Jack and The Man in Black in “The Last Recruit”

You look just like him.

Does it bother you?

No, what bothers me is I have no idea what the hell you are.

Sure you do.

Why John Locke?

Because he was stupid enough to believe he had been brought here for a reason. Because he pursued that belief until it got him killed. And because you were kind enough to bring his body back here in a nice little wooden box.

And he had to be dead before you could look like him?

That's right.

And who else have you looked like?

Jack, what do you really want to ask me?

Our third day here, I chased my father through the jungle, my dead father. Was that you?

Yes, that was me.

Why?

You needed to find water. Jack, I know this must be hard for you to understand, but all I've ever tried to do is help you.

To "help me?" To do what?

Leave! But because Jacob chose you you were trapped on this Island, before you even got here. Now Jacob's dead, we don't need to be trapped here. We can get on a plane and fly away anytime we want.

If we could just get on a plane and fly away, why would you even still be here?

Because it has to be all of us.

What?

John Locke was the only one of us who ever believed in this place. He did everything he could to keep us from leaving this Island.

John Locke was not a believer, Jack. He was a sucker.