Regret is a recurring theme in The Walking Dead. It is a feeling when a person or party feel distressed about a previous choice, action, or thought.
Occurrences
Comic Series
- Lori regrets sleeping with Shane while Rick was in the hospital. (Issue 6)
- Otis regrets yelling at Patricia and asks for forgiveness, saying that life is too short to be mad at people. (Issue 25)
- Lilly regrets shooting Lori after finding out that she had a baby. (Issue 48)
- Rick regrets not being able to save anyone during the prison assault by The Governor. (Comic Series)
- Abraham regrets not being able to save his wife, son, and daughter. (Comic Series)
- Carl regrets killing Ben. (Comic Series)
- Tobin regrets his previous decisions that resulted in many people's deaths. (Comic Series)
- Gabriel Stokes regrets leaving his followers outside to the walkers. (Issue 63)
TV Series
- T-Dog regrets leaving Merle behind. (Tell It to the Frogs)
- Andrea regrets not being at home for Amy's childhood. (Vatos)
- The Governor regrets not being able to save his daughter and not be able to bring her back. (Season 3)
- Daryl regrets having left the prison with Merle and heads back. (Home)
- Rick regrets not being able to be there for Morgan after learning what had happened to him since their last encounter. (Clear)
- Morgan regrets not being able to shoot his zombified wife until she had attacked his son, Duane. (Clear)
Video Game
- Lee regrets his actions that caused him to go to jail. (A New Day)
- Lee regrets having to kill B. Everett. (A New Day)
- Lee's group regrets coming to the farm after being attacked by bandits. (Starved For Help)
- Kenny regrets having to kill Larry with no one to back him up. (Determinant) (Starved For Help)
- Lilly regrets accidentally killing Doug. (Determinant) (Long Road Ahead)
- Ben regrets making a deal with the Save-Lots Bandits. (Long Road Ahead)
- Ben regrets getting Katjaa, Duck, and Doug/Carley killed. (Around Every Corner)
- Kenny regrets being so angry towards Ben. (Determinant) (No Time Left)
- The Stranger regrets hurting his family. (No Time Left)
- Lee can regret many of the decisions he has made, including his part in the theft of the supplies found in the station wagon. (Determinant) (No Time Left)
- Vince can regret what he did to the Macon Resident who hurt his brother that caused him to go to jail. (Determinant) (Vince's Story)
- Wyatt regrets leaving Eddie behind in the fog. (Determinant) (Wyatt's Story)
- Russell regrets letting Nate kill the elderly couple at Gil's Pitstop. (Russell's Story)
- Bonnie regrets accidentally killing Dee. (Determinant) (Bonnie's Story)
- Joyce regrets trusting Lee at the cost of Brie's life. (Shel's Story)
- Boyd regrets following Vernon's plan to steal the boat from Lee's group. (Shel's Story)
- The remaining Pitstop survivors regret setting Roberto free. (Determinant) (Shel's Story)
- Michelle is regretful for accidentally killing Omid. (All That Remains)
- Clementine regrets trusting the Stranger and being partially responsible for Lee's death. (All That Remains)
- Nick regrets his harsh attitude towards Clementine when she arrived at the cabin. (All That Remains)
- Rebecca regrets not telling Alvin that she loves him. (In Harm's Way) (Amid The Ruins)
- Jane regrets not letting her sister go earlier. (Amid The Ruins)
- Kenny and Clementine can both regret their actions in causing Sarita's death, and not acting faster. (No Going Back)
- Bonnie and Clementine (Determinant) can regret their actions on the frozen lake, resulting in Luke's death. (No Going Back)
Dead Reckoning
- Gary Taylor regrets having to shoot Paul. (Dead Reckoning)
- Shane regrets not helping Leon when he is attacked by Patty Taylor. (Dead Reckoning)
- Shane regrets having to shoot his former lover. (Dead Reckoning)
Novel Series
- Philip Blake regrets raping April Chalmers and attempts to apologize the next day, wanting to mend the relationship. (Rise of the Governor)
- Brian Blake regrets not being able to protect Penny after she is shot dead. (Rise of the Governor)
- Nick Parsons drops to his knees after shooting and fatally wounding his friend and killing an innocent girl. (Rise of the Governor)
Themes
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Abstract | Betrayal • Cliffhangers • Denial • Depression • Discrimination • Distrust • Envy • Fear • Foreshadowing • Forgiveness • Hallucination • Heroism • Hope • Humanity • Humor • Leadership • Pride • Regret • Religion • Revenge • Sacrifice • Sanity • Secrecy • Symbolism |
Realistic | Amputations • Bad Weather • Camouflage • Cannibalism • Decapitations • Framing • Illness • Mercy Killing • Murder • Nicknames • Pregnancy • Punishment • Substance Use • Suicide • Teamwork • Unexpected Survival |
Miscellaneous | A's and B's • Antagonists • Deuteragonist • Groups • Herd • Protagonists • Tritagonist • Variants • Wildfire Virus • Zombies |