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Ben Linus
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Benjamin Linus |
| Occupation: | villain; in the alternate reality, history teacher |
| Relationships: | Alex Rousseau (adoptive daughter) |
| Fandom: | Lost |
| Other: | played by the actor Michael Emerson |
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Ben Linus is a character from the television series Lost.
When we first meet him, he's operating under the pseudonym Henry Gale. Then we learn that he's the head of the Others. Eventually he gets a whole lot more complicated than that.
Ben is a classic fan favorite type of character: a woobie with a painful past, who makes terrible decisions for reasons which only become clear after the fact, in desperate need of redemption. The finale seems to offer him some of that redemption: he will remain alive on the island as the "number two" to Hurley's "number one."
In the alternate reality of season six, we meet him as Dr. Benjamin Linus, history teacher.
Notable Ben-focused Fanworks
- Skullcrusher Mountain, Kass, a vid exploring Ben's fascination with Juliet, with Locke, and with Jack. And also his awesome evil genius-ness.
- The Mouth of Them That Speak Lies, tacky_tramp, a five things story about blowjobs Ben never gave.
- Some beautiful place to get lost, Kass, a vision of Dr. Linus' possible redemption (set post-S6.) Ben/Danielle Rousseau.
- Ben & Hurley fanart by lesly1133, a quartet of images of the Island's "New Jacob" and "New Richard."
Resources
- Benjamin Linus Lostpedia page (canon resource)
- Ben Linus wikipedia page (canon resource)
- Stop Looking: Ben/Locke (LOST), Feb 2008 Ship Manifesto post for the Ben Linus/John Locke pairing by salem_saori (canon and fandom resource)