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TWD Betrayal Updated

Betrayal is a recurring theme in The Walking Dead. It occurs when a character or group turns on another person or party with whom they were previously allied with.

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Comic Universe and Comic-Adapted

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  • Regardless of whether or not the player sides with him, Larry tries to leave Lee Everett to die in order to "protect the group" because of Lee's past as a murderer. (A New Day)
  • The St. John Family tries to kill Lee and his group, turning to cannibalism for food. (Starved For Help)
  • Ben Paul fearfully betrays the motor inn survivors by giving the bandits supplies, firstly, in order to save his friend, a supposed hostage of the bandits, and later in fear of Lilly's reaction.(Long Road Ahead)
  • Out of rage and lack of sleep, Lilly shoots Carley for calling her out and defending Ben or will accidentally shoot Doug whilst trying to kill Ben for stealing the supplies. (Long Road Ahead)
  • Even if the player always sides with Lilly and trusts her with Lee's secret and lets her back into the RV after she shoots Carley/Doug, she will still selfishly reveal Lee's secret after killing Carley/Doug. (Long Road Ahead)
  • If the player doesn't abandon Lilly, she will steal the RV when she is alone inside of it, even if the player agrees to go with her. (Long Road Ahead)
  • Vernon betrays Lee's group by stealing their boat in Savannah, and, depending on the player's decisions, he could lock someone in the group in the shed with a shovel. (No Time Left)
  • Vince is forced to shoot one of his fellow prisoner's legs off in order to escape with the other. (Vince's Story)
  • Nate will deliberately stop his car just to get Russell to be attacked by a walker in response to Russell not answering one of Nate's petty questions. (Russell's Story)
  • Russell has the option to draw the pistol on Nate when the latter gives him his pistol to cover him. (Russell's Story)
  • Stephanie tries to make off with most of the Pitstop survivors' medicine and ammo. (Shel's Story)
  • Shel can decide to steal the camper and betray Roman and the rest of the group. (Shel's Story)
  • Bonnie, Mike, and Jane all betray William Carver by helping Clementine's group escape and later joining it. (In Harm's Way)
  • Jane betrays Troy by lying to him, telling him he can come with the escaping group of survivors, then shooting him in the crotch, and leaving him to be devoured by walkers. In Harm's Way)
  • Clementine, Luke, and Jane can leave Sarah to be killed by walkers. (Amid The Ruins)
  • Mike, Bonnie (Determinant), and Arvo attempt to steal the groups truck and all of their supplies before shooting Clementine. (No Going Back)
  • Randy, Patricia, and Gill can betray Clem, AJ and Jane if Clem killed Kenny, went with Jane, and let the family in by stealing their supplies. (No Going Back)
  • Jane falsely claims that Alvin Jr. is dead in order to provoke Kenny. (No Going Back)
  • Conrad either attempts to or succeeds in capturing Clementine. (Ties That Bind - Part 2)
  • Javier can betray Clementine by giving her up to Conrad. (Ties That Bind - Part 2)
  • Max, Badger and Lonnie, guided by Joan secretly loot supplies, betraying Richmond. (Above The Law)
  • Eleanor betrays Javier and their group by telling Joan their plan to stop her. (Thicker Than Water)
  • David García becomes more hostile, leading him to kill Clint if they take the deal, break Fern’s arm then attempting to kill her, and killing Rufus if spared which causes the group to fear and question him. He later tries to kill his brother then takes Gabe away which can determinately lead to Gabe's death. (From The Gallows)
  • Marlon betrays the group by killing Brody and falsely accusing Clementine of it. (Done Running)
  • Minerva betrays Clementine on the S.S. Stewarts Fitzgerald and imprisons her. (Broken Toys)
  • Violet betrays Clementine to Minerva and the Delta if she wasn't saved in the previous episode. (Broken Toys)
  • If trusted earlier in the episode, Alvin Jr. betrays Tennessee, killing his friend in order to save the person Clementine saved in episode two. (Take Us Back)

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Saints & Sinners

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TV Universe and TV-Adapted

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Fear the Walking Dead

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  • Ofelia Salazar betrays Andrew Adams by capturing him using his affection for her so that he can be traded for her mother and Nick. Her father then reveals that he actually intends to torture Andrew for information and lied to protect his daughter. (Cobalt)
  • After Travis agrees to tow the life raft with Jake Powell and Alex behind The Abigail, Victor Strand betrays the two by cutting them loose. (Ouroboros)
  • Reed attempts to kill The Abigail's crew after Connor agrees to drop them on shore. However, the attempt is foiled by the return of Nick with Luis Flores. (Blood in the Streets)
  • Jack Kipling reveals that contrary to his brother's wishes, Reed kills all of the crews of the ships that they pillage without Connor ever knowing about it. (Captive)
  • After Christopher Manawa kills Reed, Madison betrays the trade with Connor's Pirates by giving them an undead Reed, leading to Connor's death and the death of another pirate. (Captive)
  • Chris feels betrayed that Madison lied about believing his story about why he killed Reed. (Sicut Cervus)
  • Chris betrays Madison by purposefully not helping her against a walker, something that Alicia Clark witnesses. He later threatens Alicia to keep quiet, but she betrays his secret to Madison. He then apparently tries to kill the two women at night before Strand shooting Thomas Abigail wakes them up. (Sicut Cervus)
  • Hector Reyes feels betrayed that his brother Antonio chose the Los Hermanos gang over his own family to the point that Hector refuses to even go see him. (Pillar of Salt)
  • When scouts start abandoning La Colonia due to the danger the community is facing, Alejandro feels betrayed, particularly by Francisco fleeing with his family. (Pillar of Salt)
  • After capturing Francisco and not getting the promised Oxy delivery, Marco believes that he has been betrayed, particularly by Nick. (Pillar of Salt)
  • Chris betrays his father so that Brandon can kill James McCallister. (Date of Death)
  • When ordered to kill Lola Guerrero by Dante Esquivel, Daniel Salazar chooses to betray and kill Dante instead. (100)
  • In order to get taken back to the Rosarito Beach Hotel, Strand lies to Daniel and claims that his daughter is there. It is only once they are there and find it overrun that Strand admits that Ofelia had left shortly after Madison's group arrived. Angered by this betrayal, Daniel takes off and leaves Strand behind. (Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame) Daniel subsequently holds a grudge against Strand for years, feeling that this kept him from finding his daughter until it was too late. (Skidmark)
  • Ofelia betrays her friends by poisoning the Broke Jaw Ranch community with anthrax. However, she was unaware of what exactly she was using and was left horrified that it was anthrax. (The Unveiling-Children of Wrath)
  • Strand betrays the Gonzalez Dam community and makes a deal with the Proctors, selling the dam and his friends out. (El Matadero-Sleigh Ride)
  • After being taken in by the Dell Diamond Baseball Stadium community, Charlie is revealed to have betrayed them to the Vultures. (Another Day in the Diamond)
  • Following the discovery that June is still alive and with the Vultures, Alicia, Strand and Luciana believe she betrayed them and seek revenge until Morgan talks them down. June later explains the truth which reveals that she did not betray them after all. (Just in Case-No One's Gone)
  • After being captured by Sarah and Wendell, Morgan gives them false directions to Alexandria in exchange for their help in getting out of trouble. Once they get the information they need, the two and Jim Brauer promptly abandon him to die. (The Code)
  • After Al falsely claims that her SWAT van has medicine so that June will retrieve it, June feels betrayed, particularly as she had nearly killed Quinn over apparently nothing. (Weak)
  • In order to get Morgan's Group away from Wittington's Denim Company, Logan tricks them into going as far away as possible by pretending to be someone that needs their help. Only once they are gone and he has control of the factory does he reveal his betrayal. (Here to Help)
  • Dakota betrays and murders John Dorie after he discovers her earlier murder of Cameron. (The Door)
  • Victor Strand betrays Virginia by using the army that she created for him against her. (Things Left to Do)
  • Derek betrays his brother and his friends after discovering that they are connected to Morgan Jones. (The Holding)
  • Dakota betrays Alicia and joins forces with Teddy and his Doomsday Cult after being convinced by Teddy to not change who she is. (Mother)
  • Strand betrays Morgan and leaves him to a herd of undead sailors so that he can be the hero in the fight against the cult. However, Morgan survives and returns to help Strand against Dakota, Teddy and Riley. (USS Pennsylvania)
  • Daniel Salazar realizes that Rollie has betrayed them to the cult and executes Rollie on the spot for his crimes. Riley confirms Rollie's duplicity, stating that Rollie had lost faith in them. (The Beginning)
  • John Dorie Sr. reveals to Dakota that Teddy is only keeping her alive as he needs a second person to turn the sub's launch keys and that Teddy intends to kill her once he no longer needs Dakota. After realizing that John is right, Dakota kills Teddy in revenge for his planned betrayal of her. (The Beginning)
  • Morgan betrays and tries to poison Strand to death, but fails. (The Portrait)
  • Arno tries to get Wes to betray his friends, bringing up how Wes had betrayed his brother Derek, but Wes refuses to do so even under threat of death. (Ofelia)
  • Wes later betrays Morgan's group and defects to Strand's Tower after seeing Luciana lying to Daniel about Ofelia being alive. (Ofelia) He later betrays Strand and attempts to seize control of Strand's Tower for himself, leading to Wes' death. (Divine Providence)

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Dead Reckoning

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Social Game: Chronicles

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  • The player can betray his or her teammate by letting him or her get devoured to escape the herd on the highway camp. (Social Game)
  • The hero and the group betray Harlan and his gang after putting up with unfair rations, missions for their benefits and after they learn that Harlan plans on attacking Mauricio's family. (Social Game)
  • Harlan, after being wounded and persuading many members of the group that he killed Nathan to survive and to no ill reason and that his group is the new way of life, attempts to kill the hero and Sky after finding out the map they were given to the Living's camp led to an ambush of walkers, released by Harlan. (Social Game)
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