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The Oceanside Cabin Motor Court, or simply Oceanside, is a fishing village in AMC's The Walking Dead, located on the shoreline of an estuary in Virginia. Originally a beach cabin resort, it was settled by a group of refugees from Hollowbrant Outreach Recovery after they attempted to fight the Saviors, extortionists that terrorized their community. The battle resulted in the execution of every male over the age of 10. Left with only females and young boys, they escaped and settled at the Oceanside Cabin Motor Court. Their leader, Natania, implemented the law of killing any outsider whether or not they were a threat.
In 2012, Tara Chambler from the Alexandria Safe Zone washed upon their shore and was rescued by Natania's granddaughter, Cyndie. The Saviors occupied Tara's community and took their guns. After escaping Oceanside, Tara led her community back to Oceanside. In preparation for the war against the Saviors, Alexandria sieged their guns without causalities. Alexandria, joined by Hilltop and the Kingdom, fought against the Saviors. Despite accidentally killing Natania, Alexandrians Aaron and Enid successfully recruited Oceanside into joining the Militia and helped win the war against the Saviors. Following the war, Cyndie co-led Oceanside with Rachel Ward. After Hilltop leader Maggie Rhee executed Gregory for attempted murder, Oceanside was inspired to kill the Saviors responsible for killing their men. This caused a brief skirmish and the Militia to be dissolved.
In 2020, Oceanside was invited by King Ezekiel Sutton to attend the Fair of New Beginning to form the Coalition. The fair was successful, but was infiltrated and attacked by the Whisperers. During this conflict, Oceanside was temporarily abandoned to defeat the Whisperers. Oceanside was later seized and occupied by the Commonwealth, a large community from Ohio, after Rachel declined to join them. Rachel helped Luke Abrams and Jules Butler escape to assist in the Commonwealth Uprising, where they both perished. Meanwhile, Rachel led a successful rebellion in Oceanside and liberated the community. Since the removal of Governor Pamela Milton, Oceanside remains active and continues to trade with Alexandria and the Bricks, a continuation of Hilltop after it was destroyed by the Whisperers.
Pre-Apocalypse
The Oceanside Cabin Motor Court was a campground located near a bay and used as a recreation area for families and tourists to spend a weekend camping and enjoying the nearby beach, as the campground had plenty of cabins for hospitality, equipment sheds, and recreational facilities.
Post-Apocalypse
Outbreak and Founding (2010-2011)
It is unknown if the campsite was occupied when the apocalypse started. Monument Day occurred on a Friday, so it's possible that people were occupied in Oceanside during the initial outbreak. If occupied, it is unknown if the residents abandoned Oceanside or died. The group that would occupy Oceanside originally occupied Hollowbrant Outreach Recovery, led by Natania. It was a group of men, women, and children that farmed and provided for themselves.
Savior Occupation and Conflict (2011-2012)
In 2011, the Hollowbrant community was discovered by Simon, a lieutenant for an extortionist group called the Saviors. Simon ordered Hollowbrant belonged to them and would provide 50% of their resources and findings, or else they would face punishment. Under Natania's orders, they found Simon and his group at a satellite station and attacked. Many of Hollowbrant's soldiers, including Natania's daughter, were killed. Simon and the Saviors returned to Hollowbrant, rounded up the surviving men and boys over the age of ten, lined them up and shot them in the head. Natania's grandson, who was 11, was among the executed. Simon gave this as their "final warning". Faced with a future of being enslaved by Simon's group or dying, the remaining women and children fled Hollowbrant in one night. They eventually found Oceanside and reestablished their community by fishing in the nearby bay. Never wanting to be under the Saviors again, they developed a hard isolationist policy. Any outsiders found in the area of Oceanside, regardless of gender or affiliations, were executed to maintain secrecy. To defend themselves, they accrued a massive arsenal of guns over time.
In 2012, Natania's granddaughter Cyndie, along with Rachel Ward, found Tara Chambler unconscious on the nearby beach. Cyndie was morally against the killing of outsiders, and believed that they would need allies or trading partners, at some point. Cyndie kept Rachel from killing her, and instead supplied her with food and water. After waking up, Tara secretly followed them to Oceanside, where she was captured. Once Tara was deemed not a threat, Natania offered her a permanent place in Oceanside. Tara revealed that she was with a community called Alexandria and offered an alliance. When Natania refused and revealed their previous battle with a hostile group, Tara retorted that they fought the Saviors at the satellite station. Since Tara wanted to return to Alexandria, Natania had Beatrice and Kathy execute her. Beatrice revealed to Tara that the satellite station was only an outpost, and attacking them meant Alexandria was gone. Cyndie managed to help Tara escape with the promise that she never return or tell anyone about Oceanside. Upon returning to Alexandria, she learned that Beatrice was correct. The Saviors retaliated and killed her girlfriend Denise Cloyd, and friends Glenn Rhee and Abraham Ford. They acquired Alexandria and took all of their guns. Despite the need to fight back, Tara did not initially disclose the fact that Oceanside had an arsenal of guns.
Weeks later, as the preparations for war were underway, Tara realized they needed Oceanside's guns and reluctantly told her leader Rick Grimes about them. Rick led a massive siege to take Oceanside's guns, but first allowed Tara to reenter Oceanside and convince Natania to have Oceanside join with Alexandria against the Saviors, but she refused out of fear from the previous massacre. When the negotiations failed, Tara signaled Rick and their group to detonate explosives and peacefully round up the Oceanside residents. Natania captured Tara and used her as a hostage to force the Alexandrians to leave without the Oceanside guns. As the standoff continued, a herd of zombies approached Oceanside. Cyndie knocked Natania out and rallied Oceanside to help Alexandria take out the herd. After the herd was cleared, Natania continued to refuse joining the fight against the Saviors. As a result, the Alexandrians took Oceanside's entire arsenal, but promised to return them after the war was over.
As the war with the Saviors heats up, Aaron and Enid decide to see if they can enlist the help of Oceanside. Unable to bring them guns, Enid decides to bring them a truck from a whiskey distillery instead. As Aaron and Enid wait near the truck at night, Aaron spots a figure near the truck and goes to investigate. Aaron is attacked by Natania who goes to kill him after stating that he shouldn't have come. Before Natania can kill Aaron, she is shot by Enid to save him. Aaron and Enid are then surrounded by Oceanside residents, now armed with makeshift spears. Cyndie checks on her grandmother and discovers to her grief that Natania was killed by Enid's shot.
Though the other women urge Cyndie to kill the two outsiders, Cyndie is convinced to release them instead. While Aaron sends Enid back to the Hilltop, he chooses to remain in the woods around Oceanside in hopes of convincing the women to join the fight. Aaron spends days in the forest, spotted several times by the women who otherwise ignore him. Following a fight between Aaron and a small group of walkers, the exhausted and weak Aaron is found by the women of Oceanside who he urges to help them fight the Saviors for all that the Saviors have done to them and for what the Saviors have turned them into.
Convinced by Aaron's words, the women of Oceanside rush to the aid of the Hilltop. Aaron and the women arrive as a group of Saviors prepare to attack the compound. Before Tara, Alden and the other Savior defectors can attack, the women of Oceanside and Aaron firebomb the enemy Saviors, killing them and preventing a battle while buying time for the people of the Hilltop to escape.
Reconstruction and Isolation (2012-2020)
A year and a half after the war with the Saviors, Oceanside remains connected to the other communities and aids with the reconstruction of a damaged bridge. When several Saviors are mysteriously murdered, it's revealed that the women of Oceanside are the killers. Their targets are the Saviors who attacked their community alongside Simon, having been inspired to take retribution following Maggie's execution of Gregory. Each Savior was taken to the facility where Oceanside resided before the massacre and executed. Amongst those executed were Justin who killed Beatrice's husband and Arat who killed Cyndie's brother. The women were found by Maggie and Daryl in the process of executing Arat who they stated was their last target and the two chose not to intervene. Rachel at least took part in Maggie and Daryl's subsequent plan to kill Negan.
Six years later, Rodney mentions Oceanside as still active and thriving, and still a woman-only community. Ezekiel attempts to bring the group and the communities back together with a fair, where each community leader, including Oceanside would sign a charter that agrees that each of the four remaining communities will agree to trade with and aid one another, promoting the re-establishment of society, and honoring Rick's legacy. During the fair, Rachel signs the charter on behalf of Oceanside, making it a part of the Coalition. Rachel later suggests using Oceanside's beach for training purposes for the conflict with the Whisperers.
Whisperer Conflict (2020-2021)
Oceanside works as an active member of the Coalition during the war against the Whisperers with the communities using the beach as a training ground to practice fighting herds. One such exercise ends when a Whisperer mask is found washed up on the beach, indicating that they have returned. Shortly thereafter, a Russian satellite crashes from Outer Space on the Whisperers' side of the border causing a fire that has the potential to threaten Oceanside if it isn't put out. With both Oceanside and their hunting grounds threatened by the fire, the Coalition crosses the border and fights both the fire and a herd that it attracts. They manage to both dispatch the herd and put out the fire before either can threaten Oceanside.
Later, Oceanside faces attacks from walkers orchestrated by the Whisperers. While Michonne is helping the community, Virgil breaks in and tries to steal one of Oceanside's boats to return home, but he is captured instead. Virgil eventually makes a deal with Michonne to lead her to some potential weapons to use against the Whisperers' horde in order to repay his debt for the damage that he caused while trying to steal the boat.
After the destruction of the Hilltop, Oceanside and Alexandria are both abandoned with the survivors instead retreating to the "Tower". As part of their plan to defeat the Whisperer horde, the Coalition plots to let it reach Oceanside before using music to draw the horde away and off of a cliff. However, the Whisperers find the "Tower" first, forcing the Coalition to adjust their plan. During this time, Virgil returns to the abandoned Oceanside and finds the missing Connie collapsed nearby.
After the defeat of the Whisperers, the residents of Oceanside return home and take in at least a dozen Hilltop refugees for resettlement.
Commonwealth Occupation and Conflict (2021-2022)
Months after the Whisperer War, Oceanside is visited by Pamela Milton who enjoys sitting on Oceanside's beach and talks with Rachel Ward who is now one of the leaders of the community. Pamela commends Oceanside for the strength that their fights with the Saviors and Whisperers show that they have. However, Rachel is hesitant to make a trade agreement as Maggie Rhee and Hilltop aren't making an agreement with the Commonwealth. While Alexandria has gone its own way before, Hilltop and Maggie have always been there for Oceanside. With Hilltop and Oceanside having renewed their mutual protection pact, Rachel is only willing to make an agreement with the Commonwealth if Maggie agrees to it also.
Lance Hornsby and the Commonwealth Army later take over Oceanside following the events at Riverbend and Lance's failed attempt to have Maggie, Daryl, Aaron and Gabriel assassinated. Lance ominously flips a coin to determine whether or not the residents will live or die, leaving their fates unknown.
Following the deal between the Coalition and Pamela, Aaron, Lydia, Jerry and Elijah embark upon a journey to Oceanside to inform them of the new deal and to deliver supplies. The group eventually runs into Luke and Jules, who had managed to escape from the Oceanside takeover, having been out on a scavenging run when it started. However, the two don't know what happened to the other residents or if they had survived as Rachel had ordered Luke and Jules to run rather than staying and fighting. Rather than continuing on to Oceanside, the group decides to make for Alexandria to enlist the help of the others.
Although it is off-screen, Rachel led an uprising against the Commonwealth Army and eventually Oceanside was liberated, while their leader was on an expedition at sea.[1]
Era of Peace (2022-present)
Several years later, Oceanside is mentioned by Mr. Aizawa who claims that Ginny has come to visit the new Hilltop from Oceanside, showing that the two communities are still in close touch despite the Hilltop being moved to New York or New Jersey.
Inhabitants
- Cyndie (Leader)
- Rachel Ward (Co-Leader)
- Iris
- Evelyn
- Oceanside Resident 1
- Oceanside Resident 2
- Beatrice
- Kathy
- Natania (Former Leader)
- Numerous unnamed residents
Formerly
Deaths
Appearances
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Trivia
- Despite all the men being killed from the community, at least 4 boys under the age of 10 still inhabit Oceanside, up until the six-year time jump in Season 9.
- Oceanside is the only group in Season 7 to not have any on-screen deaths.
- In "Worth", Negan confirmed that it was Simon who massacred all the men and boys aged 10 and above. This also had occurred before Negan arrived at the Sanctuary and took over as leader. Negan did not agree with Simon's actions and considered banishing or even killing him after he took over.
- In "Warning Signs", Justin and Arat are identified as two of the others who were involved. At least six other Saviors took part in the massacre with possibly more that didn't survive the war with the Militia.
- In "The Bridge", it is revealed that Georgie's Group discovered Port City, a smaller community of survivors that began to trade with Oceanside.
- In "Swear", Cyndie traces her finger on a map from north of Baltimore, Maryland to south of Alexandria, Virginia following the Potomac River, potentially indicating Oceanside's location to be in Maryland.
- A scene revealing Oceanside alive and well was originally written for "Rest in Peace", though it was forcibly cut before it could be filmed due to unforeseen issues during production. Oceanside's survival is confirmed in dialogue in "Who's There?" of The Walking Dead: Dead City, with Oceanside still in the Coalition.
References
- ↑ Screenshot of Angela Kang confirming Oceanside's fate
