Ana Lucia Cortez
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Portrayed by Michelle Rodriguez
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Ana Lucia Cortez was an ex-police officer who sat in the tail section of Flight 815 when it crashed. She took a leadership role in the group and led her party across the Island, unintentionally reuniting them with the rest of the passengers. Ana Lucia was known to be very emotionally cold and violent. After 64 days on the Island, she was murdered by Michael.
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Before the Island
Ana Lucia Cortez was a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. She was shot when a man named Jason McCormack tricked her into letting him reach for his student ID. He reached for his gun instead and shot Ana Lucia four times in the abdomen. Ana Lucia survived but had to deal with the loss of her unborn child which was hit with the bullets. The father of this child remains a mystery, but is most likely Ana Lucia's ex-boyfriend, Danny. ("Collision")
After this incident, Ana Lucia took counseling sessions for four months. During these sessions it became clear that Danny had left her and she felt she was the type of person who was better off alone. She also told her psychologist that the "people with the crying baby" had moved out of her neighborhood. When asked how she felt about this, she said that it was "too quiet now." When questioned what it felt like to hold a gun in her hand again - after target practice at the firing range - she described the feeling as "very good." The psychologist finally came to believe that Ana Lucia was fine to be back on the force and her badge was returned to her. ("Collision")
Ana Lucia received a warm welcome from all of her colleagues with the exception of her mother, Teresa Cortez, who was also her captain. Ana Lucia was eager to get back on the streets and was angered when her mother gave her a desk job. In Spanish, she asked her mother whether she was putting her behind a desk as her mother or captain. Teresa's reply was, "both." Ana Lucia used emotional blackmail to get what she wanted and insisted that her mother put her up for a transfer but Teresa backed down from the argument and gave her the car. When Detective Raggs told Ana Lucia that they needed her immediately, her mother told her that they made a cake and Ana Lucia was annoyed that she had spoiled the surprise. ("Collision")
Ana Lucia was finally back in her element when she went on patrol with her partner Big Mike. Instead of going their usual route, they patrolled through Westwood, which was Teresa's idea, and Ana Lucia seemed annoyed at this as well. The fact that Ana Lucia was fine to be back on the job was questioned after she and Mike responded to a domestic call involving a young couple. Shawna and Travis were in the middle of a violent break-up which was disturbing their neighbors. During the argument Shawna was holding a crying baby. Ana Lucia, still affected by her shooting, became increasingly worried about the safety of the baby until it was too much for her. She pointed her gun and forced Travis on to the ground, after which Mike ordered her to holster her weapon. It was then apparent that Ana Lucia never had really dealt with the loss of her unborn child. ("Collision")
Back at the station, Ana tried to justify her actions to Mike, who was still angry. Detective Raggs popped in again and told her they had gotten her guy, referring to Jason McCormack. When asked to identify him, Ana Lucia denied that she knew the man. Her mother was sure Ana was lying, but she had to let the man go. ("Collision")
The next week, Ana was drinking at the same bar as Jason McCormack. When he left she followed him to his car. She called his name to get his attention, then yelled to him, "I was pregnant!" before shooting him three times in the chest. When Jason fell to the ground, Ana shot him three more times. ("Collision")
When Ana Lucia arrived at work the next day, she was confronted by her mother, who asked her where she had been the night before. Teresa took Ana to the morgue where Jason's body lay. When Teresa told Ana she knew what Ana had done, Ana immediately turned in her badge. ("Two for the Road")
Ana Lucia took a job as an Airport Security Guard but it didn't give her any thrill. She met Christian Shephard while taking a break at the airport bar. He told her the story of his conflict with his son and that he was flying to Sydney to try and escape him. After Ana told him she was an ex-cop, Christian asked her if she wanted to go with him as he needed protection in Sydney. After she reluctantly agreed, Christian made them give each other fake names. Ana Lucia called him Tom and Christian called her Sarah. ("Two for the Road")
In Sydney, Christian and Ana did nothing for four days but drink until Christian randomly knocked on Ana's hotel door in the middle of the night telling her that it was time for him to use her protection. Christian directed Ana to a small house in the suburbs and told her to stay in the car. He knocked on the door and a woman answered. She seemed shocked to see him and an argument began involving Christian wanting to see his daughter. Ana saw that the argument was getting out of control and quickly pulled Christian from the house and back into the car. ("Two for the Road")
Ana was getting tired of Christian's constant drinking and when he made remarks on her body, it was the last straw for her. She stopped the car they were traveling in and confronted Christian. She told him that her name was Ana Lucia and asked him who the woman was. He wouldn't give her an answer and Ana got even more frustrated. Christian pointed out the cocktail bar that Ana stopped in front of and claimed it was "fate" that brought them to the bar. He asked if she wanted to have a last drink with him but she refused and attempted to stop Christian from entering, hoping that he might want to go back to the U.S with her. He declined and opened the car door, accidentally hitting a man with it. ("Two for the Road")
Later, at the check-in desk of the airport, Ana overheard Jack talking about burying his father. She didn't realize he was talking about the same man she had spent her days with. She later sat next to Jack in one of the airport bars (as she had done with his father) and they started to talk. She introduced herself and they shared a drink. Ana told Jack that she wasn't very good on airplanes and that she was annoyed at being stuck at the back of the plane in seat 42F. Ana Lucia told Jack that they would have the next drink on the plane and walked off to answer her telephone. ("Exodus, Part 1") ("Two for the Road")
On the phone was her mother. Ana told her that she wanted to come home and wanted everything to be alright. Teresa noted down what flight she was on and promised Ana that she'd be there when she landed. Ana hung up the phone and then boarded the doomed flight. ("Two for the Road")
On the Island
Season 1 (Days 1-44)
From the crash, Ana Lucia recalled a hard suitcase hitting her on the head and knocking her out. She woke up underwater and swam to shore.("Everybody Hates Hugo")
Like many others, Ana Lucia helped the wounded get to dry land. She notably gave one of the children CPR and promised she would get her home to her parents. Their first night on the Island, the survivors were attacked by the Others, and Ana became increasingly worried about the group's situation. When the Others attacked again a week later, Ana killed one of them and found a list with the names of those who had been taken, including the children. Suspecting there was a spy amongst them, Ana made herself the unofficial leader of the tail section passengers, organizing them to leave the beach for inland, where they could hide themselves more easily.
Becoming increasingly suspicious of one survivor, Nathan, Ana threw him into a pit she had dug, and planned to torture him unless he revealed where the children were. Goodwin killed Nathan. Ana believed Nathan had escaped and feared their location was compromised. She moved the group further into the jungle, where they discovered the Arrow station and made camp inside. Ana Lucia eventually realized Goodwin was not a crash survivor and after a short struggle, she killed him.
When the Tailies received a transmission on the radio they had found in The Arrow, Bernard communicated with the person on the receiving line, who told him he was a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815. Ana turned it off, assuming it was The Others trying to trick them. Bernard thought there might have been other survivors but Ana dismissed him, saying, "This is our life now, get used to it." After turning off the radio, she went to a stream to cry.("The Other 48 Days")
Season 2 (Days 44-65)
Jin, Michael and Sawyer arrived on the northern part of the Island, and when they found the tail section survivors, both sides suspected each other of being the Others. The Tailies threw the men into the tiger pit and Ana Lucia told Mr. Eko to knock her out and throw her down into the pit with them. Pretending to be the only tail-section survivor and a prisoner of the Others, she tried to find out who they really were. When Sawyer showed Ana the gun with which he planned to shoot Mr. Eko, she asked him how he got it. As they debated, she managed to grab the gun and call for Mr. Eko, who lifted her out of the pit. Mr. Eko asked her what information she had been able to gain, and the men realized she had deceived them. ("Orientation")
Ana let Michael and Jin out of the pit and they convinced her they really were on the plane. After Sawyer was pulled out, Ana saw he was holding a rock in his hand. She knocked him down and laid out her rules, then they all set out for the Arrow. ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
Ana decided to take her group across the Island to the main camp, where she believed they would be safer from the Others, who had already taken 12 of her party. She insisted the group keep silent so the Others would not know they were moving. Bernard, Ana Lucia and Jin tried to catch fish for their journey, but only Jin was successful. Michael ran off into the jungle after Walt, making Jin and Mr. Eko run after them. Ana told Eko she wouldn't wait for him and started the trek across the Island. During the journey, Sawyer asked if she had kids, and Ana replied with another question: "Are you gay?" ("...And Found")
Half way through the journey, Ana Lucia lost her way. At that moment Mr. Eko, Jin and Michael reappeared. However, as they neared the southern shore they had to go inland to save Sawyer's life. In the jungle they heard strange whispers, which frightened and confused them. One of the group of Tailies, Cindy, suddenly disappeared.In the confusion that followed, Ana shot Shannon as she emerged from behind the undergrowth. ("Abandoned")
Shannon's death caused Sayid to attack Ana, and he was taken hostage. She attempted to negotiate safe passage into the jungle, but her fellow Tailies lost faith in her leadership and eventually headed for the camp, leaving Ana Lucia and Sayid alone. A guilt-ridden Ana gave Sayid the opportunity to avenge Shannon's death. The two bared their souls and Ana Lucia untied him, ready to accept the consequences. But he took pity on her and spared her life, saying they were "both already dead." Arriving at the main camp, Ana met with Jack, and the respective leaders of both groups stood looking at each other for a moment, as they both recognized each other from the Sydney Airport bar. ("Collision")
Upon their arrival at the new camp, Eko explained to Ana Lucia that the survivors viewed Shannon’s death as an accident, but Ana disagreed and chose to distance herself from the other survivors because of her guilt over Shannon's death. ("What Kate Did")
Jin introduced Sun to Ana Lucia and presented her with a fish. Vincent befriended her as well. Jack came to her and said he had heard she was a cop, and that she had killed one of "them." When she verified these facts, Jack asked her how long it would take to build an army. Later, Kate and Sawyer saw Ana Lucia and Jack coming out of the jungle. Jack showed her the camp and helped her build a tent.("The 23rd Psalm") ("The Hunting Party") ("Fire + Water")
Though she remained an outsider, Ana became an active member of the beach community, pushing Jack to form an army against the Others. Her strong attitudes against the Others was noted by other Losties, particularly Kate, who suspected her of being behind the attack on Sun in order to get her hands on the guns (though in fact she was innocent of this). ("The Long Con")
While Sayid was washing his face, Ana came up to him telling him that she had seen "one of them". She and Sayid tracked the person, whom Sayid recognized as Rousseau. He told Ana to go back and not to tell anyone. ("One of Them")
She was asked by Locke to interrogate Ben (then under the alias of Henry Gale) to help ascertain whether he was in fact "one of them." She stopped Sayid from shooting him and convinced him she wanted to help. Ben drew a map to Henry Gale's balloon and told her that his wife's grave would be located there. Disregarding Jack and Locke, Ana enlisted the help of Sayid and Charlie and set off to find out the truth. On the way there, Charlie and Ana had many arguments over the guns. At night, while they camped, Ana told Sayid that people hated her. He replied that it wasn't Ana who had killed Shannon but "them - the Others."("The Whole Truth")
The next day, they arrived at the place the balloon was supposed to be. They found a grave, and while looking at it, Ana wondered why it wasn't raining in this spot. Looking up, they finally discovered the balloon. They found out the balloon was indeed Henry Gale's, but after digging up the grave, they found the real Henry Gale's driver's license.
Ana became one of the survivors guarding Ben in the Swan station. ("Lockdown"). Sayid and Ana interrogated Ben about the real Henry Gale and asked if he had killed him. After listening to Ben talk about his leader, Sayid threatened him at gun-point. He pulled the trigger, but Ana intervened just in time. Ben thanked her for saving his life. ("Dave")
While Jack and Kate were at the line, Ana was attacked by Ben when she went to give him food. Locke intervened. After this Ana asked Sawyer for a gun, but he refused. In a second attempt Ana tried to grab the gun but failed, falling to the ground. She kissed Sawyer abruptly, and after they had sex, Ana stole his gun. Back at the Hatch, Ana asked Michael whether he had seen Cindy or the kids during his time with the Others. ("Two for the Road")
Back in the Swan alone, Ana had the opportunity to shoot Ben, but couldn't bring herself to kill again. Ben told her she was not one of the "good people" but said Goodwin had thought she could be changed ("The Other Woman"). Michael arrived and offered to do it for her, saying he also wanted vengeance after the Others had kidnapped Walt. Ana handed him the gun. Michael shot Ana dead, as well as Libby, before freeing Ben. ("Two for the Road")
Post-Death
Before her body was discovered, Ana appeared in a dream of Eko's, telling him he needed to "help John." By the time her body was found, she was already dead. Mr. Eko prayed over her. ("?")
The next day, the Losties buried Ana Lucia alongside Libby at the graveyard. ("Three Minutes")
During his captivity with the Others, Jack encountered Cindy with the children Zach and Emma. The young girl asked if Ana-Lucia was OK causing Jack to yell orders for them all to leave, remembering her death. ("Stranger in a Strange Land")
After the return of the Oceanic Six Hurley was arrested and interviewed by her ex-partner Mike Walton, who had made detective. During the interview he mentioned that he knew someone on flight 815, and revealed it to be Ana. Hurley denied this as part of their cover story despite the fact that he knew her and, even more, had attended her funeral. ("The Beginning of the End")
Trivia
- Ana Lucia was the fifteenth character to ever have a flashback.
- Ana Lucia's total episode count to date is 20.
- Ana Lucia was the third main character to be killed.
- Ana Lucia is shown to be able to speak fluent Spanish.
- Ana's nickname for Christian is an extremely popular name in the series: Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom & Tom)
- Christian's nickname for Ana most likely links to Sarah Shephard
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| Aaron • Ana Lucia • Bernard • Boone • Charlie • Claire • Desmond • Eko • Hurley • Jack • Jin Kate • Libby • Locke • Michael • Nikki • Paulo • Rose • Sawyer • Sayid • Shannon • Sun • Walt | ||||||
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| Flashback episodes | "The Other 48 Days" • "Collision" • "Two for the Road" | |||
| Flashback characters | Assistant D.A. • Chrissy • Teresa Cortez • Lindsey • Jason McCormack • Detective Raggs • Matthew Reed • Shawna • Christian Shephard • Jack Shephard • Travis • Mike Walton | |||
| Items | Ben's map • US Army knife | |||
| See also: Main Characters | ||||
