Alden

Gender Male Hair Color Light Brown Eye Color Brown Age 30 Occupation Pre-Apocalypse

Student Post-Apocalypse

Former Worker for the Saviors Former Soldier for the Militia Former Construction Foreman for the Hilltop Colony Former Blacksmith Former Member of the Hilltop Council Soldier for the Coalition Family (Unnamed) - Brother † Enid - Late Girlfriend Adam Sutton - Adopted Son Ethnicity Caucasian-American Unlike most of his fellow Saviors, who tend to have a rough and often volatile nature, Alden is level-headed and tends to avoid violence and bloodbaths if he can help it, shown when he immediately surrendered to the Militia and talked his fellow men into doing the same instead of starting more bloodshed. In the makeshift prison at Hilltop, he deliberately bumped Jared and told him not to cause any more trouble after already risking their lives twice with escape attempts. Alden appeared to take up a leadership role with the Savior prisoners, attempting to negotiate with Maggie on their behalf. In return, Maggie appeared to treat Alden as the leader of the prisoners and showed him a level of respect that many of the others didn't receive. As he spends more time as a prisoner of the Militia, Alden becomes more and more disillusioned with the Saviors. After Simon shows no care for the prisoners, Alden cuts all ties with the Saviors and states that the Saviors aren't his people anymore when sent to bury the dead Saviors. Alden's disillusionment goes so far that he chooses to stay at the Hilltop willingly rather than return to the Saviors when given the chance, despite knowing that the Saviors' lack of care towards the prisoners means that he no longer has any strategic value to the Militia.

Months later, Alden is shown to be a prominent figure within the communities, to the point of voicing his opinions to Rick. He is shown to be helpful, easy-going, and brave. He is now a completely trusted member of the group, becoming an apprentice with Earl and entering a relationship with Enid. However, he becomes vengeful against the Whisperers after they killed Enid. He is shown to be somewhat hypocritical, treating Lydia and Gamma harshly due to being former Whisperers, even though he was once in a similar position as a former Savior. He eventually loses his grudge against Gamma after seeing her affection for her nephew. Alden is shown to still retain his humanity, as he was one of only two people to attempt to save Gage. He is angered when the group lets Gage die. When he is badly injured, he is shown to care more about the people of Alexandria's lives than his own. Not wanting to slow the group down, he stays behind in a church. By the time Maggie returns for him, he is already dead. Maggie is shown to be greatly saddened by his death, showing how far their friendship had come. Nothing is known about Alden's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he was born in 1990 and had at least one brother, and a father who was apparently not a very good parent. He appears to have an engineering or construction background as Alden was employed by the "Saviors" to determine what it would take to turn an abandoned bar into an outpost and to figure out a way to reinforce their defenses at the Satellite Outpost. At an unknown point, Alden's brother was murdered. Alden took revenge on the killers, but it didn't make him feel better as he expected. Alden eventually joined the Saviors as a worker. At some point, he was sent to check out an abandoned dive bar located between the Sanctuary and the Hilltop to determine what it would take to turn it into a Savior outpost. Alden apparently determined that it was impossible to turn the bar into an outpost, as it was left

Alden eventually joined the Saviors as a worker. At some point, he was sent to check out an abandoned dive bar located between the Sanctuary and the Hilltop to determine what it would take to turn it into a Savior outpost. Alden apparently determined that it was impossible to turn the bar into an outpost, as it was left abandoned by the Saviors. Some time after the Satellite Outpost was ambushed by Rick and the Alexandrians, Alden was among the Saviors dispatched to the outpost to erect a fence surrounding the satellite station, to keep out walkers and any future invaders. Alden is attempting to flee the Satellite Outpost with the remaining Saviors, but is forced to surrender to the Militia, remarking that "living sounds good" after being surrounded. He encourages his fellow Saviors to surrender as well. Alden is among the Saviors being transported to the Hilltop. When walkers approach the survivors and Saviors, Jared and his chained group seize an opportunity to flee into the woods. When Alden's chained group attempts to do the same, he trips them, citing that the Militia has guns and they do not. After Jared's group is recaptured, they are brought to the Hilltop. Alden is outside the wall with the other prisoners. He questions Jesus of what they are building inside, while asking "Why do they call you Jesus?". The next morning, he joins the prisoners as they get escorted inside the Hilltop.

When all of the Saviors are inside, Dianne starts to lock the gate up but then Jared tries to run out but is smacked in the head with a sniper by Maggie. Alden then thanks Maggie for not killing them all. When he sees Jared attempt to free himself with a piece of wood, he bumps into him because he does not want to get in trouble. Alden and the other Saviors are resting in the cage when Maggie demands that Dean be let out. Knowing what she is about to do, Alden tries to stop her from killing Dean, but Dean shuts him up and gives a short, wise speech before Maggie shoots him in the cheek, killing him. Maggie angrily asks Alden if he wants to die next, and he relents. Alden approaches Maggie, speaking up for the rest of the Saviors and attempting to come to an agreement, suggesting that the prisoners be allowed supervised freedom every once in a while for a few minutes each. Maggie refuses and reveals that they are removing their rations for a few days, much to the shock of the Saviors and Alden. Later, Maggie returns to the holding pen and agrees to Alden's deal, allowing a maximum of two Saviors at any given time out of the pen for work, exercise, and if the need arises, medical attention. When the Saviors arrive at the Hilltop, Maggie brings out the Savior prisoners and threatens to kill each one if the Saviors don't leave, even allowing Alden to talk to Simon. However, Simon makes it clear that he doesn't care if the prisoners live or die, completely disillusioning Alden. During the attack, Alden tries to stay outside to help, but is sent back inside. The next morning, after the attack is repelled, Maggie allows Alden, guarded only by Kal, to bury the dead Saviors outside the Hilltop walls. Alden makes it clear to Maggie that he no longer considers the Saviors his people, although he thanks her for still considering them people and for allowing him to bury them.

That night, an armed Henry arrives at the pen, demanding to know which Savior killed his brother and threatening to kill everyone if the killer doesn't step forward. Alden attempts to talk Henry down, using his own experiences with his brother's killers as why revenge won't make him feel better. Suddenly, an injured Savior reanimates and attacks the rest of the prisoners, allowing Jared to push Henry and take his weapon, leading the other prisoners away. Shortly afterwards, Siddiq checks on the prisoners and is left struggling with a walker when Alden unexpectedly kills the walker with a shovel and saves Siddiq's life. Maggie arrives and threatens Alden, who explains what happened and that while some of the prisoners ran, the others didn't and are trying to close the gates against a walker herd that was drawn to the Hilltop by the earlier battle. As Dianne and several Militia members go to help, Alden tells Maggie that he doesn't know where the escapees went. He points out that Maggie heard how the prisoners mean nothing to Negan and Simon, and that while this fact means that the prisoners don't mean much to Maggie's people either, he explains, "those of us that stayed, stayed. We had plenty of chances to run." Maggie appears to accept Alden's explanation. Alden helps clean up the mess around the Saviors' former prison. He is approached by Rick for information on where Jared and the escaped Savior prisoners may have gone. Alden states that they likely went to the Sanctuary, but informs Rick of a dive bar he'd scouted for the Saviors as a potential outpost between the Hilltop and the Sanctuary, where the escaped prisoners may have gone to. Before Rick leaves, Alden pleads with him only to kill whom he must and to give the rest of the Savior prisoners the choice to come back to the Hilltop. Though Rick agrees, he obviously doesn't mean it. That night, Alden is sitting around a campfire with Dianne when Rick and Morgan return. Exchanging a look with Rick as he walks in

Before Rick leaves, Alden pleads with him only to kill whom he must and to give the rest of the Savior prisoners the choice to come back to the Hilltop. Though Rick agrees, he obviously doesn't mean it. That night, Alden is sitting around a campfire with Dianne when Rick and Morgan return. Exchanging a look with Rick as he walks inside, Alden realizes that Rick killed all of the escaped Saviors. At Alden's request, Maggie allows him and the other Savior defectors to draw away the walker herd that has been at the Hilltop since Simon's attack. Alden succeeds, but upon his return, he is accosted by Morgan, who is suspicious of his activities until Maggie and Alden explain. When Alden tries to offer help to the departing members of the Militia, Maggie makes it clear that although the Savior defectors are allowed to stay at the Hilltop, they are not considered part of the Militia. When the Saviors approach Hilltop later that day, Alden takes part in the evacuation and is surprised when Tara decides to stay behind to help. He chooses to stay as well and gets the other Savior defectors to do the same. Armed with guns supplied by Tara, the former Saviors prepare to defend the Hilltop, but Aaron arrives with the women of Oceanside who firebomb the attacking Saviors, preventing a battle.