History Characters / LordOfTheFlies

* EldritchAbomination: One of the theories levied about what the Beast could be. One of the boys claims to have seen it coming from the water, as if it didn't belong on land at all.

* {{Satan}}: It's basically portrayed as this, or at least a SatanicArchetype. For added measure, its "name" is taken from one of the titles/translations of {{Beelzebub}}, a powerful devil often conflated with Satan himself.
* TheSacredDarkness: In a very, very twisted sense. The Lord of the Flies represents the inner savagery present in mankind, but in a way it is portrayed as something [[DarkIsNotEvil not actively evil]] in its interaction with Simon, its horrific visage informing him about its true nature and inspiring him to inform the others. [[spoiler:Pity not everyone's so introspective...]]

->'''Played by:''' James Aubrey (1963 film); Balthazar Getty (1990 film)

* PrettyBoy: Most beautiful out of all the boys, which is one significant reason why he's chosen as leader in the first place. This also has some [[HoYay ambiguous]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim implications]].

* CrazyJealousGuy: A friendship example ([[HoYayShipping which is debatable by many]]). Jack seems to be extremely jealous of Ralph's friendship with Piggy, as he is particularly sarcastic and scornful to Ralph when he mentions or talks about Piggy. Jack dislikes Piggy at first because he is overweight and he finds him annoying, but Jack ''viciously'' hates Piggy later without apparent reason. He even cruelly beats Piggy at one point, suggesting that his jealousy is one of the reasons Jack has come to dislike Piggy so much.

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A demonic hallucination Simon sees in the forest that represents the darkness of human nature. It manifests itself as the impaled pig's head some of the boys leave as an offering to the Beast.

* GreaterScopeVillain: It claims to be responsible for the boys turning to savagery. [[Downplayed]], as its existence is merely to serve to be a [[HumansAreBastards symbolic representation for the boys’ own paranoia and depravity]] rather than a tangible entity.

* NoFullNameGiven

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: It's a rather sad case: he ''hates'' his nickname, which was given to him by other boys who teased him at school. He's kinda an idiot for telling Ralph this detail instead of his actual name.

* SingleMindedTwins: They can't do anything apart, and are thereby treated as one person.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's in the story for a grand total of one scene, right at the end of the book. He also [[DeusExMachina kind of comes out of nowhere]], but this was intentional on the part of the author. His sudden appearance was mean to highlight how the savagery of the boys could have been solved if there was an adult around, and how the sudden appearance of authority can change everything in a situation.

* WalkingSpoiler: The officer's mere presence highlights a few of the book's central themes about authority, human nature, and [[GoodIsImpotent how good men do nothing in the face of proactive evil]] As such, it's hard to talk about his presence in the story without spoiling how it all turns out.

* AdaptationalNationality: In the book and 1963 film, he's a British Royal Navy officer. In the 1990 film, he's a American Marine Corps officer.

* NoNameGiven: What the officer's name is doesn't get mentioned in the book. He's only there to serve as a voice of authority.

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A demonic hallucination Simon sees in the forest that represents the darkness of human nature. It manifests itself as the impaled pig's head some of the boys leave as an offering to the Beast.

* KnightOfCerebus: Aside from his philosophical ReasonYouSuckSpeech, he precedes [[spoiler:the murder of Simon and the downfall of their "government"]].

* BlondesAreEvil: In the film and stage adaptations (depending on the actor).

* KnifeNut: Carries a knife with him that he uses to threaten the other boys with and later to kill pigs, before he replaces it with his spear.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Described as being "always darkish in color", but is the kindest of all the boys.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Is described as being "always darkish in color." In art made by fans, he is usually depicted as having a mocha-like complexion. However, in the 1990 film, he's white.

* AmbiguousDisorder: He shows signs of having autism as he is rather introverted with minimal social skills.

* AmbiguousDisorder: He displays signs of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Someone with this disorder ''[[https://psychcentral.com/disorders/antisocial-personality-disorder/symptoms/ frequently lacks empathy and tends to be callous, cynical, and contemptuous of the feelings, rights, and sufferings of others]]'', but also possesses an ''inflated and arrogant self-appraisal (e.g., feels that ordinary work is beneath them or lacks a realistic concern about their current problems or their future)'', is ''excessively opinionated, self-assured, or cocky, displays a glib, superficial charm, and can be quite voluble and verbally facile'', which is Jack's characterization to a T, even more so than Roger's. This disorder is clinically diagnosed solely after the age of 18, so none of these two characters can be one hundred percent confirmed to be a case of it. The only other point against this diagnosis is his brief shock at [[spoiler:Piggy's death]], which can be interpreted as remorse.

* GeekPhysique: Distinguished from the others by being overweight and the smartest.

* GeekPhysique: Distinguished from the others by being overweight and is the smartest.

* EvilIsBigger: The tallest boy on the island and and the BigBad.