Episode Appearances:
- Episode 5x16, The Incident
While the statue was still whole, and the Black Rock was coming to the island, Jacob sat on the beach and another man, Jacob's "friend" came to talk to him. Jacob asks if he's there because of the ship and the man says he is and wonders how the ship found the island, then says that he know Jacob brought them there to prove him wrong. He says they come, they fight, they destroy, and they corrupt.The man asks if Jacob has any idea how badly he wants to kill Jacob and Jacob says yes. The man says, "One of these days, sooner or later, I'm going to find a loophole, my friend." Jacob says when he does, he'll be right there.
Many, many years later, John Locke and Ben go into the four-toed statue to talk to Jacob. When they see him, Locke says, "Hello, Jacob," and Jacob says, "You found your loophole."
On fake Locke's instructions, and despite the fact that Jacob tells Ben he has a choice, Ben kills Jacob.
