Did Negan become a good guy?

Despite earning a villainous reputation in The Walking Dead, Negan has proven he can act like a good guy on several occasions. Ever since Negan made his infamous debut on The Walking Dead back in season six, he has always been regarded as the main antagonist.
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Is Negan a good or bad guy?

Although other villains exist throughout the series, Negan has been the biggest and most dangerous threat that Rick and his group have ever faced, even more so than both The Governor and Alpha. He served as the main antagonist from Volume 17: Something to Fear to Volume 21: All Out War, Part 2.
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When did Negan become a good guy?

In Episode 15, “Something They Need”, Negan turns on his decency when he interrupts and stops the imprisoned Sasha from being raped by one of his men.
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How does Negan redeem himself?

He Escaped His Cell (Not Redeemed)

In Season 10, when the cell he's been stuck in accidentally ends up unlocked, Negan escapes and makes his way back to his old stomping ground, The Sanctuary.
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Does Negan become part of the group?

After Negan kills the Whisperers' leaders Alpha and later Beta, the other survivors reluctantly accept him as an official member of their community.
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Does Maggie forgive Negan?

The Walking Dead slipped a crucial scene in the midst of a larger battle, but Maggie finally forgiving Negan was done right - despite the spinoff. The long-awaited moment Maggie finally forgives Negan might've been understated, but The Walking Dead's all-important scene succeeded... despite a spinoff specter.
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Do Negan and Rick become friends?

However, if the AMC series is going to follow the comics, the two characters might just end up becoming friends. In the most recent issue of The Walking Dead comics, Negan and Rick are working together for the first time.
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Does Negan deserve redemption?

10 Deserves Redemption: He's The Savior Of Judith's Life

Negan always claimed that he saves people, and though it was arguably true to some extent during his time as leader of The Saviors, the baseball bat-wielding tyrant certainly ended more lives than he extended.
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What episode does Rick beat Negan?

"Wrath" is the sixteenth and final episode of the eighth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on April 15, 2018.
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How does Negan punish Carl?

At the Sanctuary, Negan takes Carl to his private quarters and forces him to remove the bandage over his eye. Carl unwillingly complies, but exposing the wound makes him weep. Negan tells him that his missing eye is a sign of toughness and that Carl should not cover it up.
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Do Negan and Maggie become friends?

"Hell no!" Cohan said with a laugh. "We'll never be friends. You just got to try to make lemonade out of the lemons." Maggie and Negan never being friends gives an interesting built-in conflict to their upcoming spin-off, Isle of the Dead, which will go into production later this year for a 2023 premiere.
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Why did Rick let Negan live?

Svärd wrote: Negan should be alive, because he is a monster. He is the other side of a coin to Rick, he wants to keep people alive. He killed Glenn and Abraham, but that was because of Rick and company murdering 60 of his people.
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Why does Negan care about Judith?

They have a really great bond together where Negan really admires Judith for being so honest and tough on him. Judith represents change and the future in the show and I think she will definitely bring that change to Negan. Jeffrey says: I am extremely excited to see Judith's impact on Negan.
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Is Negan an anti hero?

He becomes an anti-hero in Volume 27: The Whisperer War and onward. He is also the titular main protagonist of his backstory, Here's Negan.
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How did Negan survive getting his throat?

Once Negan hesitated to kill him long enough, Rick took a knife and sliced Negan's throat wide open. Now, hold onto your horses — because Negan's not dead. That's right, on The Walking Dead a man can have his throat slit open and survive.
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Does Negan care about Carl?

It's clear that Negan was rather fond of Carl, but some viewers brought up a scene in season 7 episode 16 when Negan was about to kill Carl with his weapon of choice Lucille, as punishment.
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Who kills Rick Grimes?

Sebastian Milton is a character from the comics who is one of the most hated. After all, he is the one who kills Rick Grimes in the comics.
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Does Rick turn into a walker?

When Rick says he's searching for his family, Shane says it could be his, since Rick has long believed that his daughter, Judith, is really Shane's child from a relationship started with Rick's wife, Lori, when they thought he was dead. Suddenly, Rick revives from his trance as a walker is about to bite him.
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Who wins Negan or Rick?

As expected, Rick and Negan had a one-on-one showdown, with Negan holding the advantage — his barbed-wire bat, Lucille — after Rick ran out of bullets. But a swift kick, a tearful invocation of Carl's philosophy of peace and a precision swipe to the throat with a glass shard felled Negan.
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Does Maggie ever trust Negan?

'The Walking Dead': Why Lauren Cohan 'hated' Maggie's big moment with Negan in midseason finale. Having to tell Negan that she actually trusts him to protect her son "felt like throwing up" to the actress.
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Is Maggie attracted to Negan?

Maggie may never love Negan like she loved Glenn, but that doesn't mean she might not end up at least physically attracted to Negan, especially if he saves her life, or her son's.
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What is Negans real name?

And so, in a subtle move in the background, the season ten finale revealed all. In the episode Here's Negan, we see his last name on the mailbox outside the home he shared with his wife, Lucille, 12 years prior. We see that same name written on a trophy in his basement. Negan Smith.
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What happens to Negan after he escapes?

After years of being locked up and tied down in Alexandria, Negan escaped jail on The Walking Dead. While he had taken a brief hiatus from his prisoner status in Season 9, this escape feels more permanent. With the Alexandria Council deciding whether Negan should die, his life is in peril back in the community.
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Are Carl and Negan friends?

2 Friend: Carl Grimes

Negan genuinely respected Carl. He may have threatened his life and limbs a couple of times, but he liked him. Consistently impressed with his bravery, Negan went out of his way to take him home after Carl tried to kill him.
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Does Rick cut Carl's arm off?

Rick was in a bad place, and Negan tried to rub it in by getting him to cut off Carl's hand. Rick begged and pleaded for Negan to take his hand instead. Negan, satisfied that Rick was sufficiently cowed, let everyone walk away with their parts intact.
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