Alpha (TV Series)

"Trail ends here."

- Alpha to Alden and Luke after ambushing them.

"Alpha" (real name unknown) is a main character and an antagonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. She is the leader of the Whisperers. She serves as the primary antagonist of the second half of Season 9.

Location Unknown
Nothing is known about Alpha's life prior to or as the outbreak began other than that she has a daughter named Lydia and that, based on her accent, she grew up or lived somewhere in or near the American south.

Post-Apocalypse
Alpha, along with her young daughter, Lydia, survived the initial stages of the outbreak together. According to Lydia, her mother watched many survivor communities thrive and then eventually fall and she thus evolved into a more hardened survivor willing to resort to whatever measures necessary to survive.

At some point Alpha became the leader of a large group of survivors that would eventually become known as the "Whisperers". The group discovered an ingenious way to be protected from attacks of the dead by killing and skinning them and wearing their skin in order to mask their scents and move freely among herds in order to attack other survivor camps and settlements. The group also shed their previous identities and names, becoming nothing but hardened and primitive survivors. Despite her extreme methods of survival, Alpha was extremely successful at keeping her group safe and kept many people alive.

"Adaptation"
In the woods, Alpha pretends to be a walker before staring motionless at Alden and Luke. Suddenly, they find themselves surrounded by several Whisperers. Alpha approaches the two and throws them one of the arrows belonging to Yumiko that they have been following, having successfully led the two into a trap. She draws a shotgun and points it at them and says, “Trail ends here.” 

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Alpha has killed:
 * Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

Lydia
TBA

"Beta"
TBA

Season 9

 * "Adaptation"

Trivia

 * "Alpha" is the fifth major recurring antagonist in the TV Series, the first being Shane Walsh, the second being The Governor, the third being Gareth and the fourth being Negan.
 * "Alpha" is the first major recurring antagonist in the TV Series to be female.
 * "Alpha" is also the second female character to be classified as a primary antagonist, with the first being Dawn Lerner.
 * "Alpha" is one of two major recurring antagonists confirmed to have a living relative (her daughter Lydia), the other being Shane Walsh who also has a living relative.
 * "Alpha" is currently the only major recurring antagonist whose real name is not known.
 * The term "Alpha" denotes the dominant role or position in a particular sphere or group.
 * She most likely started using the name "Alpha" when she became the leader of the Whisperers.