15 of The Walking Dead’s most vile villains ranked

9. Jadis, Leader of The Scavengers

Who is she: She’s not a woman of many words, which is understandable given the lack of conversation starters after the walker outbreak. However, Jadis managed to establish a fortress in a literal dump. Before the Whisperers were formally introduced in the television series, Jadis displayed her prowess of somewhat taming zombies — or at least she quarantined them long enough before using them in a human vs. walker fighting ring (the kicker: the living is unarmed, while the undead is fit with armor and their jaws). She has a strange but effective way of apocalyptic entertainment, but it has an equally weird way of keeping her community safe from apparently unworthy outsiders.

Worst act of villainy: At the height of the season 7 finale, Jadis betrayed Rick after fighting alongside him against Negan and the Saviors. Seriously, we feel like Negan’s downfall would have happened quicker if Jadis was a consistent ally to Rick and his accompanied communities.

Weakness: Despite trying to play both angles of the apocalypse to protect her community, thus family, Jadis has to watch a group of Saviors murder all of her friends in front of her. It was only when she painted her face in her own friend’s blood and played dead that she survived.

Redeeming qualities: She did save Rick’s life. Without some expedited medical attention, he probably wasn’t going to withstand his blood loss, particularly at the rate of his hallucinations. Plus, she reconsidered using a walker to kill Gabriel. She might still have an ambiguous past and even more unclear connections, but she if left to her own devices, she isn’t exclusively a villain.

First appearance: “New Best Friends” (season 7, episode 10)