Major battles
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The Island has had a long history of battle and conflict. The main source of this conflict comes from the island's four main groups:
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DHARMA vs. The Hostiles
The first major conflict on the island was between the islands original inhabitants, the Hostiles, and the DHARMA Initiative. These two groups have fought many skirmishes and battles. In the end, the Hostiles, also known as the Others, conquered DHARMA with one swift stroke, known as the Purge. The Purge ended the conflict between the Others and the DHARMA Initiative. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
The DHARMA Initiative has deep roots in the history of the island. The founder/funder of the initiative, Alvar Hanso, is the head of the Hanso Foundation. Thomas Mittelwork, is the head technologist for the foundation, which funds the Initiative. (The Lost Experience)
The reason that these scientists and experimentalists were on the island is a question that remains vague, but some hints have been given about why they were on the island. The Numbers are the key part to the Valenzetti Equation, which is one of the main focuses of the Hanso Foundation. Hanso claims that humanity can be saved by changing these numbers through different environmental manipulations. He also reveals that the island was used as a research station to attempt such a manipulation to change the numbers. (Sri Lanka Video)
Marvin Candle, who is the narrator of the DHARMA Initiative station orientation films, explains the purpose of the Swan, the Pearl, and the Orchid. The purpose of Station 3, the Swan, was for electromagnetic research, but due to an incident, a button needed to be pushed every 108 minutes, in order to save the world. (Swan Orientation Film)
It was later on revealed that Station 5, the Pearl, was a psychological station. The two members inside of the station had to record everything that other DHARMA members did in the other stations by viewing them through nine surveillance monitors. (Pearl Orientation Film)
The mysterious Station 6, the Orchid, was revealed to be a station that had to do with the Casimir effect and also might be based on the subject of time travel. (Orchid Orientation Film)
Although some information has been revealed about the purpose of these scientific research stations, they are still shrouded in mystery, which makes it more mysterious about the Initiative's true purpose for being on the island.
The natives of the island, known as the Hostiles, thought that DHARMA was impeding on their land. DHARMA, however, continued to build stations and bring new scientists and researchers to the island. By now it became clear that one side had to go...one side had to be 'purged'. The Hostiles used nerve gas to kill all of the DHARMA members who were at the Barracks. Ben led the Hostiles in this purge against DHARMA. It is still unknown whether any DHARMA members survived the Purge and are still living on the island. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
The Survivors vs. The Others
The next conflict on the island was the battle between the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 and the Others. The Others first became known to the Tailies when, on the second day, they attacked the camp and kidnapped two of them. ("The Other 48 Days")
Later it became known that the Others had infiltrated the beach camp. Ethan Rom had pretended to be a survivor, even though he had been sent by Ben to infiltrate the camp ("A Tale of Two Cities").
During Ethan's time at the beach camp, he established a trust with Jack by conversing with him about his worries for Claire and her pregnancy, since he claimed that his wife died during childbirth. ("Jack, Meet Ethan. Ethan? Jack")
Charlie nevertheless killed Ethan, before they could extract any information from him. ("Homecoming")
Tensions between the Others and the survivors rose substantially when, on Day 44, Tom and three Others kidnaped Walt and blew up the raft.
Michael decided to go on a search for Walt, after recieving a message from him via the Swan computer. ("The Hunting Party")
Michael was captured by the Others and taken to their decoy village, where he was temporarily held prisoner. ("Three Minutes")
Juliet told Michael that he had to accomplish his mission and bring Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Hurley to them so that he could take Walt away from the island. ("The Deal")
Michael did accomplish his mission, and Jack, Kate, Sawyer, and Hurley were brought to Pala Ferry, and the traitorious Michael sped away with Walt on his speedboat. ("Live Together, Die Alone")
Jack, Kate, and Sawyer are brought to a DHARMA station, known as the Hydra. Sawyer and Kate work tediously on a runway at the quarry, while Jack remains underwater, being manipulated by Ben and Juliet to convince him to do the spinal surgery for Ben. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
Jack agrees to do the surgery, after seeing Kate together with Sawyer. Jack tells Ben that he'll only agree to perform the surgery if he gets him off this island. Ben replies, "done". ("I Do")
Jack's agreement to do the surgery for the Others' leader is a ploy to get Kate and Sawyer to escape from Hydra Island. Jack makes an incision in Ben's kidney, which gives Kate and Sawyer one hour to escape. ("Not in Portland")
Jack is taken back to the main island on a trawler along with Ben and the Others. They arrive at the Barracks, which is the home of the Others. ("Stranger in a Strange Land")
Later on, when Jack had been taken to the Barracks, Jack reminds Ben about their 'deal' that he would get a ticket off the island. Ben tells Jack that there may be a day when he will want to return to the island, but Jack doesn't think so. ("King of the Castle")
The Others continued to terrorize, kidnap, and kill the survivors. It wasn't until Day 92 when the survivors of Flight 815 made a final stand against the Others. Juliet was a mole sent by Ben, ("One of Us") but she told Jack what Ben wanted her to do. ("Operation: Sleeper")
Jack and Juliet made a plan along with Rousseau. They got dynamite from the Black Rock, and told the rest of the survivors their plan. ("Greatest Hits")
On Day 92, the survivors prepared for their final stand against the Others. Ben sent a team of the ten best Others, lead by Ryan Pryce. Sayid, Bernard, and Jin were the three survivors who stayed behind to defend the camp. The survivors managed to kill seven Others with the dynamite, but Jason, Ryan, and Tom survived and took the survivors hostage. Hurley came to the rescue with his DHARMA van and killed Ryan. Sayid broke Jason’s neck, and Sawyer shot an unarmed Tom. Ten Others died as a result. ("Through the Looking Glass")
When the survivors reach the radio tower, they make a call to Naomi's freighter. Minkowski answers the call, and tells Jack that they will be there to get them soon. ("Through the Looking Glass")
The Survivors vs. The Freighter people
The names of the parachutists who were aboard the freighter were revealed through clues and code names the were released via internet in January 2008. The man who sent the group of people on the freighter, Matthew Abbadon, was also reavealed through clues on ABC's alternate reality game. (Find 815)
Tensions rise between the survivors, and they are split into two factions: Team Jack and Team Locke. ("The Beginning of the End")
The people aboard the freighter who arrived on the island by helicopter were revealed to be Miles Straume, Frank Lapidus, Charlotte Lewis, and Daniel Faraday. Tensions immediately arose when Jack and Kate discovered that Daniel was carrying a gun. Ben reveals that he knows everything about those aboard the freighter because he has a spy on their boat. ("Confirmed Dead")
Locke's group arrived at the Barracks. Sayid, Kate, and Miles arrive to get Charlotte but are captured by Locke's group. Sayid tells Locke that a war will come if Charlotte doesn't go back with him. ("The Economist")
Miles reveals that he has his own agenda on the island, and asks Ben specifically for 3.2 million dollars. Charlotte and Daniel remain at the beach camp. ("Eggtown")
Tensions rise as Desmond and Sayid arrive on the Kahana. Desmond is taken by a guard to a room, where he meets George Minkowski. Dessmond wants to make a call to Penelope, but Minkowski claimed that someone sabataged the computer equipment. ("The Constant")
Charlotte and Daniel run off into the jungle, and are pursued by Jack, Juliet, and Kate. Kate finds them, and she is knocked unconscious by Charlotte. Jack and Juliet find her, and continue to pursue them. One of the Others, Harper, encounters them, and tells Juliet her orders from Ben. Juliet heads for the Tempest to kill Charlotte and Daniel, but it turns out that they were trying to stop the toxic gas from contaminating the island atmosphere. ("The Other Woman")
Alex, Karl, and Danielle are traveling to the Temple when they come under attack. Karl and Danielle are both shot, but Alex is taken captive by the freighter people. ("Meet Kevin Johnson")
Keamy and his men take Alex to the Barracks where the war between these two groups breaks out. Keamy kills Alex at gunpoint after Ben refused to come out of his house. Three survivors are killed by the freighter people, and Ben summons the Monster to kill Keamy's crew. ("The Shape of Things to Come")
Keamy, Omar, and the rest of the freighter mercenaries return from their battle with the Monster. One of the mercenaries, Mayhew, is badly injured. Frank then takes the mercenaries back to the Kahana. ("Something Nice Back Home")
The mercenaries return to the freighter, and Keamy goes to meet Kevin Johnson. He tries shooting Michael with his gun, but it won't fire. Keamy demands to be taken back to the island by Frank, but Captain Gault holds him at gunpoint. Keamy then shoots and kills Gault, and Frank agrees to return the mercenaries to the island. ("Cabin Fever")
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 | The Purge | Saturday, December 19th, 1992 at 4:00 P.M. | DHARMA vs. the Others | For a long time, the DHARMA Initiative has had many skirmishes and battles with the islands natives. Benjamin Linus, son of Roger Linus, had longed to escape from his life at the Barracks. He saw Richard Alpert in the jungle, and wanted to go with him. Richard told Ben to be patient, and he was. Years later, Ben lead the Hostiles in a 'purge' to kill the remaining Initiative members. All of the DHARMA members present at the Barracks were killed by the nerve gas. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
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 | Through the Looking Glass battle | Monday, December 20, 2004 (Day 90) | Survivors vs. the Others | In "Greatest Hits", Jack revealed to the survivors his plan to defeat the Others. Rousseau had been taking dynamite from the Black Rock so that they could hide the dynamite at the beach camp and ignite it when the Others came. Karl came and told the survivors that they were coming right now. Sayid, Jin, and Bernard were chosen to be the sharpshooters to shoot the dynamite. In the end, the dynamite killed seven Others. Jason, Tom, and Ryan survived, but were later killed by Sayid, Hurley, and Sawyer. ("Through the Looking Glass")
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 | The Barracks battle | Monday, December 27, 2004 (Day 97) | Locke's group vs. the Freighter people | Keamy and his group of freighter people shoot Danielle and Karl and take Alex captive. They bring her to the Barracks to try and lure Ben outside. But Ben persists, and Keamy shoots Alex. As a result, three survivors from Locke's group are killed in the battle. Also, many freighter people were killed and it is unknown if any survived. ("The Shape of Things to Come") | ||||||
See also
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| Pre-crash events | Basra Incident • Car accidents • Collapsing deck accident • Count to five • Tampa Job | |||
| Arrivals to the Island | Mid-air break-up • Sailing race • Science expedition • Parachute | |||
| Dreams and visions | Charlie's dream • Claire's dream • Desmond's flashes • Eko's dreams • Locke's dreams | |||
| Various Island events | Distress signal • Fires • Pillar of smoke • Whispers • Major battles | |||
| Others and DHARMA events | Discharge • The Incident • Lockdown incident • The Purge • Push the Button • Supply drop • System Failure | |||
