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Mercy Killing is a recurring theme in The Walking Dead. It occurs when a person, usually bitten or too grievously injured to survive, is killed by another survivor in an act of mercy to spare the dying survivor's suffering. It occasionally occurs at the person's own request.

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  • Lee Everett can choose whether to have Carley give a bitten Irene a gun so she can kill herself. (A New Day)
  • Lee can determinately shoot Beatrice to spare her from being devoured by walkers. (Long Road Ahead)
  • Lee or Kenny can shoot Duck in the head before he succumbs to his bite wound. (Long Road Ahead)
  • If Ben Paul was spared earlier, Ben Paul will fall into an alley while escaping Fivel's mansion and get impaled on a fence prompting Kenny to jump to his aid and eventually shoot him in the head to prevent him from being devoured by the approaching walkers. (No Time Left)
  • Clementine can shoot Lee to spare him the pain of dying from his walker bite. (No Time Left)
  • Clementine can mercy kill Sam after he's impaled. (All That Remains)
  • Michonne Hawthorne can kill Norma before she is devoured. (What We Deserve)
  • Javier García or Clementine can give Paul Lingard a morphine overdose upon his request. (Thicker Than Water)
  • If Javier doesn't amputate Rufus' arm, David García will shoot him to end his suffering. (From The Gallows)
  • If Gabriel García is bitten, Javier can mercifully kill him. (From The Gallows)
  • Clementine can euthanize a horrifically burned Lloyd. (Take Us Back)
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