Beta

Beta is a fictional character and central antagonist of The Walking Dead franchise, specifically in the comic series and it's TV adaptation.

In the comics, Beta serves as the secondary antagonist of Volume 26: Call to Arms and later becomes the main antagonist in between the events of Volume 27: The Whisperer War and Volume 29: Lines We Cross. In the AMC's television series of the same name, Beta appears as the secondary antagonist of the second half of Season 9 and the whole of Season 10.

In both adaptations, Beta is the second-in-command of The Whisperers and the right-hand man of their leader Alpha. He later becomes the new leader of The Whisperers following Alpha's death at the hands of her supposed ally Negan, whom Beta seeks to kill in retaliation for this as well as the fact that both men had earlier developed an intense conflict with each other.