Dwight

Dwight, also known as "D.", is a main character and a former antagonist as well as a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a former high-ranking member of The Saviors. After his ex-wife Sherry released Daryl and fled The Sanctuary, Dwight becomes estranged with life as a Savior, and decides to ally with Rick to dethrone Negan. After outright betraying the Saviors during the destruction of Alexandria, Dwight was a full-fledged member of the Militia for a brief time. In order to buy the survivors of Alexandria more time to escape, Dwight rejoined the Saviors as a mole, protected as no one knew of his betrayal, until Laura returned to the Sanctuary and blew his cover. Following Negan's defeat and the end of the war, Dwight moves to the Kingdom and lives here. He served as an antagonist of the second half of Season 6 and the first half of Season 7.

Overview
Dwight is shown to be a brave, highly intelligent and caring person who is a strong, determined survivor and a loving husband towards his wife, Sherry. Dwight is initially introduced as being completely disgusted living a life as a Savior and as a result attempted to get Sherry and sister-in-law Tina as far away as possible and is even willing to cause harm to his former group members in order to escape. While he appreciates the help that Daryl gives them in the forest, Dwight, following Tina's death, quickly betrays him and steals his possessions, showing that he has cowardly tendencies and can be a liar and manipulative.

Following being punished by Negan for fleeing the Sanctuary and causing Tina's death and being permanently mutilated and separated from Sherry, Dwight is shown to become fanatically loyal to the Saviors again and devolves into an antagonist. He is shown to have developed a personal vendetta against Daryl as he attempts to kill him with his own crossbow, though he kills Denise instead and shows little remorse, showing that he is capable of cold-blooded murder. He is shown to want to fulfill Negan's wishes of taking over Alexandria as he attempts to force Daryl and Rosita to take them to their base, though he is stopped by them. Following this he cruelly captures Glenn and Michonne and then Rosita and Daryl and personally delivers them to join the rest of their group in being punished by Negan. His desire to kill Daryl is very evident as he volunteers to kill him after he punches Negan in the face after killing Abraham though Negan does not allow him to. Following this Dwight is left in charge of torturing Daryl psychologically after he is taken as a prisoner and takes some pleasure in tormenting him and is visibly upset when he discovers that Daryl was released by Sherry. He even takes pleasure in taunting Rosita and Aaron when he and his fellow group members arrive at Alexandria to collect their tribute.

In spite of his cruel side, Dwight is gradually revealed to be loyal to the Saviors only for the purposes of protecting Sherry from harm and it is revealed that the only reason Negan allowed him to live was after Sherry offered herself up as one of Negan's wives. Dwight is secretly shown to despise Negan for taking his wife away from him and for his overall cruelty towards others. After Sherry vanishes, Dwight is deeply saddened and in order to protect her from being hunted down and killed by Negan, he is able to frame Emmett Carson, who is then brutally killed by Negan, showing the extreme measures that Dwight is willing to resort to to protect his wife from harm. With no more reason to be loyal to the Saviors, Dwight chooses to align himself with the Militia, claiming that he indeed hates Negan and that he wants him dead. Despite knowing that he could potentially die after Negan's defeat due to his actions towards Daryl and his killing of Denise, Dwight chooses to help free the communities from Negan's tyranny as he knows first hand of the cruelty that Negan and the Saviors are capable of.

During Season 8, Dwight his shown to be dedicated to his mission to defeat Negan and is able to help the Militia achieve a majority of their victories against the Saviors by passing them valuable information and in the process gets numerous members of his former group brutally slaughtered. He is shown to be careful, cautious and cunning as no member of the Saviors, except Eugene, are able to deduce that he is the Militia's spy. Dwight's loyalty to the Militia is clearly evident in "How It's Gotta Be" in which he takes measures to ensure that the survivors are able to escape from the Saviors posted outside and personally guns down numerous Saviors, though in the process exposes himself to Laura who is able to escape. Following this, Dwight even rejoins the Saviors after learning Laura has not been seen in order to divert them away from Tara and the rest of the fleeing Alexandrians and in the process earns Tara's respect and forgiveness for his killing of Denise. Following Negan's brief disappearance, Dwight chooses to align himself with Simon in taking over the Saviors, possibly showing that he has some slight hope that the Saviors can still function as a group without Negan. However this is shown to be a bad move as Simon is even worse than Negan and wants to completely exterminate the survivors at the Hilltop and Dwight is forced to go along in order to protect his cover. During the assault however, he saves Tara's life again by injuring her before Simon can with an untainted weapon, further proving his care for the Militia and what he is willing to do to earn her full forgiveness.

Upon Negan's return, Dwight continues his attempts to take him down as he takes information down in order to help the Militia finish Negan and the Saviors off permanently and even helps to get Simon exposed as a traitor in order to remove the Militia's second greatest threat only after Negan. However this victory is short lived as Laura is revealed to have exposed Dwight and Negan is revealed to have finally outsmarted him into delivering information via Gregory to the Militia to lead them into a trap.

After the defeat of the Saviors, Dwight is visibly pleased that Negan is defeated; and laters move to the Kingdom and then to Hilltop.

Virginia
Dwight was born in the early 1980's, he experienced an average childhood where he grew up in a small town in Virginia[2]. During his youth, he was taught by his his late grandfather in the art of woodcarving, which became a valued hobby of Dwight's and thus he would practice the skill in his spare time[3]. As a young adult, he later met and befriended a local female babysitter named Sherry, originally, when the pair began dating, Dwight was noted for having problems with his memory, and thus would generally fail to remember the pleasant times they both shared as a couple, which caused great frustration on his part[4]. Due to his memory problems, he used post it notes to remind him to do certain tasks.

Eventually the pair soon fell in love and got married where the two lived together in a single-story house located somewhere in Virginia, through their marriage, Dwight befriended his sister-in-law Tina who had diabetes and required insulin in order to treat her condition[5]. Over time, Dwight and Sherry gradually aspired to start a family of their own and thus would attempt to conceive a child together, however their attempts ultimately proved futile[6].

Washington D.C
During the onset of the outbreak, Dwight was present alongside Sherry when the initial chaos and devastation occurred. The pair were forced to flee into a nearby forest which had become infested with a large herd of walkers. In an act of desperation, the pair utilized a large truck through opening the vehicle's valve in order to spread a trail of gas throughout the forest which they ignited to create a massive wildfire that engulfed the pursuing walkers.

After this event, Dwight and Sherry managed to reconnect with Tina who was located in Washington D.C at the time. At some point later, the trio somehow came into contact with a group of survivors known as The Saviors, whom they subsequently joined and settled into a compound known as The Sanctuary. Originally, the trio worked together to earn 'points' in exchange for supplies; over time, however, they grew to become fearful of the community leader, Negan, due his violent sociopathic actions and oppression.

Eventually, Tina fell behind on points and became unable to purchase the insulin which she so desperately required. She was offered the opportunity to marry Negan and become part of his harem, in exchange for no longer operating in a point capacity and therefore always having access to medication. However, acting on impulse, Dwight personally stole the medication whereupon he, Sherry and Tina fled from The Sanctuary. To their misfortune, they were begrudgingly forced to travel on foot with only a limited amount of supplies as well as a lone pistol for protection. At some point later the three managed to take temporary refuge in the forest which they had previously inhabited.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Dwight has killed:


 * Carla (Caused, Alive, Accidental)
 * Delly (Caused, Alive, Accidental)
 * Tina (Before Reanimation, alongside Daryl and Sherry)
 * Denise Cloyd (Accidental)
 * Gordon (Alive)
 * Emmett Carson (Caused)
 * Mark
 * Gary (Caused)
 * At least 37 unnamed Saviors (5 Direct, 10 Caused, 22 Indirectly Caused)
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships
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Sherry
Being his wife, it is obvious that Dwight loves Sherry very much, and likely attempts to keep her safe, noticeably when they discover and join the Saviors' group. When Dwight possibly realizes how frightening they can be, he suggests it's not as safe as he expected for Sherry, and together they leave. It is assumed that Dwight continuously risks his own life for her, and tries to find a better life for themselves. He also helps take care of her younger diabetic sister, Tina, and comforts her when she is killed by walkers. Dwight shows his most concerned safety for Sherry when he betrays Daryl, the man who helps them escape a group of Saviors searching for them, by holding him at gunpoint and demanding for his motorcycle and crossbow. When he finally gives them up, Dwight and Sherry both get onto the motorcycle and take off, returning to the Saviors.

It is later revealed that upon returning to Negan, Dwight begged for forgiveness, so that Negan will spare Sherry. However, when Negan is about to kill Dwight, Sherry begs for Dwight's life saying that she will marry Negan if he spares Dwight. Negan agreed, but decided to punish Dwight by burning his face with an iron. After this incident, Sherry joins Negan's harem, and Dwight rises through the ranks, becoming one of Negan's lieutenants. Their relationship becomes significantly strained, as they are forbidden from intimate or romantic contact with one another, restricting their relationship to a platonic one when others are around. Ocassionally, they meet in secret to share a cigarette and talk, but it is clear that they no longer open up to each other, each of them trying to convince themselves that the life they now endure is the best option for them.

Tina
Tina and Dwight had a positive relationship as she was Sherry's younger sister. Dwight tries his best to take care of Tina as she was possibly all that Sherry had left in their family, and he also helped her fight her diabetes by using insulin that he keeps in their bag. When Tina is bitten in the neck and bled to death by her own reanimated friends, Dwight was saddened and felt responsible for her demise, as he would later tell Daryl that he got Tina killed, showing his guilt.

Negan
Upon entering the Sanctuary, Dwight, his wife and Tina worked for points under Negan. When Negan asked Tina to marry him, Dwight stole from Negan and fled with both Sherry and Tina. Eventually Dwight came back to the sanctuary with Sherry and begged Negan for forgiveness. Negan punished Dwight by burning the left side of his face. Their relationship is currently strong, with Dwight being one of Negans top lieutenants. This is proved by various statements by Negan himself and the fact that Dwight lead a group of the Saviors deep into the woods, and likely became one of his high ranking members.

In "Last Day on Earth" Dwight is shown to be very loyal to Negan, going as far as almost killing Glenn for desperately jumping towards Negan in fear of Maggie dying. Dwight is told to get Glenn back in line, which he does.

When Daryl punches Negan across the face, he asks him if he wants him to kill Daryl, as he looms over him with his crossbow; however Negan decides against it, and then later asks him to take Daryl prisoner, which he does with no questions asked.

Hence, Negan puts intense trust in Dwight and occasionally jokes with him much to Dwight's dismay.

However, their relationship may have been strained when Dwight witnesses Negan kissing Sherry, making him jealous, and reaffirming is already strong disdain for Negan.

It is with Sherry's escape from The Sanctuary that draws the final straw for Dwight as later on he decides to join forces with Rick's group to end Negan's reign of tyranny, acting as a double agent for them.

Laura
Laura and Dwight, at first have a good working relationship. The pair played pool together and often went on missions. Their semi-good friendship was ended after Dwight betrayed Laura and the Saviors by deliberately leading them into an ambush. Laura witnessed in horror when Dwight gunned down their whole team to aid the Militia. She was forced to run away from the carnage but eventually got picked up by Negan and returned to the Sanctuary, where she blew Dwight's cover as an double agent.

Gordon
It appears Dwight and Gordon have known each other and basically close friends as mentioned by Gordon in "The Cell". After Gordon escapes from the Sanctuary, Dwight voluntarily decides to hunt him down. When heis finally caught by Dwight, he begs Dwight to let him go or shoot him to which Dwight declines, forces him to go back or threatens that he will hurt everyone he knows at the Sanctuary. Gordon then grudgingly agrees. Dwight later changes his mind and decides to fullfil his wish by shooting him in the back. His zombified body is later seen outside the the chain-linked fence of The Sanctuary. It is unknown if Dwight did this out of mercy.

Daryl Dixon
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 Sherry'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.
 * "Negan trusts me. We work together, we can stop him. You knew me then, and you know me now. You know I'm not lying."
 * —Dwight to Daryl[src]

In "Twice as Far", Dwight re-encounters Daryl with Rosita after he kills Denise with Daryl's crossbow that he stole. He and his group have taken Eugene hostage and threaten 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.

After Daryl punched Negan, Dwight volunteers to kill Daryl himself but didn't at Negan's request. Their relationship remains negative towards each other.

After Daryl learns about what Negan did to Dwight, Daryl tells him he understands why Dwight is like this.

After finding Dwight in Alexandria's jail, Daryl has to be held back from attacking him.

In "Mercy" its shown that Daryl has become Dwight's contact in the Militia, the two passing messages by firing crossbow arrows with notes wrapped around them at each other.

Despite their new alliance, Daryl makes it clear several times that he intends to kill Dwight once the war is over. In "The King, the Widow, and Rick," Daryl suggests to Tara that they don't have to wait for the war to be over to kill him.

In "Time for After", Dwight lists Daryl as one of the people he's trying to save by stopping the Saviors. After aiding the Alexandrians escape and ambush the Saviors in "How It's Gotta Be," Dwight is threatened by Daryl, Tara and Rosita, but they relent when he reveals what he has done to help. Instead of taking revenge, the three allow Dwight to join Rick's group.

Rosita Espinosa
Dwight and Rosita share a tense relationship. Rosita hates Dwight for killing Denise while Dwight acts that he is above her, going as far as calling her "darling". After Eugene bites Dwight on the crotch, causing a commotion, Rosita attempts to shoot Dwight before he and the remaining Saviors manage to flee. In "East", Rosita lets an angry Daryl leave Alexandria to hunt down Dwight and to avenge Denise's death. She later joins him despite Glenn and Michonne pleading them not to, showing how much she hates Dwight. She and Daryl, alongside Glenn and Michonne are then caught by Dwight and his Saviors. They are then brought up to Negan as well as Rick and the rest of the members.

In "Service", Dwight talks to Rosita about having Daryl's motorcycle and tells her to get it for him.

In "The Other Side", Dwight finds Rosita at the Sanctuary and apparently helps her to escape without detection. By the end of "Something They Need", Rosita has locked Dwight in Alexandria's jail, but appears to genuinely believe he desires to help them, or at least enough to hear him out and get Rick to do the same.

In "How It's Gotta Be", Rosita is one of the people that threatens Dwight after he helps them. After Dwight is accepted into the group for his actions, Rosita is the first to show sign of true acceptance by aiding the injured Dwight.

Eugene Porter
Dwight and Eugene's relationship started off badly. They first met when a group of Saviors led by Dwight ambushed Daryl, Rosita and Denise (killing Denise in the process) and using an already captured Eugene as hostage to capitulate them into leading them back to Alexandria. However, Eugene was able to distract Dwight long enough to bite him in the crotch and a firefight ensured, killing many Saviors and injuring Dwight who managed to break free and shoot Eugene in the stomach before retreating with the rest of his men.

Near the end of the episode 'Hostiles and Calamities', Dwight and Eugene are seen exchanging names and having a small conversation, showing possibly they are now on steady terms compared to prior.

In "The Big Scary U," Dwight backs Eugene in a meeting with the other Savior lieutenants, earning Dwight Eugene's thanks. At the end of the episode, Eugene realizes that Dwight is the traitor and confronts him in "Time for After." Despite Dwight's betrayals, including threatening to kill Eugene, Eugene does not betray Dwight to Negan.

Tara Chambler
Due to Dwight killing her girlfriend Denise, Tara repeatedly expresses the desire to kill Dwight for revenge despite Denise's death being an accident. In "The Big Scary U", Tara tells Daryl that despite everything Dwight has done to help them in the war with the Saviors, she still intends to kill him once its over.

In "How It's Gotta Be", Tara gets her chance for revenge alongside Daryl after Dwight is wounded following his aid in Savior ambush. However, after Dwight reveals the help he has given them and that he is now fully estranged from the Saviors, Tara joins Daryl in relenting and allows Dwight to join them.

In "Dead or Alive Or", Tara remains extremely hostile towards Dwight with a desire to kill him as soon as possible to avenge Denise. Tara is enraged by Dwight's apologies for killing Denise and tries to kill him when they are alone. However, Dwight apparently earns Tara's trust by leading the Saviors away from the surviving Alexandrians as Tara turns from hostile to defending Dwight's actions to Daryl afterwards.

Rick Grimes
Rick and Dwight have not interacted much before Negan and the Saviors arrived. They both first interact when Rosita brings Dwight to Alexandria and holds him in a makeshift cell. After Dwight tells Rick he wants to help the Survivors, Rick pulls out his revolver and orders him to get down on his knees. He insists he’s on their side and presents his plan to take down Negan. Rick and the others agree to his plan and as he heads back to the Sanctuary. While Rick is skeptical of Dwight but trust him, Daryl tells Rick he will still kill him once this is all over.
 * "If he's lying, this is already over."
 * —Rick to Daryl about Dwight.[src]

In "How It's Gotta Be", Dwight expresses his sincere regrets to Rick for the destruction of Alexandria.
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Appearances
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Season 6

 * "Always Accountable"
 * "Twice as Far"
 * "East"
 * "Last Day on Earth"

Season 7

 * "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
 * "The Cell"
 * "Service"
 * "Sing Me a Song"
 * "Hostiles and Calamities"
 * "The Other Side" (No Lines)
 * "Something They Need"
 * "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

Season 8

 * "Mercy"
 * "The Big Scary U"
 * "Time for After"
 * "How It's Gotta Be"
 * "Honor"
 * "Dead or Alive Or"
 * "The Key"
 * "Do Not Send Us Astray"
 * "Worth"
 * "Wrath"

Season 9

 * "A New Beginning"
 * "The Bridge"
 * "The Obliged"
 * "Who Are You Now?"
 * "Evolution"
 * "Adaptation"
 * "Omega"
 * "Bounty"
 * "The Calm Before"
 * "The Storm"

Season 10

 * "Lines We Cross"
 * "Silence the Whisperers"
 * "What It Always Is"
 * "Open Your Eyes"
 * "Stalker"
 * "Morning Star"
 * "Walk With Us"
 * "The Tower"
 * "A Certain Doom"
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Trivia

 * The casting call for this character used the name "Kirk".
 * Dwight is credited as D in "Always Accountable", an initial he is confirmed to go by in later episodes.
 * Dwight is left-handed.
 * However, he has also been seen shooting with his right hand, possibly meaning he is ambidextrous.
 * Dwight has proven to be a talented woodcarver, as benefitting from being taught his late grandfather, as demonstrated by his ability to craft and sculpt a wooden soldier, additionally, he owns a personal collection of hand-crafted wooden figurines located within his personal room within the Sanctuary.
 * Dwight bears several tattoos including a snake located on his right arm as well as a pair of shoes and a cactus visible on his left.
 * For the entirety of Season 7 and the first half of Season 8, Dwight has been in possession of Daryl's wingvest until Daryl finally took it back.
 * Dwight is the first known victim of the 'iron punishment' by Negan, with the second victim being Mark.
 * Dwight appears to be a vegetarian.
 * According to Sherry, Dwight appears to suffer from short-term memory loss.
 * Dwight is one of only 3 characters to change sides, the others being Merle Dixon who switched sides from the Governor to Rick's Group and the second being Eugene, who defected from Rick's group to the Saviors (and back to Rick's group in Wrath).
 * Dwight has killed the eighth largest with at least 42, Morgan has the seventh largest with at least 45, The Governor has the sixth largest with at least 62, Rick has the fifth largest with at least 68, Daryl has the fourth largest with at least 78, 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.
 * American idol finalist Chris Daughtry auditioned for the role of Dwight. However, the role was handed to Austin Amelio eventually.