History Characters / Scream4

* IronicLastWords: [[spoiler: As she dies, she says, "Tell Jill I'm so sorry." [[DramaticIrony What she doesn't know]] is that Jill is the one who is responsible for her death, if not actually killed her.]]

* RememberTheNewGuy: She was never mentioned at any point before this film.

!!Charlie Walker

* ButtMonkey: Jenny constantly messes with her, which happens again when Jenny prank calls her. [[spoiler:Almost immediately afterwards, she becomes Ghostface's first victim.]] Even afterwards it's revealed that Olivia has the nickname for her "marnie the carney "

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:His attempted murder to Kirby has him stabbing at her stomach, which was done twice. Later, he got stabbed at the stomach by Jill, as well, albeit only once.]]
** [[spoiler:What's even more ironic about this is that unlike Charlie, Kirby managed to survive from her potentially fatal wounds, especially since Charlie himself was first stabbed '''at his heart''' by Jill before doing the same thing to his stomach.]]

* {{Irony}}: His attempted murder to Kirby has him stabbing at her stomach, which was done twice. Later, he got stabbed at the stomach by Jill, as well, albeit only once.
** What's even more ironic about this is that unlike Charlie, Kirby managed to survive from her potentially fatal wounds, especially since Charlie himself was first stabbed '''at his heart''' by Jill before doing the same thing to his stomach.

* {{Irony}}: His attempted murder to Kirby has him stabbing at her stomach twice. Later, he got stabbed at the stomach by Jill, as well, albeit only once.

** What's evem\n more ironic about this is that unlike Charlie, Kirby managed to survive her potentially fatal wounds (especially since Charlie himself was first stabbed '''at his heart''' by Jill before doing the same thing to his stomach).

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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Subverted. She has no problem watching horror comedies like ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', but after [[spoiler:Olivia]] dies, she expresses discomfort with putting on ''Stab'' at Kirby's house.

* CoolLoser: Slightly. "We don't have reputations, but we'd like to."

* PoliceAreUseless: The high school protagonists, along with Ghostface, have no problems outwitting him and Hoss.

!!!'''Played By:''' Erik Knudsen

* CelebrityParadox: ''Stab 7'' references ''Film/SawIV''. Robbie’s actor played Daniel in ''Film/SawII''.

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:When he's attacked and killed by Ghostface. With Kirby's survival confirmed in ''5', Robbie winds up being the last victim before TheReveal in ''4''.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: Subverted. He claims to have a crush on Olivia, but also says he's gay just before [[spoiler:Ghostface stabs him to death, a call-back to Charlie's earlier line about gay people always survive horror movies.]] It is almost unclear how truthful Robbie's confession actually was, but he states, "If it helps", implying he is trying to save his skin. Later, Kevin Williamson confirmed Robbie is not gay, and Mindy is the franchise's first canon LGBT character.
* CelebrityParadox: Stab 7 references ''Film/SawIV''. Robbie’s actor played Daniel in ''Film/SawII''.

* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Even after being stabbed three times, he drags himself back to the house and warns the girls to run before dying.]]

* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:When he's attacked and killed by Ghostface.]]

* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Subverted.

* InTheBack: [[spoiler:By her own daughter no less.]]

* DemotedToExtra: Originally drafted as one of the most prominent characters in the story in a twisted ''Gilmore Girls''-esque dynamic with Jill. Re-writes caused actress Lauren Graham to exit the role during the early days of principal photography, leading to recasting and a delayed production start. Mary Mc Donnell also shot additional scenes with Jill and Trevor at the hospital, as well as reacting to [[spoiler:Olivia]]'s death. In the theatrical release, Kate appears in only two scenes. (She also appears briefly in the background from behind at Sidney's book signing).

* DemotedToExtra: Originally drafted as one of the most prominent characters in the story in a twisted ''Gilmore Girls''-esque dynamic with Jill. Re-writes caused actress Lauren Graham to exit the role during the early days of principal photography, leading to recasting and a delayed production start. Mary Mc Donnell also shot additional scenes with Jill and Trevor at the hospital, as well as reacting to Olivia's death. In the theatrical release, Kate appears in only two scenes. (She also appears briefly in the background from behind at Sidney's book signing).

* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Jill and Charlie’s plan to frame him for the new Woodsboro murders, making him this generation’s Billy Loomis.]]

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Harshly and cruelty subverted. Not only did he not deserve to be framed, tortured, or killed, but the reasons he was killed were similar were similar to that of Casey Becker, emphasizing his innocence.]]

* SaltAndPepper: He is the younger and quieter white cop whereas Perkins is the older and cockier black cop.

* SaltAndPepper: He is the older and cockier black cop whereas Hoss is the younger and quieter white cop.

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* GuttedLikeAFish: [[spoiler:As mentioned before, Charlie disembowels her, and when Sidney finally comes to Olivia's aid, she finds Olivia's corpse, intestines are spilling out.]]
* MsFanservice: Takes off her shirt at one point.

[-'''Movies:''' [[Characters/ScreamRecurringCharacters Recurring Characters]] ([[Characters/ScreamSidneyPrescott Sidney Prescott]] | [[Characters/ScreamDeweyRiley Dewey Riley]] | [[Characters/ScreamSamCarpenter Sam Carpenter]]) | [[Characters/ScreamGhostface Ghostface]] (''[[Characters/ScreamGhostfaceScream4 Scream 4]]'') | ''Characters/Scream1996'' | ''Characters/Scream2'' | ''Characters/Scream3'' | '''''Scream 4''''' | ''Characters/Scream2022'' | ''Characters/ScreamVI''\\

[-'''Movies:''' [[Characters/ScreamRecurringCharacters RecurringCharacters]] ([[Characters/ScreamSidneyPrescott Sidney Prescott]] | [[Characters/ScreamDeweyRiley Dewey Riley]] | [[Characters/ScreamSamCarpenter Sam Carpenter]]) | [[Characters/ScreamGhostface Ghostface]] (''[[Characters/ScreamGhostfaceScream4 Scream 4]]'') | ''Characters/Scream1996'' | ''Characters/Scream2'' | ''Characters/Scream3'' | '''''Scream 4''''' | ''Characters/Scream2022'' | ''Characters/ScreamVI''\\