Phil (Philip)

Appearance
Named after Philip Hamilton, Phil has milky tan skin, is about six feet tall, has short, dark brown, wavy hair, a straight nose, pale grey eyes, is not super muscular, but not wimpy either, and has large, calloused hands.

Personality
Phil is loud, tough, outspoken, and has no problem making friends. He knows how to appeal to most anyone. He seems like an open book, but he's actually pretty misleading. Phil will flash his killer smile if he thinks it will get him out of a sticky situation. He is a prankster and can be a fluffy Teddy bear at times. He can be overbearingly flirtatious and witty. Phil is not immune to the Flare. He is Keeper of Runners. Though sometimes overbearingly charismatic, Phil is extremely loyal and will sacrifice most anything to ensure the safety of those dear to him.

The Maze Runner
In the Maze, Phil instantly grew attached with Andrew, and had a severe mental breakdown one day when he returned from running the Maze and could not find his friend anywhere. He was hardly any better when Andrew got locked in the Maze for an entire night. People began to notice Phil's explosive behavior, and emotional breakdowns were becoming more and more intense as time went on. Eventually, Skye realized that Phil had been drinking the contaminated water of the stream in the forest. She deemed that water unsafe, though someone, Zane, ignored her warnings.

When Phil went to run in the Maze one day, he got stung in a Griever-chase. Once Skye inserted the Grief Serum into his veins, Phil underwent the Changing. He got flashes of memories, but one person in particular seemed to be present in a majority of them. Some boy named Jerry. Phil was then presented with a bulky conflict. The way he felt when he saw Jerry was similar to how he felt when he was with Andrew. He ignored the emotions, however, and pushed on as he usually did.

Having fully recovered from the Changing, Phil went back to being a Runner. The relief was short-lived, however, when on his first day back in the field, Phil discovered the crumpled body of Zane in the Maze. He quickly took Zane to Skye so she could heal him. From that day forward, Phil took it upon himself to be the Glader Guardian.

The Scorch Trials
Phil was elated to finally escape the Maze. Especially with his close friend, Andrew, beside him. Phil followed Andrew everywhere until Andrew snapped at Phil to lay off him. Phil tried to explain to Andrew that the Gladers needed guidance, but his friend refused to listen. In the end, Phil made the difficult decision to let Andrew storm off and stay with the Gladers hat CJ departed from.