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* DirtyCoward: At the start of the apocalypse he locked out his congregation and let them get eaten to save himself. Later on he starts to grow out of this.
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* TookALevelInBadass: He manages to help out and kill a few walkers when a herd overruns the Safe-Zone. Later on, after [[OutOfFocus staying on the sidelines for over fifty issues]] he tells Rick that he wants to join the army that is training to fight the Whisperers.
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* VirtueisWeakness: Alpha talks a lot about disowning things like emotion and empathy, adopting a ferral, animalistic lifestyle. This is how she justifies allowing Lydia to be raped by other Whisperers.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite her absolutely disgusting treatment of her, she does genuinely care for her daughter Lydia and is even shown crying because she misses her in issue 148.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite her absolutely disgusting treatment of her, she does genuinely care for her daughter Lydia and is even shown crying because she misses her in issue 148.
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* KnifeNut: She is just as deadly with a knife as she is with a machete.
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* BadBoss: She kills one of her own men simply for witnessing her sobbing over her daughter.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite her absolutely disgusting treatment of her, she does genuinely care for her daughter Lydia and is even shown crying because she misses her in issue 148.
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Misuse. It\'s Genre Savvy, not just \"savvy\".
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* GenreSavvy: She easily sees through [[spoiler:Negan's]] attempt to convince her Rick is a monster who has been torturing him, telling him that she knows what somebody who has been tortured looks and acts like, and he clearly has not been.
** WrongGenreSavvy: [[spoiler: Unfortunately, she's hell-bent on proving that Rick's group is hiding something which leads to her making some bad decisions, up to and including ambushing Andrea in her house. Thankfully, Andrea manages to convince her that they are not evil.]]
** WrongGenreSavvy: [[spoiler: Unfortunately, she's hell-bent on proving that Rick's group is hiding something which leads to her making some bad decisions, up to and including ambushing Andrea in her house. Thankfully, Andrea manages to convince her that they are not evil.]]
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!!Shiva
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 108
Ezekiel's beloved tiger who's life he saved, making her undyingly loyal to him.
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* ButtMonkey: In his first appearance he is beaten with a cane by Rick for failing to clear the road of walkers, which could have gotten both Rick and Carl killed. In Issue 147 Gus mentions that he is "on probation for something".
* TheDitz: Seems to be quite the idiot, as he fails miserably at his relatively simple job and is eventually put on probation for unknown reasons.
!!Gus
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 147
Benjamin's replacement as the guard for the Hilltop road.
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* NiceGuy: A jovial and friendly guy.
!!Shiva
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 108
Ezekiel's beloved tiger who's life he saved, making her undyingly loyal to him.
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* TheDitz: Seems to be quite the idiot, as he fails miserably at his relatively simple job and is eventually put on probation for unknown reasons.
!!Gus
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 147
Benjamin's replacement as the guard for the Hilltop road.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Due to his job he is unable to attend the fair and therefore has no idea that [[spoiler: Alpha killed twelve people, including his leader Ezekiel.]]
* NiceGuy: A jovial and friendly guy.
!!Shiva
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 108
Ezekiel's beloved tiger who's life he saved, making her undyingly loyal to him.
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-->Rick: We wouldn't.
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-->Rick: We
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* WouldHurtAChild: He tells Rick that they should use Lydia as bait to draw Alpha out of hiding so they can kill her. When Rick points out how dangerous that could be it leads to this exchange:
-->Rick: We wouldn't.
-->Eugene: What?
-->Rick: We wouldn't hurt her. What if Alpha calls that bluff?
-->Eugene: Then we don't bluff.
-->Rick: We wouldn't.
-->Eugene: What?
-->Rick: We wouldn't hurt her. What if Alpha calls that bluff?
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* BeneathTheMask: [[spoiler:According to Lydia, the DecapitationPresentation is likely an indication that, in spite of her bravado, Alpha is afraid of the Oceanside-Alexandria-Saviors-Kingdom alliance, as she's never had to face a group this large before.]]
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* UnknownRival: As of issue 136, Rick and co have no idea they even exist. Though the residents of the Hilltop do know of their existence.
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* UnknownRival: As of issue 136, Until Issue 143, Rick and co have no idea they even exist. Though the residents of the Hilltop do know of their existence.
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* AbusiveParents: If what Lydia says is true she sure isn't winning mother of the year anytime soon.
** In issue 144 she not only confirms that Lydia wasn't lying about the rape, but hits her right in front of Rick and Carl without a second thought!
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* AbusiveParents: If what Lydia says is true she sure isn't winning mother of the year anytime soon.
** In issue 144 she not only confirms that Lydia wasn't lying about the rape, butShe allowed her daughter, Lydia, to be raped by her men, and refuses to even let her daughter call her "mom". She also hits her right in front of Rick and Carl without a second thought!thought.
** In issue 144 she not only confirms that Lydia wasn't lying about the rape, but
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* HeroKiller: In one issue, [[spoiler: she racks up the highest kill count of any villain in the series when she personally beheads no less than ''twelve members of Rick's group'', including long runners like Ezekiel, Rosita, and Olivia.]]
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* HeroKiller: In one issue, [[spoiler: Her [[DecapitationPresentation "separation wall"]] shown in Issue 144 cemented her as this for the [[spoiler:Savior-Alexandria-Hilltop-Oceanside]] alliance. The fact that she racks up the highest kill count has [[spoiler:a somewhat-controlled army of any villain in the series when she personally beheads no less than ''twelve members what appears to be ''thousands'' of Rick's group'', including long runners like Ezekiel, Rosita, and Olivia.]]Walkers]] helps.
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* CoolPet: Ezekiel is the only character in this series that can say he owns a freaking ''tiger''.
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* CoolPet: Ezekiel is the only character in this series that can say he owns a freaking ''tiger''. In fact, the ownership of a tiger is why he's been named king in the first place.
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* MauveShirt: Though amazingly she manages to survive for quite some time [[spoiler: before meeting a tragic and unceremonious end in Issue 144.]]
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** Likewise, the group was named by Robert Kirkman and Sean Mackiewicz in #133 Letter Hacks.
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** Likewise, the group was named by Robert Kirkman and Sean Mackiewicz in #133 Letter Hacks. This is eventually an AvertedTrope, as their leader calls the group the Whisperers in Issue 144.
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* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: After a short but noticeable absence following the TimeSkip, he returns to the main story only to be killed during Alpha's massacre soon after.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: Definitely the most snarky member of her group.
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* {{Badass}}: It was a horrifically evil action, but [[spoiler: she managed to draw out and decapitate twelve members of Rick's group without anyone at the fair noticing.]] That must have required a lot of stealth and determination.
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* EmotionlessGirl: Making her a marked contrast of previous big bads [[EvilIsHammy The Governer and Negan.]]
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* CuteAndPsycho: She's really cute. But she's clearly been [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror|affected]] by the horrors she has witnessed and the Whisperers' ethos.
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* CuteAndPsycho: She's really cute. But she's clearly been [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror|affected]] [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror affected]] by the horrors she has witnessed and the Whisperers' ethos.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Even to her daughter, she is not a pleasant person.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Issue 144 seemingly reveals a more vulnerable side to her, and she even allows Lydia to join Rick's group (although she goes about it in a cruel manner). Then it's revealed that [[spoiler: she beheaded numerous members of Rick's group (including a child and pregnant woman) to mark the boundaries between her territory and Rick's.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Issue 144 seemingly reveals a more vulnerable side to her, and she even allows Lydia to join Rick's group (although she goes about it in a cruel manner). Then it's revealed that [[spoiler: she beheaded numerous members of Rick's group (including a child and pregnant woman) to mark the boundaries between her territory and Rick's.]]
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!!Marcus
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 123
A Kingdom resident.
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* ZombieInfectee: Wounded by one of the Savior's infected weapons, and dies from the injury shortly afterward.
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* ZombieInfectee: Wounded by one of the Savior's infected weapons, and dies from the injury shortly afterward.
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* ShipTease: With Luke. [[spoiler: he dies before it can go anywhere.]]
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!!Joshua
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 133
A Whisperer who is killed during the confrontation with Jesus.
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* HiddenDepths: Lydia mentions that he was much kinder to her than the other Whisperers, hence why she was so distraught over his death.
* TheFaceless: He never takes off his mask before dying, so we don't know what he really looked like.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Jesus slices the top of his head off in his first real appearance.
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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: As of Rosita's death in Issue 144, he is currently the only surviving member of Abraham's group.]]
* TooHappyToLive: [[spoiler: After the time skip, she's in a happy relationship with Eugene and becomes pregnant. So naturally, Alpha beheads her before all of this can go anywhere.]]
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Think Ezekiel will get back together with Michonne after being encouraged to do so by Pete? Nope, he's beheaded an issue later by Alpha as he's on his way to profess his love to his ex.]]
* ShipTease: With Magna. [[spoiler: Of course, he dies before it can go anywhere.]]
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* BigBad: Seems to be getting set up as one for the Whisperers arc. Issue 144 cements it when she [[spoiler: beheads twelve supporting characters and leaves their heads on pikes as a warning to Rick's group.]]
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* MacheteMayhem: She is seen returning to her camp in issue 143 with a bloody machete that she implied she used to kill someone from Rick's group with.
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* MacheteMayhem: She is seen returning to her camp in issue 143 with a bloody machete that she implied she used to kill someone from Rick's group with. [[spoiler: Turns out she used it to behead ''twelve people.'']]
* MacheteMayhem: She is seen returning to her camp in issue 143 with a bloody machete that she implied she used to kill someone from Rick's group with. [[spoiler: Turns out she used it to behead ''twelve people.'']]
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!!Pete
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 139
A fisherman who is Michonne's companion after the TimeSkip.
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* TheLancer: To Michonne after the time skip.
* NiceGuy: See below.
* ShipperOnDeck: Points out to Ezekiel that Michonne obviously still has interest in him, and encourages him to get back together with her.
-->'''Debut:''' Issue 139
A fisherman who is Michonne's companion after the TimeSkip.
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* TheLancer: To Michonne after the time skip.
* NiceGuy: See below.
* ShipperOnDeck: Points out to Ezekiel that Michonne obviously still has interest in him, and encourages him to get back together with her.
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* WouldHurtAChild: She abuses her daughter both physically and emotionally and [[spoiler:decapitates Josh and Rosita (who was pregnant) with her machete.]]
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* GetOut: In issue 144 to Rick and Carl as well as her own daughter. [[DecapitationPresentation Hoo boy, does she get her point across.]]
