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The Coalition

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In General

Alexandria Safe-Zone, Hilltop Colony, The Kingdom, Oceanside

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"An attack against one community is an attack against all of us."

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 6-11)

"It took us far too long to fulfill the promise of what Rick Grimes and his son Carl envisioned. The same promise Paul Rovia, better known to most as 'Jesus', believed in when he brought us all together those many years ago. We've always been bound to each other. We always will be. We fought our way back to each other. We have grown."

— King Ezekiel

An organization (initially) consisting of four united communities in the Washington region. It begins in earnest in Season 7 when Rick Grimes, the leader of Alexandria, rallies them to fight against the tyrannical Saviors. Although they endure a brutal war with many losses, the communities stand together and win back their freedom. Their bond takes a heavy hit after the unexpected disappearance of Rick, and the communities go their separate ways for six years. After the threat of the Whisperers rears its head, the communities renew their allegiance and officially brand themselves as the Coalition.

The Alliance: They're a union of communities located in Virginia: the Alexandria Safe-Zone, the Hilltop Colony, the Kingdom, and Oceanside. Oceanside is originally a hazy alliance at best, with the Scavengers serving as the fourth faction of the Coalition. The Scavengers then betray them to the Saviors and the Coalition ends up joined by Oceanside in the finale of Season 8.
Breaking the Fellowship: As noted above, they fall apart after Rick is apparently killed in an explosion that destroys the bridge they were creating to take made trading between the communities a little easier. This, combined with Michonne's paranoia about letting in new survivors after a traumatic incident involving a woman from her past, leads to them going their separate ways for six years.
Defeat Means Friendship: After triumphing over the Saviors, they accept them as allies for nearly two years. However, the lingering tensions and the failure of the Sanctuary to maintain itself as a base results in the Saviors disbanding with most joining the other communities.
Dwindling Party: The Coalition slowly lose their numbers and bases as the years pass. Sanctuary falls due to the failure to keep a large, industrialized base running with dwindling gas and crops, with the remaining Saviors either joining the other communities or becoming roaming bandits led by Jed. The Kingdom falls into disrepair following the pike massacre at the end of Season 9, with its' residents forced to become refugees at Hilltop. During the Whisperer War, Hilltop falls during the Battle of Hilltop against the Whisperer horde. After the end of the Whisperer War, the only communities left standing are Alexandria, now home to the native residents and refugees from Hilltop and the Kingdom, and Oceanside.
Fire-Forged Friends: They're brought together on account of their shared oppression at the hands of the Saviors, a bond solidified by the events of the ensuing war.
Jack of All Stats: Each community covers something the other doesn’t, making for a well-rounded alliance of peoples.
- Alexandria has more in the way of guns and a big solar power array, and has the leadership of Rick Grimes and his Atlanta veterans.
- Hilltop has the space to raise livestock and grow grain crops and enough food to feed the other communities. Alexandria has vegetable gardens but has struggled with food shortages; the Kingdom is closer to the city, so they raise free-range pigs they let loose in it to forage, then collect and slaughter (they also have more tree-based fruits like apples and pomegranates); Hilltop has all basic food staples and even expands to have their gardens beyond their walls.
- The Kingdom is slightly better armed and experienced fighting zombies than the other communities and also has the most combat-ready survivors.
- Oceanside has access to the sea and specializes in fishing because of their location, and are also able to provide fish oil.
- Sanctuary had the most people in it, at the cost of being unable to raise its own crops and being disarmed after the Savior War.
Made a Slave: In "What's Been Lost", the residents are taken hostage by the Commonwealth to be put to work in hard labor camps as insurance while Eugene is prosecuted for the accidental death of Sebastian.
The Remnant: The Whisperer War decimates most of the Coalition besides Oceanside. Only around 40-50 people are seen at the most during the big group shot in "No Other Way" despite the combined survivors of Alexandria, Hilltop, the Kingdom, and Meridian all taking refuge there. By the Grand Finale, they manage to presumably replenish their ranks.
Trauma Conga Line: The lingering fallout of the pike massacre and Alexandria’s trashing by the Whisperers does a severe number on the Coalition’s morale.
You Can't Go Home Again: The Coalition starts suffering the loss of several communities after the loss of Rick:
- Sanctuary falls due to being a factory that needs gas to maintain, a commodity that rapidly falls out of practical use years into the apocalypse; as well as being in a factory that provides very little usable land for crops.
- The Kingdom becomes uninhabitable due to failing pipes and the trauma of the pike massacre instigated by Alpha at the fair. It is never mentioned again even by the Grand Finale.
- Hilltop is sacked by the Whisperers during the Battle of Hilltop in Season 10’s “Morning Star” and “Walk With Us”. Maggie is prepared to abandon it by Season 11B, but by the Grand Finale it's been fully repaired.
- Narrowly averted for Alexandria, which takes a brutal beating from the Whisperers after they came to town with their horde in “The Tower”. The damage was so severe, coupled with the strain of having to provide for the combined peoples of every community, that Alexandria nearly collapsed until the Commonwealth arrived to lend aid. It is repaired by the Grand Finale.

Allied Groups and Later Additions

The Highwaymen

In General

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Just your everyday group of post-apocalyptic Big Damn Heroes.

"We are the Highwaymen. The roads surrounding the Kingdom belong to us. All visitors attempting to travel to your fair will be turned back unless you pay our toll."

— Ezekiel, reading a note detailing the Highwaymen's demands.

A group of survivors who ride on horseback and lay claim to territory around the vicinity of the Kingdom towards the end of Season 9. Despite their theatrics and attempt to intimidate the Kingdom into giving up their supplies, they turn out to be relatively decent people who agree to ally with the Kingdom and the other communities. After the death of their leadership at the fair massacre and the fall of the Kingdom, the Highwaymen integrate into the other communities, primarily Alexandria.

Breaking the Fellowship: Downplayed, but they appear to have more or less disbanded after integrating with the other communities, and are certainly not the functioning team they were when we met them anymore.
Canon Foreigner: The group is entirely unique to the show, and never appeared in the comics.
11th-Hour Ranger: They’re the newest addition to the coalition of communities who only join towards the end of Season 9.
Heel–Face Turn: Under Ozzy they agree to a compromise with the Kingdom and assist them in keeping the roads clear during the fair. The aftermath of the pike massacre turns at least two of them into allies in name only.
Sixth Ranger: They're the latest group to be part of the Coalition, and the only one to join without having fought in the Savior War with the other communities.
Token Evil Teammate: They're technically this to the Coalition in Season 10, at least by way of their named members. While Ozzy and Alek are shown to be honorable guys who gave up their lives trying to protect people they hardly knew, the likes of Margo and Alfred are spiteful assholes who gang up on an innocent girl and take no responsibility for their hostile actions. Though it's partly out of an itch to see justice for their fallen comrades, it should be noted that Margo speaks somewhat derisively of Ozzy's leadership after his death, possibly hinting at contempt for his fair ways, and it still doesn't slow her down one bit during her and Alfred's ensuing beatdown of Lydia.
We Hardly Knew Ye: We find out very little about the named members before they die and the rest of the group quietly fades into the background.

Ozzy

"Of course, this means you owe us a couple of movies, when this is done."

Portrayed By: Angus Sampson

Voiced By: Sven Brieger (German dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 9)

Debut: "Chokepoint"

Tara: "Who the hell are you guys?"

Ozzy: "We're the Highwaymen. We're your escorts to the fair. At your service."

The leader of the Highwaymen. Though he initially attempted to intimidate the Kingdom into giving up their supplies, he decided to peacefully join them when promised the opportunity to watch a movie at the upcoming fair. In exchange, Ozzy and his men kept the roads to the Kingdom clear. Ultimately, Ozzy would die trying to save the pike victims from Alpha, ending up with his head on a pike as well.

And Then John Was a Zombie: His decapitated head reanimates and is put out of its misery by either Daryl, Michonne, Carol, Siddiq, or Yumiko.
Big Damn Heroes: Twice, but sadly subverted the second time. The first time his group arrives to help escort the Hilltop convoy to the fair. The second time Ozzy, Alek, and DJ discover the hostages being held by the Whisperers and fight to give them an opening to escape. Unfortunately, they are overwhelmed by the sheer number of the enemy and are all killed anyway.
Good All Along: Subverted, as he does first appear with the intention of robbing the Kingdom, but then agrees to a partnership with them and later help Tara's group reach the fair. However, it's still vague as to how loyal he really is to the Kingdom. He is posthumously revealed in "The Calm Before" to have been a genuinely heroic character, as he and Alek charged into certain death to rescue a bunch of people they didn't even know, and gave the hostages the inspiration to fight back despite the overwhelming (and ultimately fatal) odds.
Humble Goal: All he wants in exchange for keeping the roads to the Kingdom safe is the chance to see a movie. Poor guy never does.
The Leader: Of the Highwaymen, until his death.
The Movie Buff: He agrees to keep the roads to the Kingdom safe in order to see a movie (and later ups the ante to "a couple of movies" after finding out about the Whisperers).
"Not So Different" Remark: While still put off by the Whisperers, Ozzy relates to them since the Highwaymen also do strange things to survive these strange times.
Off with His Head!: He is decapitated by Alpha and his head is put on a pike to mark the Whisperers' territory.
Punny Name: Meta example. Angus Sampson is Australian, playing a character named Ozzy.
Senseless Sacrifice: He, Alek and DJ gave their lives to try to give Alpha's hostages an opening to escape. Unfortunately, the trio only prolong the inevitable, and they all die anyway once Alpha arrives.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He only appears in two episodes before getting killed by Alpha.
Wrench Whack: He makes effective use of a pipe wrench to fight walkers (and Whisperers).

Alek

"Folks found us."

Portrayed By: Jason Kirkpatrick

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 9)

Debut: "The Calm Before"

Ozzy's lieutenant. He accompanies him in defending the Kingdom’s roads during the fair, and the pair died trying to save the pike victims from Alpha.

And Then John Was a Zombie: His decapitated head reanimates and is put out of its misery by either Daryl, Michonne, Carol, Siddiq, or Yumiko.
Big Damn Heroes: Along with Ozzy and DJ, he charges into the fray to rescue eight people being held by the Whisperers. Sadly, it doesn't end well for any of them.
Off with His Head!: He is decapitated by Alpha and his head is put on a pike to mark the Whisperers' territory.
Red Shirt: While Ozzy at least has some characterization, Alek only appears in one episode and has a single line before his demise.

Margo

Portrayed By: Jerri Tubbs

Voiced By: Juliane Kindler (German dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 10)

Debut: "Lines We Cross"

A member of the Highwaymen, who has a grudge against Lydia for the deaths of her friends. She and a few others attack Lydia in the dead of night, and Margo pays the price when Negan inadvertently kills her while saving Lydia.

Accidental Murder: On the receiving end of one. Negan accidentally slams Margo's head into a wall while saving Lydia, which kills her.
Asshole Victim: Considering she not only openly bullied Lydia but was more than likely gonna kill her you won't feel bad for her accidental death. Instead you'll feel bad for Negan of all people (who causes it while saving Lydia).
Negan: And for the record, screw her. She was a goddamn asshole beating on a kid. World's better off.
Decomposite Character: Her death is very similar to Sherry's from the comics, being the victim of a head trauma-related Accidental Murder while in the midst of attacking someone.
Hypocrite: She loudly complains how Michonne isn't doing anything to strike back against the Whisperers, but when Michonne asks Margo what her plan is, she quickly admits that she doesn't have one.
Remember the New Guy?: Never seen before Season 10, though she's always been a member of the group.
Would Hurt a Child: Beats up on and almost seems prepared to kill the teenage Lydia.

Alfred

Portrayed By: David Shae

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 10)

Debut: "Lines We Cross"

A member of the Highwaymen, who has a grudge against Lydia for the deaths of his friends.

And Then John Was a Zombie: Reanimates after his death and is put down off-screen by a member of Alexandria.
Asshole Victim: Considering his most significant contribution to the show is hurting an innocent teenager, it's safe to say no one will miss him now that he's been brutally murdered by Beta.
Bad Liar: Gabriel doesn't buy his and Gage's attempts to justify why they were attacking Lydia.
Blood Knight: He smugly suggests to another Alexandrian that they turn killing Whisperers into a game.
Hate Sink: Basically exists for the audience to root against while he bullies Lydia and to add another casualty to Beta's massacre in Alexandria while saving the main cast from the chopping block.
Jerkass: In his last moments, he is seen bragging to another Alexandrian how he and his friends beat up a teenage girl.
Karmic Death: After all his bravado about how easy it is to kill the Whisperers after beating up a teenage girl, he’s murdered by Beta.
Never My Fault: He and Gage try to pin the blame for Margo's death on Negan and Lydia.
Remember the New Guy?: Like Margo, he's never seen before Season 10, but has apparently always been a member of the Highwaymen.
Tempting Fate: He boasts that the Whisperers are "a joke" in a one-on-one fight. Beta disagrees.
Would Hurt a Child: Beats up on and almost seems prepared to kill the teenage Lydia.

The Wardens

In General

A group whose home has been invaded by the mysterious Reapers. They first appear in late Season 10 under the leadership of Maggie Rhee.

Canon Foreigner: The community and its survivors were created for the show. Subverted with Frost, who appeared in the comics, but as a Commonwealth soldier.
Dwindling Party: Many of them are killed before they even reach Alexandria.
- The numbers keep dropping after the second Reaper attack, which also sees Cole and Duncan being slaughtered.
- Agatha is later killed by walkers while trying to get to a rest stop with Maggie, Negan, and Alden.
- Frost dies at the hands of Pope after a days-long session of painful torture.
Genocide Survivor: They're the only ones from Meridian who didn't get extinguished by the Reapers. Sadly, by the end of "No Other Way", the remaining group has been whittled down to just Maggie, Hershel, Elijah, and a few unnamed background extras.
Informed Attribute: Duncan, Frost, and Agatha are introduced as three of the Wardens' best fighters but they don't last long after the Reaper ambush due to being taken by surprise and being outnumbered.
Mauve Shirt: The Wardens introduced in Season 11, including Cole who debuted beforehand, are mostly there to be picked off by the Reapers to establish them as threats while saving the main cast from the scrapheap.
The Remnant: They were once a modestly sized community at Meridian until the Reaper attack. Now only Maggie, Hershel, Elijah, and some unidentified extras at best are all that is left.
Sixth Ranger: As of late Season 10, they're the newest addition to the Coalition residing in Alexandria.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: With Negan, who they hate on principle for having killed their leader’s husband.
Undying Loyalty: The one thing they all have in common is that they’re all very loyal to Maggie.
You Can't Go Home Again: They move into Alexandria after their previous home is conquered by the Reapers.

Maggie

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Hershel

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Elijah

"For Josephine. For all of them."

^{Click to see Elijah with his mask.}

Portrayed By: Okea Eme-Akwari, Joshua Lamboy ("A Certain Doom")

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 10-11)

Debut: "A Certain Doom"

A young survivor accompanying Maggie back to the Alexandria region. He has lost his sister to the Reaper attack on Meridian and seeks to avenge her.

Beware the Nice Ones: He’s shown to be a friendly, loyal member of the group, but he is incredibly deadly and proficient in combat. He also doesn’t give a damn when Daryl offers a peaceful resolution to the Reapers and asks Maggie to kill them all, which she does.
Big Brother Instinct: He forcefully pins Lance against a wall when he catches him putting a hand on Elijah's surrogate little brother, Hershel.
Big Damn Heroes: He helps Aaron and Alden fend off their Whisperer assailants and later saves Gabriel at the Tower.
The Big Guy: While Cole is The Lancer, Elijah is more of their physical heavy-hitter.
Bodyguarding a Badass: He keeps an eye on Maggie, who is far from helpless in a fight.
Cool Mask: He has one, as shown in the page image.
Decomposite Character: Takes Conner's place as the guy Lydia ends up with at the end of the series.
Earn Your Happy Ending: He lives to see the fall of Carver and the Reapers and the successful revolution at the Commonwealth, the revitalization of the Coalition, and gets to start a relationship with his crush Lydia.
The Faceless: He wears a mask for the entirety of his first appearance in "A Certain Doom". He does not unmask himself until Kelly requests it in the following episode.
Fake Guest Star: He's just a guest star but appears in more episodes of the final season than anyone not named Daryl, Maggie, Negan, or Gabriel.
It's Personal: He requests the honor of killing the Reaper who murdered his sister, later revealed to be Carver. After Elijah gets injured, he asks Maggie to finish the job for him, which she does.
The Lancer: Takes over as Maggie’s second-in-command following the repopulation of Hilltop.
Lightning Bruiser: He’s extremely fast in a fight and wields his scythes with deadly efficiency.
Nice Guy: Elijah is a friendly and helpful guy.
No Name Given: We don’t learn his name in his first appearance, only that he’s male.
Not So Stoic: As the group is hunted by the Reapers, the stress of the situation coupled with the recent loss of his sister begins to overwhelm him in “Home Sweet Home”.
Official Couple: With Lydia starting in "Variant", after having confessed his feelings offscreen by the time of "A New Deal".
One-Man Army: He fights numerous Whisperers with ease.
The Quiet One: Even after he begins speaking, he rarely does so until he begins to bond with the other Coalition members.
Revenge Before Reason: He wants to kill Carver, the Reaper that killed his sister Josephine, once the group has him down and strongly objects to using him as bait instead. When it looks like Carver is going to walk free, Elijah just can't abide that and attacks him, despite being severely injured and having a sniper trained on him in a tense hostage situation. Fortunately for him, the sniper is actually Gabriel, and ultimately Carver and almost all the surviving Reapers are put down by Maggie.
Ship Tease: Shown to have a crush on Lydia in "Warlords". They make it official in "Variant".
Sole Survivor: “Promises Broken” shows that his sister died and reanimated, making him presumably the last member of his family. He’s also the only Warden (besides Maggie herself^noteand Hershel, who wasn't present) to survive the first Reaper attack and its fallout.
Suddenly Voiced: We finally hear him speak in the Season 11 premiere.
Took a Level in Cheerfulness: He mellows out considerably after the the death of Carver and the Reapers, showing a much kinder, openly friendly side.
Undying Loyalty: To Maggie. He is one of the few survivors who refuses to live at the Commonwealth, refusing to leave her side.
The Voiceless: He does not speak in his first two appearances.
Walking Spoiler: It’s hard to talk about him without spoiling Maggie’s return near the end of Season 10.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Elijah looks to be captured by the Reapers at the start of "Hunted" and disappears for the rest of the episode. He isn't seen being held prisoner at their base in "Rendition", either. He finally turns up again in "Out of the Ashes", where he's revealed to have escaped and encountered Gabriel.
Worf Had the Flu: In "For Blood", he's hit by shrapnel from one of the Reapers' mines while helping lead a walker horde around Meridian. This means he has one hand tied behind his back during the fight with Carver in the next episode, and gets his ass kicked on account of his injuries.

Cole

Portrayed By: James Devoti

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 10-11)

Debut: "Home Sweet Home"

"So, we all go to Alexandria and live next door to the guy who torched this place? Same guy who killed her husband? Is that right?"

Maggie's second-in-command who accompanies her back to the Alexandria region.

An Arm and a Leg: Gets his hand cut off by a Reaper at the end of "Acheron, Part II".
Character Death: Dies when Powell slits his throat at the start of "Hunted".
Demoted to Extra: After some spotlight in his first appearance, he barely speaks in the first two episodes of Season 11. He's then the first of the group to be killed by the Reapers in the third episode.
Dropped a Bridge on Him: After receiving more screen time than the other Wardens and being set up as Maggie's right-hand man, he’s quickly dispatched by Powell less than thirty seconds into the Cold Open of "Hunted".
The Lancer: He serves as Maggie's right-hand man, also sometimes voicing contrasting opinions to his leader.
Rasputinian Death: After having his hand cut off by a throwing knife, the poor guy is then murdered when another Reaper slices his throat.
Slashed Throat: He dies at the hands of Powell this way.
Surprisingly Sudden Death: He unexpectedly gets his throat slashed by Powell.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: As Maggie's right-hand man who keeps his hair in a bun, he seems to be a replacement for her fallen Hilltop Lancer, Jesus, who was given the Death by Adaptation treatment in Season 9. Ends up subverted when Cole doesn't last long on the show himself.
Undying Loyalty: He may butt heads with Maggie a few times, but he’s still completely loyal to her.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Much like Duncan and Agatha, he doesn't get to do much before dying after a handful of appearances.
Worf Had the Flu: Having his hand cut off only moments before, he is unable to do much to fight back when Powell runs up behind him and kills him.

Maya, Ainsley, and Gus

Portrayed By: Brianna Butler (Maya), Haley Leary (Ainsley), David Atkinson (Gus)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 10)

Debut: "Home Sweet Home"

A trio of survivors accompanying Maggie back to the Alexandria region.

Character Death: All of them are picked off in quick succession by the Reaper hunting the group.
- Gus is shot in the neck.
- Ainsley gets shot in the stomach.
- Maya gets shot in the chest.
Dying Moment of Awesome: Before dying, Maya points Maggie in the direction where she last saw Hershel. This allows Maggie to find him once the Reaper's been dealt with.
Friend or Foe?: Daryl jumps Ainsley believing she's one of the Reapers, only to hastily apologize when Maggie informs him she's a friendly.
Red Shirt: They only exist to be killed by the Reapers.
Surprisingly Sudden Death: Gus, who is suddenly shot through the neck out of nowhere.
Too Dumb to Live: Maya goes out into the open to help a wounded Ainsley, even knowing there's an active sniper on the loose. It goes about as well for her as you might think.
We Hardly Knew Ye: None of them make it past their first episode.

Frost

"Shoulda let you starve."

Portrayed By: Glenn Stanton

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Acheron, Part I"

A member of the Wardens who is among their best fighters.

Ambiguous Situation: Pope's reaction to Daryl seeing Frost's corpse leaves it ambiguous at the end of “On the Inside” as to whether Frost ratted on Daryl before Pope killed him or if he remained loyal to Maggie until the end. However, Pope remains unaware of Daryl’s true allegiance until his death in “For Blood”, making clear Frost was able to hold out, and Pope’s actions were just to try to gauge Daryl and Leah’s reactions.
And Then John Was a Zombie: Pope spitefully lets him turn.
Character Death: After interrogating him Pope kills him someway and leaves him to turn.
Cold-Blooded Torture: The Reapers torture him for information about Maggie.
Dead Guy on Display: Pope leaves Frost's zombified form tied up on display to mock Daryl.
Deadpan Snarker: While being tortured, he spits out a couple of barbs at both the Reapers and Daryl, the latter so they can play up the charade that Daryl isn't loyal to Maggie and has truly joined the Reapers.
Frost: Well, are we just gonna stand here staring at each other dreamily or are we gonna get to it?
Death by Adaptation: His comic counterpart was still alive at last mention.
A Death in the Limelight: He gets the most screentime in his final episode, showing he has Undying Loyalty to Maggie and is smart enough to play along with Daryl’s ruse.
Defiant Captive: He does nothing except snark to his captors as they torture him. He loses his ability to talk back when Daryl takes over the torture, but he still holds out on Maggie's true location until he dies.
Dying Moment of Awesome: As Pope’s surprise at Daryl’s true allegiance in “For Blood” confirms, he did indeed remain Defiant to the End and stay loyal to Daryl and Maggie.
Fingore: Carver cuts into his fingernails, then Daryl cuts off one of his fingers to dupe the Reapers into thinking he isn't loyal to Maggie.
In Name Only: He's a Commonwealth soldier in the comics.
Killed Offscreen: The last we see of him he's locked in the Reapers' interrogation room while Daryl and most of the other Reapers leave to see if his info checks out. By the time Daryl gets back, Pope has already killed Frost.
Last-Name Basis: He's never referred to as anything except Frost (assuming that is his last name).
Mutilation Conga: The poor guy spends a few days being tortured by the Reapers and Daryl, including losing a fingernail and then one of his actual fingers.
Play-Along Prisoner: He's aware of Daryl's true allegiance but goes along with the charade of not being allies to protect Maggie. Exaggerated when Daryl cuts off one of Frost's fingers to maintain the illusion.
Shoot the Shaggy Dog: Daryl puts in a genuine effort to save his life, but it doesn't do much good as Frost ends up murdered by Pope anyway.
We Hardly Knew Ye: He lasts longer than the other Wardens (sans Elijah) and gets a bit more character, but he still doesn't live past his first season.
What Happened to the Mouse?: After the group gets ambushed by the Reapers in "Hunted", he isn't shown dying but doesn't appear for the rest of the episode. He turns up captured at the Reapers' base in "Rendition".

Duncan

"Oh yeah? Well who's gonna save YOU now, asshole?"

Portrayed By: Marcus Lewis

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Acheron, Part I"

A member of the Wardens who is among their best fighters.

Battle Couple: He's the boyfriend of fellow Warden, Agatha.
The Big Guy: The largest member of the Wardens seen so far and one of the largest heroic survivors seen to date.
Big Guy Fatality Syndrome: Subverted. His size doesn't do him much good when he's killed by the Reapers without any fight.
Brutish Character, Brutish Weapon: More Big Guy than Brutish, but he carries a giant sledgehammer as his weapon.
Butt-Monkey: Duncan is the target of a few demeaning nicknames from Negan regarding his size. He doesn't seem bothered by it, though.
Character Death: The Reapers throw several knives into his back and chest and he later dies from the wounds.
Face Death with Dignity: He tells Maggie not to be sad and implores her to get Agatha home safe before he passes away.
Gentle Giant: Around Hershel, at least, who he adores and has a playful bond with.
Informed Attribute: Maggie describes him as one of Meridian's best fighters, but we never see him do any actual fighting and he's taken down by the Reapers in his first on-screen encounter with the group. However, considering the group was ambushed and outnumbered, at least he has a valid reason for not getting to show more of his skills before his death.
Last Request: To get his girlfriend Agatha home safe. Sadly, she only lasts for a few more hours after Duncan is gone.
Not Quite Dead: He's seemingly killed in the ambush at the start of "Hunted", but survives long enough to make it out of the woods with Agatha and say goodbye to Maggie.
Scary Black Man: He's got murder in his eyes when it looks like Negan tried to kill Maggie.
We Hardly Knew Ye: Much like Cole and Agatha, he doesn't get to do much before dying after a handful of appearances.
The Worf Effect: After being portrayed as the strongman of the Wardens, he ends up being mortally wounded by the Reapers during the Cold Open of "Hunted".

Agatha

Portrayed By: Laurie Fortier

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Acheron, Part I"

A member of the Wardens who is among their best fighters.

Action Girl: One of the strongest warriors of the Wardens according to Maggie.
All for Nothing: Maggie's promise to keep Agatha alive ends up being for naught as she dies only a few hours after Duncan is gone.
Battle Couple: According to Laurie Fortier, Agatha and Duncan are in a relationship. It's hinted at when a dying Duncan asks Maggie to get Agatha home safely.
Character Death: She doesn't make it past "Hunted" before dying from a walker attack.
Dead Guy on Display: Her zombified self can be seen hanging upside down at the Reapers' base in Meridian.
Devoured by the Horde: She gets surrounded by walkers and is Eaten Alive while Negan pulls a devastated Maggie away from the carnage. It turns out to be a downplayed example, however, as Agatha's corpse is later seen on display in Meridian, meaning the walkers didn't devour her completely.
Face Death with Dignity: She implores Maggie to keep going as the swarm rips her apart.
Heroic Sacrifice: She pushes Maggie out of the way before walkers can get her.
The Straight and Arrow Path: Uses her archery skills to great effect when walkers overrun the subway car in "Acheron, Part II".
We Hardly Knew Ye: Much like Cole and Duncan, she doesn't get to do much before dying after a handful of appearances.
Zombie Infectee: Briefly, after she gets bitten on the arm during a walker attack.

Georgie's Group

Georgie

Portrayed By: Jayne Atkinson

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 8)

Debut: "The Key"

A former professor with plans to build up civilization. She gives Maggie a book called "A Key to a Future" which she uses a blueprint to reshape Hilltop and other communities across the U.S.

Years after Rick’s apparent death, Maggie accepts Georgie’s invitation to help her build up other communities throughout the country.

Good All Along: Maggie believed she was a potential threat, but eventually, Georgie proved to be a loyal ally and one of Maggie’s most cherished mentors.
Greater-Scope Paragon: Only has appeared once, but Maggie greatly looks up to her and helped her in her mission to help other communities out west.
Nice Girl: Quite friendly and personable.
Not His Sled: Many, including Jayne Atkinson herself, wondered if Georgie was an adaptation of Pamela Milton, a character who would later debut in Season 11, given her clean appearance and desire to rebuild society.
Small Role, Big Impact: Georgie has only appeared once to date, but she gives the Coalition a vital collection of knowledge that they use to great effect following the Savior War that builds them into a credible contender to rebuild civilization. She is also partially the In-Universe reason for Maggie’s departure from the show.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Her current status is unknown as of Season 11. Maggie returns from her trip west with the Wardens who survived the Reaper attack on Meridian, but Georgie is never said to have been part of the Wardens. Maggie refers to having learned from her and Deanna in the past tense, which still doesn’t help pin down Georgie’s status.

Hilda and Midge

Portrayed By: Kim Ormiston and Misty Ormiston

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 8)

Debut: "The Key"

Georgie's twin bodyguards.

Coordinated Clothes: They both wear camouflage and a pair of shades.
Plucky Comic Relief: They provide some levity amid the somewhat tense situation.
Those Two Girls: Twins who accompany Georgie on her missions.

Riverbend Apartment Complex

In General

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An apartment complex in Virginia housing at least forty religious survivors. After an encounter with the Commonwealth, they become the latest addition to the Coalition.

Creepy Crosses: The front of the complex is marked with a cross formed with what appears to be blood.
Disney Villain Death: They aren't evil, but a great number of them are thrown to their deaths from the roof of the complex by Carlson.
Good Counterpart: To the Reapers from earlier in the season. Both religious groups who love each other like an adopted family and are joined by an Alexandrian whose Love Interest is a key member of the community. However, the Riverbend residents, while sinister and a bit bloodthirsty, aren't nearly the cold-blooded, child-murdering terrorists the Reapers were.
Mirroring Factions:
- To the Scavengers. Both isolated communities who would prefer to be left alone but end up caught in the middle of a war they didn't want any part of. However, the Scavengers' alliance with the Coalition was only temporary and involved them betraying their so-called teammates time and time again. Riverbend proves to be a much more steadfast and dependable ally that works cohesively with Maggie's group to take out the Commonwealth soldiers who wiped out many of their best fighters and their leader.
- To the Wardens from earlier in the season. Both are driven out of their homes and forced to run from an unknown enemy who seeks to wipe them all out in quite a bit of Disproportionate Retribution (the Reapers needed a place to stay and didn't want the Wardens returning looking for vengeance; Lance and Carlson are looking for a shipment of guns and want to exterminate Riverbend to cover their tracks). Much like the Wardens, all their best fighters are killed in a Curb-Stomp Battle. The main difference is that half of Riverbend's residents survive while all of the Wardens save Maggie, Hershel, Elijah, and a handful of unnamed others are killed.
Properly Paranoid: They're not exactly the most forthcoming group, but considering all they're implied to have grown through, and all we've seen the Coalition go through, can you really blame them?
Religious Bruiser: They're religious and many of them are presumably capable survivors. It doesn't do them much good when faced with the likes of ex-CIA Carlson and his armed forces, however.
The Remnant: The survivors of the Commonwealth's genocide end up falling in under Negan and Annie and allying with Hilltop.
Sixth Ranger: They ally with Hilltop after their community is subjugated by the Commonwealth. They are later mentioned as immigrants to the Commonwealth in the same breath as Alexandria and Hilltop, showing they've become part of the Coalition.
True Companions: They do seem to love and care for each other like a surrogate family.
The Worf Effect: Their best fighters end up killed off-screen by Carlson to show how dangerous the Commonwealth is.

Ian

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"How dumb would I be to let you go when you know where my home is?"

Portrayed By: Michael Biehn

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Warlords"

"None of you seem to have any idea what my responsibilities are to this place and to my people. Has it occurred to any of you that they have entrusted me with their very souls?"

The leader of the Riverbend Apartment Complex.

Boom, Headshot!: Carlson puts a bullet in Ian's skull when he makes it clear he won't give him the information he wants.
Creepy Souvenir: He keeps the skulls of all the foes his group has faced on display on a shelf, so as to intimidate newcomers and let them know who it is they're dealing with.
Dead Star Walking: Played by Michael Biehn, known for his roles in classic films like The Terminator and Aliens. Ian is dead by the end of his first episode.
Defiant to the End: Even in the face of death, he doesn't cave to Carlson's threats and remains steadfast in telling him his people didn't steal the Commonwealth's guns.
Expy: He gets killed in the middle of a Heel–Face Turn that involved letting Aaron and Gabriel go — the exact same as Mays in Season 10. On a meta level, both characters are played by actors who appeared in the Terminator franchise.
Good Counterpart: Downplayed. He's the maniacal leader of a religious group like Pope was, but unlike Pope, he actually does care about the people under his command and dies a rather noble death trying to keep them all safe. Compare this to Pope, who was stabbed by one of his subordinates after she'd finally had enough of his callous, bloodthirsty ways.
Heel–Face Door-Slam: He was about to do the right thing and let Aaron's group go in peace, only for Carlson to seize his moment and disarm Ian by shooting him in the shoulder.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's a paranoid, trigger-happy asshole, but ultimately cares a lot about his people and is in the process of letting Aaron's party go before being shot by Carlson.
Killed Mid-Sentence: By Carlson.
Ian: If I found those weapons, don't you think I -
Large Ham: Michael Biehn wastes no time making his presence on the show a memorable one.
The Leader: He's the one in charge of Riverbend.
Properly Paranoid: Mentions thieves, rapists, and cannibals as being among the people his group has had to kill over the years, all of which we've seen the main cast face over the course of the series. So he's not wrong to be suspicious when Aaron's group arrives at the Complex promising paradise. His paranoia turns out to be justified, as while Aaron and Gabriel themselves aren't dangerous, the same can't be said about Carlson and the Commonwealth soldiers under his command.
Shell-Shocked Veteran: He's obviously deeply affected by all the horrible people he and his group have faced over the years. The way he particularly accuses Aaron and Gabriel's group of being cannibals suggests he's especially rattled by an encounter with them.

Annie

"All I can do now is try to be better. Just like him."

Portrayed By: Medina Senghore

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Warlords"

"Ian's dead. But he wasn't our first leader. He wasn't what kept us together this long. We did, and we did it by working together as a family."

A high-ranking member of the Riverbend Apartment Complex. She marries Negan after he leaves Alexandria and joins their community.

Action Girl: She's a capable fighter who can hold her own against walkers and humans alike.
Bash Siblings: Despite Maggie's animosity towards Negan, the pair team up on two occasions and make quite the formidable duo.
Battle Couple: Works side-by-side with her husband to rescue Gabriel from the Commonwealth.
Dark and Troubled Past: She alludes to having done her share of terrible things to survive.
Foil: To Maggie. She has a romantic relationship with Negan in contrast to Negan and Maggie's Friendly Enemy dynamic. Annie is pregnant with Negan's child while Maggie has a son whose father Negan murdered. Both their names also happen to end in "-ie."
Fourth-Date Marriage: She married Negan during the few months between “No Other Way” and “Warlords”.
Happily Married: To Negan, still loving and accepting him despite his past atrocities.
I Hate Past Me: She says she’s done bad things to survive this long and thus doesn’t hold Negan’s past atrocities against him given he too is actively trying to atone for them. She does lightly tease him in stating she understands why the Coalition largely hates his guts, however.
Inferred Survival: She is last seen safe at Alexandria and doesn't return for the series finale. Negan is seen leaving to find her and his note to Judith a year later is optimistic, suggesting Annie survived to give birth to their child.
The Leader: She takes charge of the surviving Riverbend residents after Ian's death.
Morality Pet:
- In a way, to Maggie and Hershel, who put aside their hatred of Negan upon realizing that Annie is a genuinely good person they can trust.
- To Negan, who is a lot softer and less snarky around Annie compared to his usual crass, boorish self. He also starts owning up to his past actions as a dictator, again implied to be because of Annie's good-natured influence and the family they're about to start together.
Nice Girl: She's shown to be a warm and caring woman who unconditionally loves Negan. She and Maggie get along despite the latter bringing up Negan’s crimes and questioning her about them, and even Hershel doesn't have a problem staying with her despite loathing Negan.
Pregnant Badass: Still fights despite being twelve weeks pregnant. She does sit out the group's mission to Commonwealth in "Family", however.
Put on a Bus: She is absent when Negan returns in the first episode of Dead City. When Maggie asks what happened to Annie and their baby, Negan doesn't answer. After a few episodes, he confirms her survival, saying she and their son Joshua were put on a wagon train heading for Missouri.
Satellite Love Interest: Her role in the story revolves around being Negan's wife.
Second Love: Negan’s first serious relationship since the death of Lucille.
Sixth Ranger: She's this to the group in "Lockdown", being the only one who wasn't a member of the Coalition prior to joining.

Hart

"Just the four of you?"

Portrayed By: Jenique Hendrix

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Warlords"

"Can't be too safe now, can we?"

A guard of the Riverbend Apartment Complex.

Boom, Headshot!: Her death, either from Carlson or one of the Commonwealth troopers.
Faux Action Girl: Downplayed. Despite her intimidating appearance, she doesn't get to do anything remotely badass before being shot dead by Carlson or one of the Commonwealth soldiers.
Informed Attribute: Annie describes her as being among their best fighters, but she dies without putting up much of a fight.
Killed Offscreen: After Carlson reveals his true colors, she gets killed off-screen when he takes out the building's best fighters.
Mythology Gag: Her appearance looks similar to the video game-only character, Ava.
Pet the Dog: She allows Aaron to keep his mace-arm after he informs her that it's a hassle to take off.
Red Shirt: Mainly exists to be one of the community's casualties at the hands of the Commonwealth.
Sinister Scythe: Carries around a scary-looking scythe. Since she is the one tasked with letting Aaron's group enter the Complex, it's clearly meant to freak them out.

Joshua

Joshua Smith

Portrayed By: N/A

Appearances: The Walking Dead: Dead City (Season 1)^notementioned only

Debut: N/A

The son of Negan and Annie Smith.

Canon Foreigner: As Negan never had a son in the comics.
The Ghost: Only mentioned so far.
Late-Arrival Spoiler: Negan conceiving a child with Annie was a surprising plot twist for the final season of The Walking Dead, but he is mentioned in the very first episode of Dead City.
Replacement Goldfish: Joshua is the son that Negan frequently said he always wanted to have.
Put on a Bus: Negan says he put him and Annie on a wagon train to Missouri some time ago.

Other Allies

Siddiq

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"May my mercy prevail over my wrath."

Portrayed By: Avi Nash

Voiced By: Roberto Cuenca Rodríguez Jr. (Spanish dub), Katsuya Fukunishi (Japanese dub), Jeffrey Wipprecht (German dub), Pascal Grull (French dub), Lorenzo De Angelis (Italian dub), Ivo Hrbáč (Czech dub), Áron Bergendi (Hungarian dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 8-10)

Debut: "Mercy"

A survivor encountered by Rick and Carl while out on a run. When Carl visits him again he decides to recruit him into Alexandria. To his dismay, he learns that Carl was bitten on their way to Alexandria, and vows to honor him as penance for inadvertently helping lead to the boy’s death. He eventually offers his medical expertise at Hilltop.

After the Savior War, Siddiq became the chief medical officer of the allied communities, making tours across them and seeing patients from all over, training Enid as a student. He has a fling with Rosita that results in her being pregnant with his child during her relationship with Gabriel, but the three are able to talk it out and Siddiq agrees to help raise his biological child. However, Siddiq was captured by Alpha and forced to bear witness to her slaughter of the pike massacre victims, intended to deliver a message to the communities to drive them apart again with fear. Upon being rescued, Siddiq refused to give into Alpha’s demands, and instead relates how the victims fought back together against the Whisperers until the bitter end, to give some form of hope to the grief-stricken communities.

Several months passed and Siddiq remained traumatized by the horrors he was forced to watch. He and new medical assistant Dante then had to contend with a mysterious wave of sickness in Alexandria on top of his PTSD and the recent walker sieges. It is not until Siddiq realizes someone has tampered with the town’s water filters that he realizes that Dante is in fact a Whisperer plant in the community. Sadly, Siddiq realizes the truth too late and is strangled to death by Dante, who laments having to do so due to having come to legitimately like him. Shortly afterwards, Rosita is forced to put down his reanimated body, and the communities grieve the loss of one of their pillars.

Adaptational Curves: His comic counterpart is quite muscular, unlike his TV counterpart. This doesn't stop him from killing walkers, though.
Adaptational Early Appearance: In the comics he was introduced after the Time Skip following All-Out War; here, he makes his debut during the war.
Adaptational Job Change: He is a construction worker in the comics.
Adaptational Nice Guy: His comic counterpart got Rosita pregnant while she was in a committed relationship with another man (Eugene), while in the show it happened before she entered into a relationship with Gabriel.
Adaptational Wimp: Comic Siddiq is a towering and muscular man who also happens to be a construction worker. TV Siddiq is of average height and slimmer. He is also less combat capable, being overpowered quite easily by Dante.
And Then John Was a Zombie: He reanimates after being killed by Dante and nearly devours his own daughter before Rosita puts him down.
The Atoner: He feels terrible for his inadvertent role in Carl's death and vows to carry on the boy's legacy.
Character Death: Strangled to death by Dante in "Open Your Eyes".
Cheated Death, Died Anyway: He's the Sole Survivor of Alpha's massacre in "The Calm Before", only to be murdered eight episodes later to keep Dante's identity as Alpha's inside man a secret. Gabriel even lampshades it, wondering why Siddiq was spared just to meet his end at a different Whisperer's hands a few short months later.
Combat Medic: Was a medical resident prior to the outbreak, and has killed his fair share of walkers. 237 and counting to be exact. He also participates in the final battle against the Saviors.
Dead Person Conversation: In "What We Become", a drugged, guilt-ridden Michonne has a hallucination of him in which he blames her for letting him, Carl, and Rick die and leaving his child without a father.
Death by Adaptation: His comic counterpart survived the entirety of the series' run. Here he's killed by Dante once he learns that Dante is The Mole.
A Death in the Limelight: He receives plenty of focus in the first half of Season 10 as he deals with Survivor's Guilt before meeting his own end in the seventh episode.
Despair Event Horizon: Witnessing ten people's brutal deaths leaves him with some pretty serious PTSD. Sadly, he isn't able to overcome his trauma before being murdered by Dante midway through Season 10.
Driven to Suicide: Jumps into Alexandria's pond in the middle of an intense mental breakdown. He is saved by Rosita, who witnessed the event.
Fire-Forged Friends: Rick is distrustful of him at first and is then quietly hostile to him for his inadvertent role in his son’s death, even after recognizing Siddiq is on his side. By the end of the Savior War, however, following Siddiq proving his loyalty on and off the battlefield, Rick finally comes to accept Siddiq as part of his extended family.
Forced to Watch: Dante made him watch the victims of the pike massacre get beheaded by Alpha.
Friends with Benefits: He and Rosita appear to have had this kind of arrangement going on at some point during the six-year Time Skip in Season 9; Rosita says they were just "having fun", and Siddiq doesn't mind at all when she gets together with Gabriel instead.
Good All Along: Rick has no tolerance for his presence when he first meets him, suspicious that he could be a Savior spy. However, Carl soon learns that Siddiq is a good man through and through and brings him to join Alexandria where he remains nothing but loyal to the community.
He Knows Too Much: Dante kills him after Siddiq realizes that he was the Whisperer who forced him to watch Alpha behead his friends on the night of the barn massacre.
In Name Only: He is quite different than in the comics, what with being introduced during All-Out War instead of after the timeskip, having a much slimmer, disheveled appearance, and no supposed history with Michonne in any way. The only storyline he shares with his comic counterpart is being the father of Rosita's child.
Intergenerational Friendship: Develops one with Carl as they bond over the loss of their mothers in the apocalypse.
It's All My Fault: He blames himself for Carl's infection and eventual death, as well as the deaths of everyone killed by Alpha.
The Medic: With the death of the Kingdom's doctor in "Do Not Send Us Astray", he is presumably the only survivor in any of the communities with medical expertise. Later, Rick asks him to save Negan's life after slashing the Savior leader's throat. By Season 9, he has become Alexandria's medic and passes on his knowledge to Enid, who dies before the end of the season; however, given the six-year Time Skip, it's reasonable to assume that some other survivors with medical knowledge may have joined the communities.
Nice Guy: He's a good man through and through, quickly forming a friendship with Carl and offering his medical expertise once the surviving group arrives at Hilltop.
Platonic Co-Parenting: He raises his and Rosita's daughter Coco alongside her current paramour Gabriel and her longtime admirer Eugene.
Religious Bruiser: Kind of. While he admits that he doesn't necessarily share his mother's faith, he does insist on upholding her beliefs to honor her memory, such as by quoting the Quran and killing walkers to free their souls as his mother thought was possible.
Sanity Slippage: In Season 10, due to witnessing Alpha's violence and cruelty firsthand. Combine this with the 48-hour walker attack on Alexandria and he is barely even able to sleep at night.
Secret-Keeper: He is the first, and for a time, the only person to know of Ezekiel's cancer, dying before Ezekiel goes public with it later in the season.
Sole Survivor: Of the eleven people abducted by the Whisperers in "The Calm Before", he is the only one to make it out alive, albeit beaten and traumatized from what he has witnessed.
Spare a Messenger: Alpha only spares him so that he can put a scare into the communities by telling them how ten people were mercilessly killed; instead, he chooses to honor the dead by giving a speech on how they went down fighting together, as a family, in their last moments.
Survivor's Guilt: He begins suffering from PTSD as a result of witnessing Alpha's horrific massacre.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Due to Adaptational Job Change, Siddiq is a Brown Asian medic much like Dr. Caleb was during the prison storyline in Season 4.
Token Minority: Played with: Siddiq is the first Arab-American protagonist to appear on the show. Arat, however, has the distinction of being the first Arab-American character overall. ^note
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He hates spiders.
You Will Be Spared: Alpha leaves him alive to tell everyone about the barn massacre.

Virgil

"Why couldn't you just wait until morning? I told you it wasn't safe."

Portrayed By: Kevin Carroll

Voiced By: Héctor Garay (Spanish dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 10-11)

Debut: "The World Before"

"Mercy's in short supply these days. I don't expect it. Maybe I don't deserve it."

A survivor trying to get home to his family… his undead family, which he neglects to mention to Michonne when he has her accompany him back to his base on Bloodsworth Island, promising weapons that could help the Coalition win the Whisperer War. He intended to use Michonne as a weapon to protect himself from the three people he’d already captured, but soon makes her his fourth captive, forcing her onto drug-induced trips. Michonne and his other captives escape and decide to spare him, knowing he will regret his decisions for the rest of his life. However, Michonne’s meeting with him bears fruit in that she discovers Rick clearly survived his apparent death, and she leaves Virgil alone on the island at his request.

However, Virgil eventually realized he must make amends for what he had done to his prisoners, and made his way off the island to join the Coalition as penance. Finding Oceanside deserted during the final battle of the Whisperer War, he eventually stumbles upon a weak Connie, and the two became traveling companions as they tried to get Connie back home.

Anti-Villain: He commits several very heinous acts like keeping three people prisoner and drugging Michonne, but Season 11 makes it clear he isn't truly a bad person at heart.
The Atoner: He comes to feel terrible for what he did to Michonne and the other people he was holding prisoner on the island, and vows to help Connie get home and inform Michonne's friends of her departure to make up for it.
Big Damn Heroes: Arrives in the nick of time to save Luke from being bitten by a walker.
The Bus Came Back: Returns in "A Certain Doom", having gotten off the island and presumably looking to make amends by informing Michonne's friends of her quest to find Rick. He vanishes again after this episode, then returns alongside Connie in "On the Inside".
Canon Foreigner: He doesn't appear in the comics.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Every episode after the first part of Season 11 has avoided all reference to him. Unlike other characters who have not appeared on the show for some time like Luke pre-"Faith" and Cyndie, there's no indication what happened to Virgil and he seems to have all but vanished into thin air. Even in the finale, when Judith finally tells the group where Michonne went, Virgil is never mentioned and doesn't appear again.
Dirty Coward: Drags Michonne away from a war simply because he couldn't put down his zombified family himself and also because he wanted protection from three people he'd kept locked up and was considering letting go. He stops being this in Season 11.
Failed a Spot Check: In "On the Inside", he does a sweep of the house he and Connie take shelter in but fails to realize it's home to a bunch of savages living in the walls.
Foil: Being a lone African-American man who suffers from Sanity Slippage after the deaths of his family, who he is unable to actually kill himself, he definitely calls to mind Morgan Jones. Both also struggled with not wanting to kill people. The difference is that Morgan eventually became a hardened killer who believed Murder Is the Best Solution when dealing with enemies, while Virgil is a Non-Action Guy who prefers to subdue people by drugging them instead of through lethal force.
For Want Of A Nail: Say what you want about Virgil, but without him, Michonne might never have discovered Rick survived his apparent death in Season 9.
Heel–Face Turn: "On the Inside" shows he's become The Atoner who teams up with Connie to escape a house of animalistic savages.
I Choose to Stay: Even when given the chance to leave, he opts to remain on the island alone. However, he eventually leaves the island, heads to Oceanside and finds Connie.
I Lied: There aren't actually any guns on the island. His family is also long dead.
I Will Only Slow You Down: He tells Connie to leave him behind if he becomes a burden as they try to escape. Connie refuses, and helps Virgil to his feet even after he gets stabbed in the back three times.
Karma Houdini: He gets off pretty light all things considered, and he knows it, which is why he becomes The Atoner.
Made of Iron: Even after being stabbed in the back three times, he's still able to get to his feet and escape the Ferals' house before passing out. Two episodes later he's walking around just fine, albeit a bit weak and with a limp.
Meaningful Name: In The Divine Comedy, Virgil serves as Dante's "guide" to help him to reach paradise, similar to how Virgil is Michonne's guide to the island and later tries to get her experience paradise by drugging her. Michonne's response is that she saw Hell, not Heaven.
Mythology Gag: His look and prominence at Oceanside strongly resembles Pete from the comics. They're otherwise completely different characters.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Accidentally caused the deaths of his family by locking them in the building where a riot was taking place, which led to their suicides when things got real bad.
Non-Action Guy: Impressively, he's managed to survive a decade into the apocalypse without ever getting the hang of killing walkers; he's able to kill one to save Luke, however, so he is still capable of handling them in a one-on-one scenario. He outgrows this in "On the Inside", where he takes down at least two Ferals to save Connie.
Put on a Bus: He stays behind on the island while Michonne and the people he had captured leave on a newly repaired boat. However he later leaves the island, heads to Oceanside and later encounters Connie.
Sanity Slippage: After the deaths of his family.
Secret-Keeper: He’s the only one who knows the real reason Michonne left the Coalition, or at least that her claim that she went to help people isn’t entirely true, besides Judith and R.J.
Sixth Ranger: He joins Alexandria after he and Connie are found by Kelly's group at the end of "On the Inside".
Sole Surviving Scientist: Zig-zagged. It seems that way at first. Then it's revealed he's keeping three other people, who are also scientists, prisoner. Then played straight when Virgil chooses to stay behind on the island instead of leave with Michonne on the boat.
Sole Survivor: The only living member of his family, and as of the end of "What We Become", the only surviving member (alive or dead) on Bloodsworth Island until he left it as of "A Certain Doom".
Status Quo Is God: The likely reason he has disappeared from the show since “For Blood” is that he knows Michonne left to look for Rick, a revelation that would likely completely upend the Coalition and send them after Michonne - at a time when neither Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira are slated to return to the show.
Took a Level in Badass: He's much more combat-proficient in "On the Inside" than he was previously. Justified as he's now fighting to protect someone other than himself.
Took a Level in Kindness: He was not a jerk before, per se, but he was still a selfish coward who kept prisoners locked in a cell and lied to Michonne about having guns on his island. In "On the Inside" he's mellowed out significantly and has a solid rapport with Connie as they work together to survive a house full of feral savages.
Walking Spoiler: It's tough to talk about him without spoiling the reasons surrounding Michonne's departure midway through Season 10.
What Happened to the Mouse?: He's last seen heading upstairs to take shelter from walkers invading Alexandria in "For Blood". Even when the main storyline moves to the Commonwealth, there's not a mention of what happened to Virgil or if he's still living in Alexandria. He doesn't return for the rest of the series.

Princess

Juanita "Princess" Sanchez

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"Maybe this time I deserve more than just the best of a bad situation."

Portrayed By: Paola Lázaro

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 10-11)

Debut: "Look at the Flowers"

"I'm not crazy, if that's what you're thinking. I mean, there's the ADHD, the anxiety, the PTSD, the depression, the crushing loneliness, and the active imagination that helps me cope with all of that, but, like, maybe that's the only sane response to an insane world."

A quirky survivor encountered by Eugene, Yumiko, and Ezekiel on their way to meet Stephanie. She hails from Pittsburgh and worked in a music store before the apocalypse. Despite some initial reluctance, Eugene’s group agrees to take her in as one of their own as they enter processing at the Commonwealth.

#1 Dime: One memento she keeps from before the apocalypse is a two dollar bill that was the first money she ever earned at her first job. It's confiscated by the Commonwealth people before the group's interrogation. After telling them about its significance, Princess asks if she can have it back.
Abusive Parents: Her stepfather was a physically abusive asshole who refused to let her eat at the dinner table because her hand was infected by a splinter. Her mother wasn't all that great either, sending her to school with the infection and ordering her not to eat if she didn't want to eat in the garage alone. When the Commonwealth auditors inquire what her parents did for a living, Princess quips, "You mean Deadbeat Loser #1 or Raging Prick #2?" She also reveals she's never had a medical checkup, no doubt due to her parents' neglect.
- "Variant" goes deeper into these issues, revealing her stepbrother joined in on her stepfather's sadistic abuse and her mother was an Extreme Doormat who did nothing to prevent it.
Action Girl: She doesn't show any concern about killing walkers.
Adaptational Early Appearance: Her comic counterpart wasn't introduced until after the end of the Whisperer arc.
Adaptational Nationality: From Mexican in the comics to Puerto Rican in the show. Enforced by Paola Lázaro, who asked the showrunners if she could represent her own Latin heritage, as the show already had a regular Mexican-American character in Rosita.
Adaptational Nice Guy: She's more earnest and well-meaning than her snarkier, slightly Troll-ish comic counterpart. A key example is the omission of the scene where she pranks the group by calling out to her non-existent backup and then obnoxiously laughing about it when she admits it was a joke, evoking a Dude, Not Funny! reaction from everyone present.
The Aloner: She's been living by herself in the city for over a year. "Variant" implies it was actually much longer, and it'd merely been a year since she encountered a living person.
Awesomeness by Analysis: She's able to tell a variety of things about the masked Commonwealth soldiers (like the fact that two of them are having sex between shifts) by picking up on subtle cues in their body language and behavior, as well as listening closely to their conversations. The rest of the group is flabbergasted, but they use this information to their advantage by choosing the right moment to escape their confines.
Badass Adorable: Has a very sweet, good-natured disposition and is quite comfortable killing walkers. She also looks adorable in her princess Halloween costume in "New Haunts".
Beware the Nice Ones: Princess may be one of the nicest survivors around, but she's fiercely protective of the people she cares about and can dish out a beating when properly pissed off.
Beware the Silly Ones: Again, just because she's a Cloudcuckoolander doesn't mean she should be underestimated. She beats the shit out of Trooper Davis when he has her at gunpoint.
Big Brother Bully: She had a stepbrother who would join in on her stepfather's cruel mistreatment of her.
Big Damn Kiss: She leaps into Mercer's arms and gives him a big kiss after she and Max spring him from jail in the series finale.
Break the Cutie: On top of finding out her boyfriend is willing to let Eugene be executed, she is sent with the Coalition residents to the Warden's forced labor camp and put to work. Her trademark demeanor and spirit are completely absent during these scenes, and she's pretty solemn when she joins Ezekiel in front of the firing squad to protect Negan and Annie.
Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Princess has this dynamic with Mercer as part of her Hidden Depths. She expresses nothing but warmth and empathy when he nearly breaks down admitting he killed two of his own traitorous soldiers. She then gently assures him she can handle whatever problems they have to face together in the future, and invites him inside her apartment to continue their talk.
Brutal Honesty: Princess isn't afraid to shoot straight and call her friends out on their shit. When Ezekiel starts coughing while fighting walkers, Princess warns him to not let something as foolish as pride keep him from getting the medical help he needs. When Eugene thinks something sinister is at play following Stephanie's disappearance, Princess spells out the hard truth that she may have simply broken up with him. Eugene is ultimately proven right, but given his tendency to overreact, it's understandable why Princess might have thought he'd have blown it out of proportion.
The Cake Is a Lie: Played for Laughs. She becomes concerned when Eugene barricades himself inside his apartment after Stephanie stands him up for an ice cream date. Princess offers him lasagna if he lets her in.
Eugene: This is an empty dish.
Princess: Oh, yeah, sorry. I didn't make lasagna. People just always have to let you in if you're carrying food.
Character Development: Her social skills improve after she joins the Commonwealth. Highlighted in "Rogue Element" when she acts as the voice of reason to Eugene's paranoia, and in "Trust", when she comforts Mercer after he opens up and shows he's more than just the stoic general most people see him as.
Cheery Pink: She wears a pink coat and can usually be found in good spirits.
Cloudcuckoolander: Partly because she's been on her own for so long, but later episodes reveal her to be naturally weird and quirky.
Cuckoosnarker: She gets in a few good quips.
Princess: So did you guys set up, like, a super-secret code or something?
Eugene: Greetings! I am Eugene Porter!
Princess: So, no code. Or, a really lame code.
Dark and Troubled Past: She had an abusive childhood that involved her stepfather and stepbrother locking her in a closet until she would piss herself and her mother doing nothing to stop it.
A Day in the Limelight: "Splinter", which delves into her traumatic backstory and gives the audience a peek into her psyche and motivations. She also gets a bit of extra focus in "Variant", where she delves deeper into said trauma and refuses to turn out like her mother by only making the best of a bad situation.
Demoted to Satellite Love Interest: After "Rogue Element", her last appearances on the show revolve almost entirely around being Mercer's love interest.
Disappeared Dad: Her father ran out on her when she was a teenager.
Disappointed in You: She's stung when Mercer implies he'd be willing to let Eugene get the death penalty if it means his sister gets let off the hook for the accidental death of Sebastian, and calls him for continuing the enable the ugly corruption in the Commonwealth justice system.
Distaff Counterpart: Her basic personality is similar to Negan's. Both are chatty, flamboyant, brutally honest, and quite the Cloudcuckoolander. Though Princess is much friendlier and less vulgar than he is, not to mention harmless to anyone who isn't an enemy.
Doesn't Trust Those Guys: Downplayed. Princess is an All-Loving Hero who doesn't have a mean-spirited bone in her body. However, she admits she has trouble trusting men after all the hell her stepfather and brother put her through when she was a child. She starts to second-guess her relationship with Mercer because of it, telling Ezekiel she's known lots of guys who seemed to be good men who didn't always turn out that way.
Earn Your Happy Ending: After everything she went through before Eugene's group found her, she gets back together with Mercer and the two are still together after the time skip in the series finale.
Eating the Eye Candy: In "New Haunts", she can be seen checking Mercer out as he arrives at the masquerade ball in a very spiffy suit.
11th-Hour Ranger: Subverted due to real-life circumstances. She joins Eugene's group as the newest heroic survivor and ally in "The Tower", which was the penultimate episode of Season 10... until the COVID-19 pandemic eventually led to Season 10 being extended by an additional six episodes. Either way, she's one of the last new heroic survivors to join the heroes' side in what would ultimately be announced to be the penultimate season of the show.
Establishing Character Moment: Her introduction to the group is yelling an excited, "OH MY GOD, HI!" at the top of her lungs. Before that we also see the walkers she has set up around the city as if they were living people (e.g. a walker in a police uniform with a notepad chained to their hand as if they were giving out a traffic ticket). This demonstrates her kooky sense of humor. Princess also calls the displays "a pain in the ass to put together", implying she's had a lot of free time on her own to do so.
Expository Hairstyle Change: She stops having Messy Hair after more than a month of living at the civilized Commonwealth. Her hair color also goes from mostly purple to its natural black with light purple streaks to reflect this.
Foil: To Lydia. Both are outsiders with a history of parental abuse struggling to integrate into society. However, while Princess is loud and outgoing, Lydia is quiet and withdrawn. Princess spent a year living in a city by herself; Lydia spent a decade in the company of her mother and her psychopathic followers. "Variant" adds another similarity between the two by having Princess declare that she is not her mom, mirroring Lydia's refusal to take over leadership of the Whisperers from Alpha.
Former Teen Rebel: Implied. She tells the Commonwealth auditors that she has a criminal record (though she does claim she was innocent of those charges) and mentions to Eugene that she used to smoke her father's cigarettes.
Friendless Background: She admits that being alone for a year isn't much different from her life before the apocalypse.
Friend to All Children: She befriends Judith and quickly warms up to her new pal, Mei.
Fun Personified: It initially puts her at odds with the no-nonsense Yumiko, though they become friends after Princess reveals her more vulnerable side.
Gaslighting: Her family would justify their abuse of her by claiming, "it could always be worse."
Genki Girl: She's very chatty and energetic, and is excited to finally meet new people.
Genre Refugee: She almost seems to have originated from much more light-hearted zombie fare such as Zombieland, with her bright outfit, big smile, dyed hair, and even her use of childlike words like "meanie".
The Glomp:
- When Yumiko asks Princess to join their mission she is delighted and gives her a big hug.
- In the finale, when Princess and Max rescue Mercer from prison, Princess waits until Mercer has reunited with his sister, then leaps into his arms and gives him a Big Damn Kiss.
Go Mad from the Isolation: All this time without anyone to talk to has made her a bit loopy and desperate for human contact.
Good Bad Girl: She's a very sweet and bubbly woman, and casually mentions to Mercer after their second night together that she's had "a lot of sex" in her life.
Hallucinations: Revealed to suffer from these in "Splinter". She imagines having entire conversations with Eugene and Ezekiel, and initially believes Ezekiel to have roughed up a Commonwealth soldier when it was really her who did.
Hates Being Alone: Understandable, considering how long she's been on her own. She extends the group's hasty search for transportation if it means they'll stick around longer; after realizing the true extent of Princess's loneliness, Yumiko invites her to join them.
Hidden Depths: The Season 11 premiere shows Princess to be more observant than she seems. She mentions this trope when trying to get Mercer to open up in "Trust". Despite her seemingly devil-may-care attitude she's actually a great listener and her abusive past has given her a knack for recognizing when people are going through trauma.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Mercer is over half a foot taller than she is and at least twice as broad.
Hyper-Awareness: Because of her ADHD, she can lose focus at times but also has an eye for picking up on subtle details that others don't. She's the only one to spot a picture that Tomi posted of his sister on the Commonwealth's wall honoring their fallen loved ones. This convinces the group to stay when they were moments from making their escape and likely severing ties with a vast community that could provide aid to their friends struggling in Alexandria.
Iconic Outfit: Her pink fur jacket.
Iconic Sequel Character: She doesn't appear in the series until its tenth season.
I Just Want to Have Friends: She admits that someone once told her she was difficult to love and clearly wants to make a good impression on the first people she's encountered in over a year.
Innocently Insensitive: She doesn't go by "Queen" because she thinks it makes her sound old and pretentious... not knowing that Ezekiel used to call himself "King", or that his ex-wife Carol was his "Queen".
Karmic Jackpot:
- After beating up Tyler Davis, she has an opportunity to escape the railyard and argues with a hallucination of Ezekiel who encourages her to strike out on her own. However, Princess acknowledges that, as briefly as she’s known them, Eugene, Ezekiel, and Yumiko have been some of the few people in her life who have genuinely accepted her and she’s grown to care for them too, so she heads back. This turns out to be a very rewarding choice, as not only does the Commonwealth prove to be a relatively cushy environment with many perks, Princess is accepted into society after being alone for a year, given a job in which she can interact with numerous people, and even starts a romantic relationship with the general of the Commonwealth army, Mercer.
- By not leaving, Princess also secures a positive outcome for the other three members of her group. She notices a photograph of Yumiko on the Commonwealth's wall honoring their fallen loved ones. This entices the group to stay at a time when they're contemplating jumping ship, and when the Commonwealth turns out to be Real After All, they all find what they were looking for. Yumiko is reunited with her estranged brother; Ezekiel gets the medical treatment he needs, saving his life; and Eugene, after a period of deception due to Lance's machinations, finally gets to meet his mysterious radio contact who turns out to be the love of his life, Max.
Kindhearted Cat Lover: Mentions that she was thinking about getting herself "a little cat" for her apartment at the Commonwealth.
Kindness Button: After Yumiko risks angering Princess when she has a machine gun pointed at them, Ezekiel defuses the situation by complimenting the walker "decorations" she has set up around the city. Princess immediately returns to her jovial self.
Like Brother and Sister: Settles into this with fellow oddball Eugene. With Eugene getting married to Max and Princess still together with Mercer, they're pretty much actual family by the end of the series finale.
Loon with a Heart of Gold: She's a Cloudcuckoolander and a total sweetheart.
Meaningful Appearance: She's introduced sporting purple hair and a pink coat in the middle of a Zombie Apocalypse.
Mirror Character: Has something in common with Ezekiel, Eugene, and Yumiko each. They all realize it and it helps bond them as they decide to bring Princess into the fold.
- Like Eugene, Princess went as far as deceiving people just so she could have companionship. Princess also suffers from self-loathing especially when it comes to how she connects with other people, which Eugene all but said when he was venting to Rosita about his apparently failed romantic prospects with Stephanie in “Morning Star”.
- Like Ezekiel, Princess puts on an eccentric, overly positive front when really she’s just trying to hide how broken she is by all the traumas in her life. She also has a flair for being theatrical as evidenced by her walker decorations around the city. The two of them also go by a royalty-based title, though Ezekiel doesn't tell Princess that.
- Like Yumiko, she also wants some sort of connection with new people. For Princess, it’s because she’s been alone for over a year in the city. For Yumiko, it’s because she just broke up with Magna.
More Dakka: Her machine gun. Unfortunately for Eugene's group, their horses don't take kindly to the noise it makes...
Motor Mouth: Sometimes, befitting her Genki Girl personality. Mercer compliments her on it, saying he likes hearing her talk.
Ms. Fanservice: "Trust" opens with a scene of her in lingerie after waking up in bed with Mercer.
Ms. Imagination: She imagines having entire conversations with Yumiko, Eugene, and Ezekiel as a way of coping with the stress of being thrown in a train car by the Commonwealth soldiers.
Mythology Gag: In the comics, Eugene's group has to travel through Pittsburgh to reach their rendezvous; here they meet Princess, who calls herself the "Princess of Pittsburgh". In the show, they only travel to West Virginia and Princess is merely originally from Pittsburgh.
Nice Girl: Initial awkwardness aside, Princess is caring, good-natured, compassionate, and friendly.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
- Princess shoots at walkers with her machine gun, accidentally scaring away the group's horses. This leads to their mission being delayed as they now have to search for a new method of transportation.
- She tries to go for one of the Commonwealth soldier's weapons, causing them to hit Yumiko over the head when she leaps to Princess' defense.
- Giving Tyler a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown causes him to lose his apartment and source of income, leaving him unable to support his sister.
No Bikes in the Apocalypse: Averted. It turns out the "new set of wheels" she promised Eugene's group are, in fact, bicycles. Eugene takes it in stride, opining that traveling at 20 MPH is preferable to making the journey on foot.
Nonconformist Dyed Hair: She's an extroverted character whose purple hair reflects her lifelong "outsider" status. Even after regaining her sanity, she still keeps a few streaks of her dyed, showing she hasn't fully let go of this part of herself.
Non-Indicative Name: She is not, in fact, royalty, nor is she the leader of a community like King Ezekiel was. It's just a wacky nickname she gave herself because she didn't like her actual name. Though the fact that she chose Princess of all things does tell you a little about her personality.
Noodle Incident: She was apparently arrested at some point before the apocalypse. She doesn't go into any specifics but she does claim, "It wasn't me."
No Social Skills: Acknowledges that her people skills leave much to be desired. She does get better once she integrates herself into the group more, and by the time they reach the Commonwealth has become a much more socially adept, though sometimes still awkward, individual.
Not Helping Your Case: Her attempts to help Eugene's group and get them to trust her just end up making her look worse. First, she scares away their horses with her machine gun fire while trying to prove how useful she can be against walkers. Next, she starts talking to herself while debating whether she should hand over her gun, including saying she could probably kill at least one of them before the others take her out. Then, she leads them into a minefield that killed one of their horses and causes their mission to be delayed by several hours. Finally, Eugene realizes she's been leading them around in a circle all day, which almost makes a very fed-up Yumiko put an arrow in her skull on the spot. Thankfully, the group comes to accept Princess when she comes clean and apologizes for wasting their time, which makes them realize she is harmless but lonely.
Odd Friendship: In late Season 11, she seems to have formed one with the more reserved Magna. Princess is the one who restrains Magna when the Warden takes Kelly hostage and she later chats with her about whether anyone in the group knows how to drive a train.
Official Couple: With Mercer, and the two are still together a year after the events of the series finale.
Offscreen Romance: After some Ship Tease in "Out of the Ashes" and "New Haunts", she and Mercer are revealed to be regularly sleeping together by the time of "Trust".
Only Known by Their Nickname: Goes by "Princess" due to not liking the name Juanita and because she thinks "Queen" makes her sound "old and pretentious".
Opposites Attract: Who'd have thought a Genki Girl like Princess would fall for the no-nonsense and intimidating General Mercer?
Platonic Life-Partners: She becomes close to both Ezekiel (another flamboyant Sad Clown who was the first to truly accept Princess) and Eugene (a fellow socially awkward loner who ends up with one of the Mercer siblings).
Plucky Comic Relief: Most of her scenes have her saying or doing something funny. Make no mistake, though, even she has her own personal demons.
Precision F-Strike: She gets the privilege of dropping the third consecutive F-bomb in the last stretch of episodes of Season 11. Bonus points for being the first relatively new character to get this honor, in contrast to longtime series staples Daryl and Negan.
Princess: Fuck that thinking.
Princess for a Day: Literally. She attends the Commonwealth masquerade ball dressed as a princess (since it's Halloween), with the rather dashing General Mercer as her date.
Promotion to Opening Titles: Gets added to the main credits for the last eight episodes of Season 11.
Sad Clown: Princess is one of the most cheerful people you'll ever meet, but she's a lot more lonely than her peppy exterior would suggest. She also suffers from PTSD, anxiety, and depression stemming from an abusive childhood.
Sanity Slippage: Spending over a year alone in an abandoned city will do that to you. She even questions whether Eugene's group is real or if she's simply losing it.
Princess: I've never hallucinated before, but there's a first time for everything.
- "Splinter" reveals her to be considerably less sane than initially thought. While not malicious, she suffers from hallucinations and can fly into an Unstoppable Rage if provoked.
Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: The peppy, upbeat Energetic Girl to Mercer's cool-headed, pragmatic Savvy Guy.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: She decides to break up with Mercer and leave the Commonwealth after becoming disillusioned with the community's attempts to sweep its corruption under the rug simply because the Commonwealth is the best the apocalypse has to offer and it could always "be worse." Princess likens this mindset to the abuse she suffered as a child and condemns Mercer for enabling their way of thinking, telling him that she knows deep down he's a better man than that.
She Cleans Up Nicely: While Princess is always pretty, she is initially somewhat unkempt, not to mention clad in a rather garish and oversized pink jacket. Being The Aloner, she likely hasn't been concerned about her appearance for awhile. After moving to the Commonwealth, she starts wearing more flattering clothes and looks a lot more polished.
Sheep in Sheep's Clothing: Yumiko spends most of "The Tower" convinced Princess's eccentric persona is merely a front for a darker nature and that she's leading the group into a trap. Turns out Princess really is a good-natured person who is a bit kooky from living on her own.
Shipper on Deck: She's supportive of Eugene's interest in Stephanie, playfully teasing him about it and later warming up to "Stephanie" pretty quickly.
Ship Tease: She quickly becomes interested in Mercer, calling him a "fine ass dude" and hitting on him directly in "Out of the Ashes" (albeit also to provide a distraction). They later attend the masquerade ball together in "New Haunts", and by "Trust", have begun sleeping together and forming a more serious relationship.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: The first thing that attracts her to Mercer beyond his physical appearance is that he makes sure her $2 bill is returned to her after the screening process. When Mercer is unwilling to break protocol and let Eugene die, Princess is disappointed but tells him she knows deep down he is still a good man. When Mercer finally changes sides and saves Eugene from execution, Princess rushes into his arms and thanks him with a Big Damn Kiss.
Sixth Ranger: Well, fourth ranger. Yumiko invites her on the journey to meet Stephanie with Eugene and Ezekiel.
Smarter Than You Look: At first glance one might think she's just a ditzy loon, but she's in fact quite perceptive.
Sweet Tooth: In "The Tower", she suggests bringing some candy on the trip to meet Stephanie. In "Out of the Ashes", she helps herself to Eugene's raspberry ice cream after he hands it off to her. In "Promises Broken", she eagerly takes a lollipop from Ezekiel after he reveals he hoarded a few from his trip to the doctor's office.
The Team Wannabe: It's immediately clear that she wants Eugene's group to stick around and keep her company. To show how helpful can be, Princess eagerly mows down a few walkers with her machine gun... which scares away the group's horses and puts her on thin ice with them for the rest of the episode.
Thinking Out Loud: She does this to keep from freaking out after the Commonwealth soldiers separate the group into train cars. It's actually a recommended coping mechanism for people suffering from ADHD.
Trauma Button: She counts in Spanish and recites state capitals as a way of keeping her cool whenever things get bleak.
True Companions: Comes to accept Eugene, Ezekiel, and Yumiko as this, which is why she goes back to help them despite having an opening to escape.
Princess: Not everyone was bad. There was Mrs. Travis. Sammy and his people. And them.
Two Girls to a Team: Joins Eugene's group as the second female member heading to rendezvous with Stephanie at the railyard.
Undying Loyalty: As they're the only people she's encountered in over a year, she quickly grows attached to her new companions Eugene, Ezekiel, and Yumiko. She spends most of "Splinter" worrying about Yumiko after she gets hit over the head by one of the Commonwealth soldiers.
We Need a Distraction: She flirts with Mercer to keep him from discovering Eugene and Stephanie using the Commonwealth's radio equipment without permission.
Wicked Stepfather: She had one who relentlessly abused her both physically and emotionally.
Womanchild: Chirpy demeanor, colorful wardrobe, handles a machine gun like a toy, has a bit of an appetite for sweets... yep, she qualifies.

Animals

Dog

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*Woof!*

Portrayed By: Seven, Carl (young)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 9-11)

Debut: "Stradivarius"

Daryl's pet dog, a Belgian Malinois he acquired during the six-year Time Skip in Season 9. He originally belonged to Leah, but upon her disappearance he was adopted by Daryl.

Action Pet: Considering who his owner is, it makes sense he'd have to be. Daryl entrusts him to guard Lydia, and he later pounces on a Whisperer who is about to kill Henry, holding the attacker down long enough for Henry to get to his feet and subdue him.
Badass Adorable: He does not shy away from danger.
Big Damn Heroes: As mentioned above, he arrives in the nick of time to save Henry from being stabbed to death by a Whisperer.
Big Friendly Dog: Quickly develops an attachment to friendlies, Connie in particular.
Canine Companion: For Daryl. He's implied to be Daryl's only companion for several years following Rick's apparent death. “Find Me” later reveals that this wasn’t the case, but he still spent plenty of time with him.
Canon Foreigner: Since neither of his owners appeared in the comics.
Cuteness Proximity: Even a depressed Carol can’t resist making an unabashed pet voice and playfully interacting with him.
Demoted to Extra:
- Zig-zagged in Season 10. Until the last batch of episodes, his only plot-relevant role is helping Daryl and Connie track the missing Kelly in "What It Always Is". He later gets more screentime in “Find Me”, which shows how Daryl met him, and in "Diverged", which shows him spending time with Carol in Alexandria.
- Played straight in Season 11. After some prominence in the early part of the season, he vanishes when he and Daryl are kidnapped by the Reapers, and only gets two brief appearances in the second block of the season. In the third part of the season, Dog isn't even mentioned until "What's Been Lost" where Daryl says he was captured by the Commonwealth off-screen, and he only makes a brief cameo in the series finale.
A Dog Named "Dog": Perhaps one of the most literal examples of a trope in fiction.
Dog Stereotype: He's a Belgian malinois whose breed is loyal and heroic like German shepherds. Dog serves as Daryl's hunting companion and even saves Henry by tearing out a Whisperer's throat.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Twice In Season 11.
- He scampers off when a herd of walkers closes in on the group in the subway tunnel in "Acheron, Part I". Daryl is forced to chase after him, and thus is not present when Negan leaves a hanging Maggie to her fate atop the train car.
- He runs off again the morning after the Reaper attack in "Rendition", causing Daryl to be captured by Leah and her people.
Post-Apocalyptic Dog: Of the Zombie Apocalypse variety.
Sole Survivor: Leah implies he was the only survivor of his litter.
Someone to Remember Him By: For Daryl regarding Leah.
Team Pet: The only animal living in the communities. He's also this for the group consisting of Daryl, Connie, Henry, and Lydia in the back half of Season 9.
Undying Loyalty: Naturally, being a dog, he quickly develops this to Connie, Henry and Lydia during the retrieval mission in the latter half of Season 9.
- Hilariously subverted when Dog defies Daryl's orders to immediately follow Connie when she orders the group to run in a different direction with her.
- Dog is also quick to align himself with Leah when she reappears in "Rendition". She is his original owner, after all.

Characters / The Walking Dead (2010): The Coalition and Other Allies

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The Coalition

Alexandria Safe-Zone, Hilltop Colony, The Kingdom, Oceanside

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 6-11)

Allied Groups and Later Additions

Ozzy

Portrayed By: Angus Sampson

Voiced By: Sven Brieger (German dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 9)

Debut: "Chokepoint"

Alek

Portrayed By: Jason Kirkpatrick

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 9)

Debut: "The Calm Before"

Margo

Portrayed By: Jerri Tubbs

Voiced By: Juliane Kindler (German dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 10)

Debut: "Lines We Cross"

Alfred

Portrayed By: David Shae

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 10)

Debut: "Lines We Cross"

Elijah

Portrayed By: Okea Eme-Akwari, Joshua Lamboy ("A Certain Doom")

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 10-11)

Debut: "A Certain Doom"

Cole

Portrayed By: James Devoti

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 10-11)

Debut: "Home Sweet Home"

Maya, Ainsley, and Gus

Portrayed By: Brianna Butler (Maya), Haley Leary (Ainsley), David Atkinson (Gus)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 10)

Debut: "Home Sweet Home"

Frost

Portrayed By: Glenn Stanton

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Acheron, Part I"

Duncan

Portrayed By: Marcus Lewis

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Acheron, Part I"

Agatha

Portrayed By: Laurie Fortier

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Acheron, Part I"

Georgie

Portrayed By: Jayne Atkinson

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 8)

Debut: "The Key"

Hilda and Midge

Portrayed By: Kim Ormiston and Misty Ormiston

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 8)

Debut: "The Key"

Ian

Portrayed By: Michael Biehn

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Warlords"

Annie

Portrayed By: Medina Senghore

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Warlords"

Hart

Portrayed By: Jenique Hendrix

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Season 11)

Debut: "Warlords"

Joshua Smith

Portrayed By: N/A

Appearances: The Walking Dead: Dead City (Season 1)note mentioned only

Debut: N/A

Other Allies

Siddiq

Portrayed By: Avi Nash

Voiced By: Roberto Cuenca Rodríguez Jr. (Spanish dub), Katsuya Fukunishi (Japanese dub), Jeffrey Wipprecht (German dub), Pascal Grull (French dub), Lorenzo De Angelis (Italian dub), Ivo Hrbáč (Czech dub), Áron Bergendi (Hungarian dub)

Appearances: The Walking Dead (Seasons 8-10)

Debut: "Mercy"

Virgil

Portrayed By: Kevin Carroll

Appearances: The Walking Dead: Dead City (Season 1)^notementioned only