 During the casting process , Keamy was described as a military type in his late @-@ twenties who does not question orders . Chris Carabott of IGN wrote that " in a show that features characters fraught with uncertainty , Keamy is the polar opposite and his Marine mentality definitely sets him apart . His team has a physical advantage and with the help of Mr. Widmore , they have a tactical advantage as well . Keamy is like a bulldog being thrown into a cage full of kittens ( except for [ Iraqi military torturer ] Sayid ) " . Jay Glatfelter of The Huffington Post , stated that " Keamy is Crazy ! … out of all the bad guys on the Island — past , present , and future — Keamy has to be one of the most dangerous ones . Not because of how big he is , or the weaponry , but his willingness to kill at the drop of a hat . That doesn 't bode well for our Losties [ protagonists ] . " Co @-@ show runner / executive producer / writer Carlton Cuse has stated that he and the other writers create " complex " characters because they " are interested in exploring how good and evil can be embodied in the same characters and [ the writers are also intrigued ] the struggles we all have [ , ] to overcome the dark parts of our souls " ; however , he later clarified that there is an exception : " Keamy 's bad , he knows he 's bad , but he 's ... a guy that does the job . " Damon Lindelof stated that " the great thing about Keamy is that he is like a ... merciless survivor . [ There ] ' s this great moment [ in the season finale ] where he just sort of hackie @-@ sacks [ a grenade thrown at him ] over to where [ his ally ] Omar is standing . Omar is certainly an acceptable casualty as far as Keamy is concerned . " According to a featurette in the Lost : The Complete Fourth Season – The Expanded Experience DVD set , Keamy likes " heavy weaponry " and " physical fitness " and dislikes " negotiations " and " doctors " . 
 During the casting process , Keamy was described as a military type in his late @-@ twenties <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>does</mark></a> not question <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>orders</mark></a> . Chris Carabott of IGN wrote that " in a show <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>features</mark></a> characters fraught with uncertainty , Keamy is the polar opposite and his Marine mentality definitely <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>sets</mark></a> him apart . His team <a href='got' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> a physical advantage and with the help of Mr. Widmore , they <a href='got' title='8'><mark>have</mark></a> a tactical advantage as well . Keamy is like a bulldog being thrown into a cage full of kittens ( except for [ Iraqi military torturer ] Sayid ) " . Jay Glatfelter of The Huffington Post , stated that " Keamy is Crazy ! … out of all the bad guys on the Island — past , present , and future — Keamy <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>has</mark></a> to be one of the most dangerous ones . Not because of how big he is , or the weaponry , but his willingness to kill at the drop of a hat . That doesn 't bode well for our Losties [ protagonists ] . " Co @-@ show runner / executive producer / writer Carlton Cuse <a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>has</mark></a> stated that he and the other writers create " complex " characters because they " <a href='drop_aux' title='11'><mark>are</mark></a>interested in exploring how good and evil can be embodied in the same characters and [ the writers are also intrigued ] the struggles we all have [ , ] to overcome the dark parts of our souls " ; however , he later clarified that <a href='dey_it' title='12'><mark>there</mark></a> is an exception : " Keamy <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>bad , he <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>knows</mark></a> he 's bad , but he 's ... a guy <a href='null_relcl' title='15'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>does</mark></a> the job . " Damon Lindelof stated that " the great thing about Keamy is that he is like a ... merciless survivor . [ There ] ' s this great moment [ in the season finale ] where he just sort of hackie @-@ sacks [ a grenade thrown at him ] over to where [ his ally ] Omar is standing . Omar <a href='drop_aux' title='17'><mark>is</mark></a>certainly an acceptable casualty as far as Keamy is concerned . " According to a featurette in the Lost : The Complete Fourth Season – The Expanded Experience DVD set , Keamy <a href='uninflect' title='18'><mark>likes</mark></a> " heavy weaponry " and " physical fitness " and <a href='uninflect' title='19'><mark>dislikes</mark></a> " negotiations " and " doctors " . 
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