The Walking Dead: 12 Best Cult Heroes
5. Hershel
Hershel Green began as the father of Maggie and Beth, but with time - and the passing of Dale - he became the father to the entire group of survivors, not least Rick.
As the owner of the farm that serves as the location for Season 2, he’s portrayed as a typically stubborn old farmer, but you quickly realise that he just cares about his family and will do everything he can to keep them safe, and he later extends that thinking to the whole team.
He’s an accomplished medic, and has a wise head on his shoulders (or rather, had), who serves as a voice of reason and yet is also really freakin’ deadly with a shotgun in his hands. Plus he has an epic beard.