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The Scavengers are a large group that first appears in the episode "Rock in the Road" in AMC's The Walking Dead. They live in the Heaps and are led by a woman named Anne calling herself "Jadis". They served as the secondary antagonistic group for the second half of Season 7 and the first half of Season 8.
Overview[]
The Scavengers are a large group of survivors who have seemingly reverted back to a primitive state, opting to wear soiled clothing and living in a garbage dump. The majority of members do not show much emotion, keeping up a very sinister front, which is later revealed to intimidate outsiders. One notable trait of theirs is their odd speech patterns, usually talking in a very simplistic manner that may sound silly and juvenile to most. However, the leader of the group, Anne, later states that this speech was a deliberate choice to unite the group together and make them unique.
The Scavengers aren't friendly to outsiders, though don't go out looking for a fight. They remain neutral in the fight against the Saviors. They only align themselves with groups that will benefit them more, going with their motto, "We take. We don't bother." The Scavengers initially take the side of Rick's group, but later join the Saviors seeing that they will have even more benefits. However, they ultimately aren't loyal to anybody but themselves, and proceed to flip-flop sides many times, which catches the ire of Simon who goes to the junkyard to exterminate all of them for their disloyalty.
Pre-Apocalypse[]
Nothing is known about the lives of the group members prior to or as the outbreak began. It is possible that some members had known each other.
Post-Apocalypse[]
Sometime after the outbreak, Anne (going by the name "Jadis") and her people found shelter in a nearby Junkyard not far away from the Alexandria Safe Zone. Since then they adopted a policy of always staying out of harm's way, never bothering to do anything that seems like a waste of time and quietly taking what they want when they can or desire to do so. Thus, unlike their comic book namesake, they don't raid or plunder nearby people and do a good job of staying completely out-of-sight. It is unknown if they knew of Negan and the Saviors before encountering Rick's group, though Jadis laughs when Rick asks for help in fighting the Saviors, suggesting that she knew of the Saviors in advance. The Scavengers have an unusual way of communicating by speaking in broken English.
They eventually started trading people to CRM (who have access to working helicopters) in exchange for supplies. According to Jadis, a member of the CRM approached the Scavengers to propose a resource exchange. Any lost souls that the Scavengers came across, they would hold and trade them to the CRM and they would do the same to any threats that they came across, although the Scavengers would first have any threats bitten by walkers. Among the people traded to the helicopter group is Heath, whom was separated by walkers from Tara while on a supply run.
Deal with the Alexandria Safe Zone[]
At some point, after the outbreak, they had found a houseboat on a lake full of zombies. However, in their eyes, crossing the lake alone to even find out what was on the boat was too dangerous and not worth the trouble. They had been waiting for the perfect opportunity to present itself to discern whether or not the houseboat had supplies, so they wait for someone to get the supplies on it. After Rick and Aaron took them, Tamiel followed them back to Alexandria. There she forced Gabriel to get all the food supplies of the community and then took him with her.
On their way to find Gabriel, Rick and a few other members of his group ran into the Junkyard group, who took them into the Heaps. There Rick struck a deal with the group after fighting a walker with spikes, with him agreeing to provide the Scavengers with weapons and supplies in exchange for their help fighting the Saviors. After the deal was made Rick and his group left the Heaps.
Later Rick returned with the guns as promised, but it was only half the amount the Scavengers needed. Rick and Jadis then renegotiated and agreed that Rick would keep 20 of the guns to help his search for more and also once again reaffirmed their alliance.
At some point after this however, Anne and her people secretly made a deal with Negan and the Saviors and informed Negan of Rick's plan to initiate a war against him. In exchange for helping the Saviors incapacitate and fight back against Rick and his people, Negan agreed to give Jadis 12 survivors for undisclosed reasons. This deal was perceived as being better than the one offered by Rick, and Jadis agreed.
Betrayal of the Alexandria Safe Zone[]
When the Saviors come after Alexandria, the Scavengers join with them in a defense at first before its revealed that they made a deal with the Saviors that leads to them betraying Rick. With the Scavengers betrayal, Negan and the Saviors easily overpower the Alexandrians until Sasha Williams emerges from a coffin as a walker. A brief gun battle ensues, but the Saviors win and Jadis wounds Rick, ignoring his pleas to make another deal. Negan dominates Jadis in a negotiation and belittles her group as "filthy garbage people," clearly demonstrating that the Saviors view them as subordinate. As Negan prepares to kill Carl, the Kingdom and the Hilltop residents attack, leading to a battle in which the Scavengers bear by far the brunt of the casualties, losing around 20 people in the fight, and the Saviors losing at least 4. Anne eventually orders a retreat, during which a red umbrella is used to jam the Alexandria gate, preventing the Alexandrians and Kingdommers from following Negan, who also retreats with his people.
All Out War Between the Militia and the Saviors[]
Following the rebellion at Alexandria and the deaths of many Scavengers, it is unknown if they are still allies to Negan and the Saviors. In spite of their betrayal, Rick still appears to want the Scavengers as allies and he personally goes to the Heaps to confront them and try to sway them back to his side.
Rick attempts to show Anne pictures of the Militia's victories against the Saviors and offers them a chance to join his side again or else they will all be destroyed. Jadis however refuses again and has Rick stripped naked and imprisoned in a storage container.
The Scavengers attempt to kill Rick by feeding him alive to another armored Walker however he is able to overpower his guards and eventually Jadis herself. After Rick threatens to return at a later time and exterminate the Scavengers for their refusal to help him fight, Anne finally agrees to aid Rick once again and Rick promises the Scavengers will get a fourth of the Saviors' supplies and Anne demands that she be able to sculpt Rick naked.
Anne and her group accompany Rick to the Sanctuary however Rick discovers his lookouts dead and the area free of Walkers, implying the Saviors have escaped their entrapment at the Sanctuary. The Saviors open fire on Rick, Anne, and the Scavengers. For the second time, Jadis and her people betray Rick and the militia by fleeing the scene and leaving Rick to die. Fortunately, Rick is rescued by Carol and Jerry.
Extermination by the Saviors[]
Negan orders Simon to visit the Scavengers to get them back in line and to kill one person as an example despite Simon's wishes to simply wipe them out. At the Scavengers' home, Simon demands an apology for Anne's betrayal and intent to kill them alongside Rick. Anne claims that the Scavengers had been delivering Rick to the Saviors before being fired upon, but Simon immediately calls her bluff and says that Negan is willing to forget any punishment should they revert back to the original terms of their deal, as well as handing them all of their guns, the latter Brion and Tamiel disagreed with, but Anne agrees to this and allows Simon's men to take them. Simon's interest is drawn as the base has a helipad and solar panels, but Anne states that its just a dump. In an attempt to get an apology, Simon murders Brion and Tamiel, leading an enraged Jadis to attack him. In retaliation, Simon has his men the Scavengers.
Following the destruction of Alexandria, Rick decides to enlist the help of the Scavengers who will now be targets as the Saviors saw the Scavengers with Rick at the Sanctuary. Arriving at the Heaps, Rick and Michonne find dozens of zombified Scavengers and Anne as the only living survivor. Jadis explains what happened and the original purpose of the Scavengers. Rick and Michonne escape the Heaps, but leave Anne behind as Rick feels that she is of no more use to them.
Once Rick and Michonne are gone, Anne lures the zombified Scavengers up a hill to a metal grinder which she activates. One by one, the zombified Scavengers walk into the machine and are completely pulped, leaving Anne the only survivor.
After the massacre, Simon lies to Negan that he only delivered a message to the Scavengers and killed one person. However, Negan eventually learns the truth from Rick and is angered as he hadn't wanted the Scavengers wiped out.
Years later, Anne tells Huck about her people and suggests that their loss still deeply haunts her but that it was inevitable. Just before her death, Anne refers to the loss of her people and her desire not to lose another community as a pivotal motivation in her commitment to the CRM. Anne also tells Rick and Michonne that the Scavengers way of "we take. We don't bother", didn't work.
Members[]
- Anne (Former Leader)
- Tamiel (Former Lieutenant)
- Brion (Former Lieutenant)
- Farron
- Winslow
- At least 150 unnamed members
Killed Victims[]
This list shows the victims the Scavengers have killed:
- At least 2 members of the Militia
- Numerous counts of zombies and possibly unnamed people
Deaths[]
- Winslow (Alive)
- Farron
- Brion (Alive and Zombified)
- Tamiel (Alive and Zombified)
- At least 150 unnamed Scavengers (Alive and Zombified)
Appearances[]
TV Series[]Season 7[]
Season 8[] |
The Ones Who Live[]Season 1[] |
Trivia[]
- Talking Dead's "Inside the Dead" segment revealed that this group name is "the Scavengers".
- During "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life", Maggie calls the junkyard people "those Scavengers", which is the first time their group is named on screen.
- Pollyanna McIntosh said that another name for "the Scavengers" is "the Heapsters".
- Despite their name, the Scavengers share no similarities to the comic group of the same name, though like the comic group they served as antagonists for a time towards Rick and his people.
- In "Say Yes", Anne confirms there were are at least 120 Scavengers. She tells this to Rick when he gives her 63 guns, and she says they need nearly double.
- With the extermination of the remaining Scavengers in "The Lost and the Plunderers", Anne was the only remaining Scavenger until her death in "Become" of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
- Originally the Scavengers were only meant to appear in three episodes, but were unexpectedly brought back for Season 8.
- In "Returning Point" of World Beyond, Anne compares the Perimeter to the Scavengers. She has also come to believe that their extermination by a bigger group was inevitable and that the Scavengers had never really stood a chance.
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 • 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 |