The Walking Dead: 10 Times Rick Was Really The Villain

While Rick was raiding yet another Saviour outpost to steal yet more guns, he came across a man who was particularly protective of a certain room. After a violent scuffle that ends with Rick impaling the guy on a shelf bracket, he discovers the room that he presumed contained weapons is actually hiding little baby Gracie who somehow managed to sleep through her dad fighting to the death for her.

Admittedly, prior to his discovery the man was just a Negan underling to Rick. He had no way of knowing the Saviour was trying to protect his kid and had good cause to assume he was guarding a stash of firearms that he’d happily kill Rick over.

But Saviour or not, he was just a father desperately trying to keep his offspring safe much as Rick himself had done many times before. And while may he have been appropriately disgusted with himself afterwards, by then the deed was done and Rick Grimes officially became an orphan-maker.

Whatever way you look at it, orphaning a child is up there with some of the most villainous behaviour possible.