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Detailed tips and help to write The Walking Dead's most complex and fan-favorite character, Daryl Dixon.
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Daryl Dixon
Daryl Dixon is one of The Walking Dead's fan-favorite characters. He's been around since the beginning and his character has developed a lot throughout the show. Daryl is the redneck lone wolf turned silent alpha. Like we did with Rick, let's break down Daryl's character to better understand his reaction to anything your fanfic might throw at him.
Things that are important to Daryl Dixon:
( ) Survival, Daryl is known for surviving. It's all he's been doing since the beginning of his story even before the apocalypse.
( ) Selflessness, this is a big trait of Daryl and different moments throughout the show have expressed this.
( ) Fury, we can't leave this one out. Daryl carries a lot of fury within him and whether he gets mad for the right or wrong reason, he will speak his mind if he feels the need to. Don't be afraid to show this side of him, even if it's negative. Daryl isn't perfect and the way he handles his anger is a perfect example of that.
( ) Passion, Daryl is a character who does every single thing with so much passion. Nothing he ever does seems meaningless. Whether it's hunting, protecting people or expressing his emotions. Everything seems to be done with a burning passion.
Romances
This is a difficult section to explain for Daryl... Since the beginning of the series, people have been shipping Caryl although, with the show's progression, it has become more prominent that Daryl and Carol are 'best friends'. Daryl is very task-oriented. He sets his mind to something and doesn't let anything distract him. It's hard to know exactly how Daryl would react to the idea of a relationship since he hasn't had an on-screen romance.
