of Saviors. When the group met Paul "Jesus" Rovia, Daryl, Abraham, and others had be shown his community, the Hilltop Colony. There, Daryl would be asked by Abraham his thoughts on Rick and Michonne falling in love. When a fight between Rick and a Hilltop resident named Ethan broke out, daryl saved Abraham from another resident named Andy. When Negan, leader of the Saviors, killed Abraham, Daryl seemed to be very angry over his death. Daryl would punch Negan afterwards, after he was taunting a crying Rosita, but it could have also been for Abraham.

Eugene Porter
Daryl and Eugene haven't had much interaction on screen, but seem to have a negative relationship due to Eugene siding with the Saviors.

Their relationship is presumably repaired after Eugene's betrayal of the Saviors, which led to their defeat.

In "Stradivarius", upon hearing that Eugene was missing, Daryl quickly agreed to join Aaron in finding him.

Rosita Espinosa
Daryl and Rosita are shown to be to be close friends and formed a brief bond over the loss of Denise. He is shown to be a good friend to her. When Negan taunted her over Abraham's death Daryl gets mad and punches Negan in her defense, which causes him to kill Glenn as a punishment, and after that he gets taken prisoner.

In "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", Negan is taunting a devastated Rosita by forcing his bloody baseball bat into her face after beating Abraham to death. This is shown to anger Daryl and he attacks Negan in Rosita's defense. She is later shown to be upset when Daryl was being taken away.

In "Time for After", Daryl and Rosita get into an argument about driving the truck into the Sanctuary and finishing off the Saviors, but Rosita says its too risky and she leaves.

In "Still Gotta Mean Something", Daryl agrees with Rosita's plan to take out Eugene so that the Saviors can't make anymore ammunition.

Joe
Joe and Daryl had a somewhat good relationship, as Joe spared Daryl after finding him alone, instead of having his men kill him for his supplies. He later forced Len to share a rabbit that he had claimed with Daryl, as Daryl was unfamiliar with the rules. Later he has his group kill Len for trying to frame Daryl for the theft of the other half of the rabbit, and his trust in Daryl is reinforced for telling the truth. All respect Joe had for Daryl was lost when Daryl called Rick, Michonne, and Carl "Good People". He then made his people "teach" Daryl by attempting to beat him to death.
 * "I didn't know what they could do."
 * —Daryl to Rick about Joe and the Claimers[src]

Len
Len and the rest of his group come across Daryl sitting down in an open road, and they allow him to join them. In the preview for "Us", Len and Daryl are seen hunting together, and Len tries to claim a rabbit that Daryl killed, and proceeds to talk about how Daryl must have lost a young woman, and how "the little ones" never last, resulting in Daryl pulling his knife on Len. This tension rises after the two settle with the rest of Len's group. Len plants his half of the rabbit that the two split in half in Daryl's knapsack, and calls out Daryl so he will be punished by Joe. Ultimately, Len is beaten after Daryl is proven right. The next morning, Daryl finds Len's body, which had been beaten to death, and contemplates on whether to cover the body with a bed sheet, showing remorse; however, he ends up leaving the bed sheet on the deck instead.

Gareth
Though they didn't interact much Daryl was noticeably distrusting of Gareth to begin with and this only escalated when his group began firing on them and were captured. When Gareth's men slaughtered Sam and 3 other innocent people Daryl stared at Gareth with a look of disgust. When he learned Gareth's people were cannibals Daryl even stated that he and his people "weren't people" after Bob asked.

Gabriel Stokes
Daryl, along with most his group, did not seem to trust Gabriel. Daryl even questions Gabriel when he claims that God had protected him from walkers. Afterwards, the two are not seen interacting much.

Noah
Daryl distrusted Noah to begin with, since he was trying to steal their equipment, but knew he was just a kid trying to make it but after hearing that he knows Beth he became more trusting and brought him back to the group. He later stood up for him when Dawn demanded him back in exchange for Beth. It's unknown how, or even if due to being on runs with Aaron at the time, Daryl reacts to Noah's death but he was presumably saddened if he is aware.

Dawn Lerner
Though the two only verbally interacted once Daryl originally seemed to respect Dawn's attempt to keep things the way they used to be, and supported Tyreese's plan to capture some of her police officers rather than kill them all like Rick wanted. However when Dawn demands Noah back Daryl stands up for him and when Dawn accidentally shoots Beth, after she stabbed her with a pair of scissors, Daryl immediately pulls out a gun and executes her despite her pleas for mercy.

Aaron
Like most of the group Daryl was immediately distrusting of Aaron and his claim of a nearby community, especially after he admitting to have been following them. However after the group discovers that Aaron does have some cars and supplies nearby, as he previously claimed, Daryl becomes more open to his claim and is eventually proven true when they reach his community: The Alexandria Safe-Zone. While hunting outside Daryl encounters Aaron also hunting and they work together and bond over trying to retrieve a horse named Buttons. Aaron is also impressed by Daryl's ability to tell a human from a walker. Aaron also says he knows why Daryl keeps heading outside, because he feels like an outsider because of his upbringing to which Aaron can relate because of his own sexuality. He later invites Daryl over for dinner and shows him a garage with parts for a bike and offers him to be Alexandria's newest recruiter, which he accepts. Later they try to find survivors only to wind up trapped in a car with a hundred walkers surrounding them, as rigged by The Wolves. When survival seems hopeless Daryl tells Aaron to make a run for the gate as he distracts them, showing that he's willing to give his life for him, but Aaron insists if they're gonna die they die together. After accepting their seeming fates they prepare to exit the car only to be saved by Morgan and after learning of his connection to Rick, they decide to bring him back to Alexandria.

Eric Raleigh
When observing Rick's group for days along with Aaron, both of them decided on recruiting them to Alexandria following Daryl's actions to secure his group to a nearby barn when a storm hits. While trying to bring Daryl and Rick's group to Alexandria, Eric nearly died and suffered a broken ankle. Aaron, fearing for Eric's safety, retires him from the recruitment program, but needed to find his replacement. Eric and Aaron asked Deanna to hold off giving a job to Daryl, and after Aaron hunted with Daryl, Aaron decided on making him Eric's replacement. Deanna held a party for Rick's group, but Eric couldn't go because of his broken ankle, which had Aaron stay home with him. When Daryl rejected to go to the party, Aaron invited him to dinner with him and Eric. While having dinner, Eric, without knowing Aaron hadn't asked Daryl to be his replacement, requested that during a recruiting run that he find a pasta maker to shut up Mrs. Neudermeyer. However, Eric saw Aaron's face and realized he had not yet asked Daryl to be a recruiter. Regardless, Daryl accepted and befriended Eric and Aaron.
 * "I thought it was done... you didn't ask him already?"
 * —Eric asking Aaron about Daryl's new role as recruiter.[src]

Deanna Monroe
When Rick's group had arrived to Alexandria, they were told each member would meet and be interviewed by the Deanna, the community's leader. When Deanna was interviewing Daryl, he did not seem too interested in her questions and the community. When Daryl had tackled Nicolas during a scuffle between Glenn and Deanna's son Aiden, Deanna tried to get Daryl to stop, but he had not listened. When Daryl became a recruiter for the community, it is thought Deanna began to trust him.

Morgan Jones
Daryl meets Morgan when he saves them from the Wolves trap but is puzzled to why he would save the, to which he simply tells him that "all life is precious, Daryl". Though he initially refuses a place in Alexandria he tells them that he is looking Washington, D.C., and hands Daryl the map Abraham Ford left for Rick. Realizing that Morgan knows Rick, Daryl and Aaron decide to bring him back to Alexandria.
 * "Look, whatever it is you're holding on to it's already gone, man. Wake the hell up."
 * —Daryl to Morgan on his pacifism.[src]

Daryl and Morgan are not shown to interact until much later when Daryl is offered asylum at the Kingdom to hide from the Saviors where Morgan now resides. Daryl and Morgan are vastly opposed in their views in how to handle the Saviors and the damage they've caused with Daryl wanting to use lethal methods while Morgan proposes a peaceful approach. They also bond on their respective relationships with Carol. Morgan claims they are alike, however Daryl fiercely opposes this.

Denise Cloyd
Denise and Daryl first met in "No Way Out" stitching his wound on his back. In the few next episodes, they've interacted more as Denise asks a favor for Daryl who was about to go out to scavenge for supplies and requests a particular soda as a surprise for Tara. In "Knots Untie", Denise persuaded Daryl into eating her baked oatcake which he refuses at first but took it later on. It is later revealed in "Twice as Far" that Denise sees Daryl as his older twin brother, whom both are very alike. Daryl even compares her brother to his own brother. During Denise's breakdown after raiding the Gift Shop Denise found, Daryl praises and comforts a crying Denise telling her "Hey.. You did good finding this place." During Denise's attempt to kill a Walker to get a cooler, she fell down and was in the verge of getting eaten. Rosita and Daryl immediately come over to help and witness her first Walker kill and proceed to get one particular soda from the cooler and both Rosita and Daryl scold her for it. Later on Denise gives a speech to both of them but was accidentally shot in the back of her head with a crossbow by Dwight. Following Denise's death, Daryl and Carol both bury her body. In "East" Daryl goes out of Alexandria to avenge Denise. Michonne, Glenn and Rosita chase after him and convince him to back to which he refuses and Rosita comes along with him.

Dwight
Dwight initially distrusted Daryl, believing him to be a member of the group they were hiding from sent to locate them. Dwight discovers this not to be the case as Daryl helps them escape Wade and his men, even surprising Dwight that Daryl would want to help them after holding him captive and threatening to kill him. Despite Daryl saving him, he is still only concerned about his safety and Honey's as he takes Daryl's crossbow and motorcycle at gunpoint, and even fires the pistol to show how serious he is. This puts an immediate strain on their newly negative relationship.
 * "When this is done, I don't give a damn if he's sorry. I will kill that son of a bitch."
 * —Daryl to Rick about Dwight.[src]

In "Twice as Far", Dwight re-encounters Daryl with Rosita after he kills Denise with the crossbow Daryl gave him. He and his group has caught Eugene by hostage and threatens to kill all three of them if they do not lead his group back to their community. He further taunts Daryl by explaining that he wasn't even aiming for Denise, suggesting he may have been trying to kill him instead; this shows that, despite Daryl's efforts to save Dwight in their earlier encounter, Dwight sees him as an enemy and possibly a potential threat. Dwight later ambushes Daryl in "East" and greets him in a mocking tone before shooting him as he turns around, telling him "You'll be alright". Altering from a basic uneasy alliance, it can be confirmed that Dwight and Daryl have developed into a violent hostile rivalry with one another. When Daryl get the Sanctuary he learns about Dwight pass, and come to understand why Dwight is like this. Though Daryl realizes why Dwight behaves how he does, he still has a hatred for him.

In "Mercy", Daryl acts as Dwight's contact in the Militia with the two developing a system of shooting crossbow arrows with messages attached at each other. This shows that despite their rivalry and Daryl's hatred for Dwight, he is willing to work with Dwight for the greater good. The two are not seen interacting directly however and it is unknown if their relationship has grown better besides being reluctant allies.

After Negan's defeat, Daryl, seeing that Dwight genuinely regrets his actions, spares his life and encourages him to find Sherry (though he still warns him not to return, or he will kill him).

Sherry
When Daryl rode into a burnt forest after being separated from Sasha Williams and Abraham Ford by a group of Saviors, he encountered Sherry along with her ex-husband Dwight and sister Tina. They had been running from Saviors and believed Daryl to be one. Daryl would show them he was not with the Saviors and even saved their lives. After Tina's death, Daryl showed some remorse for Sherry and Dwight. Daryl had decided to take the two back to Alexandria, until they betrayed him and took his crossbow and motorcycle. Daryl had been very angry and hated the two. Weeks later, Daryl was taken captive by the Saviors and brought to the Sanctuary. There he saw Sherry again, but did not talk to her and was still likely angry with her. When Sherry tells Daryl she regretted betraying him, he may have forgiven her, but it is unknown.

Paul Rovia
When they first met, Daryl was a little more suspicious of Jesus than Rick was. Daryl is also heated when Jesus steals the van full of supplies. Later, when Daryl and Rick catch up with Jesus and drive off with the van, only to realize that Jesus has been on the roof of the van the whole time. Daryl chases Jesus, and as Jesus is about to drive away in the van, Daryl catches him. However, a walker sneaks up in Daryl and, as the walker is about to attack him, Jesus tells Daryl to duck and shoots the walker, saving Daryl's life. It can be assumed Jesus and Daryl have a stable relationship, since Jesus has helped the group, and vice versa. When Daryl had been taken captive by the Saviors, Jesus had helped Daryl escape and brought him to the Hilltop.

Negan
Daryl bitterly despises Negan for brutally murdering Glenn and Abraham along with other atrocities committed by the Saviors. Negan on the other hand shows admiration and respect for Daryl for his defiance against him and decided to spare him and make him one of his own.
 * "You don't scare easy...I LOVE that."
 * —Negan telling Daryl he's impressed by his fearlessness.[src]

Daryl suffers through psychological and physical torture at Negan's demand in order to break him into the Savior's ranks. While he never fully commits himself and yield, Daryl becomes a slave to Negan and follows his orders without question.

When Daryl is given the opportunity to escape, he carefully makes his move and leaves the Sanctuary with Paul 'Jesus' Rovia shortly before beating 'Fat' Joey, a Savior, to death. Once free and hiding from the Saviors, Daryl works with Rick in creating a resistance to overthrow Negan.

It is assumed Negan harbours resentment to Daryl for escaping and murdering Fat Joey and views him as a threat as he sends a search party led by Simon to hunt and kill him.

Ezekiel
Daryl didn't like Ezekiel at first due to his reluctance to go to war with the Saviors. But Ezekiel offers him asylum in the Kingdom where the Saviors couldn't find him, to which Daryl reluctantly agrees to. Later on, Daryl seems to trust Ezekiel more after what Carol Peletier told Daryl about him. Daryl seems to like Ezekiel for the fact that he keeps a tiger for a pet.
 * "Well, figure any guy that has a pet tiger can't be that bad. He's okay by Carol."
 * —Daryl to Morgan about Ezekiel.[src]

After the death if Henry Ezekiel request Daryl stay away from Carol as a way to fix his failing relationship with Carol. This creates a rift in their friendship.

Richard
Daryl first meets Richard when Jesus introduces him along with the group to Ezekiel and the Kingdom. Daryl quickly dismisses Richard and the community's theatrics but grudgingly plays along with the group.
 * "She gets hurt. She dies. She catches a fever. She's taken out by a walker. She gets hit by lightning. Anything. Anything happens to her, I'll kill you."
 * —Daryl threatening Richard should harm befall Carol.[src]

Richard later recruits Daryl for a mission to combat the Saviors. Daryl however dismisses the plan immediately when Richard reveals wanting to use Carol as a pawn in order to convince Ezekiel to fight the Saviors. The two come to physical blows as Daryl foils Richard's plan to attack a Savior convoy. Daryl threatens Richard that should any form of harm come to Carol he will kill him. Richard says that he would proudly die for the Kingdom. "Why don't you?", Daryl counters before he leaves.

Justin
Daryl and Justin have an extremely negative relationship.

Daryl and Justin first interact, when Daryl, the new leader of the Sanctuary after the war with Negan and the Saviors, orders Justin to clean up a recent graffiti that has been written by an unnamed Savior.

In "The Bridge", when Justin pushes Henry after the latter refuses to give him more water to drink, Daryl demands Justin to stop, stating that Henry is just a kid who's doing his job, but Justin reminds him that he's not in charge of the Saviors anymore, so he can't give him orders. As a result a fight begins between the two men. Rick sees the fight and puts an end to it. Later, Daryl angrily goes to confront Justin on why the second siren wasn't sounded. Justin claims the radio wasn't charged and Daryl leaps at him, punching him repeatedly and hitting him with a frying pan. Carol begs for him to stop as the rest of the camp watches. Daryl remarks that it's the only way to deal with "these assholes" before walking off.

Lydia
At first Daryl views her as a threat as being apart of the enemy. As time goes on and Lydia opens up to him over her past. He feels sympathetic towards her and no longer views her as a threat. When rescuing Henry he rescues Lydia too, albeit reluctantly. Daryl develops into a father figure for Lydia to the point that Aaron jokes that he's become a father. Daryl remains very protective of Lydia, though he appears to disapprove of her romantic relationship with Henry. When confronted by the Whisperers, Daryl seems worried when Alpha implies Lydia is dead. After she shows Daryl her large horde, Alpha says that she doesn't think Daryl can protect her daughter, but hopes she's wrong, to which Daryl replies "You are".

Magna
Daryl and Magna seem to be on good terms.

Yumiko
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Connie
Daryl and Connie have a positive relationship.

In "Bounty" they interacted for the first time, when Daryl saved Connie and lead her out of the corn field. When he found out about Henry going after Lydia, Connie decided to join him. Even though Daryl was against it initially, he let Connie go with him.

In "Guardians", he and Connie followed the Whisperers and eventually led a herd of walkers to the Whisperer camp. The two worked together to protect Henry and Lydia in the following episodes with Aaron joking that Daryl has become a father through his relationship with Henry, Lydia and Connie. When Daryl leaves the Kingdom in "The Calm Before," he and Connie wish each other luck and Daryl leaves Dog in her care.

Kelly
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Alpha
Daryl despises Alpha and her way of life, because her abuse towards Lydia reminds of his parents, as well as because he views the Whisperers as a threat to his friends.
 * "Now... if it's a fight you're lookin' for, we got enough firepower to light you up. Right here and now."
 * —Daryl to Alpha.[src]

Appearances
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Season 1

 * "Tell It to the Frogs"
 * "Vatos"
 * "Wildfire"
 * "TS-19"

Season 2

 * "What Lies Ahead"
 * "Bloodletting"
 * "Save the Last One"
 * "Cherokee Rose"
 * "Chupacabra"
 * "Secrets"
 * "Pretty Much Dead Already"
 * "Nebraska"
 * "Triggerfinger"
 * "Judge, Jury, Executioner"
 * "Better Angels"
 * "Beside the Dying Fire"

Season 3

 * "Seed"
 * "Sick"
 * "Killer Within"
 * "Say the Word"
 * "Hounded"
 * "When the Dead Come Knocking"
 * "Made to Suffer"
 * "The Suicide King"
 * "Home"
 * "I Ain't a Judas"
 * "Arrow on the Doorpost"
 * "This Sorrowful Life"
 * "Welcome to the Tombs"

Season 4

 * "30 Days Without An Accident"
 * "Infected"
 * "Isolation"
 * "Indifference"
 * "Internment"
 * "Too Far Gone"
 * "Inmates"
 * "Still"
 * "Alone"
 * "Us"
 * "A"

Season 5

 * "No Sanctuary"
 * "Strangers"
 * "Four Walls and a Roof"
 * "Consumed"
 * "Crossed"
 * "Coda"
 * "What Happened and What's Going On" (No Lines)
 * "Them"
 * "The Distance"
 * "Remember"
 * "Forget"
 * "Try"
 * "Conquer"

Season 6

 * "First Time Again"
 * "Thank You"
 * "Always Accountable"
 * "Start to Finish"
 * "No Way Out"
 * "The Next World"
 * "Knots Untie"
 * "Not Tomorrow Yet"
 * "The Same Boat"
 * "Twice as Far"
 * "East"
 * "Last Day on Earth" (No Lines)

Season 7

 * "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (No Lines)
 * "The Cell"
 * "Service" (No Lines)
 * "Sing Me a Song"
 * "Hearts Still Beating"
 * "Rock in the Road"
 * "New Best Friends"
 * "The Other Side"
 * "Something They Need"
 * "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

Season 8

 * "Mercy"
 * "The Damned"
 * "Monsters"
 * "Some Guy"
 * "The Big Scary U"
 * "The King, the Widow, and Rick"
 * "Time for After"
 * "How It's Gotta Be"
 * "Honor"
 * "Dead or Alive Or"
 * "The Key"
 * "Do Not Send Us Astray"
 * "Still Gotta Mean Something"
 * "Worth"
 * "Wrath"

Season 9

 * "A New Beginning"
 * "The Bridge"
 * "Warning Signs"
 * "The Obliged"
 * "What Comes After"
 * "Who Are You Now?" (No Lines)
 * "Stradivarius"
 * "Evolution"
 * "Adaptation"
 * "Omega"
 * "Bounty"
 * "Guardians"
 * "Chokepoint"
 * "Scars"
 * "The Calm Before"
 * "The Storm"

Season 10

 * "Lines We Cross"
 * "We Are the End of the World" (Hallucination)
 * "Ghosts"
 * "Silence the Whispers"
 * "What It Always Is"
 * "Bonds"
 * "Open Your Eyes"
 * "The World Before"
 * "Squeeze"
 * "Stalker"
 * "Morning Star"
 * "Walk With Us"
 * "What We Become" (Hallucination)
 * "Look at the Flowers"
 * "The Tower"
 * "A Certain Doom"

Trivia

 * Daryl has been shown to survive the most severe situations. In the episode "Chupacabra", Daryl fell off a horse and, in result, getting impaled through the torso by one of his own arrows. Later in the episode, he got shot at the side of the head by Andrea. In "East", he got shot in the shoulder by Dwight and still survived. In "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", he had enough strength to land a single punch on Negan, and in "Scars" he was shot with an arrow by a child then branded with an X mark, which clearly pained him.
 * Originally Daryl was never planned for the AMC show, however after Norman Reedus' audition for the role of Merle Dixon, the producers admired his performance so much they created Daryl Dixon specifically for Norman.
 * Daryl has been responsible for three of the original Atlanta group member’s deaths.
 * He put Dale out of his misery by shooting him in the head.
 * His violent outbreak during Abraham’s execution resulted in Glenn’s death.
 * He shot and killed Morales with a crossbow bolt because he had a gun pointed at Rick
 * Daryl won IGN's "Best TV Hero" of 2012.[7]
 * His signature weapon is a Stryker Crossbow.
 * Daryl has been captured six times.
 * He was captured in the episode "Made to Suffer" by Woodbury and forced to fight his brother Merle. He was captured a second time in the episode "A" by Gareth at Terminus. He is then captured again by Dwight and The Saviors in "East" after he and Rosita were trying to free Glenn and Michonne. Then he was captured in the episode "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" after being recaptured by the Saviors because Negan liked the way he stood up to him. He was then captured along with Michonne in "Scars" by Jocelyn and her kids. The final moment was in the episode "The Calm Before" when he, along with Michonne, Carol, and Yumiko were captured by the Whisperers, however they were released afterwards.
 * Daryl has the highest number of appearances than any other character in the show.
 * Daryl's crossbow has been stolen 5 times on the show.
 * The first time was by Shumpert when he was captured by The Governor and forced to fight Merle.
 * The second time was when the group attempted to flee Terminus, but were guided by multiple gunshots to a train car, and being made to drop their weapons for confiscation.
 * The third was when Carol and Daryl visited Atlanta in Season 5 while looking for Beth, but get held-up by Noah in an abandoned building.
 * The fourth time was when he saved Dwight and Sherry in the woods from the Saviors and Dwight double crossed him, stealing his bow and motorcycle.
 * The fifth and final time was by Dwight again when he shot Daryl in his upper shoulder area and added him into Negan's lineup.
 * Daryl is currently the second longest male living character of the TV Series, and the second longest living character behind Carl.
 * Skybound published a 2014 April Fools Joke in which it was "spoiled" that Daryl would appear in Issue 129 of the Comic Series.
 * Though Daryl is a fan favorite on the show, Kirkman confirmed that he has no interest in including him in the comics.[8]
 * Daryl displays several stereotypes of a redneck.
 * He possesses a southern American accent.
 * His most consistent trait is his aggressive and hostile demeanor.
 * He has shown to have a fondness for alcohol.
 * He has shown to be a chain-smoker.
 * Daryl may be a motorcycle enthusiast - this can be theorized through several hints throughout the series.
 * He owns a personal motorcycle jacket
 * He drove a 1976 Triumph Bonneville Hardtail Frame Conversion, which was originally owned by his older brother Merle.
 * When questioned by Aaron, Daryl dryly remarks, "I ride bikes".
 * Daryl appears to have a proficient knowledge of mechanical engineering where he has been seen repairing several broken vehicles to the point of being able to construct a fully working 1992 Honda CB 750 Nighthawk out of spare parts in a garage.
 * Daryl possesses several tattoos including one located on his left chest which says 'Norman' - (Reedus' own and father's name), a small devil located on his upper right arm, a red tattoo with the name "Mingus" (Norman's son's name), and two individual demons located on his back.
 * On Talking Dead for "Coda", Robert Kirkman confirmed Daryl is straight, if slightly asexual, as previous fan theories suggested that Daryl was gay and Kirkman himself had alluded to the possibility.
 * Daryl had previously owned Beth's Browning Hunter Knife, which he kept as a memento of her, which was possibly taken by Dwight.
 * Daryl has killed the fourth largest amount of living characters on the TV show with a total of at least 78 victims, Carol has the third largest with at least 110, Simon has the second largest with a total of at least 172, Negan has the largest with a total of at least 225.
 * Coincidentally, whenever the group comes into conflict with an antagonistic force, Daryl often finds himself with the antagonists in some way and is separated from Rick's group. When Rick's group began a conflict with the Governor, Daryl left with Merle. When Rick's group encountered the Claimers, Daryl was associated with them. Right after meeting Negan, Daryl is then held captive by the Saviors.
 * As of "A Certain Doom", Daryl, Carl, and Jason are the only remaining characters introduced in Season 1.
 * Additionally, he is also the only remaining adult character introduced in season 1.
 * Daryl is one of only two original Atlanta camp members still alive out of 33 others. Carl is the other one.
 * Originally, Daryl was named Dwight in the scripts for Season 1.[9]
 * The "A" on Daryl's sweatshirt while in Savior captivity stands for "asshole", as confirmed by Angela Kang. She also revealed Daryl was supposed to be in a factory jumpsuit, but they did not want it to look similar to the jumpsuits worn by the DHARMA Initiative in Lost.[10]
 * Daryl bears a scar, similar of a black eye, on his right eye due to the fight with The Claimers in the Season 4 finale episode.
 * As of "Stradivarius", Daryl is missing the whole right wing off of his vest, first only missing half of his right wing in "What Comes After".
 * In episode "Omega" Daryl told Lydia how some abusive fathers are, possibly referring how Daryl was abused in his past. This is more noticeable on episode "Home", when Merle rips off Daryl's shirt, revealing the scars on his back.
 * In Season 9, Daryl, like Michonne, bares an X shaped scar on his back. "Scars" reveals he was branded this scar by Linus, on Jocelyn's orders.
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