Daryl Dixon

  • Full Name: Daryl Michael Dixon
  • Birthdate: 1977-03-28
  • Birthplace: Blairsville, Georgia
  • Nicknames: None
  • Callsign: Mustang
  • Height: 5’10”
  • Weight: 170 lbs
  • Hair: Light brown
  • Eyes: Blue
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Sexuality: Heterosexual; demisexual
  • Tattoos: Abigail (over heart); pago flowers (right bicep)
  • Early Life:
    • Adoptive Parents:
      • Paharita “Rita” Maria Dixon (nee Ruiz), (b. 1950-10-05 d. 1997-05-16)
      • Merle Thomas Dixon, (b. 1959-01-13)
    • Siblings (Adopted):
      • Magdalena Camarin Dixon (b. 1981-09-24)
      • Cristina Luz Dixon (b. 1987-03-12)
      • Hannah Lourdes Dixon (b. 1992-07-26)
      • Jasper Ignacio Dixon (b. 1993-08-29)
    • Spouse:
      • Carrie Julianne Goodman (b. 1972); married 2000-08-09, divorced 2007-08-14
    • Children:
      • Abigail Elizabeth Goodman (b. 2000-10-15) – stepdaughter
    • Military (USMC) Brat:
      • Guam, 1980-1983
      • Okinawa, Japan, 1983-1987
      • Camp Pendleton, 1987-1992
      • Twentynine Palms, 1992-1995
  • Languages: English, Chamorro, Japanese, Spanish
  • Religion: Catholic
  • Education:
    • Commander William C. McCool Elementary School (Naval Base Guam), 1982–1983 (Kindergarten)
    • Zukeran Elementary School (Camp Foster, Okinawa), 1983–1987 (1st–3rd grade)
    • Stuart Mesa School (Oceanside Unified School District), 1987–1991 (4th–8th grade)
    • Oceanside High School (Oceanside Unified School District), 1991–1992 (9th grade)
      • Football: Wide Receiver / Cornerback (JV team)
      • Track: 100m Dash, 200m Dash, alternate 4x100m Relay
    • Twentynine Palms High School (Morongo Unified School District), 1992–1995 (10th–12th grade)
      • Football: Cornerback (Varsity)
      • Track: 100m Dash, 200m Dash, 110m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay
    • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO), 1995–1999
      • Degree: B.S. Forestry and Natural Resources (Wildlife Biology)
      • Football: Cornerback
      • Track: 100m Dash, 4x100m Relay (Freshman and Sophomore years)
  • Career:
    • 1999–2001: Blackbird Construction, construction crew while applying to GA-DNR
    • 2000–2001: Georgia DNR Application Pipeline
    • 2001: Basic Training / POST Academy
    • 2001–2004: Field Ranger (Region III – Piedmont)
    • 2004–2008: Senior Ranger – Backcountry Enforcement
    • 2008–2010: Sergeant, Region III
  • Notes:
    • Born to Will & Ava Dixon. Will was imprisoned for Ava’s death in 1979.
    • For the majority of Daryl’s childhood, he was allowed to believe his Merle was his biological father, not his brother (better an idiot kid father than a murderer one.)
  • Casting: Norman Reedus

Personality Trivia

  • Archetype: ISTP (The Virtuoso)
  • Core Energy: The Feral Ranger
  • D&D Alignment: Neutral Good
  • Defining Virtue & Vice: Primal Competence & Intractable Self-Reliance
  • Enneagram Type: 9w8 (The Referee)
  • Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
  • Spirit Animal: Mustang
  • Theme Song: “A Horse with No Name” by America