Bellamy Blake

Bellamy Blake is a major character in the first and second seasons of The 100. He's portrayed by starring cast member Bob Morley, and debuts in the series premiere.

Bellamy is co-leader of the 100, alongside Clarke in the first season. He 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 the 100 to be sent to Earth so he could protect his younger sister, Octavia.

At first, Bellamy led the 100 by himself, but he quickly accepted Clarke as a co-leader after the murder of Wells Jaha and Charlotte's suicide. He aided the 100 in staying alive and facing problems inside and outside of the camp. Despite the fact that he's a good leader, Bellamy struggles with himself and others.

As a leader, Bellamy is willing to make difficult decisions to ensure the survival of his people. After the capture of Lincoln, Bellamy makes his first hard call, deciding to torture him for information to save a member of their own. This is the start of both his and Clarke's tougher reign.

During the second season, Bellamy is trying to find the rest of the delinquents, eventually coming across Monroe, Sterling, and Finn. He is eventually reunited with Raven, Murphy, Octavia, and Clarke, finding out from the latter that the rest of their people are trapped within Mount Weather. He becomes their inside man in Mount Weather, working closely with Maya Vie on keeping the delinquents safe and helping them escape from the Mountain Men.

Early Life
It's revealed in a flashback in His Sister's Keeper that Bellamy watched his mother give birth to Octavia and even helped keep her quiet after the birth. He had learned about the Roman emperor, Augustus, and named his sister after the emperor's sister, Octavia. Bellamy has a strong sense of responsibility for his sister. He loves her very much and promises to keep her safe, no matter what may happen.

During another flashback, it's revealed that his mother was a seamstress and sleeping with a guardsman in order to keep ahead of the surprise inspections. She gets Bellamy a spot on the guard and he begins training as a cadet.

One day, Bellamy is able to get guard duty during the masquerade party. He promises his sister, Octavia, that he'll keep her safe and deliver her home before their mother even knows they're gone. Ultimately, this plan fails and Octavia is discovered. Bellamy suddenly loses his sister, his mother, and his chance to be an Ark guard and becomes a janitor. Bellamy harbors a deep resentment for the council due to their decision to float his mother. The man who ratted out his sister's existence, Commander Shumway, tells Bellamy that he can 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.

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. He's rather secretive when it comes to how he got on the dropship; although this information is revealed in Twilight's Last Gleaming and His Sister's Keeper. It is also made known that he fears death, due to his crimes committed on the Ark. 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 Blake =

Octavia Blake
Octavia is Bellamy's younger sister and the two have a mixed relationship. In Pilot, Bellamy goes down to Earth with Octavia to protect her. In Earth Skills, he tells her to remain at camp as they search for Jasper and orders that nobody touch her. Atom does and Bellamy punishes him by hanging him on a tree. Octavia scolds Bellamy for this. In Earth Kills, Bellamy lets her stay at camp and when Murphy calls her psychotic, he gets angry with him. In Murphy's Law, Bellamy is confronted by Clarke, Finn and Raven due to his poor decisions, in Twilight's Last Gleaming Clarke yells at Bellamy and says he only does what he does for his sister. In His Sister's Keeper, Bellamy forms a search party to look for Octavia after she is declared missing and when he finds her, embraces her. However, she yells at him for being controlling and blames him for the death of his mother, Aurora. By Contents Under Pressure, the two have started to become almost enemies, especially after Bellamy tortures Lincoln, the Grounder who saved Octavia in His Sister's Keeper. In Day Trip Bellamy left the camp with Clarke and meditates not to return but is convinced by her and comes back. He then tries to patch up with his sister by putting a blanket over her shoulders and telling her that he's not going anywhere. In Unity Day Bellamy discovers the relationship between Octavia and Lincoln and is annoyed by it. In I Am Become Death, Bellamy worries about the disease that could infect his sister; during the episode Octavia takes care of him when he falls ill and tells him that nothing bad is going to happen to him, and stays with him the whole night. In We are Grounders (Part 1) Octavia's very concerned about Bellamy when he proposes to Murphy to exchange him for Jasper; Bellamy is forced to hang himself but Octavia and others manage to save him in time. In We are Grounders (Part 2), Octavia disappears during the battle but shows up to save the life of her brother; unfortunately she's hit by an arrow and Bellamy nods to Lincoln to take her away with him and heal her. He tells her that his life hadn't started before she was born and the two siblings share an hug and a promise to meet again. The two meet again in Many Happy Returns and hug happily. In Fog of War Bellamy helps Octavia bring Lincoln back to the dropship and in Long into an Abyss Bellamy consoled his sister when she thought that Lincoln died.


 * -|Clarke Griffin =

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 dropship 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.


 * -|Wells Jaha =

Wells Jaha
Bellamy already bears resentment towards Wells' father, Chancellor Jaha, before Pilot, causing him and Wells to quickly become enemies. However he does not wish for Wells to die, and seeks punishment for the one who killed him, until it is discovered to have been Charlotte.


 * -|Atom =

Atom
Atom and Bellamy had a relationship that was similar to a soldier and general, with Atom taking commands and obeying Bellamy. It eventually became strained when he was caught kissing Octavia, Bellamy's sister. This caused Bellamy to distrust him and punish him for the incident by hanging him from a tree. When he discovered that Atom was dying, he is shown to be visibly upset, suggesting that he still did care for him. He was unable to kill his friend, and Clarke has to eventually euthanize Atom in order to end his pain.


 * -|John Murphy =

John 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. However, their relationship sours when Murphy is falsely accused of killing Wells; the fallout eventually resulting in Charlotte's death and Murphy's banishment from the group. When he returns, Bellamy is reluctant to let his stay, but ultimately gives him a second chance. Murphy however betrays him, causing their relationship to be even more strained. When Murphy returns in season 2, Bellamy is infuriated to see he has the guts to show his face. However as time goes on, Murphy managed to prove himself to Bellamy that he is willing to join the group again when he held onto the rope for Bellamy when he climbed down to save Mel. Bellamy appears to trust him once again, so much that he even gave him a gun. In Spacewalker Bellamy protects him when Raven wants to exchange his life with Finn for the grounders.


 * -|Raven Reyes =

Raven Reyes
Raven and Bellamy have a rough relationship. Their first encounter is in Twilight's Last Gleaming, when Bellamy is the first to find Raven and her pod. Bellamy steals Raven's radio, the only way to communicate with the Ark, and throws it into a river, and later says he wishes he had killed her. In order to move on after her breakup with Finn, Raven slips inside Bellamy's tent in The Calm and sleeps with him, though he is reluctant at first. She then admits it didn't help. As of We Are Grounders (Part 1), their relationship has returned to normal as they are mutual friends.


 * -|Charlotte =

Charlotte
Charlotte was a young girl that reminded Bellamy of his younger sister, Octavia. They first interact in Earth Kills when Charlotte surprises Bellamy during a hunting party, which almost got her killed. Pleased with Charlotte’s courage, Bellamy offers her a knife, allowing her to tag along with their hunt. When the acid fog strikes, Bellamy helps Charlotte to safety, pulling her in a cave. Whilst sleeping in the cave, Charlotte has a nightmare and wakes up screaming. Alerted, Bellamy proceeds by talking about fears and how to overcome them. The famous "Slay your own demons" quote comes from Bellamy’s own mother who had a similar conversation with Octavia. The next morning, Charlotte is the one who finds a barely alive Atom and Bellamy immediately sends her back to camp. However, she stays and, without him noticing, witnesses Clarke mercy-killing Atom. Back at camp, Charlotte takes Bellamy’s advice literal and kills Wells in order to slay her demons. In Murphy's Law, Clarke suspects Well’s killer not being a Grounder but one of the delinquents. After being accused, Murphy is hung up but Charlotte interferes, confessing her actions. Bellamy is seen shocked and speechless. He later tells Charlotte that it wasn’t what he meant by slay your demons. Murphy, enraged of being treated wrongly, demands that Charlotte gets the same treatment he did. Bellamy opposes that decision and Charlotte, along with Clarke and Finn, hurriedly leaves the camp. Later that night, Charlotte escapes and attempts to give herself over to Murphy. However, Bellamy finds her before anyone else and continues to try and protect her, despite her protests of her not being his sister and not needing his help. With Murphy still chasing them, they find themselves cornered by a cliff. As Bellamy refuses to give Charlotte over, Murphy uses Clarke as hostage in exchange for Charlotte. Charlotte ends up jumping off the cliff, taking her own life. Bellamy is seen horrified and maddened by her death. He tries to kill Murphy by beating him up but is stopped by Clarke and Finn. Bellamy is seen to grieve over Charlotte.


 * -|Other relationships =

Other relationships

 * Bellamy and Lincoln
 * Bellamy and Maya


 * Bellamy and Miller
 * Bellamy and Jasper

Killed Victims

 * Dax (Stabbed in self-defense)
 * Numerous Grounders (Shot during the Grounder-Sky People battles)
 * 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 (Irradiated)
 * 2 Mount Weather Guards (Shot to save Fox)
 * At least 6 Mount Weather Guards (Acid Fog explosion)
 * Paul, a Mount Weather Guard (Shot to save Vincent Vie)
 * over 300 Mount Weather residents (Irradiated with Clarke Griffin)

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 100 camp.
 * 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.
 * John Murphy tried to kill Bellamy but failed when Raven Reyes got the Dropship door open first.
 * Bellamy is one of eight delinquents 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, Oppenheimer, Cerberus, and the Trojan horse.