Is Negan a good guy or a villain?

Negan is the best-known villain in TWD history, and despite his many wrongdoings, remains a fan-favorite character. But no matter how much he tries to be redeemed, the deaths on his conscience will always weigh heavy on both him and the viewers.
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Is Negan a villain or a hero?

Negan Smith is one of the main antagonists of The Walking Dead franchise. Negan is the totalitarian and magisterial leader of The Saviors, a hostile group of outbreak survivors that are pitted against Rick Grimes' group.
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What episode does Negan turn good?

"Adaptation" proves to be one of the most important episodes in Negan's redemption arc, as he finally comes to see the fruitlessness of his leadership style. Finding that there is nothing left for him outside Alexandria's walls, he returns, knowing well how much the people there hate him.
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Is Negan pure evil or broken?

Negan exhibits none of these qualities. He's pure evil. And he monologues like a cartoon villain, too, going on and on and on about how he's in charge. In some ways he's more obnoxious than scary.
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Is Negan friendly?

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 an Evil Character? - The Walking Dead



Who is Negan in love with?

Backstory. In season 8, Negan vaguely states that he helped young people improve upon their weaknesses and molded them into stronger individuals. In the season 10 episode "Here's Negan", he is portrayed as having been a high school gym teacher. Negan later met a woman named Lucille and the pair fell in love and married ...
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Is Negan an A or B?

Following what happened to Rick in season eight and much later on with Gabriel in season nine (see below), this suggests Negan is an 'A'.
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Who kills Negan?

No, Negan does not die in The Walking Dead. He has come close to death on many occasions, and none more so in the season 8 finale when Rick Grimes finally destroys him and his vicious saviors before opting to save his life and make him a prisoner of Alexandria.
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Did Maggie forgive Negan?

After apologizing to Maggie (Lauren Cohan) earlier in Sunday's series finale, Negan sat there and listened silently as Maggie told him she could never forgive him for what he did to her husband Glenn and for "mocking me while he's dying." But she did ultimately tell him, "If you and Annie want to stay, you have earned ...
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Who is the evilest person in TWD?

Negan. Negan is the ruthless former leader of the Saviors who used his authority and resources to subjugate communities under his rule. He was heavily worshipped by his followers who never questioned his motives, not even those who possessed a similar role of power within the group.
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Does Negan eventually become good?

Over the seasons, although he's undoubtedly tested the limits of characters like Rick, Daryl Dixon, and especially Maggie Rhea, Negan has done a lot to redeem himself and become a trusted community member, picking vegetables as Carl once envisioned.
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Does Negan care about Carl?

He genuinely respected Carl to the point where he had plans to groom him to be a Savior. Despite threatening to kill him more than once, he became emotional when he heard that Carl had passed away. Later, after escaping Alexandria, he ran into a single mother and her young son.
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Does Daryl escape Negan?

Thanks to an assist from Sherry, Daryl managed to escape from the Sanctuary and reunite with his pals.
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Why Negan is better than Rick?

Better Leader: He Does The Dirty Work Himself

If nothing else, Negan has always led by example, and he never asks for anything that he isn't willing to do himself. He makes the tough choices that puts the average person's morals at risk, and he's the first in line to do the dirty work.
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Who is the best TWD villain?

The Walking Dead: Best Villains in the Series, Ranked
  • 8 Dawn.
  • 7 The Wolves.
  • 6 Gareth / Terminus.
  • 5 Shane.
  • 4 Merle.
  • 3 The Governor.
  • 2 Alpha, Beta & The Whisperers.
  • 1 Negan.
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Who is the most evil Walking Dead villain?

The Governor is quite possibly still the show's biggest villain for having committed the worst sin in Walking Dead's history: the murder of Herschel Greene. In the lead up to his eventual second attempt to take the prison, The Governor had every chance to make peace with Rick's groups and coexist.
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Does Maggie fall in love with Negan?

Thankfully, that never happened. There were way too many moments in the final season of The Walking Dead that appeared to set up a Maggie and Negan romance. Though their interactions occasionally turned somewhat hostile, beneath it all was a palpable sexual tension.
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What was Glenn's last words to Maggie?

“I will find you.” Those were Glenn's final words to Maggie on The Walking Dead while he was in the midst of being pummeled with a barbed-wire-covered baseball bat.
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Does Maggie become a villain?

Maggie Executes Gregory

Throughout her time at Hilltop, Maggie eventually takes Gregory's place as leader of the group. Determined to gain back his title, Gregory plots to kill Maggie. After she is attacked while walking with her son, she has Gregory executed for this treachery.
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Did Negan respect Rick?

10 Negan has always held a great deal of respect for Rick

It's more noticeable once Negan is no longer an antagonist, settling into his anti-hero role, but he's always held a great deal of respect for Rick, even when they were coming to blows.
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Does Rick's group defeat Negan?

As Rick's group engage in gun battle, Gabriel and Dwight overpower their captors and force Negan to flee with his baseball bat "Lucille". In the ensuing shootout, many of the Saviors are killed while the rest willingly put down their weapons and surrender. Concurrently, a smaller Savior convoy reaches the Hilltop.
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Who is the first person Negan kills?

His selected victim is Abraham, who remains defiant after the first strike. Negan proceeds to pulverize Abraham's head to a pulp, as the others recoil in horror. When Negan presents the blood-soaked bat to a horrified Rosita, Daryl leaps up and punches Negan, but is quickly subdued by Dwight and two other Saviors.
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Is Negan in love with Alpha?

In Robert Kirkman's comics, Negan is attracted to Alpha, but the two never have a sexual relationship.
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Did Negan get someone pregnant?

In the episodes of season 11, part 2, Negan announced that he was married to Annie (Medina Senghore), who is carrying his child.
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Who is Negan's right hand man?

Simon is a major antagonist in the AMC television series The Walking Dead. He was a high-ranking member of the Saviors and the right-hand man of their tyrannical founder, Negan. In Season 8, he temporarily acts as the de-facto leader of the Saviors after briefly usurping Negan's position.
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