15 - James "Sawyer" Ford

On herzvertrauen.de it says: "The number 15 is the number of power and influence." This includes strong charisma and attraction, charm, self-acceptance as well as conflict of conscience, manipulation, greed and jealousy.

Sawyer has had power and influence from the very beginning. Although nobody seems to like him, he goes on every rescue mission and can usually convince everyone of what he thinks is right. In the fifth season he is the head of security for the Dharma Initiative and his actions have a decisive influence on what is happening on the island.

Sawyer shows his charm again and again, especially when he flirts with Kate and later when he's with Juliet. His flashbacks also show that he was a successful Womanizer. He is funny and people actually like him. He only learns self-acceptance on the island. There he finally kills the murderer of his parents and can come to an end with his past. His character development also shows how he grows into a real hero by accepting himself and letting others accept him, too.

In his life off the island, Sawyer earned his money as a con-man who manipulated people. Even on the island itself he succeeds with his tricks again and again, for example as Charlie and he bring the weapons into his possession. He showed his greed in the beginning by hoarding all things from the plane and sharing nothing. Moreover, he lives with a conflict of conscience, which he reveals to Kate sometime in the first season: He became the man he was hunting - he became Sawyer. His jealousy is mostly limited to Jack and Kate, but is an essential motivation for him, for example when he leaves the island with the raft.

I might post a different article on why Sawyer is not just the perfect number 15 but also the true hero of LOST. But first let’s continue with number 16.