Dave (TV Series)

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Dave
Actor	Michael Raymond-James
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Brown
Age	Early to Mid 30s
Occupation	Unknown
Family	Unknown
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Status	Dead
Episode Count	2
First Appearance	"Nebraska"
Last Appearance	"Triggerfinger" (Corpse)
Fate
Death Episode	"Nebraska"

“

You don't know anything about us. You don't know what we had to go through out there, the things we've had to do. I bet you've had to do some of those things yourself. Am I right? 'Cause ain't nobody's hands clean in what's left of this world. We're all the same... ―Dave to Rick Grimes.

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Dave is an antagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a member of the Living and served as the primary antagonist of the episode "Nebraska".

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What role does Dave play in AMC's The Walking Dead?

In AMC's The Walking Dead, Dave is an antagonist and outbreak survivor. He is part of an unnamed group and has a contentious interaction with Rick Grimes, culminating in Rick shooting him in the head in the 'Nebraska' episode. A separate character, David, is also an antagonist and outbreak survivor, affiliated with the Saviors.

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Who is Dave's group in The Walking Dead?

In The Walking Dead, Dave is part of a group known as 'the Living', characterized as ruthless survivors. They constantly move, never settling in one location. Dave and Tony, another group member, meet Rick, Glenn, and Hershel in a bar. They feign friendliness to learn about their farm, presumably to steal their resources.

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What is the relationship between Dave and Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead?

In The Walking Dead, Dave and Rick Grimes have a strained relationship. Rick, feeling the farm was overcrowded, denied Dave and his friend Tony shelter. This escalated to Rick shooting Dave, prompting Tony to try and retaliate, showing loyalty between Dave and Tony. Dave's antagonism towards Rick was highlighted in his comments about the harsh survival conditions they faced.

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What episode does Dave serve as the primary antagonist in The Walking Dead?

In AMC's The Walking Dead, the character Dave, a member of the Saviors, acts as an antagonist. His notable appearances are in multiple Season 7 episodes such as 'Service', 'Hearts Still Beating', 'Hostiles and Calamities', and 'Something They Need'.

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How does Dave's character contribute to the theme of survival in The Walking Dead?

Dave, an original character in The Walking Dead: Road to Survival, underscores the survival theme by alerting the Woodbury Gates survivors of an imminent attack from the Fuel Depot survivors following The Governor's takeover. His role highlights the necessity of vigilance and communication in a post-apocalyptic scenario.

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Overview

Although he is only seen briefly, Dave is shown to be a sly, manipulative, and greedy person. Although he initially appeared to be friendly and welcoming towards fellow survivors Rick Grimes, Glenn Rhee, and Hershel Greene, this was later shown to be all a ruse in order to obtain information about the location of Hershel's farm, showing that Dave is also a smooth talker who seems to be highly intelligent. He also seems to have a dark sense of humor, as he seemed proud of obtaining his weapon from a dead police officer. Before his demise, Dave attempted to shoot Rick after Rick refused to allow him and his group onto the farm, showing that he is also most likely a murderer, having no qualms about taking someone's life.

Pre-Apocalypse

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nothing is known about Dave's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he may have been from Philadelphia, and he did not attend college.

Post-Apocalypse

During the early stages of the apocalypse, Dave, Tony, and possibly others fled Philadelphia and attempted to reach Washington, D.C., due to hearing of a supposed refugee camp located there. However, they never reached it due to the roads being too jammed with vehicles, and they thus decided to move into the countryside to protect themselves. Moving from place to place, they encountered many other survivor groups, each one having its own claims about proposed solutions to the apocalypse, and they also discovered that Fort Benning had been overrun. Eventually, Dave and Tony became members of a group consisting of 30 other survivors known only as "the Living". The group was very mobile, never staying in one place for too long, and was responsible for committing many atrocities, including raping two girls in front of their father. Dave and his group eventually arrived in Georgia at some point shortly before the events of "Nebraska".

Season 2

"Nebraska"

He and Tony arrived at "The Carriage Bar" that Hershel Greene, Rick Grimes, and Glenn Rhee had occupied, and commented on the fact that they were both still alive. Dave, the "people person" of the two, was seemingly thrilled to discover other survivors. However, Hershel and Rick instantly found the men untrustworthy when they mentioned the farm's existence when neither had mentioned it before, as well as Rick's natural instinct upon learning Dave's humor in stealing his pistol from a dead officer. An overzealous Glenn acknowledged the farm's existence until Rick stepped in and said that Dave and Tony would not be coming with them.

Dave once again attempted to earn the survivors' trust before the shoot-out, casually leaping over the bar and placing his 9mm SIG-Sauer P228 pistol on top of the counter while looking for better liquor. Upon withdrawing a bottle of whiskey, Rick rebuffed his inquiry of the farm once again before Tony gave away what was obviously an ambush. As Dave went for his P228, Rick whipped out his .357 Colt Python revolver and shot him in the head, killing him instantly before doing the same to Tony.

"Triggerfinger"

Dave's corpse can be seen as Glenn takes the gun from his body before leaving the bar.

Death

Killed By

• Rick Grimes

Dave is shot in the head by Rick after he attempts to kill him.

Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Dave has killed:

• Unnamed police officer (Possibly, Alive or Zombified)
• Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people

Relationships

For a more in-depth look at Dave's relationships, read here Dave (TV Series)/Relationships

Allies The Living Nate Miller - Leader Tony † - Friend Sean † Randall Culver †

Enemies Greene Family Farm Rick Grimes - Attempted Victim and Killer Glenn Rhee † Hershel Greene †

Quotes

The following is a list of some of Dave's most memorable quotes.

Season 2 "Son of a bitch. They're alive." - Dave to Tony after running into Rick, Glenn, and Hershel, "Nebraska" "I'm Dave. The scrawny-looking douchebag there is Tony. (…) Hey maybe someday I will. We met on I-95 coming out of Philly. Damn shit show that was." - Dave introducing himself and Tony, "Nebraska" "I'm truly sorry to hear that. To better days and friends. And to our dead, may they be in a better place." - Dave about the people they lost, "Nebraska" "It feels like we're a long way from anywhere. Every group we came across had a new rumor about a way out of this thing. (…) The latest was a rail yard in Montgomery running trains to the middle of the country-- Kansas, Nebraska." - Dave talking about rumors of safe places, "Nebraska" "I hate to piss in your cornflakes, officer, but we ran across a grunt who was stationed at Benning. He said the place was overrun by lamebrains. Ugly truth is there is no way out of this mess. Just keep going from one pipe dream to the next praying one of these mindless freaks doesn't grab ahold of you when you sleep." - Dave about Fort Benning and how the apocalypse will never end, "Nebraska" "Yeah it doesn't like you guys are hanging your hats here. You holed up somewhere else? (…) Those your cars out front? (…) We're living in ours. Those look kinda empty, clean. Where's all your gear?" - Dave showing Rick his gun, "Nebraska" "A drink? Hershel, I thought you quit!" - Dave joking with Hershel, "Nebraska" "Walkers? That what you call them? (…) That's good. I like that. I like that a lot better than lamebrains." - Dave on what the group calls the dead, "Nebraska" "Listen, pardon my friend. City kids- they got no tact. No disrespect." - Dave apologizing for Tony's inappropriate joke, "Nebraska" "Well, hang on a second. This farm, it sounds pretty sweet. Don't it sound sweet Tony? (…) How about a little southern hospitality? We got some buddies back at camp, been having a real hard time. I don't see why you can't make room for a few more. We can pull our resources, our manpower. (…) Doesn't sound like it'd be a problem." - Dave trying to convince Rick to bring his group to the farm, "Nebraska" "You guys are something else. I thought, you know, I thought we were friends. We got people we gotta look out for too. (…) That's true, you don't know anything about us. You don't know what.You don't know anything about us. You don't know what we had to go through out there, the things we've had to do. I bet you've had to do some of those things yourself. Am I right? 'Cause ain't nobody's hands clean in what's left of this world. We're all the same. Now come on let's... let's take a friendly hayride to this farm and we'll get to know each other." - Dave to Rick after he refuses to take him to the farm, "Nebraska" "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Relax! Take it easy! Nobody's killing anybody! Nobody's shooting anybody right Rick? We're just friends having a drink that's all. Now! Where's the good stuff? Huh? Good stuff, good stuff, good stuff. (takes out bottle of whiskey) Hey, look at that. That'll work." - Dave defusing an argument Rick and Tony, "Nebraska" "You gotta understand, we can't stay out there. You know what it's like. (…) Keep looking? Where do you suggest we do that? (…) (laughs) Nebraska? This guy." - Dave to Rick after he suggests they go to Nebraska, also his last words, "Nebraska"

Appearances

• List
• Table (TV Series)
• Table (TOWL)

TV Series Season 2 "Nebraska" "Triggerfinger" (Corpse)

The Ones Who Live Season 1 "The Last Time" (Flashback, No Lines)

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Season 1
Season 2								✔	✔
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Season 1						✔

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Trivia

• This character, along with Tony and Randall, was announced in a casting call that was put out to the public in December 2011. Dave and Tony were shown in a preview clip of "Nebraska" that aired on January 16, 2012.
• Dave acknowledges the fate of Fort Benning, though at the time, he may have lied about it. However, Mitch Dolgen later mentions having escaped from Benning with his tank, confirming that Dave was actually telling the truth.
• Dave inadvertently mentions several of the safest locations in The Walking Dead Television Universe: Philadelphia (Civic Republic), Washington, D.C. (Alexandria Safe Zone), and Nebraska (Omaha and Campus Colony).
  • Dave reveals he and Tony fled from Philadelphia during the initial outbreak. Ironically, while it was the site of the Second American Civil War during the outbreak, it would eventually become one of the most secure locations on the planet, with 250,000 people.
  • Dave mentions hearing a rumor of a refugee camp near Washington, D.C., but backed-up cars prevented his group from getting close. This could have been an early reference to the Alexandria Safe Zone, as it's built near D.C. and is the only known community in that area set up by the government.
  • Dave says that people were put on trains in Montgomery, Alabama and transported to Midwest states such as Kansas and Nebraska. When Glenn asks about Nebraska, Dave and Tony explain the state would be secure due to its low population and high number of firearms. This turned out to be true, as revealed in World Beyond, where the entire city of Omaha and Nebraska State University in Lincoln were secured with over 100,000 people.
• Dave is the first living character to be killed by Rick in the TV Series, in the apocalypse.
  • He is also the first member of the Living to die, having been shot in the head by Rick.

International Dubbers

Language	Dubber	Other Characters Voiced
Czech	Libor Hruška	Philip Blake
French	Mark Lesser	N/A
German	Martin Kautz	N/A
Hungarian	N/A	N/A
Italian	N/A	N/A
Japanese	N/A	N/A
Portuguese	Felipe Grinnan	N/A
Spanish (Latin America)	Jorge Riveros	Shane Walsh ("Days Gone Bye") Guillermo Hershel Greene ("Isolation"-4B) Richards Savior 1 Miles Gavin Scott (10B) Brandon Carver
Spanish (Spain)	Salvador Aldeguer	Philip Blake