Kate Austen Played by: Evangeline Lilly
Reason for the Flight: Being escorted from Australia to the U.S. by a Marshal
Profession: We know she is a fugitive and a pretty good con artist
Kate Austen Facts:
Pre-Crash: Kate was on the run from the age of 24 after blowing up her mother's house with her stepfather inside. She had just learned that her stepfather was actually her biological father. Previously she had believed her father was Sergeant Sam Austen.
Marshal Edward Mars caught Kate, but she got away from him. He continued to pursue her.
Kate went by many different names, at one point going by Lucy and working with Cassidy to see her mother. At another point, as Monica, she got married. She called the Marshal and begged him to stop chasing her, but he said he would only if she stopped running. Kate left her husband.
Island: The last time the Marshal caught her, he was transporting her to the U.S. on Flight 815. He survived the crash, but died a few days later. Before he died he was able to tell Jack that Kate was a fugitive.
Kate bonded with Jack as she sewed a wound on his back. She also bonded with Sawyer. Kate wanted to be included in every adventure on the island and at one point got captured by the Others. Jack, Sawyer, and Locke had to give up their guns in order to get her back.
Later, she was captured by the Others along with Jack and Sawyer and she and Sawyer were made to live in cages and work breaking up and hauling rocks. She climbed out of her cage and hooked up with Sawyer.
After escaping, she went back to get Jack and ruined his chances to get off the island. Juliet told Kate that Jack saw her and Sawyer together and she broke his heart.
Post-Island: Kate's mother doesn't testify against her, so Kate is sentenced with time served, 10 years probation, and must stay in California. Kate agrees because of her son.
Kate's son is Aaron Littleton, but it seems everyone other than the Oceanic Six, including Aaron himself, believes that Kate is his mother.
After the trial, Jack moves in with Kate, but after she does a favor for Sawyer, he moves out.
When Jack contacts Kate she goes to see him.
Jack tells her that they have to go back [to the island], but Kate doesn't agree. After losing Aaron in a supermarket, Kate takes him to Claire's mom and tells her that he is her grandson and to take care of him while she goes to get Claire.
Return to the Island: Kate works for Dharma with Juliet in the motor pool. When young Ben is shot, Kate donates her blood.
Strong Relationships: Sun, as she was one of the first to know that Sun spoke English. She and Sayid work well together.
Rocky Relationships: Jack, Sawyer, and Kate are in a love triangle. Kate and Juliet are both competing for Jack's affections.
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Character Connections
- Sayid:
- When Kate visits her father at the Army recruiting office, there is a picture of Sayid on the TV in the background. (Ep: 2x9, What Kate Did)
- Kate's father was the Sergeant who asked Sayid to translate in order to find the U.S. pilot that Sayid's commanding officer knew about. (Ep: 2x14, One of Them)
- Sawyer:
- Kate's mother, Diane, served Sawyer in the restaurant. (Ep: 2x13, The Long Con)
- Kate became friends with Sawyer's girl and long con, Cassidy, when Kate was trying to talk to her mother to find out why her mother turned her in. (Ep: 3x15, Left Behind)
