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Pierre Chang
Played by Francois ChauDHARMA Initiative
A DHARMA Initiative astrophysicist known to viewers through the orientation films where he uses aliases like Marvin Candle, Edgar Halliwax, and Mark Wickmund. His multiple aliases and prosthetic arm made him one of the show's earliest recurring mysteries.
Notable Quotes
“Station 3, the Swan, was originally constructed as a laboratory.”
“Do not attempt to use the computer for anything other than entering the code.”
“I'm Dr. Marvin Candle, and this is the orientation film for Station 3 of the DHARMA Initiative.”
Trivia
- Francois Chau filmed orientation videos under multiple character names before it was revealed they were all the same person.
- Pierre Chang's prosthetic arm in the Swan orientation film was later explained in the Season 5 Incident at the construction site.
- The orientation films were shot on different film stocks to make each station's video look authentically degraded.