Kier Eagan is the founder of Lumon Industries, worshipped within the company as something between a corporate visionary and a deity. His philosophy—particularly his theory of the Four Tempers—governs every aspect of Lumon's operations. Employees recite his writings, celebrate his birthday, and treat his portrait with religious reverence.
Understanding Kier is key to understanding Severance's corporate horror.
Kier Eagan's History
The Founder: Kier Eagan founded Lumon in the 19th century as a pharmaceutical company. Under his leadership, it grew into a massive conglomerate with mysterious goals.
- The Four Tempers (Woe, Frolic, Dread, Malice)
- The purification of the self through work
- The separation of harmful emotions
- Corporate devotion as spiritual practice
- His portrait hangs in every department
- His writings are mandatory reading
- Holidays celebrate Eagan family milestones
- The Perpetuity Wing preserves his legacy
The Cult of Kier
- They recite "defiant jazz" passages from his writings
- They celebrate rituals in his honor
- The break room forces recitation of his words as punishment
- Artwork depicts him with saintly imagery
- Kier's original writings
- Family heirlooms treated as relics
- Wax figures of Eagan ancestors
- Employees visit for "wellness"
Why It Works: For severed employees with no outside memories, Lumon's culture is all they know. Kier's philosophy fills the void where personal history should be.
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The Eagan Dynasty
- Each CEO is an Eagan descendant
- Family members hold board positions
- Helly is revealed to be Helena Eagan
- The family's interests are inseparable from the company's
- Perpetual life? (The "perpetuity" theme)
- Control over consciousness?
- Something supernatural?
- Pure corporate power?
Kier's Legacy: Whatever Kier originally intended, his descendants have built an empire on his teachings. Whether they've perverted his vision or fulfilled it remains unclear.