Hope Edwards (Forsaken)

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## Biographical Information

### Other Names

Mistress Hope
 Mother of the Columbian

### Occupation

Former farm hand on Veteran Ranch *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former member of the Volunteer Militia *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former member of the Commonwealth Military *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Leader of her group *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former co-leader of Freedomtown *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Leader of the Columbian Commonwealth *(Post-apocalypse)*

### Family

Lucian - husband *(alive)*
 Lucy Edwards - daughter *(alive)*
 Layla Edwards - daughter *(alive)*
 Eric Edwards - son *(alive)*
 Dominic Edwards – father *(unknown)*
 Eveline Edwards – mother *(deceased)*
 Jacob Edwards – twin brother *(deceased)*
 Harry Edwards – grandfather *(deceased)*
 Bethany Edwards – grandmother *(deceased)*
 Charlotte Edwards – aunt *(alive)*
 Alex Junior – possible uncle *(alive)*
 Ben Stanton – possible cousin *(deceased)*
 Kieron Smith – half-uncle *(deceased)*
 Florence – ex-wife *(deceased)*

## Appearances

**Hope Edwards**, also known as **Mistress Hope** and the **Mother of the Columbian**, is the protagonist of *The Walking Dead: Forsaken*. She is the granddaughter of Harry Edwards and the daughter of Dominic and Eveline Edwards. While still a teenager, Hope was forced to put down her reanimated grandfather before beginning an epic but painful journey that took her from fighting alongside her brother Jacob in the Commonwealth's war against the expansionist Republic of David, to undertaking a mighty pilgrimage across the United States that ended in her leading a revolution in the Columbian Commonwealth that installed her as head of a new leadership council.

As one of the commanders during the war between the Commonwealth-Columbian alliance and the New Buckingham Corps, Hope rose to cross-continental fame after she delivered the death blow to the Corps' leader, Joel, ending the war. After returning to the Columbian, she cut the community off from their allies in order to preserve their independence, creating a tribal nation that survived off the land. Hope herself created her own tribe alongside her husband Lucian and their children - Lucy, Layla and Eric - that was dubbed the Edwar Tribe.

Twenty years after the war, Hope began a solo journey west to follow in the footsteps of her grandfather's most guarded story in order to recover several lost family artifacts.

## Overview

### Personality

Born the granddaughter of the Veteran of Pain and Suffering, Hope was always faced with great expectations from the moment she was born. In many ways, she is very similar to her grandfather, often setting herself unreasonable goals. From a young age, Hope desired to be independent and often spent her time training herself for this.

Despite her young age, Hope is a skilled and capable survivor, able to safely hold her own against dead and living threats. Unlike her twin brother, Jacob, Hope grew up numb to their father's absence and spent most of her time reading and talking to her elders about their experiences in a post-apocalyptic world.

As a result, Hope is resourceful even in the most scarce of situations, and despite growing up on a relatively safe ranch, Hope is shown to be strong-willed and determined, ready to do what's necessary, as such when she volunteered to put down her grandfather's reanimated corpse. She becomes consistently resolute after this tragedy, enrolling in the Volunteer Militia in order to fight back against a force to the south called the Republic of David.

Hardened by her time on the road, Hope has nonetheless remained open and optimistic, being by far the most welcoming of her group. She has gained significant leadership skills and keeps her group inspired. Her time as a soldier has allowed her to develop essential skills, such as using an assault rifle and even driving, being the current owner of Drew's red Mustang, and navigation. She has an amazing deductive mind, allowing her to read people with exceptional skill; as a result, she is a very good judge of character and knows when to trust people or not in a short space of time.

Hope rarely lets her emotions get the better of her, always seeing the bigger picture no matter the situation. She knows when to show mercy and when to show wrath and she rarely loses her temper, even with twisted individuals like Dino, The Governor or even Joel. She is also a strictly honest individual and hardly ever lies, not even to protect her loved ones. She always thinks clearly and logically, developing her own mind palace like her grandfather, and even handled her emotions upon realizing she was bitten.

As a child, Hope was often confused about her attraction to Florence and often felt shame about it. However, thanks to her grandfather and the lengths she has gone to prove herself, she has become surer of herself and is not afraid to be with Florence in public or admit her sexuality. Like her grandfather, Hope appears to hold no religious beliefs, but also like her grandfather is willing to listen to religious sermons and is tolerant of others beliefs, especially Gideon.

Upon taking leadership of the Columbian Commonwealth, Hope struggles with being placed upfront in the approaching war with the New Buckingham Corps. She hardens yet further as the war accelerates, learning from those around her and wanting to settle down after her long life on the road.

As she faces the possibility that the Columbian will follow her as their leader, she forces herself to become harder and more aloof to others, struggling to maintain her cold exterior as she prepares for war and the love and acceptance she receives from those around her.

Upon discovering that Florence, her own wife, had been betraying her and working for the Corps during the entire time they knew each other, Hope begins showing little compassion in harming or dealing with people mercilessly. However, she finds solace in those around her, forming a new relationship with Lucian and seeing her group as her new family.

With the war's conclusion, Hope realizes that the people of the Columbian need her more than ever and decides to keep her promise of making it an independent state, totally isolated and self-sustaining. She earns the loyalty of the entire Columbian militia and banishes her father and the Commonwealth from the Columbian's borders forever. Although little information is subsequently available, she remained the leader of the Columbian for decades to come, carrying on the legacy of the Veteran of Pain and Suffering.

## Post-Apocalypse

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## Killed Victims

This list shows the victims Hope Edwards has killed:

* Harry Edwards *(before reanimation)*
* Tyler Dixon *(alive)*
* Archibald *(alive)*
* Gregory David *(caused)*
* Carmen *(caused)*
* Dino
* Six *(indirectly caused)*
* Damien Blake
* Henry Korvac *(caused, alive)*
* Joel
* 3 unnamed members of the Republic of David
* 5 unnamed members of the Biters
* 7 unnamed members of the Patriots
* Numerous unnamed members of the New Buckingham Corps
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Trivia

* Hope is the second LGBT protagonist, the first being Mark Watson.
	+ She is also the first LGBT character, alongside Florence, to get married.
	+ She is the first bisexual protagonist of the series.
* Hope's primary weapon is her grandmother's knife and a handmade bow. She later uses Manticore's engraved pistol as her primary weapon after being gifted it as a sign of respect.
* At 21, she is the youngest leader in the '*New Age*' Extension and the youngest military leader.
* Hope is often referred to as "Mistress Hope" by the inhabitants of Veteran Ranch and the Columbian Commonwealth. EDStudios confirmed that this was never originally intended to be her nickname, but they came up with it in passing while writing her character.
* She is the sixth character in the '*New Age*' Extension to lose a limb and the third to lose their leg, the others being Denver and Sarah Terringham.
	+ She is the second member of the Edwards family to lose a limb, after her grandfather, with her left leg being bitten and subsequently amputated by Thomas Granger.