page_title: Simon (The Walking Dead)
section_title: Development and reception
hierarchical_section_title: Simon (The Walking Dead) / Development and reception
caption_attribution_description: Steven Ogg during Walker Stalker Con at Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 2018-03-17, Photo: Sven Mandel
context_page_description: Simon is a fictional character from The Walking Dead television series. He is played by Canadian actor Steven Ogg.
  Simon is the second-in-command of the Saviors and the personal right-hand man of the Saviors' leader, Negan. Simon is instrumental in capturing Rick Grimes and his group as they head in an RV to get Maggie Greene to the Hilltop Colony. Much like Daryl Dixon, Simon is an original character not included in the comic book series of the same name.
context_section_description: In the season six finale, "Last Day on Earth", Steven Ogg made his debut as Simon, who is a member of the Saviors, the main antagonists in season seven, in which he became a recurring character.
  Steven Ogg, who portrayed Simon, had been told by showrunner Scott M. Gimple that Simon was going to be killed off at the live season eight premiere event on October 22, 2017. Ogg asked Gimple to have Simon to go down in a "big cannonball". Both he and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Negan's portrayer, acted out their roles in the final fight, despite neither having fight training.
  Most critics commented positively on Ogg's performance in the season eight episode "Worth", with Joe Otterson of Variety saying “Once again, Steven Ogg proves himself to be one of the best villains in the game in this week’s episode of “The Walking Dead”. Ogg’s Simon makes his move to take over the Sanctuary, but his timing proves to be a little off.”
caption: Steven Ogg portrays Simon in the series.
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