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2	* Why doesn't Jason try to kill children in the later sequels? Because last time he tried it, [[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter he died for real]].
3	* When I first watched the movies, I wondered why [[MadeOfIron despite all the punishment Jason received]], he was only ACTUALLY killed in this fourth movie. Then I realized, when you go over it, it actually makes a lot of sense. [[Film/FridayThe13thPart2 In the second movie]], Jason is “killed” when Ginny drives a machete into his shoulder. However, Ginny was previously injured, and probably not all that strong to begin with, so Jason was incapacitated for a bit, but was still able to live. Then in [[Film/FridayThe13thPartIII Part 3]], Jason is hanged from a barn, but survives, only to take an axe to the head. Jason likely survived the noose because his deformities protected his neck, and head as well with the axe, probably helped with Chris not being that strong either. But in [[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter The Final Chapter]], Jason takes a machete through his [[EyeScream EYE]], and when he falls down, gets it pushed through the rest of his head, something even he can’t live from. Add in Tommy hacking away at his corpse, and it becomes clear how Jason finally died.
4	** So, Jason's playing [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli rope-a-dope]]?
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6	* Why does Jason always wear a mask, even though he lives in near-total isolation, doesn't seem to care about concealing his identity, and kills anyone who gets close enough to get any kind of look at his face? Because, despite his hulking body, monstrous strength, and horrific brutality, at heart, Jason is still that little boy who was picked on because of his deformities; he hides his face, even when alone, because [[HiddenDepths he's still ashamed of his looks]].
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8	!!FridgeHorror:
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10	* Whenever Jason talks to the "ghost" of his mother, there's a very good chance these are hallucinations. Pamela probably ''never'' wanted her son to become a killer.
11	** On the other hand, Pamela herself thought she heard the voice of her dead son urging to kill, so she might actually be pleased that Jason has taken up the mantle, which is worse, obviously. Also, they probably ARE hallucinations, which seem to run in the family...
12	*** The game confirms that she was having hallucinations well before Jason's death, as in the interview on the tapes you find scattered throughout the game, she admits to killing her husband because she said Jason told her to do it because Eli was hurting him, even mimicking his voice (like she does in the first film). But, it's hard to know for sure if anything she's saying is true or trauma induced psychosis (as the interview takes place after Jason's drowning).
13	* Finding out Jason was never dead to begin with in the sequels. This means everyone in the first film (including Pamela herself) died [[ShootTheShaggyDog for absolutely nothing.]]
14	** This leads to a bit of FridgeLogic likely caused by the fact the filmmakers hadn't thought of including him yet, but why didn't Jason just, you know, go up to his mother at any point and reveal to her he is alive?
15	*** Well, he's a child with a possible disability stuck at summer camp before his mother burns the place down after two murders. There's a great irony that's {{Lampshaded}} in Part 2 where the first time Jason has seen his mother in decades is when she has her head cut off.
16	* ''Parts II'' through ''IV'' all take place directly after one another. Meaning that Jason killed 33 people in under just a few days. That's more than any murderer has killed under such a short time frame in real life.
17	* Jason was originally drowned by cruel fellow kids, yet we only ever see him wreck vengeance on the adults and teens who come to Crystal Lake. Assuming Jason never tracked down his former bullies for payback, those kids will probably live the rest of their lives with the knowledge they created a monster that's killed hundreds, and might very well be coming for them next.
18	* Remember how messed up Tommy was when he first encountered Jason as a kid? Well, fast forward to part VI and you'll notice Jason spends an awful lot of time spying on the children at camp. In one odd instance, he leaves his machete for a little girl to find. Jason already witnessed how traumatizing he is when Tommy snapped and killed him. He never attacks them while he picks off the councilors. If Jason leaving his machete behind wasn't a mistake, it could mean he's subtly trying to influence [[CorruptionOfAMinor children into becoming as twisted as he is.]]
19	* How about the fact that not even a firing squad could kill Jason in Jason X, the very same thing that killed him in Part 9. He was captured by the government, so it's entirely plausible that he would be fired down by the FBI once again, yet it doesn't work. What if, every time he's killed by something, it won't work again? That or, if ComicBook/FreddyVsJasonVsAsh is canon, being revived with help of the Necronomicon gave him regenerative powers. Makes sense in a way, though that makes it even scarier that he came back from being beheaded like that.
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