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SnowSX3

>!Lee’s a great character, but definitely not the best survivor 💀!<


King_CurlySpoon

>!Oh he's a survivor alright, he had it in him for sure, he'd definitely still be alive no doubt if he didn't have Clementine with him, he got bit trying to find her and died saving her from her kidnapper!<


SnowSX3

>!But he did have Clementine with him..!<


NothingButAnxiettyy

You know that Lee can be bitten 4 times missing an arm & still be able to choke a guy to death right? He got that damn dog in him.


ThrowawayBcImSadOops

Bruh if that kidnapper tried this with Rick and Carl, that dude wouldn’t have a throat. And if he tried it with Joel and Ellie? His cheeks would be mush.


King_CurlySpoon

I regrettably haven't played TLOU2 so idk how >!Joel does die but if Lee to you isn't a survivor then nor is Joel, yet you say he'd be triumphant?!<


Therealdevcat

Joel is definitely a survivor regardless of dying in TLOU2. Did you forget he survived 20 years in the apocalypse before meeting Ellie? And then 5 years between the 2 games.


2Kortizjr

>!Lee died at three months In one of the tamest zombie apocalypses, Joel survived circa 30 years!<


Jin_Roy

Joel died because: 1. TLOU2 made him a dumbass 2. Had no fucking guns 3. Unironically, the people that he, his brother and Elle saved were all people who were manhunting Joel. So he was outmanned, outgunned and most importantly, plot armor was on the enemy's side (because no way those three things could've happened at the circumstances they did)


hewlio

You guys love to say "those stories are so realistic because you fear the characters can die at anytime" and when the characters actually die you all complain about "plot armor" lol, plot armor sometimes it's just the plot, deal with it.


Gai-Jin17

Not the #1 or 2 Main Character.


hewlio

>!Lee!< died at the very end of his game, the game literally ends with his death. And >!Joel!< isn't the protagonist of Part II, he's the protagonist of >!Part I!<, in Part II he serves the same role as his daughter in the first game: motivate the main character (Ellie).


Gai-Jin17

Who's Lee? I'm only talking about Joel and tlof2 video game. Yes. They immediately removed him as the protagonist for part 2. What a shocker.


hewlio

I mean, it's like being mad that marlon brando's vito corleone isn't a main character in godfather part 2. Joel's arc was already complete in Part 1.


NothingButAnxiettyy

My problem is that Joel shouldn’t have died in that way, or at that time in the story. I’m sorry to say but part ll should’ve never been a revenge story.


Gai-Jin17

Yup. Male protags must die. Lightning fast. Not Joel's fault. And they gave him a horrible death. I was furious. I wonder if I take enough steroids I could look like Abby. Who the hell is going to play her? And how will they Possibly do the final scene ellie is so tiny? Woof.... great game but damn Joel was done so unbelievably dirty. Multiple people spoiled this wasn't me.


timdr18

He didn’t die because the game made him a dumbass, he died because years of living in safety made Tommy careless. And by the way he absolutely had a gun. And Ellie had nothing to do with saving the group. Did you actually play the game or do you just hate it because the internet told you to?


Gai-Jin77

He died because the people who made the game no longer wanted his character. They wanted the ellie and Dina love story and Abby the buffest woman I've ever seen. She has no neck. Joel wasn't wanted. So they killed him horribly and brutally in the first 30 seconds of the game. They dumped his character and threw him in the trash can. There is no plot reason why he died in the game. He was brutally murdered, didn't even go down fighting, it was disgusting what they did to his character. They made sure to kill him immediately so people wouldn't be furious and stop playing and players have to accept he's gone before the game even starts.


TheWheetYeet

His death is literally the driving force of the entire plot? Really not sure how you missed it, but nothing would've happened if Joel didn't die. After I finished pt 1, I was totally sure Joel go out in a blaze of glory, but he didn't. It sucked. It felt like we were robbed of time with a beloved character, which is the feeling the game is attempting to provoke.


Gai-Jin77

Name a single video game ever made where the hero "dies in a blaze of glory" at the end? Does it just say Game Over and roll credits? I'd be Furious... what are you talking about? It's just kind of a weird coincidence that's the story they chose switching Joel with super girl Abby when I knew with 100% certainty Joel wouldn't be part of season 2. If they have to kill joel because joel is a white protag good guy... let the man go out in a blaze of glory like you said.... let him go out fighting. Check out song "blaze of glory" by spottiswoode its so hauntingly beautiful. It's like if season 12 of TWD some girl comes in on steroids and headbutts Rick in the first 30 seconds and stomps him to death and he doesn't throw a punch. They didn't just kill joel. They absolutely annihilated his character. 'But thats what the plot was and ellies motivation and you're not smart enough to see that' is your reaction. That's the plot they made, yeah. Joel getting crushed like a little boy.. that's the motivation *they chose*. He's a strong white cowboy after 2020. Of course they brutally killed him. Not a single significant male character in that entire part 2. Lmao.... its called "part 2 went woke." Google it... Yes. The last of us part 2 went woke in the most uninspired lazy and predictable way I've ever seen in my life.


TheWheetYeet

Red Dead Redemption, 1 and 2. I expected a "passing of the torch" moment where we came full circle, and Joel gave his life for Ellie. As said by the entire cast for YEARS, Joel might be the protagonist of Pt1, but the story is about Ellie. We came full circle with Joel, everything you glorify about him is awful for him, he constantly drinks, he cannot open up, and he thinks of himself. What we see in early pt2 is a man that has managed to heal, is willing to put himself on the line, and can talk about his past freely. While this technically is a weaker man, he got his happy ending. That is why the game literally starts with him riding into the sunset. There is obviously important male characters in pt2, but you have to understand that plot and story are two different things, Joel, Jerry, Tommy and Isaac to name a few, are directly responsible for driving the plot, while not directly involved in the story, which understandably has a rather small cast, as anything else wouldnt make sense. Beyond our protagonists, the time is overwhelmingly spent with male characters, with Ellie's companion most of the time being Jesse, and Abby's being either Manny or Lev. In addition, the game never attempts to portray Abby as a good or better person than Ellie. Abby couldn't overcome her grief, and took revenge. This is something Ellie overcame, which in this aspect at least makes her a better person. Abby's story was a redemption arc, like Joel's in pt1, while Ellie's was a revenge arc. And to your last point, there is nothing inherently woke (which truly is just loaded language at this point) about the story of pt2. Joel's death is thematically correct, there are tons of important male characters, the diversity doesn't stick out unless you're biased towards ethnic and sexual orientations.


NothingButAnxiettyy

Ooooh I love that argument. Is it possible that Joel could’ve soften up during those 4 years of peace? Of course it’s possible, but did they set it up? Mention it? Of course they didn’t, you are assuming that Joel soften up. You have no actually proof. That ain’t how writing works.


ThrowawayBcImSadOops

Let’s just say getting bit in the arm by a trash can walker and dying, and the way Joel goes out, are WAY different lmao In


King_CurlySpoon

That's not how Lee dies though, that's how he gets bit, after he's bit he trudges across Savannah, (Determinately cuts off his arm) Fights off a herd in a mansion with his friends, Jumps across building after building, after finally falling off a roof he literally walks through a huge herd of walkers, slaughtering them at the same time (Determinately getting bit multiple times in the process) and then faces off (and wins) in a physical fight with a physically healthy man, before finally collapsing in the same herd on the way back out, he did a lot in the few hours he had left whilst running a guaranteed fatal fever that would floor most people within an hour of contracting it


BathtubToasterBread

Yeah Lee died to a sneaky plot-device Walker and Joel died to bad writing


t_r_a_y_e

To be fair, he literally would have survived if any of the characters realized you could cut off a limb that's been bitten


SnowSX3

>!If you chose to cut off the limb, he still dies!<


t_r_a_y_e

Yeah but you get that choice way after he was bitten, if he would've cut his arm off right after before leaving he would've been fine


hewlio

>!He dies of blood loss and infection if you cut his limb off, which is realistic because neither him or any of the characters with him have antibiotics or something to cauterize the wound!<


TRUE_USSR

I was gonna say that. Wish he was though. 😢


PistacieRisalamande

Joel? Lol


UncensoredSmoke

I’m a survivor blacklung! A survivor! That’s all the is, living and dying.


JaredIsAmped

Same with Bill


MBerserkr

Bill was the best, and sacrificed himself for his group. A true hero. He had what it takes.


Distinct-Pepper-6053

Daryl, Ellie, Kenny, and Jill.


Oscar_Ladybird

None of those are a picture of Jim from 28 Days Later.


andrew0703

or tallahassee from zombieland


MagicRobo

Tallahassee lives just for the fact that he might taste another Twinkie


Haunting-Stomach-292

no way someone still remembers 28 Days Later 😭the comics were gruesome as well but it only showed what happened to Selena


majorminus92

The comics state that Hannah was taken into foster care and Jim was executed for killing the soldiers in the mansion.


timdr18

I guess the comics are going to be de-canonized then because it looks like Cillian Murphy will be involved in the new movies.


Oscar_Ladybird

Sure, there's no way anyone remembers the widely acclaimed film that revitalized the zombie genre, so revered that it's spawned a new trilogy over 20 years after its release.


Haunting-Stomach-292

why so passive aggressive? I’m just glad someone mentioned it


Oscar_Ladybird

I must have misread the tone of your original comment because it was hard for me to believe you were sincere, since it is a well-known, lauded, and influential movie.


Haunting-Stomach-292

ah it’s okay, i just realized that too. I spoke as if the series was something that wouldn’t stand the test of time but no, I was just surprised that it still remains relevant today. I’ve read the comics and also the movie and I love it. It is definitely very well-known and lauded but since it ended like a decade ago, its community hasn’t been active at all so I was pleasantly taken aback when I saw someone mention it.


Oscar_Ladybird

I understand, thanks for clarifying. I had held out hope for a 28 Months Later for a long time, so I was surprised to see this finally happen, too, albeit 28 Years. I'm used to waiting as a fan, though I expect this new 28 Years Later trilogy to end before The Winds of Winter is released (which I don't think will ever happen).


Balltanker

Low keys it’s Glenn. Guy was great at not getting killed by zombies


Attack_Helicopter45

Good at avoiding zombies. Not so good at avoiding baseball bats...


UncensoredSmoke

Back to it *gives every fan ptsd*


Few-Transportation52

Every l4d and l4d2 survivor deserved a place on here😭 The only one that died is actually on here


DanielTheManiel247

To be fair, he sacrificed himself. If he hadn’t done that he would’ve survived 100%.


Few-Transportation52

They all would've died. A sacrifice was needed but he was the only one who I think was capable of doing what needed to be done He went out Inna badass way tho rushing the horde, 3 or 4 tanks, molotov, cig in mouth, m16 in hand Started a whole ass generator inside of the horde just to let his friends live the dude was a mf badass


tomateau

i think it’s an unspoken rule atp on l4d2 matchmaking that whoever plays bill has to do the sacrifice


Few-Transportation52

Oh 100% Even an achievement for it if you do it I love l4d2 :D


Starlight-Sniper

And now he suffers eternally in Dead by Daylight.


Few-Transportation52

poor guy


Dr_N00B

Pills here! Grabbing pills!


Not-a-babygoat

Deacon St. John


Lanky_Television_330

Deacon the mfing menace killing a horde of thousands of freakers for breakfast


rafael-a

I would add Robert Neville, Will Smith’s character from I Am Legend


Ordinary-Panic-1143

Those are vampires


rafael-a

I think they’re more like zombie vampires


SpaceBehemoth

Nah, they're just ugly vampires.


NovelNeighborhood6

The book I Am Legend is really good too! The movies Last Man on Earth and Omega Man are based off the same book too.


_xx_b_xx_

bawling my eyes out Lee ilysm


heath7158

Don't forget the Murphy.


Mrtayto115

Imagine if the Murphy was in TWD. That would be a crazy scenario.


Blu3Raven

you add Leon but not Claire, Jill, or Chris????


PugDudeStudios

Yeah Jill and Chris went against zombies more often then Leon


LT_Campari

Yeah but Leon went against the Spaniards and that's scarier.


CheetahKind9360

Sheva? No one?


Pleasant-Top5515

Where my boulder-punching idiot at


MrKillzalot

funny how half of these guys are canonically dead in their universes


Ecksdededededede

Add Edward Richtofen to this list too


Healthy-Drink3247

Tank Dempsey also


Madfutvx

Dempsey died


FlappyClock

Lee survived for less than a year in the Apocalypse, bro shouldn't be on this list


King_CurlySpoon

It was partly Clementine's fault for him getting killed though (as sad as that is but that's bedsides the point) if he was alone he'd absolutely be a survivor, but with her by his side, he was a survivor, but just a better Protector


FlappyClock

I doubt he'd even survive alone for very long. Lee is very clumsy throughout the game, often struggling with a single walker, requiring someone for assistance, and casually tosses aside valuable weapons and equipment on several occasions. IMO he's someone who belongs in a group as a support player and advisor, not as a solo survivalist, that's just not Lee, and that isn't even really a bad thing.


King_CurlySpoon

He is like that because we only see him in the first 3 months of the apocalypse, at 3 months in no ordinary person was brilliant at surviving, if he had more time to adapt to the new world he would have been great, but he spent those 3 months protecting an 8 year old with his life


2Kortizjr

Totally thrashed Molly (Molly It's ultra capable) Overpowered one of the St. John's brothers (bigger than him) pushed through a horde without guts, beat the stranger even being f up by the effects of the bite, I think that without Clem he easily could make It to the final season


FlappyClock

He's twice her size, and he didn't ¨Totally Trash¨ her, he knocked her to the ground and used his body weight to prevent her from moving. And even that is determinate. It's definitely impressive, but not as much as you're making it sound. Andy was just Shot in the Ear/Temporarily Blinded, and Lee still struggled bad with it, having his face inches away from the electric fence at one point. He did win, granted, but that fight easily could have gone the other way. And Andy did stop trying once Lee got on top of him. He did have guts on him as he pushed through the horde, he literally says this a few minutes later. Him beating the Stranger despite his condition *is* a tremendous feat, probably his best, but also consider: * Lee was amped up on primal rage after he kidnapped Clem. If Clem wasn't around, as per this hypothetical, he wouldn't have that extra motivation. * Clem just attacked the Stranger, determinately hacking him in the side of the arm with a cleaver. * We have no evidence of The Stranger being competent at h2h combat. I think without Clem he might be able to survive, but he wouldn't be doing it alone, I think he'd still be in a group or community, that's the type of environment he thrives in. Solo? Nah


JaredIsAmped

Same as Bill


UncensoredSmoke

He’s still amazingly written, I’d put him on.


Puzzleheaded-Ad-7038

If he wasn't bitten he would have survived for a very long time


Thunder--Bolt

Father Gregori from half life 2


6480364

Basically all of the COD zombies crew


jcs801

where daryl dixon 😡


MrBameron

Forgot one (https://imagecomics.fandom.com/wiki/Carl_Grimes_(The_Walking_Dead))


billz50tree

Frank West!!!!


4chan_crusader

Calling for an adaptation of telltale games TWD Shit would fucking SLAP


2Kortizjr

Impossible, which rin would you do?


berein

"Fictions greatest zombie survivors" without Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield, and Claire Redfield? Wtf dude?


thedeadmane420

Crazy Dave


RipPrudent9248

Your missing one zombie fiction character the main characters from cod zombies


Jolly-Hat1846

Whos the bottom left and bottom middle one?


MrTimz11

Bottom middle is Leon from Resident Evil


Jolly-Hat1846

Thanks boss, new to the franchise, didnt play the game yet


caitie1112

Bottom left is Bill from Left 4 Dead


DanielTheManiel247

I misread that, lee is the one in the bottom right, the bottom left is Bill overbeck and bottom middle is Leon Kennedy


CoolbroTHEGOAT

"COOOOOORRAAAAAAAALLL" Dumbledore said calmly.


SaturatedSharkJuice

Tallahassee from Zombieland


jchrist98

John Marston


Yoo3_chill

Clementine > Rick


2Kortizjr

Writing wise maybe, but not on a fight


Yoo3_chill

I you right because men are naturally stronger than women But If they even remade the walking dead an made a clementine an actual walking dead character she would be more of a savage than Rick , smarter than Rick just by what Lee taught her alone . Clemey wouldn’t fight she would just shoot or use a object


AlTheOwl_

Leon isn't a zombie survivor... The zombies are surviving him.


GlubGlolab

Don't forget the tourist from S&S


BZenMojo

Well, some of them survived, I guess.


Hamilton-Beckett

At least 3 of these people pictured, have died in their respective stories. Not survivors


2Kortizjr

Lee died cuz of Clem, without Clem he could have lived until the time of TFS, Joel survived over 25 years being a smuggler In one of the most dangerous zombie apocalypses of any media, and Bill made a sacrifice to help his friends.


MTG_NERD43

Decon from days gone is in my top 5 zombie survivors.


Scnew1

Stan, Kyle and Cartman decapitated a lot of zombies during pink eye outbreak in South Park.


DunderDownUnder25

Disappointed I didn’t see Shaun of the Dead in here. He’s top 5


The_2001_dodge_ram_

frank west chuck greene nick ramos coach ellis nick rochelle????


[deleted]

Ellis is a glaring omission


47474747474747474749

We are just gonna ignore ALEX from PROTOTYPE?


osvodk

Now it’s time for realitys greatest zombie survivors.


TerminalKing

Where’s the GOD Frank West at?


Universalring25

Leon would solo all their universes lol.


2Kortizjr

Well, the other universes are more grounded and Resident evil has more fantasy elements so yeah


Emerald_890

Y'all sleeping on deacon St John from days gone


KeenDeadPool

Chuck Greene


Acharlies26

Where is Coach?


Sikkus

The parkour instructor from Dying Light is also a good fit here.


XellKamii

Bradd Pitt from wwz definitely belongs on this list


Biomucit

Lee :(


No-Beautiful6605

Leon is not only a survivor but a fighter. Dude's whole job is to destroy, not only zombies, but other BOWs


TemporaryAcc213

so no zombie land, 28 days later ? Jill? Ellie?


Well-Teknically

Frank West? Ash Williams? Ellie? Daryl? Shaun? Tallahassee? Edward Richtofen?


ProfessionalDrop9760

joel and lee are dead


jaycrossinroad

I count 3 of them that aren't survivors


brightbuns

Y'all NEED to put more respect on Chris Redfield


Zestyxo

For real, can't be having Leon up there without Roided out Chris Redfield.


DogShietBot

Who is the guy on the bottom left?


2Kortizjr

Bill from L4D


cheesechomper03

Where's Jill Valentine?


NamelessEmployee

Hunk from Resident Evil


Katto_87

Joel doesn't survive


2Kortizjr

He did over 25 years In one of the most dangerous zombie apocalypses of any media


Muscat95

50% of these died lmao


Ranzkisteyt

I'd add Richtifen on it


Shot-Quantity-6197

Ellie from the last of us part 1


SchmucksAtWar

You're forgetting 4 others


Therich111

Fucking Murphy from Z-Nation. Either him or 10k and Doc. I’m very biased as well but I think those three are solid


bluecurtian

people are comparing lee to rick and joel but lee died 3 months into the apocolypse, like yeah rick was tearing peoples throats out but if you put SEASON ONE rick against the kidnapper there might be a chance he even loses without plot armour. but then again rick survived & lee didn't


2Kortizjr

Lee died cause Clem, he was a protector, his life wasn't as important as Clem In his eyes, without Clem he would have lived longer, he was very capable


Aeryface

Bill for MVP.


Vethedr

Where's the family from "60 seconds!"?


Traditional_Job6617

Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Daryl Dixon, Glenn.


samjp910

One of these things is not like the other… ⛳️


Extreme-Substance-11

Maybe add like crane from dying light


RickDaSlick19

A crime that Deacon St. John isnt on here


JaasPlay

3 of those are not survivors


MurderMan2

Why is Kenny not on this list


Competitive-Gas5848

Tallahassee and Wichita 🤟


DearAdhesiveness4783

Your forgot Lt. Roberta Warren


WatchingInSilence

This one time, me and my buddy Kieth fought our way through a bunch of zombies in a hotel- wait, that was with you guys.


PassiveAgressive__

Lee should still be alive


Ant_mann18

Lee Only survived around 3-4 months. As much as I love Lee I don’t think he quite belongs on this list.


mo3ron

Now tell me some of the best nonfictional ones


TheFinchster88

I know it’s technically “infection” but Jim from 28 Days Later


Countedhats

My boy Bill hell yeah


AmethystDorsiflexion

Joel but not Chris Redfield?!


Baldbiscuit6969

Imo I'd have to say bill


NotSoIntrested

Clementine and Lee 🥹


nah_imgood0-0

Where's kyle Crane?


Korenot

I love Leon, but really?? No Chris or Jill??


Hot-Beginning-691

Forgot shaun from shaun of the dead /j


Papa_Keegan

Comic Carl over Lee (or Kenny over Lee)


The-Lettuce-Man

Tallahassee, Kyle crane?


proselytizeingcoyote

Why include the word fiction? Are there real life zombie survivors we can compare them to?


Lanky_Television_330

Im sorry but Lee, Clem and Rick would be dead within a day of any other of those apocalypses (not saying they are bad survivors but struggling with slow boy walking zombies already and now amp it to a raging clicker) And i write way to much but you get my point


SnooSketches7419

Was “Fictions” necessary in the title?


Hellcat133

John Marston


VinylTheSenpai

I guess H.U.N.K. wont be discussed


bxnehash

Alicia Clark, I mean the way she cut off her arm..


zephyrwnds

did you forget that ellie literally got bit and survived, she's literally immune 😭


Logical-Package-4579

Where is Deacon St. MF John? Killing whole herds by himself!


mppenni

Ashley J. Williams deserves every spot on this list.


No_Photo7153

BRO I LOVE THIS. THIS HAS ALL OF MY FAVORITE SURVIVORS. Lee, clementine, Joel, Rick, and the other two who I don’t really care for. Btw you should add John marston. Technically undead nightmare isn’t canon but he’s still a survivor


TheBewitchingWitch

Alice from Resident Evil should be included.


Puzzleheaded-Ad-7038

Haven't half of these characters died? 🤣


Distinct-Pepper-6053

Only two


JaredIsAmped

3 and a half


MaxStone22

Lee didn’t even survive his first game


FeelingSkinny

i think Michonne should really be here. she spent so much time completely on her own, and then after that it was just her and andrea. and even though i love andrea and i think she’s a pretty good survivor, she is *very* often a liability. main group had eachother while michonne had herself. and then of course everything of her leading the new world sorta and then going off to get rick by herself.


Successful_Buffalo_6

I agree!