Dwight

"I know why I'm here. I know what I did to Denise. To you. To other people. It doesn't matter why. I knew I'd have to face it. To pay. And I should. I'm ready. I got to see Negan get taken down, and that's enough. Me? I'm a piece of shit. There's no going back to how things were. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please. Please." ― Dwight to Daryl Dixon, shortly before being spared

Dwight is a a main character and former antagonist in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is a former high-ranking member of the Saviors who serves as an antagonist in the second half of season 6 and the first half of season 7. After his ex-wife Sherry helped Daryl Dixon escape before fleeing herself, Dwight becomes estranged with life as a Savior, and decides to ally with Rick Grimes to dethrone Negan. After outright betraying the Saviors, he became a full-fledged member of the Militia.

Personality[]

Dwight is shown to be a brave, highly intelligent and caring person who he is a strong, determined survivor and a loving husband towards his wife, Sherry. Dwight is initially introduced as being completely disgusted living a life as a Savior and was willing to escape to protect his family and even cause harm to his former group. He also has cowardly tendencies and can be a liar and manipulative.

Following being punished and being permamently mutilated, Dwight is shown to become fanatically loyal to the Saviors again and devolves into an antagonist. He is shown to have developed a personal vandetta against Daryl Dixon and shows little remorse for his atrocities he commits, showing that he is capable of cold-blooded murder. He is shown to want to fulfill Negan's wishes and is also left in charge of torturing Daryl psychologically after his capture and takes some pleasure in tormenting him and is visibly upset when he escapes. He even takes pleasure in taunting other Alexandrians.

In spite of his cruel side, Dwight is gradually revealed to be loyal to the Saviors only for the purposes of protecting Sherry from harm. He has secretly been shown to despise Negan for taking his wife away from him, burning his face and his overall cruelty towards others. He also shows extreme measures that Dwight is willing to resort to in order to protect his wife from harm. With no reason to be loyal to the Saviors, Dwight chooses to align himself to the Militia. Despite knowing he could potentially die after Negan's defeat due to his cruel and murderous actions, Dwight chooses to help free the communities from tyranny as he knows first hand of the cruelty that Negan and the Saviors are capable of.

Throughout the war, Dwight has shown to be dedicated to his mission to defeat Negan and is able to help the Militia achieve a majority of their victories against the Saviors by passing them valuable information and in the process gets numerous members of his former group brutally slaughtered. He is shown to be careful, cautious and cunning as no member of the Saviors, exceptEugene Porter, are able deduce that he is the Militia's spy. Dwight's loyalty the Militia is evident in which he takes measures that the Alexandria are able to escape from the Saviors posted outside and personally guns down numerous Saviors, though in the process exposes himself to Laura. Following this, Dwight even rejoins the Saviors to protect the Militia and earns respect and even forgiveness from some. He also may have slight hope that the Saviors can function without Negan, as shown when he sides with Simon after their leader's brief disappearance. However this is shown to be a bad move as Simon is even worse than Negan and wants to exterminate the Hilltop Colony, so Dwight is forced to go along in order to protect his cover. During the assault however, he saves Tara Chambler's life, further proving that he cares for the Militia and what he is willing to do to earn her forgiveness. Upon Negan's return, Dwight continues his attempts to take him down as he takes information in order to help the Militia finish Negan and the Saviors off permanently. However he is exposed as a traitor and outsmarted.

After the defeat of the Saviors, Dwight is visibly pleased that Negan is defeated and is also ready to be executed for the actions he has committed. However, because of Dwight's genuine remorse for his actions, he is spared, though he is exiled and encouraged to go and find his missing wife.

Biography[]

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Dwight was born in the early 1980s, he experienced an average childhood where he grew up in a small town in Virginia. During his youth, he was taught by his late grandfather in the art of woodcarving, which became a valued hobby of Dwight's and thus he would practice the skill in his spare time. As a young adult, he later met and befriended a local female babysitter named Sherry, originally, when the pair began dating, Dwight was noted for having problems with his memory, and thus would generally fail to remember the pleasant times they both shared as a couple, which caused great frustration on his part. Due to his memory problems, he used to post it notes to remind him to do certain tasks.

Eventually the pair soon fell in love and got married where the two lived together in a single-story house located somewhere in Virginia, through their marriage, Dwight befriended his sister-in-law Tina who had diabetes and required insulin in order to treat her condition. Over time, Dwight and Sherry gradually aspired to start a family of their own and thus would attempt to conceive a child together, however their attempts ultimately proved futile.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Washington D.C.[]

During the onset of the outbreak, Dwight was present alongside Sherry when the initial chaos and devastation occurred. The pair were forced to flee into a nearby forest which had become infested with a large herd of walkers. In an act of desperation, the pair utilized a large truck through opening the vehicle's valve in order to spread a trail of gas throughout the forest which they ignited to create a massive wildfire that engulfed the pursuing walkers.

After this event, Dwight and Sherry managed to reconnect with Tina who was located in Washington D.C. at the time. At some prior later, the trio somehow came into contact with a group of survivors known as the Saviors, whom they subsequently joined and settled into a compound known as the Sanctuary. Originally, the trio worked together to earn points in exchange for supplies; over time, they grew to become fearful of the community leader, Negan, due to his violent sociopathic actions and oppression.

Eventually, Tina fell behind on points and become unable to purchase the insulin which she so desperately required. She was offered the opportunity to marry Negan and become part of his harem, in exchange for no longer operating in a point capacity and therefore always having access to medication. However, acting on impulse, Dwight personally stole the medication whereupon he, Sherry and Tina fled from the Sanctuary. To their misfortune, they were begrudgingly forced to travel on foot with only a limited amount of supplies as well as a lone pistol for protection. At some point later the three managed to take temporary refuge in the forest which they had previously inhabited.

Season 6[]

Always Accountable[]

Daryl Dixon, Sasha Williams andAbraham Ford are intercepted by a group of Saviors led by Wade. When Sasha and Abraham are split from Daryl, they deduce that they were looking for someone else. When Daryl wheels his

motorcycle far ahead of the Saviors following him into a burnt out forest to hide from them, he walks straight across the road to the other side of the forest. He collapses in fatigue due to his injuries he sustained falling off his motorcycle, when he gets up and decides to try and find the others. He walks past several charred corpses, some still undead and as he gets closer into the heart of the forest he hears noises. He hides his motorcycle and vest under a fallen tree branch and finds two women, Sherry and Tina, who proceed to tell Daryl that he found them and that they earn what they took. As hears a noise behind him Daryl turns around and Dwight knocks him out with a baseball bat.

As Daryl is tied up against a tree, Dwight is keeping an eye on him until the next morning when he forces Daryl to get up and move via gunpoint to help him look for Patty. Dwight proceeds to accuse Daryl of being one of "them" and he keeps Daryl at gunpoint and on the move and Dwight proceeds to tell Daryl it was him that burned the forest down, to kill the nearby walkers, by driving a gas tank along the woods and setting it alight. They soon reach a fuel destribution plant overrun with walkers, when Dwight, Sherry and Tina look on in horror and claim that Patty is gone. All three of them are suddenly dampened and Tina says that she'll return to the camp and claims that the others will stop looking. As Tina faints, Daryl uses this is a distraction and grabs the duffel bag with his crossbow and runs into the woods with Dwight shooting at him.

He runs far enough into the forest to dive into a small crevice and untie his hands and proceed to try and reach Abraham and Sasha with his walkie-talkie. Just as he catches his breath, he hears a nearby walker approaching and struggles to get his crossbow out of the bag; he eventually succeeds and shoots the walker. As he does he looks down at the contents fallen out of the bag and notices a cooler filled with insulin; revealing Tina is a diabetic. He returns to Dwight and the rest and demands Dwight's gun, which Dwight gives him, and returns the insulin. He is about to leave until Wade shows up with several Saviors in cars and continues their search for Dwight, Sherry and Tina and what they took. Dwight shouts at Wade, telling him that he isn't going back and that his people shouldn't be trusted. Daryl feels guilty and returns to help them and returns Dwight's gun. Daryl distracts Cam who gets bitten on the arm by a hidden walker. Without any hesitation, Cam asks for it to be cut off there and then Wade cuts his arm off; Daryl knows these people are bad news. They then give up the search, with Wade telling Cam that he only wants those who are "willing". Dwight is surprised at Daryl for helping them because he thought he was one of them. Soon, they stumble across a melted greenhouse. Dwight feels guilty because he burnt the forest down and they knew the people residing there. Tina finds two corpses engulfed in hardened molten glass, who were friends of theirs. Tina proceeds to cry and grieve, until the corpses suddenly turn into walkers, breaking out and biting Tina to her death. Daryl kills the walkers and Tina is later put down before she can turn.

As Dwight is burying Tina, Daryl asks him the three questions. When asked about how many walkers he has killed, Dwight says a lot, couple a dozen at least, however he claims he hasn't killed any people because there's no going back. Satisfied, Daryl invites Dwight and Sherry to Alexandria Safe-Zone to which they accept. All is well until Dwight holds Daryl at gunpoint again, apologizes and steals his bike and crossbow. As they say they're sorry, Daryl mutters that they're going to be and the pair proceed to ride away on Daryl's motorcycle.

Dwight and Sherry decided to return to the Sanctuary as they felt it was their best chance for survival. Upon their return, Negan was infuriated that they had gotten Tina killed and about the maiming of his men suffered while going after them. As punishment, Negan was about to kill Dwight, until Sherry offered to marry him if he spared Dwight's life. Negan agreed, but felt that it was not enough punishment, so he burned the left side of Dwight's face with a hot clothing iron. After his torture, Dwight spent a long amount of time in solitary confinement. At some point he was let out of his cell and became one of Negan's top lieutenants and had to no longer work for points and was given his own private living quarters, but was now separated from Sherry.

Twice as Far[]

A little over two months after his encounter with Daryl, Dwight appears alongside Neil and several Saviors after

Dwight 2 — Dwight and the Saviors capture Eugene

having accidentally shot Denise Cloyd through the back of the head in an attempt to kill Daryl. Emerging from the bush, he presents to Daryl and Rosita Espinosa a bound Eugene Porter, whose life he offers to spare if they take him and his men back to Alexandria for their supplies. Dwight begins to taunt Daryl by explaining how he is still trying to become accustomed for handling his crossbow, reasoning that his poor handling is what caused him to miss his shot and kill Denise.

After more tense confrontation, Eugene speaks up and gives away Abraham's position of the nearby Abraham, pointing towards a nearby stack of oil barrels. Dwight orders his men to scout the area, before he is suddenly attacked by Eugene with a powerful bite to the crouch, causing him to scream in pain and drop the crossbow. He and his men are then fired upon by Abraham, Rosita and Daryl, and a mass firefight between the two groups ensues, resulting in the deaths of Neil and several Saviors, the wounding of Eugene, and culminating in Dwight retreating with the remainder of his group.

East[]

A day after Denise's death, Daryl goes out to hunt down and kill Dwight, blaming himself for Denise's death. Glenn Rhee, Michonne and Rosita go after him and after Rosita splits from the two of them, Glenn and Michonne are ambushed and captured by Dwight and a few Saviors. Some time later, Daryl and Rosita find them gagged next to a group of Saviors resting. Daryl tries to sneak up on the Saviors to save them, but Dwight and another Savior appear behind him and Rosita. Dwight greets Daryl and then shoots him as he turns around, assuring him that he will be fine.

Last Day on Earth[]

Dwight 4 — Dwight listens to Negan's monologue to the Alexandrians

After Rick Grimes, his son Carl, Abraham, Sasha, Aaron, Maggie Greene and Eugene are ambushed and surrounded by a large group of Saviors, Dwight appears and brings out a captured Glenn, Michonne, Rosita, and an injured Daryl from a cargo truck. When Glenn tries to intervene to stop Negan from hurting Maggie, Dwight jumps up and subdues him before lining him up again. He is present when Negan beats Abraham to death with his baseball bat, Lucille.

Season 7[]

The Day Will Come When You Won't Be[]

Dwight briefly appears along with the rest of the Saviors. When Daryl struck Negan across the face, he asks if Negan wants him to kill Daryl, as he looms over him with his crossbow; however, Negan spares Daryl, and drags him back to the lineup. Later, Negan orders Dwight to put Daryl in a van, which he does.

The Cell[]

Dwight watches TV, plays hockey with Laura and carves wooden figurines. He is seen inspecting loaves of bread, and he takes one. As he makes his rounds, he searches through the belongings of a worker, who tried to steal some supplies for his pregnant wife and son, where he finds pickles and mustard. Dwight grabs tomatoes from a vegetable garden and eggs from a chicken coop. Dwight, Gordon and the workers kneel as Negan passes by and he travels around the Sanctuary collecting various other ingredients which he uses to make a sandwich. As he eats his sandwich, he watches distastefully as prisoners earn points. He then makes another sandwich, slapping some canned dog food between the two pieces of bread which he takes to Daryl's cell. Dwight leads Daryl out of his cell and takes him to Dr. Emmett Carson's office, where Carson has just finished examining Sherry. She recognizes Daryl,

Dwight and Daryl — Dwight takes Daryl outside of the Sanctuary

but Dwight forbids her from talking to him. She tells Dwight that her pregnancy test is negative and he leaves.

Dwight takes Daryl outside and shows him the Sanctuary's fence-line. They watch as two workers secure a new walker outside, it's the red-headed man from the marketplace. Dwight tells Daryl that he will be forced to work in the yard if he doesn't make the correct choices. Back in his cell, Daryl tells Dwight that he'll never kneel for Negan. Dwight claimed he said that too before locking the door and resuming the music.

Over the course of Daryl's captivity, Dwight is trying to break Daryl into servitude; Negan later approaches Dwight,

who has Daryl in custody, and encourages him to be pulled aside for a talk. Once Daryl is secured back in his cell, Negan discusses their efforts in trying to break him with Dwight. As a reward, Negan offers Dwight to sleep with one of his wives with Sherry being the first option. However, Dwight declines, and Negan is slightly angered by his refusal but allows him to follow through on his choice. When news of an escaped worker comes over Dwight's radio, Dwight offers to go to which Negan accepts. After some time he leaves to hunt down Gordon. Whilst on the road, Dwight encounters several walkers dismembered and mutilated under an overpass. He has a close brush with death as walkers fall from the overpass above, and force him to dive to the ground admist the walkers near him.

Eventually, Dwight finds Gordon and tackles him to the ground, then the two set off back to the Saviors' base. However, during the journey, Gordon has a conversation with Dwight, whereupon Gordon tells Dwight that there's nothing left for him back at the Sanctuary, and that he'd rather die than go back. Dwight threatens him saying if he doesn't come back, he'll kill everyone Gordon had ever spoken to and would dig up his wife whose corpse would be put on display. Resigned, Gordon complies and goes with Dwight. After a few moments, Dwight changed his mind and shoots him, giving him what he wanted.

When Dwight returns, he finds Sherry in a stairwell and they smoke cigarettes together, asking if Negan has been good to her. Sherry says he has and he tells her that they did the right thing, being better than being dead. He then forces a persistent Daryl to look at a photo of Glenn's corpse taken right after his brutal death, all the while Roy Orbison's "Crying" plays. Dwight hears him sobbing from the hallway and slightly smiles as he walks away. Later on, Dwight takes Daryl to Negan, who once again gives Daryl a choice. Negan explains to Daryl how Dwight became one of his top men and the story of how he fled the Sanctuary with Tina and Sherry due to Tina's costly medication after Negan asked Tina to marry him, but instead Dwight stole the medicine and ran away. After Tina's death, they returned to the Sanctuary and Dwight asked for forgiveness and begged Negan not to kill Sherry. Sherry offered to marry Negan if he spared Dwight's life and he agreed, after burning Dwight's face with an iron. Dwight has been on board ever since.

Negan tells Daryl he can be one of his top lieutenants and he can live in this apartment, all he has to do is answer one question. Negan asks Daryl the question, first Daryl is silent, so he asks again. After a long silence, Daryl refuses to submit to Negan, Dwight takes Daryl back in his cell; where he expresses anger at Daryl, suggesting that he has some compassion for Daryl despite everything that's gone down. Dwight is later seen looking out the fence, where Gordon's reanimated corpse snarls back at him, revealing that Dwight's kill shot was through the back so that Dwight could bring him back anyway.

Service[]

Dwight, along with Negan arrives with a large group of over 30 Saviors, Daryl is among them, looking injured and

Dwight 6 — Dwight taunts Rosita and orders her to get Daryl's bike for him

pale. Negan demands to be let in; Spencer Monroe opens the gate for them. Rick meets Negan at the gate and notes that he came earlier than expected. Negan strides into Alexandria and thrusts Lucille into Rick's hands, ordering him to hold it for him.

Dwight confiscates Rosita's and Spencer's guns, then he taunts Rosita by taking her hat and pouring her water out before ordering them to find Daryl's motorcycle and bring it back. Dwight later retrieves the motorcycle from Spencer and returns Rosita's hat. He asks if she found anything else, so Rosita replies that she just found other dead Saviors. Dwight rides up to Daryl and tells him he can have his bike back - all he has to do is say the word. Daryl remains silent, and Dwight rides off, smirking.

Sing Me A Song[]

Dwight first appears attacking Carl Grimes after he kills George and Chris. Daryl approaches helplessly from the other side of the walker-encrusted fence. Negan orders Dwight to back off and offers to show Carl around the Sanctuary. Later, Dwight arrives with Daryl in tow, and witnesses the kiss between Sherry and

Negan 7 — Dwight prepares the iron for Mark

Negan. Daryl carries a snack platter for Negan. Dwight is shown at a furnace on the factory floor, where Mark is tied to a chair. Negan reiterates the importance of rules before branding Mark's face with a hot iron as punishment for his infraction, which is how Dwight gets his face burned.

Dwight and Sherry smoke cigarettes in a stairwell. She recalls her that their deal with Negan was only supposed to affect them and Dwight points out that if you're still alive, it's always at someone else's expense. Negan and Carl prepare to leave in the cargo truck. On their way out, Daryl warns Negan against hurting Carl. Negan tells Dwight to put Daryl back in his cell and drives off.

Hostiles and Calamities[]

At the Sanctuary, Dwight forces his way to the front of the crowd when a group of Saviors discovers Fat Joey's corpse in the bike lot where Daryl murdered him, and he immediately notices a missing motorcycle. He panics and runs through the halls of the Sanctuary, until he arrives at Daryl's empty cell. Dwight grabs his walkie from his apartment and spots Daryl's prison clothes on the floor. He finds the note that Daryl received from his liberator and studies it: "Go now". Dwight sits in his room, examining the handwriting on the scrap of paper he found, Gary, David and other Saviors then barge in and start to beat him up as Negan watches from the doorway.

Dwight sits in Daryl's dark cell, now his cell. Negan informs him that Sherry ran away and wonders if she helped Daryl escape. Dwight defends Sherry and Negan continues hypothesizing and questions whether Dwight changed his stripes and helped Daryl himself; he then orders Dwight to find Sherry and bring her back. In the infirmary, Emmett Carson stitches Dwight's wounds and remarks that Sherry was soft and probably helped Daryl escape.

In a flash-forward, Dwight looks at a photo of himself and Sherry in happier times. Back in the present, Dwight retrieves his backpack from his apartment. He grabs a carton of cigarettes from a hiding spot. Inside the carton is a cigarette stained from Sherry's lipstick. Dwight then leaves the compound on a motorcycle.

Dwight rides his motorcycle through a dead suburb; he parks in front of an abandoned house and enters. He looks for Sherry in their old home, where they agreed to rendezvous if they ever got separated. He gazes at the photo of himself and Sherry in happier times. He finds a farewell note from Sherry, along with her wedding rings and she admits to freeing Daryl and apologizes for forcing Dwight into Negan's world. Dwight is shaken with emotion; he places his rings in his cigarette carton. In Carson's office, Carson treats Dwight's wounds and he tells him he killed Sherry. Dwight lies by saying Sherry ran away from him into a group of walkers so Dwight quickly killed her. Carson insists people were cowards before being part of the Saviors, saying they don't get to have big hearts and tells Dwight to remember that. Dwight clipped from her farewell letter and planted in Carson's desk: "Goodbye, Honey" it reads and frames him. Negan accuses Emmett of helping Daryl escape in order to impress Sherry. He shows Emmett a note from Sherry, that Dwight planted. Emmett accuses Dwight of lying, but he quickly folds and falsely confesses when Negan threatens him with the iron. He spares him the torture, but he then grabs Emmett and throws him face-

first into the furnace, burning him alive. Negan puts his arm around Dwight, reminding him of Dr. Harlan Carson.

Dwight joins Eugene on the upper stairway. Dwight asks him if he's on board; Eugene assures him that he is. After a name exchange, Eugene ends the introduction with that they're both Negan. To this, Dwight reluctantly agrees.

The Other Side[]

Dwight is seen outside of the Sanctuary with Daryl's crossbow, watching Rosita from afar.

Something They Need[]

Upon their return to Alexandria, Rosita leads Rick and the others to the jail cell where Dwight is waiting. Daryl tries to attack him, but is held back by Rick and Michonne. Rosita insists Dwight wants to help them, so Rick asks if that's true, and Dwight says it is. Rick pulls his gun and orders Dwight to his knees.

The First Day of the Rest of Your Life[]

Dwight 13 — Daryl is poised to kill Dwight for his actions

Dwight is questioned for his reasoning to why the Alexandrians should trust him and he tells them that he wants Negan dead. Tara Chambler reminds Dwight that he killed Denise and he tells them that he wasn't aiming at Denise. This enrages Daryl who holds a knife near Dwight's eye, poised to kill him. Dwight tells Daryl that he served Negan for Sherry's sake and Sherry had saved Daryl, but Sherry is gone now. Daryl reluctantly releases Dwight, believing his story. Dwight offers to help them lay an ambush for the Saviors who are coming to attack Alexandria and then to help them to take out the Sanctuary and spread out from there until all of the Saviors are gone. While Dwight is released to implement his plan, he returns with Negan armed with a rifle when its revealed that the Scavengers betrayed Alexandria. Dwight keeps quiet during the confrontation that follows and doesn't take part in the

Dwight 14 — Dwight with Negan and Simon during their retreat

first gun battle. As Negan is about to hit Carl with Lucille, Shiva is released by Ezekiel and another commotion ensues as Dwight and the rest begin to open fire and find cover. Due to the overwhelming forces of Alexandria, Hilltop and the Kingdom, Simon hops back in the truck he drove in on, along with Negan and Dwight, and drives them away from the battle, making their retreat. Dwight then joins Negan alongside Simon and Eugene in addressing the Saviors as they prepare their war.

While cleaning up from the battle, Daryl finds one of Dwight's wooden figures he'd hidden while escaping. Upon the figure, Dwight left the message "didn't know" as a way of telling Daryl and the Alexandrians that he didn't intentionally betray them and wasn't aware of the Scavengers turning on Rick.

Season 8[]

Mercy[]

Dwight, now working as a mole for the Militia, communicates with Daryl by shooting crossbow arrows with information wrapped on them at each other. In preparation for the Militia's upcoming attack, Dwight supplies Daryl with the locations of the Savior lookouts on the road to their compound. He also directs a large force of Saviors to investigate

Dwight 18 — Dwight along with Negan and the other lieutenants as the Militia attack

an explosion set up by the Militia, well-aware that its actually a trap for whoever goes to investigate.

As the attack begins, Dwight nonchalantly lights a cigarette and walks away as the guards on top of the Sanctuary are shot. Dwight joins Negan's other lieutenants to face the Militia when they arrive. Rick calls Dwight out as one of the lieutenants and calls on him as the others to make their choice about whether or not to support Negan before letting a massive herd of walkers into the compound. When the Militia opens fire on the Sanctuary, Dwight ducks inside for safety.

The Big Scary U[]

Dwight is present for the meeting with Negan and his other lieutenants at the Sanctuary. They discuss the joint rebellion of Alexandria, Hilltop and the Kingdom. Dwight gets up to leave for a cigarette but Negan questions why he wouldn't want to hear Gregory. Dwight says it doesn't matter because he's just going to do what he's told and leaves, unaware that Dwight is helping Rick and the Militia. Just then, gunshots ring out, signaling the start of Rick's attack, the events of Mercy then take place.

Back in the meeting room, the Savior lieutenants discuss their course of action. Eugene calls Regina's plans inadequate and would cost the workers their lives. Regina wants to sacrifice them as a distraction but Eugene insists that they are valuable. Dwight takes Eugene's side but Gavin turns his attention to who the Savior mole has to be. Dwight turns the conversation to everyone needing to get out. Simon has an angry grin on his face and complaints

Dwight about his idea he then explains how when they find the mole they will kill them slowly in front of everyone.

Eugene enters Dwight's room with his jar of cucumbers. He expresses thanks for Dwight's support in the meeting and he tells Dwight they will get out of this mess together. Eugene sits at a chess set and touches a piece but Dwight tells him to be careful and wait because they're still wet, he made them himself. Eugene leaves, thanking Dwight once again.

Dwight and the other lieutenants are in another meeting and suddenly, Laura enters to notify them that the workers

are coming up the stairs. They all exit into the corridor and find it full of angry workers making demands. Someone asks where Negan is; when another draws a gun in an attempt to shoot Simon, Regina shoots him and says she is Negan. The workers and lieutenants alike kneel when they hear whistling down the hall, as they recognize the sound as Negan.

The high-ranking Saviors reassemble again later, and Gary, Laura, and Arat inform the group that someone had taken guns from the armory to give to the workers. Eugene sees the paint from Dwight's chess pieces on the board and is getting nervous with the conversation and stares at Dwight, figuring out that Dwight is the mole. Dwight remains silent towards him.

Time for After[]

Dwight is confronted by Eugene in his apartment and makes it known that he is aware of his involvement in Rick's plan. He attempts to talk Dwight down from any further opposition in exchange for keeping his involvement a secret, but Dwight insists that, with all that is occuring, the Saviors are sure to face defeat. Eugene refuses to defy Negan

Dwight 21 — Dwight holds Eugene at gunpoint

and walks out, warning Dwight not to try anything else that would result in any harm to the Sanctuary's inhabitants.

Dwight later holds Eugene at gunpoint before he sends the iPod on a remote control glider. He orders Eugene to step away from the drone however Eugene relays his plan to Dwight, insisting that he'll be saving the lives of the Savior workers and soldiers, but Dwight argues that his actions would lead to the deaths of Rick and his friends, people who Eugene now considers former travelling companions. He informs him that the plan will save the lives of both the Saviors and the Militia, and that taking out Negan is the number one priority and goal. Eugene remains firm that Negan will prevail, causing Dwight to threaten him further. Despite the gun to the head, Eugene proceeds to activate the drone and pilot it over the herd. As Eugene flies the drone, Dwight turns the gun's aim towards it and fires several times, destroying it. He flees afterwards and Eugene looks down and sees Daryl's truck crashes the truck into the Sanctuary, breaching the walls and allowing the herd to pour in and the walkers begin making their way inside. Workers and soldiers are eaten by the walkers and chaos ensues. Eugene witnesses it unfold and sees Dwight doing little to stop it. Regina guns walkers down and they pile up at the steps. Dwight and the other lieutenants report to Negan about the situation with the herd. Negan has high hopes that Eugene's plan will give them the upper hand. Eugene stares intently at Dwight, then informs Negan that he intends to repair the intercom system, covering for Dwight about being a traitor.

How It's Gotta Be[]

During the siege of Alexandria, Dwight leads the Saviors blocking the rear fence of Alexandria alongside Laura. In order to help the residents escape, Dwight purposefully uses cars instead of trucks to block the fence, claiming that it will be enough. As a result, the residents of Alexandria are able to flee in garbage trucks, smashing straight through

Dwight 22 — Laura shoots Dwight in the arm

the Savior blockade. Later, leading a Savior convoy, Dwight and Laura spot smoke grenades in the road. Recognizing the trap for what it is, Dwight deliberately leads the Savior convoy into it despite Laura's protestations. The Saviors come under attack by Alexandria residents including Daryl, Rosita and Tara. As the gunfight rages, Dwight opens fire on several of his fellow Saviors, killing them, before he runs out of ammunition. Realizing Dwight's betrayal, Laura shoots him in the arm and demands that Dwight call off the Alexandrians, but he refuses. After realizing she is outnumbered, Laura runs off. Dwight briefly grabs an assault rifle, but is unable to hold it with an injured arm.

Finally, all the Saviors are killed and Dwight calls out to the Alexandrians that its over. Dwight is confronted by Daryl, Rosita and Tara who appear poised to kill him but Dwight tells the group how he helped them escape Alexandria and led the Saviors into the trap. As a result of Laura escaping, the Saviors will now know what he did and he can't go back. Daryl lowers his crossbow and asks if it was his actions that allowed the Saviors to get out, but Dwight tells him it was Eugene. Dwight insists he can still help as he knows how the Saviors work and how Negan thinks, promising he wants the Militia to win with Negan dead and that they'll settle up after. Daryl removes his wingvest from Dwight, and Rosita aids him to his feet. Dwight joins the others in entering the sewers, but first watches as Alexandria is destroyed with Michonne, Tara and Rosita. Before entering the sewers, Dwight expresses his sincere regret to Michonne about the destruction of Alexandria. After entering the sewers where the survivors of Alexandria are hiding, Rick finds Dwight amongst his people, resting against a wall. Though Rick appears surprised to see him, he continues on without a word.

Honor[]

After the Savior bombardment of Alexandria continues, a desperate Michonne demands that Dwight call the Saviors off, but he can't. As everyone argues about what to do, Dwight tells them to remain hidden in the sewers until the attack ends. Dwight explains that the Saviors lack the ammunition to fully destroy the town and will have to stop soon at which point they can head for the Hilltop. After the attack ends, Dwight departs for the Hilltop with the Alexandrians.

Dead or Alive or[]

Now a reluctantly accepted member of the group, Dwight attempted to help the Alexandria survivors find a safe passage to the Hilltop. Based on his scouting for the Saviors, Dwight suggests pushing through a swamp that he

Dwight 23 — Dwight with the other survivors

knows the Saviors won't go near. Dwight's plan is accepted with reluctance and he acknowledges that he knows the Militia will kill him after the war, he just wants to help them defeat Negan first and possibly find Sherry. As the group clears the swamp of walkers, Tara, who has been pushing for Dwight to be killed in order to avenge Denise, takes Dwight to clear the area of stray walkers. Though he knows Tara is unlikely to ever forgive him, Dwight apologizes

Dwight 24 — Tara holds Dwight at gunpoint

for murdering Denise, leading Tara attempting to kill Dwight. The standoff is diffused when the two spot a group of Saviors searching the area. With the Saviors getting too close to their hiding spot, Dwight emerges and lies about how he survived. To Dwight's shock and relief, Laura hasn't been seen by the Saviors since the blockade ambush and its unknown if she's dead or alive. As such, the Saviors never learned that Dwight betrayed them. Dwight uses the opportunity to misdirect the Saviors away from the swamp and returns to the Sanctuary with them, enabling the Alexandria survivors to escape and apparently earning the trust of Tara and Rosita who witnessed what he did, but Daryl remains distrustful against him.

Later, Dwight is seen amongst the Saviors at the Sanctuary listening to Negan's new plan. Dwight is visibly worried for members of the Miliita as he observes Negan's demonstration.

The Key[]

Dwight, alone in his room, pulls his wedding ring and cigarette out of his pack before being visited by Negan. Dwight

Dwight 25 — Simon tells Dwight to ride with him

lies about how he survived, a story that Negan buys and Negan makes it clear to Dwight that he intends to count on him as one of his top guys which Dwight promises. As the Saviors prepare to set out of the Hilltop, Dwight attempts to leave on his own on his motorcycle, presumably to warn the Militia that the Saviors are coming under the guise of scouting ahead. However, Simon stops Dwight and insists Dwight ride with him. As they drive to the Hilltop, Simon expresses discontent with Negan's leadership and asks for Dwight's opinion on the matter.

Following Rick's attack on Negan, Dwight joins Simon in searching for Negan, finding only Negan's wrecked car. Simon suggests they can abandon Negan in order to do things a better way with Simon's plan being to move on from the communities and go further out instead. In an act of agreement, Dwight sets Negan's car on fire. Upon rejoining the other Saviors, Dwight backs Simon's lies about Negan's fate. However, Dwight is visibly horrified to learn that Simon intends to move on by wiping out the Hilltop rather than just leaving them alone as Dwight thought.

Do Not Send Us Astray[]

Dwight is seen when Simon mobilizes the Saviors for battle and Dwight warns that Negan might still be alive and will punish Simon if he kills everyone at Hilltop. Simon tells him it's not his problem, and he doesn't need Negan's permission. Daryl rides up on his motorcycle and opens fire with his machine gun. Simon's convoy follows Daryl

Dwight 26 — Simon orders Dwight to hunt down Tara

through the gate. Hilltoppers block the convoy with a bus and fire at the Saviors, beginning the battle in earnest.

Simon spots Tara and orders Dwight to hunt her down, so the two sneak up on her and as Simon is about to kill her with his tainted hatchet, Dwight suddenly shoots Tara in the arm with a clean arrow. Daryl witnesses this and thinks Dwight betrayed them again. Hilltop then goes silent and dark again, so Dwight, Simon and the Saviors prepare to enter the Barrington House. As they ready their attack, a row of headlights turn on and blind the Saviors as the house's windows light up with gunfire directed at the Saviors. Meanwhile, Rick's group charges in from the outside. Realizing they are outnumbered, Dwight, Simon and the remaining Saviors escape in their vehicles and retreat.

Worth[]

Dwight first appears smoking until he hears whistling and is shocked to see Negan. Negan asks Dwight to help move

Dwight 27 — Negan privately talks with Dwight

a dumpster away and has a pep talk of what went down at the Hilltop battle and then he asks Dwight about his loyalty to which he's on Negan's side. He is present at the meeting with Negan, making plans to take over Hilltop and witness Negan humiliate Simon. Later, he is seen at the courtyard with Simon and other traitorous Saviors who plan to kill Negan so Simon can take over leadership. However, it is revealed he told Negan about Simon's plan, causing the execution of all the conspirators except for Gregory and Simon's fight and eventual death at Negan's hands, a moment which Dwight takes advantage of by sending Gregory to Hilltop

with Negan's attack plans.

Then, he is seen talking with Negan about his promotion to be his right-hand man as they enter Dwight's room, just before Dwight enters, Negan tells him he already helped in his fight against Rick. This briefly flustered Dwight, and to his shock and horror, he sees Laura sitting in his chair, and it is revealed Dwight's cover is now blown. Arat and other Saviors come out of hiding to corner him and Negan tells Dwight that the plans were false and was counting on him to deliver them to the Militia so he can ambush them in a trap. He then says that he won't kill him as he has other plans for him.

Wrath[]

Dwight, now a prisoner, is present at the planned ambush led by Negan. At the ambush site, Negan boasts to Rick and the Militia that Dwight will have to live with the fact of seeing Rick and his allies being slaughtered. However, thanks to Eugene making faulty bullets for the Saviors, all their guns explode. Dwight,

Dwight 29 — Dwight is ready to face his fate

despite being tied up, attacks Negan before he runs away.

After the war, Daryl drives Dwight into the woods. Believing Daryl is about to kill him, he cries and apologizes for Denise's murder as well as everything he's done to Daryl but is happy he got to see Negan taken down first. Daryl instead exiles Dwight and gives him the keys to the vehicle to find Sherry but threatens to kill him if he ever returns. Arriving back at their meeting spot, Dwight finds a note from Sherry, making him smile with newfound hope.

Killed Victims[]

Carla: Burned in a forest fire.
Delly: Burned in a forest fire.
Denise Cloyd: Shot through the eye with an arrow.
Gordon: Shot in the back.
At least 37 unnamed Saviors
Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

Relationships[]

Sherry[]

Tina[]

Negan[]

Upon entering the Sanctuary, Dwight, his wife Sherry and Tina worked for points under Negan. When Negan asked Tina to marry him, Dwight stole from Negan and fled with both Sherry and Tina. Eventually Dwight returned to the Sanctuary with Sherry and begged Negan for forgiveness. Negan punished Dwight by burning the left side of his face. Their relationship became strong, with Dwight becoming one of Negan's top lieutenants. This is proved by various statements by Negan himself and the fact that Dwight led a group of Saviors deep into the woods, and likely became one of his high ranking members.

Dwight's loyalty to Negan is shown when he almost kills Glenn Rhee for desperately jumping towards Negan in fear of him killing Maggie Greene. Dwight is told to get Glenn back in line, which he does without question. When Daryl Dixon punches Negan across the face, he asks him if he wants to kill Daryl, as he looms over him with his crossbow; however Negan decides against it, and then he later orders him to take Daryl prisoner, which he does with no questions asked. Hence, Negan puts intense trust in Dwight and occasionally jokes with him much to Dwight's dismay.

However, their relationship may have been strained when Dwight witnesses Negan kissing Sherry, making him very jealous, and reaffirming his already strong disdain for Negan. It is with Sherry's escape from the Sanctuary that draws the final straw for Dwight as later on he decides to join forces with Rick Grimes's group to end Negan's reign of tyranny, acting as a double agent for them.

Simon[]

Dwight and Simon have possibly known each other in the past. They share a neutral relationship as they are both high ranking Saviors.

Daryl Dixon[]

Rosita Espinosa[]

Eugene Porter[]

Emmett Carson[]

Gordon[]

Rick Grimes[]

Tara Chambler[]

Michonne[]

Appearances[]

Quotes[]

"You screwed up. And now my back's screwed up and your going back because you owe. And now you owe a hell of a lot more. Was it worth it?"
"Look, there's nowhere to go. Everythings his or will be."
"Get up or I will put every person you ever talked to on the fence. I'll blindfold 'em and make 'em eat shit sandwiches for the rest of their short, sorry lives! I'll dig up your dead wife and feed her body to the crows. You feel that?! You feel it?!"
"He'd win."
"I wasn't aiming for her."
"Still gettin' the hang of her. Kicks like a bitch but, uh...what was that? Seriously, I didn't catch what you said. Yeah, you probably should've. So here we are. Kinda asks the question, right? Who brought this on who? I mean, I get that you'll just have to take my word for this but...she wasn't even the one I was aiming for. Like I said, kicks like a bitch, it's nothing personal. Look, this isn't how we like to start new business arrangements but...well you pricks kinda set the tone, didn't you? I'm sorry, darling. I didn't catch your name. I'm D. Or Dwight, you can call me either. So...whats your name? Well, Rosita, its not what I want, its what you and Daryl are going to do. Your gonna let us into your little complex. Looks like it's just beautiful in there. And then your gonna let us take whatever and whoever we want. Or we blow Eugene's brains out and then yours, then his. I hope it doesn't come to that. Really, nobody else has to die. Were just trying to start with one. You know, maximum impact to get our point across. So whats it going to be? You tell me."
"And Negan will kill Rick, and Daryl, and Rosita, and all your old friends. I'm working with them to keep them and the people here alive. We can get rid of Negan. Just Negan. Were almost there. Oh, but you are, Eugene!"
"You got your friend killed, I got Tina killed. And don't pretend that you don't know the score. You should be dead but Negan's taken a shine to you, your lucky. Don't forget...bon apetite!"
"Cause I want him stopped. I want Negan dead. Can't just be me. They're all Negan."
"You'll end it this way. You go ahead. I'm sorry...I know you want to. He owned me but not anymore. What I did...I was doing it for someone else. She just got away. Somehow I'm here. So are you because of her. There's another choice. Negan trusts me. If we work together, we can stop him. You knew me then and I you know me now, you know I'm not lying. I'm not. Negans coming soon. Tomorrow. Three trucks probably, 20 Saviors in 'em. I can slow them down. Bring some trees down in the road. Buy a little time for you guys to get ready. If you can take them out, thats were we start. You kill them, I'll radio back to the Sanctuary. Where Negan lives. That's what they call it. I can radio back to them and say everythings okay, you drive the trucks back and I can lead you right inside and with the right plan, we can wipe out the rest. Check to see if your friends still alive. Then we get the workers on our side, build the numbers up and go from outpost to outpost, and end this."
"I hate Negan."
"I'll take that. Well Rosita, got a little thank you. That's all your getting back; took all your guns, most of your beds. I hope you find a place to lay your pretty little head. Find anything else out there?"
"You can have it back, just say the word."
"I'm fine, but I'm gonna pass. I'm cool. I haven't finished the job, I haven't earned it yet, right?"
"I like to do it."

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Trivia []

The casting call for this character used the name "Kirk".
Dwight is credited as D in "Always Accountable", an initial he is confirmed to go by in later episodes.
Dwight is left-handed.
- However, he has been seen shooting with his right-hand, possibly meaning he is ambidextrous.
The name "Dwight" is derived from the medieval feminine name "Diot" which means "White" or "Blonde".
Dwight has proven to be a talented woodcarver, as benefitting from being taught by his late grandfather, as demonstrated by his ability to craft and sculpt a wooden soldier, additionally, he owns a personal collection of hand-crafted wooden figurines located within his personal home in the Sanctuary.
Dwight bears several tattoos including a snake located on his right arm as well as a pair of shoes and an cactus visible on his left.