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June 01: Benjamin Linus

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The Lostie-a-Day-a-Thon : [link]

Every day in June, I'll be drawing a different character. It seemed fitting to start off with a bang, and with one of the most intriguing characters on television.

Why, Benjamin Linus, of course!

I fell in love with Ben (er, Henry) the moment he bled and sobbed his way onto the screen. There was something about his pointy features and piercing eyes that seemed too normal to be anything but devious and cunning. Oh, and the tragic tales and twists of fate, and the moment he stepped forth as the leader, and how we all knew his trickery and yet wanted (or were compelled) to be taken by it. Oh, I loved him from the start...

He's a character that makes the most out of his centric episodes, too. The rare looks into his past and future provide some of the most compelling moments on Lost... who can forget young Ben standing face to face with Richard, or adult Ben smirking oh-so-subtly as he walked away from a grieving Sayid, or a sobbing Ben closing the eyes of his murdered daughter, whose fate he signed?

He's ambiguous, he's ominous and fragile and badass, he's human and 'other' and just a bit alien about the eyes... he can take a punch (and has, on several occasions) yet bruises quite tastefully, he can be ruthless and sympathetic and devastated and vile and murderous and manipulative and broken and sweet and infatuated and a cooker of hams, and you can believe him in any face he happens to be wearing.

Is he a good guy? A bad guy? Is he telling the truth, or is everything a lie? Who is the real Ben?

Played to perfection by the always talented Michael Emerson, Ben is one of my favourite reasons to tune into Lost. Season 5 should hold some interesting twists and turns for Ben, and I can hardly wait. A pessimistic voice within has already convinced me that he won't survive, but I hope he at least goes as a dignified and resolved hero.

At the end of the day, I believe he is a good guy, despite all the evil he has done. Is he just a good liar, or do you believe it too?

Do you like Ben? If so, why? What do you think the next season holds in store?

Oh, and on a final note... what an oddly sexy man. Seriously. :D

Photoshop + tablet, speedpaint (about an hour)
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Genisc's avatar
Ahaha he looks like a rat :)