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* [[The100:Ontari|Ontari]] <small>(struck in the head with a metal bar while under [[The100:A.L.I.E.|A.L.I.E.]]'s control)</small> | * [[The100:Ontari|Ontari]] <small>(struck in the head with a metal bar while under [[The100:A.L.I.E.|A.L.I.E.]]'s control)</small> | ||
* 364 [[The100:Sky People|Sky People]] in the [[The100:Second Dawn Bunker|bunker]] <small>(alongside [[The100:Marcus Kane|Marcus Kane]]; [[The100:Sky People/The Second Culling|The Second Culling]])</small> | * 364 [[The100:Sky People|Sky People]] in the [[The100:Second Dawn Bunker|bunker]] <small>(alongside [[The100:Marcus Kane|Marcus Kane]]; [[The100:Sky People/The Second Culling|The Second Culling]])</small> | ||
When the 100 find arrive on Earth, they find themselves in a situation in which they must organize their own society, and start to lay down their own rules. Some members of the group seem to live by the law of the jungle but endanger the whole group by doing so, limiting their possibilities for survival. And they must come to terms with their own system of justice: how to deal with criminal acts among themselves? They soon learn how easy it is for hatred and violence to continue spiraling more hatred and violence, until it becomes an unstoppable cycle. Unless someone decides to show an act of clemency. And there the qualities of the true leaders shine, as they learn the value of clemency in order to maintain order and unity. | |||
After some initial skirmishes of the 100 with the Grounders, they try to come to terms and find a way of stopping the bloodshed and live together. The Grounders refer to the 100 as "Skaikru" and to themselves as "Trikru", where "Skai" is a reference to the fact that the 100 descended from the Sky ("sky crew" or "clan"), and "Trikru" similarly means "Tree crew" or "clan". However making a pact with the Grounders seems almost impossible, as they seem to live by the law of vengeance, considering only their own losses even when they are the result of their own attack. A saying ingrained in their culture is: '''"Blood must have blood"'''. But wanting a life for a life is not enough, they are quite a bloodthirsty crowd and would have their scapegoat tortured and bled to death by stabbing by each member of the clan in order to avenge the deaths of their clansmen. The Bible deals with themes of violence and vengeance and clemency ever since the first pages of the Book of Genesis, when Cain kills his brother Abel: God places a mark on Cain's forehead as a warning that no man should lay a hand on him ({{Bible quote|ref=Genesis 4:15}}), lest the cycle of violence never come to an end. | |||
However, eventually the 100 make some progress in their peace treaties, and the two cultures start to have greater respect for one another, especially when they unite in order to defeat a common enemy: the Mountain Men. | |||
The mutual trust is not a simple goal, and a number of betrayals ensue. | |||
== Religious references == | == Religious references == | ||