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The fictional character of Ben Linus portrayed by Michael Emerson on ABC’s Lost is one of the most important characters of the show. Not only is this evident in his role as a leader of “the others” but also in how he was chosen as the narrator of the Lost recap episode preluding the start of the sixth season of Lost.

Originally an enigma, Ben Linus turned out to be one of the most important figures of the show. He always manages to convince the other characters to do things they wouldn’t normally do and manipulating them by luring their ids, egos and deep personal motivations. If there were one major, central character of the show Lost that ties together all the characters in some fashion, it would most likely be Ben Linus.

At first, it’s tough to distinguish Ben Linus as a noble or evil character since what, at first, seems to be personal motivations later turn out to be motivations influenced by his dedication to either the keeping of the island’s secrets or the fulfilling of Jacob’s desires.