4 Original The Walking Dead Characters Killed By TV Newcomers

2. Ben

Killed by: Merle Dixon Although only a little boy in the comics, Ben in the TV series is much older, and is drafted into the Governors army. After their initial omission from the TV series, Ben, along with his parents, Donna and Allen burst onto the scene midway through season three. Merle, attempting to single handedly fight the Governor€™s army in order to redeem himself to the group, and particularly his brother, lures as many walkers as he could gather into the secluded meeting place where the handover of Michonne was set to occur. Firing at the Woodbury residents, Merle finally gets a sight of the Governor, and a chance to end it all. That is until Ben unknowingly steps in front of the Governor whilst shooting walkers as Merle pulls the trigger. Both in comic and TV, Ben struggles to accept the death of his mother, Donna. However, this has a far more damaging effect on the five-year-old in the comics, who proceeds to kill his twin brother in order to see him reanimate. Carl, in order to protect the rest of the group, executes Ben in the story that was adapted to sisters Lizzie and Mika in the second half of season four.