Charles Widmore
From LOST
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| Name | Charles Widmore | |||
| Gender | Male | |||
| Country | Great Britain | |||
| Occupation | Owner of the Widmore Corporation One of the Others | |||
| Family | Daughter - Penny Widmore Son - Daniel Faraday Son-in-Law - Desmond Hume Grandson - Charlie Hume | |||
| Episode(s) | Live Together, Die Alone, Flashes Before Your Eyes, The Constant, The Other Woman, The Shape of Things to Come, There's No Place Like Home - Part 2, Because You Left, The Lie, Jughead, The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham, Dead is Dead, The Variable, Follow The Leader | |||
| Played By | Alan Dale (elder) David S. Lee (1970's) Tom Connolly (younger) | |||
Charles Widmore is an industrialist, philanthropist, and the owner of the Widmore Corporation. He was previously the leader of the Others on the island. He is also the father of Penelope Widmore.
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[edit] On-Island Life
[edit] Season 5 (1954-Unknown)
Charles was previously a member of the Others on the island, and launched an attack on the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 in 1954 when they assumed they were members of the United States military. While scouting the jungle, Widmore, along with Cunningham and Mattingly discovered Sawyer and Juliet in the jungle. Widmore threatened to cut off Juliet's hand, however, before any action could be taken, they were subdued by John Locke. (The Lie)
While being held captive, Cunningham attempted to speak Latin to Charles, however, Juliet being fluent in Latin, was able to decipher what they were saying. When Cunningham was about to reveal the location of their camp, Widmore snapped his neck and began to run off back to the camp. When Locke entered the camp, Widmore held a gun to his head to keep him quiet. Locke simply stated to Richard that Jacob sent him, at which point Richard ordered Widmore, by name, to lower his weapon. Locke at this point recognized the name, and referred to him by his first and last. (Jughead)
At some point later, Widmore became the leader of the Others, and peacefully defended the island for more than three decades, however, he claims that we was fooled into leaving by Benjamin Linus, and exiled off the island. (The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham)
[edit] Off-Island Life
[edit] Season 3 (1996)
When his daughter Penny became romantically involved with Desmond Hume, Charles strongly opposed the relationship, claiming that Desmond was unsuitable for his daughter. Charles gave Desmond a job interview, and granted him a position in the human resources department, however, Desmond was actually there to ask for Penny's hand in marriage. Widmore proceeded to pour a glass of MacCutcheon Whiskey and stated that Desmond was not worthy of drinking his whiskey, and in turn not worthy of his daughter. (Flashes Before Your Eyes)
Widmore attended a Southfield's auction where the diary of the first mate aboard the Black Rock was being auction off. The diary, previously owned by Tovard Hanso, had never been released outside of the Hanso family. Widmore purchased the diary for £380,000. Shortly after, he was greeted by Desmond, who requested Penny's address to get in contact with her. Widmore gave him the address so that Penny herself could tell Desmond that she hated him. (The Constant)
[edit] Season 2 (2001)
Desmond was eventually sent to a military prison for not following orders, and during his incarceration sent several letter to Penny, none of which arrived to her, as Charles had prevented all of Desmond's letters from reaching her. When Desmond was released, Charles greeted him at the exit and presented him with two boxes. He told him that one of the boxes contained his past and the other his future. The box with his past, contained all the letters he had written to Penny, and the box with his future contained a large sum of money, which was offered under the condition that he never contact Penny, and that he run away. (Live Together, Die Alone)
[edit] Season 4 (2004-2005)
Benjamin Linus presents Locke with a video tape showing Widmore beating a member of the Others who had gotten caught. Ben claims that the Kahana is owned by Charles Widmore, and that he intends to exploit the island and will do anything in his power to possess it. (The Other Woman)
Michael Dawson has been told by Tom that Charles Widmore had purchased a Boeing 777, and also unearthed 324 corpses from a Thai grave site in order to stage the wreckage of Oceanic Flight 815. Tom stated that Widmore had found the location of the island, and that we was headed straight for it. (Meet Kevin Johnson)
Widmore, sent his freighter the Kahana to the island, with Gault aboard as its captain. Widmore, however, informed Gault that it was Benjamin Linus that had planted the wreckage in the Sunda Trench. (Ji Yeon). Widmore also hired a mercenary team, led by Martin Keamy to infiltrate the island and capture Benjamin Linus, and if unsuccessful, to utilize a secondary protocol, which involved "torching the island". (Cabin Fever)
In 2005, Charles is visited late at night in his London penthouse by Benjamin Linus. Charles reveals to Ben that he keeps a bottle of scotch next to his bed because of nightmares he has been having. Ben places the blame of Alex on Charles. However, Charles turned the accusation back on Ben, stating that he was responsible for her death. Ben then threatens that he will kill Charles' daughter, Penelope; to which Charles replies that Ben would never find her. Before Ben leaves, Charles states that the island is his, and that it will be his again; when Ben states that he would never find the island, Charles states that the hunt was on for both of them. (The Shape of Things to Come)
[edit] Season 4 & 5 (2008)
Widmore had setup camera surveillance in the Tunisian desert, citing that it was the "exit" from the island. Widmore then found Locke who had just arrived in the desert after having pushed the frozen donkey wheel. It is unknown if this is the same method Widmore utilized when he was exiled. Widmore dispatched a group of Bedouins to retrieve him and bring him to a medical centre. Widmore arrived and woke John and began to question him. Widmore stated that he was 17 years old when they met in 1954, however, Locke revealed that he experienced the meeting only 4 days previous. Widmore provided Locke with the alias of "Jeremy Bentham", and assigned Matthew Abaddon to assist him in locating the Oceanic Six. (The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham)
While in London, Widmore was approached by Sun, and at first was hesitant to admit their connection, but Sun stated that she was aware that he knew they were lying about where they were. Sun then stated that "they weren't the only ones who left the island", hinting that she knew Widmore was previously on the island. Sun then informed him that they had "common interests". (There's No Place Like Home - Part 2)
Widmore arranged for Sun to be detained before boarding her flight to Los Angeles, and chastised her for approaching him in broad daylight in front of his business associates. Widmore then enquired as to what exactly their common interests entailed, to which Sun replied it was to kill Benjamin Linus. (Because You Left)
After Seven Years, Widmore was visited by Desmond Hume in his London office. Desmond, after being led to Widmore, demanded to know the location of Daniel Faraday's mother. Desmond informed Widmore that he was aware that he has backed Faraday's research at Oxford, and then placed him on the Kahana and sent him to the island. During the conversation, Widmore attempted to get information on Penny, however, Desmond revealed nothing, simply insisting on Faraday's mother's location. Widmore gave Desmond a Los Angeles address, and informed him that he was "getting (himself) involved in something that goes back many many years" and that he should return to wherever he was hiding previously. (Jughead)
