History Characters / Candyman

* TragicVillain: Everyone who becomes part of the Hive, from Daniel Robitaille to Sherman Fields [[spoiler:to Anthony [=McCoy=]]], is a victim of racial prejudice and an unjust death. In death, they all become merciless killers, slaughtering their tormentors or anyone who makes the unwise decision to summon them.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original story, Anne-Marie is [[AbusiveParents complacent in allowing Candyman to kill her own child]] , covering up the truth surrounding his death, and later helps Helen be lured into the bonfire to be burned (along with her son's body) so that the legend of Candyman can be maintained. In the movie, she has nothing to do with Candyman's scheme to be kept in legend and is a thoroughly [[GoodParents good mother]] [[MamaBear who is protective of her son]] and only participated in the bonfire because she believed it would take out the Candyman.

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/TonyTodd

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/VirginiaMadsen

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/XanderBerkeley

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/KasiLemmons

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/VanessaAWilliams

[[folder: Jake]]

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/DeJuanGuy

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/GilbertLewis

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelCulkin

[[folder: Stacey]]
!! Stacey
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/Carolyn Lowery

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/KellyRowan (Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh); [[TheOtherDarrin Elizabeth Haye]] (Candyman: Day Of The Dead)

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/VeronicaCartwright

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/DonnaDErrico

[[folder: Anthony [=McCoy=] ]]

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII

[[folder: William Burke]]

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/ColmanDomingo

->'''Played By:''' Creator/TonyTodd, Creator/MichaelHargrove, [[spoiler:Creator/YahyaAbdulMateenII]]

[[folder: Sherman Fields]]

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelHargrove

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the movie, Candyman is portrayed by Creator/TonyTodd as a well-groomed normal-looking man that wears [[BadassLongcoat a nice brown fur coat]] and has a low, purring voice. This a stark contrast with how in the story he is portrayed as an unkempt figure: he wears a [[BrightIsNotGood patchwork outfit of many colors]], has gaunt yellow skin, wearing rouge on his lips as one would put on a corpse, wiry hair, [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-rimmed eyes]], and a light voice that resonated like honey.

* AdaptationalSympathy: In the original story, he was TheSpook who was heavily implied to be an urban legend that came to life and caused mayhem among his community. While he does cause fear and havoc, it's due to the fact he became twisted in death to his backstory of being a victim of racial prejudice.

** The franchise plays ambiguous with much of the character, given his status as a folklore figure: How much of him is actually Daniel Robitaille's ghost and how much of him is just a metaphysical manifestation of fear using Robitaille's name? The first movie doesn't even clarify if Robitaille actually existed (though subsequent entries make clear that he did).

* AnimalMotifs: Candyman is directly linked with a swarm of bees, as a result of his death involving being drenched in honey and tossed to a swarm of bees.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the movie, Candyman is portrayed by Creator/TonyTodd as a well-groomed normal-looking man that wears [[BadassLongcoat a nice brown fur coat]] and has a seductive low voice voice. This a stark contrast with how in the story he is portrayed as an unkempt figure: he wears a [[BrightIsNotGood patchwork outfit of many colors]], has gaunt yellow skin, wearing rouge on his lips as one would put on a corpse, wiry hair, [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-rimmed eyes]], and a light voice that resonated like honey.

* TragicVillain: There's always a sense of tragedy about the Candyman, with a horrible end to his life and a cursed existence as a urban legend. Even his targetting of Helen in the first movie seems to have clearly been a twisted attempt to have what he was denied due to the racism that killed him: a wife and a child. It's hard not to feel sorry for him. At his core, Candyman is a broken family man forced to wander the Earth as a spirit of vengeance, representing everything that racial violence can lead to.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the movie, Candyman is portrayed by Creator/TonyTodd as a well-groomed normal-looking man that wears [[BadassLongcoat a nice brown fur coat]] and has a seductive BadassBaritone voice. This a stark contrast with how in the story he is portrayed as an unkempt figure: he wears a [[BrightIsNotGood patchwork outfit of many colors]], has gaunt yellow skin, wearing rouge on his lips as one would put on a corpse, wiry hair, [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-rimmed eyes]], and a light voice that resonated like honey.

* TragicVillain: Everyone who becomes part of the Hive, from Daniel Robitaille to Sherman Fields [[spoiler:to Anthony [=McCoy=]]], is a victim of racial prejudice and an unjust death. In death, they all become merciless killers, slaughtering their tormentors or anyone who makes the unwise decision to summon them,

* AmbiguousDisorder: While non-verbal, he hums a lot, and him giving candy out to kids appeared to be more of a habit.