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A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts, quarrels or locks, with the help of a trigger. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Historically, crossbows played a significant role in the warfare of East Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean. Their design is the foundation of the arquebus and by extension, all modern firearms. Today, they are used primarily for shooting sports, hunting, and when shooting in silence is an important consideration.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Comic Series[]

In the comic series Dwight's signature weapon is a crossbow.

Original TV Series[]

A Horton Scout HD 125 is used by Daryl Dixon throughout the whole show. A Stryker Strykezone 380 crossbow is taken from Morgan Jones' safe house by Michonne Hawthorne in "Clear" and Daryl replaces his Horton Scout HD 125 with the Stryker Crossbow as shown in the "Arrow on the Doorpost". It's briefly stolen from Daryl in "A" by Terminus, but Carol recovers and returns it to him. In "Always Accountable", this crossbow is stolen by Dwight and Sherry after they betray Daryl. However, Daryl later reclaims it in "Twice as Far". After Rick's group is captured by the Saviors, Dwight is seen using the crossbow again which became his main weapon. Daryl was later given a PSE Fang 350 by Richard in "New Best Friends". In "Dead or Alive Or", Daryl began to reuse his Stryker Strykezone 380 Crossbow again after retrieving it from Dwight.

Following the end of the Savior Conflict, Daryl combines his crossbow with two knives for hand-to-hand combat.

During the fight with Montanio, Kelly retrieves Daryl's dropped crossbow and briefly uses it to threaten the Reaper.

After joining the Commonwealth Army, Daryl apparently abandons using his crossbow for good. Instead, Daryl begins using one of the Commonwealth's AR-15s. Daryl's crossbow is one of the weapons offered to Sebastian Milton for his advanced military training, but he ultimately rejects it. When Sebastian falls into trouble fighting a walker a few minutes later, Daryl grabs his crossbow and uses it to save Sebastian, much to Sebastian's annoyance.

After the Coalition and the Commonwealth go their separate ways thanks to Carol's deal with Pamela, Daryl and Rosita turn in their AR-15's and return to using their old weapons again. However, he primarily uses a stolen AR-15 during the following conflict with the Commonwealth soldiers.

While defending the Commonwealth from a massive herd, Daryl uses his crossbow against the walkers.

World Beyond[]

The Perimeter uses crossbows as one of their primary weapons alongside spears.

Shortly after first arriving at the Perimeter, Iris Bennett takes one of their crossbows into the woods with her at night. Encountering a patrolling CRM soldier, Iris shoots him in the shoulder with her crossbow, leading to a fight which ends with Iris stabbing the soldier to death.

Later, during the gunfight between the CRM, the Perimeter, Will Campbell, Silas Plaskett and Dennis Graham, Elton Ortiz grabs one of the Perimeter's crossbows off of a barrel and arms himself with it. However, he never fires it during the fight and drops the weapon again once the CRM team has been defeated.

Daryl Series[]

Along with his original knives, Daryl appears to have lost his original crossbow on his way to France. He later selects a new one from the Abbey of Saint Bernadette's armory.

When the Power of the Living attacks the abbey, at least one of the nuns arms herself with a crossbow. During the battle that follows, Richard is killed with an arrow to the neck by the nuns.

Despite having a new crossbow, Daryl appears to favor his melee weapons against his enemies in France. Daryl's first use of a crossbow is to put down the zombified Julien in order to have to spare Lou from doing it.

In flashbacks, Daryl uses his original crossbow to capture walkers, outfitting his arrows with a line that he shoots through one walker and into another one.

Telltale Series[]

In the Telltale Series, the crossbow is used by many characters, such as Jolene, Troy and Peter Randall. It is also Minerva's signature and main weapon.

Survival Instinct[]

Shortly after the outbreak, Merle Dixon reveals that he had hung onto and stored his brother Daryl's crossbow at Jake's, supposedly for "sentimental reasons." During Merle's massacre of the Savage Sons Motorcycle Club, the crossbow ends up on the body of one of the bikers. After being ambushed and having his stuff stolen from him, Daryl retrieves his knife, puts down the biker after he reanimates and retrieves his crossbow, using a few bolts retrieved from around the bar to fight his way back outside and chase after the rest of the gang and Merle.

Destinies[]

Daryl Dixon uses a crossbow throughout his missions.

Killed Victims[]

The following is a list of victims killed with a crossbow:

TV Series[]

World Beyond[]

Daryl Series[]

Comic Series[]

Telltale Series[]

  • Dorian (Accidental, Determinant)
  • 1 unnamed FRS agent (Zombified)
  • Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

Survival Instinct[]

Destinies[]

  • Many unnamed prison newcomers (Zombified)
  • Numerous counts of zombies

Appearances[]

Comic Series[]

Dwight and The Saviors Issue 98 Dwight holding his crossbow with several other Saviors
104.1.2 Issue 104 Dwight aiming his crossbow

TV Series[]

Season 1[]

Norman-Reedus-325 "Tell It to the Frogs" Daryl Dixon with his crossbow aimed up after returning from a hunting session
Twd103 1377 "Tell It to the Frogs" Daryl after killing a walker that had not been killed properly
Twd104 0225 "Vatos" Daryl with his crossbow aiming it at T-Dog after finding his brother missing
Article-1300804647533-0B45ECD000000578-486067 636x424 "Vatos" Daryl aiming his crossbow at Miguel who tried to sneak up on him
339795 "Vatos" Daryl with his crossbow after whacking Miguel with it
The walking dead norman reedus andrew lincoln image "Vatos" Daryl and Rick Grimes, going to retrieve a kidnapped Glenn Rhee from the Vatos gang
Twd crossbow "Vatos" Daryl aiming his crossbow at Miguel
T-DogGlennTWDRGrimes&DDixon "Vatos" Daryl with his crossbow after realizing the cube van is missing

Season 2[]

WD2012535 "What Lies Ahead" Daryl with his crossbow about to search a tent for Sophia Peletier
Twd203 0222 "Save the Last One" Daryl with his crossbow getting ready to look for Sophia Peletier in the woods
WD2040627 "Cherokee Rose" Daryl with his crossbow strapped to his back talking to Rick
The-walking-dead-daryl-crossbow "Cherokee Rose" Daryl looking for Sophia in an abandoned house
Nelly and daryl3 "Chupacabra" Daryl on Nelly when looking for Sophia by a river, just before he falls down
WD2051196 "Chupacabra" Daryl reloading his crossbow to quickly kill an approaching walker
Daryl chup, 3 "Chupacabra" Daryl after killing a walker while on the ground
WD211 0215 "Judge, Jury, Executioner" Daryl with his crossbow on his back after brutally interrogating Randall
WD212 0089 "Better Angels" Daryl with his crossbow across his back at Dale Horvath's funeral
WD212 0023 "Better Angels" Daryl and T-Dog heading to look for walkers and check for any weak spots in Hershel Greene's makeshift fence
WD212 0132 "Better Angels" Daryl aiming his crossbow about to kill some walkers
WD212 1909 "Better Angels" Daryl aiming his crossbow, after hearing a noise in the woods looking for Randall
Infected! "Beside the Dying Fire" Daryl with his crossbow and the group after learning that everyone is infected
WD213 1645 "Beside the Dying Fire" Daryl about to kill a walker on the highway after escaping the Greene family farm

Season 3[]

Seed.11 "Seed" Daryl searching a house, about to kill an owl
Daryl bow "Seed" Daryl with his crossbow as he and Rick prepare to hunt for food
Daryl and Carol p s3, 1 "Seed" Daryl with Carol Peletier and his crossbow killing walkers on a watchtower
Seed.51 "Seed" Daryl and Carol killing walkers on a watchtower with his crossbow
Seed.63 "Seed" Daryl keeping watch inside the prison fences on an overturned bus with his crossbow
Daryl S3 Ballesta "Seed" Daryl aiming his crossbow while searching cell block C for any walkers
Dds3 "Seed" Daryl aiming at the prisoners who appear after Hershel gets his leg amputated
Sicks03e02 "Sick" Daryl aiming his crossbow at five prisoners who appear behind a barred window
Daryl01 "Sick" Daryl aiming his crossbow at 5 prisoners who appear behind a barred window, form a different angle
Daryl02 "Sick" Daryl aiming his crossbow at Tomas, one of the prisoners
Ep3 Daryl Guard "Sick" Daryl standing guard with his crossbow, waiting for the prisoners to come
KillerWith.4 "Killer Within" Daryl with his crossbow inside the prison
TWD-Episode-305-Main-590 "Say the Word" Daryl with his crossbow on the highway
TWD GP 305 0628 0010 "Say the Word" Daryl with his crossbow next to Maggie Greene while on a supply run for Rick's baby
Daryl stw with bow "Say the Word" Daryl with his crossbow looking down
Daryl 04 "Say the Word" Daryl with his crossbow as he is about to kill a possum
Daryl grave "Say the Word" Daryl with his crossbow strapped to his back as he pays a visits to the three graves
The Walking Dead S03E07 0763 "When the Dead Come Knocking" Daryl with his crossbow as he aims it at Michonne Hawthorne
The Walking Dead S03E07 1080p kissthemgoodbye net 0770 "When the Dead Come Knocking" Daryl with his crossbow as he aims it at Michonne, from a different angle
The Walking Dead S03E07 2253 "When the Dead Come Knocking" Daryl with his crossbow as he aims at a walker
TWDS3E08 07 "Made to Suffer" Daryl with his crossbow as he ducks under a window
The Walking Dead S03E08 2826 "Made to Suffer" Shumpert with Daryl's crossbow
TWD 0204 "The Suicide King" Shumpert after killing a walker in the arena with the crossbow
TWD 0205 "The Suicide King" Daryl stealing back his crossbow from Shumpert
TWD 0275 "The Suicide King" Daryl with his crossbow as he is killing a walker
DarylS3.5.2 "The Suicide King" Daryl with his crossbow strapped across his back as he talks to the group
TWD GP 310 0827 0006 "Home" Daryl with his crossbow strapped across his back
TWD-Episode-310-Main-590 "Home" Daryl aiming his crossbow
Cro.1 "Home" Daryl aiming his crossbow to save the Mexican family
TWD 1004 "Home" Daryl aiming his crossbow as a walker to save the Mexican family
DarylS3.5.3 "Home" Daryl aiming his crossbow at his brother, Merle, stopping him from stealing from a Mexican family
Crossbowandrea.1 "I Ain't a Judas" Daryl aiming his crossbow at Andrea Harrison
TWD GP 312 0830 0012v1 "Clear" A crossbow can be seen in the corner of Morgan's apartment, as Michonne and Rick carry Morgan Jones inside
Mk2 grenades "Clear" A crossbow can be seen in the corner of Morgan's apartment, with the rest of his weapon cache
Newcrossbow.1 "Clear" Michonne carrying a crossbow to the car from Morgan's apartment
Newcrossbow.2 "Clear" Michonne carrying a crossbow to the car from Morgan's apartment, from a different angle
Darylnewcrossbowsneakpeek1 "Arrow on the Doorpost" Daryl aiming his new crossbow that was taken from Morgan's apartment
Twd2 595 slogo "Arrow on the Doorpost" Daryl with his new crossbow strapped to his back
TWD 0372 "Arrow on the Doorpost" Daryl aiming his new crossbow
Walking-Dead-313-18 "Arrow on the Doorpost" Daryl with his new crossbow, aiming down
TWD GP 315 1102 0030 "This Sorrowful Life" Daryl with his crossbow while he talks to Rick
The-walking-dead-norman-reedus-season-3-episode-15-this-sorrowful-life-600x399 "This Sorrowful Life" Daryl with his crossbow strapped to his back
Daryl michonne "Welcome to the Tombs" Daryl with his crossbow on his bike
TWD 0941 "Welcome to the Tombs" Daryl with his crossbow strapped to his back while holding an M4A1

Season 4[]

Strikerdaryl "30 Days Without An Accident" Daryl holding his crossbow before entering the Big Spot store to scavenge supplies
WalkingDeadS4E3Crossbow "Isolation" Daryl with his crossbow while in the woods
TWDS04E08Stryker "Too Far Gone"

Daryl aiming his crossbow at Mitch Dolgen

Beth with Daryl's Crossbow
"Alone" Beth Greene with Daryl's crossbow

Telltale Series[]

Season One[]

Jolene2 "Starved For Help" Jolene with her crossbow aimed at Lee Everett and Danny St. John
Jolene14 "Starved For Help" Jolene's dead body with her crossbow
Danleejolene1 "Starved For Help" Danny walking away from Jolene's body with her crossbow
LRA Bandits "Long Road Ahead" Linda can be seen holding a crossbow on the left

Season Two[]

AmTR Pete Aiming Crossbow "All That Remains" Pete Randall aiming a crossbow
ATR Pete Crossbow  "All That Remains" Pete firing a crossbow at walkers while rescuing Clementine.
IHW Troy On Guard "In Harm's Way" Troy on watch with a crossbow
IHW Whatcha Up To "In Harm's Way" Troy confronting Clementine while holding a crossbow

The Final Season[]

Female Daryl Dixon "Broken Toys" Minerva aiming her crossbow at Clementine
Minerva Dixon "Broken Toys" Minerva aiming her crossbow at Clementine

Survival Instinct[]

Twdfirstlook1226124jpg-843c70 "Survival Instinct" Daryl Dixon aiming his Horton Scout HD 125 at a zombie in an alley
WalkingDeadSurvivalInstinct herd bonusLG "Survival Instinct" Daryl aiming his Horton Scout HD 125 at a large group of zombies
SurvivalInstinctA "Survival Instinct" Daryl taking cover with his Horton Scout HD 125
SurvivalInstinctB "Survival Instinct" Daryl looking at walkers with his Horton Scout HD 125
SurvivalInstinctC "Survival Instinct" Daryl hiding from walkers with his Horton Scout HD 125

Trivia[]

  • In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Daryl has primarily abandoned use of a crossbow in favor of his knife and a morning star.
  • Although Daryl is forced to replace his weapons in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon after being taken to France, his original knives and crossbow appear in flashbacks in "Deux Amours".
  • In the trailer for Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier is shown wielding Daryl's original crossbow.

References[]

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