Bellamy Blake

Bellamy Blake is a major character in the first, second, and third seasons. He is portrayed by starring cast member Bob Morley and debuts in the series premiere.

Bellamy is not part of the original 100. He sneaked onto the drop ship by posing as a guard after he heard about the plans for Delinquents to be sent to Earth so he could protect his younger sister, Octavia.

At first, Bellamy led the Delinquents by himself but he quickly accepted Clarke as a co-leader after the murder of Wells Jaha and Charlotte's suicide. As a leader, Bellamy is willing to make difficult decisions to ensure the survival of his people. After most of the Delinquents are captured by Mount Weather, Bellamy tries to find them and eventually infiltrates Mount Weather, working closely with Maya Vie to keep the Delinquents safe and help them escape from the Mountain Men. Together with Clarke they made the difficult choice to irradiate Mount Weather in order to save their people. When Clarke leaves on her own unable to come to terms with her actions, Bellamy remains behind at Camp Jaha with the rest of the Delinquents.

Early Life
Aurora Blake, Bellamy's mother, was forced to keep her second pregnancy a secret because of the one child law on the Ark. A young Bellamy watched his mother give birth to his sister and helped to keep her quiet after the birth. After the child was born, Aurora told Bellamy to name her. He had learned about the Roman emperor, Augustus, and named his sister after the emperor's sister, Octavia. Aurora told Bellamy that Octavia was his responsibility. He told her he loves her very much and promises to keep her safe, no matter what may happen.

Since Octavia was an illegal second child, she had to be kept hidden in their room, never venturing out. Bellamy would tell her stories and play with her, and tell her about the Ark. Their mother would also read them mythology, which Octavia loved. Octavia would also help Aurora, who was a seamstress on the Ark. In order to find out about the surprise inspections ahead of time, Aurora was sleeping with an Ark Guard and she was also trying to get Bellamy a position on the guard. During these inspections, Octavia was forced to hide under the floorboards and wait quietly until they were done. Bellamy told her to tell herself, "I am not afraid."

Octavia was finally exposed a year before they were sent to Earth. Bellamy had become an Ark Guard Cadet and was able to get duty during the Unity Day masquerade party. He sneaks Octavia out of their room so she could attend and promises her that he'll keep her safe and deliver her home before their mother even knows they're gone. The party is disrupted by a solar flare alert, requiring everyone to show ID. Since Octavia didn't have ID, they knew they would be caught. Bellamy tells her to go straight back to their room and hide but Octavia tells him that she doesn't know how to get back. Commander Shumway notices that Bellamy has his shock baton out and starts to question him. Bellamy begs Commander Shumway to let her go, but he refuses stating Bellamy is not a guardsman yet. Octavia tries to run but is easily captured. Octavia is imprisoned, their mother was executed and Bellamy loses his position as a Guard Cadet and demoted to janitor.

Over the next year, Bellamy is unable to see Octavia in lockup. He is then approached by Commander Shumway who tells him that 100 prisoners are being sent to the ground, among them his sister. He offers Bellamy the chance to go to Earth and protect Octavia but only if he shoots and kills the Chancellor. Bellamy accepts the deal and stows away on the drop ship.

Throughout the Series

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Physical Appearance
Bellamy has thick dark brown hair and brown eyes. He has a light dusting of freckles (which seemed to be a bit bolder when he was young), along with olive skin and appears to be in his late teens or early twenties. He has a lean, muscular build and appears to be physically strong. He is considered physically attractive.

He isn't seen smiling very often and has a frown on his face for much of the second season. When he does smile though, it is very genuine and lights up his entire face.

Personality
Bellamy takes charge of the group as soon as they reach Earth. He has been protective of his little sister Octavia Blake since childhood and he wants the best for her. Eventually, this protection extends over all of the Delinquents and he feels responsible for them. Despite the fact that he's a good leader, Bellamy struggles with himself and others. He's rather secretive when it comes to how he got on the drop ship; this information is eventually revealed in Twilight's Last Gleaming and His Sister's Keeper. He speaks his mind and can be aggressive towards others, going as far as to torture Lincoln for information in Contents Under Pressure. Although he can be aggressive, he has a softer side as well, but has a difficult time expressing it (as shown in the episode Earth Kills).

Relationships

 * -|Aurora Blake =

Aurora Blake
Aurora was Bellamy's mother. Bellamy seemed to have a very close relationship with his mother when he was young. On occasion Aurora would have Bellamy recite why he could never tell anybody about his mother's second pregnancy. Bellamy was present when his mother gave birth to her second child and was allowed to name his sister. As Bellamy grew older, his relationship with his mother became strained. This may have been due to her prostitution, which Bellamy often voiced his disapproval of. Twenty two years after his birth, his mother was floated when Octavia was discovered. Aurora's death greatly affected Bellamy. While on Earth, Bellamy blamed Octavia for Aurora's death. It was later mentioned that Bellamy didn't mean it.


 * -|Octavia =

Octavia Blake
"My sister, my responsibility."

- Bellamy to Clarke

Octavia is Bellamy's younger sister. Bellamy's and Octavia's sibling relationship starts before the first episode of season one at Octavia's birth. After Octavia was discovered and locked up, Bellamy shot Chancellor Jaha in order to stow away on the Delinquents' drop ship so he could protect his sister on the ground. Throughout Season One, Bellamy is overly protective of Octavia to the point of them getting into numerous fights. Eventually, he acknowledges his sister is stronger than he thought and in We Are Grounders (Part 2), Bellamy says goodbye to Octavia and allows her to leave with Lincoln after she is injured in the war.

Bellamy and Octavia are re-united again in Season Two when Octavia saves him from Grounders in Many Happy Returns. Bellamy then helps Octavia find Lincoln and treat him through his Reaper drug withdrawals in Long Into an Abyss. After Bellamy infiltrates Mount Weather with the help of Lincoln in Survival of the Fittest, Octavia refuses to leave him behind, sacrificing her chance to be a Woods Clan warrior in Blood Must Have Blood (Part 1). Bellamy then saves her life by irradiating all of Mount Weather in Blood Must Have Blood (Part 2).


 * -|Clarke =

Clarke Griffin
Clarke and Bellamy tend to clash often; both of them have different ideas on how the Delinquents should be led. However, it seems that the two are developing a mutual respect for each other, even as they continue to be at odds with one another. Clarke is able to communicate with Bellamy most of the time, and can sometimes bring out a better side of him. Bellamy respects Clarke, and as the two leaders, they understand each other more than the other Delinquents, as displayed in Contents Under Pressure. He respects her opinion too, asking for permission before torturing Lincoln. Despite the fact that they disagree most of the time, they respect each other's opinions, and there may be a mutual love interest between the two. As of Day Trip Bellamy and Clarke start becoming friends, especially after they save each other's lives. Clarke also tells Bellamy that the main reason why the group has survived is because of him, and he can't abandon them for fear of Chancellor Jaha and the Ark's wrath, and so she speaks in Bellamy's favour during his talk with Jaha.

As time passes, the two grow close to each other as they respect and rely on each other's decisions. In the finale, when Clarke decides that the camp should evacuate; Bellamy reluctantly agrees which would have been an impossible act at the beginning of Season 1. However, due to events they return to camp and fight off the grounders. When Bellamy is face to face with Christian; Clarke is utterly distraught as she fears for Bellamy's life. After Clarke closes the hanger door and launches the dropship, she presumes that Bellamy is dead by the ring of fire and is attacked with grief and sorrow.

In Mount Weather, Clarke constantly tries to unveil the hidden secrets. It is evident that she is a strong leader and is still willing to lead her people in the right direction. Although Bellamy and Clarke are separated for the first 4 episodes, many parallels are seen between the two. Their influence on each other is evident, in their mutual loyalty to their people and Bellamy's reluctance to kill a Grounder accused of killing withholding information on Clarke's whereabouts. The two are reunited back at Camp Jaha in Human Trials. Clarke, hearing about his return from Abby, runs up to him and captures him in a hug. Bellamy hesitates momentarily, in disbelief that she's at the camp, before he hugs her back fiercely. When they set out once more to find Finn and Murphy, Bellamy gazes at a sleeping Clarke and tells her that he understands why she had to close the drop ship door on him once she wakes up. The two are seen exchanging small smiles over the fire. After discovering that Mount Weather has transformed Lincoln into a Reaper in Fog of War, Bellamy asks for Clarke's help in changing him back. Bellamy steps in to defend Clarke when Lincoln becomes aggressive.

After Finn kills 18 Grounders while in pursuit of finding Clarke, Bellamy and Clarke's plan of keeping Finn free from the Grounders fail when Finn gives himself up out of guilt. After Clarke kills him out of mercy, not wanting him to suffer the torture ritual they planned to execute, Bellamy expresses concern for her well-being. Bellamy suggests a risky mission of sending him into Mount Weather to rescue their trapped friends, but Clarke quickly shoots down the plan. When Bellamy asks why, Clarke admits that she "can't lose him too." This confession impacts him enough into silence. Bellamy shows his protective side when a meeting with the Grounders reveals that Clarke's drink had been poisoned, along with Lexa's. He knocks the drink out of her hands and steps in front of her to shield Clarke from Gustus's anger. When later reflecting on how he knew it had been Gustus who had poisoned the drinks in Remember Me, Bellamy states that Gustus would "do anything for [Lexa]" and that it "just makes sense". This is a parallel between his relationship and loyalty to Clarke to Gustus's with Lexa. Clarke then interrupts, agreeing with Bellamy's earlier plan that someone should enter Mount Weather. Bellamy asks why she's sending him to do the mission now when she didn't want him to put himself in danger before. Clarke explains that she was being weak. This noticeably affects Bellamy and hurts him. Clarke later restates Lexa's advice that love is weakness to Abby, indicating that her sudden change of heart has to do with not wanting to appear vulnerable. Later in Coup de Grâce Bellamy with Maya's help finds a way to communicate with Clarke through the radio previously set up by Monty, there Clarke states her faith in him by saying "You came though, I knew you would." Bellamy's skeptical face reveals that he is still hurt by what she said in Remember Me. In Rubicon Bellamy finds out that Clarke lied to him about the whereabouts of Octavia, it is still not sure how he will react once it is revealed to him what happened in Tondc.


 * -|Lincoln =

Lincoln
"You protected my sister before you even knew her."

- Bellamy to Lincoln

Bellamy and Lincoln at first meeting have a hostile relationship as Bellamy thought that Lincoln had kidnapped his sister. Bellamy also suspects that Lincoln has taken a liking to Octavia after seeing sketches of her in Lincoln's journal. This all leads to Bellamy torturing Lincoln in order to extract information on the Grounders and on how to save Finn. In Unity Day, Bellamy discovers the extent of Octavia's and Lincoln's relationship when he sees them embracing and then when Lincoln saves her life. Eventually in We Are Grounders (Part 2), Bellamy sees him as an ally, and allows him to take Octavia to safety in order to save her from her arrow wound.

Bellamy helps Octavia capture a Reaper Lincoln in Fog of War and they bring him back to the drop ship so Clarke can try saving Lincoln (Long Into an Abyss). In Survival of the Fittest, Bellamy then joins forces with Lincoln in an attempt to infiltrate Mount Weather but Lincoln gives into his reaper addiction and leaves Bellamy at the mercy of the Mountain Men. Lincoln finds out in Rubicon that in spite of him deserting Bellamy, Bellamy had still successfully made it into Mount Weather.


 * -|Murphy =

John Murphy
"We hanged him. We banished him. And now we're gonna kill him. Get the hell out of my way."

- Bellamy to Finn about Murphy

In spite of Murphy's abrasive personality, Bellamy befriends him soon after they arrive on Earth. Although Murphy seems keen on doing as he pleases, he holds a certain respect towards Bellamy and briefly takes a right-hand-man kind of stance around him. Their relationship sours, however, when Murphy is falsely accused of killing Wells; the fallout eventually results in Charlotte's death and Murphy's banishment from the group. When he returns, Bellamy is reluctant to let him stay, but ultimately gives him a second chance. Murphy however betrays him and tries to kill him, causing their relationship to be even more strained.

When Bellamy encounters Murphy again after Murphy tried to hang him, Bellamy begins beating Murphy up but is stopped by Marcus Kane. They are both arrested and locked in the stockade together at Camp Jaha. Bellamy gives Murphy another chance when he takes Murphy with him to hunt for the missing Delinquents and Murphy proves himself to Bellamy and saves his life at one point. Bellamy appears to trust him once again, so much that he even gave him a gun. Bellamy even goes so far as to protect Murphy when Raven wants to exchange his life with Finn's for the Tondc massacre.


 * -|Other relationships =

Other relationships

 * Bellamy and Atom
 * Bellamy and Wells
 * Bellamy and Charlotte
 * Bellamy and Monty
 * Bellamy and Miller


 * Bellamy and Jasper
 * Raven and Bellamy
 * Bellamy and Kane
 * Bellamy and Maya
 * Bellamy and Gina

Killed Victims

 * Dax (stabbed in self-defense)
 * Numerous Grounders (shot during the The Woods Clan-Sky People Conflict)
 * 2 Reapers (shot in an underground parking garage)
 * Sergeant Lovejoy (choked to death)
 * 10 Mount Weather Guards (irradiated to save the Delinquents)
 * Dr. Lorelei Tsing, indirectly irradiated to save the Delinquents (directly trapped on Level 5 by Jasper, Monty, Harper, and Miller)
 * 2 Mount Weather Guards (shot to save Fox)
 * At least 6 Mount Weather Guards (Acid Fog explosion)
 * Paul Tilling (shot to save Vincent Vie)
 * Around 350 Mount Weather residents (irradiated with Clarke Griffin)
 * This includes Maya and Lee

Notes and Trivia

 * In a phone interview, Kass Morgan confirmed the meaning behind Bellamy's name to be from Edward Bellamy, an American author and socialist, and futurist writings.
 * Bellamy is 23 years old, making him the oldest person in the Camp during Season One.
 * He is a first born child, with a younger sister, Octavia Blake. Bellamy and Octavia are the only known living brother and sister from the Ark.
 * According to his Ark personnel file shown in the Pilot, Bellamy's blood type is AB Negative. It was later announced by the writers that all Sky People have O Negative blood.
 * He lived in Section B-17, as also shown in His Sister's Keeper.
 * He worked in Sanitation
 * He was on limited rations (Level 7)
 * His father is presumed deceased.
 * Dax tried to kill Bellamy but failed when Bellamy killed him instead.
 * John Murphy tried to kill Bellamy but failed when Raven Reyes got the dropship door open first.
 * Bellamy is one of eight Sky People outside the drop ship to survive the explosion at the Delinquents' camp. The others are: Monroe, Sterling, Octavia, Finn, Raven, Murphy, and an unnamed Delinquent.
 * Bellamy has a knowledge of history and mythology. He mentions the Emperor Augustus and his sister Octavia, Dr. Oppenheimer, Cerberus, and the Trojan horse.