Who did Negan think Beta was?

Beta on The Walking Dead
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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Who was Beta before the outbreak?

Pre-Apocalypse

Prior to the outbreak, Beta was a professional and famous country musician known as "Half Moon". For unknown reasons, he visited a rehabilitation center, and became close friends with his rehab counsellor while there.
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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 was Beta before he became a whisper?

Beta is a fictional character in the comic book series The Walking Dead and the television series of the same name, where he was portrayed by Ryan Hurst. In both universes, Beta is the second-in-command of the Whisperers, a group of survivors who wear walker (zombie) skin to hide their presence from actual walkers.
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Why was Beta famous in The Walking Dead?

Beneath his zombie mask, Beta was a former country musician. Because he was famous, he was able to make some random appearances across the rest of the Walking Dead universe.
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Beta's True Origin Story Revealed



Why did the whisperer recognize Beta?

Before she died, and during the struggle, however, Gamma managed to scratch off part of Beta's skin-mask, revealing part of his face beneath. It isn't much, but it's enough so that another Whisperer, who walks up on Beta at the moment, instantly recognizes him.
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Why does Beta hide his face?

They are not in a mental hospital, they are in a rehab facility. The man is not Beta's brother, it's his friend. And Beta constantly has his face covered not because he's scarred (and this is still speculation), but because he's famous and recognizable.
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Who is Beta supposed to be?

During the episode titled "Look At the Flowers," it was revealed that before the apocalypse, Beta was a famous country music singer. In fact, he was a well-known celebrity who performed under the name Half Moon. Following the zombie outbreak, Beta went crazy and joined Alpha.
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What famous person was Beta supposed to be in The Walking Dead?

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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What is wrong with betas face?

In the episode, streaming now on the AMC website, Beta has a confrontation with Gamma (Thora Birch) that leads to his mask getting torn and part of his face becoming visible.
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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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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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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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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 did Alpha do to Frances?

Frances' sister drags Alpha to safety and pushes Frances into the herd of walkers, killing her. This impresses Alpha, who thanks her for her sacrifice and later grants her the title of Gamma.
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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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Who was 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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Did Morgan know about the whisperers?

So was Morgan referencing the Whisperers? Lennie James, who plays Morgan on the TV show, said that he didn't know. "In all honesty, I couldn't tell you," he told ComicBook.com.
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Is Beta losing his mind?

Although Beta might believe otherwise, what's happening here isn't actually a conversation between man and zombie - Beta is just losing his grip on reality. Early in season 10, The Walking Dead revealed Beta's backstory, and the not-so-gentle giant suffered a period of insanity after losing his best friend.
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Does Beta take his mask off?

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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Who is the big guy Whisperer on walking dead?

'The Walking Dead' season nine adds 'Sons of Anarchy' star Ryan Hurst as Beta, the second in command of the villains known as the Whisperers.
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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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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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Who was Beta's mask?

We all know the actor behind the mask, of course. It's Ryan Hurst from Sons of Anarchy.
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Who are the Reapers in The Walking Dead?

Described as a group of former mercenaries turned religious zealots, the Reapers are the main antagonists of Season 11A of TWD. What they lack in size, they make up in strength and skill, as all of the close-knit members are military-trained and exercise their talent in stealthy attacks.
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