The Walking Dead: Every Character Ranked Worst To Best
11. Gabriel Stokes
Appearances: Season 5-11 (73 episodes).
If you were to go back to season five and tell any Walking Dead fan that Gabriel -- a coward, backstabber, and one-dimensional canon fodder -- would become one of the show's greatest characters, you'd probably be laughed at.
And yet here we are. After seven seasons and over seventy episodes, embattled, haunted priest Gabriel has earned his place on this list, growing from uncertain side character to a community leader, experienced fighter, and one of the show's most hardened survivors.
Guided by his faith but willing to get his hands dirty, Gabriel's loyalty and fidgeting inner-turmoil made him a constant source of excellent drama and growth (even if he should have bitten the dust before the show's end).