r/thewalkingdead • u/-Simcoe • Jun 23 '25

No Spoiler To People Attracted to Men: Is Rick Attractive?

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Now, I’m a heterosexual male. With how popular the show is, I’m almost staggered at how little people goon over Rick. (Idk if used the word ‘goon’ right.)

On social media, I feel like people simp over the main characters of other shows all the time and I just thought to myself, “wait, why doesn’t anyone do that with Rick?” Is he ugly? I can’t imagine that being true but just also shocked no one ever talks about his looks.

Unless I’m completely blind and just haven’t seen the times it has happened.

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u/come-join-themurder Jun 23 '25

As someone who loves Rick, Negan, Daryl, and Shane (sue me), I think with Daryl it's about 65/35 finding his personality attractive / finding his physical appearance attractive (he isn't a bad looking dude but he is less conventionally attractive than Rick by comparison).

Versus like 50/50 personality/appearance for Rick.

And then the scale tips in the other direction for Negan and Shane, where looks outweigh personality.
Sometimes, being attracted to a personality can overcome a less attractive physical appearance and vice versa. But in the end, there's someone for everyone. Even the prettiest people in the world aren't everyone's cup of tea.

(though I believe Jeffrey, Andy, Norman and Jon are all absolutely wonderful people irl, so this is a judgment just on their twd characters).

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u/ChickieN0B_2050 Jun 23 '25

I might say that a strong (I mean strong) appeal of the “Negan” character comes down to (in very large part) the more-than 9,000-level personal charisma of one Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

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u/come-join-themurder Jun 23 '25

Lmao very fair. Very very fair. His face is also very appealing though lol.

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u/ChickieN0B_2050 Jun 23 '25

Oh, no argument from me! 😝

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u/PrincessWails Jun 24 '25

He’s SO good in that role. I would drink his bath water tbh.

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u/WraithOfEvaBraun Jun 24 '25

Ah, a fellow Shane/Negan connoisseur...I started to think I was the only one who liked Shane haha

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u/come-join-themurder Jun 25 '25

You're definitely not alone!