Alpha and Negan are two of the most formidable foes that have existed in the world of The Walking Dead whether it be the comic book world or the TV show one. They bring down havoc on the Alexandrians in their unique ways throughout the two different wars they wage over time both on-screen and bleeding through the pages of Robert Kirkman's source material that is known and beloved.

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The show prides itself on switching things up and keeping people on their toes as much as possible while also doing what it can to not stray too far away from said source material. This article will take a look at the differences and similarities between Kirkman's original take and Angela Kang and company's take on this relationship.

Spoilers for both the show and Comic book series follow.

10 CHANGED: Negan Joining The Ranks

This one is a sort of similarity and difference because in the comics Negan does show up after having killed an Alexandrian who also is a tad crazy. But the show sort of did their own version of it, the character in the comics that he kills doesn't actually exist in the show so it had to be done completely differently.

Therefore the introduction to the entire Whisperer community played out differently. His amped-up attitude and anger were still there though and very much necessary for his first meeting with the Whisperers and Alpha.

9 STAYED: Beta's Deep Mistrust

Now, this isn't about either Alpha or Negan per se, but one could argue that anything to do with Alpha definitely involves Beta. In both the comics and the television show versions, Beta is extremely protective of The Whisperers as a whole and Alpha as a leader.

Then this loud-mouthed, polar opposite of their tactics of survival all these years intruder shows up. Bearing promises of secrets from the enemy, Beta is suspicious right from the jump and wants to kill him. As a viewer, it is hard to blame the guy is it not?

8 CHANGED: Negan Lying About Where He Comes From

In the comics, Negan does not instantly tell Alpha and the Whisperers that he comes from the enemies they are currently fighting. He carries out a ruse for a little while and then eventually owns up to being held prisoner by the Alexandrians.

Claiming that he was frightened and did not want to be killed for telling the truth, going so far as to call out Beta and ask how they even get new followers in their pack with someone so untrusting as one of their leaders. This may have seemed too out of character for Kang and co who though Jeffrey Dean Morgan could pull off walking straight in and owning up a lot better.

7 STAYED: Survival Tests

The several tests that Alpha puts Negan through such as taking his weapons and not allowing him to eat. Seeing how he acclimates with the other Whisperers while making sure he does not sow any seeds of doubt. Making him follow Beta into the forest alone and being surrounded by roamers only to come back alive.

This all happened in the comics, or some very similar variation did. To prove that he is worthy of being one of them, he is almost there.

6 CHANGED: Anything To Do With Gamma

Gamma does not exist in The Walking Dead comic book universe established by Robert Kirkman whatsoever and instead was created by Angela Kang to give the audience a better idea of how the Whisperer army ticks. So, Negan discovering that Gamma was, in fact, the spy because he is extremely good at reading people, that definitely did not happen in the comics at all!

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It makes for very interesting storytelling, having such a strong-willed but human villain break down and be discovered as a traitor. By Negan of all people, it will be intriguing to see how this plays out since Negan threw her under the bus.

5 STAYED: Negan's Cavalier Attitude Towards Whisperer Culture

Negan will be Negan no matter what the stakes. He can be faced with anything and it can be the evilest woman wearing a freaking walker face as a mask and it will not stop Negan from having the most Cavalier attitude in the world (or what is left of it anyway).

Whether it is the comic book or TV universe Negan is spouting of nonsensical B.S. towards Alpha and Beta all the livelong day with great retorts such as responding to Alpha asking if he wants revenge with the quip "It's not the kind of thing I'd ask for on a first date."

4 CHANGED: The First Meeting

The first meeting is extremely close but there is one key difference, love. In the TV show, Negan comes wandering into the camp, covered in walker blood with a makeshift Lucille in hand rambling on about wanting his skinsuit just like in the comics.

But when he gets to Alpha and kneels he tells her we haven't formally met yet and he is all-in whether his reputation proceeds him or not but hers definitely does. In the comics this shakes out a bit differently as when he gets to her he tells her that he is "in love." Like before this seems like an adjustment due to the way JDM plays Negan on-screen.

3 STAYED: Mutual Respect

One thing that seems very hard to come by in a post-apocalyptic wasteland swarming with walkers is mutual respect. Now up until this point in the story on both the page as well as the screen, there does seem to be some begrudging respect, even admiration between these two dastardly vicious vexing villains.

Now if this translates any further down the line or not remains to be seen, but the way the actors portray the smallest nods and even smiles make for the perfect amount of what Kirkman put of this respect into the page. Even if Negan was actually playing Alpha the whole time.

2 CHANGED: That Disturbingly Sexy Scene

Okay, folks that watch the show and do not read the comics the answer is NO NO NO! Negan and Alpha do not have sex in the comics at all! That was one of those liberties the writers took to keep everyone watching on their toes and it worked all around.

The scene was very disturbing and effective, it still shares the same type of sentiment that the comic book has at this point. While giving a much more harsh look at the type of man Negan is and the type of leader that Alpha is. Now depending on how the rest of this storyline plays out this scene will probably become more and more disturbing as time passes.

1 STAYING?: The ENDING

This is only a speculative one but one that is very heavy on spoilers so here is your warning.

Seeing the creative resurgence that the television show has undergone since Angela Kang has taken over as showrunner it would be tremendous to see the way her writing staff decided to adapt Negan taking out Alpha with the pieces of the puzzle that are still left in the show.

Having Negan cut off her head and bring it back to Alexandria without a Rick Grimes would see him bringing it back to Daryl, which could close off an arc that has been developing for a really long time. Ever since Daryl first hopped up in that lineup and got a second person killed. Then being kidnapped and tortured by Negan for so long Daryl has never forgiven him or so everyone is thought to believe.

But what if Daryl let Negan escape to test his character and see what he would do. Daryl was on watch all night and would have seen him being let out of his cell. This would be a phenomenal way to use the characters left on the show to adapt the storyline from the comics in a whole new way. Plus Alpha needs to get her head cut off, for all of the ones who have died during this Whisperer nonsense.

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