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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, or most 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 abuse his power. He took advantage of the woman of Alexandria, which eventually led to 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.[]
Before the outbreak, Alexander was a security liaison for the White House. He knew about the Alexandria Safe-Zone and invited Douglas to take refuge there.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Alexandria Safe-Zone[]
Douglas Monroe explained to Rick Grimes that at first being in Davidson's community was 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 that 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]
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 which 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
- Heath - Former Ally
- Bruce † - Former Ally
- Beth † - Former Ally and Caused Victim
- Carter † - Former Ally and Caused Victim
- Jessica † - Former Ally and Caused Victim
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 (or not) 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, one of the prison inmates.
- Davidson never appeared in the comics, but a silhouette of him appears on the 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.