The older brother of Daryl Dixon, he is the stereotypical redneck. He is snappy, violent, racist, misogynistic, and ill-tempered. His mother was a huge smoker, his father was abusive. It toughened him. As a young boy, he was held in juvenile detentions many times. He joined the Army, until he got dishonorably discharged. He became a meth dealer, and often did drugs. He is a great tracker and a hunter, and he is battlesmart. He is in his early to mid 50s. He has brown (graying hair) and blue eyes