With nearly 30 starring and supporting characters, The Walking Dead is among the largest casts on television, which allows for writers to kill anyone they so desire. The Walking Dead has not shied away from killing major stars, and even killing off children. So anyway is fair game, and nobody is safe.

The following is a spoiler-free countdown of the remaining characters in Alexandria ranked in order from least to greatest chance of surviving the next 16 episodes of season 6.

UPDATE: TO CELEBRATE THE MID-SEASON PREMIERE, LET’S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE PREDICTIONS MADE BEFORE EPISODE 1 OF SEASON 6, AND RE-EVALUATE THEIR CHANCE OF SURVIVAL FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON.

(Least likely to survive)

29. Gabriel

The only real question about Father Gabriel’s survival is whether or not the walkers are going to kill him, Rick is going to kill him, or he is going to off himself. The walls of Alexandria are too small for Gabriel to hide, and now that he has completely turned on Rick’s crew, there is no saving grace left for the priest. He better start saying his prayers, as he has a lot of repenting to do before he meets his timely demise.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: Fr. Gabriel has really turned his game around. While he has saved some face with Rick and the crew, he find himself at the wrong end of the line when we last saw him trying to escape Alexandria. I still feel like his story has been told. He may get a few more episodes to completely redeem himself, but I fully expect him to be dead by the end of the season.

28. Tobin

Tobin is way too willing to let his homies die in order to “preserve the lives of the others” A.K.A. save himself. He was willing to let Francine get her face chewed off when she fell off the bulldozer, and does not seem to be a team player. He will have a very difficult time getting along with Rick’s crew, which translates to …we will be seeing Tobin’s insides very soon.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: We haven’t seen much from Tobin this season. My guess is that Tobin will not make it out of tonight’s mid-season premiere alive, and nobody will care any less.

27. Ron Anderson

Things are not looking too good for poor Ron Anderson. Sure, his awful father just got killed by Rick because he was beating Ron’s mom, Jessie. But, Jessie is likely to start shacking up with Rick. And Carl is going start hooking up with Enid, Ron’s girlfriend. Ron will just be getting in the way of the Grimes men’s game, and will be dead by Christmas. Making way for Rick-Jessie-Carl-Enid-Sam-Judith to be one big happy post-apocalyptic family.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: So, I may have been off about the “one big happy family” part, but Ron is still a dead angst-ridden teenager walking.

26. Mikey

Mikey is Ron’s BFF and will likely get eaten alive the same time as his bro, thus leaving Carl and Enid alone with no friends: the way it is meant to be. Mikey is also the son of the most hated man in Alexandria, Nicholas. Nicholas is the reason Noah died, and having his only son die, may be the only payback acceptable enough for Glenn after having to watch his buddy’s face be torn off of him by walkers.

Also, just look at this kid. He is a teenager wearing a V Neck sweater in a post apocalyptic world. This kid couldn’t survive a battle with a baby Judith walker.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: Is he still alive? I have no idea. Regardless, he will not make it out of the Alexandria ambush, and nobody will even notice.

25. Eric

To be fair, it is quite impressive that Eric is still alive. Eric, Aaron’s boyfriend, has a broken ankle, which has made him quite immobile (and if you haven’t noticed, mobility is pretty essential in the post-apocalyptic world.) On top of that, Eric is bound to get jealous of the budding bromance between Aaron and Darryl. This will all be too much for Eric to handle, he will die mid-season, and nobody besides Aaron will notice or care.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: What the hell? Did the producers totally forget about Eric and Aaron? I am beginning to think that maybe I missed an episode in which they killed off all of these useless characters. If somehow Eric is still alive, then he should be preparing his last will and testament because he is as good as dead.

24. Bruce

Who the hell is Bruce? Exactly. While Bruce is not a major player Alexandria, he could be useful to Abraham and the construction group for a while, especially if Tobin is out of the picture. Expect Bruce to hang around in the background for a few weeks, but there is not a shot in walker hell Bruce will make it to season 7.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: Seriously, there needs to be a good housecleaning of these nobodies tonight. Starting with Bruce, please.

23. Rosita

Season 6 may very well be the curtain call for Rosita, our resident Hispanic beauty. Her major storyline is her relationship with Abraham, and that could very well be played out. There were sparks in Abraham’s eyes when he saved Francine, and a Rosita death (as unfortunate as it may be) would open the gates of France for horn-ball Abraham.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: Thankfully, Rosita is still alive, and while I do not think her life is in as much jeopardy as I originally thought pre-season, I still would not be shocked to see her die before the season 6 finale. While I do not think she will die soon, she may be killed off at the end of the season, just for a bit of shock value.

22. Nicholas

Nicholas is the resident jerk of Alexandria. Although many viewers would love to see him die for what he let happen to Noah, Nicholas could stick around for a while. Fortunately, for Nicholas, his son will probably be killed first. One of two things will happen when his son dies, either he will throw a fit of rage against Rick and the group, or he will begin to change his ways, and potentially become a better person.

A redemption could mean a few seasons for Nicholas. No redemption means he doesn’t last much longer.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: DEAD, but with some redemption.

21. Deanna

Sure, Deanna is bound to survive for at least the first half

of the season, as she has to watch her town be pulled out from under her feet, and we need to see her reaction to losing her son and her husband within a few days of each other. However, as the season goes on, and Deanna continues to lose her power, little by little, Deanna will eventually no longer be needed in Alexandria. Rick can work with Deanna for a limited time before he is going to want all of the power for himself, and while I do not think Rick, or any Alexandria resident will kill Deanna, she will die before the season is complete.

MID-SEASON UPDATE: RIP DEANNA

Top 20 coming later…

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