Changes: Ancient dagger

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Dogen owned a long knife which he claimed could be used to kill The Man in Black. ("Sundown")

After Claire entered the Temple, Dogen summoned Sayid and told him to stab the Man in Black in the chest with the knife, before the Man had a chance to speak. It was stated that once the Man in Black spoke, it would be too late. After the Man in Black greeted Sayid, Sayid directly stabbed the Man's chest, which had no effect. The Man in Black claimed it was a ruse by Dogen to have him kill Sayid.

When confronted by the fact that the knife didn't work, Dogen did not deny the ruse. He was drowned by Sayid before Sayid used the knife to slit Lennon's throat. ("Sundown")

The knife is given to Richard Alpert by The Man in Black to kill Jacob, but he is disarmed in a fight with Jacob, who convinces him not to kill him. ("Ab Aeterno")

Unanswered questions

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What was the real purpose of the knife?
Why could the knife stab MIB when normal bullets had no effect?

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 When confronted by the fact that the knife didn't work, Dogen did not deny the ruse. He was drowned by Sayid before Sayid used the knife to slit [[Lennon]]'s throat. {{crossref|6x06}}
-The knife is given to [[Richard Alpert]] by The Man in Black to kill [[Jacob]], but he is disarmed in a [[Conflict | fight]] with Jacob, who convinces him not to kill him.
+The knife is given to [[Richard Alpert]] by The Man in Black to kill [[Jacob]], but he is disarmed in a [[Conflict | fight]] with Jacob, who convinces him not to kill him. {{crossref|6x09}}
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