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| “ | She's not here anymore. If she ever was... [...] We're not turning back. There are people out here. Maybe not in this very train yard or a hundred mile radius, but they are. Stephanie is. So we'll keep trekking until we find them. The very reason we boldly voyaged was to make what we built stronger by assimilating with like-minded folks. So we'll keep looking for them. And assimilate we shall.
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Eugene's Group is a group of survivors formed by Eugene Porter for his mission to find "Stephanie". The group plays an instrumental role in establishing contact between the Coalition and the Commonwealth, disbanding after their goal is achieved and being reunited with their friends.
Overview[]
The group's intended purpose is to reach the Southern Train Yard so that Eugene can meet "Stephanie". Although Eugene is the only one with a vested interest in the outcome of the mission, his companions are all at loose ends with their lives for various reasons and choose to accompany him: Yumiko has recently broken up with her girlfriend, Ezekiel has recently been diagnosed with cancer which can't be treated in the Coalition, leaving him with an effective death sentence and Princess seeks to end her loneliness. Eugene states that "the very reason we boldly voyaged was to make what we built stronger by assimilating with like-minded folks."
After arriving in the Commonwealth, the group struggles to fit in, but maintains a strong comradery with each other. After contact with the Coalition is restored, the group disbands as its mission has been completed. However, each member of the group is left with an unexpected benefit: Princess is left with the friends that she seeks, Yumiko is reunited with her long-lost brother, Ezekiel receives the treatment that he needs for his cancer and Eugene finally meets "Stephanie," in reality Max Mercer. Their longer presence in the Commonwealth also gives the group a greater knowledge and scope of contacts when the Coalition forces begin plotting to out the corrupt governor. The group, though disbanded, plays a vital role in the uprising which they all survive.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Making Contact[]
Using a radio built with the help of a crashed satellite, Eugene Porter makes contact with a woman calling herself Stephanie and they form a bond. Stephanie eventually sets up a rendezvous with Eugene at the Southern Train Yard, but the Hilltop and Eugene's radio are destroyed in a Whisperer attack shortly thereafter, leaving him with no way to contact Stephanie again. After learning of this, Carol Peletier encourages Eugene to make his rendezvous.
The Journey to the Commonwealth[]
With the encouragement of Rosita, Eugene reveals his contact with Stephanie to his friends. Although some of the others are doubtful, Ezekiel backs Eugene up and he explains his hope to make a new ally despite the potential dangers. Yumiko suggests that Magna accompany him, but Magna likes it with the Coalition. Instead, she suggests that Yumiko go on the adventure and have a fresh start after their recent breakup. Ezekiel decides to join the group as well despite his cancer. When Jerry expresses his concerns, Ezekiel calls himself a fool willing to believe in future friends which he believes is enough for now.
On the road, the group encounters and investigates a cage holding several walkers. However, while fighting walkers nearby, Ezekiel runs into trouble due to his illness sending him into a coughing fit, but he manages to put them all down.
While camping on the road at night, Ezekiel's horse collapses and he discovers that the poor animal has been bitten. Ezekiel sadly euthanizes his horse and asks Yumiko to promise to leave him behind if he falls, calling his joining the group a mistake. Yumiko refuses, but Ezekiel believes that he might not be strong enough to make the journey. While Ezekiel is okay with that, he isn't alright with putting his friends at risk. However, Yumiko gives a speech about how they don't know what the future holds, but they are all there to find out what's possible and they need "the man that built a Kingdom in the apocalypse." With Eugene agreeing with Yumiko's words, Ezekiel's spirit is restored.
The next day, the group arrives in a Mid-Atlantic City where Ezekiel gets a much-needed laugh from the way that the undead have been arranged. There, they encounter the gun-toting Princess.
As the group attempts to make their way through the city, they encounter some troubles due to Princess' antics which come out of loneliness. After Princess provides them with bikes to replace their horses, she is invited to join the group and their mission.
Despite Ezekiel's bike being wrecked, the group finally arrives at the Southern Train Yard. However, rather than being greeted by Stephanie, they are surrounded and captured by the Commonwealth Army. After being captured by the Commonwealth Army, Eugene's group undergoes interrogation as to their purpose. Princess manages to escape and experiences a series of hallucinations, but she ultimately changes her mind and returns. After Princess answers Tyler Davis' questions, the group has hoods placed over their heads and they are taken away.
The group is taken to the Commonwealth Processing Center where auditors for the Commonwealth interrogate them each for hours. While the others want to escape, Eugene believes that the Commonwealth might be able to help Alexandria, but changes his mind when he learns that another prisoner can't remember how long he's been there due to "reprocessing."
Using Princess' astute observations of the guards' habits, Eugene's group begins to make an escape. However, Princess finds a picture of Yumiko on a wall pampered with photos. Seeing that the picture has a message from her brother looking for her, Yumiko realizes that her brother is at the Commonwealth, and she decides that she must stay.
Having convinced the rest of the group to stay, Yumiko demands that they be put through expedited processing into the Commonwealth. One by one, the rest of the group vanishes until Eugene is left alone to be interrogated with Eugene giving a version of the truth to Mercer, but not revealing the existence of the other communities.
Afterwards, Eugene is reunited with his friends, learning that they are unharmed, and that Ezekiel was even given some treatment for his cough. Mercer welcomes the group to the Commonwealth and introduces Eugene to a woman that claims to be Stephanie, in reality a Commonwealth spy named Shira.
Life in the Commonwealth[]
The group is shown an introductory video about the Commonwealth and given their job and housing information. Eugene grows closer to Shira who helps him break into the Commonwealth's radio room and make brief contact with Rosita in Alexandria who reveals that the Whisperers have been defeated, but that the community is in ruins. The group is arrested and faces banishment, but Lance Hornsby intervenes to get them released, although Shira warns that they will still have to pay for their crimes.
During this time, Yumiko is able to track down Tomi, her long-lost brother who is working as a baker in the Commonwealth.
Due to her past as a lawyer, Yumiko is put to work as one in the Commonwealth, but Eugene, Ezekiel, Princess and Shira are put to work clearing buildings of walkers as punishment for their breaking the law. With Ezekiel's condition worsening, Lance arranges for him to receive treatment from a doctor, improving Ezekiel's health.
However, while rescuing Sebastian Milton from a herd, Eugene gets into an altercation with the young man, landing him in trouble as Sebastian is Governor Pamela Milton's son. Lance tells Eugene that the only way that he can get out of trouble is to reveal the name and location of his community.
Rejoining the Coalition[]
Eugene subsequently leads Lance Hornsby and the Commonwealth Army to Alexandria which is in dire straits from the damage that the Whisperers had inflicted. Lance offers the Commonwealth's help in rebuilding the community and the residents a place in the Commonwealth itself.
The group disbands and becomes full citizens of the Commonwealth, rejoining their friends in the Coalition in the process instead, many of whom settle in the Commonwealth as well. Eugene's group's mission proves to be a resounding success, beyond even what they had imagined when they set out with Eugene being left happy with Shira, Princess with the friends that she sought, and Yumiko reunited with her long-lost brother. In addition, Carol Peletier is able to make a deal with Lance to have Ezekiel's cancer successfully treated at the Commonwealth. Due to the state of the world and the lack of proper medical care elsewhere, Ezekiel's cancer had effectively been a death sentence if the group hadn't made contact with the Commonwealth and its access to modern medicine.
Members[]
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims Eugene's Group have killed:
- 1 horse (Out of Mercy)
- Numerous counts of zombies
Deaths[]
- None
Trivia[]
- Eugene's Group is the only group to have every member of it confirmed to still be alive.
TV Series Groups
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| Major Groups | Rick's Group • Woodbury Army • The Saviors • The Militia • The Scavengers • The Whisperers • The Coalition • The Reapers • Commonwealth Army |
| Minor Groups | Vatos Gang • The Living • Michonne's Group • The Prisoners • Brady's Group • Tyreese's Group • The Governor's Militia • Abraham's Group • The Claimers • Rapist Group • The Hunters • The Wolves • Georgie's Group • Civic Republic Military • Magna's Group • Jocelyn's Group • The Highwaymen • Jen and Wayne's Group • The Nomads • Eugene's Group • The Wardens • Valak's Vipers • Franklin's Group • The Ferals |