Look where "Dead Rising 4" got the idea of the barb wired baseball bat from.
Negan is a character from the The Walking Dead comic book series as well as its AMC television adaptation. He currently serves as the primary antagonist of the comics series (primarily from Volume 17 "Something to Fear" to Volume 21 "All Out War" before sharing the spot with Alpha) as well as the hidden main antagonist of the second half of Season 6 on the show. He will be the main antagonist of Season 7.