John Smith (Pittacus Lore)

[close] John Smith is the protagonist of the first novel, and Number Four in the sequence protecting the Nine Lorien children living and hiding on Earth. He is 15 years old, and is described as being a fit, young man with blond hair. He has three circular scars on his right ankle, signifying the three dead Lorien children, and a scar similar to the pendant all the Lorien children wear, signifying the charm that protects them. John falls in love with high school junior Sarah Hart. John has a high school friend named Sam Goode.

John is a Garde, a Lorien who possesses certain gifts and abilities that help him protect others and himself. These gifts, or Legacies, begin to appear throughout the novel. At the end of the novel, his Legacies are:

Telekinesis — All Lorien Garde have this power, developing it when they get their first Legacy, or soon after.

Lumen — The ability to produce heat and light from his hands and a resistance to heat and fire which is spread over the exterior of his body (Meaning that he can't be burned but could still die from smoke inhalation).

Animal Telepathy — The ability to communicate with animals. He discovered this legacy last, near the end of the book despite it being his first, happening before the timeline of the book.

In the movie adaptation Number Four is played by Alex Pettyfer