History YMMV / Fridaythe13thPartVIJasonLives

** Jason unmasked looks like The Horned King from Disney's box office flop ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron.''

* DesignatedVillain: Sure, Sheriff Garris had unjust bias and flawed judgment against Tommy and is unprofessional as sheriff, but his reason after hearing about Tommy's mental health record was still justified, especially the idea if his daughter with Tommy who could be dangerous can warrant some like-minded AngerBornOfWorry. Likewise his doubt over Jason's return makes sense when you considered he acted like how anyone in real life would if someone told them that a long dead mass murderer was back from the dead and the one behind the all the deaths occurring.

* DesignatedVillain: Sure, Sheriff Garris had unjust bias and flawed judgment against Tommy and is unprofessional as sheriff, but his reason after hearing about Tommy's mental health record was still justified, especially the idea if his daughter with Tommy who could be dangerous can warrant some like-minded AngerBornOfWorry. Likewise is doubt over Jason's return makes sense when you considered he acted like how anyone in real life would if someone told them that a long dead mass murderer was back from the dead and the one behind the all the deaths occurring.

* DesignatedVillain: Sure, Sheriff Garris had unjust bias and flawed judgment against Tommy and is unprofessional as sheriff, but his reason after hearing about Tommy's mental health record was still justified, especially the idea if his daughter with Tommy who could be dangerous can warrant some like-minded AngerBornOfWorry.

** ''Bitch-Tits Jason'' is becoming fairly popular in reference to Dan Bradley’s admittedly bulky look during the paintball scene [[http://www.campblood.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=13&pos=78 seen here]].

** Just before their deaths and despite bordering on PoliceAreUseless and [[RabidCop Garris' earlier annoyingly mean behavior]], both [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Sheriff Garris]] and Officer Pappas revealed themselves to be each a FriendToAllChildren when they bumped into a scared little girl named Nancy running away from Jason and their first acts upon seeing her was to kneel down and comfort her to calm and reassure her safety. When seeing the "scary man" Jason who Nancy told him about, [[PapaWolf Pappas' first act upon seeing Nancy's intended assailant was to gun him down to protect her]] before [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished falling victim himself]]. After consoling her himself following Pappas' death, Garris would later take her and the other girls to the boys' cabin and instruct them to hide underneath their beds for their safety. This also doubles on FridgeBrilliance due to [[PapaWolf Garris being a father himself hence his experience on handling small children]] (or specifically his daughter Megan when she was a little girl before growing up and starting to disobey him). Also, despite his strained relationship with his daughter, while he was hiding from Jason after running out of ammo, what [[PapaWolf prompted Garris to finally come out of hiding and trying to fight Jason with his bare hands until his death was his daughter's cries for help while Jason begins to advance towards her]] with Garris being PoweredByLove for his daughter to pull a HeroicSacrifice, definitely make up for him being a RabidCop earlier and shows Garris and his daughter AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther despite bickering before.

* EvilIsSexy: Jason Voorhees gets this as despite the ButterFace, fans see him as a BigBeautifulMan due to his pronounced physique. [[WebVideo/TheKillCount James A. Janisse]] even notes that a lot of fans in his first count of Friday the 13th: Jason Lives stated Jason [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFH2uvJzNMs&ab_channel=DeadMeatShorts "got mad cake"]].
* FanNickname: ''Bitch-Tits Jason'' is becoming fairly popular in reference to Dan Bradley’s admittedly bulky look during the paintball scene [[http://www.campblood.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=13&pos=78 seen here]].

** [[SubvertedTrope However]], even after multiple deaths occur that Tommy has a solid alibi to (Garris’ own daughter) he still refuses to listen and insists Tommy committed the murders instead. On top of that, Garris never considers the possibility that Tommy saw a copycat Jason. You know, like how he did in [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning the last movie.]]
*** [[DoubleSubversion However]], given Tommy tells him that he saw Jason ''come out of the grave'' right before his eyes, which is definitely hard to believe even for a copycat who practically couldn't pull that off that would justifiably and logically cause Garris to have little motivation to think of that second suspect theory. While he appears to brush off his own daughter's giving Tommy's solid alibi, there is a possibility that while earlier never considered the possibility of another copycat besides Tommy, hearing Megan's testimony on Tommy's behalf may have gave him a HeelRealization, while he masks his reaction not to embarrass himself and may caused him to finally think of a possibility of a second killer on the loose that he never thought of before as he head off to the camp to clarify if what his daughter said is true, while still keeping Tommy in custody just for in case if he finds out if his daughter could be wrong. If Garris was that close-minded, he did not have to leave for the camp, would have close his investigation and man hunt after apprehending and jailing his chief suspect and just waited in the police station for the rest of the night to keep an eye on Tommy until presenting him at the town's court for his murder trial the next day.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Sheriff Garris, either an EnsembleDarkHorse or an obnoxious RabidCop who deserved to get folded in half by Jason for his abuse of Tommy.
* CatharsisFactor: After having threatened to kill Tommy over an insult, arrested him with absolutely no evidence, had a clear bias against the kid and ignored many alternate reasons for why Tommy thought he saw Jason, seeing [[AssholeVictim Sheriff Garris getting folded in half by Jason can be considered strangely satisfying]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mInvrHJgm7A He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)]]" by Music/AliceCooper makes the ending scene so much cooler.
** Also, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QTwklJPG2g Hard Rock Summer]]" from the same man.
** Harry Manfredini’s soundtrack in general is pretty awesome. He ramps up the suspense and action more so than before and delivers a truly engaging and bombastic soundtrack. Special mention goes to tracks like [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBPENBHyJTs "Here We Go Again (Opening Titles)"]], [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5YMBHBNssY "The Survivalists"]], [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEAJg46qv8 "Paula Feels the Tension"]] and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2LKrvaJ8T-E "The Rescue / Finale"]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Fans were unhappy with the CopycatKiller from the [[Film/FridayThe13thPartVANewBeginning previous film]], so this film brought Jason back from the dead and included his name in the subtitle to make it obvious that there was no copycat this time.

* NightmareFuel: Ironically, although this installment is a black comedy, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCRALDHxlGQ the trailer]] is very spooky.

* {{Narm}}: Cort constantly repeating “This is great” to ridiculous levels while taking the RV for a joyride. It’s very obvious that the actor wasn’t given any specific direction other than “just act like you’re enjoying yourself” and that phrase is all he could think of.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Tommy's heart was in the right place for wanting to make sure Jason stayed dead, but it's hard to feel sympathetic for him after his actions basically led to Jason's resurrection when it would've been better for everyone had Tommy simply left Jason in that grave. Since then Jason's been revived multiple times all due to circumstances related to how he was risen from his grave, and had Jason still been there he most likely wouldn't have been revived by Tina in the next movie or Jim and Suzi in the one after. Basically, every death that's occurred starting from this film is thanks to Tommy's blunder. This in turn could make RabidCop Garris appear to be an UnintentionallySympathetic DracoInLeatherPants RightForTheWrongReasons when he persecutes Tommy throughout the movie for causing trouble in Forest Green despite the secondary bullet under StrawmanHasAPoint and DesignatedHero both pointing out his own flaws in regards to that.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Some can feel this way in regards for [[DracoInLeatherPants Sheriff Garris]], while it was already planned that he'll be killed off as an AssholeVictim for being a RabidCop who butted heads with Tommy from the very beginning by the filmmakers, Garris throughout shown few, but very notable redeeming qualities that shows he is much more then your typical horror film {{Jerkass}} HateSink like how he does care and love his daughter despite their bickering over Tommy's innocence, him being a widower that probably contextualizes his hot-headedness stemming from the frustration of struggling to single parent, while multitasking to fulfill his duty as Forest Green's public servant, his soft spot for children and making sure they're safe and finally how he's a commendable BadassNormal for not just being a somewhat CrazyPrepared CowboyCop and TheVietnamVet WarHero who established himself as a HeroOfAnotherStory, but was one of the few to fight Jason with his bare hands and nearly winning. For all his annoying abrasive traits, he was also quite formidable and can be valiant in his duty as a police officer that would have made him a useful ally for Tommy if not for his persecuting which was justified and sometimes made him come across as UnintentionallySympathetic (see StrawmanHasAPoint above). Some wished he shouldn't be killed by Jason and if he had survived, he would have undergo some CharacterDevelopment to TookALevelInKindness after realizing Tommy was telling the truth all along, while it would have been interesting to see them team-up to fight and stop Jason after putting aside their differences before Garris lets his daughter Megan and Tommy to be together that he originally opposed to when he initially thought Tommy's a threat rather than Jason.

* DesignatedVillain: Sure, Sheriff Garris had unjust bias and flawed judgment against Tommy and is unprofessional as sheriff, but his reason after hearing about Tommy's mental health record was still justified, especially the idea if his daughter with Tommy who could be dangerous can warrant some like-minded AdultFear and AngerBornOfWorry.

* JerkassWoobie: Sheriff Garris can be viewed as such by some, he's indeed a RabidCop who can be loathed for his persecution of Tommy, but also it's revealed by his daughter Megan as she pokes as his own expense at the station that Garris is a widower, so sometimes you can understand his temperamental frustration of struggling to single parent his disobedient daughter, while simultaneously fulfilling his sworn duty as sheriff as he tries to put an end to the killings. Also, due to him being TheVietnamVet, there is the likelihood Garris is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder rooted from his experience in enduring the [[WarIsHell horrors of war]] from his service, [[FreudianExcuse partly explaining his aggressive personality and paranoia towards Tommy being foremost trouble]]. For all his faults, Garris not only has a soft spot for children as shown in the climax, but he deeply does love and care for Megan that he gives his life for her when Jason advances towards the direction of her cries for help, being given a very painful death of being folded in half in return for his fatherly instincts.

** Just before their deaths and despite bordering on PoliceAreUseless and [[RabidCop Garris' earlier annoyingly mean behavior]], both [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Sheriff Garris]] and Officer Pappas revealed themselves to be each a FriendToAllChildren when they bumped into a scared little girl named Nancy running away from Jason and their first acts upon seeing her was to kneel down and comfort her to calm and reassure her safety. When seeing the "scary man" Jason who Nancy told him about, [[PapaWolf Pappas' first act upon seeing Nancy's intended assailent was to gun him down to protect her]] before [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished falling victim himself]]. After consoling her himself following Pappas' death, Garris would later take her and the other girls to the boys' cabin and instruct them to hide underneath their beds for their safety. This also doubles on FridgeBrilliance due to [[PapaWolf Garris being a father himself hence his experience on handling small children]] (or specifically his daughter Megan when she was a little girl before growing up and starting disobeying him). Also, despite his strained relationship with his daughter, while he was hiding from Jason after running out of ammo, what [[PapaWolf prompted Garris to finally come out of hiding and trying to fight Jason with his bare hands until his death was his daughter's cries for help while Jason begins to advance towards her]] with Garris being PoweredByLove for his daughter to pull a HeroicSacrifice, definitely make up for him being a RabidCop earlier and shows Garris and his daughter AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther despite bickering before.

** There's a little girl [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 called Nancy who claims that she had a nightmare about a monster trying to kill her]]. The little girl was named after the director Tom [=McLoughlin=]'s wife, as revealed in the documentary ''Crystal Lake Memories''. He flat out says the rumour about it being a ShoutOut to a [[Film/FreddyVsJason future Jason sparring parter]] was purely coincidental.

** For his annoying RabidCop behavior throughout most of the movie, Garris getting folded half by Jason can be seen as cathartic for some, especially in a much more intense and painful extended version of his death scene before getting cut down for the theatrical release.