Tailies

The "Tailies" are those survivors who sat in the rear section of Oceanic Flight 815. The tail section tore off and landed on a different side of the Island than the plane's middle section. They initially included 22 people but were unknowingly joined by a spy from the Others, Goodwin, only moments after the crash. Ana Lucia took lead of this group of survivors.

In their first night on the Island, three of the tailies were taken by an attack party of the Others. At the same time, two of the Others were killed by the tailies. It was decided to remain on the beach to keep a signal fire burning for possible rescue parties. Four of the tailenders died of their injuries in the subsequent days. Two weeks after the crash, the Others struck again and nine more were taken, including the children, Emma and Zack. Two adults of these nine later joined the Others, as is apparent by their later appearance as part of the Others background (#8 and #9). One of the Others was also killed. It was then decided to move into the jungle.

The 15th day the tailies made camp next to a small stream. Nathan was held prisoner in a makeshift pit and starved by Ana Lucia, who believed he was the spy. After Ana Lucia promised to start cutting his fingers off, he was freed by Goodwin who broke his neck after he escaped from the pit. After the disappearance of Nathan, the tailenders started moving again.

Burying Donald — Libby, Cindy and Bernard at Donald's funeral

The 27th day the tailenders discovered and moved into the abandoned DHARMA initiative station, the Arrow. In a box they discovered a radio. Goodwin, accompanied by Ana Lucia, took this radio to higher ground to get a signal. However in the meantime Ana Lucia confronted Goodwin, killing him in the struggle that followed. According to Ben, Goodwin liked Ana Lucia and advocated that she be considered "worthy" (presumably of becoming an Other).

On the 45th day, thinking they were Others, the tailenders captured Sawyer, Michael and Jin when these three washed up on shore. They first held the captives in the pit and then brought them to the Arrow station.

When the existence of the main survivor's group was revealed, the tailies decided to trek across the Island, staying close to the shoreline and carrying a wounded Sawyer. Shortly before arriving at the main camp, Cindy disappeared, and in the confusion Ana Lucia accidentally shot and killed Shannon.

In the end, when the tail-end and the middle section survivors were reunited, only four tailies remained: Ana Lucia, Mr. Eko, Libby, and Bernard. After the murders of Ana Lucia and Libby, and Eko's death in "The Cost of Living", Bernard remains the only tail section survivor that is neither dead nor captured (and was in fact only in the tail section to use the restroom). Five of the "taken" tailenders joined the Others: Cindy, Emma, Zack, and two tailies background (#08 and #09).

Status and names of known survivors

Originally 22 people from the tail section of the flight survived the crash. Of them, 12 have been assigned names, and three others have been referred to by nicknames. These names are listed below. Another unnamed survivor (played by Jon Sakata) who calls out for his wife following the crash was credited in "The Other 48 Days".