John Murphy

John Murphy, better known as Murphy is a recurring character in The 100. He is one of the Delinquents sent to Earth to see if it can support human life. Murphy was an adviser of Bellamy, until he was banished from the camp in Murphy's Law but later comes back in the camp, given a second chance.

Personality
Murphy seems uptight but also a strong person who gets into fights quickly. Because of his violent ways to solve problems, he has a tendency to try and use force rather than thinking something all the way through. On many occasions people have had to hold Murphy back, suggesting that he had a quick temper. Though he is seemingly "controlled" by Bellamy Blake but there are times when he defies him. Murphy holds a grudge for a long time; his quest to be free from the rules and to have power proving him dangerous. He's also extremely sadistic and a scociopath.

Physical Appearance
Murphy has brown hair that hangs just above his ears. He has dark blue eyes and is relatively slim.

The Show
Season One It is mentioned that his father was executed by Chancellor Jaha, even though the man had begged him for mercy. Season One
 * -|The Ark =
 * Pilot
 * -|Earth =

Murphy is seen with his friend John Mbege, messing with Wells Jaha when Finn Collins shows up to stop him. Later on Murphy reveals to Wells that he hates him because of what happened to his father. Soon after Bellamy approaches them and gets them to become the first to remove their wristbands by telling them in return they will help him run the place. The next day Murphy and Mbege ambush Wells and forcefully remove his wristband themselves.
 * Pilot

Murphy starts holding the other delinquents heads by the fire as he removes their wristbands in order to trick those on the ark that they are dying from radiation. When Wells finds out he tries to stop him and they begin fighting with Wells eventually pinning Murphy down after trading blows. Murphy gets back up with a knife in hand but Bellamy stops Murphy to give Wells a blade wanting a "Fair fight". The pair go at each other again, Wells gets cut, however, gains the upper-hand (again) and holds his knife to Murphy's throat. The fight is then interrupted by Clarke and the others return who tell them that Jasper was wounded and taken by the grounders.
 * Earth Skills

Murphy accompanies Bellamy, Wells, Finn, and Clarke as they search for Jasper, who they eventually find being used as live bait and bring him back to camp. He then assists Bellamy in tying Atom to a tree for the night as punishment for him breaking Bellamy's rules.

Murphy practices knife throwing with Bellamy Blake until Atom and Jones return from searching for the missing delinquents. Bellamy decides to take them back out searching, while also hunting for food, leaving Murphy to take care of the camp. Acid fog forces all the delinquents at camp to take shelter in the dropship. Jasper's dying moans keep Murphy up most of the night so he decides to finish him off but Octavia and Monty barricade the upper level, preventing him from killing Jasper. Once Bellamy and the others return to the camp the next day, Murphy gets Bellamy angry at him for calling Octavia psychotic
 * Earth Kills

Murphy orders the other delinquents around camp as they build a wall. When one of them, Connor stops and asks for water, he urinates on him. Later after Jasper and Octavia find a knife with initials "J.M" on it near the recently murdered Well's disembodied fingers, Clarke confronts Murphy and accuses him of killing Wells. The other delinquents decide to "float" Murphy and end up beating him and hang him with Bellamy giving the final okay. Before he dies Charlotte steps forward as the real murderer and they cut Murphy down.
 * Murphy's Law

Murphy demands that she be punished but Bellamy disagrees, so he knocks him out with a log and leads a group including John Mbege and Connor after Charlotte who escapes with the help of Finn and Clarke. The chase eventually leads to the side of a cliff, where Charlotte kills herself by jumping off. Bellamy then decides to kill Murphy but Clarke convinces him to instead banish him from the camp. When the group is leaving, Finn decides to give Murphy a weapon to defend himself with. His fate following his banishment is unknown.

Finn mentions Murphy when Clarke suggests telling the other delinquents about the buried house they found.
 * Twilight's Last Gleaming

Murphy gets tangled in the trip wire outside of the camp, while supposedly running away from the grounders and is found by Connor, Derek, and Octavia. He tells them he was captured and tortured by Grounders. When Bellamy finds out he's back he decides to kill him, but Clarke tells him he could have useful information. Murphy soon begins violently throwing up blood and it is revealed he is carrying a virus. Eventually Octavia informs everyone that Lincoln has told her the grounders are coming to attack, and the sickness is a way to stall the delinquents.
 * I Am Become Death

After Murphy recovers he begins to assist Clarke with helping the other's who suffer from the sickness. When mostly everyone has recovered from the virus Clarke manages to convinces Bellamy to be allow Murphy to stay. Murphy then secretly smothers Connor with a wet rag, while he sleeps killing him, as revenge for hanging him.

Murphy is working in the Smokehouse with Octavia, when Del brings in more wood for the fire. Octavia warns Del that they have too much wood but he decides to ignore her warning, Murphy then supports Octavia's claim but Del once again ignores them.
 * The Calm

After the Smokehouse burns down Murphy gets into a fight with Del that is quickly broken up by Bellamy

Bellamy Blake
Murphy and Bellamy were friends at first, but later became enemies. In the Pilot, Murphy was recruited as one of Bellamy's thugs. Him and John Mbege helped Bellamy remove wristbands from the Delinquents. In Earth Skills, Murphy continues to follow Bellamy's orders and removes wristbands from the delinquents. In Earth Skills, Murphy tags along with Bellamy on the hunt to find Jasper. In Earth Kills, Bellamy and Murphy toss knives at trees together, but later frustrates Bellamy when he calls Octavia psychotic. In Murphy's Law, Bellamy takes part in the accusation that he killed Wells even though it was Charlotte. These events severed their friendship and later led to Murphy's banishment from the camp. In the process, Murphy was beat up by Bellamy before the final verdict.

John Mbege
Murphy and Mbege are depicted as best friends. They are often seen in each other's presence throughout the Pilot and Earth Skills. In Murphy's Law, Mbege is willing to go against Bellamy and the other delinquents to help Murphy when they try to lynch him and later when he wants to punish Charlotte. However Mbege does abandon Murphy in order to be allowed to return to camp after Murphy is banished and appears unaffected by this.

Clarke Griffin
Murphy and Clarke have a hatred towards each other. However it is shown in Murphy's Law that she recognises him as person and refuses to let him be executed, but later allows the banishment. He is spared because Clarke suggested a new set of laws and rules to Bellamy.

Wells Jaha
Murphy and Wells dislike one another. In the Pilot, Murphy and John Mbege attack Wells after rudely speaking about his father. Finn saves Wells and later that night, Murphy and Mbege remove Wells' wristband forcefully. In Murphy's Law, Murphy was accused of murdering Wells and as a result was beaten and hanged.

Appearances
Season One
 * -|Season One =
 * Pilot
 * Earth Skills
 * Earth Kills
 * Murphy's Law
 * Twilight's Last Gleaming (Mentioned)
 * I Am Become Death
 * The Calm
 * We Are Grounders (Part 1)

Trivia

 * John Murphy and John Mbege share the same first name and initials.
 * John Murphy and John Mbege share the same first name and initials.