Ethan (TV Series)

"Anyone who tries to stop me is killing my brother!"

- Ethan to Hilltop's people

Ethan is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a resident of the Hilltop Colony.

Pre-Apocalypse
Nothing is known about Ethan's life before or as the outbreak began, except that he had a brother named Craig. He may have lived in or near the D.C. area.

"Knots Untie"
Ethan and his team return from a supply run and reports that Negan killed two of their group because their drop was too light, and that he's holding another one of their members, Craig, hostage until they deliver a message.

Gregory asks for the message. and Ethan holds his shoulder, says "I'm sorry," and stabs Gregory in the gut, creating a commotion. Rick and Michonne attempt to subdue Ethan, and Rick knocks him to the ground. He begins punching Ethan repeatedly in the face, but is distracted when another member of the community knocks him away.

Rick recovers and tries to pin Ethan to the ground, but Ethan gets the upper hand when Rick becomes distracted by Abraham's scuffle nearby. Ethan holds Rick at knife point, yelling that anyone who tries to stop him is killing his brother, Craig. Michonne's attempted intervention provides a momentary distraction.

allowing Rick to slit Ethan's throat, killing him. His body is later burned in a funeral pyre that is seen in the background.

Killed by
After returning from a run where his brother Craig was captured by Negan, Ethan tries to kill Gregory by stabbing him in the stomach on Negan's orders, to send a message. After fighting Rick, he gets his throat slit and dies from blood loss. It is assumed someone eventually destroyed his brain before reanimation.
 * Negan (Indirectly Caused)
 * Rick Grimes
 * Hilltop Community Members (Before Reanimation) 

Craig
Craig and Ethan are never seen interacting on-screen, but it would be safe to assume they were close considering that they are brothers, their closeness is further solidified by the fact that he was willing to kill Gregory to ensure his brothers safe return.

Gregory
"Said they'd keep her alive, return her to us if I delivered a message to you..."

- Ethan explaining the situation to Gregory.

Ethan and Gregory's relationship was never shown but it was assumed that it was stable before Ethan returned from his supply run, although it was clear he did not care much for Gregory based on the fact that he was willing to kill him for his brothers safe return.

Andy
"Ethan!"

- Andy upon Ethan's demise

It's to be assumed that they were friends as they make regular runs delivering supplies to the saviors together. Their friendship is also evident in Andy's reaction to Ethans death.

Crystal
It's to be assumed that they were friends as they deliver supplies together. Their friendship is also evident in Crystal's reaction to Ethan's death.

Season 6

 * "Knots Untie"

Trivia

 * Ethan is the first member of the Hilltop Colony to die in on-screen.
 * He is one of a few characters to die in a virtually identical way as their counterpart.
 * Others include: Amy, Jim, Axel, David Chambler, Dan, Joe, Pete, Reg, the unnamed survivor and Jessie Anderson.