Merle Dixon (TV Series)

Merle Dixon is a survivor first encountered in "Guts", the second episode of the Walking Dead TV series. He has a younger brother named Daryl Dixon. The Dixon brothers appear only in the TV series and do not exist in the continuity of the comic series.

Guts
Merle Dixon, often called by either his first or last name, is a survivor who left the refugee camp to gather supplies in Atlanta with Glenn, Andrea, Jacqui, T-Dog and Morales.

After Rick meets the survivors in the department building, gunshots are heard from the rooftop, revealing it is Dixon firing his rifle. He starts a fight with T-Dog, beating him up, but is handcuffed by Rick Grimes to a pipe, before Dixon can cause further harm.

He is then put under the watch of T-Dog while the other survivors attempt to find a way out of Atlanta.

When the survivors do find a way out, T-Dog accidentally loses the handcuff keys, forcing him to abandon Dixon on the rooftop, as he flees after locking the rooftop door shut. He is left behind as the survivors escape Atlanta.

Upon their return to rescue him, Merle is found missing except for his hand, bloody handcuffs, and a bloody hacksaw. It is assumed he cut his own hand off in order to escape from the rooftop. Also two walkers are found with their heads bashed in by a hammer, indicating Merle killed them. Also there is a hot iron found indicating he cauterized his wound and a hole in the glass, indicating he, at least, escaped from the building. His whereabouts are currently unknown.