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==Main appearance==
 
==Main appearance==
   
The other survivors worriedly talked about the food shortage, inspiring Locke to throw a knife into a chair next to [[Sawyer]] and say they can hunt for [[boar]]. Jack then officially met Locke for the first time. Locke described boars' mode of attack and, in detail, how the survivors could hunt them. Sawyer complained that they have just "an itty bitty hunting knife," to which Locke opened his knife case, revealing his large collection.
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The other survivors worriedly talk about the food shortage, inspiring Locke to throw a knife into a chair next to [[Sawyer]] and suggest they hunt for [[boar]]. Jack officially meets Locke for the first time before Locke describes boars' mode of attack and, in detail, how the survivors can kill one. Sawyer complains that they have just "an itty bitty hunting knife", although he does not disagree with the hunting suggestion, to which Locke opens his knife case, revealing his large collection.
   
 
==Full list of appearances==
 
==Full list of appearances==

Revision as of 05:22, 9 October 2014

"Crocodile Locke" is an orchestral piece on the Season 1 soundtrack. Its four-note theme initially represented the mysterious hunter-gatherer side of John Locke's character and soon became his main character theme.

Main appearance

The other survivors worriedly talk about the food shortage, inspiring Locke to throw a knife into a chair next to Sawyer and suggest they hunt for boar. Jack officially meets Locke for the first time before Locke describes boars' mode of attack and, in detail, how the survivors can kill one. Sawyer complains that they have just "an itty bitty hunting knife", although he does not disagree with the hunting suggestion, to which Locke opens his knife case, revealing his large collection.

Full list of appearances

"Crocodile Locke" and its variations play during the following scenes.

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Ben urging Locke to murder his own father. ("The Brig")

Variations

"Closure", "The Final Countdown", "Follow the Leader", "The Island", "Locke-about", "Locke of the Island", "Naomi Phone Home", "The Science of Faith", and "Through the Locke-ing Glass" use the theme from "Crocodile Locke". The theme also influenced his mystery theme, his second motif, and the narrative motif.

Title significance

The piece's name references the Australian hunter Crocodile Dundee and the Elton John song "Crocodile Rock."