"He" or "Him" is a mysterious character we have not met, and so far only known as 'him' or 'he'. His identity has not yet been revealed, but could be a character already introduced.
References
- Referred to by Mr. Friendly in Maternity Leave as someone above himself and Ethan Rom in The Other hierarchy.
- In Dave, Henry Gale states "If I tell you about them, you don't know what he'll do!" and when threatened by Sayid, Henry says "He'll kill me!" to which Sayid responds, "I'll kill you!". Since Gale still doesn't give an answer, it most likely means that he would rather die than disappoint "Him". Henry also says that "the man with the beard" is "nothing compared to him", implying that "He" is much higher in the Others' hierarchy.
- In Two for the Road, Henry Gale says: "He is a great man, a brilliant man, but not a forgiving man." He also says that "He" will kill Henry for failing his mission.
Possible References
- Desmond is likely asking if Locke is his replacement. Based on the orientation film and Kelvin's information, Desmond would be expecting someone to show up to relieve him.
- In Live Together, Die Alone when Desmond first wakes up after being taken into the hatch by Kelvin, he asks 'Are you Him?'
Possible Identities
- The leader of the Others - who we haven't seen yet
- He may be portrayed by actor Peter Coyote, who acts as the narrator of Destination Lost and Lost: Revelation. Wouldn't it make sense that he's watching everything that we are, perhaps via remote viewing?
- Henry Gale, who in Live Together, Die Alone seemed to be in charge of the rest of the Others present at the time.
- Sun's father Mr. Paik.
- Gerald DeGroot
- Alvar Hanso
- Dr. Marvin Candle / Dr. Mark Wickman
- Isaac
- Possibly the same person Desmond is expecting to replace him at the Swan.
- Desmond asks Locke 'What did one snowman say to the other snowman?' - this may be an identification question.
- Desmond tells Locke in season 2 finale that the answer to this question is "it smells like carrots in here"
- Desmond asks Locke 'What did one snowman say to the other snowman?' - this may be an identification question.
- The Island or volcano is Him. This idea would seemed to be supported by Locke's loss of the use of his legs (preceding Boone's death) and that Island was punishing him for something he wasn't doing right.
- Thomas Mittelwerk - His profile sounds like he is someone who has the work ethic that He seems to have.
- (The fake) Henry Gale (hence the effort to which the Others seem to have gone to to get him back).
- Anthony Cooper
- The_Security_System: This mechanical monster may be the enforcer on the island, doling out justice according to moral guidelines defined by Dharma.
- There is no "Him." The Others are being fooled into following the orders of someone who does not exist. Henry Gale may be the one orchestrating this or he may also buy into the trickery.
- He is Christian Shephard and his death was faked to get him on the island.
- Radvinsky
- Charles Widmore
- Thomas Mittelwerk
- The Puppet Master, most likely Alvar Hanso, the man pulling all the strings and overseeing this "experiment". He may be hidden somewhere on the island in a secret base, or hidden somewhere like a "Kurtz"-like character gone native. Find him and get off the island? Find him and solve all the mysteries? He may know all the characters secrets and be psychologically profiling them for their final test ("I'm glad you all could make it to my island...")(Brefni 10:15, 26 May 2006 (PDT))
- Some mystical all knowing entity, i.e, he's "the real Sawyer, Jack's father, he's all things to all people, the walking embodiment of all their deepest fears and needs a la the Randall Flagg character in Stepehen King's "The Stand".