Riley Lodge (Coda)

"*We **really** need them. That wall is **unsecure** and we can’t find a solution. We got people on guard but **what if it’s not enough**?*"
—Riley to Ben on the current condition of Crawford's security.[src]
**Riley Lodge** is the deuteragonist (previously tritagonist) and a survivor of the outbreak in *Coda*.

## History

### Season 1

Riley is mentioned by Harper and Declan as being missing after they initially found her a few months ago. She is later revealed to be alive in Ben's group, as Harper, Declan, and the Exit 285 survivors arrive.

After finding her family again, Riley remained in Ben's camp with them, pleading with Ben to allow them to stay, as if they have to leave, she will, too. Riley is later informed by Harper and Declan of the bandits that attacked them, and that the captive Renee took, Janine, was one of them. Riley insists they exile her. Matt antagonizes Riley later on, telling her she has no stake in the race of whether or not Ben will allow the Exit 285 group to stay, as no matter what, he'll let Riley, Declan, and Harper stay. Riley insists that she'll come with them no matter what.

When Ben's camp is finally overrun by the undead, Riley escapes alongside Harper, Jason, Matt, Piper, Lauren, and Brandon, where Riley finally learns about the deaths of Candace and Ross. On the road in the RV, Riley informs the group that the herd is diverging on them, so they retreat. After the fractured group reunited, Riley sat with Declan and Harper in the RV, just before Harper and Declan meet Amelio.

### Season 1 (Flashbacks)

Riley is first seen at her workplace, a law firm in Atlanta. She is passed out, and Harper, Ross, and Declan find her with what seems to be a bite mark on her ankle.

As time passes by, Riley and the rest of the group leave Atlanta, where they live as nomads until Riley is eventually separated from the rest of the group by a pack of walkers. Forced into the forest, Riley flees for her life, until she is eventually rescued by Petra, Avery, and Robbie.

### Season 2

In the second season, Riley begins stepping up as a more integral member of the group. She spent most of her time in Crawford learning medicine with Dr. Landry and Amanda, and taking up the occasional shift on guard duty. After Juanita Welles' death, Riley was unfortunately placed with the responsibility of informing her family. Riley was one of the major players pushing to allow the Welles family to stay in Crawford, especially with Leah's medical knowledge and Dr. Landry's recent death.

When Molly went into labor, Riley assisted Amanda and Leah in dealing with the birth. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, Molly died during childbirth, however, her daughter Izzie was born healthy. After this, Riley dealt with crowd control when the instabilities in the wall caused by the Welles family's crash was once again breached by the walkers. She ordered the citizens back into their homes, and then dealt with helping with the injured in the infirmary.

Riley noticed Janine had an interest in Theo, and told her she did deserve to have people that cared about her despite her past. Riley joined Harper, Declan, and Amelio in the lobby next to Oberson's office. Riley demanded they speak to him, as they were dealing with a major incident, but Amelio refused, asking the three to leave. Riley listened, following Amelio out, and subtly distracting him as Harper and Declan attempted to enter the office to no avail.

When Matt was put in a holding cell for attempting to investigate the Oberson situation, Riley attempted to keep Declan in check, concerned it would jeopardize their positions in Crawford. When Declan went on a run with Janine and Ben to search for Nea, Brandon, and Avery, Riley spent some time bonding with her sister-in-law, where she admitted she knew she wasn't the strongest person in the group, but she was okay with that, because her medical knowledge could come in handy when the strongest of the group couldn't fight.

Riley came to visit Matt later on, having a change of heart on the Oberson situation following her conversation with Harper. She promised Matt she'd find a way to get him out of the cell and get him back in Harper's good graces.

As the Magenta herd finally poured into Crawford, Harper and Riley discovered from Brandon and Avery that a group called the Delta had kidnapped Declan and Janine. Devastated, Riley stuck with Harper as they attempted to either rescue or escape from Crawford. Riley, Harper, and Avery headed to the cell block to rescue Matt, who was trapped in there, where they found Cheryl's dead body. Riley ended up putting Cheryl down before she could turn, and the three rescued Matt from the cell. Riley was forced to watch as multiple people in the group died: Robbie, Omid, and witnessing Lee get bitten. Riley became separated from the group after she found Amanda, injured. Rescuing her friend, Riley and Amanda were able to meet up with Ben, Leah, David, and Tara, just as they became separated from Harper and Matt once more.

On the road, Riley was determined to find Harper and Declan, the latter presumably still being under Delta captivity. Tara was separated from the rest of the group, so the others headed to the town of Wilkerson to find her, however, they were stopped by two Delta soldiers, Jenn and Steve. Jenn took Riley and Ben, while Steve took Leah, David, and Amanda, with the latter escaping. Jenn antagonizes the two as she leads them through a trail at gunpoint, until Brandon, Avery, and Carley come across the three. While Ben distracts Jenn, Brandon sneaks up on Jenn, knocking her unconscious, as Riley and the Crawford group makes their escape.

Now searching for their missing friends with Ben, Brandon, Avery, and Carley, Riley comes across Jenn, Steve, and four more Delta soldiers on the road. They retreat. On the road, Riley learns from Brandon about his and Avery's sort-of fling, also learning that Brandon had dated his deceased wife, Rebel's, brother before he'd met Rebel. Riley and the group come across Janine, who takes them to Kari and Declan.

At the boating exhibit, Declan learns from Riley exactly what happened to Tara. Happily reunited with Declan, her mood is killed when she sees Tara's body on the exhibit floor, finding out Declan had put down her zombified remains. Riley is hesitant to return to Wilkerson, insisting that the group should stay put at the exhibit. Ben agrees, but decides to lead a small team to Wilkerson just in case, consisting of himself, Kari, Janine, and Carley, leaving Riley, Declan, Brandon, and Avery behind at the exhibit, however, on the way to Wilkerson, Kari turns around and heads back. Eventually, after the small team has been gone for too long, the group decides to head out, much to Riley's chagrin. On the way to Wilkerson, they run into Kari, Janine, and Carley once more, finding that Alexa is now with them.

Despite their attempts to avoid the Delta, Riley, Declan, Kari, Janine, Brandon, Avery, and Alexa are captured. Riley can only watch as Ben is left for dead, however, Declan quietly informs her that he saw Harper following them, raising their chances of being saved. At Wilkerson, after Steve is killed by David, a gunfight ensues. Ryan nearly kills Riley, however, Avery is able to rescue her, leading her to an alley where Harper, Kari, David, and Matt are shooting from. Riley finally steps up as a fighter, returning shots to the Delta. She and the others are joined by Declan, who is narrowly saved by Janine, who also joins them.

At an abandoned Home Depot, Riley learns that her husband is bitten. Devastated, she remains with him. As Declan's condition worsens, Riley begins losing stability, isolating herself. After Declan passes out, Riley returns to assist alongside Avery. She watches as Harper storms out, sobbing. When the group finally decides to move on from the warehouse, Riley has to convince Harper they sadly need to leave Declan behind. Riley is then forced to say her goodbyes to Declan, who's too weak to move. She sobs into his shoulder, as she and Harper return to the rest of the group. Riley later learns that Janine was the one who put Declan down before he could turn.

On the way to the exhibit, Riley holds hands with Harper. Back at the exhibit, Riley tearfully joins Harper on the roof, where they declare they'll always be sisters.

## Killed Victims

* Molly Grey *(Before Reanimation)*
* Cheryl Lee *(Before Reanimation)*

## Trivia

* She was the tritagonist from Season 1 until Season 2.
* She is the deuteragonist as of Season 3.

* Characters
* Main Characters

 **Season 5** | TBA