Jadis Stokes in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

Jadis Stokes, portrayed by Pollyanna McIntosh, is a complex character in "The Walking Dead: Titled ‘The Ones Who Live’. Originally featured in the first Walking Dead series as the Scavengers’ leader, Jadis’ character undergoes a significant change in “The Ones Who Live”. In this spinoff, Jadis is from the Civic Republic Military (CRM), which is an organization that aims at the rebuilding of society. From a strong-willed boss of a junkyard to a CRM soldier, she is shown as a very versatile character with good survival skills. Jadis is shown to be a character with many problems and suffering from past, so the characterisation is very profound in the case of Jadis.

One feature of Jadis’s personality is her relationship with Gabriel Stokes, who is a character from the first series. They are a good source of getting to know Jadis’ character and her fight as well as her desire for a chance to be redeemed. They are also a symbol of who she was before she joined the CRM, thus the conflict between the two characters. In “The Ones Who Live”, Jadis’ behavior is often conditioned by her traumatic past and the desire to be accepted. This is because of her search for purpose and something to do, which she did not have before when she was the leader of the Scavengers. However, Jadis is not a fully black character because she is not entirely evil, which is good for the series as the character is more developed.

Jadis and Gabriel are two characters that are featured in the book ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ by C. S. Lewis. They are two main characters of the novel and their relation is one of the most important in the book – friendship and love. The relationship between Jadis Stokes and Gabriel Stokes in "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ is one of the pieces that can be discussed in terms of its polysemy and polyfunctionality. Initially, they are enemies, but they turn friends in the end, and their friendship grows with the plot of the movie. Their history dates back to the original Walking Dead series: Gabriel is an Alexandria’s priest and Jadis is the leader of the Scavengers. They are portrayed as hating each other at the beginning of the play but then learn to appreciate each other, and even fall in love briefly. In “The Ones Who Live”, their relationship is not what it used to be. Now a part of the CRM, Jadis comes to visit Gabriel annually. These are some of the times when Jadis can vent out her frustrations and also get comfort from the presence of Gabriel. Despite the fact that both of them have changed in their lives, they are still very good friends and Gabriel serves as a kind of a moral compass for Jadis. It is a progressive relationship and the characters are constantly in the process of learning more about each other. It is this belief in Jadis’ character transformation that Gabriel has, and his willingness to look past her past misdeeds that become the catalyst for her character development. On the other hand, the scenes where Jadis is depicted as being very candid during the meetings are actually quite contrary to the tough exterior that she has adopted.

Jadis Stokes' motivations in "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” are based on her past and the requirement to be accepted in society. Her involvement with the CRM is a consequence of her searching for a goal in life which she did not seem to have when she was the leader of the Scavengers. The main tragic factor of Jadis’ personality is the fact that she is not an evildoer, but her actions are driven by her past, where the extermination of her people is one of the most important events. This event makes her to feel guilty and lonely and she turns to the CRM for solace and order in her life. The second reason why she decided to join the CRM is her lack of acceptance and trust that she never got from Alexandria. Jadis, while having some flaws and is not a complete antagonist, she is also not a protagonist either. She has many reasons for doing things and is in a way seeking forgiveness for her sins. She has been seeing Gabriel once in a year to remind her of who she used to be and the life she used to live before being just a number in the CRM.

Jadis Stokes' past as the leader of the Scavengers significantly influences her actions in "The Walking Dead: The title of the exhibition is “The Ones Who Live”. They are a leader and have a traumatic past of genocide in her community which shapes her personality and behavior. Jadis, who is the leader of the Scavengers, was an antagonist and partner in arms to Rick Grimes depending on the situation. She was an individualist and she was very free-spirited, her personality was a reflection of her philosophy. But the killings of her people make her guilty and lonely that she felt comfortable in the CRM’s conformity and rigidity. In “The Ones Who Live”, leadership experience turns into a curse for Jadis since it constantly reminds her of the sins she has committed and the kind of person she was. Her twice a year meetings with Gabriel, to whom she tells her sins, depict her fight between sin and redemption. However, Jadis’ past life is not buried and it is realized that her past is very active and she cannot run away from it as it is realized that it influences her behavior and her intentions.

The annual meetings between Jadis Stokes and Gabriel Stokes in "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” are an important component of the change of Jadis. These meetings give the viewers a chance to look at Jadis’ character and her desire of changing for the better. In these sessions, Jadis narrates all her sins to Gabriel with the intention of seeking solace from him. They stay friends, and currently, Gabriel is the one who guides Jadis on the right path and on how to be a better person. These meetings are a reminder of the life she once had and the woman she used to be unlike the position she enjoys in the CRM. The importance of such meetings is in the fact that they are an essential part of Jadis’ character development: she wants to repent for the sins she has committed but it is very hard for her to do so. Despite the attempt made by Jadis to fit into the CRM and work as any other employee, her past experience influences her in one way or the other.

Jadis Stokes' character in "The Walking Dead: This is quite different from the portrayal of the character in the other series of the Walking Dead. Originally introduced as the Scavengers’ chief in “The Bunker,” Jadis undergoes a total transformation by the end of “The Ones Who Live. ” In this spinoff, Jadis is a part of the CRM, an organization that has the aim of rebuilding the society. That she changed from a junkyard criminal to a CRM soldier is a transition and proves she can change and survive. Despite the attempt to be just one of the CRM members, Jadis’s past is discovered and influences her choices and behavior. It is also important to mention that Jadis’ character also changed not only in terms of her role and loyalty. There are also transformations in her character and intentions as she tries to be penitent for her sins that she committed in the past. However, one must remember that Jadis’ character has not changed and is as dark and as multi-layered as she was initially, thus making her an interesting character in the series.

The return of Rick and Michonne in “The Walking Dead: ”The Ones Who Live” is another significant point in the series. Their relationship and their actions regarding Jadis add more dimensions to the story. Two main characters of the original series are Rick Grimes, and Michonne who is his partner, have a strong link to Jadis. They come back as rather dramatic and suspenseful characters since Jadis has some past with Rick and her activities affected him in some way. Rick and Michonne love story in the series portrays their long and complex process of development throughout the show. It also connects with Jadis’ character arc to give the audience the background on what happened in the past and what

transpired to make it the way it is now. The arrival of Rick and Michonne enriches the plot and reveals new aspects that relate to such concepts as repentance, pardon, and consequences of one’s sin.

Jadis Stokes is a complex character whose journey in "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” is an interesting journey from a junkyard queen to a CRM warrior, and her relationship with Gabriel Stokes and the return of Rick and Michonne gave her character a lot of layers. The need for redemption and the effects of a traumatic past are the main motives that are developed in her character. This is a rather interesting element of the series, as her character is now working for the CRM, while she was a leader of Scavengers before. The constant development of her motives and interaction with other characters shows that she is a complex and important character of the show.