Could Negan take a different character’s arc from the comic books? (Picture: AMC)

The Walking Dead fans think they have worked out which death from the comics could be given to villain Negan.

Negan is currently AWOL after escaping from his prison cell in the first half of season nine.

The Walking Dead has teased that we might not have seen the last of Negan in the current season, but is he only being brought back to get killed off?

Fans of the show feel he could take on a different death from the comic book series as his arc has already played out on screen when Dwight was exiled.


For background: comic book Negan has been banished from Alexandria by Rick Grimes as the community couldn’t forgive him for his past crimes.



Reddit user rarkforpresident came up with a theory: ‘Negan is pretty popular but I don’t see him ever being on the core group in terms of the story, especially if Maggie will return.

One fan theory suggests Negan could die protecting Judith Grimes (Picture: AMC)

‘They already adapted his comic ending twice when Dark exiled Dwight and the confrontation with Maggie from 9.05.

‘So I think it’s very possible that he would have Andrea’s comic death by protecting Judith at the end of s10 when Beta’s herd will invade Alexandria.

‘That would be a nice ending for his redemption arc since I feel like Daryl, Carol and Michonne will be involved more with the Whisperers. Negan dying to protect the daughter of the man that spared him.’

‘I’m not sure if he will die but I do think he will end up protecting Judith. If/when Maggie returns I think knowing he did that will be the only thing that could convince her to let him be (aside from him saving Maggie herself or Hershel but that’s a weird scenario I don’t think would happen),’ came a fan response.

But many weren’t sure it was possible.

One reply read: ‘Since the main reasoning behind Carl’s death in the show was for the sake of keeping Negan alive I don’t really see it happening.’

‘I really doubt any major character will get that death. It’s too sudden and the show audience might not understand the situation as well as the comic readers,’ a fan offered.

The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang told Comicbook.com that viewers can expect some ‘interesting twists and turns’ with Negan.

‘I think Negan is a complicated character and we’ve seen that he’s a guy who will bash in people’s heads to make a point,’ she said.

‘We’ve also seen that he was at the lowest of the low point earlier in the season, was suicidal. We’ve also seen that he has a particular relationship with Judith Grimes that seems like pretty friendly and nice.

‘And so all of these things are churning within Negan, and that’s part of his story going forward.’

The Walking Dead returns to AMC in the US on 10 February, and on Fox UK 11 February at 9pm.

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