The Walking Dead Villains: Who’s The Worst, Part 6

Owen

Owen, the leader of The Wolves, gets a page all to himself, as he is the mastermind behind all the barbarism that his underlings partake in. All the madness, violence, and destruction they caused begins with him.

While in our first meeting with him (Via Morgan) in the season 5 finale, “Conquer”, he seems like an articulate (If violent) young man, upon being reintroduced to him in “JSS” and “Here’s Not Here”, we discover just how violent (And crazy) he actually is.

After Morgan recounts to Owen the journey he had to make from where he was in “Clear” — Trying to kill everything that moved — to where was now, explaining how he learned from Dr. Eastman and started trying to control his anger, Owen casually informed Morgan that as soon as he was free, he intended to kill everyone in Alexandria, making a point of saying that that included the women and the children.

While this may have much to do with his crazy-ass philosophy (Don’t worry: We’ll get to that), the fact remains he was completely devoid of remorse or regret for what he and his followers had done, and what he intended to do, a sort of disregard that’s somewhat reminiscent of my good buddy, Martin (That Guy!).

But, wait, there’s more!

After Morgan attempts to reach Owen, unsuccessfully, he explains to Denise that the aim of his groups’ attack was to “free” the Alexandrians.

This suggests that the crazy ramblings of one of his followers might not have just been the crazy ramblings of a lone loony, but, in fact, a philosophy: An epiphany that Owen must have reached at some point after the apocalypse occurred and became the unifying principle with which he held his group together.

Judging by the way in which his more chatty follower explained their intent to Morgan and Father Gabriel (As if he were in some sort of trance), and the fact they were attempting to take prisoners, it suggests that, through some combination of indoctrination and Stockholm Syndrome, he may have brainwashed people he (And later, his group) kidnapped until they adopted his demented philosophy, making them willing participants in his apparent war of liberation against the very idea of civilization.

Owen might not have been the most despicable leader of hostiles The Group’s encountered, but, he may just be the craziest.

Next: In Bad Company?