Joe (TV Series)

"This man killed our friend. You say he's 'good people'. See now that right there is a lie. It's a lie!"

- Joe enforcing his group's rules on Daryl; betraying him

Joe is the main antagonist of the second part of the Season 4 of AMC's The Walking Dead. Joe is the leader of a group of marauders who are camping in a house Rick Grimes, Carl Grimes and Michonne come across.

Location Unknown
Nothing is known about Joe's life before or as the outbreak began. He may have been part of a motorcycle club, judging by his apparel. He may have also been an outdoorsman, judging by his interest in crossbows and respect he has for those who use them.

"Claimed"
Joe is one of the men who return to the house Rick, Carl and Michonne are staying in. He is first heard off-screen disciplining one of his own for being a coward. He is later physically seen when he comes upstairs and bounces a tennis ball in the back room where Rick is hiding. After Rick sneaks outside, Joe sits on the porch eating a can of fruit and whistling. With Michonne and Carl returning from their supply run, unaware of the situation, Rick readies himself for battle...unnecessarily, as Joe quickly goes back inside to dispatch a walker, giving Rick the time he needed to escape.

"Still"
Joe does not appear in this episode.

"Alone"
Joe is first seen with his group gathering around Daryl, while Daryl is sitting down in the middle of a road. Joe approaches Daryl, but Daryl quickly rises up and punches Joe in the face, which bloodies his nose and knocks him down. Daryl then points his ready-to-fire crossbow at Joe's face, but Joe just gets back on his feet, laughs, and says he is pleased to see that Daryl is a "bow man". Joe then remarks some more on his admiration of Daryl's crossbow, including the range and force of its projectiles. Meanwhile, the other group members all point their weapons at Daryl, as Joe talks to Daryl. Joe then warns Daryl that if he kills him, the other group members will quickly kill Daryl in retaliation. After Joe talks Daryl into lowering his crossbow, the other group members then lower their weapons too.

"The Grove"
Joe does not appear in this episode.

"Us"
Joe breaks up a potential fight between Daryl and Len and explains to Daryl that if you "claim" something its yours. Joe also tells Daryl that any rule breakers will be punished by beatings and or worse. Joe splits the rabbit by cutting it in half, giving the upper body to Len and the lower body to Daryl. Later in the episode Len frames Daryl for stealing his half of the rabbit but Daryl denies that he stole it. Joe empties Daryl's bag and Len's half of the rabbit falls out. Joe asks Daryl if he stole the rabbit and again Daryl denies. Joe then asks Len if he framed Daryl and Len says no. Joe then punches Len and tells Daryl that he saw Len put it in Daryl's bag. Joe then gives orders to the rest of the men to beat him up. While on the railroad tracks, Daryl finds the Terminus signs and asks Joe if they have come across the signs before. Joe says that there is no sanctuary for them and tells Daryl that his group has been tracking down a "walking piece of fecal matter" (Rick) who was hiding out in a house they marauded, killed one of their men (Lou) and left him to turn. Joe says that he has seen the Terminus signs, and the group has used it as an end point for where Rick may have gone.

"A"
Joe and his group ambush Rick, Michonne, and Carl. Joe is about to kill Rick, counting down from 10. As he gets to 8, Daryl emerges from the woods and tells Joe to stop. Joe demands an explanation, and Daryl says that Rick is a good person. Joe, saying that Rick killed their friend and isn't a good person, stating "now that's a lie!" to Daryl, then proceeds to order his men to kill Daryl. One of Joe's group members grabs Carl and holds a knife to his neck. Rick gets mad and tells Joe to order his men to leave Carl alone. After Joe ignores Ricks request, Rick headbutts Joe in his face causing Joe to shoot his gun in reflex (and missing). Rick then punches Joe in the face. Joe quickly counter punches Rick and knocks Rick to the ground. Joe grabs Rick and locks him tightly. Joe taunts at Rick, asking "What the hell are you gonna do now, sport?" Rick, after some thought, leans forward and bites a chunk out of Joe's neck, and then pushes him to the ground. Joe then eventually dies of either bleeding out, or not being able to breathe. Joe's entire group was then killed by Rick's group seconds later.

Killed By
He is killed when he ambushes Rick, Michonne, and Carl. Daryl tells Joe not to, which leads to him getting beat up by Harley and Billy. Rick punches Joe who counters with a pistol whip, knocking Rick to the ground. Rick gets back up but Joe locks him with his arms and says "What the hell you gonna do now, sport?" Rick, in response, bites Joe on his neck and rips out his jugular. Causing Joe to either die from bleeding out or not being able to breathe.
 * Rick Grimes

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Joe has killed:
 * Possibly Lou (Zombified)
 * Len (Caused)
 * Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people.

Len
"He's a lying sack of shit. I'm sick of it. Teach him all the way."

- Joe to his group regarding Len's behavior.

From all appearances, it appeared that Joe merely tolerated Len. As the leader of the Marauders, Joe intervened and defused the tension between Daryl and Len. When he saw Len frame Daryl for theft, it resulted in extreme-disciplinary action against Len.

Tony
Tony was a fellow group-member. It is unknown about their relationship other than that, however.

Harley
Harley was a fellow group-member. It is unknown about their relationship other than that, however.

Lou
"That's enough for a reckoning."

- Joe, after telling Daryl the story of Lou's death and Tony seeing Rick.

Lou was a fellow group-member. It was likely Joe had a good relationship with Lou as Joe and the rest of the marauders were tracking down Rick to avenge Lou's death.

Dan
Dan was fellow group-member. It is unknown about their relationship other than that, however.

Billy
Billy was a fellow group-member. It is unknown about their relationship other than that, however.

Daryl Dixon
Joe and Daryl had a somewhat good relationship, as Joe spared Daryl after finding him alone, instead of having his men kill him for his supplies. He later forced Len to share a rabbit that he had claimed with Daryl, as Daryl was unfamiliar with the rules. Later he has his group kill Len for trying to frame Daryl for the theft of the other half of the rabbit, and his trust in Daryl is reinforced for telling the truth. All respect Joe had for Daryl was lost when Daryl called Rick, Michonne, and Carl "Good People". He then made his people "teach" Daryl by attempting to beat him to death.

Rick Grimes
"You screwed up, asshole! You hear me? You screwed up!"

- Joe holding Rick at gunpoint.

Joe expressed a great disliking toward him after he killed Lou. He mentions that him and his group were tracking Rick and they planned to run into him at Terminus. Joe also stated that Tony was the only one who saw Rick's face and that was enough to avenge their fallen group member.