Alex Standall is the former friend of Hannah Baker, and the former friend and boyfriend of Jessica Davis. Alex meets the two at Monet, and the three become friends until he and Jessica begin to drift away from Hannah.
Alex and Jessica broke up. To get back at her, he creates a "Hot List" where he awards Hannah with "Best Ass" and Jessica with "Worst Ass." This worsens the relationship between Hannah and Jessica because Jessica, in turn, blames her breakup with Alex on Hannah.
At the end of Episode 12, we see that someone has been shot in the head in the back of the ambulance. It is not until Episode 13, when the Head of Liberty High tells Mr. Porter that Alex shot himself in the head the night before and remains in a critical condition in hospital
