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Daryl Dixon is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in Polimis' The Walking Dead Survive: The Grimes Journey. He is the younger brother of Merle. 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. Daryl has developed a brief yet close bond with fellow survivor Carol.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
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[]
Season 1[]
"Tell it to The Frogs"[]
TBA
"Safe and Sound"[]
TBA
"Wildfire"[]
TBA
"TS-19"[]
TBA
Season 2[]
"Triggerfinger"[]
TBA
"Miles Behind Us"[]
TBA
"Secrets"[]
TBA
"Bloodletting"[]
TBA
"Chupacabra"[]
TBA
"Cobalt"[]
TBA
"Choose Your Poison"[]
TBA
"Better Angels"[]
TBA
"Spear of Justice"[]
TBA
"Judge, Jury, Executioner"[]
TBA
"Little Brother"[]
TBA
"Confrontation"[]
TBA
Season 3[]
"Seed"[]
TBA
"Sick"[]
TBA
"Walk With Me"[]
TBA
"Killer Within"[]
TBA
"Say the Word"[]
TBA
"Hounded"[]
TBA
"When the Dead Come Knocking"[]
TBA
"This Sorrowful Life"[]
TBA
"The Suicide King"[]
TBA
"Home"[]
TBA
"Judas"[]
TBA
"Clear"[]
TBA
"Devil's Gambit"[]
TBA
"The Best Defense"[]
TBA
"Welcome to the Tombs"[]
TBA
"The Calm Before"[]
TBA
Death[]
- Killed By
- Himself (Indirectly Caused)
- Brian Blake (Alive)
The Governor decides to force Bob to be the one to kill Daryl. Rather than killing him, Bob takes the opportunity to free Daryl and have him kill the Governor instead. The Governor, however, fends off the attack and stabs Daryl four times in the stomach, leaving him to turn, knowing that he will attack Bob after his death.
- Bob Stookey (Before Reanimation, Off-Screen)
Bob desperately tries to save Daryl. He is, however, unable to, and decides to shoot Daryl after he dies to prevent reanimation.
Killed Victims[]
The next list shows the victims Daryl has killed:
- Theodore Douglas (Out of Mercy)
- Merle Dixon (Zombified)
- Himself (Indirectly Caused)
- Several unnamed Woodbury soldiers
- Numerous counts of walkers
Appearances[]
The Walking Dead Survive: The Grimes Journey[]
| Season 1 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| "Days Gone Bye" | Absent |
| "Guts" | Absent |
| "Tell it to The Frogs" | Appears |
| "Safe and Sound" | Appears |
| "Wildfire" | Appears |
| "TS-19" | Appears |
| Season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| "Triggerfinger" | Appears |
| "Miles Behind Us" | Appears |
| "Secrets" | Appears |
| "Bloodletting" | Appears |
| "Chupacabra" | Appears |
| "Cobalt" | Appears |
| "Choose Your Poison" | Appears |
| "Better Angels" | Appears |
| "Spear of Justice" | Appears |
| "Judge, Jury, Executioner" | Appears |
| "Little Brother" | Appears |
| "Confrontation" | Appears |
| Season 3 | |
|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status |
| "Seed" | Appears |
| "Sick" | Appears |
| "Walk With Me" | Appears |
| "Killer Within" | Appears |
| "Say the Word" | Appears |
| "Hounded" | Appears |
| "When the Dead Come Knocking" | Appears |
| "This Sorrowful Life" | Appears |
| "The Suicide King" | Appears |
| "Home" | Appears |
| "Judas" | Appears |
| "Clear" | Absent |
| "Devil's Gambit" | Appears |
| "The Best Defense" | Absent |
| "Welcome to the Tombs" | Appears |
| "The Calm Before" | Appears |
Trivia[]
- Daryl is the second main character to die.
- Daryl is the first and so far only main character to predecease his original counterpart.
- Daryl's death was added in the 2023 Revamp. In the original version of "The Calm Before", Daryl ended up disappearing, and thus, earning an Unknown status.