Daryl was not only written for the show he was written for Norman. Norman initially auditioned for Merl.

Daryl was also severely abused by his father when he was alone growing up while Merle was away in the army. The brothers talk about it in the season 3 episode after they escape Woodbury and Merle isn't allowed to go to the prison so him and Daryl head off alone. They get in a fight and Merle rips Daryl's shirt exposing his back which is coverd in long deep scars from their dad whipping him with what we can assume was a belt.

The part about is mother dying in a house fire is also revealed in an episode following Carl shooting his mother. Daryl and Carl bond somewhat over them both losing their mother’s suddenly and as boys.

What did Daryl do before the apocalypse? Shower

Norman Reedus is an awesome actor. Daryl Dixon is my favorite.

Daryl and Merle are still my favorite characters. I wish we could have explored more with these two together in the show.

1:56 anxious walker creepin on Daryl cracks me up.

I remember in season 2 when Daryl and Andrea are looking for Sophia in the woods he says he gets lost as well so that’s in the show not just the game

You should have said when Daryl and Merle originally tried to rob and takeover the Atlanta camp

But...how many squirrels did daryl throw at rick

they should do a mini-series showing daryl and merl when the shit hit the fan prior to meeting up with the folks at the quarry

Awesome things to know about Daryl before he headed to Atlanta, I know he said in 4x12 that he just followed behind Merle but I wish he would've went more into detail like did he ever have a job or did he sell drugs like Merle did, was he apart of a biker gang, did he ever tell Andrea and Amy that he met their parents

It's hard to believe now that he tried to stab Rick the first time he met him lol

wow as obsessed as I am with twd I have never heard this much of the Dixon backstory and believe me i'v done research. great video, I am so blown away!

What I like about his backstory is nothing never establish about how or what kind of abuse. It could had been a violent abuse or a sexual abuse. Both on a serious level since with the whipping scars on his back. It let us as viewers imagine what exactly he went through, and I do like that in character designs. Cause people always go through the trouble of detaling their characters to explain who or what they are. Which it does help, but sometimes you just need to call it how it is and with Daryl character. He just been abuse in some form of serious level by his father. BAM, that it how he got abuse or what form it was, that for us to imagine. I also think it feels real since I imagine in real life no one will ever say or detail their misfortunate events. For obvious reasons, and just say it in obvious hints in their sentences to let others know what they been through. Gotta love characters that know how to make you think about real life when it comes to people.

Daryl is one of those once in a lifetime characters. For me. I relate to him so much, it's painful to even think of. That's why, very early on, I made my mind up, no matter what, I'm siding with Daryl. Always. He has the best heart of anyone on the show, he garners the most respect for doing what's right. His background, don't even get me started. Much like myself, he was a Nobody, as he said. Just drifting around, doing whatever big brother says. Someone who society would shun, but in this particular situation, he's the 1 person you can bet your ass, can keep you alive. He goes from being trash, a throw away person, someone who gets upturned noses, to being the most important person you want and need in your crew, to keep everyone alive, and all the while, never once let it go to his head. He would take on responsibility, major responsibility, even when he didn't have to, but at the same time, didn't want power, turned it down a few times. I found it so fitting that he ends up with dog near the end. He needed dog all along. I'm sure it would have majorly altered much of the show and his scenes, but Daryl seems like the type to rather have a good dog around rather than anyone else. His friendship with my 2nd favorite character, Carol, I found to be so intriguing. Although they've only been friends the entire time, I've said from early on, Daryl and Carol are meant to be together. They make the perfect team in so many ways, for so many reasons.. I hope they don't screw up this last season, part 1 or 2. It needs to end on a good note for a change. Rick, meh, I could take him or leave him. Honestly. Idk, he may have been the main character, but there's just something about him, I can't pin point it exactly, it's none of the obvious, but there's just something, I can't view him in the same light as I do Daryl or Carol. Glen, poor Glen. That's all I can say. He was done dirty... as far as redemption, I believe negans earned it. That doesn't mean I forgot what he's done, or, forgive him, but, have to move past that. It's about survival after all, and after seeing the society Rick and Carl were building, I believe negan had a MAJOR change of heart about everything. Especially for Carl. He loved that kid.. I hope rick is safe, and we hopefully see or hear from him again, cause to totally throw away a character like that, shitty writing. But my main concern all along has been , after all of it boils down, Daryls survival.. he deserves it more than ANYBODY else!

awesome info. cool to know all the little details like that. makes the show even better when we get all the back stories of each character

Been Surviving alone ever since childhood The Apocalypse ain’t nun to him he chilling

"YOU'D BEST LET ME GO!" "Nah, think it's better if I don't." I love has casually Shane restrains Daryl. He barely looks like he's putting effort into it.

My favorite character

Awesome video I love that stories about who Daryl was before the Apocalypse

I never understood in the game if their father was so abusive why as adults were they still hanging out with him....

I didnt know that game went in depth like that

We meet Daryl in Season 1 actually. "Tell it to the Fish" I believe.

I've played that game and really liked the storyline

Also in the video game when daryl gets his crossbow they went to get merles stash and when t dog cuts his arm and daryl grabs a bag drugs to help him it's the same stash they went for in the game I think

Cool Video 😎! Daryl is my favorite character! Really enjoy and was quite interested in his back story. Thanks so much for the info and sharing. Would love ❤️ to see more videos like this. New subscriber....appreciate your commentary and looking forward to your theories and feedback about TWD!! 👍💀🏹☠️

Even thought Merle was a douchebag i still felt Darryls pain when Merle turned to a zombie

Thank you, I’ve been wondering this for a long time

Walker in window Walker:FINALLY I GET TO HIM!!!! DARYL:o hi there (shot in face with crossbow)

A problem i have with the walking dead survival instincts he cares for his father, in the show he and merle hates their father, merle left so he didnt kill him, they were beaten by their father. The only thing i could argue, being that twd is in a reality without the knowledge of zombies, the comic is a dimension, the show is another and the game is another so they have subtle differences.

That game seems awesome gonna watch a let's play of it for sure : )

Oh I never heard that he said that " the choke head is illegal" I thought he said" you throwing some illega"l or like " some are illegal" someshit like that

4:17 nice l4d2 mod

I love Daryl and if he dies I will cry myself to sleep everynight. 😫😔😔😥😭😭😭😭😭😭

i hope in the end of the tv series or movies they tell us his background was b4 the apocalypse happens watch the will say he was a scientist from a major lab but i cant picture that

Were people really asking..I’d just assume he wondered around with Merle..even before he explained it. I played survival instinct, I didn’t know if the story was supposed to be true or not. I assumed not Just finding out people didn’t like that game..I enjoyed it

This should be on the Carol and Daryl spin off

The game they made about him is great definitely recommend it.

I never really understood how it was a big mystery what Daryl did before the outbreak. I always just assumed he was in a MC or worked with Merle to sell meth or just a general ruffian.

The part about Merle shooting both walkers and survivors is an inconsistency. Merle told Michonne that he hadn’t killed anyone before he met the Governor.

4:16 pretty sure that is from left for dead

Survival instinct has secrets about a cure and other stuff in the hospital

It's not Jess w/Daryl & puts his dad down, it's Buck.

Who sees the walker behind dark at 1.56

There was a video game where you play as him before season 1

Even tho he is dead shane is and always be my favorite character smart strong and a great leader

Yea the game would be cool as the backstory

Merle and Daryl were abused yet merle only thought he his dad abused him and not daryl but daryl knew he abused both him and merle

The story of darl is told in the game twd survival instinct great game

Daryl is one bad dude

Deacon from days gone has a similar back story

Darly has to have a record

I believe this my favorite character

For how old the game is they made the characters look like the actors in rl

Funny I thought he was a mechanic or some blue collar worker who happened to have good survival skills

His father was Dwight Yokem

4:16 that’s Left 4 Dead 2

It's all because he saw that chupacabras

4:15 l4d2 map dead center map the second

I always figured he dealt drugs

Of course he was a cop 👮 like Rick

play walking dead survival instict

Just like Thor and Loki.

I never understood why Daryl help Rick after when Rick handcuffed Daryl brother

That game sound cool

maybe it's new walking dead character

Daryl in my opinion his hot 🥰

I know the game is terrible but it’s still my favorite:) you gotta love Daryl and Merle

When the girl first gives u the bandana I tought it was here underwear

1:25 anyone knows the episode of the scene?

I love Daryl

You missed his encounter with Jesse Pinkman from breaking bad

“BEST LET ME GO”. “Nah I think it’s better”. “CHOKE HOLDING IS ILLEGAL”. “Yeah file a complaint”

I kndof like the walking dead game season one

Can't find the game

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Dude you have a couple of mistakes in this video. I'm playing survival instincts and if I were you, I'd run through it again

I wouldn’t take the video game story seriously

okay this is just my idea alright. i really reckon they should’ve had a storyline where Daryl had a long lost daughter. that storyline could’ve be built up really strong if they had included it in the earlier seasons and i reckon it would’ve been sweet to see daryl with a kid of his own. maybe they should’ve made the storyline something like daryl and his daughter got split up during the start of the apocalypse and that’s why he never gave up on Sophia. eventually him and his daughter could reunite and then they could’ve build the story from there. but it’s too late now for them to add a storyline like that i know 🤣

Zombie or a Walker?

Did he throw a cat?

Homicide cop.

It really sucks that the first and only TV canon game totally sucks

Hmm I don’t like the game story. If your father is that abusive and your still hanging out with him as an adult that’s even worse psychologically. Bad enough he had only Merle for family than hunting with such a miserable father.

DARYL DIXON's character arc ended with the death of BETH. he's been mumbling and spinning his wheels ever since.

If Darryl is wearing a red bandana in his left back pants pocket, it means he's a submissive looking for a fisting...😂

Everything you said about Daryl's childhood actually was in the TV Series. Personally, I don't think we are ever going to see any of the gaming stuff come to the show. The thing is at this point who even cares, Meryl is dead on the show and the specifics of how any character came to be where they are now isn't necessary in my opinion. So here's hoping people don't try including anything about backstories from the games into the show (I'm already tired of the comic intruding onto the show), lol.

He's the most overrated character. FACT.