Athena is a fictional character from the film Army of the Dead, portrayed by Athena Perample. She is the Queen of the Las Vegas Horde and mate of Zeus.
Biography[]
Little else is known about Athena prior to her transformation into a zombie, but what is known is that she was a performer in the show Cirque du Soleil. Following Zeus' arrival in Vegas however, she was transformed into an Alpha, as well as becoming his queen.
Army of the Dead (2021)[]
Athena and Zeus ruled the now-quarantined city of Las Vegas for the next 6 years. Later, the Las Vengeance team went into the city, where they offered up Burt Cummings as a sacrifice to the horde, allowing them safe passage. Athena and the Alpha General came and took Cummings to Zeus, where she kept the human safe from the shamblers in the city. Zeus met with Athena and listened to her abdomen, which revealed that she was in fact pregnant with their child. Following this, Zeus would then infect Cummings, making him an Alpha. Sometime after hearing gunshots, Athena found herself confronting Martin and Lilly, who pinned her down and severed her head off her body rather than take a blood sample from her.
Lilly would then use Athena's still-moving head as leverage over Zeus, holding a gun to her head. This was a chance for Scott Ward and Marianne Peters to flee in a chopper, but she was pinned to a wall by Zeus. She then resorted to tossing Athena's head down the side of the building they were at, causing Athena's head to disintegrate on the pavement below.
Characteristics[]
Physical Appearance[]
Athena was once a Caucasian female, standing at 5'9" tall and weighing in between 125-134 lbs. She was physically fit for a woman her age, which was her late 20s-30s and long blonde hair. As a zombie, her body was changed, making her much more grotesque looking, possessing somewhat leathery-looking skin with a dead-like pigmentation, blackened teeth and yellow eyes. Her attire consists of her costume from her time as a performer in Cirque du Soleil in life.
Personality & Traits[]
Not much is known about Athena's life as a human, but as a zombie, she was shown to be strong, but also very free-spirited. As an Alpha, she was very strong in terms of ordering her subjects about, much like her mate and seemed to really love Zeus. She did show to have a sense of honor, allowing those who entered the horde's territory so long as they offered her sacrifices.
Powers & Abilities[]
- Alpha Zombie Physiology: Being bitten by Zeus, Athena possesses the same characteristics of an Alpha Zombie. Since her infection, she hasn't shown signs of decay and possessing many abilities normal zombies don't possess:
- Intelligence: Like other Alphas, Athena's intellect remains largely intact. While not on par with that of a normal human, she is equivalent to that of an intelligent animal, making her a threat.
- Infectious Bite: As with all other zombies, Athena's bite allows her to change others into zombies. While it's likely less potent than Zeus, it would still transform a person.
- Flexibility: As a former member of Cirque du Soleil, Athena showed to maintain her natural flexibility while moving about the Vegas Strip.
- Zombie Dominance: Athena, like other Alphas, possesses the ability to scare off and keep their shambler subjects in line, just by screeches.
Trivia[]
- Athena gets her name from her portrayer, Athena Perample. It's also is the name of the Olympian goddess of Wisdom, who was actually the daughter of Zeus and Metis.