What was betas true identity?

"TWD" season 10, episode 13 confirmed Beta's mysterious identity when he was revealed to be a famous country singer before the zombie apocalypse. There have been teases on both "TWD" and spin-off "Fear TWD" about Beta's reveal you may have missed, including a record with Hurst's face on it.
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Who did Negan think Beta was?

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We also find out that Beta in the series is a celebrity like his comic book counterpart. He is the singer known as Half Moon. Alpha and Negan recognized him. Half Moon is the only character to appear in all three of The Walking Dead universe series.
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Why did Beta hide his face?

Beta also decided to wear a ski mask to hide his identity from strangers to preserve his image as an inspiring musician before the apocalypse while descending into a ruthless killer to stay alive.
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Who was Beta before the outbreak?

However, the character's backstory is left largely untold by the showrunners. Fans of the show, who would have carefully watched the Season 10 episode Look at the Flowers, might remember that Beta before the outbreak, used to be a famous country singer. He performed under the stage name Half Moon.
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Was Half Moon a Beta?

It's revealed that Beta was a famous musician whose name looked to be Half Moon. But Beta's real name may not be Half Moon after all. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Angela Kang revealed that while the album cover did have the name 'Half Moon' in bold letters, it's not Beta's real name.
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Beta's True Origin Story Revealed



What's up with betas face?

The two of them met in what looks like an abandoned mental hospital and in the end, Beta has to kill a zombified version of someone that looks like his brother, and he takes his shirt…and his face, as a lasting memento. That's the skin mask he wears now.
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Is betas mask his son?

Even before Alpha and Beta created The Whisperers, however, Beta's face is never seen. He's wearing a ski mask in the flashbacks, and as we learn in this episode, his skin mask is made up of the face of his own dead son.
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Do we ever see Beta without his mask?

In the comics, Beta similarly refuses to take off his mask. His identity is only revealed when he is killed by Aaron and Jesus at the end of the Whisperer War. They instantly recognize that before the apocalypse, Beta was a famous pro basketball player who tried his hand at acting and starred in car commercials.
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Why doesn't Beta want people to know who he is?

Because Beta doesn't want to be recognized. He doesn't anyone to know who he is. It's because Beta — who never removes his mask — is actually famous in real life (or at least, famous in The Walking Dead universe).
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How did Beta get into Alexandria?

On Sunday's “Stalker' episode of The Walking Dead, Beta entered inside the walls of Alexandria thanks to a secret trap-door that Dante built into the grave of a patient he killed. That allowed Beta to murder several Alexandrians and then capture Gamma, who had defected to the other side.
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What was Alpha before the Apocalypse?

Even in the comic book series, Alpha's real name is a mystery. No one knows what she was called before the zombie apocalypse ended the world as we know it. Her own daughter refers to her as "Alpha." When she introduced herself to the Hilltop community in the episode "Bounty," she called herself "Alpha" as well.
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What does Beta do after Alpha dies?

With Alpha defeated by Negan and Carol, Beta is left to pick up the pieces and lead his group for one last assault against their enemies. But Beta was never meant to be a leader; he is a perfect goon, loyal to a fault and devoted to the Alpha who rescued him from himself. But without Alpha, Beta's world crumbled.
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What did Beta do before the Apocalypse?

An curved arrow pointing right. Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for "The Walking Dead." "TWD" season 10, episode 13 confirmed Beta's mysterious identity when he was revealed to be a famous country singer before the zombie apocalypse.
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Who is Half Moon supposed to be The Walking Dead?

When The Walking Dead revealed Whisperer Beta (Ryan Hurst) was once famed country music singer Half Moon in Season 10 episode 14, "Look at the Flowers," it might have also formed a connection with a Season 8 episode set years before Beta and Whisperer leader Alpha (Samantha Morton) menaced the Hilltop.
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Who is alphas right hand man?

The towering presence of Beta finally made his debut, and while he initially appears to be Alpha's right-hand man in the Whisperers, Ryan Hurst — who is playing the enforcer — promises there is much more to come with his character.
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Who is Alpha's second in command?

'The Walking Dead' Season 9 Spoilers: Meet Beta, Alpha's Second-in-Command in The Whisperers. Sons of Anarchy's Ryan Hurst will recur in The Walking Dead Season 9 as Beta, TheWrap reported Monday. As their character names imply, Beta is Alpha's second-in-command.
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Who was in the picture with Beta?

It was hinted that Beta was previously a famous country musician during the season 5 episode “Today and Tomorrow,” when Daniel and Grace are traveling with some records. When Daniel drops one of the albums, we can see the face of Ryan Hurst — the actor who plays Beta — on the cover, wearing a cowboy hat.
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What did Alpha do to Frances?

Alpha caused Frances to abandon her child thus leading to her mental breakdown. Alpha does however respect her innate nature to find the dead and corral them into the herd.
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Why does Beta never take off his mask?

If you're a fan of the series, you are aware that, unlike many of his fellow Whisperers, Beta never removed his zombie-flesh mask because he didn't want people to know his real identity. During the episode titled "Look At the Flowers," it was revealed that before the apocalypse, Beta was a famous country music singer.
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Does Beta wear alphas face?

In Beta's mind, the answer is yes. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Angela Kang explains why Beta used Alpha's face in his mask, …we wanted to tell the story of: What happens to somebody like that when that charismatic leader is gone?
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Who kills Beta?

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The Walking Dead saw the demise of one major character, as the Whisperer War came to an end. In season 10 episode 16, de facto Whisperers leader Beta, played by Ryan Hurst, was killed by Daryl Dixon as the heroes fought back and wiped out the gigantic horde.
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Who is betas mask?

We all know the actor behind the mask, of course. It's Ryan Hurst from Sons of Anarchy.
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Who is Eugene talking to on the radio?

But there is one big twist at the end of the episode that gives us some hope — Max (Margot Bingham, who was initially cast as the voice of Stephanie in July 2020) reveals herself to Eugene in the final minutes as the woman he was speaking to over the radio.
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Does gamma see her nephew?

"The World Before" Gamma meets Aaron at the border on the bridge again and asks if the baby that was left to die outside Hilltop is still alive. When she reveals he is her nephew, Aaron says he was rescued by a family and is named Adam. She offers him information in exchange for seeing Adam.
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