The Walking Dead flocked to the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee this weekend by the thousands.

Gathering across the street from Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the crowded Nashville streets weren’t going to stop fans of the popular zombie series and comic book series from Robert Kirkman. Hundreds of fans took to the convention center decked out in costumes themed after their favorite characters. This all culminated Saturday afternoon with the cosplay contest that has become one of the trademarks of the Walker Stalker conventions.

While dozens of fans chose to throw on a leather jacket to accompany their deadly baseball bats, pulling off the Negan, other fans took a more diverse approach. Several fans showed up in Eugene garb, both pre- and post-betrayal of Rick Grimes in favor of Negan, along with Abraham’s, Rosita’s, Dwight’s and even a lone Jerry, the comedic character that has quickly become a fan-favorite on the show.

Out of the dozens of entries, below were the 3 contestants that made it to the final round. Little Negan, a walker (with some fantastic make-up BTW), and Jerry from The Kingdom.

 

Care to take a guess who won? Yeah, while Little Negan was beyond adorable, the fact that there was about a dozen Negan entries I think is what kept her from getting the top honor. With the winner chosen by how loud the audience cheered for their favorite, Jerry ran away with the prize. Given the level of detail that went into the costume and the striking resemblance to the real Jerry, this didn’t surprise me at all. In fact, as soon as I saw him on the convention floor earlier that day, I knew it would be a shoe-in.

If you would like to congratulate the winner, the Jerry cosplay contestant’s name is Alexandro Quiles, and he can be found on Twitter @AlexQuiles1984. You’re the bomb, Alexandro, and hope to see you again next year!

 

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