Merle Dixon Gets A Drastic New Look In Season Three Of THE WALKING DEAD

We already know that the racist brother of fan-favourite character Daryl will be back in season three of The Walking Dead, but he'll be returning with...well, it's probably best you take a look for yourselves! Hit the jump to check it out. [SPOILERS AHEAD]

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By Josh Wilding - 6/12/2012

The last time we saw Merle Dixon, he has been left on handcuffed to a roof by Rick Grimes with a group of walkers quickly closing in. The survivors did go back for him, but all that remained was a severed hand. Despite appearing as a figment of Daryl's imagination in season two, fans have been left wondering just when he'll return and what state he will actually be in. Thanks to Walking Dead News, we now know that he'll be returning without a hand, but WITH one nasty looking prosthetic in its place.

This set photo also seems to confirm that Merle will be a part of the Governor's group. Rick and the gang had best watch out! The Walking Dead will return to the small screen this Fall.

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42 Comments

	dbapz - 6/12/2012, 4:40 PM Login to report abuse is it october yet?
	SeaborneLegend - 6/12/2012, 4:47 PM Login to report abuse Uh SPOLIERS? hello? :/
	sansClaymore - 6/12/2012, 4:51 PM Login to report abuse is it a spike or a machete? or a katana blade?
	WesleyGibson - 6/12/2012, 4:52 PM Login to report abuse Getting The Walking Dead videogame this Saturday from the PSN Store. God Saturday can't get here fast enough lol...
	SeaborneLegend - 6/12/2012, 5:01 PM Login to report abuse The articles title is a spoiler in its own right... :P I know from reading on this site daily that he'll be back (no thanks to articles presented like this), but not everyone knows it...
	GreendaleHumanBeing - 6/12/2012, 5:05 PM Login to report abuse I'M A MONSTER
	CyberBishop - 6/12/2012, 5:05 PM Login to report abuse Can't wait!!!
	Bigred20 - 6/12/2012, 5:17 PM Login to report abuse I wonder if he'll end up being the governor's number 2 man
	blvdnoise - 6/12/2012, 5:21 PM Login to report abuse Can't wait for this shit!
	PersonaPostOvo - 6/12/2012, 5:25 PM Login to report abuse Merle will be in helicopter that we all saw in the first season and in the second season finale. It will crash in the forests where Rick and the rest of the cast are in.
	DanteSparda - 6/12/2012, 5:25 PM Login to report abuse So now Merle Dixon is going to look like Ironman?
	Spidey31 - 6/12/2012, 5:26 PM Login to report abuse Why is ironman the cover pic for the article
	Spidey31 - 6/12/2012, 5:26 PM Login to report abuse Lolololol
	incrediblesuperbatspider - 6/12/2012, 5:27 PM Login to report abuse I'm liking the iron man lmao!
	Spidey31 - 6/12/2012, 5:44 PM Login to report abuse Oh shit!! Everyone prepare Merle is gonna kill all the black people with his repulsors!!!!
	sexymuppet - 6/12/2012, 5:44 PM Login to report abuse thats the one thing i hate about CBM anything walking dead related they love to spoil even in the headlines. everytime theres a WD article on this site its a spoiler i didnt even want to see, i had no idea merle was coming back before i came here, thanks again a holes
	ThaReaperAssassin - 6/12/2012, 5:50 PM Login to report abuse I'm glad for the spoilers. They remind me to watch this show and if it's possibly gonna get any better or not. Keep em' comin because without cool details I have little reason to tune in...and when has the show really ever suprised anybody anyway...pretty predictable so let's hope season 3 get f'n crazy.
	SeaborneLegend - 6/12/2012, 5:58 PM Login to report abuse @ sexymuppet That's my point! and you make a good one too! it's always with TWD articles that someone posts a spoiler in the headline...
	TheMyth - 6/12/2012, 6:14 PM Login to report abuse T-Dog is a dead mofo... sexymuppet and SeaborneLegend, Wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!
	Eaglesman55 - 6/12/2012, 6:16 PM Login to report abuse Hoo-rah
	TheMyth - 6/12/2012, 6:17 PM Login to report abuse That's my response to you when you piss and moan about being spoiled by something on the Internet. If you'd like to start over, perhaps acting like an adult this time around, maybe you'd elicit a better response ;)
	Canon108 - 6/12/2012, 6:38 PM Login to report abuse Rick'll probably lose his hand...it would be a nice surprise (not nice, but good to keeping with the source material). They've said they will not water down the governor storyline. So if they keep to the comics...Rick will lose a hand, Michonne will get raped by the governor, the governor will lose an eye, hand, and penis because of it, and Lori, Judith, Herschel, Herschel's kid will all be killed by the governor...and we know his storyline will span 2 seasons so the siege will likely take place in season 4.
	SeaborneLegend - 6/12/2012, 6:45 PM Login to report abuse @ TheMyth Bit harsh, but ok, buddy! I se your point. But, try seeing mines too before you start something :) I'm all for seeing Merle again, that guy is bad-a**! and the governors storyline will be amazing!! xD
	SamHell - 6/12/2012, 6:59 PM Login to report abuse Not getting the IM comments by you all....i must ve missed somethin But on the other topic, Ole Merle will be the king dickhead now that shane is gone,,,cant wait for this fall
	TheMyth - 6/12/2012, 7:40 PM Login to report abuse Seaborne, I do see your point, but you guys make it in the wrong way. It's like you forget you're on the internet where shit like this lurks around every corner. If ever you get spoiled by something on the internet, especially on a site whose only purpose is the coverage of all things related to comics translating to film, you've none to blame but yourself. Josh could've done a better job trying to hide it, but in his defense Rooker has even publicly stated he'll be back this season. Between that and the fact that as a viewer it should have been obvious it was only a matter of time before he returned, and it isn't really a spoiler at all. The spoiler is in the image, which I won't ruin for you because you could have easily skipped it without examining. I stumble into spoilers all the time, but I don't complain about it. I could easily avoid major media sites altogether and never be spoiled, but instead I choose to browse.
	gastitdk - 6/12/2012, 7:49 PM Login to report abuse Whoa, you call a spoiler the fact that he sports a prosthetic in his arm because he lost his hand?
	gastitdk - 6/12/2012, 7:56 PM Login to report abuse It's a little bit obvious, I guess...
	eleven59 - 6/12/2012, 8:19 PM Login to report abuse I'm not to excited about the possibility of Rick losing his hand. Tv is a different medium and I just don't think having a major character lose a hand works on tv. See arrested development. Remember, once it's lost the actor and the character have to keep it lost for the rest of the entire series! On tv, that's not the same as a comic book run...
	DaneE5R - 6/12/2012, 8:51 PM Login to report abuse This character was a racist [frick] and an asshole. Frankly, his popularity scares me.
	BlazinTexan - 6/12/2012, 8:53 PM Login to report abuse hes popular cause people like the actor not the character
	thalidomide - 6/12/2012, 10:20 PM Login to report abuse I bet he will try to convince Daryl that he doesn't belong to Rick's group.
	Scion - 6/13/2012, 4:10 AM Login to report abuse From this angle it looks like a fishing pole to me lol
	SuperFrost - 6/13/2012, 8:22 AM Login to report abuse T DOgg Gonna Get Shanked!
	YogiDonnie - 6/13/2012, 8:29 AM Login to report abuse Are those zombies in the back of that truck? What the heck is he driving around with zombies for?
	greenlanternsF - 6/13/2012, 8:32 AM Login to report abuse geeze people must be retarded, IT SAYS SPOILERS learn to read, you blind bats
	hope420 - 6/13/2012, 9:06 AM Login to report abuse @greenlanternsF. I was about to post the same thing you said hahaha! Most of the time people see it says spoiler and still look and complain!!!!
	ForceOfLegend - 6/13/2012, 9:09 AM Login to report abuse Interesting new look. Agree with everyone....T Dog is dead. Darrel will kill His brother though...
	ForceOfLegend - 6/13/2012, 9:10 AM Login to report abuse Daryl*
	worldbreaker - 6/13/2012, 10:13 AM Login to report abuse i think just for the reason that everyone expects him to kill the guy that left him is the reason that he wont. he wont be the same guy at all i'm sure. he'll either have forgiven everyone or he's there to kill everyone. its too predictable that he would go for direct revenge like that
	Mmasoldier - 6/13/2012, 10:16 AM Login to report abuse Who's the governor and can someone give me a brief rundown of the second season? I've been gone for a while on a deployment and wasn't able to watch the second season. Now that I'm looking for it I haven't been able to find it.
	MadJakHatesSpinoffs - 6/13/2012, 12:38 PM Login to report abuse "What kind of dumbass hick name is Merle? I wouldn't name my dog Merle!" lol
	Narcus - 6/14/2012, 1:37 PM Login to report abuse Like it very much that Merle is coming back. S3 seems to be filled with more "exciting" characters. Hope it will rock the first two seasons, though I liked them also.