Dante (Comic Series)

"Seemed logical. Listen, Maggie... don't cross these people. We need to be really careful. I couldn't see much... but I heard them... there were so many. It sounded like thousands."

- Dante to Maggie about his captivity with the Whisperers.

Dante is a character who first appears in Issue 131 of Image Comics' The Walking Dead.

Pre-Apocalypse
Not much is known about Dante's life before the apocalypse. He mentioned that he never married or had kids. Dante did, however, have an extended family.

A New Beginning
Dante is first shown tasting a new drink from Louie and Larry. Later he is asked by Maggie to lead a small searching party to find Ken. During said search, he reveals that he harbors feelings for Maggie, but acknowledges that he has little chance of succeeding. After reaching the barn Marco said he had left Ken in, all three set off inside where they discover Marco's beanie, but not Ken. They are soon ambushed by the undead as they begin to make their way into the barn.

Trapped and surrounded by a massive number of roamers, Dante and his crew begin to fight back, carefully using a five step process to slowly dispose of the attacking roamers. After managing to almost kill the attacking roamer horde, two knife-wielding and seemingly talking roamers attack Dante and his crew. One of the crew, Doug, is quickly cut down by the talking roamers and not long after the other member of the crew too.

Outnumbered, but still determined to fight, Dante engages his attackers in brutal sword combat. He manages to decapitate one with ease and after a short sword duel manages to put down the second talking roamer as well. In a relative shock from encountering roamers that talk, Dante observes its corpse.

However, through careful inspection, Dante discovers that the talking roamer was wearing a mask and after removing it finds a normal human being inside. Wanting to confirm his discovery, Dante checks the body of the talking roamer he decapitated earlier, also discovering it was a normal human. Not mere moments after, Dante is jumped by another survivor with a roamer mask, who orders him not to move while holding him at gunpoint.

Whispers Into Screams
Dante asks the survivor not to shoot him and that their actions were self defense, and he responds by ordering him to answer their questions. He tells Dante that because his people attacked his group, they'll be observing their communities and they should be afraid.

Dante is later brought in with Ken when the Whisperers appear at the Hilltop gate, both unharmed. Their leader, Alpha, promises no war and offers a trade: her daughter Lydia for the two hostages. Maggie accepts and Dante is returned. While he's cleaning up, he informs Maggie that they were treated very well, but also advises not to cross the Whisperers: while they don't want war, there may be over a thousand of their people.

Life and Death
Dante is present at the group meeting when Maggie expresses concern over Carl fleeing after Lydia. He understands Carl's intentions, stating "first piece of ass you get it'll make you do crazy shit to keep it." Maggie looks over at him in anger, and Dante asks if he lost all chances he had with her.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Dante has killed:
 * Two unnamed Whisperers
 * Numerous counts of zombies.

Maggie Greene
"I'm flattered you're worried about me."

- Dante flirting with Maggie.

Dante is shown to have feelings for Maggie. Though they aren't reciprocated, he is nonetheless loyal to Maggie and respects her leadership. Dante finds Maggie's authoritative attitude over him attractive, and wishes to be in a sexual relationship with her.

Doug
"Remind me not to get lost and count on you two to find me."

- Dante to Doug.

Dante and Doug had a stable relationship. Both are guards for the Hilltop Colony, and appear to be friends, however Doug's comments and his need to oppose Dante create tension between the two. Dante, however, was shocked and saddened after Doug's death, and avenged Doug by killing his murderer.

Appearances
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Volume 22: A New Beginning

 * Issue 131
 * Issue 132

Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams

 * Issue 133
 * Issue 138

Volume 24: Life and Death

 * Issue 139
 * Issue 140
 * Issue 141 (No Lines)
 * Issue 142
 * Issue 143
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