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Caleb Prior is a member of Erudite faction. He was born in Abnegation to Andrew and Natalie Prior. He is the older brother of Beatrice "Tris" Prior. He is described as having green eyes with hooked nose, has dark hair and dimpled cheeks. He, like his sister, chooses a different faction than the Abnegation.
In Divergent, during the choosing ceremony, he chooses Erudite and fits well with other Erudite initiates. At the advice of their mother, Tris goes to the Erudite compound to meet and talk to him about the simulation serum but he defends his faction. He also feels disappointed by knowing that Natalie went to visit Tris and not him. He is also shocked when he finds out that members of Abnegation are banned in the Erudite compound. Later he leaves Erudite after learning about their plan to use Dauntless to attack Abnegation. He joins the surviving Abnegation members along with his father and goes to Dauntless with him and Tris. After Tris and Four shut down the simulation of Erudite, he escapes with them on the train towards Amity.
In Insurgent, he manages to escape with other when Erudite and Dauntless traitors attack Amity and board a train. They meet the factionless at the train and arrive at said sector. He later leaves for the Abnegation sector with Susan. He also appears at Candor with Marcus Eaton, after Eric's attack on Candor but leaves again. When Tris surrenders herself to Jeanine, to save Dauntless from simulation, she sees him at the Erudite headquarters and finds out that he was working for Jeanine all along and he also transferred information about Tris' aptitude test to her. During the invasion of Marcus's group at Erudite, he tries to stop them but knocked down by Marcus.
Caleb Prior is portrayed by Ansel Elgort.