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) Nathan Scott (half-brother) Lily Scott (half-sister/cousin) Other relatives Keith Scott (uncle, deceased) James Scott (nephew/godchild) Royal Scott (grandfather) May Scott (grandmother) Haley James Scott (sister-in-law)

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 half-brother to Lily Scott and uncle to James Scott.

I'm the guy for you, Brooke Davis... you'll see.

— Lucas Scott

Fictional character biography

Lucas Scott is the son of Dan Scott (Paul Johansson) and Karen Roe (Moira Kelly), and the nephew of Keith Scott (Craig Sheffer); he has a younger half brother, Nathan Scott (James Lafferty), and a younger half-sister named Lily Roe Scott. He was raised by his mother after his father abandoned them to marry Deb Lee (Barbara Alyn Woods), Nathan’s mother; uncle Keith, who has always had a crush on 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 (Bethany Joy Galeotti).

He is interested in literature and basketball.

Season 1

At the beginning of season one, Lucas is recruited by coach Whitey Durham (Barry Corbin) 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' arrival.

He is also attracted to Peyton Sawyer (Nathan's girlfriend) and has a fling with her after she breaks up with Nathan, only to have her cut it off because she doesn't want anything serious and is scared.

He then hooks up with Brooke Davis, but Peyton, after she realizes the mistake she has made, tries to get back with him. After a night spent in a motel together, Peyton kisses Lucas, causing sparks to light up between them. Lucas realizes that he wants to be with Peyton romantically. Due to their complicated relationship with Brooke, they find it hard to tell her about their feelings for each other. For a while, they see each other behind Brooke's back. On the night that Peyton is about to tell Brooke about their relationship, Lucas is involved in a car accident; Keith has been drinking as he was nervous about seeing Lucas' mom who has gone to Italy for 6 weeks. Lucas is actually 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. After Lucas wakes up from a short coma, he breaks up with Brooke to be with Peyton, but Brooke discovers everything and ends her friendship with Peyton, and any sort of relationship with Lucas (she had agreed to be his friend before she knew). Feeling frustrated with his injury and alone, Lucas goes to a bar, where he meets Nicki (Emmanuelle Vaugier), and they have a one-night stand. When Peyton finds out about this, she rejects Lucas' friendship and regains her friendship with Brooke. They all stay at odds until he decides to leave Tree Hill as he is concerned about the person he was becoming, and at the end of the season leaves with Keith because he wants to start over and become a better person. His relationship with Nathan also improves since they both realise that they have much in common, including hatred towards Dan, but also their relationships with Haley. She brings them together through her relationship with Nathan and at the end, they share a poignant moment, when Nathan calls Lucas his brother and Lucas does the same in concerns to Nathan.

Season 2

In Season 2, Lucas comes back to Tree Hill because of Dan's heart attack and because he wants to see how Nathan is coping. As relationships with Peyton and Brooke are back to being friendships, he hooks up with school newbie Anna Taggaro. He soon realizes that he has romantic feelings for Brooke and begins to focus more on building on a relationship with her, even though she goes out with Felix. When Haley goes on a tour with the Wreckers, Nathan spirals downward and this slowly builds a new rift between the brothers. Lucas finds out that he inherited Dan's HCM, but does not tell anyone.

He is forced by Dan to live in his home because of his sickness (Dan buys Lucas' medication for him) and to protect Keith, whose girlfriend was actually hired by Dan. This sets him at odds with his mother as she can't believe that after all Dan had done, that Lucas would want to move in with Dan. He reconciles with her towards the end of the season as he tells her the true reason why he is staying with Dan, which is to protect Keith.

Lucas discovers Deb's medicament addiction and decides to avenge all of Dan's victims, but ultimately fails. He loses Dan's college fund for him (which Dan had supposedly set up for Lucas when Lucas was younger) and Nathan's friendship, since the latter was trying to rebuild his old family, to make life better for his mom Deb. Lucas visits Haley in New York behind Nathan's back. Nathan, after being told by Lucas himself of his plans to bring down Dan, feels as though he can't trust Lucas and he doesn't need any more people like that in his life. 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 him and a broken hearted Peyton (after boyfriend Jake left her) for the summer.

Season 3

In Season 3, Lucas begins a non-exclusive relationship with Brooke and uses Rachel 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. The Chris Keller incident also reunites him with Nathan. However, they have an awkward beginning with Nathan rejecting his attempts at making peace and getting back to the way they were in Season 2. The issue of Haley and how Nathan is treating her causes a big problem, which is later resolved.

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

Lucas' mother and Keith finally get together and become engaged. Keith is also going to adopt him, but Keith is killed by Dan, who holds Keith responsible for the dealership fire (although it was Deb), which Lucas saved him from. Lucas has a hard time trying to heal from Keith's death, as Keith was the primary father figure in his life (but he doesn't know Dan was the murderer), however, thanks to Whitey, Deb and Haley, he gets over it. After seeing the effect of Keith's death on his mother, he decides to finally tell Whitey, Nathan and his mother about his HCM (which he got from Dan) and quits basketball. He goes on a university tour with his mother and realises that he wants to become a writer. He also is Nathan's best man for the wedding. His relationship with Brooke doesn't end well in the season finale when Brooke finds out that he kissed Peyton during the school shooting.

Season 4

In Season 4, Lucas is trying 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 his mom with her pregnancy 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. His mom and Whitey decide to let Lucas play 15 minutes a game to not let him miss out on something he loves. Brooke and Lucas try again, but after one of Whitey's speeches, they realize they are over, prompting Peyton to confess her feelings to him. He then discovers that Nathan is planning to throw the state championship game because of his debts. Lucas plans to prevent this, 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, he realizes it's been Peyton all along; Brooke gives him her blessing and alludes to Peyton being the girl for him as well. Lucas soon tells Peyton 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, until 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 because he begins to lose faith as so many bad things were happening to good people. Keith then shows him 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. He then forgives Jimmy as Keith tells him that he wasn't killed by Jimmy and begins a relationship with Peyton. Thanks to an assignment, Lucas then bonds with Glenda Farrell. He entrusts her the first draft of his novel. Even though Keith sends him signals about his death, he starts getting close with Dan, who tells Karen he wants a bigger part in Lucas' life. Lucas later discovers the truth about Dan thanks to Abby Brown. He tries to shoot Dan, but misses on purpose. His mother Karen lands in the hospital due to a medical condition related to the pregnancy. After an emergency c-section for his mother in which he is present, Lucas is given a half-sister, who is later named Lily Roe Scott. Lucas graduates afterwards 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 his nephew James Lucas Scott, partly named after him. Lucas is named the godfather of James and will be assisting Whitey as Nathan's College basketball coach.

Season 5

Lucas has published his first novel and is being considered a fresh voice by the critics, however as he comes back to Tree Hill, he finds himself unable to write anymore. He is also the new Raven's Coach (the filler coach between Whitey and him will not be mentioned nor seen) and fulfilling his duties as James Lucas Scott's godfather and uncle, becoming a lot like Keith. This all makes him a 3-part character, much like he was at the end of season 4 (love for Peyton Sawyer, godfather, coach). Lucas' story will deal with how difficult it is to achieve one's dreams and goals.

Quotes

• "At this moment there are six billion, five hundred and two million, eight hundred and sixty seven thousand, one hundred and twenty people in the world, give or take a few and sometimes all you need is one. For better or for worse."

• "I love you, Brooke. I don't know how else to say it."

• "Peyton is the best thing I have in my life. I wouldn't even be here if it weren't for her."

• "I'll miss you too...little brother" (to Nathan).

• "The heart has reasons that reason cannot know."

• "Coach, basketball has always been a huge part of who I am, and I've been thinking a lot about it; but, unless somebody can tell me why this game matters right now, I don’t think I can play."

• "Oh, I'm sorry Princess, I was looking for my friend Haley."

• "But, you know what, I got to be honest with you. Um, I could never officially give you away. You know that? I could never give away my best friend.”

• "I need you to trust me and believe me when I tell you that my heart is with you. Part of me feels like ever since we got back together you’ve been waiting, waiting to push me away."

• "Yeah. You see, then a funny thing happened; Haley. She showed me that you can find the good in everybody, if you just give them a chance. The benefit of the doubt. Sometimes, people disappoint you. Sometimes they surprise you. But you never really get to know them…until you listen for what’s in their hearts and that’s what Haley did with Nathan. That’s what we should do for them. So for you skeptics out there, prepare to be surprised. So this is to my…brother and my little sis in-law, and in love."

• "Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always. A promise. Like a reward for persisting through life so long alone. The belief in each other and the possibility of love. A decision, to ignore or simply rise above the pain of the past. The covenant, which at once binds two souls and yet severs prior ties. The celebration, of the chance for two will always be stronger than one. Like a team, braced against the tempest’s of the world. And love... will always be the guiding force in our lives. For tonight is mere formality.. only an announcement to the world for feelings long held. Promises made long ago -- in the sacred space of our hearts."

• "I love you, Peyton."

• "Happiness comes in many forms -- in the company of good friends, in the feeling you get when you make someone else's dream come true, or in the promise of hope renewed. It's okay to let yourself be happy because you never know how fleeting that happiness might be."

• "Have you ever wondered what marks our time here? If one life can really make an impact on the world? Or if the choices we make matter? I believe they do. And I believe that one man can change many lives...for better or worse."

• "Did you ever look at a picture of yourself and see a stranger in the background? It makes you wonder how many people have pictures of you."

• "What are you Keith? An angel? A bad dream?"
• "I'm the guy for you, Brooke Davis" (Season 3). "I'm not the guy for you, Brooke Davis" (Season 4).

• "Hey, Peyton, you know I love you, right? No matter what happens to either one of us, you will always be in my heart."