[Music] next to this guy the walking dead
next to this guy the walking dead
next to this guy the walking dead themselves don’t seem so bad
themselves don’t seem so bad
themselves don’t seem so bad welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of negan this turn our pants yet for this
negan this turn our pants yet for this
negan this turn our pants yet for this origin we chosen to primarily follow the
origin we chosen to primarily follow the
origin we chosen to primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in 2012’s
storyline which unfolded in 2012’s
storyline which unfolded in 2012’s Walking Dead number 100 and 2016’s image
Walking Dead number 100 and 2016’s image
Walking Dead number 100 and 2016’s image plus numbers 1 to 5 ah you’re right I’m
plus numbers 1 to 5 ah you’re right I’m
plus numbers 1 to 5 ah you’re right I’m negan some of the information presented
negan some of the information presented
negan some of the information presented in this video may reveal some plot
in this video may reveal some plot
in this video may reveal some plot points which viewers of the TV series
points which viewers of the TV series
points which viewers of the TV series may not know just yet so big ol spoiler
may not know just yet so big ol spoiler
may not know just yet so big ol spoiler socks Nona the titular zombies of The
socks Nona the titular zombies of The
socks Nona the titular zombies of The Walking Dead are the most readily
Walking Dead are the most readily
Walking Dead are the most readily identifiable menace in the comics but
identifiable menace in the comics but
identifiable menace in the comics but they’re far from the only danger to the
they’re far from the only danger to the
they’re far from the only danger to the humans battling for their lives
humans battling for their lives
humans battling for their lives for instance the gang leader known as
for instance the gang leader known as
for instance the gang leader known as negan is much worse than any Walker nope
negan is much worse than any Walker nope
negan is much worse than any Walker nope he doesn’t eat human flesh but this
he doesn’t eat human flesh but this
he doesn’t eat human flesh but this tyrannical shakedown artist can be far
tyrannical shakedown artist can be far
tyrannical shakedown artist can be far more ruthless and calculating in who he
more ruthless and calculating in who he
more ruthless and calculating in who he chooses to kill than a mere omer
chooses to kill than a mere omer
chooses to kill than a mere omer although he’s definitely a major
although he’s definitely a major
although he’s definitely a major antagonist negan belongs to a long line
antagonist negan belongs to a long line
antagonist negan belongs to a long line of villains who are as fascinating and
of villains who are as fascinating and
of villains who are as fascinating and intriguing as the heroes they’ve a devil
intriguing as the heroes they’ve a devil
intriguing as the heroes they’ve a devil while his badass didn’t appear until
while his badass didn’t appear until
while his badass didn’t appear until issue 100 his reputation preceded him in
issue 100 his reputation preceded him in
issue 100 his reputation preceded him in a big way Rick and his group known as
a big way Rick and his group known as
a big way Rick and his group known as the Atlanta survivors kept hearing
the Atlanta survivors kept hearing
the Atlanta survivors kept hearing rumors about someone named negan as they
rumors about someone named negan as they
rumors about someone named negan as they negotiated living arrangements with
negotiated living arrangements with
negotiated living arrangements with hilltop colony a large and friendly
hilltop colony a large and friendly
hilltop colony a large and friendly neighboring group although no one seemed
neighboring group although no one seemed
neighboring group although no one seemed to actually have seen negan his name
to actually have seen negan his name
to actually have seen negan his name struck fear into people’s hearts and
struck fear into people’s hearts and
struck fear into people’s hearts and minds and for good reason
minds and for good reason
minds and for good reason you thought you were safe I get it
you thought you were safe I get it
you thought you were safe I get it but the word is out you are not safe
but the word is out you are not safe
but the word is out you are not safe negan and his followers the Savior’s for
negan and his followers the Savior’s for
negan and his followers the Savior’s for a bunch of protection racketeers in
a bunch of protection racketeers in
a bunch of protection racketeers in exchange for keeping the dead away they
exchange for keeping the dead away they
exchange for keeping the dead away they would confiscate half of the group’s
would confiscate half of the group’s
would confiscate half of the group’s food and supplies and anyone that didn’t
food and supplies and anyone that didn’t
food and supplies and anyone that didn’t want to go along with the plan ended up
want to go along with the plan ended up
want to go along with the plan ended up feeling Meegan’s wrath when Deegan
feeling Meegan’s wrath when Deegan
feeling Meegan’s wrath when Deegan finally appeared it was after Rick had
finally appeared it was after Rick had
finally appeared it was after Rick had told the hilltop colony that his group
told the hilltop colony that his group
told the hilltop colony that his group would take care of negan in exchange for
would take care of negan in exchange for
would take care of negan in exchange for becoming part of the colony
becoming part of the colony
becoming part of the colony Rick’s followers killed some of negan’s
Rick’s followers killed some of negan’s
Rick’s followers killed some of negan’s lackeys and even didn’t take kindly to
lackeys and even didn’t take kindly to
lackeys and even didn’t take kindly to that you killed my people a whole damn
that you killed my people a whole damn
that you killed my people a whole damn lot of them more than I’m comfortable
lot of them more than I’m comfortable
lot of them more than I’m comfortable with and for that for that you’re gonna
with and for that for that you’re gonna
with and for that for that you’re gonna pay he captured Rick and his friends and
pay he captured Rick and his friends and
pay he captured Rick and his friends and told them that things were different now
told them that things were different now
told them that things were different now from this day forward they were under
from this day forward they were under
from this day forward they were under his control and would give him half of
his control and would give him half of
his control and would give him half of everything or they would be killed to
everything or they would be killed to
everything or they would be killed to show them that he meant business
show them that he meant business
show them that he meant business he lined them all up and told them that
he lined them all up and told them that
he lined them all up and told them that because they had killed some of his men
because they had killed some of his men
because they had killed some of his men he was gonna have to randomly murder one
he was gonna have to randomly murder one
he was gonna have to randomly murder one of them
of them
of them negan went through the reasons for why
negan went through the reasons for why
negan went through the reasons for why or why he shouldn’t kill each one then
or why he shouldn’t kill each one then
or why he shouldn’t kill each one then he randomly picked Glenn taking Lucille
he randomly picked Glenn taking Lucille
he randomly picked Glenn taking Lucille his baseball bat which was covered in
his baseball bat which was covered in
his baseball bat which was covered in barbed wire and his favorite weapon he
barbed wire and his favorite weapon he
barbed wire and his favorite weapon he brutally beat Glenn to death you can
brutally beat Glenn to death you can
brutally beat Glenn to death you can breathe you can like
breathe you can like
breathe you can like you can cry yeah you’re all gonna be
you can cry yeah you’re all gonna be
you can cry yeah you’re all gonna be doing that
doing that
doing that Rick naturally swore vengeance but negan
Rick naturally swore vengeance but negan
Rick naturally swore vengeance but negan nonchalantly told him that there was no
nonchalantly told him that there was no
nonchalantly told him that there was no chance in hell of accomplishing that
chance in hell of accomplishing that
chance in hell of accomplishing that negan left Rick to contemplate the new
negan left Rick to contemplate the new
negan left Rick to contemplate the new order of things giving him one week to
order of things giving him one week to
order of things giving him one week to return with the dues he and his friends
return with the dues he and his friends
return with the dues he and his friends were owed or else face destruction give
were owed or else face destruction give
were owed or else face destruction give me your shit or I will kill you
me your shit or I will kill you
me your shit or I will kill you although negan continued as a major
although negan continued as a major
although negan continued as a major character in the comics only a few facts
character in the comics only a few facts
character in the comics only a few facts about his past were parceled out along
about his past were parceled out along
about his past were parceled out along the way in 2016 a backup series was
the way in 2016 a backup series was
the way in 2016 a backup series was begun which added a few details about
begun which added a few details about
begun which added a few details about how he came to be so far readers have
how he came to be so far readers have
how he came to be so far readers have learned that before the zombie outbreak
learned that before the zombie outbreak
learned that before the zombie outbreak negan was a coach presumably of
negan was a coach presumably of
negan was a coach presumably of high-school students although he wasn’t
high-school students although he wasn’t
high-school students although he wasn’t a ruthless killer back then he was still
a ruthless killer back then he was still
a ruthless killer back then he was still arrogant and egotistical happy to
arrogant and egotistical happy to
arrogant and egotistical happy to destroy weak students with well-chosen
destroy weak students with well-chosen
destroy weak students with well-chosen words vegans wife had confronted him
words vegans wife had confronted him
words vegans wife had confronted him about this but suddenly she collapsed in
about this but suddenly she collapsed in
about this but suddenly she collapsed in the middle of their argument after
the middle of their argument after
the middle of their argument after getting to her in the hospital he
getting to her in the hospital he
getting to her in the hospital he learned that his wife had cancer and
learned that his wife had cancer and
learned that his wife had cancer and apparently the prognosis was not good
apparently the prognosis was not good
apparently the prognosis was not good some time later readers saw negan in bed
some time later readers saw negan in bed
some time later readers saw negan in bed with another woman who turned out to be
with another woman who turned out to be
with another woman who turned out to be his mistress hearing of the cancer the
his mistress hearing of the cancer the
his mistress hearing of the cancer the mistress ended the affair which negan’s
mistress ended the affair which negan’s
mistress ended the affair which negan’s wife had been aware of
wife had been aware of
wife had been aware of niggath relationship with his wife was
niggath relationship with his wife was
niggath relationship with his wife was apparently complicated but there was a
apparently complicated but there was a
apparently complicated but there was a deep connection between them and as her
deep connection between them and as her
deep connection between them and as her condition worsened readers saw just how
condition worsened readers saw just how
condition worsened readers saw just how much negan truly loved her to make
much negan truly loved her to make
much negan truly loved her to make things worse as the wife Lay Dying in
things worse as the wife Lay Dying in
things worse as the wife Lay Dying in the hospital the zombie virus hit so
the hospital the zombie virus hit so
the hospital the zombie virus hit so negan watched his wife die then saw her
negan watched his wife die then saw her
negan watched his wife die then saw her return as part of The Walking Dead
return as part of The Walking Dead
return as part of The Walking Dead whether he killed her or not is left
whether he killed her or not is left
whether he killed her or not is left kind of ambiguous but it was clear that
kind of ambiguous but it was clear that
kind of ambiguous but it was clear that the experience scarred him oh and his
the experience scarred him oh and his
the experience scarred him oh and his wife’s name can you guess it was Lucille
wife’s name can you guess it was Lucille
wife’s name can you guess it was Lucille the name that negan would later give to
the name that negan would later give to
the name that negan would later give to the barbed wire baseball bat he uses to
the barbed wire baseball bat he uses to
the barbed wire baseball bat he uses to happily bludgeon people to death and he
happily bludgeon people to death and he
happily bludgeon people to death and he went up for some perverse symbolism
went up for some perverse symbolism
went up for some perverse symbolism and she is awesome
and she is awesome
and she is awesome negan is one of Robert Kirkman’s finest
negan is one of Robert Kirkman’s finest
negan is one of Robert Kirkman’s finest creations in the walking dead decidedly
creations in the walking dead decidedly
creations in the walking dead decidedly evil and with a psychotic bent he also
evil and with a psychotic bent he also
evil and with a psychotic bent he also has a code he lives by and at times can
has a code he lives by and at times can
has a code he lives by and at times can be quite engaging and while his methods
be quite engaging and while his methods
be quite engaging and while his methods are reprehensible he has indeed saved
are reprehensible he has indeed saved
are reprehensible he has indeed saved many people from the zombies though at a
many people from the zombies though at a
many people from the zombies though at a very steep cost I don’t want to kill you
very steep cost I don’t want to kill you
very steep cost I don’t want to kill you people just want to make that clear from
people just want to make that clear from
people just want to make that clear from the get-go I want you to work for me you
the get-go I want you to work for me you
the get-go I want you to work for me you can’t do that if you’re dead now can you
can’t do that if you’re dead now can you
can’t do that if you’re dead now can you are you a fan of Meegan and his brand of
are you a fan of Meegan and his brand of
are you a fan of Meegan and his brand of post-apocalyptic justice for more
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