The Young Riders Whump List
In the days of the Wild, Wild West, a group of misfit teens sign on as Pony Express Riders.
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Spoiler Alert for Major Character Death!
The Kid (Ty Miller)
1x01; Beaten up in a fistfight 1x02; Fistfight with Jimmy 1x06; Severe smoke inhalation, coughing 1x07; Pistol-whipped, knocked down, stunned, bloody head wound 1x08; Tussle; kicked in the face, knocked down, bloody lip; shot in the left shoulder 1x09; Tied to stakes, dirt thrown on face; struck by an unknown missile, uninjured 1x10; Long hard ride 1x11; Punched by Jimmy, knocked down 1x14; Kicked in the ribs; pistol-whipped, unconscious; bruises on face 1x19; Shot in the right shoulder 1x23; Punched in the face; shoved to the ground; shot in the left shoulder, on the run while injured; passes out, unconscious for several days, bullet removed, sling 2x07; Punched in the face; slapped; punched and knocked out, bleeding from forehead 2x14; Blistered hands 2x15; Fistfight with Jimmy 2x16; Blistered hands 2x22; Attacks Jimmy, restrained, emotional angst; shot in the left side, dragging himself across the ground, helped to walk 3x03; Shot in the left upper arm, knocked from horse, bleeding, field care, sling; injury stomped on, passes out; hard ride while injured; helped to walk 3x09; Knocked off horse; thrown from horse, helped to his feet, limping slightly 3x18; Shot in the left shoulder, captured, tied to a tree, rough sling 3x21; Fistfight with Jimmy, bruises on face
James Butler 'Jimmy' Hickok, aka 'Wild Bill Hickok' (Josh Brolin)
1x01; Fall from horse x2; knocked over backwards by gun recoil; no injuries 1x02; Knocked out by Kid; fistfight with Kid; shot in the right shoulder 1x03; Fight, black eye and bruises on face 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x08; Struck on the left leg with a baseball; tussle 1x09; Tied up; struck with a metal dipper 1x10; Near-drowning, coughing; shot in the left side, bullet removed without anesthesia 1x11; Knocked off horse, uninjured; pistol-whipped, unconscious, bruise/cut on forehead; almost hanged 1x13; Purposely shoots himself in the left shoulder; fight, knocked down repeatedly, bruises on face 1x15; Toothache; tackled to the ground and pinned down (played for laughs); pulls his own tooth 1x20; Slapped; punched and knocked out; passes out and falls from horseback; shot twice in the left arm 1x24; Shot in the right leg 2x01; Shot in the right leg, medical care 2x03; Pistol-whipped, unconscious 2x04; Punched in the stomach 2x09; Suicidal ideation throughout ep; angst, guilt; drunk, shoved to floor, kicked in the ribs; hungover; punched in stomach, shoved to the ground; shot in the right shoulder 2x14; Shot in the right shoulder, hard fall, cared for 2x15; Fistfight with Kid 2x19; Attacked; punched in the face (2.19 A Noble Chase) 2x22; Attacked by Kid 3x02; Knocked out by Jesse, helped to walk, holding his head 3x03; Punched, briefly unconscious 3x07; Tackled by Jesse; shot in the left arm; shot in the left leg, limping 3x08; Thrown from a horse onto a corral fence, limping (played for laughs) 3x11; Knocked from horseback by a branch, briefly unconscious, in pain 3x13; Coughing from smoke inhalation 3x14; Punched in the stomach and knocked to the ground 3x17; Fight; slapped in the face; blinded by dust 3x20; Emotional angst/guilt over a friend’s death; shot in the left leg, field bandage 3x21; Fistfight with Kid, briefly held underwater/drowned, coughing, cuts and bruises on face, cared for 3x22; Pistol-whipped by Jesse, unconscious
Louise 'Lou' McCloud (Yvonne Suhor)
1x01; Shot (grazed in the ribs), falls from horse, unconscious, carried, cared for 1x05; Roughly shaken; beaten on face, bloody 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x08; Long hard ride; tussle 1x09; Tied up; falls with horse, uninjured; used as a hostage 1x15; Struck and knocked down multiple times, bloody lip; sexually harassed/assaulted 2x07; Beaten, unconscious, bloody lip, bruises on face 2x08; Deliberately falls from horseback, briefly pretends to be unconscious 2x15; Thrown from horse, pulled out of the way of being trampled, injured ankle, helped to walk, ankle bandaged 2x16; Kidnapped, almost hanged, falls roughly to the ground 2x22; Restrained, tied to a chair, beaten and bloodied, bound to a cross, bloodied wrists 3x02; Thrown off horse by Jesse, fight with Jesse 3x03; Thrown to the ground, holding her head 3x08; Falls from horseback 3x11; Past rape revealed; angst, emotional whump; knocked from horseback (it looks like she was shot but there’s no evidence of it later) 3x18; Shot in the left arm, field care
Buck (Running Buck) Cross (Gregg Rainwater)
1x03; Minor knife slash on chest; fistfight with Jimmy; emotional angst; struck multiple times with clubs; tied up, burned feet 1x04; Thrown from horse, uninjured; bound and gagged, hands tied above head 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x08; Tussle 1x18; Lassoed off horse, falls hard, dragged; kicked in the ribs, yanked by his hair, 'tarred and feathered' 2x04; Horse rolls over on him, holding his left shoulder; sick, passes out, cared for 2x05; Fight 2x06; Punched in the face by Ike 2x20; Hands tied behind his back, on his knees, briefly manhandled; hands bound in front, yanked by his hair, manhandled, gagged, rope burns on wrists (brief); angst 3x05; Emotional whump due to his best friend's death 3x06; Emotional whump (still grieving his best friend); shot in the left arm, bandage, sling 3x08; Bitten by a sheep (played for laughs) 3x09; Thrown through a fence by a horse, helped to his feet 3x16; Emotional angst; thrown backwards and knocked out; fight; passes out
Ike McSwain (Travis Fine)
1x01; Kicked in the head by a horse, bloody head wound, cared for 1x03; Hands tied above head; cut on face; exhaustion, cared for 1x05; Shot in the right arm; falls from horse, head injury, unconscious 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x12; Takes a hard fall from a horse; fight with Cody; uninjured 1x19; Shot in the left leg 1x23; Sneezing due to flower allergy 2x06; Beaten; coughing from smoke inhalation; knocked out; angst 3x05; Fight; shot in the chest, bedridden, cared for, dies
William F. Cody, aka 'Cody' (Stephen Baldwin)
1x01; Pulled off horse and pummeled by Jimmy, uninjured 1x06; Coughing from smoke inhalation 1x12; Takes a hard fall from a horse; fight with Ike; uninjured 1x13; Fight, knocked down repeatedly, squeezed, bruises on face 1x17; Shot in the right shoulder, bandage; multiple fights 1x18; Struck with a whip multiple times, fight, uninjured 1x23; Falls with horse into puddle, uninjured 2x04; "Thrown, trampled, lightning"; loses a tooth 2x04; Sick, cared for 2x12; Falls with horse, unhurt; shot in the right shoulder, rough bandage, bleeding, injury jostled; intoxicated, beaten, bloodied, carried 2x21; Shot in the left upper arm, knocked from horse, dragged to safety, bloody bandage, concerned friends 3x08; Hard fall from horseback while being dumb, limping 3x10; Fight, bloody lip; knocked out with a rifle butt, holding his head, briefly stumbling, concerned friend 3x22; Angst over a friend's death; shot in the left upper arm, fires a rifle while wounded, sling
Noah Dixon (Don Franklin) Introduced in season two
2x01; Slapped in the face 2x07; Punched in the face by Jimmy, falls to the ground 2x13; Knocked out with a rifle butt, bleeding from forehead; chained up; punched in the stomach, winded; chained up again; punched, unconscious; gets tripped, falls to the ground, briefly holding right knee, struck in the stomach with a rifle butt, knocked down; punched in the stomach, knocked down, groaning in pain; shot in the left arm; fight, struck with a club multiple times 3x02; Falls over a short embankment, briefly blinded by dust; hit multiple times in a fight 3x04; Fight (punched, spattered with boiling water, struck with the blunt side of an axe, hit with a two-by-four, hit with a chair, kicked, thrown through a window), bleeding from cuts on face, cared for; shot in the left leg, on the run while injured, limping 3x08; Knocked off a fence, left arm in a sling (played for laughs) 3x10; Kicked in the ribs; fight 3x22; Shot twice, his friend doesn't realize how badly he's hurt until he dies a few minutes later
Aloysius 'Teaspoon' Hunter (Anthony Zerbe)
1x06; Struck and knocked down x2, bloody lip 1x22; Nightmares; shot in the right side 2x04; Sick; knocked out with a rifle butt 2x10; Hit in the head with a tennis ball (played for laughs) 2x14; Shot in the right shoulder 2x22; Hands tied; beaten and bloodied, helped to walk 3x02; Shot in the left shoulder, thrown from horseback down a hillside 3x03; Blister on foot, limping, in pain (played for laughs) 3x07; Shot in the left leg, limping, riding while injured; wound bleeding again; shot in the left shoulder, rough bandage 3x13; Coughing from smoke inhalation 3x14; Shot in the stomach 3x19; Fight, injured hand (brief); emotional angst
Jesse James (Christopher Pettiet) TW: Minor Whump (the actor and character are both 15) Introduced in season three
3x02; Fight with Lou; angst 3x07; Angst over his brother returning 3x09; Thrown from horse, almost trampled, dragged to safety, unconscious, cared for, bruise on temple; tastes alcohol for the first time, coughing (x2); hit/shoved; shot in the left shoulder, bleeding, helped to walk, cared for, bandages 3x15; Emotional angst over a friend’s death; dunked in a water trough 3x22; Emotional angst
U.S. Marshal Sam Cain (Brett Cullen) Only appears in season one
1x01; Shot in the left leg 1x06; Punched in the face, knocked out, bloody lip 1x07; Shot in the right arm 1x16; Falls from a window, lands on a rake, uninjured 1x21; Angst; shot in the left leg, cauterizes the wound himself
