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This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for her TV Series counterpart. For other pages with the same name, see: Stephanie

I believe in the Commonwealth... but I see its problems. We all do. There's always been talk of overthrowing the Governor... changing the rules. This has to be that.
―Stephanie to Eugene Porter while observing the smoke coming from the Commonwealth.[src]

Stephanie is a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. She is a resident of the Commonwealth.

Overview[]

Stephanie is an intelligent and kind woman, though also quiet and soft-spoken. She is very tech-savvy and hardworking, having spent the past few years on the radio looking for other survivors. She eventually comes into contact with Eugene Porter, and the two slowly begin to trust each other. She is well-aware of the dangers of talking to outsiders and initially is only willing to talk to Eugene. However, she eventually agrees to talk to their leader Rick and come to an agreement on where to meet.

Eugene and his group eventually arrive at the Commonwealth and meet Stephanie who is shown to be very friendly and welcoming. She does seem very insecure, almost always seen wearing a wig. This, combined with her lower status, makes her easily pushed around by more outspoken individuals like Lance Hornsby.

Stephanie and Eugene seem to share a lot of similarities. Both are very intelligent and use it to help their community. The two of them work on fixing a train for long distance travel. Although Stephanie is initially hesitant, she eventually gets into it and becomes passionate about it. The two differ in their survival experience, since Stephanie has spent the entire apocalypse safely inside the community walls. Eugene, at one point, was also a very incapable survivor, mostly relying on others. However, his bravery has allowed him to become more confident, something that seems to radiate onto Stephanie. After the two get trapped in the train with herd of walkers outside, they work together to escape using their intellect.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Location Unknown[]

Nothing is known about Stephanie's life prior to or as the outbreak began. She likely had a job associated with technology or engineering.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Ohio[]

At some point, Stephanie joined the Commonwealth and became a radio operator.

Call To Arms[]

Stephanie had been working on her radio for months, and was quite surprised to hear someone finally respond. The man introduced his name as Eugene, and Stephanie quickly laid some ground rules, stating that she will only talk to Eugene and no one else. They begin to talk to each other daily as they attempt to build trust between each other. Eugene tells her about the Whisperer conflict and the upcoming war. He tells her how Alpha marked the border and that she killed Rosita, his wife. Stephanie is shocked and offers her condolences, and out of sympathy, trust and courtesy she tells him her name.

The Whisperer War[]

Stephanie and Eugene continue to talk. Eugene tells her that Alexandria is preparing for war. Stephanie believes that her community are past the days of violence and have no problems where they live. They both wish for eventual peace in this world. Eugene admits that he trusts her and reveals the location of Alexandria; Washington D.C. Stephanie, who still doesn't fully trust Eugene yet reluctantly says that she and her group are in Ohio, then warns him that they "better not be evil".

A Certain Doom[]

Stephanie is heard through the radio asking if Eugene is still there, but a stranger answers much to her surprise. She doesn't respond to him after that.

Lines We Cross[]

Stephanie and Eugene make contact again. At first she is mad because a random man answered her, breaking their agreement. Eugene apologizes, but says that the man told Alexandria's leader, Rick, about the radio, and now he wants to talk with her. Stephanie reluctantly agrees to talk to Rick. They discuss forming routes to each others communities, and maybe meeting up at a place nearby to discuss trade. After talking with him for a while, they come to an agreement for both communities to meet at a train yard near her community.

New World Order[]

Due to her status, Stephanie was not allowed to meet Eugene at the agreed place. Instead, Lance and a group of soldiers accompanying him, were sent to meet up with the group.

As Eugene and company are lead into the Commonwealth, Stephanie spots Eugene and attempts to speak to him, but is stopped by Lance. He doesn't allow her or Eugene to speak to each other.

After Eugenes group is cleared to stay at the Commonwealth, Stephanie is allowed to talk to them. She tells them more about the Commonwealth and continues to build a relationship with Eugene.

The Rotten Core[]

Eugene takes Stephanie to an abandoned railroad track, telling her that one day he wants the trains to start working again, so they can travel between communities quickly and easily. Stephanie kisses Eugene, starting a romantic relationship between each other.

The next morning, Eugene catches Stephanie repining her wig. He asks why she has a wig, saying that he likes her without it. "I don't do it for you" Stephanie responds.

Rest In Peace[]

Stephanie continues to help Eugene work on the train. Eventually a herd comes their way. Eugene helps her escape and they make their way back to Commonwealth to warn Mercer and Rick that the herd is heading their way.

Stephanie presumably worked on the railroad construction with Eugene, but unfortunately died of unknown causes before its completion.

Death[]

Killed By
  • Unknown Causes

At some point after Rick's death, Stephanie died, possibly succumbing to some sort of illness.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Stephanie has killed:

Relationships[]

For a more in-depth look at Stephanie's relationships, read here: Stephanie (Comic Series)/Relationships

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Appearances[]

Issues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five
Book Six
Book Seven
Book Eight
Book Nine
Book Ten
Book Eleven
Book Twelve
Book Thirteen
Book Fourteen
Book Fifteen
Book Sixteen 👁 👁
Appears Voice is heard
👁 Appears with no lines Appears in a flashback
Appears as a walker 🖼 Appears in a photograph/video
Appears as a corpse Appears in a hallucination/dream

Trivia[]

  • Stephanie is the first character in the Comic Series to be introduced in a voice only role.
  • In Issue 176, Stephanie is shown to be Caucasian-American, but in Issue 178, she is African-American.
    • In the Letter Hacks for Issue 179, Sean admits that her skin tone "was off" in Issue 176 and that she is indeed African-American.
  • In Issue 186, it is revealed that Stephanie wears a wig due to being insecure about her appearance.
    • She is the first known character to wear a wig.
  • She is the last character to die in the Comic Series.

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