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Michael Dawson is a fictional character on Lost, played by Harold Perrineau Jr. Michael is the father of Walt Lloyd. Template:Spoiler
Basic facts
- Played by: Harold Perrineau Jr.
- Flashback episode: Special, Exodus: Parts 2 & 3, Adrift.
- Reason for trip: Returning to the US after receiving custody of Walt.
- Profession: Construction worker, formerly aspiring artist.
Biography
Prior to Oceanic Flight 815
Michael had been estranged from his son, Walt— named for Michael's father— for nearly all of Walt's life. Years earlier, Michael was very excited at the prospect of becoming a father and husband, but Walt's mother, Susan Lloyd, had other plans. Michael put off his intentions to be an artist, in order to find steady construction work to support his family, while Susan went to law school. When Susan was offered a plum job in international law, she took their son with her to Amsterdam, leaving Michael alone. While there, she eventually married Brian Porter, the man who had hired her. When Susan called to tell Michael about her marriage intentions, he became enraged, announced he was coming to Amsterdam to get his son back, and promptly ran off. As he crossed the street, he was hit by a car, which left him hospitalized for months, and required a year off for rehabilitation. Two months after the accident, Susan tracked him down at the hospital and convinced him to give up his parental rights to Walt, so that her new husband could adopt him.
Several years later, Michael learned about Susan's death from an abrupt visit by Brian. Distraught at the loss his wife, and seemingly afraid of Walt, Brian requested that Michael fly to Sydney to take custody of Walt. Before leaving on Flight 815 to the United States, Michael called his mother and asked if she could take Walt, since Michael believed he was unfit to take care of him at the time. She refused, and when Michael hung up the phone he saw Walt standing right beside him, although it is unclear how much of the conversation he heard.
On the island
Because of his inexperience as a father, Michael has sometimes been overly strict and protective of Walt, which has led to some difficulties in their developing relationship. For a time, Walt was looking to John Locke as a father figure, and this led to several confrontations between the two, with Michael forbidding Walt to approach Locke. This situation changed after Locke was instrumental in helping Michael save Walt from an attacking polar bear.
It was also Michael's idea to begin the building of the raft, though his initial motivation is primarily to save his son. Michael was the first person to know that Sun could speak English. His association with Sun has caused numerous conflicts between him and her husband, Jin. This conflict reached a head when the first raft Michael was building was burned. Michael at first blamed Jin, but after their confrontation, in which Sun revealed to the other survivors she could speak English, Michael and Jin began working together to build a new raft.
Michael and Jin overcome their earlier animosity to achieve a kind of friendship while working together, even becoming comfortable enough with each other to learn to accurately interpret each other's speech despite the language barrier. Their close working conditions proved problematic, however, when on the day before the second raft was to be launched, Michael became ill, from an apparent poisoning, and blame fell upon numerous people. Eventually, Jack figured out that it was Sun who had spiked Jin's water, which Michael had accidentally drunk.
After the launch of the raft, Michael, Jin, Sawyer, and Walt found themselves confronted by the "Others", who had come to abduct Walt. The "Others" took Walt by force and blew up the raft, leaving Michael stranded floating on raft debris with Sawyer. The ocean currents brought the pair back to the island, whereupon they found Jin shortly before being attacked by a small group of people. These captors eventually revealed that they were survivors of the tail section of the plane, and decided to travel across the island to join up with Michael's group.
However, upon learning from Libby that the "Others" lived nearby, Michael abandoned the group and headed off into the jungle to search for Walt. It was only after being chased down by Jin and Mr. Eko that Michael decided to hold off his search.
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