Cyndie

Cyndie is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. She is a resident and the current leader of the Oceanside community after her grandmother, Natania was killed by Enid. She was also one of the four co-leaders of the Militia along with Rick Grimes, Maggie Rhee, and Ezekiel before its disbanding.

Virginia
Not much is known about Cyndie's life before the apocalypse except that she may have lived in or around Washington D.C. before the outbreak, and that she also had a mother, a brother, and was close with her grandmother, Natania. She used to go to the county fair, and one time, she fought with her brother on the canoe ride.

Post-Apocalypse
At some point in the outbreak, Cyndie, her mother, brother and grandmother, Natania managed to survive and began to build the community of Oceanside. After getting into conflict with the Saviors, Cyndie and the rest of the Oceansiders decided to rebel against them. However, the group failed, causing the execution of her mother, brother and numerous other residents. The remaining residents fled the community, in hopes to find a new home. Cyndie developed a particular hatred for the Savior Arat who sadistically murdered Cyndie's little brother after telling the begging Cyndie "no exceptions."

Since then, Cyndie, Natania and the other Oceansiders relocated to Oceanside Cabin Motor Court, where they have been peacefully living, and is firmly established with high security.

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims Cyndie has killed:
 * Arat
 * At least 18 unnamed Saviors (Alongside her fellow members of Oceanside)
 * Numerous counts of zombies and unnamed people

Relationships
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Tara Chambler
Cyndie seems to care for Tara when she disobeys the rules of Oceanside and doesn't let anyone kill Tara. She seems to trust her, despite only just meeting. When Rachel attempts to kill Tara, Cyndie stops her, telling her that she's alive. Rachel tells her that they're supposed to, but Cyndie refuses. This causes Rachel to tell the members of Oceanside about Tara.
 * "You have to swear that you'll never come back, that you'll never tell anyone about us, not even to your own people."
 * —Cyndie to Tara[src]

When the members of Oceanside are surrounding Tara, Cyndie stops them, telling them to let her live. After much disagreement with her grandmother, Natania. They finally decide on letting Tara stay. After Tara attempts to leave and is almost shot by Beatrice, Cyndie tackles her, giving Tara a chance to run off. When Tara is surrounded by walkers, Cyndie helps kill them to save her. As Tara flees back to Alexandria, she looks back and see's Cyndie being captured by Kathy and Beatrice. Tara is terrified for her, and leaves.

When Tara returns to Oceanside, Cyndie is immediately upset after the deal they had has been broken. When Tara explains the incident on her return, Cyndie turns hostile on her, grabbing a gun and aiming at her. She takes Tara's gun as well, but finds out it is actually unloaded. Cyndie then shows remorse against Tara, but despite this, she is forced to watch Natania hold Tara at a gunpoint.

When Tara begins to explain to the Oceansiders that they will be fighting the Saviors, Cyndie goes as far as defending Tara saying that it is a great idea, and she would willingly join the fight. When zombies began to invade the premises, Cyndie helps Tara kill a zombie, showing that she still cares for her. Later on, Tara thanks Cyndie for saving her life multiple times, Cyndie volunteers to go to Alexandria to help with the fight, but unfortunately is forced to stay to help defend Oceanside.

Natania
Cyndie and Natania had a good relationship. Natania was Cyndie's grandmother and cared for her greatly. Natania was saddened for Cyndie when Oceanside was attacked by the Saviors and they killed Cyndie's mother and brother. From that point onward, Natania was dedicated to keeping her safe and her community safe.

Cyndie and her grandmother disagreed when it came to having their community being closed off, as witnessed when Tara arrived in their borders. Going against her wishes, Cyndie assisted Tara in escaping from her death.

When Natania is killed by Enid, Cyndie is devastated at first, but eventually realizing that her grandmother was wrong and that she attacked unprovoked. Cyndie eventually forgave Enid for killing her.

Rachel
Cyndie seems to care for Rachel, they are first seen together killing zombies who had washed up on the beach. When Rachel is about to unknowingly kill Tara, Cyndie stops her. Rachel is upset with Cyndie's decision, and goes as far as exposing her to the rest of Oceanside, as of breaking the rule of killing humans. Cyndie seems to attempt to reason with her many times about not following the rule, but due to Oceanside's strict rules, Cyndie sees that Rachel has hardened over time and has been taught to believe all outsiders are bad people.

Arat
Cyndie despises Arat. This fueling hatred began when Arat forced Cyndie to beg for her brother's life when the Saviors came and killed every male above the age of ten. Unfortunately, Cyndie's brother was eleven, and Arat shot him after Cyndie begged for his life. Years later, Cyndie received revenge when she drove a spear in the back of Arat's head.
 * "You asked me to beg for his life! He was crying, and you smiled! I told you I loved him. I needed him! He was only 11 years old. And what did you say?"
 * —Cyndie to Arat about killing her brother[src]
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Appearances
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Season 7

 * "Swear"
 * "Something They Need"

Season 8

 * "How It's Gotta Be"
 * "The Lost and the Plunderers"
 * "Worth"
 * "Wrath" (No Lines)

Season 9

 * "A New Beginning"
 * "The Bridge"
 * "Warning Signs"
 * "The Obliged"
 * "What Comes After" (No Lines)
 * "Who Are You Now?"
 * "Evolution"
 * "Bounty"
 * "Scars"
 * "The Calm Before"
 * "The Storm"

Season 10

 * "Lines We Cross
 * "Silence The Whisperers"
 * "Open Your Eyes"
 * "The World Before"
 * "What We Become" (No Lines)
 * "The Tower"
 * "A Certain Doom"
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Trivia

 * The casting call for this character used the name Jennie.[1]
 * Cyndie is described as "a sunny-side-up kinda teenager - kind, with a world-weary toughness."
 * Cyndie was the youngest community leader in the TV series, only being in her late teens. She has now been surpassed by Rachel Ward as the youngest community leader in the TV series.
 * She along with Marlon, Violet, and Clementine, are the youngest community leaders ever introduced in the The Walking Dead universe.