Themes: Amputations



Amputation, or the loss of body parts, is a running and discussed theme in The Walking Dead Universe.

The Comic

 * cuts off Mike and Terry's arms and jaws. (Michonne's Story)
 * Susie and Rachel Greene are decapitated by Thomas Richards. (Issue 15)
 * Thomas Richards cuts off Andrea's earlobe. (Issue 17)
 * Rick amputates Allen's leg to prevent infection from spreading. (Issue 21 )
 * Michonne bites off The Governor's ear. (Issue 28)
 * Rick's hand is brutally amputated by The Governor. (Issue 28)
 * Penny Blake eats an amputated foot, and Rick's hand. (Issue 29)
 * The Governor watches his "TV" of 57 decapitated and undead heads. (Issue 29)
 * Michonne slices off Eugene's head. (Issue 31)
 * The Governor attempts to feed Penny an amputated foot. (Issue 32)
 * Penny Blake eats amputated body parts. (Issue 33)
 * Michonne slices off The Governor's arm, and removes his eyeball with a spoon. (Issue 33)
 * Dale's leg is amputated by Rick. (Issue 40)
 * Bruce Cooper walks in while The Governor watching his "TV" of heads. (Issue 43)
 * The Governor and his men decapitate Caesar Martinez and use his head as propaganda for The Woodbury Soldiers (Issue 43)
 * Michonne slices Eric's head in half. (Issue 45)
 * The Governor decapitates Tyreese's head with Michonne's katana. (Issue 46)
 * Lilly shoots The Governor in the head, removing his only remaining eye. (Issue 48)
 * Morgan fed human body parts to Duane. (Issue 97)
 * Dale's last leg is amputated and eaten by The Hunters. (Issue 63)
 * Andrea shoots off Greg's ear. (Issue 65)
 * Chris's index finger is shot off by . (Issue 65)
 * Michonne amputates Morgan arm. (Issue 82)
 * Rick amputates Jessie's hand in order to save Carl. (Issue 83)
 * Douglas Monroe accidentally shoots Carl's eye out. (Issue 83)
 * Michonne decapitates an unnamed savior. (Issue 97)
 * Abraham gets his eye shot out by Dwight (Issue 98)
 * Negan beats Glenn to death, causing Glenn's eye to pop out. (Issue 100)

The TV-Series

 * Rick and Morales amputate several of Wayne Dunlap's body parts. (Guts)
 * Merle Dixon is forced to amputate his hand to escape the roof of a building. (Tell It to the Frogs)
 * Dale decapitates the walker eating the deer.
 * Glenn almost decapitates the walker that attacked Maggie Greene in Steve's Pharmacy. (Secrets)

The Video Game

 * Lee Everett can choose to amputate the leg of David Parker. (Starved For Help)
 * Mark gets both of his legs amputated by the St. John Family. (Starved For Help)

The Novel Series

 * Philip Blake and Nick Parsons discuss whether to amputate Bobby Marsh's leg to prevent reanimation. (Rise of the Governor)