Blaine Monteghue

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Name 	Blaine Monteghue
Age 	45-50 (time of death)
Gender 	Male
FirstAppearance 	El Lobo Solitario
LastAppearance 	End of This Place
FormerProfession	Unknown
Family 	Unnamed Grandfather (Deceased)Unnamed Father (Deceased) Unnamed sistersJoe (Uncle, deceased)
Status 	Deceased
Cause ofDeath 	Shot in the head byGeorgie Rutherford after beingwounded by Shiro Kato and Matt
Ethnicity 	Caucasian
Serieslifespan 	El Lobo Solitario toEnd of This Place
Blaine Monteghue is is a main character and survivor in The Last Ones. He is a tough, ruthless, incredibly skilled fighter who leads a small group of survivors who eventually befriends Alexis Norton, the leader of the safe-town Victoria. He rules over the town on behalf of Alexis, but his tendency to resort to violence to solve problems, begins to make him enemies. 
==Pre-Apocalypse==
Little to nothing is known about Blaine's early life other than he had an Uncle Joe who used to grope his sisters and his Grandfather was killed in World War Two and his Father in the Vietnam War, which would mould Blaine into the ruthless fighter he became.
==Post Apocalypse==
Not much is known about what happened to Blaine after the apocalypse other than at some point he became an associate of Eli Loche's and supplied him with weapons. 
He started a camp of his own at a train station and led a group of survivors before he presumably lost control of several people, whom he ended up killing. He then abandoned this camp with several of his loyal followers consisting of Bailey, John, Austin, Don, Carlos, Noreen, Nate and Reginald and moved to an old restaurant.
At some point, he found Eli's burnt body on a beach beside Ludovico's. He noticed that he was killed by an arrow to the heart and someone had set fire to his body after the fact.
A teenage survivor Lydia-Jean Norton, a was a part of his old camp and left to go on a run alone when Blaine killed several of his own people, who were friends of hers. When she returned, she found the camp empty and her friends dead, causing her to loathe Blaine even more than she had.
===Season Two===
====All That's Left Is Death====
Blaine is first mentioned when Lorna Thompson, a former prisoner of Eli's, has taken it upon herself to find any known associates of Eli and kill them, out of revenge for the death of her son. She finds Drake and from him discovers the whereabouts of Blaine, whom she intends to find next.
====El Lobo Solitario====
Blaine is first seen when Lorna, having found him, sneaks up on his camp. She spots Blaine and his people surrounding a person on the floor. The man, Frank, is called a waste of space by Blaine, who says he should have been the first to die when the apocalypse started. He then amends this and shoots Frank in the head, killing him. Reginald asks Blaine who attacked their old camp if it wasn't Frank. Blaine explains it was some military survivors they were stupid to cross and that Eli was supposed to deal with them. Blaine asks for Frank's body to be taken away and burnt. He then leaves to get some sleep. Lorna sneaks into the base and kills three of Blaine's people: Austin, John, and Bailey. She is caught by Blaine, and taken at gunpoint.
Blaine and the rest of his people gather round Lorna who has Blaine's gun against her head. She reveals she's killing them all because they worked with and aided Eli. Blaine goes to shoot Lorna, but is distracted when Don is shot in the head and killed. Blaine is also shot, in the shoulder. He and the rest of his people believe themselves to be under attack by a group and so they flee, unaware it was Lydia-Jean firing at them, as she and Lorna had met just hours before when Lorna turned up at the train station camp. Lorna follows Lydia-Jean and escapes.
====Trojan====
A few days on from the assault at his camp, Blaine turns up at the gates of Victoria. Blaine meets with its leader Alexis Norton. Blaine tells Alexis he respects her and as such is going to be completely honest with her. He explains he was once a leader and it didn't work out as he's more suited to leading in combat rather than leading a community. He admits his people have done some questionable things in order to endure and survive, but the shelter and safety of the safe-town speaks to him, as surviving out in the danger and wilderness has turned from an exciting adventure into a nightmare. He explains he was shot a few days ago and had to use the last of his antibiotics. When Alexis asks how she'll be able to trust him, he replies that if you give a rabid dog enough of a good deal, you’ll find yourself surprised at how tame he can be. Alexis appreciates his honesty, but tells him taking him and his people in would be too much of a risk for her and her people. Blaine is disappointed, but respects her decision. When Carlos gets angry, Blaine sends him and the rest of his people away. Blaine makes it clear to Alexis that one day she will realise she'll need him and his people and he hopes she'll be able to find them when that time comes. He leaves after telling her he'll be around.
====Last Orders====
Blaine, who has returned to his restaurant camp, is approached by Carlos, who asks why their people are remaining there when there's a safe-town, Victoria, just mere miles away that they can go and take. Blaine explains to Carlos that it's not as simple as going there, killing Alexis and taking over. Blaine makes it clear that he isn't a leader and that says that eventually, Alexis will have no choice but to come to him and ask for his help. When Carlos asks what they're supposed to do in the mean-time, Blaine replies "wait." 
====The Stand====
Just hours after his conversation with Carlos, Blaine is taken aback when Alexis turns up at his camp and asks if his previous offer is still on the table. He smiles and asks Reginald to fetch the whisky they've been saving as they have a new partnership to be toasting. 
====Seconds Out====
After a night's sleep, Alexis thanks Blaine for his hospitality. When asked why she should trust him, he reiterates his previous failures as a leader and says it's a hassle he can do without. Alexis requests Blaine and his people track down Lorna and kill her. Blaine is taken aback upon realising Alexis is talking about the same woman who attacked him previously. He agrees. 
Blaine and his people enter the woods close to Summerlyn City. He tells them to be careful as Lorna has the advantage. Blaine is enraged when she kills Jackson and cuts off Jim's hand. He manages to shoot her in the leg. Blaine tells the others to stay behind as he finishes her off. She sneaks up behind him but he hears her coming and kicks her to the floor. Before he can kill her a man knocks him out from behind. Blaine regains consciousness and calls off the search, stating if she's alive, she's long gone. He promises Jackson's father Steve that they will bury his son. 
Upon entering Victoria, Bernadette explains she won a leadership vote. Blaine says Alexis is the only person in charge. Bernadette says this is a democracy, but Blaine corrects her and says it's a dictatorship. He declares a curfew and says there will be a zero tolerance policy on rule-breaking. He reiterates that what Alexis says goes. Alexis is impressed and shows Blaine to a house.
====Stranger at the Door====
Almost four months later, Blaine joins Jenson on watch. When Jenson is irritable, Blaine suggests he go and get some sleep as there's a get-together later and they don't want any party-poopers. A feast is later thrown to celebrate the birth of Catelyn's baby, but Blaine worries it's a mistake. Bernadette then arrives and tries to put things right with Alexis. Blaine and Jenson come to blows on whether Bernadette is genuine or whether Alexis is correct in assuming she is still plotting against her, which Blaine believes she is. She instructs Blaine to watch her like a hawk.
Later, Alexis and Blaine witness the arrival of Noah Ashby. Noah tells Alexis about his underground base and says unlike his facility, which will be useless once it runs out of power, Victoria will remain usable, and hence, they can combine forces to create a large community and re-claim Summerlyn. She says she is prepared to give Noah a shot. As Noah prepares to leave, he tells them he rescued Lorna several months back and kept her alive whilst she was in a coma. Alexis surprises him by revealing Lorna was never a member of her community. She demands if he's serious about them working together, he is to bring Lorna to her alive, so she can kill her.
====Quid Pro Quo====
Blaine tells Alexis he has found a warehouse full of food. Tariq enters and tells them a new group of survivors are outside the gate seeking refuge. As they head to meet the group, Blaine suggests to Alexis that if they want in, they should have to do something for them first. Their leader Jacquelyn begs for her group to be allowed in and says they have lost its number by half, and they won't last much longer as they're already malnourished. When Blaine suggests they need to go and collect for them in able to be given citizenship, Jacquelyn tells him it's done. Soon after, Alexis worries they have made a mistake trusting the group, but Blaine says they were in awe of the town and would do anything to get in. When Alexis worries they will take the food and run, Blaine reminds her they're weak and says if they did try anything, he would pay them a visit.
Later, Blaine heads off alone to pick up Jacquelyn's group and the food, but Alexis insists Tariq and Jasmin go with him. When they get there, they find all of Jacquelyn and her people dead and the food gone. They discover Midway was behind it. Blaine returns and gives Alexis the news. Jenson says they can't know for sure what happened, but Blaine calls him deluded. Alexis says they have no choice but to retaliate.
====No Democracy====
When Paul is caught stealing from the pantry, Blaine has him beaten in the middle of town and he appears to be amused to see the residents react. Later, Blaine waits in the infirmary for Coleman and overhears him talking to Tariq and refusing to be part of a plan to escape which is being orchestrated by Bernadette. Blaine gets Coleman to tell him everything. Blaine then breaks the news to Alexis, and suggests they kill Bernadette. Alexis refuses and says that would make her a a martyr. She says they need to scare her into submission another way. She tells Blaine to kidnap Jasmin, drive her miles away from the city and abandon her. Alexis says it will be more effective if Jasmin disappears into thin air with no explanation as that will scare the others more than any amount of violence. 
Blaine gets confused and kidnaps young Shannon instead, having mistaken her for Jasmin. However, he refuses to leave her alone and takes her close to Midway and tells her to go there. When he returns, he is horrified by his mistake and Alexis is furious. Later, the escape attempt goes ahead as planned but only Bernadette, Luke, and Daniel manage to escape. Tariq and Steve are killed and Zahra, Trudy and Jasmin are caught and locked up. Later, Blaine bumps into Noah, who was knocked out by Luke as he fled. Noah uses the situation to his advantage and claims Lorna has escaped, even though she actually broke out from his facility earlier that day. Blaine informs Alexis.
====Let No Man Put Asunder====
Some hours after the break-out, Jenson finds Alexis sleep-walking and wakes her. After she goes back to her quarters, Jenson angrily tells Blaine what happened earlier didn't need to happen and those who escaped, or tried to, wouldn't have wanted to if it wasn't for him. He says everything that happened is on him and if he doesn't feel guilty then he should. Blaine warns him he's walking on thin ice.
The following morning, Howie wakes Blaine up and complains about banging from the prisoners in the basement. Blaine heads down and tells Zahra that when he told her to stop he meant it. Reginald approaches Blaine and tells him Noah is at the front gate. Blaine welcomes him and when Noah says he has come for a tour, Blaine offers to be his guide as Alexis isn't home. Later, Blaine, Alexis and Jenson find Noah searching through Michael's lab and discover his true motive to befriend them was to extract Michael. When Noreen follows him home, she finds Noah converging with Lorna and Peter and his group. This infuriates Alexis, much to Blaine's pleasure. Jenson says he knows Blaine is hoping to settle an old score with Lorna and get payback on Peter's group after what happened at the warehouse. Blaine asks if he's that transparent. Jenson says it's a good job he will be there to stop him.
====One Fell Swoop====
Alexis says if Peter's group are going to meet with Noah's they will need to send someone to their camp to find out. Blaine points out it would be obvious they sent the person, but Alexis says there is someone who wouldn't arouse suspicion: Jasmin. Alexis gets Jasmin to agree to plan and says there will be no killing but they will take the rival group hostage and demand the food stolen from the warehouse and for Bernadette and Lorna to be handed over. Blaine is irritated when Alexis overrules him from killing them and unbeknown to her, he plans to takes matters into his own hands.
As they drive to the meet, Blaine tells Jenson he knows he's come along to keep an eye on him. Jenson says Blaine wants nothing but to fulfil his compulsive blood-lust. When they arrive at the spot, Jenson readies everyone to make their move. Blaine tells Jenson he's a good man and a survivor, which he respects. Jenson says they can discuss it later, but Blaine says they can't and stabs Jenson in the chest. He collapses and dies. Blaine and his group then open fire, killing and wounding several of them before they themselves are attacked by Jock. Blaine and Reginald manage to escape and take out Aimi before they are forced to retreat. Blaine then saves Carlos and the others by killing Jock. Blaine forces an enraged Matt to go along with a fabricated story to tell Alexis, which he reluctantly agrees to do.
====Significant Sayonora====
Two days after the ambush, Blaine approaches Matt and tells him he thinks Alexis is suspicious about what really happened to Jenson. He makes it clear to Matt he needs to stop with the attitude towards him and the dirty looks. Matt reluctantly agrees but later tells Alexis everything after she grows even more suspicious at Blaine's excuses to not go and retrieve Jenson's body for burial. Blaine later bobby-traps several nearby buildings with Matt under Alexis's orders in case their enemies try and surround them or take them out from above. That night, Blaine is taken aback when Matt takes him at gunpoint. A furious Alexis instructs Matt to walk Blaine out of the complex. Noreen, Reginald, and Carlos are furious to discover Blaine is being ousted, but Blaine tells them to stand-down and to stay and do as they're asked, as he intends to make things right and come back, which Matt scoffs at. Blaine leaves.
====Now. Before. After.====
Blaine returns to Victoria moments after as Donna drives a car through one of the gates, leading a horde of undead inside. Blaine helps divert them away by forcing Trudy to do so, promising her amnesty for her previous transgressions if she's successful. The following day, Blaine tells her he understands why she banished him and says in spite of everything, he respects her. He says what happened the night before is on him and he intends to make things right, and if Alexis wants to banish him for good after that then he will honour it. He says once their rivals at Midway discover they survived the horde invasion they will strike again, and he says Alexis won't make it through that without him and his people. He says if she agrees to let him stay, he wants to handle them his way and take them out for good. She reluctantly agrees. Moments after, Blaine shoots Paul when he tries to abandon town.
Soon after, Blaine fills Alexis in on his plan to use a bomb Eli once planted nearby to destroy Midway. Alexis begrudgingly agrees to it. Blaine beats Matt when he refuses to help him set up the bomb, but he is thrilled when Reginald is able to do it. He later goes to the meeting place he arranged with Jasmin with the intention of leaving a note, but he finds her waiting for him. Furious at his deceit over the ambush, she raises her gun at him. He manipulates her again, this time using Shannon as leverage, as Jasmin believes her to be in his custody. Blaine gets Jasmin to agree to help him plant the bomb, which he does later that night while she's on-watch. He detonates it the following morning, unaware that the town was mostly vacant, but Midway was still destroyed and several residents were killed.
====End of This Place====
Realising that there are survivors from Midway and that they are coming, Blaine readies the town for a fight. Alexis says she never should have let Blaine into town in the first place and says his desire to resort to violence has caused nothing but bloodshed on both sides. She says she wants him gone, but he refuses to leave. Alexis says she is going to open the gate to the survivors from Midway and blame everything on him, so she suggests he leave while he has the chance. She says she hopes Stephen will cause them to have mercy on her. Alexis says she's not willing for there to be any more violence. When Blaine refuses again to back down, Alexis raises a gun at him. Blaine does the same to her. Blaine says he's finishing this, and if she has any sense she will stay out of his way.
Before the fight, Blaine warns Matt to stay inside and not get involved. Soon after, the fight commences and as Blaine is about to ambush the survivors from Midway, he himself is approached from behind and attacked by Lorna and Shiro. As Blaine takes a shot at Lorna, Shiro tackles him to the ground. Lorna is grazed on the head and falls to the ground. Whilst Shiro is distracted, Blaine gets on top of him and begins to strangle him. He taunts him about Aimi's death and says he will shortly be joining her. Before he can finish Shiro off, a bullet hits Blaine in the back. He stumbles off Shiro. It was revealed to be Matt, who shot him from the porch of his house. He smiles smugly and walks back inside. Shiro kicks a wounded Blaine down to the ground where two zombies approach him. 
Soon after, Georgie approaches a wounded Blaine. He pleads for help and tries to pin everything onto Alexis. He offers her stashes of food and weapons if she helps him get out of the area. Georgie sternly tells him to stop. She informs him that he killed the man she loved and tells Blaine his name was Calvin. He orders Blaine to say it, which he does. Georgie tells Blaine he's going to his grave, but before he does, she wants him to know what he inflicted upon her, someone he had never even met. She says because of him she never got the chance to tell Calvin she was carrying his baby. She then coldly executes Blaine with a bullet to the head.
==Kill Count==
This list shows the known victims that Blaine has killed:
*Several of Lydia-Jean Norton's friends.
*A camp of military survivors
*Frank
*Shannon (Caused)
*James Jenson
*Calvin Cutler (alongside his group)
*Niko (alongside his group)
*Dwayne (alongside his group)
*Aimi Kato
*Jock
*Trudy (Caused)
*Paul
*Waylon
*Felicia
*Penny
*Dolly
*Mark
*Daniel
*Yvonne (Caused)
*Mel (Caused)
*Casey (Caused)
*Lawrence (Caused)
*Claire (Caused)
*Numerous counts of unnamed people.
*Numerous counts of zombies.
==Trivia==
*Out of the main characters, Blaine met Eli, Lorna, Alexis, Michael, Bernadette, Noah, Shiro, and Georgie.
**He has seen Peter, Aimi, Angie, Javier, Jai, Charlotte, Bobby, Henry, Shiloh, Drew, and Donna from afar.
*He appeared in thirteen episodes.
*Blaine is currently the only person on Lorna's hit-list to survive an attack from her.
*Blaine became a main character in the second half of season two.
*He unknowingly predicts his own death. Before the final battle in Victoria, Blaine warns Matt to stay inside and threatens him by saying if he steps outside a bullet is going to go flying. When Matt does step outside next, he shoots Blaine in the back from afar, causing his downfall and eventual death.
*Blaine is one of eight main characters to survive a gunshot wound, the others being Javier, Bobby, Lorna, Shiro, Shiloh, Angie, and Jai.