"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.
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.
- Referred by Mr. Friendly in Maternity Leave as someone above him 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!". But Gale still doesn't give an answer so the fact that he would let Sayid kill him shows that he is in great fear of "him". Henry also tells, that "the man with the beard" is nothing compared to him, inferring that "He" is much higher in the Others' hierarchy.
- In Two for the Road, according to Henry Gale, He is a great man, but not forgiving, and that He will probably kill Henry for failing the mission.
Possible Identities
- The leader of The Others
- 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 Hatch.
- 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.
- Mr. Friendly - Gale said that the "Man with the beard" is no-one. We know from Maternity Leave that The Man with the beard does not actually have a beard. It's quite possible that Gale has never seen Mr. Friendly in disguise, and was thinking of someone else when Ana Lucia asked about "the man with the beard". For instance, Gerald DeGroot is shown to have a beard in the orientation film.
- Thomas Mittelwerk - His profile sounds like he is someone who has the work ethic that Him 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
- Ms. Klugh: She appears to be the leader of the Others shown to Michael. The fact that she controls Walt with nearly absolute power supports this theory. The Others might refer to Her as Him to confuse the crash survivors.
- 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. Mr. Friendly may be the one orchestrating this (based on when he scolded Ethan for not following orders) or he may also buy into the trickery.