Theodore Douglas

Theodore Douglas, better known as T-Dog or simply T, is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. During the initial outbreak, he traveled to Atlanta and eventually joined a camp of survivors. Theodore is a kind man willing to fight for his allies.

Overview
T-Dog was a quiet man. He rarely spoke, but would speak up when matters arise. T-Dog would sometimes feel insecure and would feel guilty when something bad happens to his group. He was also a little clumsy but would protect his group from threats or dangers whenever possible. He got along with most people, except Merle Dixon. He was very religious. This showed when he told Carol Peletier that his inevitable death is part of God's plan, who always watches him, and also when Glenn Rhee said he was saving old people and bringing them to the church.

Atlanta, Georgia
Little is known about T-Dog's life prior to the outbreak. He lived in Georgia; it's unknown whether he was living specifically in Atlanta or if he was living elsewhere. According to Glenn, T-Dog was very religious and used a van from his church to help evacuate elderly residents to refugee centers before finding and rescuing Glenn.

Death
As T-Dog attempts to close the courtyard gates to avoid more walkers that Andrew let into the prison in a deliberate attempt to have Rick and the others killed, from getting in, is bitten in the shoulder by a walker. While wandering through the prison, T-Dog and Carol run into two walkers. Knowing his time is up, he uses his last moments to save Carol's life.
 * Killed By
 * Andrew (Caused)
 * Zombies
 * Himself (Sacrifice)

T-Dog charges himself at the walkers, holding both of them back, giving Carol time to escape, before a chunk of his throat is ripped out and he is devoured.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims T-Dog has killed:
 * Wayne Dunlap (Zombified)
 * 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)
 * Himself (Sacrifice)
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships
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Jacqui
During Season 1, T-Dog seems to care deeply for Jacqui and may have had a crush on her. In the second episode, "Guts", she is quite sympathetic of him after he is beaten up by Merle, who she gives the middle finger. Throughout the season, the two are often seen talking to each other. When Jacqui refuses to leave with the group at the CDC, T-Dog begs her to come but she replies "I'm staying, sweetie", suggesting they may have been in a relationship.
 * "What?! That's insane!"
 * —T-Dog to Jacqui, after she tells him she's staying with Jenner[src]

Dale Horvath
While Dale and T-Dog were waiting for Sophia to return T-Dog started hallucinating from blood loss. T-Dog started saying that the group had left them behind because they were the two weakest links. When the group later came back for them T-Dog asked Dale not to tell anyone and Dale did as he asked. This shows that T-Dog trusted Dale like a friend. T-Dog appeared to be devastated upon seeing Dale dying and would likely have been greatly affected by his sudden death.
 * "No, I mean, what are we doin'? People off in the woods, days lookin' for that girl and we're here. 'Cause they think we are the weakest. Well, what are you, 70?"
 * —T-Dog to Dale[src]

Glenn Rhee
Glenn and T-Dog were close friends during the apocalypse, as seen in the episode "TS-19", the two have a good friendship and were seen racing each other to the showers when Jenner tells them about having warm water laughing all the way. Glenn referred to him as "family" to Axel and Oscar. Glenn was deeply saddened by his death having to leave the sight of T-Dogs corpse as it was too much for him. He also said T-Dog saved his life multiple times. Glenn has stated T-Dog is a hero and that he would trade any number of people for one of theirs.
 * "...He wasn't just a good guy. He was the best."
 * —Glenn to Hershel[src]

Morales
T-Dog and Morales had a good friendship, once Merle and T-Dog got into a fight Morales tried to intervene but got elbowed in the stomach. Theodore was then knocked to the ground and helped by Jacqui, Andrea and Morales. It wasn't shown how Theodore felt about Morales and his family leaving.

Andrea
T-Dog and Andrea have a great relationship. Each of them seems to take care of them on several occasions and to fight together against the zombies when it happens. Andrea show to take care of him during the fight with Merle. T-Dog is very concerned when Andrea is surrounded by zombies on the farm. Andrea is saddened to learn of T-Dog's death when Maggie informs her that he didn't make it.

Shane Walsh
T-Dog and Shane have a good relationship and get along very well. Shane proves to be compared to him on many occasions, T-Dog instead it shows always helpful and available to him.

Carol Peletier
Throughout the first two seasons of the show, T-Dog and Carol rarely interacted. In Season 3, T-Dog sacrifices himself because he was already bitten in order to save Carol's life. His selflessness weighs heavily on Carol, as she mentioned in "I Ain't a Judas".
 * "This is God's plan. He'll take care of me. Always has. He's gonna help me lead you out of these tombs."
 * —T-Dog before sacrificing himself for Carol[src]

Rick Grimes
T-Dog and Rick have not interacted much, but the two seem to get along fairly well. Throughout Season 1, T-Dog accompanies Rick on most trips and is helpful to the group. Rick defends T-Dog after he gets into a fight with Merle. In Season 3, T-Dog was like a right-hand man to Rick. After T-Dog's heroic death, Rick can't stand looking at his devoured body, having a silent moment for his fallen friend. Rick then takes into consideration T-Dog's comment about the Prisoners, and lets them into the group after they prove worthy.
 * "Those two might have even less blood on their hands than we do."
 * —T-Dog to Rick while discussing the prison survivors[src]

Lori Grimes
T-Dog and Lori have not spoken much to one another, but during Season 2's episode, "Beside the Dying Fire", T-Dog insists to Lori and Beth Greene to head for the coast. Lori refuses and was mad at T-Dog and forced him to turn around to the highway. This did indicate how much T-Dog cared about their safety. The two died on the same day, and could never learn of each other's deaths.

Carl Grimes
Carl and T-Dog are good friends during their stay at the Atlanta Camp. As time goes on Carl and T-Dog have established a brotherly like bond. On several occasions, T-Dog helps to look after Carl for Rick and Lori, and cares for his well-being. Carl and T-Dog act like teammates as they both work together to scavenge supplies and to clear out the prison. Carl is presumably saddened over the death of T-Dog, but is too deeply distressed over the death of his Mother.

Merle Dixon
T-Dog and Merle didn't get along well during their time in Atlanta and the campsite. T-Dog and the Atlanta group didn't agree with Merle due to the fact that he was wasting bullets and attracting more walkers while shooting at them. Merle, being racist, called T-Dog a "nigger" and beat him up. Their relationship worsened when T-Dog refused to release him and accidentally dropped the keys to Merle's cuffs down a drain, forcing Merle to amputate his own hand. T-Dog seemed to show remorse for what he did to Merle and volunteered to return to Atlanta to set Merle free, although it is clear that over time T-Dog got over the situation. When Merle learns of T-Dog's death, he shows no remorse, and hopes that he died slow.
 * "... Well, I hope he went slow."
 * —Merle to Glenn, after Glenn told Merle T-Dog had died[src]

Daryl Dixon
At first, T-Dog and Daryl do not get along well due to the Merle incident. Daryl threatens to kill him numerous times until Rick threatens to kill Daryl. At some point, Daryl forgave T-Dog and eventually saved his life after he cut his arm on a windshield and 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 is present when Rick finds T-Dog's devoured body, having a silent moment for his former companion.
 * "Good idea. Maybe you'll see your chupacabra up there, too. "
 * —T-Dog to Daryl[src]

Hershel Greene
T-Dog 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, however, came at odds when the group discovered that Hershel had been hoarding his undead family and neighbours in his barn thinking they could be cured. Hershel forgives T-Dog for participating in the barn shootout, and lets him stay on the farm. During their time at the prison, T-Dog and Hershel have formed a strong friendship and hold a lot of respect towards each other. T-Dog is concerned for Hershel after his leg is amputated, and is glad to know that he survived. Hershel was saddened to learn of T-Dog's death, and states that if he hadn't risked himself to close the gates to prevent more walkers from entering, the group would have suffered more losses.
 * "He got bit closing the gate. If he hadn't done that..."
 * —Hershel to Glenn about T-Dog[src]

Beth Greene
After T-Dog saved Beth and Lori from the farm, he suggested they should head for the coast. But after Lori said she would get out of the car if he didn't turn around, he gave into her, indicating he cared about their safety. He is later seen genuinely concerned over her reaction to Hershel being bitten. Beth, sadly, informs Rick that T-Dog was bitten and is later saddened when she hears that he didn't make it.

Jimmy
The two seemed to get along as T-Dog was seen watching Jimmy during gun practice. Jimmy tried to look cool by holding his gun sideways to act like a gangster but T-Dog stopped Jimmy and told him not to give him that "gangsta shit".
 * "Aw man, don't give me any of that gangsta shit."
 * —T-Dog to Jimmy[src]
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Appearances
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Season 1

 * "Guts"
 * "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"

Season 9

 * "What Comes After" (Dream, Corpse)
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Trivia

 * T-Dog was originally planned to only appear in two or three episodes but he ended up appearing in 3 seasons.[1]
 * T-Dog was originally going to live in the episode "Killer Within", and Carol was scripted to die. Later, it was changed to T-Dog dying and Carol living.
 * In The Walking Dead special: "The Journey So Far" Melissa McBride comments on T-Dog's sacrifice. She mentions that Carol still feels his sacrifice to this day.
 * On Talking Dead, Gregory Nicotero revealed that part of T-Dog's death scene was filmed with a realistic replica that was actually cast from IronE Singleton's face/head and shoulders. The replica has a large portion of the front of its neck ripped out.
 * Before the role went to Singleton, Markice Moore, the actor who portrayed Andrew, auditioned for the role of the character before being cast as Andrew instead.
 * T-Dog is mentioned in "The Talking Dead: Fear Special", where his name is misspelled as "T Dogg".
 * IronE Singleton has confirmed that T-Dog's nickname is short for his full name, Theodore Douglas, and the name was given to him by his teammates from his college football days.[2]