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* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]
* [[Determinator]]: Especially in the earlier seasons, he will stop at nothing in order to save someone's life.
* [[Determinator]]: Especially in the earlier seasons, he will stop at nothing in order to save someone's life.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu|Did You Just Knock Cthulhu Off A Cliff]]: Jack has a fight with [[Big Bad|The Man in Black]] in the series finale, and finally kicks him off a cliff.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Did You Just Knock Cthulhu Off A Cliff]]: Jack has a fight with [[Big Bad|The Man in Black]] in the series finale, and finally kicks him off a cliff.
* [[Dr. Jerk]]
* [[Dr. Jerk]]
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]
* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]
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* [[The Hero]]
* [[The Hero]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In the series finale.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In the series finale.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: His attempts to "fix things" usually fail and when they don't they usually makes things worse.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: His attempts to "fix things" usually fail and when they don't they usually makes things worse.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]
* [[Long Lost Relative]]: Jack and Claire are half-siblings.
* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Jack and Claire are half-siblings.
* [[Love Makes You Dumb]]
* [[Love Makes You Dumb]]
* [[The Medic]]
* [[The Medic]]
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* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: In season 6, he had a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in almost every episode he was in, and fans actually began to like him, a far cry from the earlier seasons when he was a whiny, angsty [[Mary Sue]] and was surpassed only by Kate and Ana Lucia in fan resentment.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: In season 6, he had a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in almost every episode he was in, and fans actually began to like him, a far cry from the earlier seasons when he was a whiny, angsty [[Mary Sue]] and was surpassed only by Kate and Ana Lucia in fan resentment.
* [[Wasteland Elder]]
* [[Wasteland Elder]]
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: In season 5, he's willing to {{spoiler|blow up the island if there's even a chance it will save Flight 815 in the future.}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: In season 5, he's willing to {{spoiler|blow up the island if there's even a chance it will save Flight 815 in the future.}}


=== Kate Austen ===
=== Kate Austen ===
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV --> Type III]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV --> Type III]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] One of the early reasons Jack trusts Kate seems to be motivated on her good-girl attitude. It's how Kate gets out of ''many'' scrapes, but pretending to be sweet and innocent.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]] One of the early reasons Jack trusts Kate seems to be motivated on her good-girl attitude. It's how Kate gets out of ''many'' scrapes, but pretending to be sweet and innocent.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Deals the finishing blow to the Man in Black in the series finale.
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Deals the finishing blow to the Man in Black in the series finale.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu|Did You Just Shoot Cthulhu]]: Shot [[Big Bad|The Man in Black]] just as he was about to kill Jack.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|Did You Just Shoot Cthulhu]]: Shot [[Big Bad|The Man in Black]] just as he was about to kill Jack.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
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* [[Rebellious Spirit]]
* [[Rebellious Spirit]]
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]: Of the original Losties, she only pales in comparison to Locke.
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]: Of the original Losties, she only pales in comparison to Locke.
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]


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'''Centric Episodes:''' "Confidence Man", "Outlaws", "Exodus, Part 1", "The Long Con", "Every Man for Himself", "[[La Fleur]]", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "Recon", "The Last Recruit", "What They Died For", "The End" }}
'''Centric Episodes:''' "Confidence Man", "Outlaws", "Exodus, Part 1", "The Long Con", "Every Man for Himself", "[[La Fleur]]", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "Recon", "The Last Recruit", "What They Died For", "The End" }}
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* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V --> Type III]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V --> Type III]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
** [[Badass Bookworm]]: Loves reading almost as much as Ben.
** [[Badass Bookworm]]: Loves reading almost as much as Ben.
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* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Many of his actions are this. His first centric episode is basically one long dog kicking session.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Many of his actions are this. His first centric episode is basically one long dog kicking session.
* [[Last Name Basis]]: His fake name Jim LeFleur among the 1970s DHARMA Initiative is generally referred to as simply LeFleur.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: His fake name Jim LeFleur among the 1970s DHARMA Initiative is generally referred to as simply LeFleur.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]/[[Guile Hero]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]/[[Guile Hero]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Part of his charm.
* [[Nerd Glasses]]: Part of his charm.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: When MIB slips a bomb onto the sub, he tampers with the bomb, and the resulting explosion leads to the death of Sayid, Jin, and Sun.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: When MIB slips a bomb onto the sub, he tampers with the bomb, and the resulting explosion leads to the death of Sayid, Jin, and Sun.
* [[The Nicknamer]]
* [[The Nicknamer]]
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Until the later seasons, when he's called James almost exclusively.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Until the later seasons, when he's called James almost exclusively.
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* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: It's why he's desperate to believe Ben so often, or really anyone who will tell him he has a higher purpose.
* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: It's why he's desperate to believe Ben so often, or really anyone who will tell him he has a higher purpose.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He uses an [[Aerosol Flamethrower]] and his own crutches.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: He uses an [[Aerosol Flamethrower]] and his own crutches.
* [[Its All My Fault]]
* [[It's All My Fault]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]
* [[Killed Off for Real]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
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* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: To Ben and the Man in Black.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: To Ben and the Man in Black.
* [[Warrior Therapist]]
* [[Warrior Therapist]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Wild Card]]
* [[Wild Card]]
* [[Zen Survivor]]
* [[Zen Survivor]]
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'''Centric Episodes:''' "Solitary", "The Greater Good", "One of Them", "Enter 77", "The Economist", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 3", "He's Our You", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "Sundown", "The Last Recruit" }}
'''Centric Episodes:''' "Solitary", "The Greater Good", "One of Them", "Enter 77", "The Economist", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 3", "He's Our You", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "Sundown", "The Last Recruit" }}
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* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV (alive), Type V (undead)]], until his [[Heroic Sacrifice|heroic]] [[Heel Face Turn|sacrifice]]).
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV (alive), Type V (undead)]], until his [[Heroic Sacrifice|heroic]] [[Heel Face Turn|sacrifice]]).
* [[Badass Bookworm]]
* [[Badass Bookworm]]
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: He gets better.
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: He gets better.
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'''Centric Episodes:''' "Numbers", "Exodus, Part 3", "Everybody Hates Hugo", "Dave", "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead", "The Beginning of the End", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 2", "The Lie", "The Incident, Part 2", "LA X", "Everybody Loves Hugo", "The End" }}
'''Centric Episodes:''' "Numbers", "Exodus, Part 3", "Everybody Hates Hugo", "Dave", "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead", "The Beginning of the End", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 2", "The Lie", "The Incident, Part 2", "LA X", "Everybody Loves Hugo", "The End" }}
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* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type I]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type I]]
* [[Big Good]]: At the end of the series, he is promoted to protector of the Island after the deaths of Jacob and Jack.
* [[Big Good]]: At the end of the series, he is promoted to protector of the Island after the deaths of Jacob and Jack.
* [[Big Fun]]
* [[Big Fun]]
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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Starting in season three.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Starting in season three.
* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: After saying she'd not harm Ben she knocks him out with an oar and is [[What the Hell Hero|challenged about it.]]
* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: After saying she'd not harm Ben she knocks him out with an oar and is [[What the Hell, Hero?|challenged about it.]]
{{quote| "I lied."}}
{{quote| "I lied."}}
* [[Break the Cutie]]: You [[Tear Jerker|see it happen]] when {{spoiler|she thinks Jin dies}}.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: You [[Tear Jerker|see it happen]] when {{spoiler|she thinks Jin dies}}.
* [[But I Can't Be Pregnant]]: The Island sort of kills pregnant women, but that's not what she's worried about: she fears that she's pregnant with the child of the man who taught her English and with whom she had an affair just prior to leaving the Island. It's not.
* [[But I Can't Be Pregnant]]: The Island sort of kills pregnant women, but that's not what she's worried about: she fears that she's pregnant with the child of the man who taught her English and with whom she had an affair just prior to leaving the Island. It's not.
* [[Mafia Princess]]
* [[Mafia Princess]]
* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: Jin's mother {{spoiler|threatened her that she would publicly dishonor Jin by leaking information that he is a [[Son of a Whore]] unless she received money}}. {{spoiler|Sun asked her father for the money}}, but in exchange Jin would work directly under him. The audience knows that it was as Paik's enforcer, which caused the near deterioration of her marriage.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Jin's mother {{spoiler|threatened her that she would publicly dishonor Jin by leaking information that he is a [[Son of a Whore]] unless she received money}}. {{spoiler|Sun asked her father for the money}}, but in exchange Jin would work directly under him. The audience knows that it was as Paik's enforcer, which caused the near deterioration of her marriage.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: For years she pretended that she had no idea about her status as a [[Mafia Princess]] and that her father was a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]. She only broke the facade so that her father would help Jin.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: For years she pretended that she had no idea about her status as a [[Mafia Princess]] and that her father was a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]. She only broke the facade so that her father would help Jin.
** There's also season one when she pretended that she didn't speak English.
** There's also season one when she pretended that she didn't speak English.
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'''Centric Episodes:''' "Pilot, Part 2", "The Moth", "Homecoming", "Exodus, Part 2", "Fire + Water", "Greatest Hits" }}
'''Centric Episodes:''' "Pilot, Part 2", "The Moth", "Homecoming", "Exodus, Part 2", "Fire + Water", "Greatest Hits" }}
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* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type I]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type I]]
* [[Celebrity Survivor]]
* [[Celebrity Survivor]]
* [[Dead Person Conversation]]: With Hurley.
* [[Dead Person Conversation]]: With Hurley.
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* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[The Rock Star]]
* [[The Rock Star]]
* [[Sex Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: Before he came to the island.
* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: Before he came to the island.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]/[[Kick the Son of A Bitch]]: Depending on whether or not you believe that sparing a defeated but highly dangerous person is worth it, Charlie shooting Ethan may fall into either.
* [[Shoot the Dog]]/[[Kick the Son of A Bitch]]: Depending on whether or not you believe that sparing a defeated but highly dangerous person is worth it, Charlie shooting Ethan may fall into either.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: See also [[Shoot the Dog]].
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: See also [[Shoot the Dog]].
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'''Centric Episodes:''' "Raised by Another", "Maternity Leave", "Par Avion", "The Last Recruit", "The End" }}
'''Centric Episodes:''' "Raised by Another", "Maternity Leave", "Par Avion", "The Last Recruit", "The End" }}
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* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V (in season 6)]], until her [[Heel Face Turn|heel face turn]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V (in season 6)]], until her [[Heel Face Turn|heel face turn]].
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Quite literally in the final season.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Quite literally in the final season.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: In season six.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: In season six.
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** To be fair, she was left alone and abandoned on an island for three years longing for her son who didn't know she existed and thought Kate was his mother. With several people who wanted to kill her.
** To be fair, she was left alone and abandoned on an island for three years longing for her son who didn't know she existed and thought Kate was his mother. With several people who wanted to kill her.
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Long Lost Relative]]: Claire and Jack are half-siblings.
* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Claire and Jack are half-siblings.
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: [[All There in the Manual|Enhanced episodes]] stated that she was considered the heart and soul of the 815 survivors.
* [[Morality Pet]]: [[All There in the Manual|Enhanced episodes]] stated that she was considered the heart and soul of the 815 survivors.
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* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Nearly drowns trying to save someone in the fifth episode despite not being a strong swimmer.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Nearly drowns trying to save someone in the fifth episode despite not being a strong swimmer.
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: From minute one, he's trying to be the hero... except that he's ''really'' bad at it, and everyone is already looking to Jack.
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: From minute one, he's trying to be the hero... except that he's ''really'' bad at it, and everyone is already looking to Jack.
* [[Likea Son to Me]]: Boone is like the son Locke never had, even informally calling him "Son" at one point.
* [[Like a Son to Me]]: Boone is like the son Locke never had, even informally calling him "Son" at one point.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Probably the most likeable character on the show as he seems to spend most of his time helping others, asking what He can do to assist and generally trying to pull his weight. He was also spared the Character Derailment the writers hit Charlie with.
* [[Nice Guy]]: Probably the most likeable character on the show as he seems to spend most of his time helping others, asking what He can do to assist and generally trying to pull his weight. He was also spared the Character Derailment the writers hit Charlie with.
* [[Non Idle Rich]]
* [[Non-Idle Rich]]
* [[Not Blood Siblings]]: With Shannon
* [[Not Blood Siblings]]: With Shannon
** [[Flirty Stepsiblings]]
** [[Flirty Stepsiblings]]
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Cowboy Cop]]
* [[Cowboy Cop]]
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* [[Aborted Arc]]
* [[Aborted Arc]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV]]
* [[The Atoner]]: Subverted. He seems to be a very clear-cut example of the trope, but he turns out to be utterly unrepentant, as his brother would have wound up in his position had he not made the choices he did.
* [[The Atoner]]: Subverted. He seems to be a very clear-cut example of the trope, but he turns out to be utterly unrepentant, as his brother would have wound up in his position had he not made the choices he did.
* [[Badass Preacher]]: Except he isn't really a priest, he just pretends to be.
* [[Badass Preacher]]: Except he isn't really a priest, he just pretends to be.
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* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Father]]
* [[Abusive Parents|Abusive Father]]
* [[Affably Evil]]: He's very charming, polite and softspoken even when manipulating You and planning Your demise.
* [[Affably Evil]]: He's very charming, polite and softspoken even when manipulating You and planning Your demise.
* [[Anti Villain]] / [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V --> Type IV]]
* [[Anti-Villain]] / [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V --> Type IV]]
* [[The Atoner]]: From the end of season 4 onwards, but made more explicit in season 6.
* [[The Atoner]]: From the end of season 4 onwards, but made more explicit in season 6.
* [[Badass Bookworm]]
* [[Badass Bookworm]]
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* [[Crazy Prepared]]
* [[Crazy Prepared]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu]]: In the season 5 finale.
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: In the season 5 finale.
* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: In the early seasons he was portrayed as the [[Big Bad]], but it became much more questionable with his enemy, Charles Widmore, entering the picture. Finally Ben was[[Hijacked By Ganon|revealed to be a pawn]] of the REAL [[Big Bad]], Man in Black/Smoke Monster the whole time. It's played pretty straight too, since Ben was defeated and captured in the season 3 finale, which was the halfway point of the series, in which it seemed everything was finally going to be okay for the Oceanic survivors, until the [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]] twist ending, which lead to the second half of the series, which depicts Ben as slowly gearing toward a [[Heel Face Turn]] which he finally does in the final season.]]
* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: In the early seasons he was portrayed as the [[Big Bad]], but it became much more questionable with his enemy, Charles Widmore, entering the picture. Finally Ben was[[Hijacked By Ganon|revealed to be a pawn]] of the REAL [[Big Bad]], Man in Black/Smoke Monster the whole time. It's played pretty straight too, since Ben was defeated and captured in the season 3 finale, which was the halfway point of the series, in which it seemed everything was finally going to be okay for the Oceanic survivors, until the [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]] twist ending, which lead to the second half of the series, which depicts Ben as slowly gearing toward a [[Heel Face Turn]] which he finally does in the final season.]]
* [[The Dragon]]: He briefly pretends to be this to [[Big Bad|The Man in Black]] at the end of the series so he can avoid being killed by him as well as to get revenge on Charles Widmore. As soon as Man in Black went to the Heart of the Island without him, he immediately went back to siding with the survivors.
* [[The Dragon]]: He briefly pretends to be this to [[Big Bad|The Man in Black]] at the end of the series so he can avoid being killed by him as well as to get revenge on Charles Widmore. As soon as Man in Black went to the Heart of the Island without him, he immediately went back to siding with the survivors.
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* [[Knight Templar Parent]]/[[Papa Wolf]]: Toward his adopted daughter, Alex, to the point of attempting to brainwash her boyfriend to prevent Alex from getting pregnant. His direct responsibility for her death is a major driver of his [[The Atoner|Atoner]] status in Season 4 and beyond.
* [[Knight Templar Parent]]/[[Papa Wolf]]: Toward his adopted daughter, Alex, to the point of attempting to brainwash her boyfriend to prevent Alex from getting pregnant. His direct responsibility for her death is a major driver of his [[The Atoner|Atoner]] status in Season 4 and beyond.
* [[The Lancer]]: Becomes Hurley's lieutenant on the Island at the end of the series.
* [[The Lancer]]: Becomes Hurley's lieutenant on the Island at the end of the series.
* [[Laser Guided Karma]]: When he was the manipulative leader of the Others who killed and tormented people, he lost everything (his adopted daughter, his leadership, etc.). It worked both ways as well, since when Ben redeemed himself, things went a lot better for him and even safed his life.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: When he was the manipulative leader of the Others who killed and tormented people, he lost everything (his adopted daughter, his leadership, etc.). It worked both ways as well, since when Ben redeemed himself, things went a lot better for him and even safed his life.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Missing Mom]]
* [[Missing Mom]]
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* [[More Than Mind Control]] - He's able to convince people who want him dead to do his bidding. Now THAT's skill.
* [[More Than Mind Control]] - He's able to convince people who want him dead to do his bidding. Now THAT's skill.
* [[The Napoleon]]: Even compared to Napoleon in the show on one occasion.
* [[The Napoleon]]: Even compared to Napoleon in the show on one occasion.
* [[Non Action Guy]]: He almost never uses a gun or engages in a fight which made his ''[[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]'' of Keamy all the more terrifying.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: He almost never uses a gun or engages in a fight which made his ''[[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]'' of Keamy all the more terrifying.
* [[Number Two]]: To Hurley, post-finale.
* [[Number Two]]: To Hurley, post-finale.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: The Season 6 episode "Dr. Linus" is one big, concentrated bottle of sympathetic moments.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: The Season 6 episode "Dr. Linus" is one big, concentrated bottle of sympathetic moments.
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* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child|Wouldn't Hurt A Child]]: How Alex became his adoptive daughter. He also decided {{spoiler|not to kill Penny because he saw her with little Charlie}}.
* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child|Wouldn't Hurt A Child]]: How Alex became his adoptive daughter. He also decided {{spoiler|not to kill Penny because he saw her with little Charlie}}.
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
** "Alright, I know I sound like a broken record, but ''how many times do we have to go over this?'' [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|If you have the last cup of coffee, you]] ''[[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|remove the filter]]'' [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|and]] ''[[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|throw it away.]]'' Fear not, I will make a fresh pot.."
** "Alright, I know I sound like a broken record, but ''how many times do we have to go over this?'' [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|If you have the last cup of coffee, you]] ''[[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|remove the filter]]'' [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and]] ''[[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|throw it away.]]'' Fear not, I will make a fresh pot.."
* [[Yandere]]: For Juliet, in Seasons 3 and 4. He even orchestrates Goodwin's death because he's his romantic rival. Then he [[Kick the Dog|shows Juliet the body]] and tells her "You're mine".
* [[Yandere]]: For Juliet, in Seasons 3 and 4. He even orchestrates Goodwin's death because he's his romantic rival. Then he [[Kick the Dog|shows Juliet the body]] and tells her "You're mine".


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* [[Enigmatic Minion]]
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: After Jacob is killed.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: After Jacob is killed.
* [[I Cannot Self Terminate]]
* [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]
* [[Immortality]]: Type I.
* [[Immortality]]: Type I.
** He gets his first gray hair in the series finale where it is implied that the death of Jacob has caused him to begin to age once more.
** He gets his first gray hair in the series finale where it is implied that the death of Jacob has caused him to begin to age once more.
* [[Immortality Seeker]] -> [[Who Wants to Live Forever]]
* [[Immortality Seeker]] -> [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]
* [[The Lancer]]: To whoever is leading The Hostiles/Others at the time and Jacob all the time.
* [[The Lancer]]: To whoever is leading The Hostiles/Others at the time and Jacob all the time.
* [[Mouth of Sauron]]: To Jacob.
* [[Mouth of Sauron]]: To Jacob.
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'''Centric Episodes:''' "Confirmed Dead", "The Variable" }}
'''Centric Episodes:''' "Confirmed Dead", "The Variable" }}
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* [[Absent Minded Professor]]
* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]
* [[Back for The Dead]]
* [[Back for The Dead]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Badass Beard]]
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* [[Nice Guy]]: He's very pleasant and friendly, considering he was isolated from the woman he loved and almost all human contact for about three years.
* [[Nice Guy]]: He's very pleasant and friendly, considering he was isolated from the woman he loved and almost all human contact for about three years.
* [[Unstuck in Time]]
* [[Unstuck in Time]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: In the flash-sideways, if ''running over Locke'' is any indication.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: In the flash-sideways, if ''running over Locke'' is any indication.


=== Ilana Verdansky ===
=== Ilana Verdansky ===
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* [[Hello Attorney]]: In the flash-sideways.
* [[Hello Attorney]]: In the flash-sideways.
* [[Honey Trap]]
* [[Honey Trap]]
* [[Killed Mid Sentence]]
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]
* [[Mysterious Past]]
* [[Mysterious Past]]
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: Though after promoting her, the writers decided they didn't have enough time to develop her - hence her minor role, lack of a centric episode, and abrupt death.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: Though after promoting her, the writers decided they didn't have enough time to develop her - hence her minor role, lack of a centric episode, and abrupt death.
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* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Like pretty much all of the other main characters.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Like pretty much all of the other main characters.
** [[Mommy Issues]]
** [[Mommy Issues]]
* [[Laser Guided Karma]]: His manipulations, lies, and attempt to kill the survivors eventually resulted in them killing him
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: His manipulations, lies, and attempt to kill the survivors eventually resulted in them killing him
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[More Than Mind Control]]: The single person in the series who can effectively manipulate [[Crazy Prepared|Ben]]; {{spoiler|being able to read peoples' memories and manifest as a deceased person from their past certainly helps.}}
* [[More Than Mind Control]]: The single person in the series who can effectively manipulate [[Crazy Prepared|Ben]]; {{spoiler|being able to read peoples' memories and manifest as a deceased person from their past certainly helps.}}
* [[Nice Job Fixing It Villain]]: His murder of Sayid, Jin, and Sun gave the survivors the [[Heroic Resolve]] to kill him, rather than just simply leave him on the Island. This wouldn't be an issue for him had his plan to destroy the Island not made him mortal as well.
* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: His murder of Sayid, Jin, and Sun gave the survivors the [[Heroic Resolve]] to kill him, rather than just simply leave him on the Island. This wouldn't be an issue for him had his plan to destroy the Island not made him mortal as well.
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: He tried to kill everyone on the Island by destroying it, and possibly threatened mankind as a whole in the process
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: He tried to kill everyone on the Island by destroying it, and possibly threatened mankind as a whole in the process
* [[One Winged Angel]]
* [[One-Winged Angel]]
* [[Person With the Clothing]]
* [[Person With the Clothing]]
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]
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* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[The Everyman]]
* [[The Everyman]]
* [[Happily Married]]: To Rose.
* [[Happily Married]]: To Rose.
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* [[Explosive Stupidity]]
* [[Explosive Stupidity]]
* [[Jerkass]]: May be [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]], depending on how you look at it.
* [[Jerkass]]: May be [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]], depending on how you look at it.
* [[Killed Mid Sentence]]
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]
* [[Mauve Shirt]]
* [[Mauve Shirt]]
* [[Meta Guy]]
* [[Meta Guy]]
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]
* [[The Worlds Expert On Getting Killed]]: He lectures the regulars on how deadly dynamite can be. He then gives a convincing demonstration.
* [[The World's Expert On Getting Killed]]: He lectures the regulars on how deadly dynamite can be. He then gives a convincing demonstration.


=== Edward Mars ===
=== Edward Mars ===
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* [[Death By Irony]]
* [[Death By Irony]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Killed Mid Sentence]]
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]




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* [[Brats With Slingshots]]
* [[Brats With Slingshots]]
* [[Changeling Fantasy]]: She's Danielle's daughter; Ben stole her when she was a baby, disobeying Widmore's orders to kill both her and her mother.
* [[Changeling Fantasy]]: She's Danielle's daughter; Ben stole her when she was a baby, disobeying Widmore's orders to kill both her and her mother.
* [[Mad Scientists Beautiful Daughter]]
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]
* [[Morality Pet]]: for Ben. Sort of.
* [[Morality Pet]]: for Ben. Sort of.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Little Miss Badass]]
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: with Karl.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: with Karl.
* [[Tomboyish Name]]
* [[Tomboyish Name]]


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* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: with Alex.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: with Alex.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]


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* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[The Mole]]
* [[The Mole]]
* [[Morally Ambiguous Doctorate]]
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Killed so early on it's not a spoiler, but appears many more times after his death, and actually appears in more episodes after his death than when his character was still alive, a fact that his actor finds very amusing.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Killed so early on it's not a spoiler, but appears many more times after his death, and actually appears in more episodes after his death than when his character was still alive, a fact that his actor finds very amusing.
* [[Self Made Orphan]]: Participated in the Purge, which killed both his parents.
* [[Self Made Orphan]]: Participated in the Purge, which killed both his parents.
* [[Starter Villain]]
* [[Starter Villain]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]


=== Mikhail Bakunin ===
=== Mikhail Bakunin ===
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Happily Married]]: Seemed to be.
* [[Happily Married]]: Seemed to be.
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot Blooded]]
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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Veronica.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: Veronica.
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]
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* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Until Season 5's finale.
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Until Season 5's finale.
* [[Immortality]]: Type II
* [[Immortality]]: Type II
* [[Mommas Boy]]
* [[Momma's Boy]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Most of what we see of him comes after he's killed by Ben.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Most of what we see of him comes after he's killed by Ben.
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* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Type 1
* [[Hollywood Nerd]]: Type 1
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]
* [[New Age Retro Hippie]]
* [[Ugly Guy Hot Wife]]
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]
* [[Stupid Boss]]
* [[Stupid Boss]]
** [[Extreme Doormat]]
** [[Extreme Doormat]]
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* [[Lady Macbeth]]: In her few appearances, she proved to be ''much'' more bloodthirsty than her husband.
* [[Lady Macbeth]]: In her few appearances, she proved to be ''much'' more bloodthirsty than her husband.
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Ugly Guy Hot Wife]]
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]


=== Dr. Pierre Chang ===
=== Dr. Pierre Chang ===
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* [[Happily Married]]: Or he was.
* [[Happily Married]]: Or he was.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: His son takes after him, doesn't he?
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: His son takes after him, doesn't he?
* [[Nice Character Mean Actor]]: The orientation videos are much more welcoming than Pierre is in real life.
* [[Nice Character, Mean Actor]]: The orientation videos are much more welcoming than Pierre is in real life.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: More passive/lower in rank than either Horace or Radzinsky, but a considerably better leader than either.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: More passive/lower in rank than either Horace or Radzinsky, but a considerably better leader than either.


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* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't threaten the Swan.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't threaten the Swan.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Some time after the Purge, but before Desmond's arrival on the island.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Some time after the Purge, but before Desmond's arrival on the island.
* [[For Science]]: His main reason behind wanting to build the Swan.
* [[For Science!]]: His main reason behind wanting to build the Swan.
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]


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* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Manages to convince Desmond to stay underground pushing a button, effectively stealing three years of his life so that he could repair a boat in secret.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Manages to convince Desmond to stay underground pushing a button, effectively stealing three years of his life so that he could repair a boat in secret.
* [[Shell Shocked Veteran]]
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]


=== Roger Linus ===
=== Roger Linus ===
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* [[Alcoholic Parent]]
* [[Alcoholic Parent]]
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* {{spoiler|[[Hidden Heart of Gold]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hidden Heart of Gold]]}}
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* [[Blown Across the Room]]
* [[Blown Across the Room]]
* [[Killed Mid Sentence]]
* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]
* [[Red Shirt]]: He even wears one.
* [[Red Shirt]]: He even wears one.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]
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* [[The Aloner]]
* [[The Aloner]]
* [[Annoying Arrows]]
* [[Annoying Arrows]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type III]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Booby Trap]]: Creator of many.
* [[Booby Trap]]: Creator of many.
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* [[The Insomniac]]
* [[The Insomniac]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Played straight and subverted. He's very kind and gentle with Daniel Faraday but, while this seems genuine, it's all part of his [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulations.]] Played straighter when he's relieved to hear Desmond is going to survive his wound, finally just accepting that Desmond makes his daughter happy.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Played straight and subverted. He's very kind and gentle with Daniel Faraday but, while this seems genuine, it's all part of his [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulations.]] Played straighter when he's relieved to hear Desmond is going to survive his wound, finally just accepting that Desmond makes his daughter happy.
* [[Screw the Rules I Have Money]]
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: In Homer's ''[[Odyssey]]'', Penelope was the faithful wife of Odysseus who never took another husband despite having numerous suitors after her husband left to fight in the Trojan War 20 years prior to the story.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: In Homer's ''[[Odyssey]]'', Penelope was the faithful wife of Odysseus who never took another husband despite having numerous suitors after her husband left to fight in the Trojan War 20 years prior to the story.
* [[Morality Pet]]: for her father, Charles.
* [[Morality Pet]]: for her father, Charles.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: What most of her guest appearances are.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: What most of her guest appearances are.
* [[Spoiled Sweet]]
* [[Spoiled Sweet]]
* [[Time Travel Romance]]: With Desmond, again.
* [[Time Travel Romance]]: With Desmond, again.
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* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Punny Name]]: Lampshaded in the Finale.
* [[Punny Name]]: Lampshaded in the Finale.
* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: He has shown very little approval of Jack, despite being secretly proud of Him.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: He has shown very little approval of Jack, despite being secretly proud of Him.
* [[You ALL Share My Story]]
* [[You ALL Share My Story]]


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* [[Archnemesis Dad]]
* [[Archnemesis Dad]]
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Go on, it's okay to admit you cheered when Sawyer strangled him with a chain.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Go on, it's okay to admit you cheered when Sawyer strangled him with a chain.
* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: He's a charming, manipulative liar...but when he drops the charade, he's refreshingly up-front about being a selfish, sociopathic sub-human monster.
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: He's a charming, manipulative liar...but when he drops the charade, he's refreshingly up-front about being a selfish, sociopathic sub-human monster.
* [[Con Man]]
* [[Con Man]]
* [[Create Your Own Villain]]
* [[Create Your Own Villain]]
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* [[Evil Parents Want Good Kids]]
* [[Evil Parents Want Good Kids]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Laser Guided Karma]]
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]
* [[Overprotective Dad]]
* [[Overprotective Dad]]


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* [[Childhood Friend Romance]]
* [[Childhood Friend Romance]]
* [[The Lost Lenore]]
* [[The Lost Lenore]]
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: with Sayid.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: with Sayid.


=== Sarah Wagner ===
=== Sarah Wagner ===

Revision as of 14:07, 8 January 2014


This page is for the Loads and Loads of Characters of the television series Lost. Beware, there WILL be SPOILERS BOTH MAJOR AND MINOR.

Main Characters

Original Flight 815 Main Cast

Dr. Jack Shephard

 "Everybody wants me to be a leader, until I make a decision they don't like."

Played By: Matthew Fox; John O'Hara (child)

Centric Episodes: "Pilot, Part 1", "White Rabbit", "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues", "Do No Harm", "Exodus, Part 1", "Man of Science, Man of Faith", "The Hunting Party", "A Tale of Two Cities", "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Through the Looking Glass", "Something Nice Back Home", "There's No Place Like Home", "316", "The Incident, Part 2", "LA X", "Lighthouse", "The Last Recruit", "The Candidate", "What They Died For", "The End"

Kate Austen

 "I'm coming with you!"

Played By: Evangeline Lilly, Emily Rae Argenti (child)

Centric Episodes: "Pilot, Part 2", "Tabula Rasa", "Whatever the Case May Be", "Born to Run", "Exodus, Part 1", "What Kate Did", "I Do", "Left Behind", "Eggtown", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 3", "The Little Prince", "Whatever Happened, Happened", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "What Kate Does", "The End"

James "Sawyer" Ford

 "Son of a bitch!"

Played By: Josh Holloway; Gordon Hardie/Keenan Boos (child)

Centric Episodes: "Confidence Man", "Outlaws", "Exodus, Part 1", "The Long Con", "Every Man for Himself", "La Fleur", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "Recon", "The Last Recruit", "What They Died For", "The End"

John Locke

 "Don't tell me what I can't do!"

Played By: Terry O Quinn; Charles Henry Wyson (child); Caleb Steinmeyer (teenaged)

Centric Episodes: "Walkabout", "Deus Ex Machina", "Exodus, Part 2", "Orientation", "Lockdown", "Further Instructions", "The Man from Tallahassee", "The Brig", "Cabin Fever", "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "The Substitute", "The Last Recruit", "The Candidate", "The End"

Sayid Jarrah

 "My name is Sayid Jarrah, and I am a torturer."

Played By: Naveen Andrews; Anthony Keyvan (child)

Centric Episodes: "Solitary", "The Greater Good", "One of Them", "Enter 77", "The Economist", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 3", "He's Our You", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "Sundown", "The Last Recruit"

Hugo "Hurley" Reyes

 "Okay, that thing in the woods... maybe it's a monster, maybe it's a pissed-off giraffe. I don't know. The fact that no one is even looking for us, yeah, that's weird. But I just go along with it. 'Cause I'm along for the ride. Good old fun-time Hurley! Well, guess what? Now I want some freaking answers!"

Played By: Jorge Garcia; Caden Waidyatilleka (child)

Centric Episodes: "Numbers", "Exodus, Part 3", "Everybody Hates Hugo", "Dave", "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead", "The Beginning of the End", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 2", "The Lie", "The Incident, Part 2", "LA X", "Everybody Loves Hugo", "The End"

  • Anti-Hero: Type I
  • Big Good: At the end of the series, he is promoted to protector of the Island after the deaths of Jacob and Jack.
  • Big Fun
  • Cosmic Plaything: At least, that's what he thinks he is. And he sort of is, the same way all the Losties are.
  • Fat and Skinny: No matter who he's teamed with. Charlie, Sawyer, Locke, Miles.
    • Even more so in the episode Everybody Hates Hugo where his fast food coworker buddy is played by D.J. Qualls.
  • I See Dead People
  • Genre Savvy: But since the rest of the cast are mostly Genre Blind, it doesn't always help him.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: Despite all the "Dudes" he often turns out to be the one with the solution to a problem. In fact he's often the one who realizes there's a problem in the first place.
  • Only Known By Their Nickname: To most people though Locke and Ben call him Hugo exclusively.
  • Only Sane Man: Regularly shown to be the only person on the Island who realises that keeping secrets from each other is what keeps causing them major problems and that if the Losties don't find some way to relax, they'll go insane. Hence, he built them a golf course.
    • As of the finale, he's likely the first Protector of the Island who can actually be said to be competent.
  • Plucky Comic Relief
  • Sad Clown
  • Took a Level In Badass: In the Season 3 finale, where he pulls a Big Damn Heroes with the Dharmavan. Takes another one in the Season 6 premiere.

Jin-Soo Kwon

 "No. English."

Played By: Daniel Dae Kim

Centric Episodes: "...In Translation", "Exodus, Part 2", "...And Found", "The Glass Ballerina", "Ji Yeon", "This Place Is Death", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "The Package", "The Last Recruit", "The End"

  • The Brute: For his father in law.
  • Estrogen Brigade Bait
  • Fan Nickname ("Jinglish" for the butchered English he speaks until mid-S5)
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Stays on the submarine to die with his trapped wife rather than escape with the others.
  • Honor Before Reason: C'mon, he was going to kill Michael over a watch.
  • Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Big time!
    • It is, however, worth noting that the "Heart of Gold" part is slow in coming. Early on, Jin was the oppressive, angry husband of Sun and fans were not supposed to like him. The writers were setting up for a love triangle between Jin, Sun, and Michael. However, they changed their minds and decided to have Jin become a better husband, and Jin and Sun became the most faithful and longlasting pair on the Island.
  • Missing Mom: And he himself becomes a Disappeared Dad, but not by his own choice.
  • Never Found the Body: after the explosion of the ship, and his subsequent return.
  • Son of a Whore: His mother was a prostitute who dumped him on his father. His father isn't even sure if Jin is really his, but he raised him as his own, nonetheless.
  • Together in Death: With Sun.

Sun-Hwa Kwon

 "Where is my husband?"

Played By: Yunjin Kim; Sophie Kim (child)

Centric Episodes: "House of the Rising Sun", "Exodus, Part 1", "...And Found", "The Whole Truth", "The Glass Ballerina", "D.O.C.", "Ji Yeon", "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 & 3", "This Place Is Death", "The Incident, Part 1", "LA X", "The Package", "The Last Recruit", "The End"

 "I lied."

  • Break the Cutie: You see it happen when she thinks Jin dies.
  • But I Can't Be Pregnant: The Island sort of kills pregnant women, but that's not what she's worried about: she fears that she's pregnant with the child of the man who taught her English and with whom she had an affair just prior to leaving the Island. It's not.
  • Mafia Princess
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Jin's mother threatened her that she would publicly dishonor Jin by leaking information that he is a Son of a Whore unless she received money. Sun asked her father for the money, but in exchange Jin would work directly under him. The audience knows that it was as Paik's enforcer, which caused the near deterioration of her marriage.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: For years she pretended that she had no idea about her status as a Mafia Princess and that her father was a Corrupt Corporate Executive. She only broke the facade so that her father would help Jin.
    • There's also season one when she pretended that she didn't speak English.
  • Together in Death: With Jin.
  • Took a Level In Badass: Once her flashforwards of being off the Island happened, it's clear losing Jin steeled her. So that she was no longer a downtrodden daughter she bought a controlling share in her father's company and told him now he will respect her.

Charlie Pace

 [singing] "You All Everybody!"

Played By: Dominic Monaghan, Jeremy Shada (child)

Centric Episodes: "Pilot, Part 2", "The Moth", "Homecoming", "Exodus, Part 2", "Fire + Water", "Greatest Hits"

Claire Littleton

 "I'm pregnant, single, and on an island in the middle of nowhere."

Played By: Emilie de Ravin

Centric Episodes: "Raised by Another", "Maternity Leave", "Par Avion", "The Last Recruit", "The End"

Michael Dawson

 "I just want you to know that no matter where you go, I...that your daddy...yeah, your daddy, he loves you very, very much. And I always will. Always."

Played By: Harold Perrineau

Centric Episodes: "Special", "Exodus, Part 2", "Adrift", "Three Minutes", "Meet Kevin Johnson"

Walt Lloyd

 "You're not looking!"

Played By: Malcolm David Kelley

Centric Episodes: "Special", "Exodus, Part 1"

Shannon Rutherford

 "I've just been through a trauma here, okay?"

Played By: Maggie Grace

Centric Episodes: "Exodus, Part 1", "Abandoned"

Boone Carlyle

 "You're not the only one who knows what to do around here, you know that? Who appointed you our saviour?"

Played By: Ian Somerhalder

Centric Episodes: "Hearts and Minds"

  • Blue Eyes
  • Chronic Hero Syndrome
  • Deadpan Snarker: Has his moments, mostly when with Shannon.
  • The Determinator: No matter how often people (i.e Shannon) tell him not to bother, he still does his best to be a hero.
  • The Everyman: In spite of the fact that he runs his own company while in his 20s.
  • Fallen Princess: Averted. He takes to island survival and teamwork a lot easier than most.
  • The Lancer: To Locke, but more like his acolyte than anything.
  • Genre Savvy: Tying red shirts to the tree.
  • Honor Before Reason: Nearly drowns trying to save someone in the fifth episode despite not being a strong swimmer.
  • Jumped At the Call: From minute one, he's trying to be the hero... except that he's really bad at it, and everyone is already looking to Jack.
  • Like a Son to Me: Boone is like the son Locke never had, even informally calling him "Son" at one point.
  • Nice Guy: Probably the most likeable character on the show as he seems to spend most of his time helping others, asking what He can do to assist and generally trying to pull his weight. He was also spared the Character Derailment the writers hit Charlie with.
  • Non-Idle Rich
  • Not Blood Siblings: With Shannon
  • Spoiled Sweet
  • What Beautiful Eyes: He's played by Ian Somerhalder. This is pretty much a given.

Nikki and Paulo

 Hurley: Nikki and Paulo. I guess we didn't really know you very well. And it appears, you killed each other for diamonds.

Played By: Kiele Sanchez & Rodrigo Santoro

Centric Episodes: "Exposé"

The Tailies

Ana-Lucia Cortez

 "If I were a savage I would have cut off his finger already. That's tomorrow."

Played By: Michelle Rodriguez

Centric Episodes: "Collision", "Two for the Road"

Mr. Eko

 "Don't mistake coincidence for fate."

Played By: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje; Kolawolfe Obileye, Jr. (child)

Centric Episodes: "The 23rd Psalm", "?", "The Cost of Living"

Libby Smith

 "I buried a lot of people, Hurley. So don't tell me that that wasn't real. And don't tell me you made me up. It's insulting."

Played By: Cynthia Watros

Centric Episodes: None

  • The Shrink: Usually Type 3, but pulls into Type 2 at least once.
  • We Hardly Knew Ye: The only main character to never get a centric episode, though she had a brief flashback at the end of the Hurley centric "Dave". It took 4 years for the creators to reveal her surname!

The Others

Benjamin Linus

 "How many times do I have to tell you, John? I always have a plan."

Played By: Michael Emerson, Sterling Beaumon (child)

Centric Episodes: "The Man Behind the Curtain", "The Shape of Things to Come", "Dead Is Dead", "Dr. Linus", "What They Died For", "The End"

  • Abusive Father
  • Affably Evil: He's very charming, polite and softspoken even when manipulating You and planning Your demise.
  • Anti-Villain / Anti-Hero: Type V --> Type IV
  • The Atoner: From the end of season 4 onwards, but made more explicit in season 6.
  • Badass Bookworm
  • Blatant Lies: He's so good at it, he convinces people he's regularly betrayed to eat from his hand.
  • Breakout Character: Michael Emerson's debut performance was so good the writers changed the script, they wanted him so badly.
  • Breakout Villain: Originally scheduled for a three-episode run, the writers evolved him into the main antagonist for most of the series.
  • Butt Monkey: It seems Michael Emerson's contract required him to get beat up and/or tied up at least twice a season.
  • The Chessmaster
  • Chronic Backstabbing Disorder
  • Consummate Liar
  • Crazy Prepared
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: In the season 5 finale.
  • Disc One Final Boss: In the early seasons he was portrayed as the Big Bad, but it became much more questionable with his enemy, Charles Widmore, entering the picture. Finally Ben wasrevealed to be a pawn of the REAL Big Bad, Man in Black/Smoke Monster the whole time. It's played pretty straight too, since Ben was defeated and captured in the season 3 finale, which was the halfway point of the series, in which it seemed everything was finally going to be okay for the Oceanic survivors, until the Your Princess Is in Another Castle twist ending, which lead to the second half of the series, which depicts Ben as slowly gearing toward a Heel Face Turn which he finally does in the final season.]]
  • The Dragon: He briefly pretends to be this to The Man in Black at the end of the series so he can avoid being killed by him as well as to get revenge on Charles Widmore. As soon as Man in Black went to the Heart of the Island without him, he immediately went back to siding with the survivors.
  • Enemy Mine: Pretty much this to the rest of the cast.
  • Freudian Excuse
  • From Nobody to Nightmare
  • Heel Face Turn: Done beautifully in a gradual build-up before finally being solidified in "Dr. Linus".
  • Karma Houdini: Some may see him as one of these. He survives the series and is forgiven by the characters despite the fact he committed several murders and put the survivors through hell. However he isn't a true example, as he constantly gets his ass kicked, loses everything he cared about, and he finally realizes what a monster he has been in his quest for power and decides to redeem himself of his actions, and in the afterlife he is shown to be a much better person and despite all of the forgiveness and redemption he still decides not to move on since he feels he hasn't earned it yet]] Lampshaded musically by the track "Karma Has No Price" that plays during his redemption scene.
  • Knight Templar Parent/Papa Wolf: Toward his adopted daughter, Alex, to the point of attempting to brainwash her boyfriend to prevent Alex from getting pregnant. His direct responsibility for her death is a major driver of his Atoner status in Season 4 and beyond.
  • The Lancer: Becomes Hurley's lieutenant on the Island at the end of the series.
  • Laser-Guided Karma: When he was the manipulative leader of the Others who killed and tormented people, he lost everything (his adopted daughter, his leadership, etc.). It worked both ways as well, since when Ben redeemed himself, things went a lot better for him and even safed his life.
  • Manipulative Bastard
  • Missing Mom
  • Morality Pet - He sucks as a father, and isn't exactly a saint in other aspects of his life, but his love for his adopted daughter is genuine.
  • More Than Mind Control - He's able to convince people who want him dead to do his bidding. Now THAT's skill.
  • The Napoleon: Even compared to Napoleon in the show on one occasion.
  • Non-Action Guy: He almost never uses a gun or engages in a fight which made his No Holds Barred Beatdown of Keamy all the more terrifying.
  • Number Two: To Hurley, post-finale.
  • Pet the Dog: The Season 6 episode "Dr. Linus" is one big, concentrated bottle of sympathetic moments.
    • Also seen in "The Man Behind The Curtain". Despite being responsible for The Purge, the only member of the Dharma Initiative Ben shows actual remorse for killing is Horace and respectfully closes his eyes.
  • Revenge By Proxy
  • Token Evil Teammate
  • Used to Be A Sweet Kid
  • Villain Protagonist: Late in the series.
  • Warrior Therapist: A villainous example; a master of More Than Mind Control and the Hannibal Lecture, but he has killed a Crazy Prepared ex-Marine with a telescoping baton and nearly choked a former cop to death in hand-to-hand combat.
  • Wouldn't Hurt A Child: How Alex became his adoptive daughter. He also decided not to kill Penny because he saw her with little Charlie.
  • Wicked Cultured
  • Yandere: For Juliet, in Seasons 3 and 4. He even orchestrates Goodwin's death because he's his romantic rival. Then he shows Juliet the body and tells her "You're mine".

Dr. Juliet Burke

 "It's very stressful being an Other, Jack. "

Played By: Elizabeth Mitchell; Rylee Fansler (child)

Centric Episodes: "A Tale of Two Cities", "Not in Portland", "One of Us", "The Other Woman", "The Incident, Part 2", "The End"

Richard Alpert

 "...what I can tell you is that, you'll see things there that you never imagined."

Played By: Nestor Carbonell

Centric Episodes: "Ab Aeterno"

The Freighter Science Team

Daniel Faraday

 "It doesn't matter what we do. Whatever happened, happened."

Played By: Jeremy Davies; Spencer Allyn (child)

Centric Episodes: "Confirmed Dead", "The Variable"

Miles Straume

 She just strolled in here couple hours ago, acting all weird...still hot, though."

Played By: Ken Leung; Lance Ho (child)

Centric Episodes: "Confirmed Dead", "Some Like It Hoth", "The End"

Charlotte Lewis

 "Would it make any sense if I told you I was still looking for where I was born?"

Played By: Rebecca Mader; Maya Henssens (child)

Centric Episodes: "Confirmed Dead"

Frank Lapidus

 "We're not going to Guam, are we?"

Played By: Jeff Fahey

Centric Episodes: "Confirmed Dead"

The Ones That Don't Belong Anywhere

Desmond Hume

 "See you in another life, brotha."

Played By: Henry Ian Cusick

Centric Episodes: "Live Together, Die Alone", "Flashes Before Your Eyes", "Catch-22", "The Constant", "Jughead", "Happily Ever After", "What They Died For", "The End"

Ilana Verdansky

 "What lies in the shadow of the statue?"

Played By: Zuleikha Robinson

Centric Episodes: "The Incident, Part 1"

  • Aborted Arc: Her entire storyline - Zuleikha Robinson says that Jacob was meant to be her character's actual father, but the only hint at this that wasn't cut is in "Dr Linus" (also the only episode of the season in which she plays a major role)
  • Action Girl
  • Badass Israeli
  • Bounty Hunter: Initially; recent events cast doubt on her fully telling the truth here.
  • Defrosting Ice Queen: But it never gets to truly happen.
  • Determinator
  • Dropped A Bridge On Her: Probably the most abrupt and unexpected one in the whole series- she literally blew up mid sentence, without any foreshadowing. According to Carlton Cuse, this was a quick way to remove her from the story once they decided to cut her arc.
  • Hello Attorney: In the flash-sideways.
  • Honey Trap
  • Killed Mid-Sentence
  • Mysterious Past
  • Promotion to Opening Titles: Though after promoting her, the writers decided they didn't have enough time to develop her - hence her minor role, lack of a centric episode, and abrupt death.
  • You Killed My Father: To Ben, after she learns he killed Jacob. Even though Jacob wasn't her actual father, he was the closest thing she had.

The Man In Black/The Smoke Monster

 "What I am is trapped. And I've been trapped for so long that I don't even remember what it feels like to be free."

Played By: Titus Welliver, Terry O Quinn, John Terry, Tania Raymonde, Adetokumboh McCormack, Mirelly Taylor, Ryan Bradford (child)

Centric Episodes: "Across the Sea"

Recurring Characters

Other 815 Survivors

Rose Nadler (nee Henderson)

 "If you say "live together, die alone" to me, Jack, I'm gonna punch you in your face."

Played By: L. Scott Caldwell

Centric Episodes: "S.O.S."

Bernard Nadler

 "I am a dentist. I am not Rambo."

Played By: Sam Anderson

Centric Episodes: "S.O.S."

Vincent

 "[barks]"

Played By: Madison & Pono (dogs)

Centric Episodes: None

Cindy Chandler

 Played By: Kimberly Joseph

Leslie Arzt

 "There were forty other survivors of this plane crash and we are all people, too."

Played By: Daniel Roebuck

Edward Mars

 "Listen to me. No matter what she does, no matter how she makes you feel, just don't... trust a word that she says. She will do anything to get away."

Played By: Fredric Lehne

Neil 'Frogurt'

 Played By: Sean Whalen


Some Other Others

Tom Friendly

 "The thing is, we're going to have to take the boy."

Played By: M.C. Gainey

Alexandra Rousseau

 "Look, I don't like taking orders from my dad any more than you do. But I know he doesn't want me to get hurt."

Played By: Tania Raymonde; Lehualani Silva (child)

Karl Martin

 "If I get caught, your father's gonna kill me this time."

Played By: Blake Bashoff

Ethan Rom

 "If you do not stop following me, I will kill one of them."

Played By:' William Mapother

Mikhail Bakunin

 "Why are we continuing to play this little game when we all know it has moved to the next stage?"

Played By: Andrew Divoff

Danny Pickett

 "See you in the funny pages."

Played By: Michael Bowen

Colleen Pickett

 "We are not the enemy. But if you shoot me, that's exactly what we'll become."

Played By: Paula Malcomson

Goodwin Stanhope

 "The children are fine. They're better off now."

Played By: Brett Cullen

Beatrice Klugh

 Played By: April Grace

Ryan Pryce

 "It was an order, Tom, we had to follow it."

Played By: Brian Goodman

Bonnie

 "...I trust Jacob. And the minute I start questioning orders, this whole thing, everything that we're doing here falls apart."

Played By: Tracy Middendorf

Greta

 Played By: Lana Parilla

Jacob

 "It only ends once. Everything before that is just progress."

Played By: Mark Pellegrino; Kenton Duty (child)

Dogen

 "For every man there is a scale. On one side of the scale there is good. On the other side, evil."

Played By: Hiroyuki Sanada

Lennon

 "We didn't torture him. We were diagnosing him."

Played By: John Hawkes


The Freighter People

Martin Keamy

 "What kind of guy do you think I am?"

Played By: Kevin Durand

Naomi Dorrit

 "This is a high risk covert op in unstable territory. It's dodgy enough without having to babysit a headcase, ghost buster, anthropologist and a drunk."

Played By: Marsha Thomason

Captain Gault

 "Nobody leaves this ship without my say-so!"

Played By: Grant Bowler

George Minkowski

 "...someone sabotaged all the equipment. We lost all communication with the mainland. I probably could have fixed it, but then...then I went nuts."

Played By: Fisher Stevens

Omar

 Played By: Anthony Azizi

Dr Ray

 Played By: Marc Vann

The DHARMA Initiative

Horace Goodspeed

 "We made a truce with these people."

Played By: Doug Hutchison

Amy Goodspeed

 "I can't sleep with one eye open. We have a baby now. We have to think about Ethan."

Played By: Reiko Aylesworth

Dr. Pierre Chang

 "Namaste. And... good luck."

Played By: François Chau

Stuart Radzinsky

 "If Edison had been afraid of the consequences we'd still be sitting in the dark."

Played By: Eric Lange

Kelvin Inman

 "Just savin' the world."

Played By: Clancy Brown

Roger Linus

 "Kinda hard to celebrate on the day you killed your mom. She was just seven months pregnant. We went for a hike, but you had to come early. Now, she's gone. And I'm stuck here on this island...with you."

Played By: Jon Gries

Phil

 "I'm gone ten minutes, and you're having a hootenanny?"

Played By: Patrick Fischler

Oldham

 "You see, whether you struggle or not, one thing's for sure, friend. You will tell us the truth."

Played By: William Sanderson

Ajira Flight 316 Surviors

Bram

 "You're playing for the wrong team!"

Played By: Brad William Henke

Caesar

 "I'm sorry, but I'm calling the shots here."

Played By: Saïd Taghmaoui

Other Characters

Danielle Rousseau

 "Are you on the same island as I am?"

Played By: Mira Furlan; Melissa Farman as a young woman

Charles Widmore

 "That island's mine, Benjamin. It always was. It will be again."

Played By: Alan Dale; Tom Connolly (teenaged); David S. Lee (middle aged)

Penelope 'Penny' Widmore

 "All we really need to survive is one person who truly loves us. And you have her. I will wait for you always. I love you."

Played By: Sonya Walger

Dr. Christian Shephard

 "Don't choose, Jack, don't decide. You don't want to be a hero. You don't want to try and save everyone because when you fail... you just don't have what it takes."

Played By: John Terry

Eloise Hawking

 "All right. I apologize if this is confusing, but...let's pay attention, yes?"

Played By: Fionnula Flannagan; Alexandra Krosney (teenaged); Alice Evans (middle aged)

Mother

 "I love you both differently."

Played By: Allison Janney

Anthony Cooper

 "If this isn't Hell, friend, then where are we?"

Played By: Kevin Tighe

Matthew Abaddon

 "I'm much more than just an orderly, Mr Locke."

Played By: Lance Reddick

Woo-Jung Paik

 "Your job is what I say it is!"

Played By: Byron Chung

Noor 'Nadia' Abed Jaseem

 "Am I so different from the little girl in the school yard who used to push you in the mud?"

Played By: Andrea Gabriel

Sarah Wagner

 Played By: Julie Bowen

Cassidy Phillips

 Played By: Kim Dickens

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