yeah you don’t have to overload negan’s dialogue with every other word being “fuck”, “fucking”, or “motherfucker”! He’s already a man in power, there’s no reason he’d have to establish authority through swearing. Just his presence is enough. It’s just not part of his charm. He’s classy, swearing is childish, and it takes away from the writing itself.
Hi, this is Negan. The character you’re telling me doesn’t swear.
As you can see, his comic self - yes, Negan wasn’t born on TV - does curse more than say any other sort of word. And yes, TV Negan IS based on this guy. As you can probably guess, since I have both watched TV TWD and read comic TWD, I use elements from both. It so happens that Negan’s colorful speech is one of his most defining traits, and so I use that to my heart’s content.
It’s so damn pointed that it’s been mentioned by other characters a couple times. Example:
As a bonus, TV Negan is supposed to be like this. If AMC gave them freedom to curse, Negan would speak in fucks more than in English. As proof, this is Negan’s introduction before being censored. Give it a couple minutes and hear the fucks flying around. (More exactly, they begin at 1:30 I think.)
Also, I’ll have you know Negan ain’t classy. He’s a fucking buffoon. Another of his traits is how easily and swiftly he goes from threatening to goof.
Also, there’s the classic ‘don’t like, don’t read’. You’re more than welcome to try to do better than me, if you so wish :)
Here’s a fine compilation of some of Negan’s most classy moments:
What a classy, subtle guy. Nope, no swearing needed here!
This is fucking fabulous!