
On the other hand, Negan has great respect for those he views as strong, both physically and emotionally, and those who show bravery and defiance against him. By being hard on people he makes them stronger and more inclined to survive. This may explain why he uses fear as an instrument to keep people in line. He explained to Father Gabriel that he wants to help people through their weaknesses and by being strong he makes the world strong. He also has no respect to those he views as being weak as he brutally slaughtered Spencer after the latter attempted to convince him to kill Rick, claiming he had no guts to do it himself. Negan is shown to be a cold-blooded killer who kills not just for survival, but to send a message and as punishment for disobedience as seen when he brutally murdered Glenn after Daryl attacked him even after he made it very clear he would punish anyone who provoked him. Negan was also an extremely ruthless leader, willing to do whatever it took to obtain resources and supplies for his group by extorting from multiple communities, threatening them with death if they did not obey his demands or did not gather the necessary amount of supplies. Negan believes that he alone can save the people around him and was willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their survival. Negan appeared to care about the well-being of his group as shown when he personally killed Abraham as punishment for the slaughter of many of his soldiers at the hands of Rick and his group.
Negan also acted like a cult leader, as the Saviors all knelt in his presence and when asked who they are, they all responded in unison "Negan". When he was leader of the Saviors, he was shown to have had complete control over his vast group and was questioned by no one, acting as a complete dictator. Negan is a brilliant strategist and a strong, effective leader, having kept hundreds of people alive and is worshipped by many and feared by others. Negan is shown to be a charismatic, cocky, manipulative, brutal, and ferocious man with a sarcastic, inappropriate sense of humor.
3.3.10 "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life". 3.3.1 "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be". He served as the primary antagonist for the second half of Season 6, and for all of Season 7 and Season 8, but has also been present as a recurring antagonist, bordering on anti-hero, since Season 9. Knowing his fate is inevitable when the conflict against the Reapers concludes, Negan decided to leave Alexandria to find another shelter to inhabit. In a search for supplies for the communities, he is forced to confront with Maggie as they work closely together throughout the ordeal. After helping the Coalition to achieve the victory in the war, Negan came to terms with his past and chose to stay in Alexandria despite the danger of Maggie Rhee seeking revenge upon him for his earlier actions. After saving Judith during a massive blizzard, Negan was allowed to take on a role in the community under supervision.ĭuring the Whisperer War, Negan is freed from his cell by Carol Peletier and sent to infiltrate the Whisperers in order to kill their leader, Alpha. He has also developed a close bond with Judith Grimes. After seeing how the world had changed, Negan chose to return to Alexandria and his cell rather than be alone. Negan remained imprisoned in Alexandria for seven and a half years, until Gabriel Stokes failed to properly close his cell door, allowing him to escape. He was taken as a prisoner to the Alexandria Safe-Zone, receiving a life sentence. After a war against the Militia of his formerly subjugated communities, he was defeated, which ended up with Daryl Dixon taking charge of the Saviors, now willing to cooperate with the communities before its disbanding. He used his authority and resources to subjugate other communities tribute to the Saviors, in exchange for protection against walkers. Negan Smith (pronounced NEE-gan) is a main character and a former antagonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. but these people here, they don't." -Negan to Hershel. Maybe I deserve to die for what I did to your dad, to your family. The thing is, if you do, the bad people are gonna know where we're hiding. And I know you wanna pull that trigger, and I don't blame you. " Kid, what I took away from you and your mom, there's nothing I can say or do that's gonna make it better.