The Arrow

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The Arrow is a DHARMA Initiative station located on the Island. It was discovered by the tail section survivors 27 days after Flight 815's crash.

Contents 1 DHARMA Initiative 1.1 Radzinsky 2 Tailies 3 The Station 3.1 Storage facility 3.2 Found in the Arrow 4 Name 5 Visitors 6 Unanswered questions

DHARMA Initiative

Little is known of the original purpose of the Arrow Station. Horace was a mathematician who wore the logo of the station on his jumpsuit but the nature of his work is unknown. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")

In the feature, "Secrets of the Hatch" on the Lost: The Complete Second Season DVD it is said that the Arrow is the first station. However, they also stated that the Swan was the second station, so they may have only been referring to the order of which they were discovered. (Or it was just a production error.)

Radzinsky

Radzinsky, part of the DHARMA Initiative team stationed at the Swan in the 1990s, seems to have visited the Arrow. Kelvin Inman said that he cut out sections of the Swan orientation film. Those removed sections later were found hidden in a bible that was placed in a box at the Arrow.

Tailies

The station was discovered by the Tailies (see list of station explorers) 27 days after the crash. It was used temporarily as a shelter. ("The Other 48 Days") Among the occupants were Ana Lucia, Mr. Eko, Libby, Bernard, Cindy and Goodwin (who was discovered to be an Other and killed shortly after the station's discovery).

The station was largely empty except for several boxes. One box contained a number of interesting items carefully wrapped in cloth.

When Michael, Sawyer and Jin were discovered and captured by the Tailies on day 45 they were later shortly held in the Arrow station ("Everybody Hates Hugo"). On day 47 the Tailies and the three middle section survivors moved out of the Arrow station and started their trek across the Island. ("...And Found")

The Station

Storage facility

While it is possible that the station had a different original purpose, its last role was as a storage facility. Its name and symbol were noted on the blast door map. A notation on the map says that its primary purpose at that time seemed to be storage and restocking for the DHARMA Initiative/Hanso Group. Goodwin also suggested that storage was the station's primary function.

When discovered in 2004, the word "QUARANTINE" was written on the inside of the door. The station still had power and light, but was in an extreme state of decay.

Found in the Arrow

A large metal box is present in the station. It contained the following items (wrapped in a cloth):

• A glass eye.
• A Bible, which Mr. Eko took. Later it is revealed that it had been used to hide a piece of film, which had been cut out of the Swan Orientation film. Kelvin said these edits were made by Radzinsky.
• A (two-way) radio, with which Bernard makes contact with Boone, and which the Tailies bring with them on their march to join the other survivors.

Name

• The names of the stations seem to be related to Apollo from Greek mythology. Apollo was a god of archery. One of his symbols was the arrow and bow.

Visitors

"It looks like some sort of storage facility." - Goodwin
Picture	Name	Status	Reason for Visit
	Horace	Dead	According to the logo on his jumpsuit, he allegedly worked in the Arrow.
	Radzinsky	Dead	Apparently split the Swan Orientation film and left it in the Arrow.
	Ana Lucia	Dead	Lived in this station for twenty days with the rest of the tail-section survivors until they discovered the middle-section survivors when they moved out on Day 47.
	Eko	Dead	Lived in this station for twenty days with the rest of the tail-section survivors until they discovered the middle-section survivors when they moved out on Day 47.
	Libby	Dead	Lived in this station for twenty days with the rest of the tail-section survivors until they discovered the middle-section survivors when they moved out on Day 47.
	Bernard	Alive	Lived in this station for twenty days with the rest of the tail-section survivors until they discovered the middle-section survivors when they moved out on Day 47.
	Cindy	Alive	Lived in this station for twenty days with the rest of the tail-section survivors until they discovered the middle-section survivors when they moved out on Day 47.
	Goodwin	Dead	Lived in this station for twenty days with the rest of the tail-section survivors until they discovered he wasn't on the plane. He was then killed by Ana Lucia. Because he was one of the Others, he had most probably visited this station beforehand, although this isn't confirmed.
	Michael	Alive	Was taken to this station by the Tailies and slept there for two nights and then left for the main camp.
	Sawyer	Alive	Was taken to this station by the Tailies and slept there for two nights and then left for the main camp.
	Jin	Alive	Was taken to this station by the Tailies and slept there for two nights and then left for the main camp.

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
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For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: The Arrow/Theories

• What was the purpose of the Arrow station?
• Why was a portion of the Swan Orientation film hidden in the Bible?
• What is the significance of the glass eye?
• What was the role of Horace Goodspeed, shown wearing an Arrow jumpsuit as a "mathematician" at the Arrow station?

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