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| “ | You understand, right? Why I did it? You were in trouble, and I was protecting you, okay? Me, dad, Rafe, not Sarah, okay? It was me. | „ |
| ~ Rafe to Ward Cameron |
| “ | I got the family ring now, Pops. Yeah, I'm wearing it, and it's my time to step up, okay? | „ |
| ~ Rafe to Ward Cameron |
| “ | Everybody saying nature is so chill. Everything trying to kill everything else all the time. And everything must kill to live. Killing is nature. | „ |
| ~ Rafe to Barry. |
Rafe Cameron is a major character in Outer Banks, serving as one of the secondary antagonists in season 1, one of the two main antagonists (alongside Ward Cameron) in season 2, a major antagonist in season 3 and a major protagonist in season 4. He is portrayed by Drew Starkey.
Rafe is a young man with homicidal tendencies, seen when he murdered Susan Peterkin with a shot to the back. He is the first child and only son of Ward Cameron, the older brother of Sarah and Wheezie, and the stepson of Rose Cameron.
Biography[]
Backstory[]
Rafe was born in September 19th, 2001. He is Ward Cameron's eldest and only adopted child and Sarah and Wheezie Cameron's adopted older brother. At one point, he was expelled from his high school, for apparently unknown reasons. He has a somewhat strained relationship with his father, although he tries to win his approval.
Rafe is disrespectful and leering towards Sarah, calling her a bitch on multiple occasions, directly and indirectly to his friends. However, he does not display the same behavior to his youngest sister, Wheezie. As a contrast he seems to care for her and want to help her when she asks for it, just as she tries to help him when he needs it.
Rafe struggles with cocaine addiction and is implied to have a troubled past, although much of it has not been specified. It is unknown when his drug abuse began. As the oldest son, Rafe was on track to inherit Cameron Development and shows interest in taking over the company early on.
His reckless behavior and desperation for his father's approval eventually lead him to shoot someone.
It is unknown what happened to Rafe's biological parents. He has a strained relationship with his stepmother, Rose.
Season 1[]
Throughout Season 1, Rafe is seen most often hanging out with his best friends, Topper and Kelce, doing "kook" activities such as partying in mansions, going to the beach and golfing.
Rafe gets into some trouble with Barry, the town's drug dealer, and he owes him a lot of money. Rafe tries to steal from his father to pay Barry back, but Ward catches him. Ward goes with Rafe to bail him out and warns Barry to back off. Then, Ward kicks Rafe out of his house.
Rafe squats at an empty house in the meantime, spending his days getting high. When Ward is about to be arrested by Sheriff Peterkin, Rafe shoots her thinking he is protecting his father. Ward then pins the blame for the murder on John B to protect his son. Rafe gets let back into the family home.
During the manhunt for John B, he and Kelce go out looking. When the morning comes Rafe has a panic attack and goes to Barry for cocaine. When Barry doesn't have any Rafe breaks down in tears and attempt to tell Barry about what he has done. Barry suggests Rafe come with him to find John B and claim the reward for his capture, they both go out on their motorbikes to try and find him and deliver him to the police. The pair follow Kiara and JJ to where Luke keeps his boat. After a fight with the Pogues, where Rafe and Barry comes out as the losers, Barry makes it clear to Rafe that "he owns him now" after finding out he killed Sheriff Peterkin.
Season 2[]
In Season 2, Rafe is still trying to get in the good graces of his father — constantly looking for reassurance that he's Ward's favourite. Ward takes Rafe with him to Nassau in the Bahamas where he finds out about the gold and he helps his father to transport it so that it can be sent to a bank in Switzerland. During the transport they are held at gunpoint by Terrance and Cleo, Rafe and Ward find out about Sarah and John B being alive. Rafe accidentally shoots his sister as she and John B steal the truck with the gold in it. This makes Rafe question if there is something wrong with him and he begs his father for help but Ward doesn't listen.
Later in the season, in episode 5, Rafe tricks Sarah into meeting him to talk about what she is going to tell the police about the day Peterkin died. Sarah tells Rafe that she rather see him get the death penalty than John B, she attempts to run away. Rafe catches up with her and tries to drown her. Sarah is moments away from death once again but is saved at the last minute when her former Kook love interest, Topper, arrives out of nowhere to drag Rafe off her. Topper then beat up Rafe and tell him to stay away.
The following morning the police raid Tannyhill searching for Rafe, they have a warrant for his arrest on murder in the first degree for Peterkin. Ward sends Rafe an encrypted message not to come home, and instead sneak out of Tannyhill to meet him at Barrys place where Rafe has spent the night. Ward gives Rafe instructions on how to leave Outer Banks, along with a lot of money. Rafe tells Barry to help him, unknowing that Barry still holds a grudge against Ward. Barry sells Rafe out to the police, Rafe is arrested and put in jail. He is informed by Deputy Plumb that Ward might be joining him there soon as the police are getting ready to go after Ward on murder charges. Ward fakes his own death and leaves behind a recorded video claiming responsibility for the murder of the sheriff, thereby clearing Rafe's name.
Rose informs Rafe that she doesn't have the account for the gold and that they are in a bad place financially, Rafe is then employed by Limbrey to find the Cross of Santo Domingo. After finding the cross Limbrey gets into an argument with her brother, resulting in his death, Rafe then takes the cross and bring it with him on the Costal Venture, a ship chartered by Rose to take the family to Guadaloupe. Rafe suspects that the Pogues are on the ship and as they try to capture the crew Rafe goes off and fight John b. At the same time Pope is trying to get the cross off the ship, but need to release it into the water to save his own life. Rafe grabs the rope holding the cross and with the help of several members of the crew they pull it back up.
Season 3[]
Rafe sets up a meeting with Michel Arnaud who has a buyer interested in the Cross of Santo Domingo. He brings Rafe to Carlos Singh, who wants Rafe’s help to find the treasure of El Dorado.
Rafe doesn’t know how to help Singh locate the treasure, causing him to flee together with Kiara who is also held at Singh's estate. Eventually, he found his way back to Guadeloupe by stealing a tourist's ID and going on a cruise ship. Back in Guadaloupe, he finds that his father is out of his coma and is getting better. Ward asks Rafe to go back to the Outer Banks to sell off their home and businesses, as he wants to set up his family for the future.
Rafe finds out that his father want to sell his childhood home, Tannyhill, and also donate Cross of Santo Domingo to charity. Rafe makes a deal with Barry to steal the Cross, and melts it down for gold to sell. Ward confronts Rafe about the stolen cross. Rafe declares he is the head of the family now.
Ward tells Rafe he signed papers leaving everything in Rose’s name instead of his. Rafe warns Ward he will go to the police and tell them he’s alive. Ward threatens him back claiming he will tell the police Rafe killed Peterson. Rafe points a gun at Ward but doesn’t shoot. Later, Rafe meets with Barry and makes a plan to have him kill Ward.
Rafe tells Barry he changed his mind about killing Ward. He tells Ward to leave town. Barry says he already found a hitman to kill Ward. Rafe tries to intercept but Ward still gets stabbed in the leg. Rafe brings Ward to the airstrip where his plane is waiting, to get him away before the police arrive. Rafe is last seen covered in his father's blood approached by Sheriff Shoupe.
Season 4[]
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Personality[]
Rafe is impulsive, reckless, violent, and unstable. His drug use and other crimes cause other characters to refer to him as a "psychopath." He is a negative influence on Topper and the rest of The Kooks. He is physically aggressive toward those whom he deems a threat, especially The Pogues. He often encourages bad blood between the two feuding groups. He is a cocaine addict and appears to suffer from a untreated form of borderline personality disorder.
After shooting Sarah in season 2, Rafe opens up to Ward Cameron, informing his father that he suffers from intrusive thoughts he cannot control. In response to this, his father tells him to "man up." Rafe also seems to obsessively seek his father's attention and favor, claiming that everything he's done was for him and his family. He needs validation from Ward and uses that to convince himself that his actions aren't wrong.
Despite his psychotic tendencies, Rafe does show empathy and feels deeply guilty by what he has done, such as crying and apologizing after opening up to Kiara, whom he seems to dislike significantly less than the other Pogues. He's often seen on a verge of a panic attack when he isn't acting out in anger. He's aware that something is wrong with him, saying it multiple times throughout the show, but everybody has been ignoring and avoiding his issues.
Appearance[]
Rafe has light brown hair and blue eyes. He stands at 6 ft 2. Like all Kooks, he is usually seen wearing preppy clothes. During season 1 and 2, his hair is kept in a longer well maintained hairstyle, whereas in Season 3 he has a buzzcut.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed (biological parents)
- Ward Cameron (adoptive father)
- Unnamed (adoptive mother)
- Rose Cameron (stepmother)
- Sarah Cameron (adoptive younger sister)
- Wheezie Cameron (adoptive younger sister)
- John B. Routledge (brother-in-law)
- Unborn (adopted nephew or niece)
Allies[]
- Barry (best friend)
- Sofia (girlfriend)
- Topper Thornton (friend)
- Kelce (friend)
Enemies[]
- Carlos Singh
- Carla Limbrey
- Renfield
- Hollis Robinson
- Chandler Groff
- Lightner
Victims[]
Directly[]
- Susan Peterkin - Bled out after being shot in the back by him with a pistol.
- Sarah Cameron - Died of her injuries after accidentally being shot in the stomach by him with a pistol. (resuscitated with medical care)
- Mr. Thompkin - Beaten until death.
- Two unnamed man in Morocco - Stabbed.
Attempted[]
- Kiara Carrera - Attempted by drowning, but she was saved by JJ and Pope.
- Pope Heyward -Attempted by fight, Rafe grabbed a gun and Pope hid.
- Sarah Cameron - Attempted by drowning, but was prevented by Topper, who attacked him from behind.
- Chandler Groff - Pushed down a well, but survived.
Accomplice[]
- Gavin - He helped cover up the murder.
- Renfield - He got rid of the body by throwing it into a lake for the body to be eaten by crocodiles.
Trivia[]
- He is a Virgo, since he was born on September 19th.
- He was adopted by Ward and his wife when he was two years old.
- He did in fact murder his sister Sarah, but fortunately she was resuscitated with specific medical care.
- He's already killed four people, and if we count Sarah, five, turning Rafe into a serial killer.
- He was expelled from his high school; it is unknown whether he finished his studies at another school or dropped out after being expelled.
- It is possible that Rafe inherited his drug addiction from his biological father and/or mother.