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Alpha (Comic Series)
This article is about the Comic Series
character. You may be looking for her TV
Series or Road to Survival counterparts.
“
We are animals, Negan. Civilization is a myth.
That is the truth this world has taught us. We
have not risen above our baser instincts... that is
what always has and always will drive us. That...
ugliness you saw back there? Don't look away...
stare into it... see what we are. That is the only
way to free yourself.
ALPHA TO NEGAN.
"Alpha" (real name unknown) is a main character and
an antagonist first encountered in Issue 132 of Image
Comics' The Walking Dead. She was the leader of a
large survivor group known as the Whisperers and is
the mother of Lydia. She served as the primary
antagonist from Volume 22: A New Beginning to
Volume 26: Call To Arms.
Overview
Alpha is shown to be a cunning, cruel and sociopathic
woman who is a strong leader to those in her group.
She appears to take great pride in her leadership
abilities and seems to enjoy the position of power.
She gives the impression of no longer possessing any
emotions or a!ection, as shown when she coldly
rejected her own daughter's attempt to embrace her,
telling her to call her "Alpha" instead of mother.
She emotionally and physically abused her daughter
by allowing others to rape and abuse her. Despite this
she does show care for her child, when she asked
Rick to protect her after she is disowned for being
weak, tearing up in secret. Later she breaks down,
revealing she truly misses her daughter and hoped by
giving her away she would become stronger.
Despite that, Alpha's savageness is very evident,
being almost completely remorseless, killing not just
for survival but as a message towards her enemies
and those who defy her. She is highly intelligent,
using her people to contain one of the largest herds
ever encountered by the survivors.
Pre-Apocalypse
Location Unknown
Very little is known about Alpha's life prior to or as the
outbreak began, except that she had a daughter
named Lydia. It is possible she lived in the area
around D.C.
Post-Apocalypse
Alpha survived the initial stages of the outbreak, after
which time she and her daughter either joined or
formed a group of many survivors that eventually
evolved to become the Whisperers. She eventually
became their leader. Based on what she said to
another Whisperer, she may have fought for her place
as leader several times before.
A New Beginning
After Dante attacks the Whisperers who killed Doug
and the other Hilltop guard, he goes to check to see
how they had attacked him. Later, Alpha comes up
behind him and aims her shotgun at him.
Whispers Into Screams
Alpha holds Dante at gunpoint, explaining that these
are the Whisperers' lands, and his people will learn to
fear them.
Alpha is then seen at the gates of the Hilltop. She
introduces herself along with her army to Maggie.
Alpha removes her mask and shows her face,
claiming to mean no harm. She claims to only want
her daughter, Lydia. In exchange, she will give back
Ken and Dante, who are unharmed.
The trade proceeds, with Ken and Dante returning to
the Hilltop and Lydia goes back with the Whisperers.
Lydia thanks her mother for saving her, but she replies
that Lydia should call her Alpha like everybody else.
Alpha, Lydia, and the Whisperers depart into the
forest.
Alpha is then seen marching in the woods, with her
daughter beside her and the entire Whisperer army.
Alpha says that Lydia should stay in the center
because she doesn't have a skin suit and they'll have
to craft another one, to which Lydia replies she tried
to tend to her suit as best as she could. Seemingly
unknown to her, she's being followed by Carl.
Life and Death
When the boy stops to rest, Alpha approaches him,
asking why he followed them. Carl responds he
wanted to make sure Lydia is safe, and makes it clear
that it was his decision to do so, and the Hilltop has
nothing to do with it. After a brief conversation, Carl is
allowed to travel with them to their camp. While
travelling to their camp, Alpha tells Carl that they
don't have camps and instead live how they were
intended to live (Without shelter, instead huddling
together for warmth). They then arrive to a large
group of people, disguised in the same costumes with
camp fires, livestock and other necessities.
Soon, Alpha approaches Carl, and, after noticing the
latter's aggression, reminds him that he's still a
captive. She announces that there is no other way,
and that she must learn more about Carl's people.
Later on, Alpha manages to sneak inside Alexandria-
Safe Zone to learn more about the communities.. She
meets Earl Sutton who was asking about her work
(machetes and spears she is showing o! at her tent).
He asks her how long ago she joined the
communities, to which she responds that she joined
them very recently.
Alpha manages to get back to the Whisperers' camp,
where Rick Grimes is already there to save his son.
She then approaches and says that she isn't
impressed upon seeing Rick after all of the things she
had heard about him. Rick tells him that he does not
appreciate being held captive and that he would like
to leave with Carl. Alpha says that she wishes he was
never held captive. Alpha is holding a blood-stained
machete.
Alpha says that she encountered some trouble on the
road home and that it was unavoidable. Rick asks her
what she has done and if she has hurt Andrea or
Michonne before being punched by a Whisperer. Rick
says that he will remember this as he wipes blood
from his mouth. Alpha tells one of her people to go
clean the machete and then tells Rick that he is in no
position to threaten her and needs to be broken of the
habit of threats. She tells Rick that the two of them
will be going for a walk as Rick shouts that he will not
leave Carl. Alpha threatens to kill Carl if Rick does not
comply, forcing him to cooperate.
Rick is now at the gun-point by Alpha as they walk.
The duo pass an overgrown gas station and a
freeway. Rick asks her that if she planned on killing
him that she could have saved them both a lot of
time. Alpha states that although she is willing to kill
Rick, she has no desire to. Alpha tells Rick to stop
talking and to keep his voice down. Rick then asks
Alpha where she is taking him as Alpha points to a
building ahead of them.
Alpha and Rick approach a four-story building with a
small water tower on top. Alpha tells Rick that the
building is clear and the two go all the way to the roof
of the building. Alpha tells Rick to go to the edge and
look. She tells Rick that she wants him to see that she
will destroy everything he has built in this world,
everyone he has loved in this world, and that this is
not an empty threat. Rick then looks over the edge
with Alpha to see a massive herd below.
After showing Rick the massive horde of roamers,
Alpha takes him o! the building and takes him back to
the Whisperers camp. Rick asks Alpha what she wants
from him, she replies he has nothing to o!er her. She
proceeds to mock Ricks "fake" way of life and say how
they are like children playing pretend. "You've built a
shrine to world long dead," Alpha says how her people
are the ones who live truly and live a life of freedom.
Rick then questions her about her ideology about the
Whisperers being free despite them referring to their
leader as "Alpha" and having to sleep in the cold and
wear dead human skin.
As Alpha and Rick returned to the Whisperers camp,
Rick tells Carl that they can leave peacefully however
Carl refuses to leave Lydia. He tells Rick that the
Whisperers rape Lydia and Alpha allows it and he
confronts Alpha about it. Alpha claims that rape is a
power of the natural world and making it excusable.
Lydia breaks down telling what has happened to her
and Alpha is disgusted by her show of emotion and
strikes her in the face calling her weak. She preaches
how in order to survive in the new world one needs to
be strong and she too breaks down. Rick separates
them and Alpha whispers to him that they can
provide the safety to Lydia that she could not. She
then disowns Lydia and tells her to go with Rick and
Carl. Alpha informs Rick that she has marked a border
that separates them and the Whisperers and that they
are not to cross that border or her horde will cross
into their side. Rick takes Carl and Lydia and they
leave.
No Turning Back
Alpha wanders into the forest and stops, propping up
against a tree she begins to cry until she is greeted by
a fellow Whisperer. The Whisperer understands that
Alpha is upset for sending Lydia away but thinks she
did the right thing, since Lydia wasn't strong enough
to be part of their group. Alpha worries that he thinks
her weak for showing emotions. He assures her she
won't have to worry about him but urges her to make
sure no else will know. She agrees and swiftly cuts his
throat. Another Whisperer witnesses the end of the
confrontation and asks what happened. She tells him
that the other Whisperer had tried to challenge her for
her position. She wipes her knife clean and they walk
away, leaving the body to be processed by the land.
Call to Arms
As he arrives at the Whisperer's camp, Negan jovially
talks about the type of skin suit he would like after
joining them, as he is taken to Alpha. Alpha demands
to know who he is, Negan introduces himself, then
declares that he is in love.
Alpha proceeds to interrogate Negan as to who he is
and what his business is within her lands, while
constantly having to reject Negan's advances toward
her, which she deems "annoying". When Beta
intervenes in their conversation, revealing Negan's lie
about his a"liation with the Alexandria Safe-Zone
and its allies and about being an escaped prisoner,
Alpha declines Beta's request to kill Negan. Alpha
asks Negan if he's afraid of dying then asks why he
came to them. Negan pleasantly suggested he had a
"hell of a lot" to o!er her and the Whisperers.
Beta questions Alpha, saying that Negan is breaking
all the rules they abide by. Alpha roughly asks Beta if
he challenging her. Beta immediately drops to one
knee and apologizes. Alpha forgives him and tells him
to leave. Negan mockingly bends his knee, asking if
Alpha accepts him as apart of the Whisperers. She
does, but when Negan asks, says he cannot have a
"skin suit" until he earns it. Later, Negan is attacked by
two walkers and pinned down. Alpha tells him that he
has earned his knife back and gives it to him, allowing
him to kill the walkers.
After witnessing the attempted rape of a young
Whisperer, Negan questions Alpha's leadership of the
Whisperers. He calls her an animal, to which she
agrees. She tells him that this is nature and it is the
only way people will get stronger. She replies that she
has to be strong for the Whisperers, and then admits
that she let her daughter be raped. She tells Negan
that she is not strong. Negan opens up to her, but
then tells her that "It's all a game, Alpha... And you're
not fucking winning". She says that maybe Negan
does belong with them. Negan replies that maybe he
does... and proceeds to slit Alpha's throat and cut her
head o!, saying he doesn't want to be with them.
The Whisperer War
Beta finds Alpha's headless corpse and mourns her
loss. Some other Whisperers arrive and note that
Negan isn't there to claim his title. Beta says he would
never allow him to become the alpha, that he did not
intend to claim the title himself. He doesn't want
there to be another alpha ever—they will be guided by
her words. He informs them that they will kill
everyone.
Later, Negan presents Alpha's decapitated and
zombified head to Rick and Andrea.
Death
Killed By
Brandon Rose (Indirectly Caused)
Brandon releases Negan hoping that he will help him
warn the Whisperers of an impending attack by the
Militia. Negan, however, kills Brandon and, instead,
integrates himself with the Whisperers until he can
make his move.
Negan (Alive)
After a lengthy conversation about Alpha's leadership
of the Whisperers and whether he belongs with them,
Negan proceeds to slit Alpha's throat, before fully
decapitating her.
Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Alpha has killed:
Olivia (Alive)
Josh (Alive)
Carson (Alive)
Tammy Rose (Alive)
Luke (Alive)
Erin (Alive)
Ken (Alive)
Amber (Alive)
Larry (Alive)
Oscar (Alive)
Rosita Espinosa (Alive)
Rosita's unborn child
Ezekiel (Alive)
1 unnamed Whisperer
Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed
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GENDER Female
HAIR Bald
AGE Late 30s
OCCUPATION Former Leader of the Whisperers
(Post-Apocalypse)
FAMILY Lydia - Daughter
Conner - Son-In-Law
FIRST APPEARANCE Issue 132
LAST APPEARANCE Issue 157 (Zombified)
DEATH ISSUE Issue 156 (Alive)
CAUSE OF DEATH Decapitated by Negan. (Alive)
STATUS Undead
SERIES LIFESPAN #132 to #156
ETHNICITY Caucasian-American
Alpha is decapitated by Negan.
Image Gallery
Lydia
“
I let them... Have my daughter... I thought it
would... Make her stronger... I... Thought there
was no other way to live in this world... I... I
miss her so much.
ALPHA TO NEGAN ABOUT HER DAUGHTER
Alpha has a poor relationship with her daughter, Lydia.
She forces her to refer to her by her name, rather than
a!ectionately call her "mom". She also ignores Lydia's
cries for help for the many incidences of rape she has
faced with the other members of the Whisperers as she
disregards it as trivial matters, believing it to be "a part of
nature far older than that terrifying word". Lydia believes
her mother refuses to protect her, and is neglected and
abused by her both physically and emotionally. When Rick,
Carl and Lydia all argue against this, however, Alpha
shows, in a moment of weakness, that she deeply regrets
what has happened to her daughter, but feels she cannot
interfere without showing favoritism. To get around this
and keep Lydia safe, Alpha secretly demands that Rick
take her back to Alexandria, while openly disowning her,
claiming that Lydia's attitude is a weakness.
Later on, on the onset of the Whisperer War, Alpha
emotionally admits to Negan that she misses her
daughter a lot.
Negan
“
Maybe you fucking nutcases need me.
Because if that's how you do things, you're so
fucked in the head you might as well be dead
bodies pretending you're still fucking alive.
That shit is vile, Alpha. You should be
ashamed of yourself. (...) Protecting the weak
is the whole fucking basis for civilization. If
you're not protecting the weak, you're not
civilized. You're fucking animals.
NEGAN TO ALPHA AFTER WITNESSING THE
ATTEMPTED RAPE OF A WHISPERER
Alpha and Negan have a jarring relationship, with their
first meeting being very confrontational. Alpha doesn't
appear to be amused by Negan's charismatic exterior and
finds him especially irritating when he harasses her with
his advances, going as far to strike him when he overdoes
one. However it could seem that Alpha has respect for
Negan in the sense of having being able to have survived
as long as he has in the apocalypse.
Later on, Negan questions Alpha's leadership of
the Whisperers. Alpha opens up to Negan about
how she let her daughter be raped, thinking it
would make her stronger. Negan questions
whether Alpha's leadership is in question. He says
he isn't interested in becoming the "new Alpha".
She says that maybe Negan does belong with
them, to which he replies "maybe...". However, he
then takes her by surprise and slits her throat,
saying he doesn't want to be there. He then
decapitates her and holds her head up, saying
"Wait until Rick gets a look at you...", showing he
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