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“It’ll be funny!”: Robert Kirkman said Walking Dead writers can kill off an important character for fun -TGN

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  • The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman gave permission for big characters like Rick Grimes to be killed off for shock value.

  • Killing off Rick Grimes would have left the franchise without a central character and made his story meaningless.

  • Rick’s years with the CRM indicate that he will play a key role in the fight against the antagonistic group and become the center of The Walking Dead once again.

The living Dead creator Robert Kirkman admitted to giving permission for the TV series’ writers to kill off a main character if they wanted to. An important aspect of The living Dead is how no one is safe, with many main characters dying in the show and comics over the years. The TV series was particularly brutal, killing off characters like Sophia and Carl, who never died in the comic series.

attend San Diego Comic-Con, Screen Rant reports that Kirkman admitted to giving the writers of The living Dead series a lot of freedom when it came to killing off characters. Specifically, Kirkman said he would have approved if they killed lead actor Rick Grimes if they wanted to. See what Kirkman had to say below:

With Walking Dead I was much younger and much more reckless. I was an absolute madman. I’d go into the writers’ room and say, ‘Kill Rick Grimes today! I do not give a hoot! It will be funny! People will panic, and it will be fun!’ The writers said, ‘Robert, you’re crazy. We can’t.’ But whenever there were big changes in The Walking Dead, that’s what excited me.

Why The Walking Dead Needs Rick Grimes Alive

While Rick never died The living Dead, season 9, episode 5 saw the character sacrifice himself to save the rest of his group, seemingly dying in the process. In reality, Rick was captured by the CRM, a militarized group of survivors who held him captive for years. Rick will return along with his wife Michonne The Walking Dead: Those Who Are Alive in 2024, where answers about where he’s been since The living Dead season 9 is revealed.

kill Rick The living Dead would have left the franchise without a central character, even if he were absent from the show’s final seasons. After Carl’s death The living Dead season 8, Rick was the last main character in the Grimes family, aside from his daughter Judith. This made Rick the de facto face of The living Dead‘s television universe, meaning it was important to him to stay alive and carry on his family’s legacy. Killing him for shock value would have made his story feel pointless.

Thankfully, Rick is still alive, his years with the CRM hinting at his key role in fighting the antagonistic group moving forward. It also indicates that Rick is going to be the center of The living Dead again, as he and Michonne go up against the biggest group the franchise has ever seen. While not much is known about it The Walking Dead: Those Who Are Alive so far it’s clear that the writers have decided not to kill off Rick The living Dead will soon pay off in large measure.