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As a form of cosmic irony, characters' roles reverse as the series progresses. Sometimes, characters fulfill a role that is opposite from an earlier one. Other times, they reverse roles with a specific other character.

Reversal of characters' own roles

Character
Old role
New role
Details

Lincoln Burrows

BurrowsNotKilling Non-killer
[[Image:|150px]] Murder
Lincoln Burrows
[[Image:|150px]] Fugitive
LBSeason3 Free man
Lincoln Burrows
[[Image:|150px]] Anti-Company operative
Lincoln Company operative

Lincoln Burrows, a man who was set up for killing Terrence Steadman was brought to the electric chair because of the Company. After the many escapes, Lincoln comes to Jonathan Krantz, the founder of the Company and is going to work for him, to search the Scylla.

Alexander Mahone

Federalagent Federal Agent
Mahoneinsona Prisoner

Mahone was in the first season of his appearance, a Federal Agent. Later, because of a set-up by Michael, he was brought to prison and became a prisoner.

Alexander Mahone
Huntedman3 Hunted man
3x12 Hunting man

When Alexander Mahone was following the Fox River Eight, he was a hunted man. When Mahone broke out of Sona as one of the Sona Four, he was a hunting man.

Alexander Mahone
Alexander Mahone Drug addict
Mahonethefinalbreak Clean man

Mahone was the first 3 seasons, a drug addict. In the Final Break, Mahone was clean for 3 weeks.

Alexander Mahone
[[Image:|150px]] Patient visitor
[[Image:|150px]] Patient

Mahone did visit Coyote, when he was a patient. 1 episode later, he was shot by Kellerman and in the next episode, he became a patient.

Gretchen Morgan

Gretchen Company operative
Gretchenmorgan Anti-Company operative

Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell

[[Image:|150px]] Prisoner
Tbaggate Sales man

T-Bag was a prisoner during season 1 and season 3. T-Bag discovered later outside Sona, the Birds Guidebook. T-Bag used it for itself as alias of Cole Pfeiffer. T-Bag worked then for a little time as sales man.

Theodore Bagwell
Pb-3x11-19 Escape member
[[Image:|150px]] Escape planner

T-Bag was first an escape member in the plans of Michael in season 1 and season 3. After season 3 and around the time of Breakout Kings, he made 2 escape plans.

Sara Tancredi

DoctorSara Doctor
[[Image:|150px]] Patient

Sara was in the first season, a doctor. In season 2 and Prison Break: The Final Break, she was a patient.

Sara Tancredi
Prisondoctor Prison Doctor
Saraasprisoner Prisoner

Sara was first at Fox River, a doctor for prisoners. Later, she was a prisoner herself in Prison Break: The Final Break.

Brad Bellick

Bellick jpg Correction Officer
214-prison-break-johndoe-bellickcellwithguard-1 Prisoner

Fernando Sucre

[[Image:|150px]] Sona gravedigger
Sucrediggingowngrave Digging grave for his own

Fernando Sucre, who was a gravedigger at Sona, is digging his own grave at Sona.

Fernando Sucre
Sucre-prison-break Sona worker
Sucreinsona Sona inmate

Fernando Sucre, who worked at Sona, is put in Sona himself after helping Michael.

Michael Scofield

[[Image:|150px]] Non-killer
PrisonBreakS04E21HDTVXviD-LOLavi-9 Murder

Michael was in the first 2 seasons, a non-killer. However, he did kill Sammy and Christina's bodyguard, making him a murder, something which he couldn't doing first.

Michael Scofield
[[Image:|150px]] Non-criminal
The Sona Four Criminal

Michael was first not a criminal, while doing all good things for people. When he did broke out James Whistler, he became a criminal.


Reversals with another character

First roles
Reversed roles
Details
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Lincoln Burrows on electric chair
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General Jonathan Krantz on electric chair

Lincoln Burrows was sitting first on the electric chair to die, which however didn't happen. later when Michael Scofield's gang was saved, General Jonathan Krantz switched place with Lincoln.

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Sara let the door open for Michael
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Michael let the door open for Sara

When Michael Scofield tried to break out with his brother, Lincoln Burrows, he asked Sara Tancredi to let open the door. Later, when Sara was imprisonent, Michael did open the door for Sara to escape from a prison.

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Lincoln behind bars, Michael breaks Lincoln out
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Michael behind bars, Lincoln breaks Michael out
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Michael breaks Lincoln Burrows out
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Michael breaks James Whistler out
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Lincoln Burrows behind bars for "killing Terrence Steadman"
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Gretchen Morgan behind bars for "killing Scott Carruth and his men"

Lincoln Burrows was brought to Fox River, because "he killed Terrence Steadman". Following the season events, Gretchen Morgan was arrested for "killing Scott Carruth and his men".

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Paul Kellerman as high-ranking Company man

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Daniel Hale betrays Paul Kellerman
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Bill Kim as high-ranking Company man
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Paul Kellerman betrays William Kim
First Paul Kellerman was a high-ranking Company man and Daniel Hale, the lower-ranking Company man. In season 2, Paul Kellerman became the lower-ranking Company man and Bill Kim was the high-ranking Company man. Also both men: Daniel Hale betrayed Kellerman and Kellerman betrayed William Kim in the episode in which they betrayed each other. Coincidentally both betrayels were in the 13th episode of their respective seasons.
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Lincoln gets the death penalty
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Papo gets the death penalty

Although Lincoln did got the death penalty, he survived in Fox River. Papo did get the death penalty and was shot dead by Colonel Escamilla in Sona.

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Charles Westmoreland dies
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Lechero dies
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Paul Kellerman is arrested (after getting fired by Krantz)
Krantz arrested
Krantz is arrested by Paul Kellerman's men
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