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| Theodore Bagwell was born of both ] and ]; his father had sexually assaulted and killed his mother, . 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 a ] and has sexual interests ranging from young teenagers to adults. | Theodore Bagwell was born of both ] and ]; his father had sexually assaulted and killed his mother, . 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 a ] and has sexual interests ranging from young teenagers to adults.He go school to school in ] shooting and rapeing students . | ||
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Template:Prison Break character Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell, played by Robert Knepper, is a fictional character from Fox television series Prison Break.
Theodore Bagwell was born of both incest and rape; his father had sexually assaulted and killed his mother, . 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 a bisexual and has sexual interests ranging from young teenagers to adults.He go school to school in Alabama shooting and rapeing students .
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. This was shown as one of the flashback stories featured in "Brother's Keeper". 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 forty counts of kidnapping, rape and murder at Donaldson Prison in Alabama. Later, on advice from her therapist, Susan visited Bagwell once again in prison, telling him she felt betrayed. Bagwell 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."
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 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 granting him significant influence within the prison. He has no qualms about seeking sexual gratification from other inmates, often preying upon younger men to rape them.
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
Upon Michael Scofield's arrival 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.
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, 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
T-Bag, last seen evading the police through the woods, comes upon a campsite in the season premiere. He steals some clothing and more importantly, a cooler to store his severed hand. He wanders into a nearby town, into the clinic of Dr. Marvin Gudat, who he later discovers is a veterinarian. T-Bag threatens the doctor with a screwdriver, telling him to reattach his hand without any anesthetic. When told that nobody can survive such a procedure, T-Bag responds, "I ain't nobody". After his hand was re-attatched in episode "Otis", he then killed Dr. Gudat (via a lethal injection), stole his clothing and his car, bleached his hair blonde, and headed for Utah. His ultimate aim is acquiring the D. B. Cooper money hidden by Charles Westmoreland.
T-Bag stopped at a Friend, Nebraska gas station, and narrowly evaded police surrounding his stolen SUV. He feigned being a former US Marine stationed in Kandahar and blamed the stolen SUV on a "hippie" in the bathroom, whom he conveniently planted the keys on before meeting the police. T-Bag then gets a ride with a veteran who was present at the gas station to a nearby motel. After seeing Jerrys daughter, T-Bag later attempts to get "close" to her, and essentially rape or kill her, however, the girl runs, tells her father and a presumed fight ensues with the father picking up an iron. T-Bag is later seen leaving the motel in the junky station wagon and hat belonging to the veteran, he passes the daughter on his way out, gives her an evil glare, and drives off.
He eventually arrives in Tooele, Utah before Lincoln and Michael and steals the map for the site where Westmoreland's money is buried, along with Tweener. He is captured by Lincoln and Michael, and put into the trunk of their vehicle. After sending the brothers off to get the map from Tweener (it was actually in his possession), he proceeds to memorize and eat the map, forcing Lincoln and Michael to include him in their search for the money. When they arrive at where the burial site is supposed to be, the three of them are shocked to discover that a housing subdivision is built over the area.
In episode "Subdivision", after ascertaining the precise location of the burial site using his self-promoted "photographic memory", the escapees pretend to be an electrical repair crew and gain 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 Burrows. When Scofield entered the house to check on T-Bag's situation with the home owner, he found both missing. Alarmed, he found her in the master bedroom. A cop is seen approaching the house, suggesting that she called the police. T-Bag promptly took her hostage, with a hammer to her throat.
It transpires, however, that the cop is actually the daughter of the home owner. She is also subdued, and both women are tied up, despite C-Note's disapproval. The escapees then proceed to continue digging, while also watching Fox News coverage of the escape. T-Bag uses his "disability" to get out of digging. When the money is found, he expresses interest in going to Thailand and getting a hand transplant (his reattached one is still not working). Along with his fellow escapees, he finds himself held hostage when Sucre turns on them towards in the end of the episode, "Buried". 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 goes to find Susan, the woman who had turned him in. However, Brad Bellick and Roy Geary trace the path of the money to T-Bag and follow him to Susan's house to assault and capture him. They proceed to torture him to discover the location of the five million dollars. When Bellick and Geary untie T-Bag, he struggles, and the key to the locker containing the money is thrown across the room. T-Bag quickly swallows the key, forcing Bellick and Geary to tie him to a toilet and give him laxatives until he "passes" the key.
After T-Bag passes the key, Bellick ties his bad arm to a radiator and calls 911, telling them that a burglar has broken into his house. T-Bag is last seen attempting to free himself as police sirens are heard nearby.
References
External links
- Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell's biography at Fox.com
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