Benjamin Linus

BEFORE THE CRASH

• The leader of the Others
• Ordered Goodwin and Ethan to infiltrate the survivor camps for information

ON THE ISLAND

• Captured by Rousseau and believed to be an Other
• Turned over to Sayid, who held him prisoner in the Swan station
• Claimed to be Henry Gale from Minnesota and crashed on the island four months ago with his wife; told Sayid his wife died after getting sick
• Sayid did not believe him and savagely beat him to get the truth
• Drew a map to his balloon and wife’s grave for Ana Lucia
• Implied that if he were an Other, the map would lead Ana Lucia to a trap and his people would capture her
• Helped Locke get out from under the blast doors
• Claimed to have entered the code into the computer
• Confronted by Sayid and Ana Lucia with the truth: they found his balloon but the grave contained the body of the real Henry Gale
• Claimed that the real Henry Gale’s neck was broken when his body was found
• Sayid revealed a note scrawled on a $20 bill that Henry Gale had written to his wife; he wasn’t dead when he was found
• Tried to choke and kill Ana Lucia; told her the two Others she killed were good people
• Set free by Michael after Michael killed Ana Lucia and Libby and shot himself in the shoulder to make it appear like Henry Gale did it
• Revealed to be the leader of the Others
• Told Michael the Others are the good guys
• Held Jack, Kate and Sawyer prisoners and took them away
• Revealed to Jack the Others can leave the island.
• Offered to take Jack home if Jack does what Ben wants