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20. Gareth (Andrew J. West)
Here's why you don't kidnap, torture and kill any of Rick Grimes' people: he'll cut off your fingers and then stab you to death.
17, 18, 19. Henry, Enid and Tara
For such a pivotal moment in the comics, the deaths at the hands of Alpha and the Whispers during the Alexandria fair on the TV show were...a bit underwhelming. Yes, these characters have ties to major players on the show, but not as major as the characters offed in the comic book source material. Henry seems like he was created just to die. However, they represent how ruthless Alpha is.
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16. Merle (Michael Rooker)
Merle was almost like a phoenix on The Walking Dead. Until he died. Viewers first met him in season one when he faced off with Rick, but he didn't die when they left him chained on a roof. Instead he lost his hand and joined up with the Governor. But everybody knows the Governor is a big @$$hole and he shot his once-trusted ally in the chest. Daryl eventually had to kill zombie Merle.
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15. Denise (Merritt Wever)
Denise, we hardly knew ya. Merritt Wever's character met an untimely end at the end of season six. Her death is significant for a few reasons: Denise was Alexandria's doctor and she was an out LGBT character. Her exit is another in The Walking Dead's troubling trend in killing off minorities.
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14. Gregory (Xander Berkeley)
While many fans might not be sad to see him go, Gregory's death says a lot about where Maggie (Lauren Cohan) is going as the leader of the Hilltop. She's stretching her wings out from underneath Rick's leadership and finding her place.
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13. Abraham (Michael Cudlitz)
The first of Negan's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) big kills in the season seven premiere, Abraham's death was sadly overshadowed by Negan's next kill...which we'll get to a little later. But still, it was a pretty significant loss for the group.
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12. Jesus (Tom Payne)
He had the hair and the beard, but the TV version of Jesus never quite lived up to the comic book's version—something actor Tom Payne was well aware of and that was a factor in his acceptance of his fate. Jesus was killed by the Whispers, the new villain group that wears skins of zombies to blend in with them. Had the show utilized Jesus the way the comics do, his death would be higher. However, the change from the comic source material is important.
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11. Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green)
Did anyone have a cooler death than Sasha's sacrifice in the season seven finale when she tricked Negan into putting her in a coffin, took a poison pill and surprised the big bad when he opened the thing during his big performance outside of Alexandria's walls by having turned in the process? She may not have taken Negan out, but she did give Rick and the gang a chance to get the upper hand, so she goes down a hero in our books.
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10. Shane (Jon Bernthal)
Arguably the show's first major death, Shane was killed by his former best friend Rick, who's wife he fell in love with post-zombie takeover, in an intense showdown, which disproved the saying don't bring a knife to a gun fight. And after coming back as a zombie, Shane was put down by Rick's young son, Carl. Rough twist, bro.
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9. Tyreese (Chad Coleman)
That was hard to watch. Tyreese had been through so much and become such a protective and comforting presence in the group that it was especially hard to see him go after being bitten by Noah's (Tyler James Williams) walker brother on the arm. Rick, Michonne, and Glenn had almost saved him, but it was too late, and Tyreese spent the episode hearing from all of his dead friends and enemies, including Beth and the Governor.
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8. Lizzie (Brighton Sharbino)
Oh man. Just thinking of this is making us cry. Lizzie and her little sister were traveling with Carol, Tyreese, baby Judith and her sister Mika, but, well, Lizzie wasn't cut out for the zombie apocalypse. She believed the zombies were playing and weren't dangerous (and dead). After killing her sister, Carol put her down. Lizzie's death basically started a new era for Carol and her standing in the group.
And we'll never look at flowers the same.
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7. Hershel (Scott Wilson)
The father figure of the group survived longer than most people expected. He even lost a foot! But his neck was no match for the Governor and he was decapitated in front of all his friends.
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6. Andrea (Laurie Holden)
Oh, Andrea. She was put in quite a pickle. After living in Woodbury and sleeping with the Governor, fans turned on you. But at least she died with some dignity. After being bitten by zombie Milton (and then taking him out), Andrea shot herself in the head to prevent becoming a walker. Her death marked a major shift between the comic book series and the show.
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5. Beth (Emily Kinney)
What a blow Beth's death was to everybody—the characters and the audience. After disappearing in season four, viewers finally got some Beth action in season five. She was essentially captured in a hospital, despite escape attempts. But then her cavalry showed up! Rick and the gang were trading captured officers for Beth, but Dawn Lerner—the head cop—demanded Noah return to the hospital. He agreed, but Beth didn't. She stabbed Dawn in the neck with scissors and Dawn shot her in the head.
Beth's death sent the team off in a new direction.
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4. The Governor (David Morrissey)
After what felt like forever, the Governor finally met his maker at the hands of Michonne…and Lilly! Michonne stabbed him in the chest and leaves him to dies in agony, but Lilly came along and shot him in the head.
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3. Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies)
Lori, Lori, Lori. The bane of existence for some Walking Dead fans, Carl's ma and Rick's betrothed met her maker after giving birth to baby Judith. When walkers attacked, Lori went into labor, but began losing too much blood and determined it was either her or the baby so she had Maggie perform a C-section on her, knowing her end was near. Lori died after the birth, but Carl put the final nail in the coffin: a bullet through her head so she didn't reanimate.
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2. Carl (Chandler Riggs)
While Carl's demise in season eight certainly qualifies as one of the show's most surprising deaths, considering how far they show has strayed from the comics where he's still alive, the whole thing felt just a bit cheap. After sustaining a walker bite while trying to rescue newcomer Siddiq, Carl's death became nothing more than a plot device to encourage Rick to find a way towards peace with Negan and the Saviors. To say it was a disservice to one of the show's longest-running characters (and actors, as well) would be putting it lightly.
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1. Glenn (Steven Yeun)
Ouch, our hearts. After Negan took out Abraham, we naively thought we were safe. Nope. He also took out Glenn, leaving the rest of the characters, especially Maggie ("I'll find you," he told her, shattering every fan's heart into a million pieces), his pregnant wife, and viewers speechless and numb. A fan-favorite from the beginning of the series, the loss of Glenn will color the rest of the series and leave a major void for fans.