New teaser for season seven of The Walking Dead has fans …

Fans were left shocked and disappointed back in April as The Walking Dead's highly anticipated season finale failed to reveal who was the victim of Negan's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) fatal punishment.

And the latest teaser for The Walking Dead's upcoming seventh season has fans speculating who will be at the other end of the new villain's bat.

Vanity Fairhas suggested that all signs - including the new, 30-second clip - point to possibly the most horrifying scenario, that the victim will be pregnant Maggie (Lauren Cohen).

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Who's it going to be? The new teaser for the upcoming seventh season of The Walking Dead focused on supervillain Negan(Jeffrey Dean Morgan), but also hinted at the fate of a few other major characters

Uh oh! Negan flashed a smile in one clip, though it was a menacing one as he warned:'Things have changed. Whatever you had going for you, that's over'

'There are rules,' Negan warns as the teaser begins, with the villain then explaining that you need to 'earn what you take.'

People can be seen bowing down to him as he walks by, casually carrying his feared weapon of choice, Lucille, which is a baseball bat covered in barbed wire.

'You should know, this is the only way,' he continues, while smirking, before another series of shots of him menacingly holding Lucille.

He warns that 'things have changed,' quipping: 'whatever you had going for you, that's over.'

New threats: Morgan(Lennie James) appeared in the teaser, seemingly far away from Negan and his beloved bat

Spared:Carol (Melissa McBride) also played a role in the latest teaser

Morgan (Lennie James), Abraham (Michael Cudlitz), Carol (Melissa McBride), and Tara (Alanna Masterson) can be seen in footage from the upcoming season as Negan warns: 'Thing is, I'm everywhere.'

The clips in the teaser seem to rule out Morgan, Tara, and Carol as victims of Negan and his beloved bat.

Also, Morgan and Carol will end up in The Kingdom, run by King Ezekiel (Khary Payton), so they should be safe from Lucille.

Struggling: And though he looked to be in quite the precarious situation himself, it seemed as if Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) was spared from Negan's beating as well

Dire: And while Tara (Alanna Masterson) looked petrified in another clip, it was not because of Negan or Lucille

Meanwhile, the fact that Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, and Josh McDermitt all appeared in a birthday video sent to Demi Lovato last month seems to suggest that Rick (Andrew), Daryl (Norman), Glenn (Steven), and Eugene (Josh) are safe as well.

Though it is true that many had feared Glenn would be the victim since the character is in The Walking Dead comics, perhaps the writers are giving him a bit of a break after season six'sdeath scare.

Michael seemed to rule Abraham out via an interview withPopSugar, in which he shared that fans would 'get to see what a world with Negan and Abraham both in it would be like.'

Cocky: The teaser had Negan issuing a series of threats, with him at one point warning:'Thing is, I'm everywhere'

Menacing: Negan's barb-wire covered bat - his weapon of choice, nicknamed Lucille - featured prominently in the teaser

'Abraham will continue for a while now,' Michael had shared, in an interview that seemed almost too free-sharing with spoilers to not be a red herring.

That would leave Michonne (Danai Gurira), Maggie, Aaron (Ross Marquand), Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green), Rosita (Christian Serratos), and Carl (Chandler Riggs).

However, since showrunner Scott Gimple had 'promised' that the premiere would deliver on what was set up in the finale, many believe it is unlikely that somewhat minor characters such as Aaron, Sasha, or Rosita would be on the receiving end of that bat.

Bow down: Negan and Lucille clearly strike fear in all the people of his community

Watch out! The series' new villain also took aim with another weapon

And of course, Carl seems to be safe, as just before Negan struck his fatal blow in the season six finale he warned: 'Anybody moves, anybody says anything, cut the boys other eye out and feed it to his father.'

Many also seem confident that Michonne's life will be spared, despite Danai recently signing on to star in the upcoming Black Panther film.

Fears of Michonne's demise were also likely quelled by the fact that Danai wasspotted on set last month, alongside Andrew, Ross, and Alanna.

Therefore, the most popular guess is now Maggie, as killing a pregnant and beloved character would absolutely line up with Andrew's ideas of how the premiere will make audience members feel: 'angry,' 'sick,' 'nauseous, and 'frustrated.'

Who could it be? Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Daryl (Norman Reedus), Glenn (Steven Yeun), and Eugene (Josh McDermitt) seemed to also get ruled out as the four actors had appeared in a birthday video for Demi Lovato last month

It was also noted that Lauren has been missing from the show's Atlanta set, while posting pictures to Instagram of herself traveling and seemingly not in Georgia.

In the end, seeing as The Walking Dead has been working in earnest to prevent any spoilers from being released - with AMC even threatening to sue spoiler site The Spoiling Dead, shooting the season out of order, and filming multipledeath scenes - everything is very much still up in the air.

Fans will have to wait until the season seven premiere - on AMC on October 23 at 9pm - to finally discover the fate of their favorite characters.

Say it ain't so: Many believe Maggie (Lauren Cohen) is the most likely victim, as she has not been seen on the show's Atlanta set and since killing off the pregnant, beloved character would make for a traumatizing premiere, indeed

Is it a clue? Lauren has also posted photos of trips outside of Atlanta, such as this snap with weight loss specialistChris Powell, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona

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