Lydia is a cunning and hardened, yet deeply traumatized young woman, suffering from years of physical and psychological abuse inflicted on her by her mother, Alpha.

3.2 Season 1: Tales of The Walking Dead.

One year after the Commonwealth conflict, Lydia and Elijah live together happily in Hilltop, where Lydia has a job acting as Hilltop’s messenger for the communities. During the conflict with the Commonwealth, Lydia is bitten on the arm by a walker, which results in her arm having to be amputated. While away, Lydia rethinks her actions and saves Daryl over her own mother, finally choosing to be with the communities despite their flaws.Īfter the Whisperer War, Lydia assists Maggie Rhee in occupying and rebuilding the destroyed Hilltop Colony, forming a relationship with Elijah in the process. She eventually runs away from the community after being tricked by Carol and used as proof of Alpha's lies. Months after the fair massacre, Lydia tries to live a normal life but becomes the target of paranoia and bullying by members of the Coalition due to being a former Whisperer. Following her rescue and reformation, Lydia is exiled by her mother during the fair at the Kingdom and relocates to the Alexandria Safe-Zone under Daryl's protection and parental guidance. She is returned to her mother in a trade, but is rescued shortly after. During an attack against the survivors, Lydia is captured and taken hostage at the Hilltop Colony to be interrogated for information about her group's motives.Įventually, Lydia forms a relationship with Henry Sutton as well as a parental bond with Daryl Dixon. She was a member of the Whisperers and is the daughter of the group's leader, ' Alpha'.

Lydia is a main character and a former antagonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. ―Lydia rejecting her mother's request to kill her and lead the Whisperers.

Screaming in the Silence by Lydia Kelly