The Fall of Hilltop is a major battle that took place during the tenth season of AMC's The Walking Dead.
Battle[]
The battle begins outside the walls of the Hilltop colony with everyone gathered at the front lines which consists of barbed wire and wood. The whisperer herd soon emerges and approaches the lines. They're momentarily halted by the electric fence, the walkers soon break through it and approach the second line of defense.
Aaron orders people to reinforce the fence while others begin killing the walkers as they grow closer. Behind the herd, Beta orders the Whisperers to launch sap they collected with catapults. This is quickly followed by flaming arrows, burning the front lines and pieces of the wall.
The fire spreads through the community, engulfing the Barrington house. Carol Peletier fires arrows at the herd from the walls, watching as more people are killed. The gates have fallen, the herd pours into the community. Earl Sutton and Alden use catapults to fend off the herd as the Whisperers begin to kill Hilltopers.
Ezekiel rushes through the Hilltop with the children, trying to get them to safety but stops as he realizes Judith has run off. Judith downs several walkers on her own, but it is revealed that the last "walker" was in fact a Whisperer. Judith stares in shock, having killed her first living victim, before Earl fetches her.
While fighting walkers, Eugene Porter notices the fire is about to reach the house's attic, so he frantically rushes inside to save the radio equipment while Rosita Espinosa chases after him.
Despite successfully slowing down the herd, the survivors are overwhelmed and are forced to retreat after the defensive wall falls, letting the horde past the Coalition's defenses. As Yumiko fights off the walkers, she pauses in horror when she spots a blood-covered Magna moving amongst the herd. However, Yumiko quickly realizes that Magna is still alive and using the walker guts trick to hide amongst the walkers. Explosions continue to rock the Hilltop.
Participants[]
The Coalition[] |
The Whisperers[] |
Casualties[]
The Coalition[]
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The Whisperers[]
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Result[]
- Multiple casualties on both sides.
- Hilltop is left is in ruins, forcing the residents to relocate to Alexandria.
- The Whisperers lose a fair amount of their herd's population.
- Alpha is killed by Negan, heavily destabilizing the Whisperers.