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Twin
- Someone who looked like Kelvin was seen briefly as one of the bystanders in the Other's camp during the Brig when Ben was urging Locke to kill his father.
- His twin is in the military and he has been working for dharma since it started and did not know about the purge.
"Hostiles"
- Kelvin was in reality one of the Others, aka "the Hostiles" (based on theories from the JoshMeister's LOST Blog).
- The fact that the DHARMA Initiative ended in the late '80s and he was in the Gulf War, which ended in 1991, would theoretically eliminate the possibility of him being part of the Initiative.
- Perhaps Kelvin was banished to the Swan to continue protocol, much like Bonnie and Greta were banished to the Looking Glass.
- Perhaps he was sent there to make sure the electromagnetic force would not build up, much like Mikhail was sent to the Flame to control outside communications.
- If Kelvin was simply working for DHARMA, he wouldn't have known that Desmond's boat had crashed on the island. It's unrealistic to think that Kelvin just happened to explore the beach at precisely the right moment to find Desmond still unconscious. As an Other, Kelvin may have had access to the island's surveillance system and potentially other resources, which he kept hidden from Desmond.
- Like Juliet, Kelvin was not a "fully indoctrinated" member of The Others, hence he kept the boat secret from the rest of them in the hope that he could use it to escape from the island.
- Kelvin taught Desmond about the fail-safe, which ultimately led to the destruction of the hatch. This long con parallels (and even coincides perfectly with) Ben conning Locke into thinking that the hatch was fake in order to trick Locke into letting the hatch destroy itself.
- Kelvin used the same term ("hostiles") to refer to his own group as Mikhail did when speaking with Sayid and Kate.
- Based on the details in the blast door map, Kelvin (or Radzinsky) knew an awful lot of information that couldn't have been gleaned from merely exploring parts of the island near the hatch.
- Kelvin and Radzinsky seemed to have trusted each other at least somewhat. This "unattainable" information could have been gathered through teamwork. Desmond was able to maintain the Swan for a long while, and there is nothing to suggest that either of them could not have done so as well, while their partner explored. It was revealed by Kelvin that Radzinsky had/has a photographic memory, so scouting and map-making wouldn't be a problem.
- However, one or both of the two would still need to have extensive access to DHARMA Initiative files or tapes in order to know so many of the island's secrets; merely exploring wouldn't tell anyone about DHARMA secrets.
- Kelvin referring to the Others as "hostiles" and actually knowing they were on the Island too could mean he Kelvin and possibly even Radzinsky encountered them in the past.
- Given that the Flame computer system was prepared for an incursion by the hostiles, it seems like the presence of hostiles was known for a long time and he would have been warned.
- Kelvin was not one of The Others, and was truly a member of the DHARMA Initiative as he claimed to be.
- Ben seemed surprised to find out that there was a sailboat, which indicates that Kelvin never said anything to him about it.
- Kelvin referred to The Others as "hostiles," and DHARMA scientist Marvin Candle used the same term to refer to The Others in the Flame computer video.
- Kelvin was an Other, and not part of the DHARMA Initiative and was in charge of The Swan after the Purge in an analogous manner to Mikhail
- The purge occurred at around 1988.Kelvin was brought to the island by the others who needed another officer to partner Radzinsky who didn't know of the purge.The others figured since only Radzinsky knew how to operate the computer in the Swan and discharge the electromagnetic charge plus his isolated station and possibly obliviousness to the occurrence of the purge,they would leave him be instead of killing him and using one of their own.Kelvin was brought on to assist Radzinsky and was warned about roaming around by the Others lest he should encounter the 'Hostiles'.Apparently Radzinsky and Kelvin later discovered the truth during their explorations by discovering the Mass Grave.Kevin possibly tried to urge Radzinsky to escape together but Radzinsky told him it was better to keep it cool and act as if they had no idea what was going on since he might have discovered they were under surveillance by the Others from the Pearl.In the ensuing argument and struggle,Kelvin accidentally shot Radzinsky and had to bury him.Ben probably saw the whole thing and decided not to get Kelvin a replacement due to the policy of the Others of not killing.Kelvin,knowing the Others were impersonating DHARMA and were actually the Hostiles who eliminated DHARMA decided to look for a way off the Island by himself.The Others wouldn't kill him since they needed him to push the button.He then discovered Desmond about 13 years later,took his boat,scared him out of going out by 'The Infection' and Hostiles'.He later told Desmond Radzinsky commited suicide so as not to alarm him.Later however he would decide to take Desmond with him off the Island but Desmond killed him.
True Identity/Deeds
- Kelvin is the link between Naomi and Desmond. In the episode "One of Them", Kelvin is searching for a fallen helicopter pilot in the Gulf War.
- Kelvin killed Radzinsky. (See Radzinsky/Theories for more details.)
- Kelvin taught Desmond everything he knew about the Hatch because he knew that, when he left, it was very unlikely that there would be anybody else to replace him. That is why he waited for 2-3 years until he left.
- He said he was fixing the boat there is no reason not to believe that.
- Kelvin was expecting Desmond. He was wearing the hazard suit when he first dragged him from the beach. Kelvin of course knew the suit wasn't necessary but wanted the person he was expecting to meet to believe that it was.
- He may have found Desmond first without the suit, then returned to the hatch to put it on for the same reason.
- Kelvin was expecting Desmond because he was in contact with Charles Widmore and the Hanso Foundation, who set Desmond up to go to the Island.
- Kelvin has been DHARMA Initiative all along; He was only in Iraq to find and train someone suitable for psychological experimentation on the island: a man torn between loyalty, ethics and personal interest. He found Sayid. He could have just as easily have interrogated the officer himself, as he speaks Arabic, but instead he enlists Sayid and tells him that his skills will come in handy later.
- At some point in time, Kelvin turned the fail-safe key, giving him the ability of premonitions. He therefore knew that Desmond would end up on the island, that he would be able to train him to take over the Swan station, and that all of his actions before the crash of Oceanic 815 were for some larger purpose.
- If this is true, and if Kelvin is not dead, then this was all planned by Kelvin as a way to get away from the Swan. (Seems like a tedious job to do for years by oneself.)
- It seems like the hatch would have been destroyed if he had turned the fail-safe. However, perhaps the hatch is only destroyed by the fail-safe key if it is turned after the timer reaches 0.
- Kelvin went out of the hatch purposefully to lure Desmond out so that the plane would crash because the button had not been pushed. He was working with The Others to make the plane crash so that Jack would come and give Ben the surgery.
- Unlikly considering Ben thought God had sent the plane ("a spinal surgeon fell out of the sky") and he mentions that there "might be a mother on-board" to Juliet, suggesting that they did not know who was aboard. If they knew who they were, it would render to lists Goodwin and Ethan were suppose to make usless. However, Ben could easily have been lying, and there is no reason to believe that the lists were simple lists of names: Ethan, for example, would have tried to obtain the flight manifest if all he wanted were people's names.
- Kelvin must have known that Desmond was going to crash on the island because he came there almost immediately and it seemed as if he knew where he was going.
- He said, when handing Desmond the vaccine, that he could have been out there awhile and the he hopes he isn't too late.
- Kelvin was left unharmed in the Swan station because Ben or The Others needed him to keep pushing the button.
- Kelvin wore a gas mask when he went in to the outside world. Was this to scare Desmond, or did it have to do with the purge?
- It is unlikely Kelvin was involved in the purge because the bodies from the purge were decayed (the ditch Locke was left in) so this would indicate that the purge was years ago, whereas Kelvin died only a few months ago.
- He was the last living member of the DHARMA Initiative on the Island, besides Desmond who was a substitute.
- was recruited by Dharma to push the button in part due to his military service in following orders no matter what. After The Purge, The Swan station was left alone by The Others to carry on the work (push the button). Kelvin, accustomed to following orders continued to push the button expecting a replacement to arrive at some point, when Desmond arrives, he can finally move on.
Kelvin's name
- Kelvin is the SI's (International System of Units) unit of temperature.
- The SI unit derives from work of the Irish-Scottish scientist Lord Kelvin, aka William Thompson (1824-1907), who created one of the first temperature scales, and did critical research on subjects like electromagnetism, thermodynamics, cross-continent communication, etc.
- In James P. Blaylock's novel "Lord Kelvin's Machine", Lord Kelvin invented an electromagnetic device which would negate the earth's magnetic field for a brief time in order to avoid a collision with an iron-bearing comet. The hero spends the first part of the novel trying to prevent the machine from being turned on, as the result would be cataclysmic. Also of note, the book, which takes place in an alternate Victorian era, makes use of Maxwell's Equations, a series of equations that describe electricity, magnetism, and their relationships. In the real world, Maxwell only came up with 4 equations. To account for all the impossible science that exists in the alternate world, Blaylock had his Maxwell come up with an additional 12 laws, bringing the total to a Swan-friendly 16.
- Inman is the name of a major character in Charles Frazier's novel "Cold Mountain."
Other
- Kelvin's body was washed out to sea by a tide soon after he was killed by Desmond.
- Looking at the picture at the article for the Cove where Kelvin was "killed", it seems unlikely that the tide would get up high enough to reach him.
- Kelvin is the older man next to Michael in Meet Kevin Johnson. In some way he escaped from the island and came to New York where he was taken sick.
