“ | I stayed back. Could've helped, could've tried harder, but I didn't. I'm just the asshole that watched. I heard about what you did. How you stood up to that ranger Marcus. I wish I had the guts to do something like that.
―Sanjay to Victor Strand about wanting to be more courageous.[src]
|
” |
Sanjay is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's Fear the Walking Dead. He is a member of the Pioneers.
Overview[]
Though he generally means well, Sanjay is a cowardly and weak survivor who tends to be a detriment to the group's survival. He is utterly useless when dealing with walkers due to his fear of them despite how far it is into the apocalypse. He states that he knows he could help more if he wasn't such a coward and wishes he had the confidence of Victor Strand.
Sanjay's cowardice almost gets everyone killed when he runs away. Since he was in charge of closing the door this caused to many walkers to enter, overwhelming the group. When Victor and Dakota find him, he apologizes for his actions but is terrified, stating he can't go out. Seeing that Sanjay's ways almost got them killed, Victor decides to stab Sanjay and use him as bait for walkers so the group can survive. Ultimately, Sanjay's death was essential, as it allowed the group to get weapons to kill the remaining walkers and because Sanjay most likely would've continued to get people killed if he survived.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Location Unknown[]
Nothing is known about Sanjay's life prior to or as the outbreak began.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Oklahoma[]
At some point in the apocalypse, Sanjay joined the Pioneers until he wronged their leader Virginia in some way and was sent to work as a laborer at a factory near Lawton.
Season 6[]
"Welcome to the Club"[]
Sanjay and a group of workers is escorted to a warehouse at a sugar factory where 500 walkers wander around inside. Jeb tells them that this is their chance to redeem themselves in Virginia's eyes. He then bangs on the door separating them from the walkers they are tasked with killing, as a worker hands the rest their spears. Sanjay drops his spear and attempts to walk away out of fear, but is forced back to his post at gunpoint by Jeb. A worker then proceeds to open the door to a room drenched in a sticky, viscous substance. Unfortunately, the door gets stuck, allowing the walkers to crawl under, grab the unfortunate door handler, and pull him to his doom.
The other workers attempt to fight the dead, but fall one by one as the walkers pull them under the door. With only Sanjay left, Jeb commands him to close the door, but the former is paralyzed with fear. Begrudgingly, Jeb tries to close the door himself, but another surviving worker grabs a hold of his leg as she is being pulled under, begging him to save her. Jeb coldly executes her instead, but this doesn't release his leg from her grip, resulting in Jeb getting pulled under along with her corpse by the walkers. Grabbing onto the descending door, Jeb pleads for Sanjay to save him, but the latter is unable to, resulting in Jeb being pulled away by the walkers to be devoured as the door slams shut behind him.
While cleaning the floor, Sanjay explains to Victor that one of the molasses tanks burst, and that the walkers are covered in it, so when they grab you, it's nearly impossible to break free. He also reveals that this is how the night team died. When questioned about how he made it out, Sanjay says that he stayed back, although he admits he could have done more to help. Sanjay also expresses his admiration of Victor for standing up to Marcus. Victor and Alicia are then summoned by two rangers to pick up their delivery. The group constructs a makeshift corridor to corral the walkers. After Janis reassures him the structure is sound, he asks Sanjay if he is sure he is ready, but Sanjay claims he wants to escape as much as they do. With that, they get into position, as Sanjay raises the door and the walkers come pouring out. At the end of the corridor, the workers quickly dispatch the approaching walkers and drag them away. As the walkers begin to pile up, however, the structure begins to give way. Victor orders Sanjay to close the door, but the latter is nowhere to be found.
Sanjay is later found cowering, too afraid to face the walkers. Victor tries to distract the herd by honking the horn, but the walkers ignore it. Sanjay says that isn't going to work, as walkers choose fresh meat over anything else. Victor orders Sanjay to hand him the knife and follow him. Outside, Victor regrets his decisions, and tells Sanjay that they should have just killed the rangers like he planned. When asked why he didn't, Stand dubs it a good question, before pinning Sanjay and stabbing him in the leg while covering his mouth. He tells the panicked Sanjay that this is his chance to stand up to them like he wanted, before shoving him towards the walkers and onto the floor. Both Victor's and Sanjay's yells get the walkers' attention, as they creep their way towards the helpless Sanjay writhing in pain. The distraction allows Alicia and Janis to grab the deceased ranger's guns and mow down the rest of the walkers, as Victor watches Sanjay get devoured. After it's done, Alicia notices Sanjay dead, and Victor claims he sacrificed himself for them.
Death[]
- Killed By
- Tumbleweed Sugar Producing Factory Captives (Indirectly Caused)
- Himself (Indirectly Caused)
- Victor Strand (Caused)
- Zombies
Strand stabs Sanjay in the leg in order to use him as a distraction to draw the dead away from the group. Sanjay is devoured moments later.
- Alicia Clark or Janis (Assumed, Before Reanimation)
Soon afterwards Sanjay was shot in the head by Alicia or Janis while firing assault rifles.
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims Sanjay has killed:
- Jeb (Indirectly Caused)
- Ben (Caused, alongside the other factory captives)
- Adrienne (Caused, alongside other factory captives)
- Himself (Indirectly Caused)
- Possibly numerous counts of zombies
Relationships[]
Allies[] |
Enemies[]
|
Appearances[]
Fear the Walking Dead[]
Season 6[]
Trivia[]
- Sanjay is the first character that Victor kills with malicious intent.
- In the episode "Follow Me", a voice clip of Sanjay screaming can be heard as a Stalker is being devoured by walkers.
International Dubbers[]
Language | Dubber | Other Characters Voiced |
---|---|---|
Czech | N/A | N/A |
French | N/A | N/A |
German | N/A | N/A |
Hungarian | N/A | N/A |
Italian | N/A | N/A |
Japanese | N/A | N/A |
Portuguese | N/A | N/A |
Spanish (Latin America) | Donaldo Ávila | N/A |
Spanish (Spain) | Carlos Lladó | Calvin Jasper Melvin |