For a show about zombies, “The Walking Dead” doesn’t feature an overwhelming amount of zombie-killing action. Instead, its character-driven focus is what keeps fans coming back for more, and for no other character more so than Norman Reedus‘ Daryl Dixon.

Because it’s only a matter of time before a new death rumor surrounds everyone’s favorite crossbow-toting badass, we’ll need these moments to keep us warm for the bleak, zombie-filled season ahead.

1. That Time Daryl Ka-Thunked His First Crossbow Bolt

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It was so many moons ago when we saw Daryl use his crossbow on a Walker for the first time, but he won our hearts immediately with an exasperated “Come on, people. What the hell?” before loosing a bolt into a stray Walker’s head after he caught it snacking on his felled dear. Bless.

2. That Time With The Cherokee Rose

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We could not deal with this Daryl moment. After Sophia’s death, he gifted Carol with a Cherokee Rose and told her:

“It’s a Cherokee Rose. The story is that when American soldiers were moving Indians off their land on the Trail of Tears, the Cherokee mothers were grieving and crying so much ’cause they were losing their little ones along the way from exposure and disease and starvation. A lot of them ...

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With “The Maze Runner” hitting theaters September 19th, the main cast have been promoting up a storm. In an interview of sorts with AwesomenessTV, Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scoledario, Will Poulter and Thomas Brodie-Sangster play a game called “Fugitive” — basically, the British version of Cops & Robbers.

Cop Scoledario squares off against robbers Poulter, Brodie-Sangster, and O’Brien as they run like crazy to escape her, and it’s the most adorable thing ever. It’s also probably a welcome break for O’Brien who, at this point, may have been asked “Did you have to run in your audition?” approximately one billion times by now.

Check it out:

Of course, Dylan won — he is the Maze Runner after all — and his victory dance is the best thing we’ve seen all day:

However, it’s hardly the first time that O’Brien has goofed off in GIF-worthy form. Here’s something you may or may not have known about Dylan O’Brien — he likes to dance. Like a total dork. And we love it more than puppies.

Don’t believe us?

Here’s Dylan dancing on the set of “The Maze Runner”:

Here’s Dylan dancing while lip-synching to “Call Me Maybe” on the set of “The Internship”:

Here’s Dylan dancing on the set of “The Internship” again, now with 100% more Quidditch brooms:

Here’s Dylan making hip-shaking a team sport with Tyler Posey in a “Teen Wolf” outtake:

Here’s Dylan dancing in another “Teen Wolf” outtake ...