Innocents

"*Innocent until the world said otherwise,*"
—Motto of the Innocents, as used in their propaganda[src]

The **Innocents** are a large group of survivors in *Strain Zero*. Led by Bart Rhodes, they inhabit the ruins of Fargo, North Dakota and mainly consist of brainwashed child soldiers and teenagers. They serve as the primary antagonists of *Season 3: Remake*.

## Overview

The Innocents are a group of survivors founded with the goal of restoring civilization to the ruins of Fargo. Under their charismatic authoritarian leader Bart Rhodes, they have enacted a brutal regime to subjugate any and all inhabitants of the city through murder, torture and blackmail. They also have a reputation of being ruthless and uncompromising, and violently quell any rebellion against Bart's regime.

As leader of the Innocents, Bart has supreme authority over all and is obeyed without question. Bart has created a cult of personality around himself, with the Innocents almost seeing him as a god; however, according to Katrina, most of the Innocents hate Bart, but are kept in line through fear and extortion. The Innocents have a strict code under which they operate, set down by Bart himself; punishments for breaking the rules are harsh, and range from torture and scarring to death.

The Innocents' military is very well organized, often divided into smaller groups headed by a lieutenant that answers directly to Bart. They are well armed, utilizing both firearms and melee weapons, though they are normally seen armed with the latter as they don't like to waste ammunition on the dead. They also have access to explosives, stockpiling dozens of grenades. Additionally, they possess several large trucks they use to transport troops and supplies across Fargo, as well as numerous armored cars and motorcycles which they sometimes use when patrolling or engaging in combat with the domers and outsiders.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 3: Remake

Given its title as the most populous city in North Dakota, Fargo underwent a major military evacuation following Outbreak Day, efforts that ultimately failed as almost every adult succumbed to the zombie plague. As a result of the evacuation, the city became littered with abandoned military checkpoints and equipment. Most of the surviving children and teenagers in the city eventually joined the Innocents, a group organized by the vicious Bart Rhodes. Under his leadership, the Innocents managed to clear and secure three zones of the city: the Fort, their headquarters in downtown Fargo; the Black Building; and the Fargo Depot, where most of their vehicles and weapons were stored; they also secured a few larger buildings such as the TV station but did not use them as permanent outposts.

Alongside the safety and routine that the Innocents provided, they also heavily brainwashed most of the children in their care to follow Rhodes unconditionally, causing many to view him as a Messiah-like figure. By 2006, nearly three years after the outbreak, the Innocents had expanded immensely and began efforts to secure a fourth zone, the Fargodome. Despite the tight grip the Innocents held over the city, some independent survivors remained, forced to hide in the shadows.

## Members

* Bart Rhodes - leader
* Liam Horne - second-in-command
* Mikhail
* Joanne
* Many unnamed members

### Former

* Jane Rhodes
* Katrina
* Jimmy

## Deaths

* Joanne *(alive & before reanimation)* - throat partially slashed by Kyle Granger and neck broken by Henry, then axed in the head by Henry
* Liam Horne - stabbed in the chest, neck and head by Holly Parker
* Mikhail - skull bashed open with a wrench by Justinas Garin
* Bart Rhodes - partially devoured by a darkdweller
* 25 unnamed members *(shot and stabbed)*

## Killed Victims

* Faith - sniped in the head by Liam Horne
* Kate *(alive)* - shot in the throat by Bart Rhodes and died of suffocation and blood loss
* Stephan Lee *(alive)* - shot in the chest by Bart Rhodes
* Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

## Trivia

* The Innocents serve as the *Strain Zero* version of the String Gang and consist of a mixture of young adults and child soldiers.