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| “ | His name was Alexander Davidson. (...) Davidson was our leader, no question from the very beginning, he was the man for the job. He could think on his feet--make quick decisions, he really was an asset, and I have no doubt in my mind that he kept me alive in those early days. But then things changed... He didn't rape those women... not exactly... but he knew what he was doing. He was in a position to keep them safe... offer them more protection... or none at all.
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Alexander Davidson, more commonly known as Davidson, is a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He is the founder and former leader of the Alexandria Safe-Zone and the best friend of Douglas Monroe.
Overview
Although unseen, Davidson was described as a once-strong leader for Alexandria. It was said by Douglas that he was caring and quick-thinking. However, eventually, Davidson took a dark turn for the worse and started abusing his power. He took advantage of the women of Alexandria, which resulted in one resident committing suicide. This eventually led to him being exiled and eventually dying. Despite his death, Davidson's impact on the community is immense, as he is remembered long after his death. The residents often fear that one day they will encounter another survivor like Davidson.
Pre-Apocalypse
Washington, D.C., United States
Before the outbreak, Alexander was a security liaison for the White House. There, he learned about the future Alexandria Safe-Zone, an area with solar-powered houses and food supplies for a year.
Post-Apocalypse
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Douglas Monroe explained to Rick Grimes that Davidson had invited him to take refuge in Alexandria, keeping him alive during the trip there. Davidson led his people to found the Alexandria Safe Zone, building the walls. At first, Douglas described being in Davidson's community as a rewarding experience, and that Davidson was a good leader, but that he gradually changed. Davidson started taking advantage of the women in Alexandria, offering benefits for sleeping with him and also punishing those who refused his advances, presumably by forcing them into dangerous jobs. He also started forcing other people into jobs they didn't want, and endangering others instead of himself.
Douglas learned about the way Davidson manipulated women after Beth, one of Davidson's victims, killed herself. Douglas decided Davidson needed to go, but couldn't bring himself to kill his former friend. Douglas burnt a zombie to double as Davidson and then lured Davidson outside the walls. He then exiled Davidson for his actions, threatening to shoot him if Davidson tried to follow him back inside. [1]
Davidson wasn't seen more, and his death remained unconfirmed. Within the scope of the Alexandria arc, Davidson is somewhat of a boogeyman. The very mention of his name causes Douglas to lose his temper with Heath. Heath is one of the few who openly mention him. After meeting Rick, his words about a wounded man elicited unfavorable comparisons to Davidson, much to the chagrin of Monroe. Very little had been revealed about him.
Death
- Killed By
- Douglas Monroe (Caused)
- Unknown
Alexander Davidson died of unknown circumstances after Douglas exiled him.
Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Alexander has killed:
- Beth (Caused)
- Carter (Caused)
- Jessica (Caused)
- Several unnamed Alexandrian citizens (Caused)
- Numerous counts of zombies
Relationships
Enemies
- Alexandria Safe-Zone
- Douglas Monroe † - Former Best Friend and Caused Killer
- Regina Monroe † - Former Ally
- Spencer Monroe † - Former Ally
- Aaron - Former Ally
- Heath - Former Ally
- Bruce † - Former Ally
- Beth † - Former Ally and Caused Victim
- Carter † - Former Ally and Caused Victim
- Jessica † - Former Ally and Caused Victim
Mentions
Comic Series
Volume 12: Life Among Them
Volume 13: Too Far Gone
Volume 14: No Way Out
Trivia
- In Issue 75, Rick passes Alexander Davidson's gravestone after arguing with Douglas about Pete Anderson, introducing the reader to Davidson's first name.
- Ironically, Douglas seemed to have unknowingly adopted several of Davidson's habits, such as job placement and trying to throw himself at several women in the community, notably Andrea. This bears a striking similarity to how Brian Blake adopted his brother's identity after arriving in Woodbury.
- Davidson was the second character whose death was announced by Robert Kirkman; the first was Andrew.
- Rick is often compared to Davidson by Heath.
- Davidson never appeared in the comics, but a silhouette of him appears in The Walking Dead Survivors' Guide.
- Davidson's appearance is depicted in The Walking Dead: Small Bites.
- In the deluxe version of Issue 72, Kirkman states that Davidson was originally meant to survive and come back at some point in the story to enact his revenge on Alexandria, but this plot point was ultimately scrapped.