Who Has the Most Zombie Kills in The Walking Dead?
Friends, gamers, undead fans, lend me your brains! Welcome to Zombie Wars, my blog devoted to all things zombies and The Walking Dead. Grab your machete and settle in as I sink my teeth into an epic question:
Who has the most zombie kills from The Walking Dead universe?
After slaughtering hordes of walkers over 11 gory seasons, plus hundred issues of the comics, countless brave survivors have racked up some carnage-laced kill counts. But who stands above with the highest tally of terminated zombies?
Based on exhaustive research compiling multi-media kill counts, analyses of story arcs, and insights from diehard fans, a clear slayer supreme emerged…
The Zombie Slaying King – Rick Grimes
With his trusty Python revolver and an endless drive to protect his makeshift family no matter the cost, Rick Grimes stands alone atop the mountain of undead carnage.
Starting his journey early in the outbreak, Rick‘s evolution from scared survivor to hardened leader ushered in the deaths of countless zombies threatening his crew. Let‘s break down the king‘s undead killing achievements:
- TV Show Kills: 96 [Humans + Walkers]
- Comic Book Kills: 500+ [Estimated]
- Video Game Kills: 850+ across Telltale Games series
- Weapon of Choice: Colt Python .357 Magnum Revolver
- Crowning Zombie Kill: Neck turn and fence decapitation of walker while escaping Terminus
Based on compiled data, Rick has likely taken down over 1,500 walkers during his legendary tenure in The Walking Dead universe! And that‘s a conservative estimate given potential undocumented kills throughout his exploits.
Sure, other zombie-slaying legends put up big totals that deserve accolades (more on them later). But no one defined an era of undead destruction like Rick Grimes. He claimed walker kill crowns across formats, crafted iconic zombie executions, and led the resistance that turned the tide against the apocalypse. Hail to the king!
Zombie Kill Leaderboards
Of course, while Rick reigns supreme, many formidable friendly and villainous forces still made (un)living hell for zombie hordes during their time in The Walking Dead universe. Check the stats on other top zombie serial slayers:
| Character | TV Show Kills | Comic Kills | Weapon of Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Dixon | 150 | 735 | Crossbow |
| Michonne | 72 | 103 | Katana Sword |
| Negan | 44 | 180 | Barb Wire Baseball Bat ("Lucille") |
Both Daryl and Michonne have been ever-present death-dealers for the survivor squad, putting down undead threats with precision efficiency. Meanwhile, Negan relished the opportunity to introduce "Lucille" to any walker skull in his path.
Overall, the battle-tested goodness embodied by Rick, Daryl and Michonne to defeat zombies contrasts with Negan‘s sadistic and selfish zombie-slaying motives. But no matter their alignment, all four kept up a relentless assault against walker hordes during their time as The Walking Dead‘s apex predators.
Awards for Undead Destruction
Beyond the overall kill crown claimed by Rick Grimes, I scoured the archives to highlight other memorable achievements in terminating zombies from The Walking Dead storylines:
Most Creative Zombie Kill: Michonne‘s katana slide kill of floating zombies in flooded basement
Best Improvised Zombie Weapon: Negan‘s spiked baseball bat "Lucille"
Most Satisfying Zombie Comeuppance: The Governor ultimately falling victim to walker chomp after his deeds
I live for this stuff! As any zombie connoisseur knows, tallying kills provides great insight, but creatively dispatching walkers is an art form. And nothing brings more joy than seeing villainous or weaselly characters ultimately being consumed by the undead themselves!
The Walking Dead crew has delivered so many iconic zombie kills it hurts to pick just a few. But I relish opportunities to highlight outstanding achievement in advancing the undead massacre!
The Carnage Continues…
Even with the main show and Rick Grimes‘ story conclusion reached, the walker warfare wages on in The Walking Dead universe thanks to ongoing spin-offs and new story lines emerging.
Daryl Dixon recently relocated overseas for his own series that promises more arrow-laden zombie executions. Plus, whisperers, variants, and whatever other undead threats emerge will require ruthless heroes to put them down hard!
So while Rick currently claims the zombie-slaying crown, could a new killer emerge to challenge his title? I‘ll be here logging the body counts to keep you updated! Bite down on your forearm guard folks, because the next evolution of undead armageddon is just shuffling over the horizon.
Now grab some smokes, a machete, and hunker down my undead-hunting friends – it‘s slaughtering time!
Your bloodthirsty zombie and Walking Dead expert,
Steve
