Jesus might have bit the dust on The Walking Dead , but don’t shed any tears for Tom Payne. On Sunday’s midseason finale, Jesus died during a rescue mission to save Eugene—after a walker revealed itself to be a human in zombie skin, and stabbed him.
For Walking Dead comic book readers and show-only viewers alike, Sunday’s midseason finale ended with a massive shock: the death of Jesus (Tom Payne), a fan-favorite figure who remains alive and well in the comics from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard.
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Jesus Finally Arrived On ‘ The Walking Dead ‘ In the comics, Jesus comes from Hilltop Colony and is definitely a good guy. He is logical, strategic, and a natural leader. The first of our group that he meets in the comics are Michonne and Abraham, not Rick and Daryl.
Negan notices that Judith is upset and she explains that Daryl asked her to watch Dog for him while he moved the Kingdom to the Hilltop. However, Dog has disappeared.
Answering a question posted on The Walking Dead’s Twitter page – “What are you most looking forward to in 2021?” – Rosemary appeared to confirm Rick will be making a comeback in 2021.
Negan will never truly be a good guy , but he can redeem himself, albeit slightly. It can be difficult to see the good in a man who killed off two beloved characters merely minutes into his first appearance. However, with Negan making significant moves to become Mr.
Every Major Walking Dead Character Who Died (So Far) Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) Lori Grimes (Sarah Wayne Callies) Andrea (Laurie Holden) Dale Horvath (Jeffrey DeMunn) Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker)
Andrew Lincoln will portray Rick once again in a series of Walking Dead movies. And after the events of The Walking Dead season 10, episode 13 “What We Become,” it also seems possible that Michonne (Danai Gurira) will be joining him.
So, it looks like the decision to leave The Walking Dead was down to Payne who felt creatively his character was getting stale. Jesus is still very much alive in Robert Kirkman’s original Walking Dead comics, marking another divergence from between the source material and the show.
Maggie left The Walking Dead back in Season 9 before the big time jump. Lauren Cohan, the actress who plays Maggie , originally left The Walking Dead over a combination of rumored salary disputes and the fact that she was cast in the ABC series Whiskey Cavalier, which was canceled after just one season.
The completely different spin took its own completely different spin in the midseason nine finale, in which Negan finally breaks free from prison, thanks to Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) accidentally leaving the door to Negan’s cell open in a fit of grief and rage.
The training footage is fantastic; especially since Jesus ‘ martial arts skills are so highly regarded in the comic book. As for Morgan’s skill set, he’s a practitioner of Aikido. What’s interesting is that Aikido, as a martial art , doesn’t typically involve a weapon.