Apoca-Let's Hang Out: Friends for the End of the World
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Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) from 'The Walking Dead'
Any apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic work of fiction will make one thing perfectly clear: When humanity must fight for survival, it gets messy out there. Therefore, no one would make a better friend than 'The Walking Dead''s "Redneck Jedi" Daryl Dixon, who is deadly accurate with his crossbow, and occasionally deadly sweet with his words. Also, if you got lost, he'd spend countless unnecessary weeks trying to find you.
What, you think you'd survive the end of the world with only one bodyguard? Daryl may be great with that crossbow, but "Tallahassee" from 'Zombieland' has an entire arsenal at his disposal. Plus, you could watch Bill Murray movies and eat Twinkies together.
Gaius Baltar (James Callis) from 'Battlestar Galactica'
Baltar is a scientific genius, but he's also a self-serving egomaniac who is entirely focused on his own survival. (Oh, and there's always that chance that he's solely responsible for the apocalyptic event at hand.) But he also seems to have a higher power on his side: Whenever that sexy Six in the slinky red dress tells him to do something, it tends to work out in his favor. The Cylon God wants this guy to stick around, so he's a good one to have on your team.
Unless you're Kirsten Dunst's character from 'Melancholia' or one of those sign-holding rapture people, you probably agree that the end of the world would totally suck. Well, 'Community''s Abed Nadir would suck you into his Dreamatorium and turn the whole thing into a zany pop-culture inspired meta-adventure — and everyone knows the end of the world is much more fun when you're flying in a phone booth with Inspector Spacetime. Cool, cool cool.
Even cat people will agree that Will Smith's German Shepherd, Samantha, was the perfect companion in 'I Am Legend''s desolate wasteland Manhattan. Snuggling up with a beloved pet can make all of your problems melt away — and the end of the world is a pretty big problem. Just nuzzle your face in her fur while the zombies devour your endocrine system.
David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) from 'Independence Day'
Like sexy nerds? Then 'Independence Day''s David is the "friend for the end" for you. This guy had the nads to fly to an alien mothership to give some vicious space monsters "a cold", but he's also really, really good at chess. And since post-apocalyptic, Internet-free life will probably come with a lot of down time, why not finally learn how to play chess? Your dad would be so proud.
If Lindsay Lohan has proven anything over these last few tumultuous years, it's that the eternally beleaguered ginger can survive anything (and still make money!). We don't know her secret, but we want to — and if you hope to survive the apocalypse, you'll want her boozy, hot-pants wearing ass on your side. You'll think she's a goner about 38498745 times, but she'll always pop up again with a Tweet and a smile.
Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) from 'Parks and Recreation'
If you happen to be one of the lucky few survivors of this impending extinction event, you'll need someone sturdy to help you re-build. No one is better suited for this task than Ron Swanson, who would gleefully create entire communities built from the sturdiest stuff around. Plus, unless you're a dirty vegetarian hippie, he would be more than happy to cook for you while you got settled.
Well, we don't have an entirely logical reason for this one. The thing is, David has already been programed by an evil self-serving plutocrat, so his intentions are maddeningly ambiguous. Still, he's immortal and impossibly good looking, so at least you'd have something pretty to look at in the ravaged wasteland that used to be your beloved home.
Sigh. Sometimes things just don't work out, and you find yourself facing your very imminent death at the hands of zombies/asteroids/evil ancient Gods with a vengeance against sexy youngsters. At this point you'd definitely want Marty around, because chances are he'd have a pre-rolled joint filled with the finest apocalyptic herb in town.