Sorin Maeda

Woo Do Hwan is portraying Sorin Maeda

The 100

### Family

Kathrine Maeda (mother) (deceased: died during childbirth)Jiron Maeda (deceased: floated for murder)

## Portrayal

### First Appearance

Season 1, Episode 1

> I couldn't do anything for her! She would have gotten the rest of us killed! I did what I had to do.
>
> **Sorin Maeda**, to Dorian Gleason

Sorin Maeda is a character created by pearl

## Early Life

When he was born, his mother died in childbirth. He never knew his mother but he is pretty sure they would have gotten along if she was still around. She was a teacher, specifically an earth history teacher. She had the same passion as he did and was supposedly very kind yet headstrong and forward about everything she said. People say she never sugar coated things and could always be counted on for advice and assistance. In some ways, Sorin believes he shaped his person off of what people said his mother was like.

As for his father, that was a complicated relationship. Before the whole murder thing, he loved his father and his father loved him. The shakiest thing about their relationship was his father and his father's guard friends pressuring Sorin to train to become a guard like them. They always spoke about how he had the build of one and would be a natural at the job. After all, he knew the laws and the system like the back of his hand due to his father being the head guard and shoving that information down his throat. He had the knowledge, the physical build, the support, to become a very respected guard. The only thing he didn't have was the passion for it. For a few years he wondered if he became a guard if he would grow a passion for it. That was a possibility but there was also a high chance that he would dread being a guard, the same way he dreaded the idea of being one.

Sorin had respect for his father (well as much respect as a teenage son would give), however, all of that respect disappeared the second he heard about why his father was being floated. His father had some sort of issue with the Benson family. Sorin never understood it but he always assumed it was just a casual mutual distaste for one another. Apparently not, seeing as Sorin's father brought Keira Benson into the floating box and- well- floated her. He gave no true explanation. He might have figured that since he was the head guard he would get away with it. However, everyone knows that the family must be offered to be there during the execution, and there must be more guards than just him.

When the other guards asked Sorin if he wanted to see the evidence, he said yes. The cameras caught his father tossing the poor lady into the room, her falling to the floor and the door shutting behind her. None of her family was there. No other guards were there. There was no alert sent to the chancellor, or anyone in the council for that matter, about this execution. The worst part was when the doors shut, Keira Benson was sobbing and begging *his father* to open the door. Instead of letting her out, his father just looked her straight in the eyes while pressing the button to open the door to space, making her fly out.

It was sickening, and enough evidence to get the other guards to float him. Most high ranking figures were there. Many members of the council, about a dozen high ranking guards, even the chancellor was present during the execution of his father. Sorin, however, opted out of going; not because he didn't want to see his father die, it was more because he didn't want to give his father the luxury of saying goodbye. His dad didn't let the Benson family see Keira and say goodbye, he didn't want his dad to get the chance he stole from that family.

## Fire Bois

A group of junkie pyromaniacs; consisting of Sorin, Dorian, and Alejandro.

## Throughout the Series

* Season One
* Season Two

Sorin distances himself from his closest friends; Dorian and Alejandro after Dorian gets captured by the grounders. He finds purpose in Luther instead. He agrees with the aggression in Luther's tactics because he wanted so desperately to get Dorian back from the savages alive. He gradually became an asset to Luther, even after Dorian's return. He was given a gun as a guard and put on duty and was trusted to execute Luther's plan. Sorin has never been known to be anyone's bitch but in season one he is definitely Luther's bitch.

When Astaria was captured and the fog went off, Sorin was put in change by Brenner to protect the girl while Dorian was taken to safety. However, he abandoned his responsibility when he watched one of the delinquents get burnt alive and he ran to the dropship, leaving Astaria alone outside. He was the cause of her burns and near death experience. Dorian, Brenner, and even Alejandro blamed him. Dorian tried to kill Sorin but Luther's guards stopped him; which only strengthened his trust in Luther and weakened his bond with Dorian.

After they found out that Astaria was alive, he and Dorian chose to split the group; having some stay in the camp in hopes that Astaria and Brenner would come back with news of peace, and having the rest abandon camp to avoid another wave of lethal warriors.
Season two