Antagonists

An **antagonist** is a recurring theme in the Codaverse. They serve as a foil to the main heroes, and usually cause havoc and distrust amongst the group.

## List of Antagonists

### Coda

* A group of bandits led by Shelley taking refuge in the Tuckson Bar included Janine, Roger, Rachel, Terry, Clay, and Tristan. They attempted to rob the Exit 285 group, before all but two of their members were slain. *(Psychotic, False God)*
* Larry Willis, a member of Ben's Camp, turned against Harper Lodge and the Exit 285 survivors after Kevin and Lauren Davis mistakenly led a pack of walkers to the camp, attempting to kill the latter, before he was accidentally killed by Kari Andrews. (*Don't Speak*)
* Jonathan Heyes brutally murdered the leader of Crawford sometime before Season 2, and later attacked Andrea Reed and murdered Joel before escaping from Crawford. (*Sanctuary*) Following his return later that season, he was recruited by the Delta to capture surviving members of Crawford, however, his mission failed, but he was able to escape, capturing Brandon in the process. (*The Last Breath, From the Gallows, Dead Men Feel No Cold*)
* Barnes Cooke was a former member of Tara Alonso's group until his defection, which led to him attempting to hunt down and kill his former group. When Harper, Raven, Brandon, Lee, and Matt got in his way, he attempted to kill them, before being gunned down by Harper. He wasn't killed, however, and later returned to kidnap Kenny, before being burnt to death in an explosion near Crawford. (*Walking Tall, Magenta*)
* The Magenta herd split off from another herd of walkers near the outskirts of Savannah following an explosion near Crawford that killed Barnes, and later ripped through Crawford, destroying the Safe-Zone. (*Magenta*, *Harbinger*, *Fallout*)
* Amelio secretly controls everything in Crawford as a co-counselor following him and the other counselors covering up the original leader of Crawford, Oberson's, death at the hands of Jonathan. He goes out of his way to protect their secret, including putting members of Harper's group in danger until, eventually, Harper and Matt uncover the truth, leading to Oberson's reanimated corpse to bite Amelio. Amelio then revealed he had Raven spying on Harper's group, just before Harper shoots him in the head. (*In Cold Blood*, *Harbinger*, *Fallout*)
* Lilly King, a lieutenant for the Delta, kidnapped Declan Lodge and Janine outside of Crawford alongside her reluctant sister, Laurel, and a few of her lackeys, Maria Gutierrez, Luke Hall, and James Anthony. (*In Cold Blood*) Later on, Declan and Janine were able to escape from their captors, killing Maria and James, and convincing Laurel and Luke to turn their backs on Lilly. Following this, Lilly murdered Luke, and warned Laurel that if she betrayed her again, she'd die too. (*Inmates*)
* Jenn Russo, Steve Latvi, Mimi Turner, and Ryan are all members of the Delta sent with Jonathan to capture the remaining Crawford survivors. (*Kingdom Come*, *Investment*, *The Last Breath*, *From the Gallows*, *Dead Men Feel No Cold*)
* David Welles becomes increasingly reckless following the death of his wife, Leah. This leads him down a dark path where he seeks vengeance - regardless of whether or not his group is in danger. His recklessness leads to him gunning Steve down, leading to Kari being killed, Declan being bitten, and Brandon being separated from the group. When David and Matt track down Jonathan and attempt to rescue Brandon, David puts Brandon in harm's way to kill Jonathan, but ultimately fails thanks to Matt. Immediately afterward, Matt guns David down, killing him. (*From the Gallows*, *Dead Men Feel No Cold*)
* Matt Archer, an original member of the Exit 285 group, has shown himself to be willing to do whatever it takes to protect himself. While this was at first an admirable trait, he is shown to put others in danger, such as nearly allowing Andrea to be devoured, in order to protect his own secrets. Later, he is justified in killing David, however, this sets him down a darker path. (*Season 3*)

### Vendetta

* Laurel King attempted to kidnap Erin Raine and Kaitlyn Kern momentarily while the three were living together for her superior at the Delta and her sister, Lilly King. She is successful in taking Kaitlyn, however, eventually helps the latter escape, redeeming herself. (*Season 1*)
* Lilly King and the Delta made multiple attempts to capture the protagonist group at the prison, before their destruction at their main base at the Cliffside Colony. (*Season 1*)
* Noah Laselle was the main antagonist for the entirety of Vendetta. While at first defecting to the Delta before being convinced to return to the group, Noah seemingly died later, before he returned, now driven crazy by the solitude he faced during his months alone. He murdered a few members of the group, kidnapping multiple at a time. At a final confrontation, he kidnapped Ellie Casteele and Luke Woods, driving Xander Stone and the rest of the group to come rescue them. Xander was able to save them, however, Luke sacrificed himself to save Xander and Ellie, leading to Xander murdering Noah, ending his reign of terror. (*Season 1, Season 2*)