Charles Pike

Charles Pike is a recurring character in the third season. He is portrayed by actor Michael Beach and debuts in Wanheda (Part 2).

Pike is a leader of the group of survivors from Farm Station and holds a negative view on Grounders. In Watch the Thrones, he was elected to be the new chancellor of the the Sky People.

Early Life
Pike was born on the Ark and was an Earth Skills teacher. At some point in his career, he taught both Bellamy and Clarke.

Throughout the Series

 * -|Season Three =

Physical Appearance
Pike is a middle aged African-American of average stature, with a bald head and a short beard.

Personality
Pike is a "tough and charismatic member of the Ark with a staunch moral code." Pike's overall demeanor is stern and unyielding, and he fully commits himself to his work, never resting or participating in recreation. Like Marcus Kane, Charles is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his own goals, even if his methods are seen as draconian, such as massacring grounders and waging war to establish Arkadia's independence and security. Charles is very stubborn and steadfast in his own beliefs, often rejecting conflicting evidence to preserve his own beliefs. This is shown when he does not want to work with the Woods Clan, despite their oath to protect the Sky People. His irrational excessive hatred for grounders stems from the fact that Farm Station, which was separated during its crash landing, had to fend for itself against Ice Nation marauders, who killed approximately two thirds of Farm Station by the time they were found by an Arkadian search party consisting of Bellamy, Marcus, Monty and Octavia. As a result, he is strongly prejudiced against all grounders, regardless of their history or intentions. His dominant and hard working personality give him strong leadership skills, evidenced by the fact that he is able to rally large numbers of Arkadia residents to support his anti-grounder movement with their lives and convince Bellamy to grant him access to automatic rifles that were to be used against the 300 grounders who were sent by Lexa to protect the newly colonized Mount Weather. His leadership skills were even strong enough to win him the majority of votes for the most recent chancellor re-election.

Relationships
TBA

Quotes

 * Monty: "Forty-two of us got out alive. We did what we had to."
 * Pike: "You did the right thing. Kill or be killed."
 * -- Wanheda (Part 2)


 * Pike (to Abby): "So, now we're trusting Grounders to punish Grounders? I'm sorry Madam Chancellor, but I lost more than half of my remaining people yesterday. And four times the many since we landed. In my experience Grounders understand one thing - strength. Its simple, we need to hit them now, we need to hit them hard.


 * Pike (to Arkadia residents): "All that's certain is that we die. How we die is up to us."


 * Abby: "We're all grieving. This has been hard on all of us. But, we can't let anger drive our policy.
 * Pike: "Anger...is our policy."


 * Pike: (to Arkadia residents): "We do not attack our own. Fighting each other only makes us weak. The enemy is not in this camp. The enemy is out there."


 * Pike (to Bellamy): "Every life we honored at the memorial was lost because we trusted a Grounder."


 * Abby: "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
 * Pike: "What you didn't have the guts to."


 * Kane: "Our people are now your responsibility Charles. I hope you take that seriously.
 * Pike: "Thank you Marcus. I certainly intend to."
 * -- Watch the Thrones

Killed Victims

 * Numerous Ice Nation warriors (with other Farm Station survivors)
 * One Polis Guard

Notes and Trivia

 * Pike's was the second leaked audition tape, although a different actor than the one who had auditioned was chosen to portray him.
 * Pike was an "Earth Skills" teacher on the Ark.