Anthony Cooper. Well what more can you say about Anthony other than a scoundrel? Not much actually. I think he’s a pretty sorry human being. We saw the end of Anthony’s life at the end of season three, and I have to say, he had it coming. John Locke wanted nothing more than a father, and Anthony used this to his advantage. We see Anthony actually con his own son out of a kidney. If you don’t know the story, basically what happened was, John never had a father in his life, and lacked that father figure that most of us do have. John wanted it very badly though. Anthony knew this, and for the first time in his life, meets John. For a few weeks they hunt and do other activities together. Anthony then informs John that he is in need of a kidney from a willing donor, and tricks John into giving it to him, then leaves him. A very disturbed individual indeed. You can almost see a pattern of every single character having a messed up parent in their life. Coincidence, or purposefully done by the writers? Hopefully we’ll find out soon.

John, becoming obcessed with Anthony, stalks him at his home for a few years, subsequent to Anthony asking John to assist him in a con. He faked his death, to make some money that he stole, and splits the money with John. John tells him that he didn’t do it for the money. We never see a compassionate side of Anthony Cooper, because deep down he is evil. We see in Season three that Anthony Cooper is also the individual that conned James Ford’s (Sawyer’s) mother, consequently causing Sawyer’s father to kill his mother, then himself. We see the death of Anthony, by Sawyer’s hands. Anthony is also responsible for the paralyzation of John, by pushing him out of a window. I find it interesting to think that neither Locke or Sawyer would be on this island if it weren’t for Anthony.

Anthony referred to the island as “hell” when talking to Sawyer, on the same episode that he was killed. It seems like he accepted the fact, and almost knew that he would be going there. Character’s like Anthony will have an unknown past for the rest of the series, simply because he wasn’t a main character. However, it would be very interesting to know what drove Cooper to act how he acts, and commit the wrongs that he did.