AntonHildy asking the group about Madison.
Hildy is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's Fear the Walking Dead. He is a resident of the Emissary Suites.
Pre-Apocalypse
Germany
Before the apocalypse, Hildy was part of a German group who was vacationing in Georgia.
Post-Apocalypse
Savannah, Georgia
On the outset of the Wildfire Virus outbreak, Hildy and his group got stranded in Georgia and took refuge at the Emissary Suites. As the years past, they build a thriving community and helping other survivors, giving them a new home and second chance at life.
Season 8
"Anton"
Hildy referees a soccer game for the settlement's residents and calls the game after Klaus scores a goal against Frank. When Victor, Frank, and Klaus are about to have breakfast, Hildy stops by and informs them there is a new arrival at the gates. A short time later, Hildy goes on a supply run and finds an unconscious Madison Clark and brings her to the settlement. He is present at the council meeting in which he agrees with everyone else to let Madison stay. When members of Troy Otto's group arrive at the settlement to take Madison, Hildy follows them to Victor and Frank's apartment to discover that Madison is missing, along with Klaus. That evening, Hildy and the other residents are rounded up by Troy Otto's group at gunpoint and held hostage until Daniel Salazar and the other PADRE residents arrive to liberate the captured survivors.
"Sanctuary"
At PADRE, Hildy and Marietta bring a blindfolded Tracy Otto to a holding cell where Victor explains to her that she will help save PADRE.
"Keeping Her Alive"
Amidst regular daily life on PADRE, Klaus, who is helping a younger boy with his math, notices the return of June, Dwight, Sherry and Odessa to the island. Panicking, Klaus warns Hildy and Marietta, who are guarding the door to the cell area, in German that the group is back and orders them to stall the others while he tells his father.
The two refuse to allow the group inside under Strand's orders before Strand rejoins them with Frank and Klaus. June demands to know where Tracy is, revealing that they'd had someone keep an eye on Strand while the group was gone, not trusting him alone due to Strand's past. Strand suggests discussing the situation in a more civilized manner and greets Dwight whom he hasn't seen in a long time. Strand instructs Frank in German to bring Klaus to their room, but Frank refuses to leave his husband so Hildy takes the boy instead.
At Lowcountry Landing, Luciana and the Gearheads confront Troy, Russell and the rest of his people and Troy recognizes Luciana from the ranch as Nick's girlfriend, asking her in Spanish "shame about Nick, isn't it?" Luciana tells Troy that they don't want any trouble, but Troy states that it's too late for that as his daughter's already in some. Luciana is willing to let Troy use their roads to get to Tracy as long as none of her people get hurt. Troy asks if Luciana is going to help him even though Nick chose the ranch instead of her, but Luciana's people are more important to her than her pride. Troy warns Luciana to stand down if she really cares about her people as the Gearheads are outnumbered and outgunned and Troy orders his men to fan out and to take anything worth taking.
Luciana warns Troy not to as this won't end well from him. A large number of PADRE residents emerge from hiding and surround Troy's group, amongst them June, Dwight, Sherry, Odessa, Frank, Hildy and Marietta. Surprised but impressed, Troy realizes that he's fallen into a trap and Luciana admits that she had just needed him to get close, ordering Troy to stand down. Troy warns Luciana that he had trained every one of his men and that they will take out more of Luciana's people and the PADRE residents than they will of Troy's people if it comes down to a fight, but Dwight is happy to test out that theory while Frank quips that they want to make some room in their hotel again. Troy expresses concern about his daughter being in danger while they delay, and Luciana and June try to convince Troy to stand down and negotiate a ceasefire for his daughter's sake. Russell looks to Troy for directions, but he orders Russell not to act. Grabbing his radio, causing a moment of tension as everyone thinks that Troy is going for his gun instead, Troy contacts Strand and tells him that he's been held up, meaning that Strand is the only person that can help him. Strand promises to make sure that Tracy is okay, and Troy tells him where to find Madison, Daniel and Tracy.
Madison, Daniel, Strand, Ada, Della and Sara arrive at Lowcountry Landing which has been destroyed by a gunfight that has left most of both sides dead and more wounded. Tending to a wounded woman, Luciana explains to Daniel that they had Troy and his men surrounded, but it was like they didn't care whether they lived or died. Daniel reassures Luciana that Strand and Madison had no part in this and June runs over with a medical kit to tend to the woman as one of the PADRE fighters dispatches a member of Troy's group who reanimates. Strand finds Frank desperately tending to a dying Hildy who has been shot in the chest and is bleeding out fast. Frank begs his husband to get more dressings, but Hildy dies, and Strand sadly informs Frank that it's too late. Frank refuses to give up on Hildy, but he quickly reanimates, so Strand grabs Hildy's knife and stabs his friend in the head with it. The devastated Frank declares that they need to stop the man who did this to all of their friends and Strand promises his husband that they will. Luciana reveals that while the gunfight left most of both sides dead, Troy and a few of his people escaped in one of the Gearheads' truck and Madison and Daniel realize that he intends to attack PADRE with an army of the dead.
Death
- Killed By
- Troy Otto (Caused or Direct, Alive)
- Troy's Group (Alive)
During a gunfight with Troy's group, Hildy is shot in the chest and dies despite Frank's best efforts. He reanimates shortly thereafter.
- Victor Strand (Zombified)
After Hildy reanimates, Strand grabs his friend's knife and stabs Hildy in the head with it.
Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Hildy has killed:
- Many unnamed members of Troy's Group (Alongside PADRE residents and the Gearheads)
- Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people
Relationships
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| 👁 | Appears with no lines | ✔ | Appears in a flashback |
| ✔ | Appears as a walker | 🖼 | Appears in a photograph/video |
| ✔ | Appears as a corpse | ✔ | Appears in a hallucination/dream |
Trivia
- Frank Hildebrand is a producer for Fear the Walking Dead and also portrayed a Pioneer ranger living in Lawton, Oklahoma in Season 6.
- Hildy has one of the quickest reanimation times in the franchise, reanimating in mere seconds.
