Themes: Amputations

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

Comic Series

 * Michonne cuts off Mike and Terry's arms and jaws. (Michonne Special)
 * 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 the infection from spreading. (Issue 21)
 * Rick's hand is brutally amputated by The Governor.  (Issue 28)
 * Michonne bites off The Governor's ear. (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)
 * 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 is watching his "TV" of heads. (Issue 43)
 * The Governor and his men decapitate Caesar Martinez and use his head as propaganda for the Woodbury Army. (Issue 43)
 * Michonne slices Eric's head in half. (Issue 45)
 * The Governor decapitates Tyreese's head with Michonne's katana. (Issue 46)
 * Lilly Caul shoots The Governor in the head, removing his only remaining eye. (Issue 48)
 * Morgan fed human body parts to Duane. (Comic Series)
 * Dale's last leg is amputated and eaten by The Hunters. (Issue 63)
 * Greg humorously says he hates eating leftovers, meaning Rick's missing hand and Dale's missing leg. (Issue 65)
 * Andrea shoots off Greg's ear. (Issue 65)
 * Chris's index finger is shot off by Andrea. (Issue 65)
 * Michonne amputates Morgan's arm to prevent reanimation. (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)
 * Connor's leg breaks off after being pushed out of a bell tower by Andrea. (Issue 114)

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 Horvath decapitates a walker eating a deer. (Tell It to the Frogs)
 * Daryl Dixon decapitates a walker while escaping the CDC. (TS-19)
 * Glenn nearly decapitates the walker that attacked Maggie Greene in Steve's Pharmacy. (Secrets)
 * Randall is prompted to have his leg amputated, after impaling his leg on a spike, but, Rick managed to pull his leg off before it happened. (Triggerfinger)
 * Michonne decapitates three walkers while in a medicine store. (Seed)
 * Rick amputates the lower portion of Hershel Greene's right leg after he is bitten by a walker. (Seed)
 * Rick wishes to amputate Big Tiny's scratched area, but cannot. (Sick)
 * Sean was sliced in half by the Helicopter's Main Rotor Assembly after it crashed. (Walk With Me)
 * Michonne decapitates her two walker pets while hiding from the Governor and his men. (Walk With Me)
 * Andrew cut a deer in half and took out its heart. (Killer Within)
 * Michonne decapitates Crowley's head in an ambush. (Hounded)
 * Glenn cuts two fingers off a walker to give an engagement ring to Maggie. (This Sorrowful Life)
 * Merle has two fingers on his left hand bitten off by The Governor. (This Sorrowful Life)
 * Ryan Samuels' arm was about to be amputated before revealing that he was also bitten in the nape. (Infected)
 * Hershel is first sliced through the neck, then decapitated by The Governor. (Too Far Gone)

Webisodes

 * Hannah watches two zombies eat an unknown lady whose arm has been gnawed off. (A New Day)
 * Walkers attack Hannah and her legs are fully devoured. (Everything Dies)
 * B.J. is decapitated by Kelly. (Parting Shots)

Video Game

 * Lee Everett shoots half of the Atlanta Police Officer's (Zombified) head off. (A New Day)
 * Lee decapitates two walkers attempting to get into Irene's apartment. (A New Day)
 * 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)
 * Lee Everett can choose to amputate his bitten arm. (No Time Left)
 * The Stranger decapitates his wife, Tess (Zombified) and places her head in a bowling ball bag. (No Time Left)
 * Lee decapitates half the last walker of his last stand.
 * Clyde shoots half Marcus' head while he was chocking Jerry.
 * Danny or Justin have one of their feet shot off by Vince. (Vince's Story)
 * Clementine bites off Winston's thumb.(All That Remains)
 * Pete suggests amputating Clementine's arm when he considers the possibility of her being infected, and mentions that he had a cousin who survived infection by amputating the bitten limb.(All That Remains)

Dead Reckoning

 * Paul's head is shot off by Gary after he gets infected and bites his daughter. (Dead Reckoning)
 * Patty's face is shot halfway off when Shane regrettably shoots her after turning. (Dead Reckoning)

Social Game

 * If a perfect hit is made with an axe, the character will decapitate the walker and stomp it to death. (Social Game)

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Novel Series

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