Alby takes Thomas up to the tower and tells him the rules of the Glade. He introduces Thomas to Newt, the second-in-command of the Gladers, who he says will be in charge when Alby isn't around. Alby, the leader of the Gladers, approaches the Pit, introduces himself to Thomas, gets him out of the Pit, and gives him a tour of the Glade. Thomas gets thrown into the Pit by two boys. Thomas gets up and looks around the Glade. The Gladers, who have arrived in the Glade three years before Thomas arrived, gather around Thomas, who gets up and starts to run, but trips and falls, causing the Gladers to laugh at this. Gally opens the doors of the Box and gets Thomas out of the Box. Thomas wakes up in the Box with no memory. He is Teresa, Newt, Minho, and Frypan's best friend and fellow Glader, Gally's former rival, current best friend, and fellow Glader, Aris, Brenda, Jorge, Vince, Sonya, and Harriet's best friend and fellow Right Arm member, and the last male Glader.Īs a young adult, Thomas is portrayed by Dylan O'Brien, who also portrays Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf, Mitch Rapp in American Assassin, Sam Taylor in Amazing Stories, and Joel Dawson in Love and Monsters, and voices Bumblebee in the 2018 film of the same name.Īs a young child, he is portrayed by Luke Gallegos. Thomas, originally named Stephen, is the titular main protagonist of the Maze Runner series. ~ Thomas to Gally before stopping him from cutting off Teresa's finger.
(Gally: What are you, squeamish? I guarantee you she's done a lot worse to Minho.) We don't necessarily need her, right? Not all of her. ~ Thomas vowing to rescue Minho after he was captured by the World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department (WICKED/WCKD). It's about everyone WCKD has ever taken, everyone they WILL take. It's not just about Minho, it's about all of us. This, what you're talking about, is impossible.) So if there is any way that we could help him, trust me, I would be up there, standing next to you. (Vince: Hey, kid, look around you, alright? WCKD just kicked our ass. I made a promise to Minho that I wouldn't leave him behind.
~ Thomas explaining that there will not be a cure for the Flare. (Teresa Agnes: It stops when we find a cure.) How many more people is it gonna take? How many more kids do they have to round up, torture, kill? Huh? When the hell does it stop? I remember watching my friends die in front of me. I remember that they sent me into the Maze. We were put here, okay? We were trapped here. ~ Thomas's reaction after Teresa betrays them. Teresa, what have you done? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!