Lupa

### Occupation

Hunter and soldier, later second-in-command for the Heathens *(Post-apocalypse)*

### Family

Seth - brother *(deceased)*
 (Unnamed) - uncle/adoptive father *(deceased)*
 Wrinkled Woman - adoptive mother *(deceased)*
 Kail - boyfriend *(alive)*

## Appearances

"*All. **Fire**,*"
—Lupa confirms the massacre of the Pale Men[src]

**Lupa** is the deuteragonist who was born after the outbreak in *The Fatal Frontier*, and a main character in *Forsaken*. She is a mute member of the Heathens, a tribe that is engaged in a brutal war with the primitivist Norn. After rescuing *Mye'Akal*, she forms a close bond with him, seeing him as the father figure that she lost in her youth and believing him to be the weapon that will finally free her tribe from the Norn.

## Overview

### Personality

Not much is known about Lupa's personality yet; it is difficult for her to openly explain her thoughts due to being mute. However, she is shown repeatedly to be tough, resolute and absolutely dedicated to protecting her tribe and exacting revenge on the Norn for taking her home and killing her family. Lupa demonstrates symptoms of PTSD on several occasions, haunted the horrific acts of violence employed by the Norn. These sometimes erupt in episodes in which Lupa is completely unresponsive, putting herself and those she protects in danger.

Lupa is widely recognised as an accomplished and formidable fighter, skills that were trained into her by The Father and a hatred for the Norn that eclipses that of many others in her tribe. She takes her personal mission very seriously, going against her brother's wishes repeatedly, and as a result she has developed a rather rough exterior that makes her appear aloof and unfriendly. Once her trust is earned, however, she becomes very welcoming and perhaps even attached, as shown when she stayed by Edwards' side and slept at his feet after he was shot with an arrow by one of the Pale Men.

Since their escape from Haven, Lupa has grown close to Edwards, perhaps viewing him as a father figure to replace the one she lost. She exhibits many personality traits similar to him, such as the initially cold exterior, seriousness when in a tense situation, and a growing warmth when her trust is earned. Underneath her hardened exterior, Lupa is incredibly sensitive and shy, finding it difficult to talk about her family or engage in conversation, even with her own brother.

Lupa's muteness, caused just minutes after her birth, often causes her to become frustrated when her message is not immediately obvious.

## Post-Apocalypse

### The Fatal Frontier

Lupa was born a few minutes after her twin brother Seth to an unnamed mother in the Dark Place; just seconds after she was born, her mother was smothered to death by cultist nuns. She was taken by a younger Wrinkled Woman to be burned in a pit of fire, but instead a sadistic young girl demanded that she be able to kill the baby. The girl dug her nails into Lupa's throat, giving her the scars that would render her almost entirely mute for the rest of her life. She was rescued by the Woman and given to her uncle, a young priest who had brought his sister to the Dark Place to give birth. The young man and the Woman brought Lupa and Seth to a settlement that would become Haven, where Lupa was raised by The Father and The Mother in a happy childhood. When the Norn emerged from the Dark Place, Haven was taken by them by force, The Father was killed and the Wrinkled Woman mutilated. Lupa and Seth led to the survivors to a burned-out town, where they plotted their revenge.

Lupa dreamed one night of "They That Speaks For the Silent Voices", also known as the World-Ender: a warrior destined to bring an end to the Norn, but also prove to be their saviour. This "World-Ender" would carry an axe and "bring the wolf down on the Dark Ones".

#### 'Wildfire'

Lupa first appears bound and gagged in the back of a wooden cart. She looks at her fellow prisoner, the recently captured Edwards, and stares intensely at him, as if she recognises him.

That night, Lupa somehow escaped captivity and recovered Edwards' tomahawk. She makes her way to the arena, where she watches as Edwards goes toe-to-toe with the hulking Champion. She once more locks eyes with Edwards and throws him his tomahawk, allowing him to secure victory over the Champion, albeit with a bad cut in his side.

#### 'Bloodshot'

In a flashback, Lupa kills two Norn warriors to save a pilot who just crash-landed his plane in a violent storm. The pilot, a British man named Jules, breaks his leg in the crash. Lupa sets his leg and together they run from both walkers and a forest fire. They cross a fast-moving river and are tackled by lurkers beneath the water; Lupa is nearly dragged down-river but Jules saves her. They set up camp far away from the fire, with Lupa revealing her muteness.

In the present, Lupa escapes the Norn's captivity and reunites with Jules. They retrieve Edwards' jacket and tomahawk - the former of which Lupa decides to wear - and they watch as Edwards fights the Champion. Lupa throws the tomahawk down into the arena before she and Jules proceed to Kyther's personal quarters. They turn back at the sound of noise and escape the village through a hole in the wall. Lupa refuses to run and instead heads back to the village, spending the next two weeks camping around Haven, looking for an opportunity to sneak back in. She eventually finds the bleeding, exhausted Edwards, who recognises her from the cart.

#### 'Sacrifice'

Lupa and Edwards fight through the tunnels beneath Haven, killing many Norn troops along the way. They escape to the surface and into the crop fields, where they encounter Interith. Lupa manages to escape while Edwards fights the High Priest, hacking off his lower jaw with his tomahawk. Lupa reappears and uses a flaming arrow to set the fields alight, which quickly spreads to the rest of the village. Lupa leads the badly injured Edwards through a hole in the village wall, and they run into the wilderness, using the channels to hide from the Norn. Lupa leads Edwards up to a hill, where she points out a nearby overgrown town, speaking her first word "Home". She then reveals through basic sign language that it has been two weeks since Edwards fought and killed the Champion. The two of them hide from a Norn troop, stealing a horse and riding towards the town; Lupa kills two other riders with her bow, but another escapes and blows a war-horn while Edwards and Lupa reach the limits of the town.

#### 'Monster'

Lupa and Edwards race into the overgrown town, finding their path blocked as a war horn calls in the distance.

#### 'Feral'

Lupa awakens after hitting her head on an exposed root and stops her brother Seth from stabbing Edwards in the head after he is shot with an arrow. She then helps Jules carry Edwards out of the town as a massive herd of walkers breaks through.

When Edwards awakens in the tribe's home, he notices Lupa sleeping near him. When he leaves with Jules, he takes his tomahawk buts leaves his jacket for Lupa to continue wearing. As he hesitates leaving her behind, Lupa silently directs her people back into the wilderness, to which Edwards thanks her before leaving the Wilds behind. Her current status is unknown as Edwards has heard no stories of a mute tribal warrior in the lands south of the Commonwealth.

## Killed Victims

* At least 24 unnamed Pale Men *(20 alongside Jules)*
* Interith *(alive and before reanimation)*
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Relationships

### Harry Edwards

"*Wolf..."
 "No. Here, this is yours now. From wolf...to wolf,*"
—Lupa and Edwards separate before the massacre of the Pale Men[src]

Lupa and Edwards become allies due to their mutual captivity at the hands of the Norn, an alliance that grows into a much deeper bond due to their shared experience and similar trauma. Over the course of their journey, Lupa begins to demonstrate similar personality traits to Edwards.

### Mary Jones

Lupa and Mary Jones were very close, Mary Jones having rescued her from both Kyther and the Pale Order. Lupa was raised by Mary Jones as her daughter. Lupa was devastated about losing Mary Jones to the Norn, and she is likely the source of Lupa's quest for vengeance against Kyther and her followers.

### Kail

Lupa appears to care greatly for Kail. Before he leaves with the others to return to the Heathen community and bring reinforcements for the final battle, Lupa kisses him to give him confidence and reassurance.

## Trivia

* Lupa is the Latin word for "She-Wolf", a reference to her alliance with Edwards, who is often associated with a wolf.
* Lupa's muteness may be linked to the severe scars on her throat. The scar tissue appears to prevent her vocal cords from contracting fully to create sound.
	+ Since her first appearance, she has only said five words: "Home", "No", "All", "Fire" and "Wolf".
	+ It is revealed in "*Lies*" that her scars were caused by a young Kyther just minutes after she was born.
* Since "*Bloodshot*", Lupa has been wearing Edwards' black jacket.
	+ In "*Wolves*", it is revealed that Edwards allowed Lupa to keep his jacket and that the jacket he wears from *Season 16* onwards and becomes a family heirloom was taken from Buffalo.
* As of "*Lies*", Lupa is wearing an eyepatch after injuring her eye in the thorn thicket.
* Lupa is possibly the inspiration for Edwards referring to his daughter Charlotte as "Little Wolf".

## References

1. ↑ "Wolves"

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