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Fake beard

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Tom, one of the Others, used a fake beard as well as some ragged clothes as a disguise during his encounters with the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. Along with Tom, all of the Others that encountered the castaways wore ragged clothes in order to create the impression that they are uncivilized and undeveloped, and to hide the fact that they live in houses and are more advanced than they look.

Tom removes his beard at the Pala Ferry dock. ("Live Together, Die Alone")  (promotional still)

In one of Claire's flashes from the time she was held captive by the Others, Tom approached Ethan in the Staff, visible to Claire's field of vision. He was not wearing his clothes or his beard, but looked clean and shaved.

About a month after these events, Claire, along with Kate and Danielle Rousseau discovered the station and found a locker room where the beard, theatrical glue and some ragged clothes were contained. ("Maternity Leave")

The glue had the same style of label as the Vials. It also had RX-1 GND written on it, suggesting that the disguises are part of the DHARMA Initiative experiments.

During the prisoners exchange at the Pala Ferry dock, Kate revealed to Tom that they know his beard is fake. Tom then removed his fake beard, commenting that it itches. When Ben arrived to the dock with the Others' boat, he asked Tom where his beard is. Tom said that the survivors know it is fake.

Tom with and without the beard

Unanswered questions

Unanswered questions
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For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Fake beard/Theories
  • While Tom's beard is grey, the beard found in the Staff was brown. How many of the Others are using fake beards?
  • Why is a vial of theatrical glue, which has nothing to do with medicine, marked with the logo of the Staff?

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