- 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
- Adoptive Parents:
- 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:
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1999–2001: Blackbird Construction, construction crew while applying to GA-DNR
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2000–2001: Georgia DNR Application Pipeline
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2001: Basic Training / POST Academy
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2001–2004: Field Ranger (Region III – Piedmont)
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2004–2008: Senior Ranger – Backcountry Enforcement
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2008–2010: Sergeant, Region III
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- Notes:
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Born to Will & Ava Dixon. Will was imprisoned for Ava’s death in 1979.
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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.)
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- 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