Daryl (played by Norman Reedus) has been one of the favourites on the hit zombie horror ever since his beginning in season two of the series.
Undergoing one of the biggest journeys alongside his close friends Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride), Daryl became one of the most trusted members of the close knit group.
While The Walking Dead has been delivering some huge changes over the last year - in particular the death of Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) and the subsequent exit of Rick, Daryl has been a staple.
But what if the character hadn’t transformed into the loveable hunk he has become today? Could things have been any different?
The character was originally created by first showrunner Frank Darabont and longtime writers Charles H. Eglee and Jack LoGuidice, actor Norman has spilled the beans on the process.
Speaking in Matt Schichter Interviews, he shared: “I never actually had a conversation at all about the character when I first started with Frank Darabont or anybody.
“I showed up on set and I knew some of Merle’s stuff, so I watched a bunch of tape of Merle, and then I just started to try to create a backstory.”
The star struggled at first, because Robert Kirkman’s comics didn’t include the character.
He decided the best course of action was to mimic Daryl’s older brother
