Sasha (Remake)

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## Biographical Information

### Family

(Unnamed) - father *(deceased)*
(Unnamed) - brother *(deceased)*
Antony Eden - partner

## Appearances

**Sasha** is the deuteragonist and a survivor of the outbreak in *So Help Me God*. A hardened survivor who has lost everything and everyone she ever cared about, she heads into Sacramento to scavenge supplies and comes across fellow survivor Antony Eden in the California State Capitol. Despite their initial hostilities they eventually bond and build a life together within the Capitol.

## Overview

### Personality & Traits

Sasha is incredibly feisty, brave, argumentative, aggressive and hardy, having survived mostly on her own after losing everyone she cared about at the start of the outbreak. While being held hostage by Eden she demonstrates absolutely no fear and gives out insults even when he points a gun at her face. She is consistantly shown to be no-nonsense and very free-spirited, and possesses a rebellious streak towards authority.

However, it quickly becomes clear that her loneliness and isolation has taken a dramatic toll on her, so much so that she begins to bond with her captor; even when she is finally allowed to leave she eventually returns, having decided that Eden's company is better than being alone, while making clear that she will kill him if he ever threatens her again. Over the next two years she considerably softens while remaining very single-minded, establishing herself as Eden's equal, and the two become unlikely friends.

## Pre-Apocalypse

### California

Very little is currently known about Sasha's life before the outbreak. She was raised mostly by her dad, whom she was very close to. She later tells Eden that she never succeeded academically and was unsure about what to do with her life. She and her dad were very close with their neighbours, and Sasha often hung around with a group of fellow delinquents much to her father's dismay.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 1: Monuments

Soon after the outbreak, Sasha watched as her dad succumbed to the brain infection and reanimated; she was forced to kill him when he attacked her. She ended up joining several of her friends in trying to reach a safe-zone; unfortunately, around four months after the outbreak, her friends were suddenly killed in the night by raiders. Now alone, she headed to the nearest city, Sacramento, to find supplies.

#### "Urbs Indomita"

Sasha sneaks into the California State Capitol in search of supplies, unaware that the building is home to lonely survivor named Antony Eden. While she is busy scavenging, Eden successfully sneaks up behind her and incapacitates her with a strike to the back of her head. In the midst of a delusional episode, Eden drags her into the basement.

#### "A Stranger"

After dragging the barely-conscious woman into the basement, Eden reluctantly ties her hands around the radiator with a cable tie and quietly apologises. He paces around the room, questioning what he has done, before finally sitting down to think. After a few minutes, he realizes that the constant stream of noises and voices in his head has fallen silent. Remembering the screaming zombie, he internally debates whether the woman is even real. Still debating, he leans close to the woman, who suddenly wakes and headbutts him in the nose. She immediately begins screaming and demanding to be released, threatening to kill him if she breaks free. Eden points his Glock at the woman but she remains unfazed, telling him to use it or he will regret it.

Relenting, Eden cleans his now-bloody nose and demands to know her name; she refuses to answer and tries to wrestle free of her restraints. Sitting on his couch across from her, Eden continues questioning her - where she is from, why she is here, and, once more, what her name is - but receives insults or grunts in return. He tries to calm her by introducing himself but she says she isn't interested, and once more demands to be let go. Frustrated, Eden grabs his baseball bat and threatens to strike her again; unafraid, she tries to stand up and lunge for him, but cannot reach him. Eden gives up and sits down, telling the woman she will remain restrained until she tells him her name.

The pair sit around for hours, with the woman continuing to fight her bounds and Eden silently watching her. Evening comes and Eden makes dinner; he offers the woman a plate but she sneers and refuses. In the night, both unable to sleep, Eden is forced to listen as the woman insults and threatens him, calling him a "mad basement dweller". She eventually calls him "crazy" in passing; the voices in Eden's mind suddenly increase in volume and he explodes, ranting that she is not real as he holds the gun in her direction. He finally breaks down in tears and drops to the floor; his gun slides over to within the woman's reach. As Eden cries, she successfully reaches it without him noticing and holds it up to his head; instead of trying to disarm her, Eden begs her to shoot him, adding that he cannot be alone anymore and does not want to be tormented any longer. Unable to pull the trigger, the woman lowers the gun.

They each sit in silence and pass in and out of sleep; morning comes and Eden makes breakfast, once again offering some to the woman. She finally accepts and they eat in silence until the woman demands to know why Eden is wearing a suit. He scoffs and the woman guesses that he worked in an office. Eden replies that he doesn't remember where he worked, nor anything else for that matter. He suddenly feels as if he faintly recognises the woman and asks her if they have ever met before; the woman says she does not remember him. She then asks how Eden knows about the zombies but not his own identity; Eden also replies that he does not know but that he faintly remembers going to college. The woman explains that she was "dumb" in school and was never going to college. Eden says that the building has its own library and he can fetch her some books; the woman declines.

The pair go back and forth exchanging what few stories they can until Eden suddenly stands up and grabs a pair of scissors; he uses them to cut the woman's bounds. He says he cannot hold her anymore and that he doesn't want to become a monster. He follows her to the exit and she wishes him good luck before disappearing. Alone again, Eden breaks down in tears as the noises in his head grow loud once more; retreating to the basement, he attempts to shoot himself but is unable to pull the trigger. Instead he collects a roll of cables and a chair from the cafeteria, deciding to hang himself in front of the Capitol door so he can see one last sunrise. As the morning sun peaks over the buildings he prepares to tip the chair; before he can, the woman suddenly appears at the door. Eden climbs down and removes the makeshift noose before opening the door; the woman steps inside without a word.

In the cafeteria, the woman asks if he wants some pot; Eden accepts and they share a joint. The woman finally reveals her name to be Sasha, and she asks whether Eden believes in destiny; a bemused Eden responds that he is still figuring that out. He adds that Sasha is welcome to stay, as long as she respects the fact that it is "his house"; Sasha reluctantly accepts. Eden decides to move to the Governor's office while Sasha keeps the basement; later, while sorting out his bed, Sasha interrupts and says that she doesn't want to sleep in a room alone. They each set up a makeshift bed of either side of the office.

Two years go by. During that time, Eden and Sasha grow closer, slowly learning more about one another. Initially they keep apart, with Eden studying mathematics and American history in the library while Sasha kills zombies in the Capitol Park; one evening she finds the derelict rose garden and decides to tend to the flowers, which later expands into a vegetable garden. They take turns scavenging in the city until deciding to go together; they find lights, mattresses, portable stoves and even building materials. They clear the debris from the ground floor, secure the entrance and add comfort to their living space. They begin cooking and eating meals together and even participate in each others hobbies. Still keeping a diary, Eden privately admits that he is falling for her, especially after they start taking walks together through the city's ruins.

One night, while drinking and smoking the last of Sasha's stash, they drunkenly decide to exchange blood; during the ceremony, Eden kisses Sasha. She initially retreats before kissing him in return; she stops herself before it escalates. That night Eden has a nightmare of chasing an unknown woman through a forest, followed by a vision of holding a gun to their head; he awakes, disturbed, to find Sasha stood beside him, half-naked. She warns him that its only "an outlet" before climbing into bed with him.

The following afternoon, Eden retrieves a rabbit from a self-made snare and cooks lunch and dinner. As they eat, Eden tries to open a discussion about their relationship; Sasha refuses to talk and make it complicated. Before Eden can press her, they both hear a series of sudden gunshots. They stand to prep themselves, listening as the gunshots grow closer. Through the front window, Eden watches four people run into the street; one of them, a man armed only with a pistol, fires at an unseen assailant. As the man reloads, another man stands up to fire but is promptly shot in the head. Eden decides to help them but is stopped by Sasha, who pleads him to not allow anyone to ruin their home and the peace they have built. After another brief flashback of holding a woman at gunpoint, Eden says that the living must be helped, otherwise they're no better than the dead. He opens the door and calls out to the group.

## Killed Victims

* Her father *(zombified)*
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Relationships

### Antony Eden

Sasha and Eden's relationship forms the central bond of *So Help Me God*, evolving from hostility to an unlikely friendship.

The relationship between Eden and Sasha starts out as violent and untrusting; upon meeting Sasha is he unsure whether or not she is real, but takes her in when he realizes that her presence silences the voices in his head.

## Appearances

### So Help Me God

#### Season 1: Monuments

* "Urbs Indomita"
* "A Stranger"
* "Gasman"
* "Concrete"
* "Flood"
* "Among Men"

#### Season 2: Memories

* "Colony"
* "Pull Your Weight"
* "Sermon"
* "Unleash"
* "The Best Offence"
* "Resource"
* "Health & Safety"
* "Painkiller"

## Trivia

* As of the events of *Descendents*, Sasha's fate post-*So Help Me God* is unknown.