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| '''Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell''', played by ], is a fictional character from the ] ] '']''. | '''Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell''', played by ], is a fictional character from the ] ] '']''. | ||
| Theodore Bagwell was born of both ] and ]; his father had sexually assaulted his ]-afflicted sister, who later gave birth to Theodore. Ever since he was young, Bagwell was constantly in and out of jail, often for vandalism and ]. While in fourth grade, he attempted to set his teacher's house on fire and was sentenced to juvenile hall. During this time, he became a member of the Alliance for Purity, a fictional ] group.<ref> '']''.</ref> As an adult, Bagwell started committing more serious crimes such as ], ], attempted murder, murder, rape, and kidnapping. He is ] and has sexual interests ranging from young teenagers to adults. | Theodore Bagwell was born of both ] and ], as revealed in the episode "]"; his father had sexually assaulted his ]-afflicted sister, who later gave birth to Theodore. Ever since he was young, Bagwell was constantly in and out of jail, often for vandalism and ]. While in fourth grade, he attempted to set his teacher's house on fire and was sentenced to juvenile hall. During this time, he became a member of the Alliance for Purity, a fictional ] group.<ref> '']''.</ref> As an adult, Bagwell started committing more serious crimes such as ], ], attempted murder, murder, rape, and kidnapping. He is ] and has sexual interests ranging from young teenagers to adults. | ||
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| ⚫ | For a time, Bagwell eluded the authorities and pursued a relationship with a single mother named Susan Hollander, who had two children of her own from a previous marriage. |
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| T-Bag quickly became the leader of the Alliance for Purity inside the prison, and under his leadership the gang became so powerful inside the prison that the warden disbanded it and sent T-Bag to Fox River. Upon seeing that there were no Alliance for Purity members at Fox River, he started a new chapter of the gang; its growth granted him significant influence within the prison. He has no qualms about seeking sexual gratification from other inmates, often preying upon younger men. | T-Bag quickly became the leader of the Alliance for Purity inside the prison, and under his leadership the gang became so powerful inside the prison that the warden disbanded it and sent T-Bag to Fox River. Upon seeing that there were no Alliance for Purity members at Fox River, he started a new chapter of the gang; its growth granted him significant influence within the prison. He has no qualms about seeking sexual gratification from other inmates, often preying upon younger men. | ||
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| In the episode "]," on advice from her therapist, Susan visited T-Bag once again in prison, telling him she felt betrayed. T-Bag responded, "You think you’re the only one who feels betrayed? I loved you, Susan. Real love. For the first time in my life. And then to have you do me like that, to just throw me to the dogs, toss me out the back door like bath water." He claimed that he had tried changing for her, but once he was back in prison, he reverted back to his old ways. "You know, some day, I’m gonna get out of here. And don’t think I won’t remember what your front steps look like, Susan." | |||
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| ⚫ | The flashback episode of season one, "]", reveals T-Bag's life three years before ]'s arrival into Fox River. For a time, Bagwell eluded the authorities and pursued a relationship with a single mother named Susan Hollander, who had two children of her own from a previous marriage. Upon seeing that he was a wanted murderer and rapist from '']'', she notified the police. Bagwell was sentenced to ] for six counts each of kidnapping, rape and murder at Donaldson Prison in ]. Susan becomes one of his main objectives for escaping the prison. Her betrayal prompts him to change back to a "monster". | ||
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| ⚫ | Upon the arrival of ] (]) into Fox River, T-Bag had wanted to ensnare him as his personal playmate, but was unsuccessful. In episode "Allen", a race riot broke out and his "special friend" was amongst those who were fatally wounded. Believing Scofield had done it, T-Bag sought revenge but was stopped by ] (]). | ||
| ⚫ | During the second riot in two-part episode "Riots, Drills and the Devil", T-Bag learns of the escape and threatens to tell the guards if Michael and the others do not include him. Despite their unanimous disgust for T-Bag, the others have no choice but to agree. However, when the group discovered in episode "]" that they have one too many for a successful escape, John Abruzzi gives T-Bag an ultimatum: back out of the escape or die. In a twist, T-Bag proceeds to slash Abruzzi's throat. The wounded man is then evacuated by helicopter to a Chicago hospital. Abruzzi later returns in episode "]". T-Bag makes a second attempt, but is stopped by ] (]), who reminds him that Abruzzi is providing their transportation. | ||
| During the same riot in which he discovered Michael's escape plan, he held Bob, a ], hostage, and stabbed him to death when the ] intervened. After the riot, Captain Bellick tried to track down Bob's killer, so T-Bag forced his cellmate Seth "Cherry" Hoffner to frame another inmate, Christopher Trokey, for the C.O.'s death in episode "]." Sure enough, Trokey was assumed to be guilty, and was sent to the ], or Solitary Housing Unit. | During the same riot in which he discovered Michael's escape plan, he held Bob, a ], hostage, and stabbed him to death when the ] intervened. After the riot, Captain Bellick tried to track down Bob's killer, so T-Bag forced his cellmate Seth "Cherry" Hoffner to frame another inmate, Christopher Trokey, for the C.O.'s death in episode "]." Sure enough, Trokey was assumed to be guilty, and was sent to the ], or Solitary Housing Unit. | ||
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| Left on his own, T-Bag begins to search for a way to reattach his hand. He forces Dr. Marvin Gudat, a veterinarian, to ] without any ]. After his hand is re-attatched by the second episode "]", he kills Dr. Gudat via a lethal injection, steals his clothing and his car, bleaches his hair blonde, and heads for Utah. His ultimate aim became acquiring the D. B. Cooper money hidden by ] (]). | |||
| T-Bag stopped at a ] gas station, and narrowly evaded police surrounding his stolen ]. He feigned being a former ] stationed in ] and blamed the stolen SUV on a "]" in the bathroom, whom he conveniently planted the keys on before meeting the police. T-Bag then got a ride with a veteran who was present at the gas station to a nearby motel. After seeing the veteran's daughter, T-Bag later attempted to get "close" to her, and essentially rape her; however, the girl ran, told her father and a presumed fight ensued with the father picking up an iron. T-Bag was later seen leaving the motel in the station wagon belonging to the veteran, while wearing his hat. He passed the daughter on his way out, gave her a dark glare, and drove off. | |||
| He eventually arrived in ] before Lincoln and Michael and stole the map for the site where Westmoreland's money is buried, along with ]. He was captured by Lincoln and Michael and eventually put into the trunk of their vehicle. After sending the brothers off to get the map from Tweener, he proceeded to memorize and eat the map, forcing Lincoln and Michael to include him in their search for the money. When they arrived at where the the burial site was supposed to be, the three of them were shocked to discover that a housing subdivision is built over the area. | |||
| In episode "]," after ascertaining the precise location of the burial site using his self-promoted "]", the escapees pretended to be an electrical repair crew and gained access to the house now built over it. To gain more time for the cons, T-Bag flirted excessively with the female home owner, only to learn she was more interested in Lincoln. When Michael entered the house to check on T-Bag's situation with the home owner, he found them both missing. Alarmed, he found her in the master bedroom. A cop was seen approaching the house, suggesting that she called the police. T-Bag promptly took her hostage with a hammer to her throat. | |||
| It turned out, however, that the cop was actually the daughter of the home owner. She was also subdued, and both women were tied up, despite C-Note's disapproval. The escapees then proceeded to continue digging, while also watching ] coverage of the escape. T-Bag used his "disability" to get out of digging. When the money was found, he expressed interest in going to Thailand and getting a hand transplant, since the reattachment was failing. Along with his fellow escapees, he found himself held hostage when Sucre turns on them towards the end of the episode, "]." However, this holdup was a sham perpetuated by Michael and Sucre in order to keep the money for just themselves and Lincoln; unfortunately for them, T-Bag switched the bag the money was in for a bag with magazines in it. | |||
| After hiding the five million dollars in a locker at a train station, T-Bag went to find Susan, the woman who had turned him in, only to discover that she had moved away and the house was up for sale. Later, Brad Bellick and Roy Geary traced the path of the money to T-Bag and followed him to Susan's house to assault and capture him. They proceeded to torture him to discover the location of the five million dollars. When Bellick and Geary untied T-Bag, he struggled, and the key to the locker containing the money was thrown across the room. T-Bag quickly swallowed the key, forcing Bellick and Geary to tie him to a toilet and give him laxatives until he passed the key. | |||
| Along the way, T-Bag's character as a villain in the series is emphasized by his deceit and crimes. In episode "]", he avoids arrest by planting his stolen car keys into another man, followed by his intent to rape a girl and a fight with the girl's father, which he won. Stealing the man's car, he eventually arrives ] in the next episode before Lincoln and Michael, and steals the map for the site where Westmoreland's money is buried, along with ] (]). However, when he is captured by Lincoln and Michael, he proceeds to memorize and eat the map, forcing Lincoln and Michael to include him in their search for the money. The next two episodes follow the group as they are subsequently joined by C-Note and ] (]), and the dig for Westmoreland's money. However, the situation is escalated when T-Bag forces them to take the occupants hostage. After they retrieve the money, T-Bag fools his comrades by switching the bag of money with a bag with magazines in it, after Sucre had demanded to be given the total sum of the money. | |||
| After the key was retrieved, Bellick tied T-Bag's bad hang to a radiator and called 911, telling them that a burglar has broken into his house. T-Bag attempted to free himself as police sirens were heard nearby, but to no avail. Finally, a desperate T-Bag managed to tear himself free by severing off his newly attatched hand. | |||
| In episodes "]" and "]", after hiding the five million dollars in a locker at a train station, T-Bag goes to find Susan but is captured by ] (]) and ] (]) instead. They proceed to torture him to discover the location of the five million dollars and eventually, forces the key out of him, after he had swallowed it. Before leaving, Bellick calls the police and leaves T-Bag tied to a radiator. | |||
| Meanwhile, Geary had betrayed Bellick and left with the money, spending it on a high class hotel room, complete with hookers. Little did Geary know, T-Bag had left a tracking device inside the bag. T-Bag easily found Geary, who tried to make a deal with the escaped convict. Unfortunately for him, T-Bag ignored his pleas and instead killed him by apparently bashing his head in with a broken wine bottle before indulging himself on Geary's room service. | |||
| A desperate T-Bag manages to tear himself free by severing off his newly attatched hand at the start of the episode "]". By using his tracking device he had placed inside the bag of money, T-Bag tracks the money to a high class hotel room, occupied by Geary. Before leaving with the money, T-Bag kills Geary and frames Bellick for the murder. This results in Bellick's arrest in the following episode. | |||
| In the episode "Disconnect," we learn that Bagwell framed Bellick for the murder of Geary. While in Geary's hotel room, T-Bag finds a credit card receipt in Bellick's name. Bagwell planted the receipt in Geary's hand with his finger pointing to Bellick's name. This along with the voice mail message Bellick left stating that he was going to gut Geary "by the stern," was enough evidence to formally charge Bellick with Geary's murder. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Template:Prison Break character Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell, played by Robert Knepper, is a fictional character from the Fox television series Prison Break.
Theodore Bagwell was born of both incest and rape, as revealed in the episode "Riots, Drills and the Devil (Part One)"; his father had sexually assaulted his Down syndrome-afflicted sister, who later gave birth to Theodore. Ever since he was young, Bagwell was constantly in and out of jail, often for vandalism and torturing animals. While in fourth grade, he attempted to set his teacher's house on fire and was sentenced to juvenile hall. During this time, he became a member of the Alliance for Purity, a fictional white supremacist group. As an adult, Bagwell started committing more serious crimes such as battery, assault, attempted murder, murder, rape, and kidnapping. He is bisexual and has sexual interests ranging from young teenagers to adults.
T-Bag quickly became the leader of the Alliance for Purity inside the prison, and under his leadership the gang became so powerful inside the prison that the warden disbanded it and sent T-Bag to Fox River. Upon seeing that there were no Alliance for Purity members at Fox River, he started a new chapter of the gang; its growth granted him significant influence within the prison. He has no qualms about seeking sexual gratification from other inmates, often preying upon younger men.
Appearances
T-Bag is part of the main group of characters in the series. After guest-starring in the series' second episode, "Allen," T-Bag became one of the main characters thereafter.
Season 1
The flashback episode of season one, "Brother's Keeper", reveals T-Bag's life three years before Michael Scofield's arrival into Fox River. For a time, Bagwell eluded the authorities and pursued a relationship with a single mother named Susan Hollander, who had two children of her own from a previous marriage. Upon seeing that he was a wanted murderer and rapist from America's Most Wanted, she notified the police. Bagwell was sentenced to life in prison for six counts each of kidnapping, rape and murder at Donaldson Prison in Alabama. Susan becomes one of his main objectives for escaping the prison. Her betrayal prompts him to change back to a "monster".
Upon the arrival of Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) into Fox River, T-Bag had wanted to ensnare him as his personal playmate, but was unsuccessful. In episode "Allen", a race riot broke out and his "special friend" was amongst those who were fatally wounded. Believing Scofield had done it, T-Bag sought revenge but was stopped by John Abruzzi (Peter Stormare).
During the second riot in two-part episode "Riots, Drills and the Devil", T-Bag learns of the escape and threatens to tell the guards if Michael and the others do not include him. Despite their unanimous disgust for T-Bag, the others have no choice but to agree. However, when the group discovered in episode "Odd Man Out" that they have one too many for a successful escape, John Abruzzi gives T-Bag an ultimatum: back out of the escape or die. In a twist, T-Bag proceeds to slash Abruzzi's throat. The wounded man is then evacuated by helicopter to a Chicago hospital. Abruzzi later returns in episode "The Key". T-Bag makes a second attempt, but is stopped by C-Note (Rockmond Dunbar), who reminds him that Abruzzi is providing their transportation.
During the same riot in which he discovered Michael's escape plan, he held Bob, a C.O., hostage, and stabbed him to death when the National Guard intervened. After the riot, Captain Bellick tried to track down Bob's killer, so T-Bag forced his cellmate Seth "Cherry" Hoffner to frame another inmate, Christopher Trokey, for the C.O.'s death in episode "The Old Head." Sure enough, Trokey was assumed to be guilty, and was sent to the SHU, or Solitary Housing Unit.
T-Bag escaped from Fox River with Michael and six other inmates. To ensure his safety, T-Bag handcuffed himself to Michael. However, his hand was later cut off by Abruzzi. T-Bag was left behind but he attempted to catch up with the escapees.
Season 2
Left on his own, T-Bag begins to search for a way to reattach his hand. He forces Dr. Marvin Gudat, a veterinarian, to reattach his hand without any anesthetic. After his hand is re-attatched by the second episode "Otis", he kills Dr. Gudat via a lethal injection, steals his clothing and his car, bleaches his hair blonde, and heads for Utah. His ultimate aim became acquiring the D. B. Cooper money hidden by Charles Westmoreland (Muse Watson).
Along the way, T-Bag's character as a villain in the series is emphasized by his deceit and crimes. In episode "First Down", he avoids arrest by planting his stolen car keys into another man, followed by his intent to rape a girl and a fight with the girl's father, which he won. Stealing the man's car, he eventually arrives Tooele, Utah in the next episode before Lincoln and Michael, and steals the map for the site where Westmoreland's money is buried, along with Tweener (Lane Garrison). However, when he is captured by Lincoln and Michael, he proceeds to memorize and eat the map, forcing Lincoln and Michael to include him in their search for the money. The next two episodes follow the group as they are subsequently joined by C-Note and Sucre (Amaury Nolasco), and the dig for Westmoreland's money. However, the situation is escalated when T-Bag forces them to take the occupants hostage. After they retrieve the money, T-Bag fools his comrades by switching the bag of money with a bag with magazines in it, after Sucre had demanded to be given the total sum of the money.
In episodes "Unearthed" and "Rendezvous", after hiding the five million dollars in a locker at a train station, T-Bag goes to find Susan but is captured by Brad Bellick (Wade Williams) and Roy Geary (Matt DeCaro) instead. They proceed to torture him to discover the location of the five million dollars and eventually, forces the key out of him, after he had swallowed it. Before leaving, Bellick calls the police and leaves T-Bag tied to a radiator.
A desperate T-Bag manages to tear himself free by severing off his newly attatched hand at the start of the episode "Bolshoi Booze". By using his tracking device he had placed inside the bag of money, T-Bag tracks the money to a high class hotel room, occupied by Geary. Before leaving with the money, T-Bag kills Geary and frames Bellick for the murder. This results in Bellick's arrest in the following episode.
References
External links
- Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell's biography at Fox.com
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