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From crossbow kills to explosive showdowns, Daryl Dixon has proven himself the ultimate apocalypse survivor! Join us as we count down the moments when everyone's favorite badass showed us just how unstoppable he can be. Our list includes taking down Beta, ambushing Alpha while blind, blowing up a tank, and surviving impossible situations. Which Daryl Dixon moment left you cheering the loudest?
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the times everyone's favorite badass showed
00:11us just how unstoppable he could be.
00:18Number 20. Killing Beta, A Certain Doom
00:21Although the Whisperer's arc begins with Alpha as their leader, by season 10, it's Beta who
00:26emerges as the real face of fear.
00:30He and Daryl had already clashed before, more on that later, but the latter wasn't taking
00:35any chances by their final showdown. Hungry for revenge, the Whisperer's leader is on the
00:40warpath with Negan in his sights, but just as he goes for the kill, he finds himself blindsided
00:45by Daryl, literally in this case.
00:48It's brutal and unsavory, even by The Walking Dead's standards, but Daryl's far past the
00:54point of mercy, and while Negan is stunned by the revelation of Beta's true identity,
00:58Daryl makes his feelings crystal clear.
01:00You know who that asshole was?
01:02Yeah, nobody.
01:04Number 19. Attacking the Sanctuary
01:06Time for After
01:08Considering how much he endured under Negan and the Saviors, we get why the path of forgiveness
01:12wasn't exactly an, ahem, easy street for Daryl.
01:16So when Rick plans to give the Sanctuary's residents a chance to escape a horde of walkers,
01:20Daryl comes up with a much more ruthless idea of his own.
01:23Despite an entire herd of zombies in his way, he jumps on a truck and bulldozes it straight
01:34through the Sanctuary's walls.
01:35It's no surprise that he escapes unscathed, it is Daryl Dixon after all, but his actions
01:40do more harm than good.
01:41Instead of ending the war, Daryl's recklessness causes the conflict to spill out in worse ways
01:46than even he could have anticipated.
01:55Number 18. Putting Down Merle
01:57This Sorrowful Life
01:59Despite clashing worldviews and personalities, Daryl's loyalty to Merle was without question,
02:04stretching as far back as the first season.
02:06Merle!
02:07It's your glass out here!
02:09Sadly, the pair never got the chance for a proper goodbye.
02:12By the end of season 3, Merle has a change of heart, turning against the governor's tyranny
02:16at the cost of his life.
02:18Coming across his reanimated brother, Daryl has a raw moment of catharsis, unleashing all
02:23the grief and rage that he bottled up.
02:25As devastating as it is brutal,
02:27it's a heartbreaking moment that tragically ends the Dixon brother's story.
02:35Even the clueless characters love their families, and no matter how badass Daryl is, putting
02:40his undead brother down, tears him apart.
02:48Number 17. Ending A Bitten Dale
02:51Judge, Jury, Executioner
02:53Even after two seasons, Daryl didn't truly earn his place in the group until this scene.
02:58Having shown his depth during his search for Sophia, we see another side of him when least
03:02expected.
03:03As the only one voicing compassion in an unforgiving world, Daryl's speech strikes a chord.
03:08Please, let's just do what's right.
03:12Too bad for him, he's mortally wounded soon after, leaving the group with the uncomfortable
03:16decision to end his misery.
03:18With no one willing to act, Daryl steps up for the job, apologizing to his fallen friend
03:23before pulling the trigger.
03:24Haunted by his failure to save Sophia, this marks the moment Daryl accepts the harsh reality
03:29of the apocalypse.
03:30Sorry, brother.
03:34Number 16. Staying Alive in the Wolf Trap Full of Walkers
03:38Conquer
03:39Who needs Ghost Rider when you've got Daryl Dixon on your squad?
03:42Never one to back down from a fight, Daryl takes a page out of the Marvel Superheroes
03:46book in this episode.
03:47While venturing outside Alexandra's walls, he and Aaron stumble upon a food truck.
03:51Of course, there's always a catch whenever things seem too good to be true.
04:01Before they know it, the pair is ambushed by a truckload of walkers, but does he fold
04:05and accept his fate when things look bleak?
04:08Nope.
04:08Daryl spins around a chain in ways that would make even Johnny Blaze proud instead.
04:13It doesn't solve their problems, but Daryl's improv buys them enough time for a second surge
04:17soon after.
04:18Number 15.
04:19Escaping the Saviors, Hearts Still Beating
04:22Negan storms into the show by bashing Glenn and Abraham out of it, so it's only fair
04:26that Daryl serves up some measure of payback.
04:29After he's mysteriously freed from his cell, Daryl wastes no time escaping the sanctuary.
04:33It almost goes without a hitch, until Fat Joey happens to walk by.
04:37Well?
04:38Despite promising to stay quiet, Joey signed his own death warrant the moment he showed
04:42up.
04:42Buddy, you can walk right out that back gate there, and I won't say anything to anybody.
04:47Much like Negan made an example out of Glenn, Daryl beats a lesson down on Joey as a message
04:51to the saviors.
04:53Whether Joey deserves such a brutal retribution is a matter of debate, but does Daryl care?
04:57Not even a little.
04:58It ain't just about getting by here.
05:02It's about getting it all.
05:03Number 14.
05:04Threatening Bob.
05:06Indifference.
05:07Rick may be the leader, but don't ever question Daryl's status as an alpha.
05:11You should have kept walking that day.
05:13We're reminded with complete clarity when Bob makes the mistake of getting on his bad
05:17side.
05:18Ironically, Daryl is initially shown consoling him, sympathizing with Bob's survivor's guilt
05:23and alcohol use disorder.
05:25But when his issues put them in danger, Daryl decides to establish his dominance.
05:29Just let it go, Daryl.
05:31Man's made his choice.
05:32He doesn't need to get his hands dirty to prove his point.
05:35His icy glare is enough to frighten Bob into submission.
05:38If you take one sip, for those men to get in our people, I will beat your ass into the
05:44ground.
05:46You hear me?
05:47Cold fury and a deadly promise leave no question that when Daryl says he means business, he
05:52absolutely does.
05:54Number 13.
05:55Taking Officer Dawn down permanently.
05:57Coda.
05:58After the prison falls, Daryl and Beth find themselves together.
06:01What begins as an unlikely pairing blossoms into a heartwarming dynamic, as Daryl reveals
06:06a softer side that fans hadn't seen before.
06:08Places like this, you have to put it away.
06:17What if you can't?
06:18You have to.
06:21Or it kills you.
06:23As expected, he is front and center at Grady Memorial Hospital, when the group rescues
06:28Beth from Dawn Lerner's tyrannical clutches.
06:30One of yours for one of mine.
06:33Alright.
06:34But, as most things go in The Walking Dead, this exchange ends in tragedy, when Beth is
06:39killed.
06:40It may have been an accident, but all Daryl cares about is swift vengeance, and a single
06:44bullet is all it takes to end Dawn's threat for good.
06:49He walks away like the badass that he is, but the hope and trust he found with Beth, that
06:54sadly dies with her.
06:55Number 12.
06:56Fighting Variant Walkers.
06:57Coming Home.
06:58Unlike the flagship series, the Daryl Dixon spinoff leaves a lot more room for action scenes
07:03to breathe, and so, we get an extended showdown with Daryl in a gladiator-themed deathmatch.
07:13Thrown in a pit against impossible odds, Daryl faces an enhanced variant that makes every
07:18walker before it look like child's play, but even with just a medieval axe and flagpole-turned
07:23spear, he refuses to back down.
07:25Things kick into overdrive when he and Quinn are chained up together to battle even more
07:33walkers, but for Daryl, it's just another walk in the park.
07:36I ain't gonna die in here.
07:38You look after that already.
07:41I'll be quick with the last dog.
07:43Although isolated and far from home, Daryl proves himself to be the real apex predator
07:47in that arena.
07:48Number 11.
07:49The Subway.
07:50Acheron Part 2.
07:52Norman Reedus officially joined the John Wick universe with 2025's Ballerina, but as far
07:56as The Walking Dead fans are concerned, he went full John Wick as Daryl several years
08:01before.
08:04Separated from his group and lost in a subway tunnel filled with walkers?
08:07Doesn't matter.
08:08Armed with mace and with his trusty dog by his side, Daryl makes quick work of every
08:13zombie in his path.
08:14But the action truly begins once he acquires Roy's weaponry, mowing down walkers in a relentless
08:19barrage that's as violent as it is mesmerizing.
08:22Tell my kids I didn't die a coward.
08:24Thanks to some excellent camera work and stellar direction, Daryl's rampage transforms a fight
08:29for survival into one of the coolest scenes in the show's history.
08:34Number 10.
08:36Fighting His Way Out of a Funeral Home.
08:38Alone.
08:38After Daryl and Beth take refuge in a funeral home, they're visited by a small herd of walkers.
08:44They're then forced to go separate ways to survive.
08:56While Beth escapes the house, Daryl voluntarily distracts the undead.
09:00Although he gets cornered, he stays alive by creating a barrier with gurneys and fighting
09:04his way out with medical tools.
09:06Daryl is eventually able to slip out of his predicament and take out a few more walkers
09:10along the way.
09:11Despite his best efforts, Beth still gets kidnapped by outside force, but she might not have survived
09:16at all if Daryl didn't volunteer to take on the walkers solo.
09:25Number 9.
09:26Pretending and Injured Aaron.
09:28The Bridge.
09:28A herd's coming, bug out, now!
09:30While Daryl is working at a logging site, a herd of walkers approaches him.
09:34He impressively dispatches a few with just a piece of wood, but the situation gets more
09:38dire when his friend, Aaron, gets his arm trapped under a heavy log.
09:42Get the mules out of here!
09:43You!
09:44Get over here right now!
09:45After taking care of walkers that got too close with his trusty dual knives, Daryl helps
09:50lift the log off his friend.
09:51He doesn't leave Aaron's side until backup arrives.
09:54After making sure his friend gets medical attention, Daryl beats up the person responsible for
09:58letting the herd get to the logging site in the first place.
10:01Neither walkers nor humans can mess with Daryl's friends without facing severe consequences.
10:06We'll deal with him.
10:08We're not like this.
10:09Number 8.
10:10Interrogating Randall.
10:11Judge.
10:12Jury.
10:13Executioner.
10:14You boys shot at my boys?
10:16Try to take this farm?
10:17You just went along for the ride.
10:19You just trying to tell me you're innocent?
10:20Yes!
10:21You know how we were just saying that messing with Daryl's friends was a terrible idea?
10:24Well, a survivor named Randall learned this lesson in the worst way.
10:28Randall was part of a crew that tried to shoot Rick and his friends.
10:32After he keeps secrets from the good guys, Daryl is sent in to see what the survivor really
10:36knows.
10:37How many in your group?
10:42No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, come on, man.
10:48How many?
10:48He subjects Randall to a ton of pain and is willing to go even further if that's what
10:53it takes to get information.
10:55It's frightening to see Daryl in such a brutal and angry state.
10:58In the end, his willingness to put Randall through the ringer successfully gets the group
11:02all the information they could ask for.
11:04What did you do?
11:06A little chat.
11:07Number 4.
11:08Saving a Family of Strangers.
11:10Home.
11:11The Dixon brothers were walking alone when they suddenly spotted a family on a bridge being
11:15attacked by walkers.
11:16Why?
11:18Man, I ain't wasting my voice.
11:20A couple of strangers ain't never cooked me a meal.
11:23While Merle didn't want to help, Daryl rushed into battle to save the innocent people.
11:27He single-handedly takes down 10 walkers in a variety of cool ways that includes slamming
11:32a car trunk down on one and kicking another off a bridge.
11:35And when Merle tries to take advantage of these heroics to rob the liberated family, Daryl
11:40threatens his brother.
11:41Get out of the car.
11:43I know you're not talking to me, brother.
11:47Get in your car and get the hell out of here.
11:50Go!
11:50Get in your car!
11:51This incident on the bridge showed exactly how courageous and selfless our favorite archer
11:56is.
11:56Not only is he willing to defeat walkers in awesome ways at a moment's notice, but he'll
12:00also stand up to his family to keep strangers safe.
12:03After you helping people out, I know the goodness of your heart.
12:06Even though you might die doing it, is that something your sheriff Rick taught you?
12:10There was a baby!
12:11Number 6.
12:12Throwing a Grenade into a Tank.
12:13Too Far Gone.
12:14I have a tank, and I'm letting you walk away from here.
12:21What else is there to talk about?
12:23When the governor comes to wage war against Rick's group, he brings along a tank.
12:27The military vehicle seemed unstoppable until Daryl got involved.
12:31After fighting off armed enemies and walkers at the same time, he turns attention to the
12:35tank.
12:36Daryl charges forward with a grenade and throws it down the vehicle's barrel.
12:40A few moments later, its interior is hit with a satisfying explosion.
12:44He made sure to seal his victory by taking out the vicious man who used the tank against
12:57his friends.
12:58While the group ultimately loses this battle, Daryl is still a winner in our eyes for giving
13:03us this explosive action scene.
13:05You gotta go, man.
13:06You gotta go.
13:07Number 5.
13:08Rebounding from an Almost Fatal Fall, Chupacabra.
13:11A spooked horse accidentally throws Daryl down a steep hill.
13:20To make matters worse, he discovers that he fell on one of his arrows on the way down.
13:24When the wounded Daryl tries to climb up the hill, he tumbles again and passes out.
13:29It's then that he decides to activate his beast mode.
13:31Daryl takes out a walker with a stick, removes the arrow from his body, and uses it to take
13:36down another walker.
13:37After catching his breath, he climbs the hill and makes it back to camp, only to be shot
13:42at when he's mistaken for a walker.
13:43Fortunately, he's up and making threats shortly after the incident.
13:47Only Daryl is tough enough to survive a hellish experience like this.
13:50Any idea what happened to my horse?
13:52Yeah, it won't almost kill me.
13:54Smart, it left the country.
13:55Number 4.
13:56Explosively ending Savior's No Way Out.
13:59Step 2.
14:01Hand over your weapons.
14:02Why should we?
14:03Well, they're not yours.
14:05As soon as an armed group of Savior sees Daryl's truck, they immediately want what's inside.
14:09After taking his weapons, an intimidating Savior follows him to the back of the vehicle.
14:13T, take my man to the back of the truck, start inside the back bumper, and work your way
14:22to the front.
14:22Sasha and Abraham are left at the mercy of this thieving group, but right as they're
14:26about to be attacked, Daryl blows the saviors away with an RPG.
14:30Before we were finished praising his awesome save, we found out he also defeated an armed
14:34villain with his bare hands.
14:36The only injury he suffers in this explosive incident is a cut on his back.
14:39The saviors might have walked away from this too, if they hadn't incurred the wrath of
14:43a badass like Daryl.
14:44Never long, man.
14:46Number 3.
14:47Distracting and defeating invading walkers.
14:49No Way Out.
14:51What the hell happened?
14:51I don't know, I just got back.
14:54Listen, we can lead some of them away, but they're scattered.
14:59Nah, we'll get them all together.
15:01Won't have to lead them away.
15:02Daryl arrives home to Alexandria to find that it's been overrun with a massive horde of walkers.
15:07Luckily, he has a ridiculously cool and clever idea.
15:11After pouring fuel into Alexandria's lake, he lights it on fire with his latest go-to weapon,
15:16an RPG.
15:17The resulting flames distract the walkers and give his friends a fighting chance.
15:39Not content with creating a distraction, Daryl jumps into the battle and takes on the horde
15:43himself.
15:44Thanks to his contributions and quick thinking, Alexandria got a huge advantage in their fight
15:49and were eventually able to win.
15:51Maybe all the town's residents would be safer if Daryl just stuck around the neighborhood
15:54full-time.
15:54It is pretty stupid of us to go out there, is it?
15:58Yeah.
15:59Do it again tomorrow?
16:01Yeah.
16:01Number 2.
16:02Beating Beta and his sidekicks.
16:04Chokepoint.
16:05Sick of running.
16:06It's Beta.
16:08You their best?
16:10Good.
16:12Kill him first.
16:13To prevent Lydia from returning to the Wild Whisperer group, the good guys have to defeat
16:17the 6-foot, 4-inch-tall warrior Beta and his allies.
16:21Daryl takes out two Whisperers with little issue before facing the biggest threat.
16:25Beta's size, strength, and skill with weapons made him insanely tough to beat.
16:30But Daryl didn't back down.
16:31Where is she?
16:33Instead of attacking head-on, he takes advantage of his surroundings to hide himself.
16:43When Beta least expects it, Daryl shoves the villain into an elevator shaft.
16:47Although this wasn't the end of their rivalry, there was still plenty to celebrate.
16:51Daryl gave Lydia a chance to live away from the Whisperers by beating one of the toughest
16:55opponents his crew has ever faced.
16:57Yeah, we ain't staying.
16:58I'll get you back on your feet and then we'll move on.
17:02All of us.
17:03Number 1. Surviving After Ambushing Alpha
17:24Stalker
17:25Shortly after Daryl ambushes and takes down several Whisperers, Alpha gives him an injury
17:30that makes it hard for him to see.
17:31He's forced to fight off walkers and the Whisperer leader with limited eyesight.
17:36Things get worse when Alpha leaves a knife in Daryl's leg.
17:39While recovering, she sends three more walkers after him.
17:43Daryl is able to take two down with improvised weapons, but when the third gets too close,
17:47he's forced to remove the blade from his body and use it as a weapon.
17:50The severity of his injuries and stress of his insane battle leaves him clinging to life.
17:56Can you see beyond the darkness?
17:59Into the light?
18:03No.
18:04Fortunately, Lydia was there to patch him up, so he could give us more beast mode scenes
18:09like this in the future.
18:10Easy, easy.
18:19How long have I been asleep for?
18:20Most of the day.
18:23Can you think of any other Walking Dead character who went beast mode?
18:27Let us know in the comments.
18:28There's a whole world out there.
18:30Here we go.
18:33Good luck.
18:37Look.
18:37We'll see you.
18:38See you.
18:39You.
18:39Ready?
18:40Bye.
18:41Bye.
18:49Go.
18:50OK.
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