Alex Junior

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## Alex Junior

* The 'New Age' Extension
* A Certain Doom
* All Out War
* Season 13

### Age

Newborn *('All That Remains')*
 1 *('What We Have Lost')*
 5 *('New Dawn')*
 25 *('Order and Chaos')*
 58 *('The Final Stand')*
 59 *(Season 3)*

### Occupation

Former Greencole School of Defence student *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former soldier of the Archangel Rebellion *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former member of the New Graystone Military *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former member of the Veteran Circle *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former officer of the New Buckingham Corps *(Post-apocalypse)*
 Former soldier of the Columbian Commonwealth *(Post-apocalypse)*

### Family

Jess Black – mother *(deceased)*
 Alex Sutton – possible father *(deceased)*
 Harry Edwards – adoptive/possible father *(deceased)*
 Sarah Stanton – former wife *(deceased)*
 Ben Stanton – son *(deceased)*
 Unborn child - *(deceased)*
 Bethany Edwards – adoptive stepmother *(deceased)*
 Dominic Edwards – adoptive/possible half-brother *(alive)*
 Charlotte Edwards – adoptive/possible half-sister *(alive)*
 James Edwards - adoptive/possible half-brother *(unknown)*
 Gracie - adoptive sister *(deceased)*
 Drew Stanton - former father-in-law *(unknown)*
 Abigail Granger - ex-lover *(unknown)*

### Series Lifespan

'All That Remains' -- 'Wild Roses'

"*I have the face of a monster. Maybe I **am** a monster. But you see, the thing about monsters...is that sometimes they're the **hero**,*"
—Alex Junior faces Ajax[src]

**Alex Junior**, commonly referred to as **AJ** and known to the New Banffians as the **Man With Two Faces**, is the current deuteragonist who was born after the outbreak in *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*, a main character in the '*New Age*' Extension, the third and final deuteragonist of *Wild Rose Country*, and the protagonist of his own upcoming limited series. The son of Alex Sutton and Jess Black, two fellow survivors Harry Edwards was with when the apocalypse began, AJ is a headstrong and passionate young man.

Raised in a surrogate family, having never known his real parents, AJ was hardened to the hostile world around him from a very young age. Eventually, AJ slowly became much darker due to the severe loss of life and the environment around him. However, after suffering a horrible mutilation to his face which puts his world in perspective, he strikes up a relationship with Sarah and grows into a strong leader, much like his father-figure Edwards. Despite his young age, he becomes a respected leader and fighter, fighting alongside his elders in the war with the Frontiersmen. After the war's conclusion, AJ left to join the New Buckingham Corps for a year before returning to now-renamed Capital, taking a more official role in the State of New Graystone and its successor state, the Commonwealth, during the war with the Government.

After the Commonwealth's victory over the Government, AJ suffered one of the greatest loses in his life when his wife Sarah committed suicide; this led to an unsuccessful suicide attempt of his own. During the operation to keep him alive, it was revealed that the facial injury he sustained as a teen was far worse than ever revealed, having robbed him of his nose and more than half his face. After a few years in a coma, AJ woke up in the midst of a new war between Commonwealths and donated his tactical abilities to the Columbian Commonwealth against the New Buckingham Corps, despite the Columbian being responsible for the death of his son.

After finally taking revenge for the death of Edwards, AJ had nothing else to live for. He merely walked away silently, heading off into the wilderness and was never seen again by his family or friends. Following the war, Alex Junior decided to track down Abigail Granger, his former lover, and headed north to her last known location in Alberta, Canada. Unable to find her, he came into contact with another group who were also searching for her, due to Abigail's immunity to the zombie plague. In exchange for his aid, the GLLF repaired AJ's face. AJ subsequently murdered Abigail's husband Mike, therefore becoming the secondary antagonist of *Season 3* of '*Wild Rose Country*'. Although Abigail took her revenge, she ultimately could not bring herself to kill AJ, leaving him alive to spend the rest of his life in mourning.

## Overview

### Personality

Alex Junior's personality only begins developing throughout *Season 4*, where he is shown to be - despite the world around him - what could be considered a normal child, frightened of the horrors that the group goes through. He is visibly puzzled and cautious when facing prospects typical of the Old World, such as his very own bedroom.

After the two year time-skip between *Season 5* and *Season 6*, AJ is visibly shy and introverted, even around those he knows well. He views the core group as family, often referring to them as his numerous aunts and uncles. He is very curious to hear stories of the Old World and is encouraged by the belief that the world will eventually return to normal.

Although he is initially shy and introverted in his youth, after the death of his adopted mother Holly and Edwards' spiral into depression and alcoholism AJ becomes much bolder and self-reliant, but still incredibly sensitive to the world. Nonetheless, after the takeover of Greencole by Liam Hull's String Gang, AJ is forced to commit his first kill and becomes noticeably darker, harder and ruthless. He begins to ignore Edwards' teachings and becomes numb to killing, developing a troubling bloodthirst.

AJ joined the Greencole Militia against Edwards' wishes in order to help combat the Ravagers, a coalition of Greencole's foes. He killed mercilessly until Edwards' presumed death beneath the soap factory. During his fight with Randall, half of AJ's face was hideously disfigured, and he finally realized Edwards' teachings.

From *Season 14* onwards, AJ begins to shed his reputation as a central focus of the group, integrating himself closer into the group, becoming one of its most accomplished fighters. He was a member of the Archangel Rebellion and was amongst those who journeyed to New Graystone to secure Prescott's support.

After becoming a father in *Season 16*, AJ becomes even more brutal, determined to protect his new family. He displays strong leadership qualities despite his young age and, after he bests Ajax in battle and cuts off his arm, earns the vast respect of his fellow fighters. As a result, he led the Worthington Assault during the Battle of Archangel.

Beginning in *Season 22*, AJ has responsibilities and duties far beyond what would normally be expected at such a young age; he serves as a high-ranking officer in the New Buckingham Corps and leads a campaign out east in the Badlands, the savage remains of the state of Idaho. However, upon seeing how much his absence is affecting his young son and that Sarah needs his support, he decides to leave his position in the Corps and become a reserve, later signing up to become an Officer in the New Graystone Military. However, AJ had clearly been affected by the things he had seen out west, explaining over a drink with Edwards about the horrific actions committed out there. It is highly likely that he suffers from severe PTSD because of what he went through in the Badlands, with this condition causing him to take much darker moral turns through the rest of his life.

After Sarah's suicide at the conclusion of the war with the Government, AJ attempted his own suicide once his son reached 18. The attempt failed as he saved at the last second by Charlotte. Awakening from his coma years later and learning of his son's atrocities and his death, AJ has become consumed by bloodthirsty.

Having killed the woman who took away the man who raised him, AJ lowered his head and walked away from the battle. With nothing else in the world to lose, he walked off into the distance, never to be seen again by his family or friends.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 1

#### 'All That Remains'

As the group enters Bennington National Park, Jess suddenly collapses against a rock, wailing and clutching her stomach. Holly warns that the baby is coming. Whilst Holly sets to work with a caesarian surgery, Edwards and James fend off the incoming walkers, attracted to Jess' screams. After a ten minute fight, Jess gives birth to a small boy. Alex cuts the umbilical cord and Holly wraps him in blankets. Just a few minutes later, Jess dies and later reanimates.

Later that night, the remaining group sets up camp. Alex holds his son while Edwards cremates Alex's severed hand. Holly asks Edwards inside the tent; he takes Alex's son with him. Inside, Holly reveals that she wants to be with him but is unsure that they could manage it. Edwards gives her reassurance, using Jess' son as a point that the group can conquer anything. They hear a silenced gunshot outside and discover that James has shot Alex in the head. After an altercation, James leaves later that morning.

Whilst laying together in the tent, Edwards comes up with a name for the child: Alex Junior, or AJ.

### Season 2

#### 'What We Have Lost'

As Edwards returns the shack, AJ is playing with some rudimentary building blocks on the floor. Holly lifts him up to feed him and speaks to him playfully. AJ later disappears with Holly following the bandit's attack.

### Season 3

#### 'Fear In Our Hearts'

Sixteen months have passed since the group escaped from Hometown. AJ, despite being near two-and-a-half-years old, is still struggling to speak in full sentences. He has made friendships with both Sarah and Lawrence.

### Season 12

#### 'A Wide Eye'

Bracing himself, AJ bites down on Fox's neck, tearing out his jugular. He watches the String Ganger bleed to death, before aiming his revolver at Weasel. Weasel tries to run, but AJ shoots him dead before collapsing in shock.

### Season 22

#### 'Order and Chaos'

After the Battle of Archangel, AJ decided to join up with the Corps and became an officer. He departed the State of New Graystone and headed west on the Corps' campaign to scout out the former state of Idaho - known by the officers as the Badlands, a harsh land populated with savage tribals who practised cannibalism, amongst other crimes against humanity. AJ has changed physically since the Battle of Archangel, growing a beard and now wearing his facial mask to cover his horrific injuries. During this time out west, he sent out a patrol into the night to scout the woods. When they didn't return, AJ and a team went out to find them, discovering that the entire team had been ripped to pieces by tribals. Bearing the responsibility of their deaths, AJ became a more harsh commander, hardened even further.

Edwards finishes giving his tour of the Capital to Hannah. A helicopter flies overhead and Edwards becomes excited. He walks to the landing pad and watches as AJ emerges, returning from his long tour as an officer of the New Buckingham Corps. AJ runs up to Edwards, who takes off his hat and hugs him tight. AJ now refers to Edwards as "Pops". Ben runs over to the landing site and hugs his father.

Later that evening, AJ has a drink with Edwards and recounts his experiences out west, including this confrontation with bloodthirsty cannibals. He is clearly suffering from PTSD.

### Season 35

#### 'Of Pain and Suffering'

AJ keeps several Government soldiers in line and sends out a team to scour the streets and find the last few pockets of Government troops.

### The '*New Age*' Extension

A few years after his wife's suicide and with his son serving in the New Buckingham Corps like he once had, Alex Junior decided it was time to be with his wife and attempted suicide; he was stopped at the last second by Charlotte, with the bullet striking his forehead. Caleb was forced to put him in a coma for him to remain stable and, while trying to clean the wound, discovered that almost two-thirds of AJ's face was fake, and the destruction of his face at the hands of Randall was far more serious than had previously been revealed before. For the next few years, AJ dreamed he was a sheriff in a post-apocalyptic Wild West.

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### Ending

*"Alex Junior, the man with half a face and a revolver at his hip, disappeared after getting revenge for the death of the man who raised him. Few could blame him. Having been robbed of the truth of his fatherhood by his very own son, Alex Junior walked off into the wilderness of the New World. Nobody knows what became of old Junior. He is most certainly dead now, but who knows how he met his death. Some say he found another town, settled down again, and died in his bed; others say he wandered into the desert and finally returned to his wife...successfully this time. But we can only speculate, and I guess we'll never know. We can only hope that Alex Junior was at peace when he left us...but then again, we can only hope,"*

### Season 3 ('Wild Rose Country')

#### 'Wild Roses'

Marching back over to **AJ**, Abigail declares she cannot let him leave. Realizing her intentions, AJ declares he will not fight but Abigail throws her to the ground, demanding that he do so. When AJ refuses again, Abigail draws Mike's dagger. Giving in, AJ stands up and agrees to duel.

The pair fight relentlessly, with AJ punching Abigail and Abigail slashing at AJ. Eventually, Abigail pins AJ in the water and pierces his chest with her blade but AJ counters, forcing it out and kicking Abigail off. Now fighting hand-to-hand, the pair fight in the water until Abigail once more knocks AJ down. In response, AJ draws his revolver and aims it at Abigail, causing her to pause. He hesitates before he begins to cry and lowers the revolver, closing his eyes and stretching out his arms, accepting death. Abigail charges at him and knocks him back into the water as the base explodes in the distance, mounting him and pinning him underwater. AJ continues to struggle but Abigail gets her hands around his throat, and she starts to cry as AJ runs out of air.

But then, Abigail remembers Mike playing his harmonica in the treehouse. Having a moral epiphany, Abigail releases AJ, who lashes up for air, coughing and gagging, but alive. Abigail crawls away and sits in the water, sobbing for AJ to leave. Confused, AJ cautiously moves back to the boat, unhooks it and begins sailing away as Abigail sobs in the water, the sounds of the soldiers and the prisoners fighting finally quieting down. Soon, AJ is gone and Abigail is left alone in the water.

## Killed Victims

* Jess Black *(indirectly caused)*
* 'Fox'
* 'Weasel'
* Liam Hull *(alive and before reanimation)*
* Randall *(zombified)*
* Frontiersmen Priest
* Unnamed Prime Bishop
* Mega
* A-Dog *(caused)*
* Gaunter O'Kyle *(indirectly caused)*
* Leyton Jones *(alongside his fellow survivors)*
* Lawrence Carter
* Sarah Terringham
* Mike Trapp
* Numerous unnamed members of Liam's String Gang
* Several unnamed members of the Ravagers
* Several unnamed members of the True Teller Clan
* Numerous counts of unnamed members of the Frontiersmen *(caused, indirectly caused, zombified)*
* 4 unnamed members of the New Buckingham Corps *(indirectly caused)*
* Several unnamed members of The Fear *(direct, caused, zombified)*
* Numerous unnamed members of the Government *(direct, caused, zombified)*
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Relationships

Jess Black
*"I just wish I knew her,"*
-- AJ refers to his mother whilst looking at the photograph of the Clarkson Survivors
AJ never knew his mother, Jess Black; she died just a few minutes after giving birth to him, succumbing to a poisoned wound on her leg and exhaustion. However, AJ has consistently asked Edwards about her, and Edwards has been all too happy to tell him everything he could.

Alex Sutton
*"Just tellme...was he my father?"*
Harry Edwards
*"I love you...pops,"*
Holly Parker
Antony Eden
*"YOU FUCKER! I'LL TEAR YOU APART!"*
Antony Eden, the leader of the Government, is one of the few people that AJ genuinely dispises, later blaming him for the suicide of his wife, Sarah; whilst they and Sarah's father, Drew, were being interrogated by Eden, he became tired of their stonewalling and threatened a severe punishment if they did not comply. When they again refused, Eden shot Sarah in the stomach, not only mortally wounding her but killing her unborn child. AJ flew into a rage, throwing Eden to the ground and punching him, which Eden allowed to happen. From then on, AJ vowed revenge and was a strong voice of support for a full-on attack by the Commonwealth on the Government.

## Quotes

* *"I'm just another monster, too,"*
* *"God I feel like Clint Eastwood right now,"*
* *"I was born into a hostile world. Sorry if I seem a bit angry,"*

## Appearances

Season 1
* 'All That Remains'

Season 2
* 'What We Have Lost'
* 'Along A Lonely Road' (video-tape)
* 'An Iron Fist'
* 'In Harm's Way'
* 'All That Remains'

Season 3
* 'Fear In Our Hearts'
* 'No Time Left'
* 'Time For After'
* 'Blood and Tears'
* 'The Distance'

Season 4
* 'Times Have Changed'
* 'Blood and Bones'
* 'Dead Men Walking'
* 'One Way Out'
* 'Hopes and Fears'

## Trivia

* He is the first child to be shown born after the outbreak.
* It has been hinted that AJ suffers from PTSD, especially from *Season 22* onwards.
* He is the youngest character to have directly killed anyone, having committed his first kill aged 12.
* AJ shares the same blood type as Edwards, which is O+.
	+ This provided further evidence that Edwards is AJ's father, as neither Jess or Alex had O+ blood.
* AJ has been shot 5 times: James, Randall, Abraham, himself and Abigail. The fourth time was his failed suicide attempt.
* AJ's first kiss was with Sarah, his future wife and the mother of his child, Ben.
* While EDStudios confirmed that AJ will never learn who his true father is, there are several clues hinting toward his true parentage.
	+ He shares an O+ blood type with Edwards, while Alex had A- blood.
	+ Edwards was the first person who Jess told of her pregnancy.
	+ As revealed in *Season 19*, Edwards and Jess slept together two weeks before she revealed she was pregnant, placing him in the frame, although at that point Jess and Alex "were at it like rats".
		- As stated by Edwards in *Season 19*, a conclusion based entirely on looks is nearly impossible. AJ is described as looking "almost exactly" like his mother, and like Alex "when he was young". This conclusion is problematic, as Edwards and Alex looked almost exactly alike when they were young.
	+ When asked of his personal opinion in *'The White Wolf*', AJ states "my brain says one thing, but my heart says entirely the opposite". Finally, in *Season 27*, he says to Bethany that he believes Edwards is not his father but he "knows that's a lie".
	+ A DNA test was finally done in the real-world sequences of '*New West*', but Ben Stanton burned the results in order to cause his comatose father yet more pain. With Ben having killed Caleb and Ben himself dying, everyone who knew the result is now dead.
		- AJ was offered another DNA test by the GLLF, but he refused as he could not bring himself to return to the Commonwealth and collect Edwards' DNA.
	+ From *Season 22* onwards, AJ starts calling Edwards "Pops".
* AJ is the youngest character to kill a living human.
	+ He contributed to his mother's death during childbirth, albeit indirectly.
	+ His first direct kill occurred when he was twelve, biting out the throat of 'Fox'.
* His weapon of choice is a Colt Anaconda.
* He is the first and only character to fail a suicide attempt.
* Following his fight with Randall, about half of AJ's face was destroyed by Randall's fluoroantimonic acid flask, exposing the muscle, sinew and bone beneath.
	+ Following his failed suicide attempt, it is revealed that the facial scaring AJ received from Randall was far more severe than previously shown throughout the series; it is explained that Carl gave him skin grafts, including a fake nose, after Randall destroyed his face. In truth, more than two-thirds of his face was destroyed.
* AJ's favourite band is Queen, with his favourite song being "Radio Ga Ga".
* Despite being given a half-face mask to cover his facial injuries, AJ wore it for one season before discarding it during the conflict with the Frontiersmen. After the defeat of the Frontiersmen and becoming a father, AJ decided to wear the mask to hide his injuries from his young son and has done since.
* Alex Junior is one of the few characters with a confirmed place and date of birth, being Bennington National Park, March 15, 2013. According to Holly's calendar, AJ was born on his due date.
* *Season 3* of *Wild Rose Country*, in which AJ appears is subtitled "The Tragedy of Alex Junior".
	+ Following this instalment and the ambiguity of his ultimate fate, EDStudios have confirmed that AJ's story is not over and that the end of his story will eventually be told. This was confirmed to take place in the upcoming limited series *A Final Frontier*.

## References

1. ↑ "Last Man Standing"
2. ↑ "This Sorrowful Life"
3. ↑ "Down In Flames"
4. ↑ The '*New Age*' Extension
5. ↑ "Wild Roses"
6. ↑ Blood transfusion in "A Long Road Ahead"
7. ↑ "Prophets Amongst Us"
8. ↑ "Friend Or Foe"
9. ↑ "Mask of Death"
10. ↑ Season 5