Lincoln

Lincoln is a recurring character in the first season, and a major character in the second season. He  debuts in Twilight's Last Gleaming. He is played by starring cast member Ricky Whittle. Lincoln is a warrior for The Woods Clan. However, he has defected from the Woods Clan.

Lincoln is the lover of Octavia Blake. He has an alliance with Finn Collins. Lincoln has uneasy relationships with Bellamy Blake, Clarke Griffin and Raven Reyes. Octavia once ended her relationship with him to stay with her people.

Lincoln is loyal to his people, but also aids the Delinquents. He often saves them from danger, especially Octavia.

Early life
Lincoln was originally born on Earth.

Throughout the Series

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In The 48, Lincoln continues to take care of Octavia by a river, teaching her the Grounder language to pass as one of their own when they get to the sea. He removes the arrow from her leg, only to discover that the tip was poisoned and so was Octavia. He sets out to find beetles by the river, who's body contains the antidote, but is unable to find any before Octavia worsens. He decides to go back to his village to retrieve the antidote, despite Octavia's warnings that they will slowly kill him for betraying them upon his return. He leaves Octavia by the State of Abraham Lincoln and does not return by the end of the episode.

In Inclement Weather, Lincoln is captured by the grounders in revenge for him betraying his clan. In a attempt get him back, Octavia abducts Nyko, and uses him to swap for Lincoln, as Nyko is the clans healer. When the swap is made, reapers ambush them and take Lincoln with them.

In Reapercussions, he is seen briefly at the end of the episode where Dr. Tsing is seen picking out grounders for a specific task. When she finally comes across Lincoln, she tells the Mountain Men to take Lincoln to "The Cerberus Project."

In Human Trials, Lincoln is seen strapped down to a bed in a small room at Mount Weather. Soon, Cage Wallace arrives, and begins injecting him with some sort of chemical. After the chemical has been injected, time passes and another grounder is put in the room with Lincoln with the chemical. Both then fight it out to inject them self with the the drug.

In Fog of War, he is spotted by Octavia and Bellamy in a small garage feasting on a body. It does not take them long to realize that Lincoln is not himself anymore, and Octavia tries to tell him that its her, but he attacks her anyways. After Octavia pushes him off her, Lincoln goes for Bellamy, causing Octavia to shoot him, wounding him. After they escape Lincoln, they come to the conclusion that Lincoln has become a Reaper, but they do not know how it happened to him. Eventually the two diverge a plan to lure Lincoln by having Octavia calling him over to attack him. Lincoln takes the bait, causing Bellamy to pull out an ark guards stun stick, hitting Lincoln with it, knocking him out.

In Long Into an Abyss, Lincoln is encountered by Clarke at the dropship, where Bellamy and Octavia are. Lincoln, as he is now in the form of a reaper, has been tied and chained to the walls. However when Clarke tries to get close, he instantly breaks free, and starts attacking everyone. Eventually Octavia hits him with a large object, knocking him out. When Lincoln's condition gets worse, Nyko arrives to try to help Lincoln. However Clarke realizes that he is trying to kill Lincoln, and stops him. As an argument erupts, they notice Lincoln appears to show no signs of being a reaper, and that he has returned to his normal self. Clarke then uses Lincoln as an advantage to stop Lexa from ordering the attack on Camp Jaha. Lincoln stops breathing when the grounders arrives, causing Octavia to burst into tears. However he is quickly revived by Abby, who uses the Ark's stun sticks to give him an electrical shock and revive him.

In Spacewalker, he is seen finally recovered from being a reaper in Camp Jaha's medical facility. Abby asks them how to negotiate with Lexa in order to save Finn, but he says that there is no way out of it, and Finn must die. He also states that as he killed 18, he will suffer 18 deaths as a result.

In Remember Me, he is seen among st the Sky People on their journey to the grounder camp to setlle their peace. When camping for the night, Indra mutters "traitor" to him, much to Lincolns displeasure. He is then comforted by Octavia, who wants to help him recover emotionally from his Reaper experience, however Lincoln wishes not to speak of it. During Finn's burning, Lincoln translates the words of Lexa when she is speaking the ritual for the burning. When Gustus is poisoned at the Grounder feast, all the grounders lock up the Sky People to determine who it was, including Lincoln. When the grounders decide that Raven was responsible, Lincoln tries to stop them, but Nyko quickly interrupts saying that he and his people should leave immediately. The two hug, however this is quickly stopped when it is reveald that Gustus poisoned himself in order to break the Grounder alliance with the Sky People.

Personality
Lincoln seems to be caring and does not share the lifestyle of the other Grounders. He treated Octavia when she was injured and saved some of The 100 by using a fog horn. It is shown in Unity Day that he wishes for his people and The 100 to live in peace.

Physical Appearance
Lincoln has light brown skin, brown eyes and a shaven head. He has a muscular build and has tribal tattoos on his head, back, chest and arms.

Relationships

 * -|Octavia Blake =

Octavia Blake
Lincoln first met Octavia when she had been injured after falling from a steep hill. He took care of her injuries and after she escaped, he saved her from being found by the other grounders in order to protect her. She thanked him for his help and later, they both were found by her brother, Bellamy. Bellamy suspects that Lincoln has taken a liking to his younger sister (Octavia) after seeing sketches of her in his journal. In Unity Day, Lincoln takes an arrow for Octavia, saving her life. and he saves her life again in We Are Grounders (Part 2) where he leaves the 100's camp in war with her because of the arrow in her leg.


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Bellamy Blake
Bellamy and Lincoln at first meeting have a hostile relationship, as Lincoln kidnapped his sister. This lead to Bellamy torturing Linocln in order to extract info to save Finn, as well as info no the grounders. Lincoln however does not act hostile towards Bellamy, as he knows if he did Octavia would be displease. Eventually in We Are Grounders (Part 2), he sees him as an ally, and allows him to take Octavia to safety in order to save her from her arrow wound.


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Finn Collins
Finn had been stabbed and poisoned by Lincoln in self-defense. Even when tortured he refused to tell the delinquents the antidote to save him, and only did so when Octavia risked her own life by cutting herself with the same poisoned knife used to stab Finn. Despite this and what his friends and girlfriend had said, he still forgave Lincoln for what he had done. Eventually the two attempt to work together to bring peace with the grounders, but this ultimately fails and starts a war. After Finn slaughtered grounder innocents however, he wishes to see Lexa's punishment through in order to bring peace, even if it meant Finn's death.

Quotes
"Look. There is so much you don't understand. The Mountain Men, they'll come, and they'll kill us all. We have to get out of here while we still got the chance."

- Lincoln to Octavia about the Mountain Men

"You came to save one life?"

- Lincoln to Finn

"She goes alone."

- Lincoln to Finn about Clarke refusing to a peace meeting.

Notes and Trivia

 * Coincidentally, Ricky Whittle played a character on NCIS who was also named Lincoln.
 * Lincoln has a collection of books in his cave.
 * They show that he has been scouting enemies of his tribe.
 * He was the first indication that there are multiple Grounder factions on Earth.
 * He is artistic.
 * First Grounder to be kind to the Delinquents and to fall for one.
 * Lincoln drew the bombing of the bridge on his cave wall. He also drew a picture of the river serpent that attacked Octavia.
 * He loves Octavia. He has drawn her and watched her. He seems very fascinated by her, and willing to risk his life for hers.
 * After Human Trials he may now be addicted to the drug that he was injected with.
 * In Long Into an Abyss Lincoln is cured and is no longer a Reaper.

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