BEFORE THE CRASH
- Was in the tail section of the airplane
- Is Nigerian
- As a kid, he shot an unarmed man at the behest of unidentified Nigerian goons. He did this to spare his brother, Yemi, from doing so and was subsequently recruited into some sort of criminal militia.
- His brother later became a priest, while Eko started on the road to become a leader of a criminal organization. His business included drug running (primarily out of the country so the drugs were not used by Nigerians).
- One of the militia members called Eko "Mr Eko", a kind of a nickname which Eko kept
- Was originally supposed to be on the Beechcraft which he wanted to use for his operations under the cover of a catholic missionary flight. The Nigerian Army was called in by Yemi, who was accidentially shot (and probably killed) by the soldiers when he was pulled into the plane. The gold-toothed man then helped drag Yemi onto the plane, however he then kicked Eko off the plane (literally) and back onto the runway, so Eko was left behind. When addressed as a priest by the soldiers, he pretended to be just that.
- Yoruba, where he is from, was originally called Eko.
- So was Lhasa, Nigeria's biggest city.
- According to an interview (ref) with Bryan Burk, Mr. Eko's first name is Emeka.
- Investigated whether Charlotte Malkin drowning and coming back to life was a miracle.
- Was given a message by Charlotte MAlkin from Yemi in the airport before boarding the plane.
ON THE ISLAND
- Walks tall and carries a big stick (nicknamed "Jesus Stick" by Charlie)
- Lived in the The Arrow
- Killed two of The Others in self-defense (with a rock) during the first night on the island.
- Took a 40 day vow of silence after the two killings.
- Upon the discovery of the the Arrow, seemed most interested and pleased to find a Bible. We later find that it had a cutout which contained a portion of film that had been excised from the orientation film found in the Swan station.
- Beat Sawyer over the head with a club, knocking him out, then threw him, Michael, and Jin into a pit
- Nicknamed Mister Ed by Sawyer
- Aided Jin's search for Michael, who ran away from the tailenders to find his son, Walt
- Upon learning of the Virgin Mary Statues, forces Charlie to take him to the plane. Near the plane, finds the body of his gold-toothed Nigerian associate. Then, sensing something strange afoot, he tellsCharlie to climb a tree as what many believe to be The Security System approaches. Eko, motionless, stares at the black smoke while it confronts him and flashes images from his past (See gallery below). It then moves on. Locke was the only other person to fearlessly face and survive it.
- Weeps upon finding the body of his brother in the Drug Runner Plane.
- Baptised Claire and Aaron after claiming to be a priest in "The 23rd Psalm" (Which may or may not be true - but in Roman Catholic church anyone can perform a valid rite of baptism, but must have good intentions and do it 'in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit')
- Was marking and cutting down trees near the beach for reasons which were unknown for several episodes. When asked why he was marking the trees simply responded that he liked them. It was later revealed that he is building a church, for which he has enlisted Charlie's help.
- Knows about Henry Gale's presence in the Hatch.
- Tells Henry Gale that he killed two of The Others and asks for his forgiveness.
- Cuts his two little beard hairs off with a large knife and gives them to Henry Gale, which signifies him passing his sins of killing the two "Others". By telling someone what he has done, his sins are forgiven. It can also be argued that he told this to Henry, then used his large knife with absolute precision, to intimidate Henry with what he did, and what he was capable of doing.
- Asks John to help him find the ? on his map. Together they discover the Pearl hatch.
ON NON-ABC SITES
- If you visit the website http://oceanicworldair.com you will notice Mr. Eko's name with a link attached at the bottom of the page. If you click on it it leads you to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos
- Also, at the same website, pretend like you are booking a flight. It directs you to a chart of Oceanic flights. There is a link at the bottom concerning Oceanic Air 2009 copyright. Click on it and it will take you to an interesting picture and verse.
- On the chart of Oceanic flights, if the airport code EKO appears, there are several different links:
- A link to Eko's staff
- A link to a verse titled The Road Not Takenby Robert Frost.
- Please note that the oceanicworldair site has been proven to be non-ABC.
- If you visit the website http://www.oceanicworldair.com/flights.htm and click on the number 1 from the column "stops" of flight 164, you will see this image: [1]
- If you click the lower left-most X on the previous website, you will be taken to this seating chart: http://oceanicworldair.com/Flight213_SeatingChart.htm
Theories
- "Mr. E" now part of the anagram "Calvin and Mr. E" to the name Marvin Candle, as seen on OceanicWorldAir website.
- Name could also be homonym of Eco, like Umberto Eco who wrote Foucault's Pendulum which is about guys who work in a publishing house who for entertainment create alternative histories, ultimately they are caught up in the reality of their own fiction
GALLERY
Mr. Eko facing the Black Smoke.