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Alexandra "Alex" Cavill is a character on TNT's Snowpiercer. She is portrayed by Rowan Blanchard,[1] while her younger counterpart is portrayed by Grace Sunar respectively.
She is a self-assured 15-year-old girl. She is wise beyond her years, and has mysterious connections to the history of Snowpiercer. She is the daughter of Melanie Cavill who was believed dead for seven years. She acts as the Engineer on Big Alice.
Throughout the series
History
Alexandra was born to Melanie Cavill ten years prior to the Freeze. When the Freeze occurred, she boarded Big Alice instead of Snowpiercer, leading Melanie to believe that Alexandra had died in the Freeze. In reality, Alex was saved by Mr. Wilford although her grandparents had refused to leave and did in fact actually die in the Freeze.
Believed to be Dead
Alexandra is mentioned numerous times by Melanie, as she remembers her daughter. After Melanie loses control of Snowpiercer, she turns to Miss Audrey in the Nightcar wherein she reveals she feels the most guilty for leaving Alexandra behind when Snowpiercer departed.
When Snowpiercer is docked by Big Alice, Alexandra appear as a diplomat for Mr. Wilford threatening Snowpiercer and demanding to see Melanie Cavill, her mother; this is a shocking reveal for both Layton and Ruth who believe Alexandra to be dead.[2]
Mr Wilford's engineer
Alex presents Snowpiercer with a list of supplies demanded by Mr. Wilford before he will start the trains moving again. She is later reunited with Melanie who is shocked to see that her daughter is in fact still alive, but Alex acts coldly towards her. Alex eventually visits Melanie in the brig and explains that Wilford had saved her life, but Melanie's parents didn't want to leave and that they had thus died in the Freeze. The two bond for a moment before Alex asks about the snow that Melanie had collected and leaves in a huff at her mother's answer.
Later, Melanie is called to the Engine after Layton's failed invasion where to her surprise and pride, she discovers that Alex is the train's Engineer. Wilford orders Alex to bring the trains to a stop and decides to disconnect from Snowpiercer, let the passengers die and then come back for the train. Alex is clearly hesitant at performing such a murderous act and Melanie attempts to convince her daughter not to go through with it. Alex eventually decides to follow Wilford's orders only to have the connecting mechanism explode. Melanie explains to the two how she had planted a bomb on it and reveals that Wilford had overbuilt the mechanism, something that Melanie had warned him about before and the two trains are now permanently linked. Alex is left impressed with her mother's ingenuity, laughing and acknowledging that Melanie is right, and that Wilford has no choice but to start again. After some hesitation, Wilford gives Alex the order to start the trains moving again.[3]
Personality
Relationships
Appearances
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Memorable Quotes
Trivia
- She holds an elevated position aboard Big Alice; this can be compared to the position held by Bennet Knox under Melanie.
- Alex displays some of the same habits as her mother: after being showed how to, she often feels the vibrations of the train. In addition, as noted by LJ Folger, she uses the same trick of calling the Engine and pretending to get the answers that she wants to trick those around her.
- In a confrontation in Into the White, Wilford admits he only took her with him on Big Alice, to use as a weapon against her mother Melanie Cavill, when they eventually would catch up with Snowpiercer again.
- In Many Miles From Snowpiercer, Melanie states in a flashback of the boarding that Alex was 8. This would make her 15 in the present.
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