Lydia Lainus

Lydia Lainus is the wife of Ryan Lainus and mother of Matthew Lainus. When she first came to the bunker, she was an everyday woman taking care of her husband and son. Lydia didn't work before the apocalypse but she took care of the house since Ryan made more than enough money to live. As time passes, Lydia evolves into a survivor, since events get to her and affect her. Lydia is one of the characters who has been through the most, but each time she says she can't take it anymore and wishes she died, she finds the strength to carry on. Intitally, Lydia loses her husband who gets left behind to protect her, thinking he is dead. After that she is shocked to learn Ryan is alive and leeched, working for the Sovereigns. While at first she thinks her husband is controlled by the sovereigns, she later comes to accept the fact that he has joined them willingly.

After that, she is also shocked by the fact that her son, manipulated by her husband attempted to sabotage the entire group, and even more when her son died.

During her second encounter with Ryan, she bursts out at him, blaming him for their son's death, but Ryan coldly responds it was her fault Matthew died, since if he wasn't polluted with her DNA, the sovereigns would have shown mercy and would have kept him. Or, if she had joined them willingly, the sovereigns would have accepted her as his equal, and the boy would be considered worthy too.

Having nothing left in her life, she attempted suicide but failed, and ever since she has accepted life as it is and continues helping the group in any way she can