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* VillainousBreakdown: He remains fairly defiant, but his expression does start to crack a little as he slowly realizes that yep, Sayid's about to torture his ass.
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* VillainousBreakdown: He remains fairly defiant, but his expression does start to crack a little as he slowly realizes that yep, Sayid's Sayid is about to torture his ass.him.
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* PetTheDog: They do this rather weakly with regard to Sayid. They're smug, amoral jerks but even they seem to realize how badly they screwed up and what they put Sayid through, showing evident shame at being partially responsible for Essam's death. When Sayid demands that they change his flight so he can claim Essam's body, they obey without hesitation or question.
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* PetTheDog: They do this rather weakly with regard to Sayid. They're smug, amoral jerks but even they seem to realize how badly they screwed up and what they put Sayid through, showing evident shame at being partially responsible for Essam's death. When Sayid demands that they change his flight so he can claim Essam's body, they obey acquiesce without hesitation or question.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Seems nice enough, but he's really a DirtyCoward who isn't above pressuring his own brother into trying to save his hide.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Seems He seems nice enough, but he's really a DirtyCoward who isn't above pressuring his own brother into trying to save his hide.
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* AffablyEvil: He might be complicit in torture (or even a torturer himself) but he's very reasonable and makes no secret of his admiration for Sayid.
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* AffablyEvil: He might be complicit in torture (or even a torturer himself) but he's very reasonable and makes no secret of his admiration for Sayid. Omar actually seems like a pretty good boss to have.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Both of them come across as super and smug.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Both of them come across as super superior and smug.
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* PetTheDog: They do this rather weakly with regard to Sayid. They show shame at being partially responsible for Essam's death and when Sayid demands that they change his flight so he can claim Essam's body, they obey without hesitation or question.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They're only seen together.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They're only seen together.
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* PetTheDog: They do this rather weakly with regard to Sayid. They show They're smug, amoral jerks but even they seem to realize how badly they screwed up and what they put Sayid through, showing evident shame at being partially responsible for Essam's death and when death. When Sayid demands that they change his flight so he can claim Essam's body, they obey without hesitation or question.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They're only ever seen together.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They're only ever seen together.
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* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.
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* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Tariq easily orders Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot himself for the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.sake of his honor, but refuses to do the same thing because he values his own life above all else.
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* VillainousBreakdown: He remains fairly defiant, but his expression does start to crack a little as he slowly realizes that yep, Sayid's about to torture his ass.
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[[folder:Omar]]
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!Family
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[[folder:Tariq]]
!!Tariq
->'''Played By:''' Marc Cassabani
Sayid's superior in the Republican Guard during Operation Desert Storm. When U.S. forces entered a bunker, he ordered the destruction of numerous documents. He was captured alongside Sayid.
!!Tariq
->'''Played By:''' Marc Cassabani
Sayid's superior in the Republican Guard during Operation Desert Storm. When U.S. forces entered a bunker, he ordered the destruction of numerous documents. He was captured alongside Sayid.
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!!Tariq
!!Mr. Jarrah
->'''Played By:'''
Sayid's superior
The father of Sayid and Omer, and he was a soldier in the Iraqi Republican
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* AssholeVictim: Tariq is a cowardly monster who kills civilians; it's easy to see why Sayid resorted to torturing him.
* BadBoss: Aside from being aggressive toward his own men, when they're shredding documents and soldiers burst in with the command to stop or be shot, Tariq says nothing. He's willing to let them die for little reason.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Sayid eventually resorts to torturing him for information. It works.
* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.
-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tariq has no problem trying to get Sayid to sacrifice himself, but won't allow himself to die. It seems he's perfectly fine with letting people die for the cause, when he isn't included among them.
* {{Jerkass}}: He repays Sayid's loyalty and attempts to save him with insults and disdain.
* SmugSnake: He doesn't think Sayid will hurt him, and maintains his confidence for a long time despite not being in any position to be so smug.
* SpitefulSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
* TemptingFate: Tariq goes out of his way to antagonize Sayid and Inman, remaining smug and uncooperative. He even tells Sayid he wouldn't dare torture him. He's wrong on that count.
* WouldHurtAChild: He personally oversaw the use of sarin gas on a civilian marketplace, with children.
* BadBoss: Aside from being aggressive toward his own men, when they're shredding documents and soldiers burst in with the command to stop or be shot, Tariq says nothing. He's willing to let them die for little reason.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Sayid eventually resorts to torturing him for information. It works.
* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.
-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tariq has no problem trying to get Sayid to sacrifice himself, but won't allow himself to die. It seems he's perfectly fine with letting people die for the cause, when he isn't included among them.
* {{Jerkass}}: He repays Sayid's loyalty and attempts to save him with insults and disdain.
* SmugSnake: He doesn't think Sayid will hurt him, and maintains his confidence for a long time despite not being in any position to be so smug.
* SpitefulSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
* TemptingFate: Tariq goes out of his way to antagonize Sayid and Inman, remaining smug and uncooperative. He even tells Sayid he wouldn't dare torture him. He's wrong on that count.
* WouldHurtAChild: He personally oversaw the use of sarin gas on a civilian marketplace, with children.
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* AssholeVictim: Tariq is a cowardly monster who kills civilians; it's easy to see why AbusiveParent: To Sayid resorted to torturing him.
* BadBoss: Aside from being aggressive toward his own men, when they're shredding documentsand soldiers burst in Omar, with the command whom he was extremely harsh and domineering. He tried to stop or be shot, Tariq says nothing. He's willing to let instil very outdated values in them die for little reason.
through emotional (and possibly physical) abuse.
*ColdBloodedTorture: Sayid eventually resorts to torturing him for information. It works.
* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.
-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tariq has no problem trying to get Sayid to sacrifice himself, but won't allow himself to die. It seems he's perfectly fine with letting people die for the cause, when heNoNameGiven: His actual name isn't included among them.
* {{Jerkass}}: He repays Sayid's loyalty and attempts to savegiven, although a casting call names him with insults and disdain.
as "Hassan", which isn't canon.
*SmugSnake: He doesn't think ARealManIsAKiller: A fervent believer in this, as seen when he declares how proud he is of Sayid will hurt him, and maintains his confidence for killing a long time despite not being in any position to be so smug.
* SpitefulSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
* TemptingFate: Tariq goes out of his way to antagonize Sayid and Inman, remaining smug and uncooperative. He even tells Sayid he wouldn't dare torture him. He's wrong onchicken that count.
* WouldHurtAChild: He personally oversaw the use of sarin gas on a civilian marketplace, with children.Omer could not.
* BadBoss: Aside from being aggressive toward his own men, when they're shredding documents
*
* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.
-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tariq has no problem trying to get Sayid to sacrifice himself, but won't allow himself to die. It seems he's perfectly fine with letting people die for the cause, when he
* {{Jerkass}}: He repays Sayid's loyalty and attempts to save
*
* SpitefulSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
* TemptingFate: Tariq goes out of his way to antagonize Sayid and Inman, remaining smug and uncooperative. He even tells Sayid he wouldn't dare torture him. He's wrong on
* WouldHurtAChild: He personally oversaw the use of sarin gas on a civilian marketplace, with children.
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[[folder:Essam]]
!!Essam Tahir
->'''Played By:''' Donnie Keshawarz
A former college roommate of Sayid at the University of Cairo, where he earned a degree in philosophy. Essam's wife, Zahra, was killed in the bombings of civilian areas in Baghdad (during the American invasion of Iraq), while shopping for a dress. In the events of his wife's death, the then angry and desperate Essam is lured into a terrorist cell in Sydney, Australia, that aims to disrupt the US-lead Coalition prison on Iraq.
!!Essam Tahir
->'''Played By:''' Donnie Keshawarz
A former college roommate of Sayid at the University of Cairo, where he earned a degree in philosophy. Essam's wife, Zahra, was killed in the bombings of civilian areas in Baghdad (during the American invasion of Iraq), while shopping for a dress. In the events of his wife's death, the then angry and desperate Essam is lured into a terrorist cell in Sydney, Australia, that aims to disrupt the US-lead Coalition prison on Iraq.
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!!Essam Tahir
[[folder:Omar]]
!!Omar
->'''Played By:'''
A former college roommate of Sayid at the University of Cairo, where he earned a degree in philosophy. Essam's wife, Zahra, was killed
Sayid's superior in the
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* AteHisGun: After Sayid's betrayal.
* ButtMonkey: In his only episode, he's manipulated by terrorists following his wife's death and betrayed by his only friend.
* DespairEventHorizon: Following the death of his wife.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Sayid reveals he's working with the CIA, Essam loses it and puts a gun in his mouth.
* TheFundamentalist: Averted. He would seem to be since he's working with terrorists, but he's motivated by revenge and his religion almost dissuades him.
-->''"I'm not afraid to die. It's all the innocent lives -- all those people. The Imam preaches peace, Sayid. Every human life is sacred."''
* NotAfraidToDie: He says as much. Taking lives is another matter.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies prior to the events of the series.
* PuppyDogEyes: They make Sayid's betrayal and Essam's subsequent suicide all the more heart-breaking.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Essam starts to realize that he's motivated by revenge for the death of his wife, and knows it's no reason to hurt people.
-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
* WhatTheHellHero: He's destroyed by Sayid's betrayal, and lets him know it.
-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposed to be my brother, my friend.
-->'''Sayid''': I am your friend.
-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!
* ButtMonkey: In his only episode, he's manipulated by terrorists following his wife's death and betrayed by his only friend.
* DespairEventHorizon: Following the death of his wife.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Sayid reveals he's working with the CIA, Essam loses it and puts a gun in his mouth.
* TheFundamentalist: Averted. He would seem to be since he's working with terrorists, but he's motivated by revenge and his religion almost dissuades him.
-->''"I'm not afraid to die. It's all the innocent lives -- all those people. The Imam preaches peace, Sayid. Every human life is sacred."''
* NotAfraidToDie: He says as much. Taking lives is another matter.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies prior to the events of the series.
* PuppyDogEyes: They make Sayid's betrayal and Essam's subsequent suicide all the more heart-breaking.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Essam starts to realize that he's motivated by revenge for the death of his wife, and knows it's no reason to hurt people.
-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
* WhatTheHellHero: He's destroyed by Sayid's betrayal, and lets him know it.
-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposed to be my brother, my friend.
-->'''Sayid''': I am your friend.
-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!
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* AteHisGun: After Sayid's betrayal.
* ButtMonkey: In his only episode, he's manipulated by terrorists following his wife's death and betrayed by his only friend.
* DespairEventHorizon: Following the death of his wife.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Sayid reveals he's working with the CIA, Essam loses it and puts a gunAffablyEvil: He might be complicit in his mouth.
* TheFundamentalist: Averted. He would seem to be since he's working with terrorists,torture (or even a torturer himself) but he's motivated by revenge very reasonable and his religion almost dissuades him.
-->''"I'm not afraid to die. It's all the innocent lives -- all those people. The Imam preaches peace, Sayid. Every human life is sacred."''
* NotAfraidToDie: He says as much. Taking lives is another matter.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies prior to the events of the series.
* PuppyDogEyes: They make Sayid's betrayal and Essam's subsequent suicide all the more heart-breaking.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Essam starts to realize that he's motivated by revenge for the deathmakes no secret of his wife, admiration for Sayid.
* CharacterDeath: Sayid shoots andknows it's no reason to hurt people.
-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
* WhatTheHellHero: He's destroyed by Sayid's betrayal, and letskills him know it.
-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposedto be my brother, my friend.
-->'''Sayid''': I am your friend.
-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!help Nadia escape.
* ButtMonkey: In his only episode, he's manipulated by terrorists following his wife's death and betrayed by his only friend.
* DespairEventHorizon: Following the death of his wife.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Sayid reveals he's working with the CIA, Essam loses it and puts a gun
* TheFundamentalist: Averted. He would seem to be since he's working with terrorists,
-->''"I'm not afraid to die. It's all the innocent lives -- all those people. The Imam preaches peace, Sayid. Every human life is sacred."''
* NotAfraidToDie: He says as much. Taking lives is another matter.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies prior to the events of the series.
* PuppyDogEyes: They make Sayid's betrayal and Essam's subsequent suicide all the more heart-breaking.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Essam starts to realize that he's motivated by revenge for the death
* CharacterDeath: Sayid shoots and
-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
* WhatTheHellHero: He's destroyed by Sayid's betrayal, and lets
-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposed
-->'''Sayid''': I am your friend.
-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!
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!!Amira
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amira_6860.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:''"I forgive you."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Anne Bedian
Sami's wife. When living in Iraq, Amira was tortured by Sayid while he was working for the Republican Guard. Her torture involved being scalded with hot oil, which left permanent scars on her arms and hands.
!!Amira
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amira_6860.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:''"I forgive you."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Anne Bedian
Sami's wife. When living in Iraq, Amira was tortured by Sayid while he was working for the Republican Guard. Her torture involved being scalded with hot oil, which left permanent scars on her arms and hands.
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!!Amira
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amira_6860.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:''"I forgive you."'']]
->'''Played By:''' Anne Bedian
Sami's wife. When living in Iraq, Amira was tortured by
!!Agent Alyssa Cole & Robbie Hewitt
Agents from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent and Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), who blackmailed Sayid
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* BrokenBird: After her torture at the hands of Sayid, she became a recluse unable to leave her house. She was always afraid.
* ColdBloodedTorture: She endured this at the hands of Sayid.
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Sami, who's willing to kidnap, torture and possibly kill someone at her behest.
* KindHeartedCatLover: What finally got her to leave her apartment was to stop a bunch of kids torturing a cat, which she then took in and cared for.
* MotiveRant: A highly sympathetic, non-villainous version. She goes into detail about her life after Sayid's torture.
-->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits with me when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me."''
* ScarsAreForever: Amira has been left with visible and permanent scarring due to the hot oil Sayid tortured her with.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appears in one episode, but her forgiveness of Sayid has a massive impact on how he chooses to live his life.
* ColdBloodedTorture: She endured this at the hands of Sayid.
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Sami, who's willing to kidnap, torture and possibly kill someone at her behest.
* KindHeartedCatLover: What finally got her to leave her apartment was to stop a bunch of kids torturing a cat, which she then took in and cared for.
* MotiveRant: A highly sympathetic, non-villainous version. She goes into detail about her life after Sayid's torture.
-->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits with me when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me."''
* ScarsAreForever: Amira has been left with visible and permanent scarring due to the hot oil Sayid tortured her with.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appears in one episode, but her forgiveness of Sayid has a massive impact on how he chooses to live his life.
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* BrokenBird: After her torture at the hands of Sayid, she became a recluse unable GoodIsNotNice: They're trying to foil a terrorism plot, but are doing so through shady means, specifically {{Blackmail}}. Their personalities also leave her house. She was always afraid.
a lot to be desired.
*ColdBloodedTorture: She endured {{Jerkass}}: Both of them come across as super and smug.
* JurisdictionFriction: Averted, they get along very well.
* PetTheDog: They do thisat the hands of Sayid.
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Sami, who's willing to kidnap, torture and possibly kill someone at her behest.
* KindHeartedCatLover: What finally got her to leave her apartment was to stop a bunch of kids torturing a cat, which she then took in and cared for.
* MotiveRant: A highly sympathetic, non-villainous version. She goes into detail about her life after Sayid's torture.
-->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sitsrather weakly with me regard to Sayid. They show shame at being partially responsible for Essam's death and when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me."''
* ScarsAreForever: Amira has been left with visible and permanent scarring due to the hot oilSayid tortured her with.
demands that they change his flight so he can claim Essam's body, they obey without hesitation or question.
*SmallRoleBigImpact: She ThoseTwoGuys: They're only appears in one episode, but her forgiveness of Sayid has a massive impact on how he chooses to live his life.seen together.
*
* JurisdictionFriction: Averted, they get along very well.
* PetTheDog: They do this
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Sami, who's willing to kidnap, torture and possibly kill someone at her behest.
* KindHeartedCatLover: What finally got her to leave her apartment was to stop a bunch of kids torturing a cat, which she then took in and cared for.
* MotiveRant: A highly sympathetic, non-villainous version. She goes into detail about her life after Sayid's torture.
-->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits
* ScarsAreForever: Amira has been left with visible and permanent scarring due to the hot oil
*
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[[folder:Sami]]
!!Sami
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sami_2309.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:''"[[TortureTechnician Are you ready to tell me the truth?]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Shaun Toub
-->''"You were a torturer, were you not, in the Republican Guard? Do you not recognize one of your victims? Do you not recognize the woman you tortured? Do you not recognize my WIFE?!"''
The husband of Amira, a woman who accused Sayid of torturing her once while he was working for the Republican Guard.
!!Sami
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sami_2309.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:''"[[TortureTechnician Are you ready to tell me the truth?]]"'']]
->'''Played By:''' Shaun Toub
-->''"You were a torturer, were you not, in the Republican Guard? Do you not recognize one of your victims? Do you not recognize the woman you tortured? Do you not recognize my WIFE?!"''
The husband of Amira, a woman who accused Sayid of torturing her once while he was working for the Republican Guard.
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!!Sami
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sami_2309.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:''"[[TortureTechnician Are you ready to tell me the truth?]]"'']]
!!Essam Tahir
->'''Played By:'''
-->''"You were
A former college roommate of Sayid at the University of Cairo, where he earned a
The husband
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* AteHisGun: After Sayid's betrayal.
* ButtMonkey: In his only episode, he's manipulated by terrorists following his wife's death and betrayed by his only friend.
* DespairEventHorizon: Following the death of his wife.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Sayid reveals he's working with the CIA, Essam loses it and puts a gun in his mouth.
* TheFundamentalist: Averted. He would seem to be since he's working with terrorists, but he's motivated by revenge and his religion almost dissuades him.
-->''"I'm not afraid to die. It's all the innocent lives -- all those people. The Imam preaches peace, Sayid. Every human life is sacred."''
* NotAfraidToDie: He says as much. Taking lives is another matter.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies prior to the events of the series.
* PuppyDogEyes: They make Sayid's betrayal and Essam's subsequent suicide all the more heart-breaking.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Essam starts to realize that he's motivated by revenge for the death of his wife, and knows it's no reason to hurt people.
-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
* WhatTheHellHero: He's destroyed by Sayid's betrayal, and lets him know it.
-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposed to be my brother, my friend.
-->'''Sayid''': I am your friend.
-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Haddad]]
!!Haddad
->'''Played By:''' Dariush Kashani
The leader or a leading figure of the terrorist cell in Australia of which Essam was a member.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It isn't clear what happened to him after Essam's suicide, although he was presumably arrested.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tariq]]
!!Tariq
->'''Played By:''' Marc Cassabani
Sayid's superior in the Republican Guard during Operation Desert Storm. When U.S. forces entered a bunker, he ordered the destruction of numerous documents. He was captured alongside Sayid.
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* AssholeVictim: Tariq is a cowardly monster who kills civilians; it's easy to see why Sayid resorted to torturing him.
* BadBoss: Aside from being aggressive toward his own men, when they're shredding documents and soldiers burst in with the command to stop or be shot, Tariq says nothing. He's willing to let them die for little reason.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Sayid eventually resorts to torturing him for information. It works.
* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.
-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tariq has no problem trying to get Sayid to sacrifice himself, but won't allow himself to die. It seems he's perfectly fine with letting people die for the cause, when he isn't included among them.
* {{Jerkass}}: He repays Sayid's loyalty and attempts to save him with insults and disdain.
* SmugSnake: He doesn't think Sayid will hurt him, and maintains his confidence for a long time despite not being in any position to be so smug.
* SpitefulSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
* TemptingFate: Tariq goes out of his way to antagonize Sayid and Inman, remaining smug and uncooperative. He even tells Sayid he wouldn't dare torture him. He's wrong on that count.
* WouldHurtAChild: He personally oversaw the use of sarin gas on a civilian marketplace, with children.
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!!Sami
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->'''Played By:''' Shaun Toub
-->''"You were a torturer, were you not, in the Republican Guard? Do you not recognize one of your victims? Do you not recognize the woman you tortured? Do you not recognize my WIFE?!"''
The husband of Amira, a woman who accused Sayid of torturing her once while he was working for the Republican Guard.
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* ButtMonkey: In his only episode, he's manipulated by terrorists following his wife's death and betrayed by his only friend.
* DespairEventHorizon: Following the death of his wife.
* DrivenToSuicide: After Sayid reveals he's working with the CIA, Essam loses it and puts a gun in his mouth.
* TheFundamentalist: Averted. He would seem to be since he's working with terrorists, but he's motivated by revenge and his religion almost dissuades him.
-->''"I'm not afraid to die. It's all the innocent lives -- all those people. The Imam preaches peace, Sayid. Every human life is sacred."''
* NotAfraidToDie: He says as much. Taking lives is another matter.
* PosthumousCharacter: He dies prior to the events of the series.
* PuppyDogEyes: They make Sayid's betrayal and Essam's subsequent suicide all the more heart-breaking.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Essam starts to realize that he's motivated by revenge for the death of his wife, and knows it's no reason to hurt people.
-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
* WhatTheHellHero: He's destroyed by Sayid's betrayal, and lets him know it.
-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposed to be my brother, my friend.
-->'''Sayid''': I am your friend.
-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!
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!!Haddad
->'''Played By:''' Dariush Kashani
The leader or a leading figure of the terrorist cell in Australia of which Essam was a member.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It isn't clear what happened to him after Essam's suicide, although he was presumably arrested.
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!!Tariq
->'''Played By:''' Marc Cassabani
Sayid's superior in the Republican Guard during Operation Desert Storm. When U.S. forces entered a bunker, he ordered the destruction of numerous documents. He was captured alongside Sayid.
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* AssholeVictim: Tariq is a cowardly monster who kills civilians; it's easy to see why Sayid resorted to torturing him.
* BadBoss: Aside from being aggressive toward his own men, when they're shredding documents and soldiers burst in with the command to stop or be shot, Tariq says nothing. He's willing to let them die for little reason.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Sayid eventually resorts to torturing him for information. It works.
* DirtyCoward: He tries to order Sayid to kill himself, twice, first by trying to shoot the soldiers and then simply by putting suffocating himself.
-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tariq has no problem trying to get Sayid to sacrifice himself, but won't allow himself to die. It seems he's perfectly fine with letting people die for the cause, when he isn't included among them.
* {{Jerkass}}: He repays Sayid's loyalty and attempts to save him with insults and disdain.
* SmugSnake: He doesn't think Sayid will hurt him, and maintains his confidence for a long time despite not being in any position to be so smug.
* SpitefulSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
* TemptingFate: Tariq goes out of his way to antagonize Sayid and Inman, remaining smug and uncooperative. He even tells Sayid he wouldn't dare torture him. He's wrong on that count.
* WouldHurtAChild: He personally oversaw the use of sarin gas on a civilian marketplace, with children.
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!!Sami
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->'''Played By:''' Shaun Toub
-->''"You were a torturer, were you not, in the Republican Guard? Do you not recognize one of your victims? Do you not recognize the woman you tortured? Do you not recognize my WIFE?!"''
The husband of Amira, a woman who accused Sayid of torturing her once while he was working for the Republican Guard.
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!!Amira
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->'''Played By:''' Anne Bedian
Sami's wife. When living in Iraq, Amira was tortured by Sayid while he was working for the Republican Guard. Her torture involved being scalded with hot oil, which left permanent scars on her arms and hands.
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* BrokenBird: After her torture at the hands of Sayid, she became a recluse unable to leave her house. She was always afraid.
* ColdBloodedTorture: She endured this at the hands of Sayid.
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Sami, who's willing to kidnap, torture and possibly kill someone at her behest.
* KindHeartedCatLover: What finally got her to leave her apartment was to stop a bunch of kids torturing a cat, which she then took in and cared for.
* MotiveRant: A highly sympathetic, non-villainous version. She goes into detail about her life after Sayid's torture.
-->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits with me when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me."''
* ScarsAreForever: Amira has been left with visible and permanent scarring due to the hot oil Sayid tortured her with.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appears in one episode, but her forgiveness of Sayid has a massive impact on how he chooses to live his life.
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!!Amira
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->'''Played By:''' Anne Bedian
Sami's wife. When living in Iraq, Amira was tortured by Sayid while he was working for the Republican Guard. Her torture involved being scalded with hot oil, which left permanent scars on her arms and hands.
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* BrokenBird: After her torture at the hands of Sayid, she became a recluse unable to leave her house. She was always afraid.
* ColdBloodedTorture: She endured this at the hands of Sayid.
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Sami, who's willing to kidnap, torture and possibly kill someone at her behest.
* KindHeartedCatLover: What finally got her to leave her apartment was to stop a bunch of kids torturing a cat, which she then took in and cared for.
* MotiveRant: A highly sympathetic, non-villainous version. She goes into detail about her life after Sayid's torture.
-->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits with me when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me."''
* ScarsAreForever: Amira has been left with visible and permanent scarring due to the hot oil Sayid tortured her with.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only appears in one episode, but her forgiveness of Sayid has a massive impact on how he chooses to live his life.
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* UndyingLoyalty: To his wife.
* TortureTechnician: He's not the professional that Sayid is, but he does a good job due to his rage.
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: Sami seemingly believes in this, brutally torturing Sayid as revenge for Sayid's ColdBloodedTorture of Amira.
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->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits with me when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me."''
->''"After my husband and I first arrived to Paris, I was afraid to ever leave our apartment. So I would stare out in the window into the alley, and I would see this cat looking for scraps. One day some children came into the alley and trapped him in a box. I watched them light firecrackers and drop them in the box. I could hear him howl from three stories above. So finally, I had a reason to leave my apartment. I rescued this cat and I brought him home. He sits with me when I read, sleeps with me, and he purrs. But, every once in a while, he will bite me or scratch me. He does this because sometimes he forgets that he is safe now. So I forgive him when he bites me, because I remember what it is like to never feel safe. And that is because of you. So today, I ask only one thing of you: I ask you now to show me the respect by acknowledging what you did to me. That it was you who questioned me, tortured me and that you remember me."''
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-->''"You were a torturer, were you not, in the Republican Guard? Do you not recognize one of your victims? Do you not recognize the woman you tortured? Do you not recognize my WIFE?!"''
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* AbusiveParents: His father was a hardman.man, who believed that ARealManIsAKiller.
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* AbusiveParents: His father was a hard
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: From Keamy and/or his thugs. He's beaten so badly he winds up in hospital.
* TheUnFavorite: Not that Sayid got better treatment, but Omer was considered weak by his father. [[JerkassHasAPoint His father isn't wrong.]]
* TooDumbToLive: Borrowing money from Keamy surely counts.
* TheUnFavorite: Not that Sayid got better treatment, but Omer was considered weak by his father. [[JerkassHasAPoint His father isn't wrong.]]
* TooDumbToLive: Borrowing money from Keamy surely counts.
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A former college roommate of Sayid at the University of Cairo, where he earned a degree in philosophy. Essam's wife, Zahra, was killed in the bombings of civilian areas in Baghdad (during the American invasion of Iraq), while shopping for a dress. In the events of his wife's death, the then angry and desperate Essam is lured into a terrorist cell in Sydney, Australia, that aims to disrupt the US-lead Coalition prison on Iraq.
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-->''"I'm not afraid to die. It's all the innocent lives -- all those people. The Imam preaches peace, Sayid. Every human life is sacred."''
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-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
* WhatTheHellHero: He's destroyed by Sayid's betrayal, and lets him know it.
-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposed to be my brother, my friend.
-->'''Sayid''': I am your friend.
-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!
-->''"What if I'm doing this because I'm angry? What if I'm doing this because they killed her?"''
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-->'''Essam''': You said you were my brother. You were supposed to be my brother, my friend.
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-->'''Essam''': A friend who told me to do this for Zahra just so you could find some woman that '''you''' love?!
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-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
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* SpiteSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
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-->'''Tariq''': Take that bag. Put it over your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die with what little honor you have left.
-->'''Sayid''': You would have me take my own life -- the information means nothing to you!
* {{Hypocrite}}: Tariq has no problem trying to get Sayid to sacrifice himself, but won't allow himself to die. It seems he's perfectly fine with letting people die for the cause, when he isn't included among them.
* {{Jerkass}}: He repays Sayid's loyalty and attempts to save him with insults and disdain.
* SmugSnake: He doesn't think Sayid will hurt him, and maintains his
* SpiteSpit: Right in Sayid's eye.
* TemptingFate: Tariq goes out of his way to antagonize Sayid and Inman, remaining smug and uncooperative. He even tells Sayid he wouldn't dare torture him. He's wrong on that count.
* WouldHurtAChild: He personally oversaw the use of sarin gas on a civilian marketplace, with children.
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!!Omer Jarrah
->'''Played By:''' Cas Anver & Xavier Raabe-Manupule
* AbusiveParents
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* DirtyCoward
* {{Jerkass}}: He gets in over his head with dangerous people, and then tries to pressure Sayid into cleaning up his mess.
!!Tariq
->'''Played By:''' Marc Cassabani
* DirtyCoward
* {{Hypocrite}}
* {{Jerkass}}
* TemptingFate
!!Essam Tahir
->'''Played By:''' Donnie Keshawarz
* ButtMonkey
* DespairEventHorizon
* DrivenToSuicide
* FreudianExcuse
* TheFundamentalist
* PosthumousCharacter
* PuppyDogEyes
!!Amira
->'''Played By:''' Anne Bedian
* BrokenBird
* ColdBloodedTorture: Endured this at the hands of Sayid.
* HappilyMarried
* KindHeartedCatLover
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her forgiveness has a huge effect on Sayid and how he chooses to live his life.
!!Sami
->'''Played By:''' Shaun Toub
* HappilyMarried
* UndyingLoyalty: To his wife.
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!!Omer Jarrah
->'''Played By:''' Cas Anver & Xavier Raabe-Manupule
* AbusiveParents
* BitchInSheepsClothing
* DirtyCoward
* {{Jerkass}}: He gets in over his head with dangerous people, and then tries to pressure Sayid into cleaning up his mess.
!!Tariq
->'''Played By:''' Marc Cassabani
* DirtyCoward
* {{Hypocrite}}
* {{Jerkass}}
* TemptingFate
!!Essam Tahir
->'''Played By:''' Donnie Keshawarz
* ButtMonkey
* DespairEventHorizon
* DrivenToSuicide
* FreudianExcuse
* TheFundamentalist
* PosthumousCharacter
* PuppyDogEyes
!!Amira
->'''Played By:''' Anne Bedian
* BrokenBird
* ColdBloodedTorture: Endured this at the hands of Sayid.
* HappilyMarried
* KindHeartedCatLover
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Her forgiveness has a huge effect on Sayid and how he chooses to live his life.
!!Sami
->'''Played By:''' Shaun Toub
* HappilyMarried
* UndyingLoyalty: To his wife.
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