“ | I understand. You started a war that you don't know how to end. | „ |
~ Anya to Clarke at the bridge. |
Anya is the main antagonist in Season 1 and a supporting character in Season 2 of The CW post-apocalyptic sci-fi The 100. She was the leader of a tribe in Trikru, also known as Woods Clan.
She was portrayed by Dichen Lachman, who also played Jiaying in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Roulette in Supergirl and Soyona Santos in Jurassic World: Dominion.
Personality[]
Anya naturally displayed a lack of trust for the Delinquents and as an experienced leader of the Grounders, she approached them with enmity. Initially, her character was one defined by stoicism, but we saw from Anya's protective response to the death of Tris, her young "second", a previously unseen compassionate, motherly dimension to her character. She was also very aggressive towards Clarke in their first meeting, as she tried to assassinate her. Anya was very determined and protective towards her tribe members and even willing to go to a war with delinquents for their deaths. Anya is also shown to have a honorable way when she accepted Clarke's offer and redeemed herself seconds before her death.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Anya was born on Earth and at some point she became a Trikru warrior, leader of a tribe and former member of Commander Lexa.
Season 1[]
After deaths of her members by fireworks send by delinquents, Anya and Clarke organized a truce meeting. Anya was very aggressive towards Clarke and tried to assassinate the latter via her assassins, only to be rescued by Jasper who shot the assassins before they can shoot Clarke. This event made Anya more hateful towards delinquents.
Ultimately several days later Clarke and Finn is kidnapped by Anya. Anya threatens Clarke to help her young and sick second Tris, who was suffering a seizure. If she couldn't help her, Anya would kill Finn. Unfortunately Clarke couldn't save tris from death. Anya attacked the couple but Clarke and Finn escaped at time.
After Clarke is abducted again, Anya met with a Grounder named Tristan. Tristan told Anya he will taker over her tribe in the war, because Commander ordered to. Anya accepted, and moments later, they realize the attack of Reapers. Lincoln saves Clarke and Finn on time, while Anya yells. Triston tells her they need to start the war now.
At the battle between Grounders and Delinquents, Anya assisted Tristan in stabbing John Murphy. Later she slips into the dropship and fight with delinquents herself. While delinquents decide what they would do with her, Jasper burns three hundred grounders under Anya's devastation.
Season 2[]
Clarke saw Anya in a cage in Mount Weather,a ssuming she was kidnapped with them too. They work together in order to escape Mount Weather. While escaping the guards, Anya suddenly jumped from Philphot Dam, followed by Clarke. In ground Anya revealed her true intentions in why she saved Clarke, only to kill her herself to avenge her people.
After Clarke gets back her conscious, she fights with Anya at the front of Dropship. Anya quickly rises and begins to fight her. Ultimately Clarke wins, punching her in the face several times. Clarke sees Raven and Wick's balloon, now aware of where her new home is. As Anya and Clarke reach Camp Jaha, Clarke sets her free in an attempt to make amends with the Grounders. They agree to work together, however in a cruel twist of fate, a trigger happy Ark Guard shoots Anya in the back from long range as she walks away, killing her.
Later, she is mentioned several times in truce attempted of Lexa and Clarke by Indra.
Trivia[]
- Anya is the first female Grounder to appear in the series.
- Anya's name in Hungarian means "mother".
- Lexa was Anya's second before she became the Commander.
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