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* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Upon realizing that Anthony Cooper is the "Mr. Sawyer" he's been after for nearly 30 years, Sawyer tries to make him own up to his crimes, but when Cooper only mocks him and tears up the letter Sawyer had written for "Mr. Sawyer", Sawyer snaps and strangles the unarmed and shackled Cooper with his own chains. Although Sawyer was shaken by what he'd done, Cooper, who had destroyed many other lives apart from Sawyer's, definitely deserved his fate.
** At the end of Season 3, Sawyer shoots an unarmed and surrendering Tom, reminding him that Tom had kidnapped Walt from the raft.



* PayEvilUntoEvil:
** Upon realizing that Anthony Cooper is the "Mr. Sawyer" he's been after for nearly 30 years, Sawyer tries to make him own up to his crimes, but when Cooper only mocks him and tears up the letter Sawyer had written for "Mr. Sawyer", Sawyer snaps and strangles the unarmed and shackled Cooper with his own chains. Although Sawyer was shaken by what he'd done, Cooper, who had destroyed many other lives apart from Sawyer's, definitely deserved his fate.
** At the end of Season 3, Sawyer shoots an unarmed and surrendering Tom, reminding him that Tom had kidnapped Walt from the raft.



* ShootTheDog[=/=]KickTheSonOfABitch: 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.

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* ShootTheDog[=/=]KickTheSonOfABitch: ShootTheDog: 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.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Not at first. As the series progresses, however, and his violent, impulsive, and reckless side becomes more pronounced, it begins to cause frequent tensions with his fellow survivors. Namely, he has had conflicts with Shannon, Charlie, Eko, Sayid, Kate, Sawyer, and especially Jack. After Locke warns the rest of the group about the freighter and tries to convince them to come with him to the Barracks, Rose firmly tells Bernard, "I'm not going anywhere with that man," despite Rose herself being among the few survivors who never wanted to be rescued. After the Oceanic Six leave the Island, Locke is unsuccessful in convincing any of them to come back, and Jack and Kate in particular are openly hostile to Locke upon seeing him again.

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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Not at first. He starts off as perhaps the most useful survivor due to his skills at tracking and hunting, not to mention his ability to help others see into themselves. As the series progresses, however, and his violent, impulsive, and reckless side becomes more pronounced, it begins to cause frequent tensions with his fellow survivors. Namely, he has had conflicts with Shannon, Charlie, Eko, Sayid, Kate, Sawyer, and especially Jack. After Locke warns the rest of the group about the freighter and tries to convince them to come with him to the Barracks, Rose firmly tells Bernard, "I'm not going anywhere with that man," despite Rose herself being among the few survivors who never wanted to be rescued. After the Oceanic Six leave the Island, Locke is unsuccessful in convincing any of them to come back, and Jack and Kate in particular are openly hostile to Locke upon seeing him again.
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* CreateYourOwnVillain: By shooting a 12-year old Ben, he instead sets off the events that turn Ben into the person he wanted to kill.
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* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Ana Lucia.
** TheLancer: Eko, formerly Goodwin.
** TheBigGuy: Eko.
** TheSmartGuy: Libby.
** TheHeart: Bernard or Libby.
** SixthRanger: Cindy.
** TokenEvilTeammate: Goodwin.
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* RingOnANecklace: She puts Bernard's wedding ring on her necklace whnever they fly somewhere because his fingers swell in altitude. After Flight 815 crashes she sits on the beach holding on to the ring while insisting that he survived. She's eventually able to return it to him in season two.
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* TheTeam
** [[FiveManBand The A-Team]]: As defined [[https://lostpedia.fandom.com/wiki/A-Missions by Charlie.]]
*** TheHero[=/=]TheLeader: Jack, the doctor who lead the most missions and became the overall leader for the survivors.
*** TheLancer: Sawyer, a rebellious crook willing to go to lengths most others won't, Jack's rival, but he eventually softens.
*** TheBigGuy: Locke, a WarriorPoet and man of faith who bullheadedly fought for his beliefs.
*** TheSmartGuy: Sayid, a technical expert who specialized diplomacy, intelligence gathering (torture), and fixing technical equipment.
*** TheHeart: Kate, resourceful, quick witted, and always eager to help on both issues and domestic matters to hide her mysterious past.
** B-Team, Supporting Survivors, and late comer A-Team members
*** BigFun: Hurley
*** TeamPet: Vincent
*** FunctionalAddict[=/=]PluckyComicRelief: Charlie
*** TheHeart: Claire
*** TheQuietOne (language barrier imposed) and MysteriousWaif[=/=]MafiaPrincess: Jin and Sun
*** PapaWolf and TagalongKid: Michael and Walt
*** AlphaBitch and NiceGuy: Shannon and Boone
*** TeamMom and TeamDad: Rose and Bernard
*** SpicyLatina: Ana Lucia
*** ScaryBlackMan[=/=]TokenReligiousTeammate: Mr. Eko
*** TheChessMaster: Ben
*** TheMedic: Juliet
*** MessianicArchetype: Desmond
*** BigGood: Jacob

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* BerserkButton: He takes Swayer's cracks about his weight but he loses it when Sawyer mocks his fears that he is hallucinating.



* BigEater: He was one, leading to his weight problems. It was partially an act of punishment for his self-loathing and guilt over feeling he caused an accident that killed others.



* HeartbreakAndIceCream: By his own admission, he eats when he's depressed and food became his comfort and a form of punishment for his guilt and self-loathing.



* StoutStrength: His heavy build isn't just fat as proves to be surprisingly strong, easily overpowering and beating up Sawyer.



* BookDumb: He's poorly educated but highly intelligent, very charismatic and well-read.



* ItsAllAboutMe: Immensely so at first. It takes two and a half seasons, but he grows out of it.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Immensely so at first. Sawyer makes repeatedly clear that he cares about one person: Sawyer. It takes two and a half seasons, but he grows out of it.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Jack is a conflicted leader, and mostly winds up in the position initially because he's the only one who seems capable.

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* TheChainsOfCommanding: Jack is a conflicted leader, and mostly winds up in the position initially because he's the only one who seems capable.capable and he seriously struggles with the pressure of the role and any time he fails to save any of the survivors.



* DrJerk: His bedside manner is awful. Jack comes across as cold, clinical and uncaring to his patients. Of course, this is the way a doctor needs to be so they can cope with their job, but Jack lacks the charm his father posses. He overcompensates by ''marrying his patient''.

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* DrJerk: His bedside manner is awful. Jack comes across as cold, clinical and uncaring to his patients. Of course, this is the way a doctor needs to be so they can cope with their job, but Jack lacks the charm his father posses. He overcompensates by ''marrying his patient''. He becomes a lot better in the flash sideways as his interactions with John before surgery show.



* FatalFlaw: His inability to let go proves to be this, which often makes him stubborn to the point where he's unreasonable. He eventually [[CharacterDevelopment moves past this]] as the series moves along.

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* FatalFlaw: His inability to let go proves to be this, this tying in with his compulsive need to save everyone and come down hard on himself if he can't, which often makes him stubborn to the point where he's unreasonable. He eventually [[CharacterDevelopment moves past this]] as the series moves along.


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* GeniusBruiser: He's a very skilled spinal surgeon and a capable fighter who can deliver some truly epic beatdowns when pissed off.


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* WhenHeSmiles: On the rare occasion he's not torturing himself over some failure and the universe stops dumping on him long enough for him to experience some happiness, Jack's smile is a truly wonderful sight to behold.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: One particularly cruel jibe from Sawyer drives Hurley to beat him senseless ([[KickTheSonOfABitch no one is in a particular hurry to step in]]), and he mows down Pryce with a DHARMA van to save his friends in the Season 3 finale.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: One particularly cruel jibe from Sawyer drives Hurley to beat him senseless ([[KickTheSonOfABitch ([[AssholeVictim an act that no one is was in a any particular hurry to step in]]), stop]]), and he mows down Pryce with a DHARMA van to save his friends in the Season 3 finale.
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* BadLiar: When he has to bring only a certain group of survivors to the Others, Michael proves he can't tell a lie under pressure to save his life; his desperation, lack of logic, and insistence on including Hurley of all people tips his hand too far. Jack and Sayid are on to him almost immediately and only go along with it because they think doing so gives them the upper hand

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* BadLiar: When he has to bring only a certain group of survivors to the Others, Michael proves he can't tell a lie under pressure to save his life; his desperation, lack of logic, and insistence on including Hurley of all people people, yet not Sayid who has actual combat experience, tips his hand too far. Jack and Sayid are on to him almost immediately and only go along with it because they think doing so gives them the upper hand

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* DamselInDistress: Kate might be a badass, but she's also the character who gets kidnapped the most.

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* DamselInDistress: Kate might be a badass, but she's also the character who gets kidnapped the most. The Others seem to constantly kidnap her. This also corresponds to her being in custody while on the plane.



* DistressedDamsel: With some frequency. The Others seem to constantly kidnap her. This also corresponds to her being in custody while on the plane.
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The son of fellow Flight 815 survivor Michael Dawson. Walt grew up with his mother Susan and stepfather Brian until Susan's sudden death left him in Michael's care. On the Island, it becomes clear that Walt is not an ordinary child, something that Brian had noticed before; he has some kind of psychic connection to animals that he is unaware of. Walt soon becomes friends with John Locke, which creates plenty of conflict for his overprotective father; nevertheless, the two manage to mend their relationship overtime as Michael does everything he can to get Walt off the Island.

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The son of fellow Flight 815 survivor Michael Dawson. Walt grew up with his mother Susan and stepfather Brian until Susan's sudden death left him in Michael's care. On the Island, it becomes clear that Walt is not an ordinary child, something that Brian had noticed before; he has some kind of psychic connection to animals that he is unaware of. Walt soon becomes friends with John Locke, which creates plenty of conflict for his overprotective father; nevertheless, the two manage to mend their relationship overtime over time as Michael does everything he can to get Walt off the Island.



* AbortedArc: See below.

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* AbortedArc: See below.Walt's arc was planned around him having some kind of psychic connection with the island but due in large part to the actor aging much faster than how time was passing in the series, the storyline was cut short, with Walt effectively being PutOnABus.



* BreakTheCutie: Michael apparently confessed to Walt that he murdered Ana Lucia and Libby, traumatizing Walt and ruining their relationship for the remainder of Michael's life.

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* BreakTheCutie: Michael apparently eventually confessed to Walt that he murdered Ana Lucia and Libby, traumatizing which horrified Walt and ruining ruined their relationship for the remainder of Michael's life.



* IntergenerationalFriendship: Walt ends up becoming fast friends with Locke, even being the first person Locke lets in on the secret of his paralysis. Walt is genuinely excited to see him again in 2007, and Walt is the only person Locke doesn't try to make return to the Island since the kid's already been through enough.

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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Walt ends up becoming fast friends with Locke, even being the first person Locke lets in on the secret of his paralysis. Walt is genuinely excited to see him again in 2007, and Walt is the only person Locke doesn't try to make return bring back to the Island since the kid's already been through enough.



* PutOnABus: Or a boat. The Others let Walt leave with Michael, and he never returns to the island on-screen. He's seen sparingly throughout the rest of the series.

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* PutOnABus: Or a boat.boat rather. The Others let Walt leave with Michael, and he never returns to the island on-screen. He's seen sparingly throughout the rest of the series.



* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The fact that a year was passing in real life but only a couple of months in screen each season meant that Walt had to be shipped off fairly quickly.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The fact that a year was passing in real life but only a couple of months in screen on-screen each season meant that Walt had to be shipped off fairly quickly.



* TagalongKid: The only kid who has ever been a main cast member.

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* TagalongKid: The only kid child character besides Aaron who has ever been is a main cast member.



* TraumaCongaLine: In Locke's estimation, and it's hard to argue. His mother dies, his stepfather abandons him, he crashes on an island with monsters, gets kidnapped by the natives and becomes estranged from his father.

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* TraumaCongaLine: In Locke's estimation, and it's Locke refuses to bring Walt back to the island because he knows the boy has had a hard to argue. time. His parents divorced when he was little, his mother dies, died, his stepfather abandons him, he threw him off to his estranged biological father, his flight crashes on an island with monsters, he gets kidnapped by the natives weird scientists, and becomes estranged from his father.father a second time after finding out about the horrible things he did to be reunited with him.
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* Claire asks Sun to mind Aaron while she finds a vaccine for him. She agrees but tells her, "A mother should never leave her child". Later, Sun abandons her daughter Ji Yeon to return to the Island. As a result, the child becomes an orphan. Sun is also pregnant with Ji Yeon during this moment, which she learns in the next episode.

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* ** Claire asks Sun to mind Aaron while she finds a vaccine for him. She agrees but tells her, "A mother should never leave her child". Later, Sun abandons her daughter Ji Yeon to return to the Island. As a result, the child becomes an orphan. orphan.
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Sun is also pregnant with Ji Yeon during this moment, which she learns in the next episode.
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* {{Irony}}:
* Claire asks Sun to mind Aaron while she finds a vaccine for him. She agrees but tells her, "A mother should never leave her child". Later, Sun abandons her daughter Ji Yeon to return to the Island. As a result, the child becomes an orphan. Sun is also pregnant with Ji Yeon during this moment, which she learns in the next episode.
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** Kate tells a concerned Shannon, ”If there's anyone on the island your brother's safe with, it's Locke.” Being left alone with Locke leads to his death, and he is the first main character to get killed off in the show.
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!Flight 815 Survivors

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!Flight 815 Fuselage Survivors
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* HurtingHero: Sayid is in a lot of emotional pain due to the harsh life he's been forced to live.
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* FireForgedFriends: Once he begins to put more trust into people, he develops a friendship with most of of his fellow survivors, such as Jin, Sun, Charlie, Hurley, and Claire. He even begins to show a level of protectiveness around Hurley and Claire, who aren't fighters.
** When he and the other survivors get transported to 1974, he also develops this with Miles and Daniel.
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* FriendToAllChildren: ''Friend'' is pushing it, but he's less abrasive and rude to Alex and Karl, such as telling Karl that if he loves Alex, then she's worth saving, and shows some friendliness and compassion to Walt and Aaron.
** When Charlie discovers Sawyer's voice actually calms Aaron down, Sawyer protests being babysitter. But then later he relents and begins reading magazines while Aaron sleeps. He even provides extra food and blankets for Claire and Aaron (though at Hurley's suggestion). In "Left Behind" Claire allows Sawyer to hold him, which Sawyer grins slightly while doing.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When the situation calls for it, he will drop his usual persona and take action. When Kate comes rushing to Sawyer in search of alcohol for Boone (who has been gravely injured), he is about to drop a snarky comment before realizing how serious she is and wastes no time giving up his entire stash of alcohol before apologizing for not having enough. He even offers to come help, but Kate declines.
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