Gavin (The Walking Dead)

Gavin is a character and antagonist in the AMC television series The Walking Dead, who serves as the quaternary antagonist in Season 7. He is a high-ranking member of the Saviors, who is responsible for gathering weekly offering from the Kingdom. Unlike most of the Saviors, Gavin is more level-headed and reasonable and doesn't resort to unnecessary violence.

He is played by Jayson Warner Smith.

Season 7
Gavin and his band of Saviors are first seen when Morgan joins King Ezekiel in one of their weekly offerings at an abandoned parking lot. Things quickly grow from tranquil to tense, when Jared, one of Gavin's men, starts picking up a fight on Richard, one of Ezekiel's most trusted soldiers. Gavin orders Jared to stop attacking Richard, since Ezekiel has been good to them. He also reminds Ezekiel that if subsequent deliveries are not complete, Richard has to go first.

During their second offering, Jared once again starts picking on Richard and demands him to hand over his gun. When Richard refuses, Jared draws his gun and threatens to shoot him. Ezekiel orders Richard to hand over his weapon, albeit reluctantly. After a brief argument, Jared lunges towards Richard but is stopped by Morgan who hits him with his stick, prompting Jared to take it away from him. Ezekiel tries to ban Richard from attending the future offerings, but Gavin tells him to keep bringing Richard always, since he needs to learn to control his temper.

When Richard secretly sabotages the next offering, by purposefully hiding one of the cantaloupes and delaying the Kingdom's arrival at the delivery scene, Gavin orders Jared to shoot Richard for payback. When Richard encourages Jared to go ahead and shoot him, Jared shoots Benjamin in the artery instead just to spite him. Enraged, Gavin orders Jared to back off and return Morgan's stick and keeps a brief lecture on Ezekiel to always arrive on time and bring complete offerings, delaying Benjamin's first aid in the process.

The next day, when Gavin finds out about Benjamin's death, he angrily tells Jared to walk back to the outpost. Richard brings the missing cantaloupe which is followed by Morgan furiously attacking Richard and strangling him to death right in front of everyone. Morgan reveals Richard's plan on sacrificing himself to create conflict between the Kingdom and the Saviors and that he was behind the setup all along. He and Gavin then have a mutual understanding, when Morgan tells him that the Kingdom has always understood their role in the weekly offerings.

Season 7

 * 7x02: "The Well"
 * 7x10: "New Best Friends"
 * 7x13: "Bury Me Here"
 * 7x16: "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life

Trivia

 * Unlike Simon, Dwight and Paula, another ones of Negan's top lieutenants, Gavin has an affable, approachable and level-headed nature and never resorts to unnecessary violence.
 * In addition, Gavin has the poorest leadership skills of the four, shown when he can barely control Jared's violent outbursts.