Glenn Rhee

Glenn Rhee is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and is portrayed by Steven Yeun in the AMC television series of the same name. He was a popular, fan favorite character on the horror-drama series.
==Canon==
===TV Series===
Glenn makes his first appearance in Season 1, Episode 1 when he makes contact with Rick. He helps save Rick from a group of walkers and introduces him to the survivors. Glenn is a runner, a scavenger, who finds and collects supplies for the group. In Season 2 Glenn meets Maggie and they begin a romantic relationship, he also develops a close familial relationship with Maggie's father Herschel. In Season 3 Glenn and Maggie are captured by Merle and taken to the Governor, where they are abused. The group rescues them, but Glenn experiences lingering issues from their treatment. At the end of season Glenn proposes to Maggie and they are married. In season 4 Glenn contracts a deadly illness that is spreading through the prison, but with the help of Herschel he survives. After the fall of the prison Glenn and Maggie are separated, after a long journey and with the help of new friends they are reunited. After the group makes the Alexandria Safe Zone their home Glenn and Maggie reveal they are expecting a child. At the end of Season 6 a group of the survivors is captured by the Saviors, and at the beginning of Season 7 Negan beats Glenn to death with a baseball bat.
== Fandom ==
 
=== Pairings ===
* Glenn Rhee/Maggie Greene ("Gleggie") -- Canonical and most popular pairing
* Daryl Dixon/Glenn Rhee ("Darlenn") -- most popular slash pairing 
* Glenn/Rick
* Glenn/Enid
* Glenn/Tara
===Statistics===
*In 2017 Glenn Rhee is the 5th most popular Walking Dead character on Archive of Our Own.The Walking Dead A03 Statistic
===Common Tropes in Fanworks===
*Glenn Lives: Canon Divergence AU where Glenn is not killed
*High School AU or College AU: Glenn meets and develops relationships with his fellow survivors before the Zombie Apocalypse, or no Zombie Apocalypse occurs
*No Zombie Apocalypse AU: Modern setting where no Zombie Apocalypse takes place
===Challenges===
*Glenn Rhee Appreciation Week
===Other===
*Glen was a member of the Atlanta Five.
==Controversies==
*Dumpster Controversy: The show was criticized for Glenn's fake death in Season 6. After his apparent death at the hands of walkers the show removed Steven Yeun's name from the opening credits,The Walking Dead: Steven Yeun reflects on the 'Is Glenn dead?' controversy and made the fans wait several episodes before revealing Glenn's fate.How 'The Walking Dead' Completely Screwed Up Glenn's Story In Season Six The showrunners were accused of trolling the fans.‘The Walking Dead’: Yes, Glenn Is Alive and We All Just Got Trolled Fans started to question Glenn's death immediately,18 Memes Showing How Glenn Would Survive the Dumpster Incident because Steven Yeun did not appear on the Talking Dead after the episode aired and there was no mention of Glenn in the "in memoriam" segment.
*Negan kill: Some fans where upset that Glenn was chosen to be one of Negan's victims in Season 7, Episode 1. Although comic book fans argued that it was Glenn's fate from the comics, others pointed out that the show had previously changed many comic book story lines.the walking dead: is "just following the comics" is a complete BULLSHIT The show was accused of killing off it's only Asian main character in favor of developing the white characters.I just love this deflecting rhetoric when some fans Many fans also thought that all that would be remembered about Glenn was his especially gruesome death.I was reading comments about glenns deathThe 10 Biggest Walking Dead Controversies of All Time
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
*Survivor (A Glenn Rhee fanfiction) by Walker-Bait
*Something to Fear by MaskedObsession
*The Answer to Some Things by MeganRosenberg
===Fanart===
*The Walking Dead (Glenn Rhee) by Vlad Rodriguez 
*Glenn Rhee | Steven Yeun by maichan-art
*The Scavenger by Chelsea Lowe
=== Fan Vids===
*Walking Dead Glenn Tribute by Bonnie Blue 
*The Walking Dead - Glenn Rhee || Be Peaceful by RIP 
*Gone by DeadFan52
===Meta===
*glenn started team family by michonnejennings
==Archives and Links==
* Glenn Rhee tag at Archive of Our Own
* Glenn character filter at FanFiction.Net
* glenn-rhee, glenn-rhee-fanfiction, and glenn-rhee-art tags at Tumblr
* Glenn Rhee at quotev
* Glenn Rhee Fan Art at allthingstwd at Pinterest
==Resources==
* Glenn Rhee (TV Series) at Walking Dead Wiki
* Wikipedia
==References==
Category:Walking Dead Characters