User blog:GothamCityRiddler/The Governor vs Negan (Walking Dead Comic Series)

THIS BATTLE CONTAINS SPOILERS TO THE WALKING DEAD COMIC SERIES IN PARTICULAR ISSUES #27-48 & #100-PRESENT

In the event of the apocalypse, Rick Grimes has been treated to several incarnations of evil, from cannibals to friends, but it is two villains which have caused more trouble to Rick and his group of survivors than any of his opponents combined. Those two human incarnations of psychotic evil are:

The Governor

"I've been looked upon to lead this place... In order to do that, I've had to become someone I'm not. I've had to be strong, and decisive... I've had to be... Brutal."

- The Governor

During the beginning of the apocalypse, The governor, his brother, and his niece Penny escaped to the town of Woodbury, a settlement run by The National Guard who used brutality and fear to keep order. Leading a rally against the Guard, he established himself as the leader of the town, officially being labeled "the governor". Along the way to becoming a strong and powerful leader, Penny dies, which begins his descent to madness. He kept the zombified Penny tied up in his apartment, feeding her severed body parts of those who displeased him.

Following Woodbury's capture and murder of stranded refugees from Atlanta, the Governor is met by Rick Grimes and his band of survivors when they explore the town. After initially acting hospitable, the Governor turns on the group. Attempting to find the location of Rick's prison refuge in order to collect supplies for Woodbury, he proceeds to cut off Rick's hand, mentally tortures Glenn, and has Michonne restrained, stripped and repeatedly raped.[4] To learn the location of the prison, the Governor allows the survivors to escape the premises with the help of one of his guards. However, Michonne stays behind and finds her way to his apartment, where she brutally tortures him. He loses his right arm, his fingernails, his testicles, and his left eye. When Michonne rejoins the group and they ask her if the Governor still lives, Michonne is uncertain.

The Governor survives with the help of Bob Stookey (a citizen who had medical experience), and eventually is able to find the prison thanks to search parties. The Governor uses the murder of a guard by Rick to rally the townspeople against the prison's inhabitants. Things do not go according to plan, as Rick's group puts up a tenacious defense that leads to a humiliating retreat. After a failed later attempt to gain his way into the prison by use of a hostage, the Governor crushes the fences with a tank. A bloody massacre ensues, leading to an incredibly high death toll and ultimately making the prison less secure and less habitable.

Tensions steadily rise within the Governor's group, as the ammunition they have remaining is limited and a handful of their own moral consciences come into play, especially when killing defenseless or young members of the opposing group. Both factors result in the remnants of his army turning on him, killing him, throwing his corpse to the zombies, and making a last-ditch attempt to fortify the prison. Whether or not they succeeded at the latter is unknown.

Weapons

Soldier Weapons

Negan

"I'm not going to turn you into a martyr. The name of the game is breaking you in front of them. I'll slide my dick down your throat and make you thank me for it... Then they'll all fall in line."

- Negan to Rick Grimes

Negan has a unique personality; a purer form of sociopathic typification than the Governor, who had psychotic tendencies and often engaged in emotional outbursts. Negan is as feared and respected as a king, seen as the first and last word on the activities of his group, the Saviors. Brutal, foul-mouthed and possessed of a twisted sense of humor, Negan carries a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire he named Lucille. Yet his behavior in certain situations might not always be construed as evil: while he can, of course, be unmerciful and relentless when it comes to getting a point across, at the same time he is (at least on the surface) understanding of others and willing to spare those he sees as potentially useful. He is also shown to be quite reasonable when people attempt to negotiate with him, and has a genuine disgust for the act of rape. Interestingly, this stands in contrast to his need for a harem made up of other men's wives.

Negan has a penchant for provocation and power games. The stronger the resistance to his will, the more he seems to enjoy the test of wills. With insight rarely associated to violent antagonists, Negan appears to both observe and appreciate the concerns and intentions of his opposite numbers. This gives him a serious psychological advantage in most contest of wills, as he is able to anticipate and pre-empt an enemy's plans.

Negan and his men have hounded the Hilltop colony and other communities for months, using fear and threats of violence to receive percentages of their victim's supplies (including food and ammunition). When Rick and his people arrived at Hilltop and assumed authority positions, the free lunch was stopped. On several occasions, Negan's men would attempt to coerce Hilltop residents, only to face Rick and others, often with fatal results for the raiders.

Finally, Negan had had enough. The Saviors ambushed Rick and his small group after they agreed to set camp for the night while they were on their way to The Hilltop to enlist Jesus to help them go against Negan. After lining everyone up and explaining to them how things were going to be from now on he decided that they should be punished for previously killing his men and not following orders. Randomly choosing Glenn from the assembled captives, Negan proceeded to murder him with his baseball bat. More disturbing than the act itself is both the time it took to finish Glenn off (which may have been intentional on Negan's part) and Negan's attempts at casual humor and conversation during the killing. After several violent encounters with Rick and his new Hilltop community, Negan and his group wage war on Rick and a few other communities. Negan successfully eradicates The Kingdom community's forces and bombards the Alexandria safe-zone, only to be stopped by Rick who slashes his throat. Surviving the wound, Negan attacks Rick but is easily taken down in his wounded state and tossed in prison for life.

Weapons

Soldier Weapons

Battle

Notes:
 * Battle will take place at Woodbury with Negan on the offensive and The Governor on the defensive
 * Each team will consist of the leader (Governor or Negan), 4 soldiers and 1 vehicle
 * The Governor's tank does not have ammunition and is used solely for transport and clearing paths
 * Each team has unlimmited ammunition in their firearms
 * Voting ends in 2 weeks