The Most Brutal Kills on 'The Walking Dead'

Weapons used:Rifles, handguns, bottle rocket.

If the Alexandrians saw Carol in Daryl's poncho smeared with udnead guts at Terminus, they would not have let her in, despite her cooking skills. Rick exiled Carol; she did not wander far from the prison. Carol tracked the group to Terminus after the prison fell.

Weapons used:Guns, a signature brass knuckle knife.

In season six, episode two, Carol took the Chuck Norris crown. She shifted into a killer mode to defend Alexandria against the Wolves. She dropped her homemaker clothes and put on a Wolf's outfit. This let her attack the Wolves and start a killing spree.

Weapon used:Rick’s jaws, a knife.

Joe thought he was tough with his Claimed group and their silly rules about calling things 'claimed.' Rick said nothing. He head-butted Joe backward and ripped out the man’s throat. This shocked Michonne, Carl, and Daryl, a trio who saw much.

He finished the Claimed group by gutting the man who attacked Carl, cutting him from groin to throat.

Bonus kills: Michonne turned the Claimer's own gun on him. Daryl stomped one of them to death.

Weapon used:Handgun.

This killing isn't cool, but it shows Carol's inner strength and willingness to act. Carol faces a bad situation when she must kill a little girl who still thinks walkers are people.

The pre-zombie world had therapy and medicine for the mentally disturbed Lizzie. Carol, as a mother in this world, knows taking Lizzie's life saves her from future pain and endangers others. Carol shows her humanity as she says, “Look at the flowers, Lizzie,” before taking the girl out.

Weapon used:Wooden chair.

Weapons used:Knives, guns, Carol.

Weapons used:Guns, hallway spikes, knives, a cigarette thrown on gasoline in a locked room, a fake panic attack.

In "Same Boat," the Saviors kidnapped pregnant Maggie and went through Carol. As Paula talked about eggs, carrots, and coffee metaphors, Carol found a way out. She used a crucifix on a rosary end to cut her ties. Carol escaped and found Maggie for a murder spree. Chelle, Molls, and Paula got big. Then Carol, now a smoker, set a room full of Saviors on fire with her cigarette. Daryl asked Carol what the Saviors did to her and Maggie. She said, "They didn't do anything to us."

Weapon used:Chain.

When Aaron and Daryl were trapped by the Wolves, they fought their way out of a walker herd in a compound. Daryl improvised; he used a chain to take out three walkers at once.

Weapon used: Machete

Weapon used:Pickaxe

Walkers kill Ed, Carol's creepy abusive husband. He is dead and turning. Daryl hands Carol a pickaxe. Carol goes crazy and hacks at Ed's head. Carol's tears show her rage, pain, and relief. She kills many walkers and humans without shedding a tear.This is Carol's first official walker kill.This starts the Carol and Daryl bond.

Weapon used:Machete with a red handle, butts of rifles.

The Terminus leader should have learned from Carol’s attack and left Rick’s crew alone. He did not. He met his fate, butchered style, in Father Gabriel’s small country church. Rick brings down the machete repeatedly while Sasha and Abraham go crazy on the rest of the Terminus gang.

Weapon used:Handgun

Season two focuses on finding Sophia, who vanished during a highway stampede. The group finds Hershel hiding walkers in his barn, feeding them chickens. The group, led by a furious Shane, opens the barn doors and kills the walkers as they rush into the light.

Weapon used:Handgun

A confused Rick Grimes wakes from a coma in a hospital. He sees the world is ruined. After meeting Morgan and Duane, Rick learns to kill walkers. He shows Morgan and Duane the police station weapons and gear, then suits up and leaves town searching for Lori and Carl.

Rick stops for gas and sees what he thinks is a little girl. He realizes she is wrong. The little girl walker, holding a stuffed animal, is Rick’s first walker kill on screen.The Walking DeadThe TV series explodes with this.

Weapon used:Handgun

Rick likes Jessie, but that doesn't justify her husband’s (aka Porch D*ck according toTalking Deadhost Chris Hardwick. Turns out he is a mean alcoholic who beats his wife and kids. Rick is hot and rugged. He even shaved his beard for her.

Weapon used:Handgun

While Rick and Glenn share a moment with Hershel in a bar, we see some of The Governor’s crew (or a nasty local group). Rick has not killed a human yet. But killing Dave and Tony starts Rick’s human kill count.

Weapons Used:Sleeve Gun, Spike

Carol plans to walk the earth and figure things out. She meets Negan’s men in a truckload near Alexandria. Carol tries to warn the men about her habit of killing those who cross her. They see her as a timid lady in a Mad Max Cabrio. They do not know Carol's sewing skills let her hide a weapon in her coat sleeve. Carol blasts everyone in the truck. She then confronts the sole survivor. He gets a spike through his chest. This attempt at finding peace starts badly.

Weapon used: Knife

Merle kidnaps Michonne, then lets her go. Daryl tracks Merle back to Woodbury. Merle planned to kill many “soldiers” at Woodbury and perhaps The Governor. That plan fails; the one-eyed villain kills Merle instead, turning him into a walker. Daryl arrives and finds walker Merle eating a corpse.

Weapons used:Katana, handguns, automatic and semi-automatic rifles, grenades, knives, crossbow, tank

Weapon used:Rocket launcher

Weapons used:Knife, handgun

Finding out your best friend slept with your wife hurts. But they thought you were dead, so… But itreallysucks when the best friend cannot handle it because he thinks your wife carries his baby and tries to kill you. Shane lures Rick away from the farm to kill him, but Rick does not go down without a fight.

Weapon used: Handgun

Weapon:Pistol with a silencer

Weapon used: Handgun

Weapons used:Cruiser, handgun

Weapons used:Katana, handgun

Weapon: Handgun

Weapon used:Rifle, mirth

Weapon used:Katana

Michonne’s entrance is why fans like The Walking Dead.The Walking Dead. This hooded figure steps from the dark and beheads a walker attacking Andrea. Andrea has no time to be relieved; she looks up and sees the katana in action, the figure, and two pet walkers chained. WTF! Meet Michonne.

Weapons used:Stick, crossbow with recycled arrow from his own body

Weapon used: Michonne’s katana

The Governor brought his brass cajones to the prison to decapitate Hershel in front of Rick, Maggie, Beth, Daryl, Glenn, and the rest of the group. He signed his death certificate as he swung Michonne’s katana.

Weapons used:Grenade, crossbow

Weapon: Flare gun

Weapon: Trunk of a hatchback

Weapons used: Handguns

Weapon used:Shears

This shows all hair dressers have skills in the apocalypse. Jessie, thought only Rick's love interest, attacked a Wolf invading her home. She stabbed the marauder in the chest, letting out a Rambo holler, but the final head stab made this kill excellent. Carol would be proud. Jessie's son Ron will never get his hair cut again.

Weapon used: Katana

Weapon used:Phillips head screwdiver

Weapons used:Katana, shard of glass, machete with hook (good for scooping eyes)

The Governor pursued Rick and the prison group because of what Michonne did in his Woodbury quarters. He watches walker head TV. The Governor secretly kept his walker daughter Penny alive. When Michonne found her, she fought the Governor and killed Penny. The Governor went mad, and Michonne took out his right eye before escaping.

Weapon: Farm tool

Weapon used:Merle's wire binding (garrote)

As Merle’s captive, Michonne had his sword. Tied to a post? No problem. Use it to garrote the thing.Godfatherstyle.

Weapon used: Handgun

Weapon used:Handgun

Rick returns to mercy kill Bicycle Girl (Hannah) after the zombie apocalypse starts. He says, "I'm sorry this happened to you." There is a whole...web seriesThe AMC series features Bicycle Girl.

Bare hands, various bathroom objectsBare hands, various bathroom objects

FirehoseFirehose

Eugene is smart; his hair game is strong, but he knows his weaknesses. Instead of hand-to-hand combat like Abraham (who goes crazy with a rifle butt), Eugene chooses the giant hose on a firetruck. The water cannon crushes the soft, decomposing walker heads.

Weapons used: Not specifiedCanned goods, egg beater, whatever they find

Father Gabriel’s shame becomes a death pit for Rick and the crew. When the gang falls through a rotted floor, they find what happened to Father Gabriel’s congregants. Michonne kills a walker with an egg beater; this is the best kill in that watery basement.

Not specifiedFull scale decontamination

Rick and the group reach the CDC in Atlanta. They think prayers worked. Maybe there is a cure. They have booze, food, and hot showers. After dinner and drinks, the next morning goes south. Dr. Edwin Jenner tells them they have twenty minutes until the entire CDC structure is destroyed.

Weapon used: Katana

Not specifiedWalker femur, bare hands

Weapon: Golf club