Mary (Terminus)

This article is about the Terminus resident. For other pages with the same name, see: Mary

Mary
Actor	Denise Crosby
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Auburn
Age	Mid to Late 50s
Occupation	Post-Apocalypse Cook for Terminus
Family	Gareth - Son † Alex - Son †
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American
Status	Dead
Episode Count	3
First Appearance	"Us"
Last Appearance	"What's Been Lost" (Flashback)
Fate
Death Episode	"No Sanctuary"

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The signs... they were real, it was a sanctuary. People came and took this place. And they raped, and they killed and they laughed... over weeks. But we got out, and we fought and we got it back! And we heard the message! You're the butcher... or you're the cattle. ―Mary's last words to Carol Peletier.

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Mary B. is an antagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. She is a resident of Terminus and is the mother of the Terminus leader, Gareth, and his brother, Alex.

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Who is Mary B. in The Walking Dead series?

Mary B., recognized as Mary from Terminus, is a character in The Walking Dead series. She survives the outbreak and becomes a resident of Terminus. As the mother of Terminus leader Gareth and his brother Alex, she plays an antagonist role in the series.

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What is Mary's relationship with the Terminus leader Gareth?

In The Walking Dead, Mary is the mother of Gareth, the Terminus leader. Their relationship is strong, highlighted when they were captives together. Even as Gareth became a ruthless leader, Mary backed his choices, including cannibalism as a survival tactic.

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What is the significance of Mary's last words to Carol Peletier in The Walking Dead?

In The Walking Dead, Mary's final words to Carol Peletier expose the grim evolution of Terminus. Initially a sanctuary, Terminus morphed into a trap, luring unsuspecting survivors to seize their belongings and use them as a food source. Carol, repulsed by this revelation, leaves Mary to be consumed by walkers.

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What role does Mary play in the Terminus community in The Walking Dead?

In The Walking Dead, Mary is a key figure in Terminus, being the mother of its leader, Gareth, and his brother Alex. Initially, Terminus was established as a haven for survivors, but after a brutal attack, Mary and the residents transformed into cannibals. They enticed survivors to Terminus, seized their belongings, and used them for sustenance. When Carol confronted Mary, she was shot in the leg and abandoned to walkers.

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How does Mary's character contribute to the storyline of The Walking Dead?

In The Walking Dead, Mary from Terminus, mother to Gareth and Alex, contributes to the storyline by embodying the harsh realities of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. She accepts her group's actions as necessary for survival, and even faces her own demise with acceptance. However, in a twist of irony, Carol leaves her to be consumed by walkers.

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Overview

When the outbreak began, Mary, along with her two sons, had founded Terminus so it could become a sanctuary for other survivors. However, after a group of rapists attacked, Mary, along with the rest of the residents, became ruthless cannibals who lured survivors in so they can kill them for food. When Rick's group arrives, she puts on the façade of a kind and polite woman. However, soon the true nature of her and the community is revealed. She later gets into a fight with Carol and is shown to be a formidable foe, but Carol manages to get the upper hand and holds Mary at gunpoint. Mary attempts to justify the actions of her group by trying to tell Carol of their traumatic experiences. Though she does show a little remorse for her group's actions, she seems to see it as necessary to survive and even tells Carol that she could've joined their group. Mary is seemingly accepting of her inevitable demise, telling Carol to point the gun at her head. However, Carol decides to instead leave Mary to the walkers, ironically letting the cannibal be eaten.

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

Nothing is known about Mary's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that she had two sons named Gareth and Alex.

Post-Apocalypse

Sometime during the apocalypse, it is implied that Mary started Terminus with her sons, which was originally an actual sanctuary for survivors. However, she and the other Terminus residents were eventually attacked by a violent group of men who, for unspecified reasons, killed some of the residents while at the same time imprisoning the others and raping the women, including Mary. After weeks of imprisonment, however, Mary and the others somehow turned the tables on their attackers and overpowered them, reclaiming Terminus, but their trauma at the hands of the rapists dangerously twisted all of their minds. They killed all of the rapists (most likely after torturing them) except for the leader, whom they mentally (and presumably physically) tortured into insanity by locking him in a train car permanently and leaving him to rot. However, the residents decided, as a result of all this, that there was no good left in the world and decided that by being good people, they were making themselves vulnerable. Hence, their decision to begin cannibalizing survivors who arrived for sanctuary.

Season 4

"Us"

After Glenn, Maggie, Bob, Tara, Sasha, Abraham, Eugene, and Rosita arrive in Terminus, they encounter Mary with her back turned to them as she tends to a grill with large slabs of (presumably human) meat. She welcomes them and offers them a meal.

"A"

Mary and the others of the community offer Rick, Carl, Daryl, and Michonne a meal, which she is currently cooking. However, Rick realizes that the attire of some of the residents belonged to Maggie and Glenn. He is also seen to focus on Alex's pocket.

Rick quickly reaches into his pocket to pull out Glenn's pocket watch, which was given to him by Hershel. Rick holds a gun to Alex's head, interrogating him on where they'd gotten the possessions. On Gareth's cue, his men begin to fire upon them, and one bullet accidentally hits and kills Alex. Mary runs away as the battle begins.

Season 5

"No Sanctuary"

In a flashback, Mary along with Gareth, and Alex as they sit inside a boxcar, revealing that the three were in a predicament similar to Rick's group until they took back Terminus from their attackers. 

In the present, Mary is at the fence killing walkers while a herd approaches. Mary and the others flee from the fence, seeing the herd, and Carol destroys the large propane tank, destroying part of the fence to allow the herd to infiltrate the facility.

Mary finds Carol inside the room with candles, ordering her to turn around and drop her weapons. Carol quickly counters, leaving Mary to duck her bullets. The two struggle, and Carol comes out on top. Carol holds Mary at gunpoint, demanding to know where the group is holding Rick and the others. Mary explains that Terminus originally was a sanctuary, but it became a place where they would lure people to take their possessions and ultimately, eat them. Carol asks Mary again where Rick and the others are, and when Mary doesn't cooperate, she shoots her in the leg. Mary then tells Carol that she could've been a resident of Terminus, to which Carol responds that she could never be like that. Instead of killing her, Carol opens up the door to the outside, allowing a group of walkers to come inside to devour the crippled Mary. 

In a second flashback, Mary is returned to the boxcar with Gareth and Alex. It is implied that Mary was raped by the men who had overtaken Terminus.

Death

Killed By

• Carol Peletier (Caused)
• Zombies

Carol shoots Mary in the leg and then opens a door to let in walkers to devour her.

Mary was likely put down, due to Gareth mentioning her death, suggesting they found her body.

Killed Victims

This is a list of victims that Mary has killed:

• Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people

Relationships

For a more in-depth look at Mary's relationships, read here: Mary (Terminus)/Relationships

Allies Terminus Gareth † - Son Alex † - Son

Enemies Rapist Group Crazed Man † - Raider, Rapist, and Attempted Killer Rick's Group Glenn Rhee † Maggie Greene Bob Stookey † Sasha Williams † Tara Chambler † Abraham Ford † Eugene Porter Rosita Espinosa † Carol Peletier - Caused Killer

Appearances

• List
• Table

TV Series

Season 4

• "Us"
• "A"

Season 5

• "No Sanctuary"

Season 11

• "What's Been Lost" ^{(Archive Footage)}

Episodes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4															✔	✔
Season 5	✔
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11																				✔

✔	Appears	✔	Voice is heard
👁	Appears with no lines	✔	Appears in a flashback
✔	Appears as a walker	🖼	Appears in a photograph/video
✔	Appears as a corpse	✔	Appears in a hallucination/dream

Gallery

For more images of Mary, please visit Mary (Terminus)/Gallery.

Season 4

Season 5

Trivia

• In "A" Alex refers to Mary by her name rather than calling her mom. This could be to avoid letting any newcomers know of their relationship as it could be used against them.
• In the episode "Claimed", Michonne finds an ominous painting covered in blood that heavily resembles Mary.
• In the episode "Coda", Gabriel finds a Bible at the Termites' campsite which is inscribed to "Mary B.", likely belonging to Mary and brought from Terminus by Gareth.
• In the episode "Not Tomorrow Yet", in Carol's list of people that she killed, she lists Mary as Candle Woman.
• Mary appears in the archival footage shown at the beginning of "What's Been Lost" as Judith narrates past events of the show to the audience before the episode's story begins.

International Dubbers

Language	Dubber	Other Characters Voiced
Czech	Marcela Nohýnková	N/A
French	N/A	N/A
German	N/A	N/A
Hungarian	N/A	N/A
Italian	Isabella Pasanisi	N/A
Japanese	Ayumi Nagao	Carol Peletier Karen Alisha
Portuguese	Renata Zhaneta	N/A
Spanish (Latin America)	Claudia Pannone	Jeanette Erin (5) Brooke Georgie
Spanish (Spain)	Susana Damas (4) Ana Ángeles García (5)	Susana Damas: Rowan Ana Ángeles García: Deanna Monroe