| Benedict Tallie | |
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| Basic Info | |
| Book(s): | 1 |
| First Seen | Living Dead in Dallas |
| Last Seen | Living Dead in Dallas |
| Appeared in: | |
| Mentioned in: | Dead as a Doornail |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Age: | 20s - 30s |
| Date of Birth: | |
| Date of Death: | c. 2005 |
| Also Known As: | Eggs |
| Origin: | Bon Temps, Louisiana |
| Profession: | Participant in the orgies Heavy drinker |
| Species: | Human |
| Powers and Abilities: | Basic fighting skills |
| Family Members: | Tara Thornton - Fiancé (former) |
| Portrayed By | Mehcad Brooks |
Benedict "Eggs" Tallie was a human in "The Southern Vampire Mysteries". The fiancé of Tara Thornton, Eggs is a native of Bon Temps, Louisiana.
History[]
Living Dead in Dallas[]
In Living Dead in Dallas, he shows an unhealthy interest in Eric when Sookie and the vampire show up at the orgy by the lake. Despite his drunken lust, he survives Callisto's madness.
Dead as a Doornail[]
In Dead as a Doornail, despite surviving the maenad attack, he dies in a fire due to his heavy drinking habit.
Physical Appearance[]
Eggs is African-American with dark skin, dark hair and brown eyes.
Relationships[]
Tara Thornton[]
Tara and Eggs were together, but then broke off the engagement.
Sookie Stackhouse[]
During the orgy, he tries to undo Sookie's shorts, luckily Eric protects her.
Mehcad Brooks plays "Eggs" in True Blood
HBO portrayal[]
On the HBO original series True Blood, Eggs is portrayed by actor Mehcad Brooks. Eggs and Tara still enjoyed a romantic relationship, but the circumstances are different then in the book series, including that Eggs apparently is not a Bon Temps native, as well as his death circumstances.
Appearances[]
| Sookie Stackhouse Novels appearances | |||
| "Dead Until Dark" | Living Dead in Dallas | "Club Dead" | "Dead to the World" |
| Dead as a Doornail | "Definitely Dead" | "All Together Dead" | "From Dead to Worse" |
| "Dead and Gone" | "Dead in the Family" | "Dead Reckoning" | "Deadlocked" |
| "Dead Ever After" | |||