Jess Black

Alex Junior - son *(alive)*

Ben Stanton - grandson *(deceased)*

Sarah Stanton - daughter-in-law *(deceased)*
 Harry Edwards - ex-lover *(deceased)*

Shot in the head by Alex Sutton *(zombified)*

"*I'm **sick and tired** of being a burden. [...] I'm fighting, even if you won't let me,*"
—Jess to the group while they plan their journey[src]

**Jess Black** is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*. The mother of Alex Junior and the girlfriend of Alex Sutton, Jess unexpectedly turned out to be one of the most competent survivors in the New World. She was also a close friend of Harry Edwards, who harboured a deep - yet unadmitted - love for her. When the apocalypse occurred, Jess immediately placed a vote of confidence in Edwards and was one of his warmest supporters amongst the Clarkson Survivors.

Although she died soon after she gave birth to her son AJ, her legacy has been deeply felt by Edwards and her son. It was recently revealed her death was caused by Gaunter O'Kyle as part of his greater plot to manipulate Edwards for his own gain.

## Overview

### Personality

Jess is a feisty and sometimes overconfident, but nonetheless endearing, young woman who refuses to be a burden to the group.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Not much is known about Jess's life before the outbreak. She mentions she was born and grew up in London and her family moved to East Anglia due to her father's job. She met Alex Sutton at school and the two became a couple. As a result, she became friends with Alex's friend Harry, who began to harbour feelings for her that he never revealed to her.

## Death

### Killed by:

* Alex Junior *(indirectly caused)*
* Gaunter O'Kyle *(caused)*
* Blood poisoning *(alive)*

While waiting for the others to return from Hopeville, Jess was cornered by a man in a cloak inside the manor. He promised her that her child would be part of 'the bigger plan' and slashed her leg with his sword. The blade, coated in poison, ultimately caused blood poisoning, resulting in her death just moments after she gave birth to her son, AJ.

* Alex Sutton *(zombified)*

After her death, Alex carried Jess into the woods to bury her, where she reanimated and bit him before he shot her, forcing him to amputate his hand. Edwards then buries Jess in a clearing.

## Killed Victims

* 1 unnamed member of the Chester Woods Bandits *(self-defence)*
* Alex Sutton *(indirectly caused, zombified)*
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Relationships

### Alex Sutton

Jess and Alex had a loving relationship for most of *Season 1*, although their relationship degrades with everything they go through.

### Alex Junior

Jess naturally cared deeply for his son, despite only knowing him for a matter of moments before she died. AJ on his part would go on to constantly inquire about his mother to those remaining who knew her.

### Harry Edwards

Jess and Harry were good friends, having met through Alex. Soon after he met her, Harry began harbouring feels for her that he knew he could never act on or reveal because of his friendship with Alex.

A few months following the outbreak, a drunken Harry and Jess slept together while on a supply run, a secret that served as a source of great shame for Harry, who believed he had betrayed his friend. It was this event that would call into question the true parentage of Jess's child, AJ, a secret Edwards would keep hidden from everyone, even AJ himself, for nearly twenty years.

Jess trusted Harry enough for him to be the first person she alerted of her pregnancy; whether this is because she believed him to be the father is up for debate, although she affirmed it was Alex's when asked.

## Trivia

* She is the first survivor shown to give birth after the apocalypse, followed by Becky Stanton. Jess is also the first survivor to give birth successfully but not survive childbirth.
* Like Aaron, Emma and Alex, Jess died on AJ's birthday.