Wells Jaha

Wells Jaha is a major character in the first season. He was portrayed by starring cast member Eli Goree, and débuts in the series premiere.

Wells is the son of Chancellor Jaha. He is a dedicated best friend to Clarke Griffin. He has a tentative friendships with Jasper Jordan, Monty Green, Finn Collins, and Octavia Blake. He is enemies with Bellamy Blake and John Murphy.

Wells is part of the original 100. Because of his crime, Wells is considered "expendable" and is chosen as one of the 100 Delinquents sent down to Earth to see if it is survivable.

Due to a large misunderstanding, Charlotte murders Wells in hopes that her nightmares will stop. His death sets the stage for Clarke and Bellamy to work together as co-leaders in an attempt to stop more senseless deaths.

Early Life
When Wells is young, he and his best friend Clarke practice for the Unity Day Celebration. As Thelonious Jaha records their practice, Wells asked his father how the Ark stays in space. Thelonious told him by keeping out Earth's gravitational pull. The Ark uses its own thrusters, which were all around it, to keep them spinning. This allowed them to generate their own gravity.

Many years later, while playing chess with his best friend Wells notices Clarke is distracted by something. Wells questions her and tells her she could trust him. Clarke swears him to secrecy and reveals the flaw in the Ark's systems as well as her father’s plan to go public. Wells promises Clarke her secret was safe with him.

Later that day, Wells watches as Clarke's father is floated. Clarke assumed it was Wells who turned in her father and got him killed. However, Wells knows the truth, Abigail Griffin turned in her husband. Wells lets Clarke hate him to protect her from the truth.

Sometime later, Wells learns 100 prisoners are being sent to the ground. Wells damages the last tree to get himself arrested and sent to the ground.

Throughout the Series

 * -|Season One =

Physical Appearance
Wells had brown skin, dark eyes, and black hair with an athletic build.

Personality
Wells was strong, strict, and wanted the best for himself and others. His personality was similar to his father, Chancellor Jaha's. Always one to try and follow the rules, Wells was someone who tried to use all the things they learned on The Ark on the ground. Though many did not appreciate what he had to add to the group, Wells always sticked up for what he believed in. Loyal to a fault, in the past he had been known to try and protect others in any way possible. This point was proven when he took the blame for Jake Griffin's death even though it was her mother's fault. He cared for Clarke so much he was willing to have her hate him than have her face the truth and hate her own mother.

Over time he was seen as not only a rule follower, but also as someone who had the courage to go against the popular vote if he believed it was right. Viewing the world in a very black and white sense, he tried to act in a sensible fashion. Most of the time Wells was predictable in his reactions -- put others first, followed the rules, and tried to use what he knew to make sense of everything happening. He was the type to try and figure things out in a logical way.

Relationships
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 * -|Thelonious Jaha =

Thelonious Jaha
"Clarke, is my son with you?"

- Thelonious to Clarke about Wells.

Although there relationship is never fully explored, it is shown that Wells and Thelonious Jaha may have a strained relationship. Despite their strained relationship they are shown to care for one another deeply.

Before the series beings, Wells breaks the law, forcing his father to imprison his only son and send him down to Earth with the rest of the juvenile delinquents. While on Earth, Wells experiences an overwhelming amount of hatred the Delinquents have for him and his father. Because of their hatred for Wells and his father, Wells faces opposition constantly. Because of the actions of his father, Wells ultimately loses his life.

Later, when the 100 make contact with the ground, Thelonious asks Clarke if Wells is still alive. When he hears that Wells is dead he mourns his son.


 * -|Clarke Griffin =

Clarke Griffin
"...wanted to to protect me. So, you let me hate you. How can you forgive me?"

- Clarke to Wells.

Wells and Clarke Griffin have a strained relationship. The two were childhood best friends and eventual love interests. It is unclear if Wells' feeling were one-sided. When Clarke tells Wells that her father discovered that the Ark is failing, Wells promises he won't tell anybody. Later that night, Clarke's father is floated while Wells watches. Clarke develops a hatred for Wells, believing him to have told his father.

When Wells learns the juvenile delinquents are being sent to the ground, he gets himself arrested by trying to destroy the last tree. When Wells tries to get her forgiveness, Clarke states that still hates him and will never forgive him. Although he tries to help her, Clarke spurns his efforts.

Before his death, the truth about Clarke's father's death is revealed. After the truth is revealed, Wells and Clarke reconcile. However, Wells and Clarke never get the chance to fix their relationship, as he is murdered the next morning.


 * -|Bellamy Blake =

Bellamy Blake
"I have my reasons. I also have the gun. So I ask the questions, and the question is, why aren't you helping me? You dad banished you, Wells, and yet here you are, still doing his bidding, following the rules. Aren't you tired of always doing what's expected of you? Stand up to him. Take off that wristband, and you'll be amazed at how good it feels."

- Bellamy to Wells.

Wells and Bellamy Blake quickly developed a negative relation toward each other. Wells disagreed with many of the things Bellamy had to say. Wells wants rules, structure, and to bring the Ark people down; where as Bellamy states that his people are on the ground and maintains an idea of "whatever the hell we want, whenever the hell we want".

Later that night, Bellamy takes a walk with Wells and demands Wells take off his wristband. Bellamy briefly tries to get Wells to agree with him but Wells rebuffs him. When he does, Bellamy comments he is sorry it has to be this way. Then Murphy and John Mbege force Wells to the ground and remove his wristband.

Later, Wells is shocked when Clarke willingly recruits Bellamy to help save Jasper Jordan. While on the rescue mission Finn joins along. Bellamy teases Wells by telling him they came down to Earth for the same reason: to protect someone they love. Bellamy tells Wells that Clarke doesn't see him with Finn around. After the group rescue Clarke from a pitfall, Wells steals Bellamy's gun and saves Bellamy from a panther. Bellamy remarks that now Clarke sees him.

When Wells is killed, Bellamy wants to keep it a secret that one of the 100 killed him.


 * -|John Murphy =

John Murphy
"You know, my father, he begged for mercy in the airlock chamber when your father floated him."

- Murphy to Wells.

Wells and John Murphy quickly became enemies. Murphy harbors ill feelings towards Wells because his father, Chancellor Jaha, killed Murphy's father. Murphy explains that his father begged Wells' for mercy but was floated anyway.

On many occasions Wells defends himself against Murphy. At one point Murphy craves "FIRST SON FIRST TO DYE" into the Dropship. Instead of being intimidated by Murphy, Wells tells him he spelled die wrong.

After Wells is murdered by Charlotte, Clarke accuses Murphy of the crime. Although Murphy maintains his innocence.


 * -|Finn Collins =

Finn Collins
Although Wells had little interaction with Finn Collins, the two seemed to have mutual respect for one another. Both had a strong desire to protect Clarke. However, Wells may have harbored jealously towards Finn for his relationship with Clarke. As pointed out by Bellamy Blake, Clarke would never notice Wells with Finn around.

Finn was also the only person to question if Wells was really the one who turned in Clarke's father, Jake Griffin.


 * -|Charlotte =

Charlotte
"I'm sorry."

- Charlotte to Wells.

Wells was indifferent to Charlotte. He even invited her to sit with him moments before his death.

Charlotte did not out right hate him. But to “slay her demons” she kills Wells in hopes that it would stop that nightmares and end her torture. Before and after, Charlotte shows a great amount of remorse for killing him.

Later, Charlotte did confess to his murder, even after she saw how the 100 acted when Murphy was the suspected killer. Charlotte ultimately kills herself because of what she did to Wells.

Appearances

 * Wells appeared in Inclement Weather as a hallucination to his father, Thelonious Jaha

Notes and Trivia

 * In the series, it is never mentioned what Wells did to get arrested.
 * At Comic Con 2014, it was revealed that Wells was arrested for damaging the last tree.
 * In the books, Wells set fire to the last tree in order to get locked up. He also sped up the expedition to Earth by tampering with the oxygen in the ship’s airlock.
 * It is hinted, by the cast, that Wells and Clarke may have had a romantic relationship while still on the Ark.
 * In the book, they had a romantic relationship.
 * Wells was the first main character to be killed in the series.
 * Wells was the first delinquent to be murdered by another delinquent.
 * It is unknown who discovered his body.
 * In the books, Wells is still alive.
 * In the books, Wells is still alive.