The Walking Dead: Every Character Ranked Worst To Best
15. Philip "The Governor" Blake
Appearances: Season 3-5 (19 episodes).
The Governor was the first all-out antagonist Rick and the group faced; the enigmatic leader of his own community, his attempts to destroy and vilify the Survivors helped make it clear the living were the biggest threat in the new world, not the undead.
Manipulative and cold, Philip Blake was poorly adjusted and unstable, liable to snap at any second in order to keep his followers in line and consolidate his power. Watching him lead his people down a needless road to war made for compelling TV, as did his season four return, which pushed the Survivors into desperation.
Even after so many years, there are few villains in the show's history as memorable or damaging. The Governor changed everything.