The Walking Dead: 50 Greatest Deaths So Far
48. Shane
By the time season two was coming to an end, it was the perfect time for Shane to go. Having continued to spiral out of control, constantly butting heads with his best friend time and again in the process, Shane finally lured Rick out to the fields alone in an attempt to kill him under the guise of finding Randall.
Instead, Rick killed him - only for Carl to put him down once he reanimated - and the event fundamentally changed Rick in ways that are still readily apparent several seasons later.