I Am Who?: He and Teresa actually helped design the Maze that they're trapped in.

Heroic Resolve: When freaked out and frantic, Thomas tends to will himself to overpower enemies or break out of holds.The Hero: The main protagonist of the books.Even more so after she, along with so many others, dies, saving him so he can cure those infected with the Flare. Heartbroken Badass: After Teresa betrays him in The Scorch.Everything that happens to his friends, even when he couldn't do anything about it, is his fault as far as he's concerned. Genius Bruiser: He was a child prodigy leading WICKED after the Purge of the first batch of Creators, as well as extraordinarily fit and a decent fighter, as proven throughout the series.After three books of heartache and bizarre craziness, he finally leads the other boys to safety, gets the freedom he's always wanted and starts a new life.

Earn Your Happy Ending: Played as straight as possible.Determinator: Determined to save his fellow Gladers from the Grievers.If only to keep himself sane from all of the craziness going around his life. Deadpan Snarker: Likes to engage in this from time to time.Childhood Friends: This is what he, Teresa and Aris are revealed to be, having grown up together under WICKED's care.Character Development: Thomas started out as an afraid and helpless glader till he gained more confidence and became an effective leader willing to do anything for his friends, as his leadership helped take down WICKED and reach the safe haven.To a lesser extent, Thomas and Newt as well.As the two really work well with each other during fights. Badass in Distress: When he and Brenda are captured by Cranks in the Scorch.Badass in Charge: Leads the others into escaping with nothing but determination and brains.The Atoner: Though his memories have been erased, he feels an immense amount of guilt for having previously worked with WICKED.He gets his way and he never actually learns what kind of person he was. Amnesiac Dissonance: He is so afraid of having to deal with this that he constantly refuses even the possibility of having his memories restored.Amnesiacs are Innocent: While his friends assure him otherwise, he doesn't think so due to having worked with WICKED before the Swipe.In his quest to find a way out of the maze he is enclosed in, he finds that he may have a connection to this place. 'Ī young man who wakes in an elevator that brings him to 'The Glade'.

But I'd rather risk my life out there than spending the rest of it in here.

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