David Fastidious was the secondary antagonist and the main human antagonist in Shaun of the Dead.
Biography[]
David is the archenemy of Shaun and appears as one of the most antagonizing forces in his life alongside Pete. While Pete is a wrathful, abusive and strict figure, however, David is more of calm, trash-talking, arrogant and pretentious figure who constantly ridicules Shaun outright admitting that he thinks he isn't good enough for Liz.
When the outbreak happened, David stayed with Liz and Dianne at the house and were rescued by Shaun and Ed. After rescuing also Barbara and Philip, they make their way to the car with the bitten Philip. As they drive away from the horde of zombies, Philip reconciles with Shaun before becoming a zombie and he forces the group to abandon their car and him. The remaining survivors sneak through their London neighbourhood, running into friends and evading zombies by imitating them. They take refuge inside the Winchester, where Shaun discovers that the Winchester rifle above the bar is functional. Barbara reveals she was bitten along the way, and dies after giving Liz and Shaun's relationship her approval. David attempts to shoot Barbara, but Shaun stops him, causing the group to argue: Shaun accuses David of being in love with Liz, which Dianne admits. Shaun, distraught, is forced to shoot Barbara when she reanimates.
Death[]
.png){kind=link}
David getting torn apart by zombies
After Dianne yelled at him for this decision, he had a villainous breakdown revealing deeply how much he truly hates Shaun. He then apologizes to Dianne after being exposed for his love for Liz and prepares to apologize to Shaun. Before he gets a chance to apologize to Shaun however, the zombies pull David out of a nearby window and rip him apart by disemboweling him, tearing off his limbs and then his head. Diane still rushes out of the pub brandishing David's leg, thinking she can still save him. She does survive by climbing a tree and eating David's leg to survive.
James gave his death the Golden Chainsaw because of how graphic his death was and how he was gotten rid off due to his hateful character.