Lucas Scott

Lucas Scott
Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott
Portrayed by	Chad Michael Murray
First appearance	Pilot (episode 1.01)
Created by	Mark Schwahn
In-universe information Occupation Author/Coach Family Dan Scott (father) Karen Roe (mother) Keith Scott (surrogate father/uncle,deceased) Nathan Scott (half-brother) Lily Roe Scott (half-sister/cousin) Other relatives James Scott (nephew/godchild) Royal Scott (grandfather) May Scott (grandmother) Haley James Scott (sister-in-law) Oliver Roe (grandfather) Cynthia Roe (grandmother) Eugene Roe (great-grandfather)

Lucas Eugene Scott is a fictional character on the CW television series One Tree Hill, played by Chad Michael Murray. Lucas is Nathan Scott’s half-brother and former rival, and must balance his tumultuous relationships with his father Dan Scott and the two girls in his life, Peyton Sawyer and Brooke Davis. He later becomes the brother-in-law of Haley James Scott, half-brother and cousin to Lily Roe Scott and uncle to Jamie Scott.

In that moment my triumph was not a state championship, but simple clarity. The realization that we had always been meant for each other and every instinct to the contrary had simply been a denial of the following truth: I was now and would always be in love with Peyton Sawyer

— Lucas Scott

Casting

Chad Michael Murray was the first person to be cast for One Tree Hill. The producers were originally unsure as to who Murray would play. Series creator Mark Schwahn wanted him to play the character of Nathan Scott, since Murray had played a bad guy several times before. He felt it was only natural to give him this role. Murray, however, wanted to portray Lucas, due to a connection he felt with the character. He felt that he could inhabit the character as the two share several similarities. Murray's mother left him when he was young, and Lucas was abandoned by his father. Murray's passion for the role led the producers to cast him as Lucas.

Fictional character biography

Lucas Scott is the son of Dan Scott and Karen Roe, and the nephew of Keith Scott; he has a younger half brother, Nathan Scott, on his father's side and a younger half-sister, Lily Roe Scott, on his mother's side (she is also his cousin through Keith). He was raised by his mother after his father abandoned them to marry Deb Lee, Nathan’s mother; uncle Keith, who always feelings for Karen, took over the father figure role. Lucas grew up in Tree Hill, a small North Carolina town, along with his best friend and now sister-in-law Haley James. He is interested in literature and basketball.

Season 1

At the beginning of season one, Lucas is recruited by coach Whitey Durham to play in the Ravens basketball team after most of the players are suspended for drunk-driving. He soon has troubles with his half-brother Nathan, who is also the Ravens captain, because Nathan wants to remain the star of the team and feels threatened by Lucas's arrival. Encouraged by Dan, who also wants Lucas off the team, Nathan and his teammates make life difficult for Lucas, on one occasion kidnapping him and throwing him into a ditch. Nevertheless, Lucas is determined to stay on the team (although he removes the name "Scott" from his jersey). Lucas is also attracted to Peyton Sawyer (Nathan's girlfriend), who is disgusted by Nathan's behaviour towards his brother and breaks up with him. Nathan retaliates by pursuing Lucas's best friend Haley, who agrees to tutor Nathan in return for him leaving Lucas alone. Lucas and Peyton almost have a fling, but she halts it when Lucas reveals the depth of his feelings towards her, as Peyton doesn't want anything serious. Lucas then starts seeing Peyton's best friend Brooke Davis, causing Peyton to realize the mistake she has made. After a night spent in a motel together, Peyton kisses Lucas. For a while, they see each other behind Brooke's back. Haley finds out that Lucas is cheating on Brooke and this, along with the fact that Haley is seeing Nathan, causes a rift in her and Lucas's friendship. On the night that Peyton is about to tell Brooke about their relationship, Lucas and Keith are involved in a car accident; Keith had been drinking as he was nervous about seeing Karen who had gone to Italy for 6 weeks. Lucas is saved by Dan, who is present at the scene, and for the first time in the series calls Lucas his son, so that Lucas can get immediate treatment. Lucas wakes up from a short coma and makes up with Haley and to an extent Nathan. He breaks up with Brooke to be with Peyton, but Brooke discovers everything and ends her friendship with Peyton and Lucas. Lucas's feelings towards Dan are challenged when he learns that Dan wanted joint custody of Lucas, but Karen refused. He also finds himself in Dan's position when Brooke claims to be pregnant, although this turns out to be false. Feeling frustrated at not being able to play basketball due to his his injury, Lucas goes to a bar, where he meets Nicki and they have a one-night stand. When Peyton finds out about this, she rejects Lucas and renews her friendship with Brooke. Lucas's relationship with Nathan improves as Lucas realises that he got a better deal than Nathan who is damaged as a result of being raised by Dan. In the final game of the season, the Ravens are coached by Dan as Whitey is in hospital. The Ravens lose after Dan allows the still-injured Lucas to play. Afterwards Lucas and Nathan are united in standing up to Dan and Nathan too removes the "Scott" from his shirt. Wanting a fresh start, Lucas decides to leave town with Keith. Lucas and Nathan have a final conversation where Nathan calls Lucas his brother and Lucas says "I'll miss you, little brother". Before leaving with Keith he goes to say goodbye to Haley and discovers that she and Nathan have got married.

Season 2

Lucas and Keith return to Tree Hill after Dan has a heart attack. Lucas tries to make up for his behaviour with Peyton and Brooke and becomes friends with both of them. He also starts seeing new girl Anna Taggaro, but they break up amicably when Anna is confused about her sexuality. Lucas realizes that he has romantic feelings for Brooke and begins to focus on building on a relationship with her, even though she is seeing Anna's brother Felix. Lucas discovers that he has inherited Dan's heart condition, but does not tell anyone except Dan. After discovering that Dan's new girlfriend Jules was actually hired by Dan to break Keith's heart, Lucas agrees to move in with Dan if he leaves Keith alone and pays for Lucas's heart medication. This sets Lucas at odds with his mother as she can't believe that Lucas would want to live with Dan rather than her. It also causes a new rift between Lucas and Nathan as Nathan feels that Lucas is replacing him and is bitter about Haley's departure to go on tour singing. Lucas and Karen are reconciled when she learns half of the reason he is staying with Dan, which is to protect Keith. This plan to protect his uncle fails when Jules leaves Keith at the altar and Keith leaves town after discovering that Lucas and Karen knew that she was hired by Dan.

Lucas discovers Deb's painkiller addiction and decides to avenge all of Dan's victims. He find a stash of cash and an incriminating ledger in the attic at Dan's dealership, and plans to expose Dan's illegal dealings, but ultimately fails as Dan has also incriminated Deb. Dan then reveals that the whole thing was a set up to test Lucas's loyalty, which Lucas failed. He loses Dan's college fund for him (which Dan had been saving since Lucas was a baby) and even his heart medication. Nathan also ends his friendship with Lucas after discovering that Lucas had planned to bring Dan down and visited Haley behind Nathan's back in an attempt to patch up her and Nathan's marriage. Lucas does however kiss Brooke in the season finale and confesses that he wants to be with her, but she still leaves for California to spend the summer with her parents. Ultimately, it is just Lucas and a broken hearted Peyton (after boyfriend Jake left her) for the summer.

Season 3

After the summer, Lucas remains at odds with Dan, who accuses Lucas of starting the fire at the dealership that nearly killed him. Dan tries to strangle Lucas on the basketball court, but Peyton, having learned the truth from Lucas, tells Dan that Lucas actually saved him from the fire. Lucas also protects the true arsonist: Deb. Lucas and Nathan continue to argue over Nathan's treatment of the returned Haley, and have a public fight after Lucas accuses Nathan of being just like Dan. Lucas struggles to pay for his heart medication and steals money from his mother, which Haley sees, forcing Lucas to tell her about his condition.

Lucas begins a non-exclusive relationship with Brooke and uses Rachel Gatina to make her jealous, but a series of events leads Brooke to sleep with Chris Keller, tearing them apart. Later, he forgives her after she gives him the 82 letters she wrote to him during her vacations and didn't send.

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Brooke and Lucas in "Over the Hills and Far Away" (episode 3.21)

Keith returns and he and Karen finally get together and become engaged. Keith also plans to adopt Lucas. Tragedy strikes when Lucas's former friend Jimmy Edwards brings a gun to school and fires it, accidentally hitting Peyton and causing a lockdown. Lucas goes into the school to rescue Peyton, and they are confronted by Jimmy with the gun. Keith appears and persuades Jimmy to let Lucas and Peyton go. Jimmy then turns the gun on himself, not having meant to hurt anyone, but Dan, jealous of Keith's relationship with Karen and believing that Keith was the one who tried to kill him in the fire, shoots Keith dead, making it look as though Jimmy killed Keith and then himself.

Lucas is devastated by Keith's death and tears apart the flowers outside Jimmy's locker. However, he later attends Jimmy's funeral and comforts Jimmy's mother, knowing that it is what Keith would have wanted. Karen is also inconsolable and blames Lucas for going into the school. After seeing the effect of Keith's death on his mother, Lucas decides to finally tell Whitey, Nathan and Karen about his heart condition and quits basketball. He goes on a university tour with his mother and realises that he wants to become a writer. He is also Nathan's best man for his second wedding to Haley. He and Brooke break up for good during the wedding when Brooke learns that Lucas kissed Peyton during the school shooting.

Season 4

Lucas tries to get Brooke back, but realizes it is not what she wants and maybe not what is meant to be. He saves Peyton from an internet stalker "Psycho Derek". He also helps Karen, who is pregnant with Keith's baby, and plans on going to the University of North Carolina when he graduates so that he can be close to home in case she needs him. Dan also helps Karen with her pregnancy, wanting to make amends for Keith's death. After talking with Dan, Karen persuades Whitey to let Lucas play 15 minutes a game, so as not to let him miss out on something he loves. Brooke and Lucas try again but realize they are over, prompting Peyton to confess her feelings for Lucas. Lucas then discovers that Nathan is planning to throw the state championship game because of his debts. Lucas plans to prevent this, and deliberately fails to take his heart medication in order to play better, but Nathan is inspired by learning that he's going to have a son and they win, with Lucas making the winning shot.

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Lucas and Peyton in "Some You Give Away" (episode 4.09)

During the celebration, Lucas, after receiving Brooke's blessing, sees Peyton and tells her that she is the one he wants standing next to him when all his dreams come true. They become a couple at the after-party, but happiness is short-lived when Haley gets hit by a car and Lucas tries to tell the paramedics what happened, only to suffer a heart attack. As he is in the hospital, Lucas dreams that he is visited by Keith, who shows Lucas what life would have been like if he had been a lesser person. In the end, Lucas realizes that he has to go back to his life because he never told Peyton that he loves her. Lucas wakes up and begins a relationship with Peyton.

Thanks to an assignment, Lucas bonds with Glenda Farrell. He entrusts her the first draft of his novel. He begins to investigate Keith's death, as the Keith in his dream suggested that Jimmy didn't kill him, but he also starts getting closer to Dan, who tells Karen he wants a bigger part in Lucas's life. Lucas discovers the truth about Dan thanks to witness Abby Brown. He attacks Dan after walking in on him and Karen kissing, and tells Karen that Dan killed Keith, but Dan convinces Karen that Lucas is delusional and needs help. Lucas then steals Deb's gun and confronts Dan in front of Karen, having set him up by sending him a message from "Abby". Karen collapses and Lucas fires a warning shot at Dan, telling him not to touch her. Karen is rushed to hospital with eclampsia and has an emergency c-section. Lucas is given a half-sister, who is named Lily Roe Scott when Karen regains consciousness. Dan turns himself in for Keith's murder. Lucas graduates and gets as a reward his book (An Unkindness of Ravens) from his mother. That same day, he becomes an uncle with the birth of Nathan and Haley's son, James Lucas Scott, partly named after him. Lucas is named the godfather of James and announces that he will be assisting Whitey as Nathan's college basketball coach.

Missing years

One year from Season 4, Lucas becomes the head coach of the Cobras, his college basketball team. Thinking about his future, he goes to see Peyton and asks her to marry him. She declines, feeling that it is too soon. As he is about to leave LA, his novel is picked up by a fresh new editor, Lindsey, and after about a year of editing, quickly becomes a best seller. Soon after, he is scheduled to have a book signing in LA, where Peyton is living and working. Having missed her, he calls her and invites her to come to the signing. Peyton comes, but she witnesses Lindsey giving Lucas a congratulatory kiss, and assumes they are in a relationship and leaves thinking there is no hope for her and Lucas. Lucas thinks that Peyton did not bother to come, and consequently begins dating Lindsey..

Season 5

Lucas is suffering from a writer's block and is under pressure from his editor and girlfriend Lindsey. He is also trying to help Haley with her son Jamie. When Peyton comes back home, she reveals to him that she did come to the signing, and then inspires him by repeating his quote: "Your art matters". When he tells Peyton that the bartender she is flirting with at the Clothes Over Bros store opening is not good enough for her, it becomes obvious that despite his relationship with Lindsey, he still loves Peyton.

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Lucas and Jamie hanging out

After remembering the night he proposed, he goes straight to her house. When Peyton begins to antagonize Lindsey, he goes to confront her, but things escalate into a verbal fight about the break up. A little bit later Peyton confesse her feelings and he kisses her back but proposes to Lindsey leading Peyton to tell him that she will bury her feelings so that he can be happy. He then wins his first game as the Ravens coach although all the girls miss it by getting locked in the library. He then has to go to Dan's parole and speak up in order to have him stay locked up. He decides to have Nathan as his best man and then fuses his bachelor party with Lindsey's, hoping he will get Nathan back together with Haley. He also gives Haley his new book and she tells him not to marry Lindsey after reading it. . Lucas proceeds with the wedding, but Lindsey stops him after realizing his book is about Peyton. She leaves him and when he chases after her, he sees Lindsey's bags packed. After a confrontation, she leaves him, saying "People always leave, Luke. You know that.".

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