The Walking Dead pushes the boundaries of right and wrong, where even characters like Negan manage to believe they are in the right.
Despite how brutal a comic The Walking Dead is, there's a great deal of villainous characterswho feel they are in the right. For every deranged psychopath who's out for power, there's a character who's just trying to survive by any means necessary. It's what makes The Walking Dead such an enjoyable book.
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It pushes the boundaries of what's right and wrong, throwing away the typical black and white format. Even characters like Negan manage to believe they are fully in the right, doing what they feel needs to be done.
He never got the same amount of development in the comics as he did in the show, but Shane's goal, in the end, seemed the same. He wanted what was best for the group, Lori more than anyone.
How he went about this was poor, mostly due to his obsession with Lori and being her new lover, replacing Rick. It caused him to blame Rick for everything, saying it all would have been better if he'd stayed dead. Jealousy ended up being his downfall.
He wasn't necessarily an antagonist in the same way that a Negan or Governor was, but his actions firmly plant him there and rightfully brought the righteous fury on Tyreese on him. He acted as the group's babysitter for a spell, while secretly pressuring Julie into a suicide pact with him.
While it was scummy and vile of him, he genuinely thought it was for the best, that it'd let the two of them get to live together forever. He ended up getting the death he wanted, just not in a painless fashion.
Lilly was one of many Woodbury residents who followed along with the Governor without question, fearing what would happen if they ever spoke out against him.
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To her, she was just doing what she had to survive, never taking in how heinous the actions of The Governor were until he ordered her to fire on Lori. She snapped after she found out Lori was carrying a child, turning on Philip and eventually leading directly to his death. Her story even got to continue in a spin-off novel series.
Gabriel never became a traditional antagonist due to his cowardly nature, but his actions alone warrant him being considered a villain, despite everything he did to try to redeem himself.
He sacrificed others to remain among the living, justifying it as a means of spreading the faith and bringing comfort to others. He always found himself to be more important than others until the latter half of the series when he's gutted by Beta.
In Vincent's eyes, the only thing that mattered was revenge for his son at the hands of the Whisperers. He blamed Rick for not striking back at them, giving another reminder that not all of Rick's choices were perfect.
He often was the cause of the deaths in his group, and in this case, it led to Vincent and Mortan trying to ambush Rick, a tactic that backfired. Vincent would apologize for his actions and eventually managed to come to terms with the death of his son.
The Scavengers were the epitome of a group that did what they needed to do to survive. They moved across the globe like leeches, sucking up any and all resources they could so they could keep on living.
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They didn't care who got in their way as only the survival of their group mattered, selfishness making them believe their actions were right. It's what eventually led to their downfall as they ended up biting off more than they could chew with Alexandria.
It's hard to blame someone for their villainy when it was forced onto them. Ethan was never a bad man, just an everyday normal citizen in Hilltop until he went to go speak with The Saviors.
That moment changed him, forcing him to do their bidding so that Crystal, one of his closest companions, could stay alive. His attempt on Gregory's life was only so that she may have a chance to live, something he felt was right with all of his heart. It's hard to blame him.
There are times that completely unhinged and reprehensible people have valid reasons for acting as they do. Morton is a case of that as he always had the betterment of his family in mind. All of his demands for retribution were due to acts committed to them, namely Carl's spat with his son.
His issue was that he couldn't keep his anger under control at all, leading to him lashing out at Rick and ending with his death, one that continued the cycle of hatred with his son.
A man as violent and unhinged as Negan rarely has reasoning for anything he does, mostly falling under the psychopath category like The Governor. Negan was different though, everything he did, he genuinely felt like was for the best. All of his harsh actions kept others in line, thus lessened the infighting he had to deal with.
He even had a code of honor that he strictly lived by, unfortunately, he lacked an understanding of emotions any longer, leading to his many horrific actions.
As with Negan, there were many layers to Dwight's personality that slowly got unraveled as the story carried on. He went from Negan's right-hand man to Rick's, showing what a trusted lieutenant he could be. The biggest trait of his personality is his strong sense of justice that forms beneath both leaders.
It helped steer many of his actions, such as welcoming the burning of his face at the hands of Negan and willingly letting Sherry go. It also directly led to his death as he felt he needed to free the citizens of the Commonwealth from oppression.
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