Richard (survivor)
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Portrayed by Bryan Sato
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Richard is a middle section survivor of Oceanic Flight 815. Richard is an uncredited background extra character, whose name has been inferred from the dialog of other characters first named in "S.O.S.".
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Before the crash
Prior to boarding Flight 815, Richard was waiting in the same line when Jack asked one of the flight ticketing agent Chrissy to allow him to bring his father's body aboard.("White Rabbit")
On the Island
Season 1 (Days 1-44)
After the crash, he was on the beach and was being helped by another survivor as he appeared to be injured. Richard spent that night awaiting rescue with his fellow survivors and witnessed the trees in the jungle shaking and heard the sounds of the Monster emanating from within. ("Pilot, Part 1")
A few days later Richard witnessed Michael deliver a beating to Jin after the first raft burned. When Boone died, Richard attended his funeral with the rest of the camp, and then witnessed the return of Locke who was attacked by Jack.
Richard listened to Arzt told the people working on the second raft that they needed to launch immediately due to the approaching monsoon season. Because of this, the launching of the raft was sped up, and Richard joined his fellow survivors in helping Michael to get the raft on the water. ("Born to Run")
Richard was present for the official launching of the raft, and headed to the caves when the "Others" were coming. ("Exodus, Part 1")
Season 2 (Days 63-67)
When Bernard set out to construct his S.O.S. sign, Richard was speaking with Craig and Jerome, and all three of them were asked by Bernard to help. He was among the very few who stuck with it the longest, but he, too, eventually dropped out with his fellow survivors, when Bernard became too much of a hassle. ("S.O.S.")
Richard was present at Libby and Ana-Lucia's funeral and Richard along with several other survivors saw Desmond's sailboat show up at the survivors' beach. Later when Desmond turned the key in the hatch, Richard, who happened to be standing next to Claire and Bernard, saw the sky purple and had to cover his ears due to the painfully loud noise. ("Live Together, Die Alone")
Season 3 (Days 68-85)
Two days later, Richard noticed Charlie and Locke carrying Eko, who had been hurt by a polar bear, back to the beach, and he listened to Locke promise the rest of the survivors that he was going to save Jack, Kate and Sawyer. ("Further Instructions")
Richard was one of many survivors who rushed to welcome back Kate and Sawyer when they arrived back on the beach after escaping from the Others' encampment. The next day Richard watched Sawyer challenged Hurley to a game of ping pong for the return of his stash, Richard watched as watched with amusement as Hurley defeated him soundly. ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
When Jack, Sayid, & Kate returned to the camp from escaping from the Others, Richard was there to greet them. He and the rest of the survivors were shock to see Juliet coming to their camp and sleeping in their tents. At night time, when Jack was talking to the survivors on getting rescued, Richard was there to help Claire to her bed tent. ("One of Us")
Notes
Although it may be deduced from the transcript dialog ("S.O.S.") that this character's name is "Richard", this labeling of this background actor (Bryan Sato) was almost certainly not a decision of the writers or casting and therefore any narrative of this background character's biography is primarily a fan-creation. The name "Richard" is mentioned in the S.O.S. transcript by Bernard on both the United States closed captioning, as well as on the DVD subtitles:
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Bernard: Hey, Richard, Craig, Jerome, come here | ” |
- In this scene Bernard calls out to Craig, Richard, and Jerome, and the three background extras he's speaking to each respond individually to a different name. Background actors Chris Candella and Bryan Sato each respond to Craig and Richard, respectively.
Trivia
Richard was not referred to by name until late into Season 2. Before then, he was nicknamed by some fans as "Asian Cowboy", due to his wardrobe.[source needed] In the episode "S.O.S.", the writers used names for three background survivors in the dialog of the main cast. The three background actors, including Sato, were among those who had consistently appeared in the majority of all the Lost episodes since "Pilot, Part 1".
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