Lexa

**Lexa** is a major character in the first, second and third seasons of *The Skaion Walks Tonight*. She is portrayed by Alycia Debnam-Carey and debuts in the story premiere.

As the Commander of the 12 Clans, Lexa was the reason the twelve clans united to fight against Mount Weather and without her, the Coalition would fail.

Upon the arrival of the 100, Lexa believes they have came to reclaim "the one they have lost", meaning Kent. Lexa sends Kent and Lincoln to gather information on the invaders and identify their leader. Kent and Lincoln bring Bellamy Blake to Lexa in Polis, believing he is the leader of the 100. Bellamy negotiates with Lexa, after witnessing the bodies from the Culling enter Lexa's lands, and makes a deal that would result in the killing of the Ark and freedom for the 100. Clarke Griffin finds out about this through Kent, her estranged brother who is also the Earth-brother of the Commander, and decides she needs to speak with Lexa. Kent and Clarke travel to Polis where Clarke explains that the Ark has more to offer the Coalition than if they were dead. She also strikes a deal, and potential alliance, which consisted of targeting Nia in revenge for Costia. From then on, the Sky People were aligned with the Coalition. After the rest of the Ark lands, Lexa allows the Arkers to live on her lands.

After the battle between Azgeda, Disidkru and Skaikru and the capturing of the battle's survivors, Lexa visits Arkadia to find out if Kent had also been taken by the Mountain Men. Fortunately, he was not taken, thanks to John Murphy, and she leads the Arkadia meeting with Thelonious Jaha on the subject of Mount Weather. Clarke arrives, with Roan, and tells the meeting attendees that Mount Weather kidnapped the battle survivors. Soon, plans to free their people from the Mountain are under way. Over the next course of days (possibly a couple of weeks), it's decided to take down Mount Weather's defenses and invade then Mountain. However, Cage Wallace meets with Lexa and offers her a deal to free all of her people if she left and never sieged upon the Mountain again, and that if she didn't then he would launch a missile on Polis. Lexa makes the toughest decision she's ever faced, choosing the most important side of her people over the other, less important. Lexa agrees to the deal but only if Cage gave Kent over to her. Cage explains that he would but Kent is at large in the Mountain with the rest of the Resistance. Lexa reluctantly takes the deal, saving her captured people and Polis but abandons Clarke, Kent and the rest of the Sky People.

## Early Life

Lexa grew up with the Woods Clan, and from an early age, was trained as a warrior. She was born a Nightblood and, as is tradition, was brought to Polis to be taught and trained as a potential successor for the Commander. She was mentored by Flamekeeper Titus, and later served as Anya's Second, who was also her mentor. Serving as Anya's second allowed Lexa to grow up beside Kent, Anya's adopted son who fell from the sky in a pod during infancy. Kent became like a little brother to her and she holds his safety high in concerns.

At age 12, the previous Commander died and Lexa was called to attend the conclave. In doing so, she stopped her training with Anya in order to take on the responsibilities required by her position. Lexa won the conclave after seven other Nightbloods were killed and a Grounder named Luna had fled. She was given the Flame ascending as the new Commander.

Lexa played an important role in uniting the 12 Grounder Clans and forming the Coalition and became the first Commander of the all 12 Clans.

At some point, Lexa began a relationship with a Grounder named Costia. Eventually, Costia was kidnapped, tortured and beheaded by another Grounder clan, the Ice Nation, to learn Lexa's secrets. They delivered Costia's head to Lexa's own bed, which caused Lexa to trust no one, except for Kent, Gustus, Indra and Anya, and to believe that love is weakness.

## Relationships

* Kent Griffin
* Gustus
* Anya
* Clarke Griffin
* Costia
* Indra
* Titus
* Onian
* Gaia
* Thelonious Jaha
* Marcus Kane
* Roan
* Nia
* Other Relationships

### Other Relationships

* Abigail and Lexa
* Bellamy and Lexa
* Lexa and Lincoln
* Jasper and Lexa
* Lexa and Monty
* Octavia and Lexa
* Lexa and Aden
* Maya and Lexa
* Lexa and Jake

## Killed Victims

* Costia (indirectly; captured, tortured and beheaded by Nia for information about Lexa)
* 340 Polis Army Warriors (indirectly, sent to help the delinquents; killed in the Skaikru-Azgeda-Disidkru Conflict)
* Quint (indirectly; wounded and left to die)
* 250+ Grounders and Sky People in Unnamed Tondc village (indirectly; secretly escaped with Clarke, off-page but mentioned)
* Around 350 Mount Weather residents (indirectly; left Clarke, Kent, and the Sky People to defeat the Mountain Men)
* Cage Wallace (thousand cuts; delivered final killing cut)
* Lorelei Tsing (thousand cuts; delivered final killing cut)

## Appearances

### Season One

* 1x02 - Skaiheda *(mentioned)*
* 1x03 - Brother, Where Art Thou?
* 1x04 - Lost and Profound
* 1x05 - Sibling Reconvention *(mentioned)*
* 1x06 - Careful! Subjects Fragile! *(mentioned)*
* 1x08 - Sister, Sister
* 1x09 - Decisions, Collisions & Prophetic Visions
* 1x10 - The Queen and the Heda *(voice only)*
* 1x11 - Ring-a-Ring o' Grounders *(mentioned)*

### Season Two

* 2x02 - Hail Heda
* 2x03 - Wormana Griffin
* 2x04 - Fog of War *(mentioned)*
* 2x05 - Cupid's Harrow *(mentioned)*
* 2x07 - Don't Fear the Reaper *(mentioned)*
* 2x08 - Golden Apple *(mentioned)*
* 2x09 - Jus Drein Jus Daun (Part I)
* 2x10 - Jus Drein Jus Daun (Part II) *(mentioned)*

### Season Three

* 3x02 - She's Having My Baby
* 3x03 - Auntie Wanheda

## Notes and Trivia

* The character was named after A**lexa**ndria, a city in Virginia, close to Washington, D.C.
* Lexa is a few years older than Clarke, although Alycia Debnam-Carey, who plays Lexa, is younger than Eliza Taylor, who plays Clarke.
	+ Lexa is a few years other than Kent, although Alycia, is **one** year younger than Burkely Duffield, who plays Kent.
	+ Disregarding **year**, Alycia's and Burkely's birthdays (July 20th and August 9th, respectively) are **twenty** days apart.
* Lexa has been trained to be a warrior since she was two.
* Lexa is the first Commander of the 12 Clans, unifying them all into a Coalition.
	+ Kent has said several times that Lexa played an important role in uniting the 12 Grounder Clans into a coalition.
	+ So far, Lexa is the highest ranking Grounder as the Commander of the 12 Clans.
	+ Lexa is the **23rd** Commander.
	+ Lexa has been the Commander for at least two wars, one with the Ice Nation and one with Mount Weather. It is unknown if she was the Commander previous to the war with the Ice Nation. The scuffle with the Sky People was amended before a war could develop.
	+ Titus has advised four commanders before Lexa, making Lexa the fifth commander he has advised.
* Lexa was the first character revealed to be LGBTQ+, followed by Costia.