Daniel (Comic Universe)

This article is about the Comic Universe character. For other pages with the same name, see: Daniel

Daniel
Actor	Fred Berman (Audiobook)
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Black
Age	Mid 20s
Occupation	Post-Apocalypse Guard for Woodbury Soldier for the Woodbury Army
Family	Megan Lafferty - Possible Ex-Lover †
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Status	Dead
The Walking Dead: Comic Series
First Appearance	Issue 43
Last Appearance	Issue 47
The Walking Dead: Novel Series
First Appearance	"This Is How the World Ends" ("Chapter Ten") (Possibly) "Doomsday Clock" ("Chapter Twelve")
Last Appearance	"Doomsday Clock" ("Chapter Fifteen")
Fate
Death Issue	Issue 47 (Off-Panel)
Death Chapter	"Doomsday Clock" ("Chapter Fifteen")

“

I ain't staring at nobody's backside, least of all Gloria's. ―Daniel to Eric

”

Daniel is a survivor of the outbreak in Skybound Entertainment's Comic Universe. He is a minor character in Thomas Dunne Books' The Walking Dead and a minor antagonist in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He is resident of Woodbury and a member of the Woodbury Army.

He is described as "younger, dressed in the tattered hip-hop regalia of urban youth—baggy shorts, high-top Jordans, mesh shirts, tats" and looks "sheepish and a little scared". He is also possibly described as a "skinny young man with the cobra tattoo between his shoulder blades".

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

Not much is known about Daniel's life prior to or as the outbreak began. It is possible that he was living in or near Woodbury before the outbreak began.

Post-Apocalypse

Woodbury, Georgia

At some point after the outbreak began, Daniel became a guard in Woodbury.

The Road to Woodbury

"This Is How the World Ends"

Megan Lafferty prostitutes herself to either Daniel or another guard named Denny in exchange for supplies. The two get high and spend all night together in his squalid studio-apartment. In the early hours of the morning Daniel and Megan have sex again where he shows no care for her enjoyment or comfort. The room consists of a broken down cot for a bed, a ramshackle dresser, flea-bitten curtains, and piles and piles of crates filled with supplies. Daniel also keeps a necklace of human ears hanging on his door, most likely trophies severed off walkers.

The Fall of the Governor - Part Two/Made To Suffer

"Doomsday Clock"

Daniel takes part in the prison assault. He survives the first attack and retreats along with the rest of the militia. The Governor orders Raymond Hilliard to pick a small group to scout the perimeter of the prison overnight and look for any weak spots in their compound as well as suspicious movement. Daniel is picked for this team along with James Steagal, Eric, Gloria Pyne, and Gabriel Harris.

At precisely 6:17 P.M. eastern standard time, two residents of the prison slip into the trees unnoticed by the militia while Raymond's scouting party still discuss what weapons to bring along, how much ammo, and what supplies. Daniel and Eric pack AK-47's with high capacity magazines and stay behind the others' flanks, keeping an eye on them from behind. After Michonne and Tyreese counterattack the militia, Daniel and Eric blast rounds of their AKs to no avail. Gabe silently motions with hand gestures for Daniel to go wide to the right, and Eric to go to the left. With quick nods, the two young gunmen fan out slowly across the clearing, staying as silently as possible.

He, along with several other Woodbury soldiers, went to investigate a gunshot from Eric, who had just been killed by Tyreese and Michonne. Once Michonne and Tyreese ambush him and a few others, he along with Raymond Hilliard capture Tyreese and bring him back to The Governor. Gabe orders Daniel and Raymond to keep an injured Tyreese alive and stop him from escaping. The two kneel on his back with the muzzles of their assault rifles held to his neck. In the second prison assault he is killed by a grenade, thrown by Billy Greene.

Death

Killed By

• Billy Greene

During the Prison assault, when Billy's grenade explodes a car, flying shrapnel is sent into Daniel's body.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Daniel has killed:

• Numerous counts of zombies

Relationships

For a more in-depth look at Daniel's relationships, read here: Daniel (Comic Universe)/Relationships

Allies Woodbury Brian Blake † - Governor Bruce Cooper † Gabriel Harris † Bob Stookey † Austin Ballard † Tom Blanchford † Gloria Pyne † Lilly Caul Jared † Smitty † Red † Hap Abernathy † Wes Strunk † Johnny Pruitt † Rudy Warburton † Raymond Hilliard † Eric † James Steagal † Jameson † Evan † Andy † Arlo Simmons †

Enemies Meriwether County Correctional Facility Rick Grimes † Lori Grimes † Carl Grimes Glenn Rhee † Andrea † Michonne Hawthorne Tyreese † Hershel Greene † Billy Greene † - Killer Patricia † Axel † Woodbury Alice Warren † - Former Ally

Appearances

Novel Series The Road to Woodbury "This Is How the World Ends" "Chapter Ten" (Possibly) The Fall of the Governor - Part Two "Doomsday Clock" "Chapter Twelve" "Chapter Thirteen" "Chapter Fifteen"

Comic Series Volume 8: Made To Suffer Issue 43 (No Lines) Issue 45 (No Lines) Issue 47 (No Lines)

Trivia

• Gabe implies on the comics that Daniel died during the counterattack of Michonne and Tyreese. However, it's stated in the novels that he survives and takes part on the final attack of the Governor.
• When Volume 8 was originally released, Daniel was supposed to look different than he currently looks and it's hinted that Matthew was supposed to look like current Daniel and investigate a gunshot and not Raymond (hence Gabe telling Matthew to give Michonne's sword even though he wasn't with them), from what appears Daniel was supposed to be bald and have a beard. The novel series retconned this and he canonically looks like this.
• In Chapter Ten of The Road to Woodbury, Megan sleeps with a Woodbury guard named either Denny or Daniel. The guards description is given but it's unclear which of these two characters it belongs to.