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―Elle to Michonne Grimes[src]
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Elle is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. She is the leader of the Nomads, a transitory caravan of survivors.
Overview[]
Although she only appeared briefly, Elle appeared to be somewhat controlling and repulsive. Although it did appear that she cared for her people, the other members of her group, including Nat were upset about her rules of the Nomads, especially of the fact that they do not stop for other survivors.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Location Unknown[]
Nothing is known about Elle's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that she has a sister, Aiden.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Season 1[]
"Gone"[]
Six years after the bridge, Michonne introduces herself to Elle, the leader of the Nomads. "My name is Michonne. I lost someone, years ago. But I just found out that he might... I just found out that he's alive. I saw two people who needed me, your people, and I helped them. That's it. No other reason. No agenda.
Finishing her story, Michonne tells Elle that she sees what the caravan has and, facing a long journey in front of her, asks for their help, promising that she'll understand if the caravan can't give it to her. In particular, Michonne wants a horse. Elle thanks Michonne for what she did, but she wants to get to know Michonne first and tell her about their community. Michonne is impressed by the caravan, but she's more interested in continuing her search for Rick. Elle suggests that Michonne could be an asset to the caravan if she can't find Rick, but Michonne is uninterested and moves to leave with Bailey telling Elle to just give her a horse. Elle apologizes for offending Michonne, revealing that Aiden and Bailey are Elle's sister and her sister's boyfriend. Annoyed, Aiden tells her sister to just give Michonne a horse, but Elle continues that Rick and Michonne could be a part of this community if her search is successful. However, Michonne tells Elle that they already have a community and kids who need to see their father and who Michonne has to see again.
Elle asks where she needs to go, and Michonne explains that it's a place called Bridgers Terminal and it's located to the north. Elle warns Michonne that she doesn't want to go north now, and suggests that Michonne stay with them until the migration is over. Bailey explains that the millions of people who used to live in the Tri-State Area are now the Wailing as the caravan refers to the undead. The caravan doesn't know why, but at this time of year, a lot of herds move south. In a couple of months, they will move north again, and it will be safe then. Elle encourages Michonne to stay with and get to know them for a little while, but Michonne recalls how the caravan won't stop for anyone ever, not even the leader's own sister. Elle defends that they're a community that lives by the same rules and they don't stop, worried that saving 2 people could cost them 200 people instead and it's how they've survived. Michonne points out that that doesn't sound like a community and, because of that rule, not everyone has survived. Disgusted, Michonne prepares to leave, with or without a horse.
Nat storms in and confronts Elle about the rear guard stopping Nat from trying to go after his friends because he keeps the caravan going, not noticing that Aiden and Bailey are in the room with him. Nat furiously states that he's packing his wagon and all of his "toys" and leaving, reminding Elle that Aiden was her sister, and the couple was his friends. "This system is bullshit, Elle. We're strong enough to stop. We're strong enough to save people. What the hell is the point otherwise? I mean, Jesus Christ, she was your sister." Aiden catches Nat's attention and the three are happily reunited. Bailey explains that he'd hurt his ankle while Aiden introduces Michonne as the person who had saved them. The three later steal Elle's horse for Michonne.
One year later, Elle's fate is left unknown as she remained with the caravan and did not leave with the splinter group who were tired of the caravan's rules.
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims Elle has killed:
- Possibly numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Appearances[]
The Ones Who Live[]
Season 1[]
- "Gone" (Flashback)
Trivia[]
- Elle is the only named member of the Nomads with an unknown status.
- She is also the only seen character in The Ones Who Live to have an unknown status.
- When Michonne is interviewed by the CRM officers as part of the admissions process in "Gone", she mentions that she has a sister named Elle as part of her cover story.
The Ones Who Live Characters
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| Civic Republic of Philadelphia | Rick • Esteban • Hannah • Cleo • Benjiro • Trabruzzi • Pearl • Beale • Anne • Donald |
| The Nomads | Michonne • Elle • Nat • Bailey • Aiden |
| Greenwood | Lakshmi |
| The Coalition | Gabriel • Judith • R.J. |
| Red's Group | Dalton • Tina • Red |
| Alive characters appear in green. Unknown characters appear in blue. Dead characters appear in red and italics. Undead characters appear in gray and italics. | |