A list of central characters in the ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'' series, listing tropes from both the original trilogy and the 2010 remake. '''Unmarked spoilers below!'''
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!!'''Main Characters'''

[[folder:Rick Taylor]]

!!'''Rick Taylor'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"What have you done to me? What am I? What am I!?"'']][[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote: Maskless Rick]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rickhuman2010.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]


->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JoshKeaton (2010 remake)

The main hero, an everyday man forced to wear the demonic Terror Mask to face the forces of evil and save his girlfriend and, in the third title, his son.

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* AnArmAndALeg: In the first chapter of the remake, a teratoid rips off one of Rick's arms. This is initially played straight with Rick freaking out over his lost limb, then PlayedForLaughs and subverted as the Terror Mask calls him a pussy before growing a new one for him.
* AxCrazy: Subverted; Rick isn't unhinged or even outright crazy, and although he is really vengeful and violent towards the monsters that he faces (with the Mask even revealing that he secretly enjoys killing demons and monsters), he isn't ''nearly'' as bad as the Mask is.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Fits him to a T, especially in the remake. He is LovecraftianSuperpower embodied, but all he wants is to save the world and rescue his girlfriend.
* BerserkButton: He hates it when the Mask talks. He gets so annoyed at him for doing so and tells him to, "shut the fuck up."
* TheBerserker: He has no qualms in killing things that get in his way (which is understandable, given that, well, you know, ''they'' attacked first) and it really shows in the remake where he is killing left and right and his body repeatedly becomes heavily mutilated with his muscles being torn and his bones and innards being exposed, but he really doesn't seem to mind because he is hellbent on saving his fiance. This is really shown when he transforms into BerserkMode (although the latter instance is actually the Terror Mask taking over briefly).
* BerserkMode: The name of a transformation he takes when he has bone spikes sprouting out of his body and uses them as blades.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Even disregarding the Mask's comments, Rick does kill his opponents in [[CruelAndUnusualDeath shockingly]] [[OffWithHisHead gruesome]] [[AssShove ways]].
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: When in Berserk Mode or using Splatter Slash in the remake, he has [[DualWielding two bone blades]] protruding from his arms, and skill upgrades can make them [[{{BFS}} bigger]].
* BloodKnight: According to the Terror Mask, anyway. Rick does seem to silently enjoy fighting monsters, though.
* BodyHorror: As his body actually ShowsDamage, he can often run around with missing chunks of flesh and exposed bones. And of course, the mask-induced transformation in all games.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Rick turns into a giant hulking monster while wearing the Terror Mask, but is still one of the most heroic and noble characters in the game.
* DeadpanSnarker: Not along the same lines or as often as the Terror Mask, but it's there.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: And sometimes knocks Cthulhu out with a 2x4, or with his own severed arm while he's at it.
* DoomMagnet: Becomes this, due to the Terror Mask. The second game ends with Rick noting that evil will never go away until the Terror Mask does. Sometime after marrying and having a child with Jennifer, both of them are targeted in the third game and ''will'' die should you not complete the levels in time. [[spoiler:The Terror Mask itself gets in on the action as well.]]
* EvilFeelsGood: The Terror Mask accuses him of liking the powers it gives Rick, and how he enjoys slaughtering demons. Rick tries to deny this at first, and while he doesn't admit it, he notably stops trying to deny it.
* TheFaceless: In the original trilogy, the only time we ever get a good look of his face is during the FatalFamilyPhoto in the worst ending of ''Splatterhouse 3''. The remake, on the other hand, averts this by having a few scenes of him and Jennifer together before the events of the game.
* FoeTossingCharge: The Ram move in the remake.
* GentleGiant: Of course, his drive to protect his loved ones is what ''makes'' him so badass.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Good god, does NiceGuy Rick not hold anything back. Especially with the [[FinishingMove Splatter Kills]] in the remake.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Among the weapons that Rick can use include dismembered enemy arms and heads, and one of his throws involves spinning an enemy around to clear an area. Exaggerated when Rick can use his ''own dismembered arms'' to kill enemies.
* HeroicBuild: Bestowed upon him by the Terror Mask alongside the SuperStrength
* HockeyMaskAndChainsaw: Back when the Terror Mask was a hockey mask, Rick pulled off the look very well.
* HorrifyingHero: Wears a mask of unspeakable power and that allows him to transform his bones into blades, but he is still TheHero of the story.
* HiddenDepths: In the remake, the Mask often states that Rick actually enjoys slaughtering and maiming his foes. Due to being able to peer into his mind, it also brings up several things that Rick would rather not mention.
* IAmAMonster: Rick is initially horrified at what he becomes when the Mask transforms him. This is later used by Dr. West, claiming that Jennifer would never love Rick for what the Terror Mask made him into.
* InkSuitActor: His appearance is based off of one of the original composers, Howard Drossin.
* LovecraftianSuperpower: Only in the third game and the remake. Prior to those, the Terror Mask just gave Rick SuperStrength. Afterwards, he gains some distinctly more monstrous powers.
** BadWithTheBone: In the remake, he can extend his bones through his flesh to form vicious blades. He primarily does so by [[BladeBelowTheShoulder turning his arms into bone-swords]], but he also has a ShockwaveStomp attack that causes bones to stab down from his foot and then rip up from the ground to impale his enemies.
** CombatTentacles: In the third game, in his SuperMode, he can extend shapeless "fists" of flesh from his torso as a super-attack. In the remake, he has the ability to turn his arms into tentacles for increased range.
** FeelNoPain: Remake Rick can fight on with ''massive'' gaping wounds in his body, completely unbothered by broken ribs, exposed organs, or shredded muscles.
** HealThyself: In the remake, he can absorb the blood of his slain victims to regenerate his own wounds.
** SuperMode: Called Mutant Rick in the third game, where it causes the Terror Mask to visibly fuse to his skin, bulks him up, and gives him clawed fingers. In the remake, it's called Berserk Mode and gives him access to more powerful attacks whilst covering him in bone-based SpikesOfVillainy.
** TemporaryBulkChange: In the third game, activating his SuperMode buffs him up considerably, whilst in the remake, putting on the Terror Mask turned him from a shrimpy nerd into an Adonis.
* MagicPants: In the remake and ''3''. His clothes gets torn to shreds during his transformation, yet his jeans remains fairly intact. His shirt in part 3 also somehow reappears on his torso when Rick returns to normal.
* {{Metalhead}}: He and his girlfriend are. Before it was ripped off, he came into the mansion wearing a Music/{{Mastodon}} shirt.
* MyGreatestFailure: Minor example, but the Mask reveals that he cheated on Jennifer while drunk. She never finds out, but needless to say he more than makes up for it.
* NiceGuy: To Jennifer, at least. Though in the remake, the Mask insinuates that under all his niceness, Rick likes maiming and killing demons.
* PainfulTransformation: Rick was dying when he puts on the Terror Mask. The Terror Mask then starts to forcefully shove Rick's pooling blood and intestines back into his body, enlarge his arms and chest, and ''breaks his leg'' before fixing it. All while Rick is screaming in agony.
-->'''Terror Mask:''' Aww, quit whining. Did I say it was going to be fun?
* PapaWolf: In the third game, one of the main objectives is to rescue his son.
* PowerIncontinence: In the remake, the justification for needing to upgrade himself is that [[ATasteOfPower his body is incapable of handling the mask's full power initially]].
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge[=/=]RoaringRampageOfRescue: In the first game, when Jennifer turns into a monster, Rick is hell-bent on revenge. But really, the main goal in all the games is to rescue her, with Rick's main reason for going on a rampage being to save her.
* SuperStrength: He can rip and tear various monsters apart with nothing but his bare hands. The remake makes the sheer scale of his strength more obvious.
* ShockwaveStomp: His {{charge attack}}s in the remake can do this. He even has "bone" versions.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In the remake, Rick's eyes glow yellow when he puts the Mask on.
* TranquilFury: Throughout the games, Rick rarely speaks, and aside from a couple of {{Cluster F Bomb}}s and a few lines of dialogue, he rarely exhibits any emotion. Usually, he uses the Terror Mask for that.
* UnskilledButStrong: In the reboot, presumably due to Rick's lack of real fighting experience, his body movement employs a lot of wild waving when punching. Thanks to the Terror Mask, however, his strength more than makes up for his lack of finesse.
* UnstoppableRage: The plot of every game (barring ''Wanpaku Graffiti'') amounts to, "someone has endangered one of Rick's loved ones; Rick horribly mutilates everything between where he is and where they are". But during the game, while you tear apart monsters and demons, Rick is visibly enraged and very angry, especially when transforming into BerserkMode.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Although this can be excused, as it was an accident and he didn't realize what was happening, Rick is revealed during [[spoiler:Phase 10: The Wicker Bride]] to have been the one that [[spoiler:caused West's StartOfDarkness, killing what the good doctor ''thought'' was his own wife before his very eyes]].
* VirtuousCharacterCopy: Rick's character design was heavily inspired by [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]; an imposing giant of a man donning [[CoolMask a distinct mask styled after a hockey mask]], and additionally being prone to bloody violence. Jason kills relatively innocent people in honor of his equally as deranged mother. Rick, on the other hand, kills TheLegionsOfHell to protect his loved ones.
* VocalDissonance: Despite being inhumanly large, muscular, and able to rip enemies apart with his bare hands, he still has that nerdy-sounding voice.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In the third game as Mutant Rick and all throughout the remake.
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[[folder:The Terror Mask]]
!!'''Terror Mask'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"She doesn't have to die."'']]

->'''Voiced by:''' [[Creator/JimCummings1952 Jim Cummings]] (2010 remake)

An ancient Aztec/Mayan artifact of great power, which turns the user into a powerful warrior. The mask provides Rick the strength needed to complete his quest, but is quite sinister on its own and eventually tries to kill Rick and TakeOverTheWorld, but is destroyed. In the Remake, the mask has a new personality, and wants to get revenge on the Corrupted for what [[KickTheDog they did]] [[MadeASlave to it]].

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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original series, [[spoiler:it wants to take over the world, and is using Rick for that end]]. In the remake, while proudly AxCrazy and prone to deliberately antagonize Rick, its implied goal is to [[spoiler:destroy the Corrupted for killing the Aztecs that it personally protected]]. [[DownplayedTrope That said]], it still lies or uses half-truths in its likely centuries-long gambit to accomplish its goals.
* AntiVillain: In the remake, despite being a destructive and threatening force with blood on its wearers' hands, it actually hardly makes Rick do anything evil [[spoiler:outside of having an involvement in Lenora's death]] and comes across as a NobleDemon at worst.
* ArtifactOfDoom: A sentient Aztec mask that gives its wearer immense strength and LovecraftianSuperpower and in the original games [[spoiler:was EvilAllAlong]]. Though this is [[spoiler:played with in the remake, as it turns out that the Mask was a benign protector of the Aztecs until the Corrupted came along]].
* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: Its final speech in the third game [[spoiler:on any bad ending route after you defeat it]].
* AxCrazy: Especially in the remake. It whoops and hollers in excitement with the more monsters you kill.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:In the remake, it uses both Rick and (heavily implied) Dr. West into one spanning space and time to take vengeance on the Corrupted.]]
* BlasphemousBoast: When they first meet, the Mask [[AGodAmI compares itself to God in the remake]]. [[spoiler:Considering its origins, it's not entirely wrong, so this is a downplayed example.]] It backpedals to clarify that it's not ''the'' God, but it ''is'' the only one that's going to help Rick for the time being.
* BloodKnight: More exemplified in the remake as well as {{justified|Trope}}, since it runs off ThePowerOfBlood.
* CoolMask[=/=]EvilMask: It ''is'' one. It is a mask capable of healing mortal wounds and then [[LovecraftianSuperpower using its host's own body as a weapon]].
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: A variation. Lets be honest, given the threats that they pose to the world, and the fact that Rick is a NiceGuy and that they ''both'' have understandable (justified in Rick's case) reasons to be against both Dr. West and The Corrupted, things would have probably gone ''much'' more smoothly for both if the Mask just came clean about its plan to Rick right from the get-go.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:Subverted in the original trilogy, where the Mask reveals itself to have been EvilAllAlong, but played straight in the remake, where, despite being an ArtifactOfDoom that transforms Rick into a monstrosity, and a lust for blood and violence, its intentions are benevolent.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: When it isn't being a LargeHam, the Terror Mask has quite a dry sense of humor.
-->''I ain't your mama,'' ''[[DemonicDummy asshole!]]''
* DemonicPossession: A gameplay mechanic. Whenever Rick goes into Berserk Mode, the Terror Mask briefly takes over to cause as much mayhem as it can until its meter depletes.
* TheDreaded: Dr. West is noticeably ''terrified'' when he sees Rick wearing the Terror Mask. And in ''Splatterhouse 2'', three {{Mook}}s choose [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled to be eaten by Bellyache rather than fight Rick]]. What does that tell you about the Terror Mask?
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Played straight in the original series. Although it isn't as bad as in the remake, cut dialogue for the final boss fight actually had it reveal itself to be allied with the Corrupted. When Rick refuses its WeCanRuleTogether offer and kills the monster in this version, the Mask begins to speak of its other plans...]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: It views [[spoiler:itself being enslaved by the Corrupted for eternity]] as this.
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:The Terror Mask itself is the final enemy Rick has to face in the original trilogy.]]
* FourthWallObserver: Seems to know that it is in a video game; as it will often reference past games and at times acknowledge the player themselves in the remake. Fully comes to a head during the last encounter with the Biggy Man.
--> ''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner Show him why we call it]] [[TitleDrop Splatterhouse]].''
* GameOverMan: Usually has a quick quip whenever Rick is killed. One of these is directed at the ''player'', telling them to hurry up and select continue.
* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: At least, according to the Terror Mask in the beginning of the remake.
* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:Brings the Corrupted to Earth so it could kill it for itself.]]
--> ''I want vengeance for an eternity of agony. I want the Corrupted to know '''that it was ME who stopped them!'''''
* {{Jerkass}}: In the remake, it makes a habit of being as annoying as possible to Rick many a times whenever it speaks. Many of its jokes are at his expense, and it mocks Rick for his perceived cowardice and wimpy demeanor. At one point, it starts to mock Jen's cries for help, just to piss Rick off.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: However, despite its annoying banter, it at least doesn't go back on its promises and is still perfectly willing to help Rick save his girlfriend, even if it taunts him about it along the way.
* KickTheDog: Verbally abuses Rick by calling him a pussy and mocks Jennifer's cries for no other reason than to rile him up. [[spoiler:What's more shocking though is that the ''Terror Mask'' was kicked by the Corrupted, which destroyed the Aztec civilization it ruled over. This being after serving them for an unknown length of time as a slave on top of that.]]
* LightIsNotGood: It's a white mask made from bone, and [[spoiler:Henry West]] attributes his voice to one of "an angel" to encourage him on his journey. A cut subplot from the game also has the man who found the Terror Mask, Francisco Miguel Cortez, say that he could see "the faces of angels" beneath the surface of the sarcophagus he found it in. He also [[AGodAmI explicitly compares himself]] to God (or just a God) when he first meets Rick.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: It inflicts heavy BodyHorror on its host and grants them a LovecraftianSuperpower, but it ultimately opposes greater evil. [[spoiler:Subverted in the third game, where it was revealed that it was using Rick all along to try and TakeOverTheWorld.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: [[spoiler:Its death after Rick defeats it at the end of ''Splatterhouse 3''.]]
* MadeASlave: [[spoiler:The reason why it knows of the Corrupted so much.]]
* ManipulativeBastard:
** In the remake, why was it that it needed Rick? [[spoiler:It wanted Rick to bring the Corrupted to Earth so the Mask could kill it personally. It had Rick kill ten thousand monsters over the course of his adventure to open the gates of Hell with their souls, so the Corrupted would be already weakened by being made out of already injured corpses. Unfortunately, the Terror Mask did not foresee the Corrupted possessing Jennifer.]]
** It's also implied that it's the Mask that [[spoiler:is the one that set it up so that Rick and Dr. West would cross paths. Dr. West describes that the first words he hears after Rick kills his wife in the StableTimeLoop were [[MeaningfulEcho "She doesn't have to die"]]]].
** And that's still saying nothing about the Mask from the original trilogy, where [[spoiler:it had Rick kill its competition so that it could unleash hell on Earth itself]].
* MaskOfPower: It is the source of all of Rick's powers, and without it, Rick would have bled to death at the beginning of the remake.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
** The ''Terror'' Mask. Considering its [[LovecraftianSuperpower powers]] and its [[AxCrazy personality]], it's not the worst description.
** Its original name, the Hell Mask, also fits into this neatly.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Its plan to stop the Corrupted works, [[spoiler:at the cost of Jennifer being possessed]]. But maybe [[spoiler:[[AmbiguouslyEvil that was all according to plan]]]]...
* NobleDemon: In the remake, the Mask is still an ArtifactOfDoom that loves to see things suffer. [[spoiler:Then it is revealed that the reason why it is helping Rick, while still selfish, is rather noble. It is using Rick as part of its RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the Corrupted for two reasons. One, for the Corrupted [[FateWorseThanDeath enslaving it for eternity]]. And the second, for killing the Aztec tribe that it was benevolently protecting.]]
* OhCrap: In the remake when encountering Biggy Man.
--> '''Terror Mask:''' Wait wait wait, I know this guy! ... yeah we are screwed...
* OneWingedAngel: In ''Splatterhouse 3'', [[spoiler:the mask gains its own form during the BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind]]. While it [[spoiler:never fights Rick]] in the remake, the mask uses its appearance to block off exits until he kills all the enemies in an area.
* OnlyAFleshWound: While Rick starts freaking out over his arm being torn off for the first time, the Terror Mask takes the time to scoff and mock him over it before growing him another.
-->''For a Dick, you are such a pussy.''
* PetTheDog: Despite its {{Jerkass}} exterior, it can sometimes be genuinely more cooperative with Rick, encouraging him to rescue Jennifer without verbally mocking him.
* ThePowerOfBlood: You can upgrade its abilities by spilling blood.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Mask from the third game had its body outlined by a red light, along with its eyes. [[spoiler:In Rick's fight against it, it also has red eyes.]]
* {{Revenge}}: Its main goal against the Corrupted. Specifically, it wants revenge both for [[spoiler:enslaving it for eons, and killing all the people [[PetTheDog it had protected]]]].
* {{Sadist}}: Encourages Rick to completely slaughter his enemies as he saves Jennifer.
-->''Hey -- want to see what your spine looks like!?''
* SealedEvilInACan: Though the actual extent of its evilness depends on the game.
* SirSwearsALot: In the remake, he throws around curses like there's no tomorrow.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: It is a mask in the shape of a grinning skull, making it a living example of this trope.
* SophisticatedAsHell: He's a self-proclaimed god with quite a vocabulary.
-->''Who am I? Let's just say I'm god. Your god; well, at least, the only god's who's listening right now. What do I want? Ah, same with any god: a little faith. For without faith, I am nothing, and without me,'' ''[[PrecisionFStrike YOU'RE FUCKED.]]''
* StartXToStopX: Its means of destroying the Corrupted? [[spoiler:To give it enough sacrifices for it to form on earth, with the battered bodies of enemies that Rick killed to weaken it.]]
* TakeOverTheWorld: [[spoiler:Its ultimate goal in the third game.]]
* {{Telepath}}: Communicates to Rick this way, while also being able to peer into Rick's thoughts and memories. [[DeadpanSnarker It makes sure to remind Rick of that]].
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: When Rick encounters the [[ThatOneBoss Biggy Man]] in the Meat Factory, the Terror Mask [[MythologyGag has a bad feeling about it]].
* VampiricDraining: In the remake, it can telekinetically drain blood from enemies to heal its host body.
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[[folder:Jennifer Willis]]
!!'''Jennifer Willis'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I want us to be together until the end of the world."'']]

->'''Voiced by:''' Shanelle Gray (2010 remake)

Rick's girlfriend, kidnapped by the evil forces of the House. She was turned into a monster and killed in the first game, brought back from hell in the second, and saved again in the third. In the Remake, Rick must save her from West, who wants to sacrifice her to the Corrupted.

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* EightiesHair: Especially in ''Splatterhouse 2'', where her hair reaches down to her hips.
* AndIMustScream: Her soul was trapped in {{Hell}} after Rick is forced to kill her, until he ultimately saves her in the second game.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: [[spoiler:Possessed Jennifer at the end of the remake.]]
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: A unique instance where one person invokes all three! Her photos that she leaves behind in the remake show that she enjoys coloring her hair frequently!
* DamselInDistress: A reoccurring theme among each of the titles.
* DamselOutOfDistress: Invoked but then subverted in the remake. When she was given the chance, she quickly grabs a dagger and stabs Dr. West in the head with it. Normally, this would kill someone, [[HumanoidAbomination except unfortunately for Jen, West is no longer human/mortal]].
* DemonicPossesion: In the ending of the 2010 games, [[spoiler: *something* has inhabited her body.]] And unlike previous games, this isn't a bad ending, it's the only one.
* IdenticalStranger: In the Remake, [[spoiler:Dr. West chose her because she's identical to his deceased wife Leonora.]]
* MsFanservice: In the remake, especially considering that the player can collect photos of her in various states of undress, as well as having a large, [[JIgglePhysics well-animated]] chest.
* NiceGirl: She is in the remake, at least. People criticize her for dating Rick because he's "too nerdy", but she doesn't care one bit.
* NightmareFace: [[spoiler:She pulls a vicious one off if the timer reaches 0:00 in the second level of ''Splatterhouse 3'', when she's being devoured by the Boreworm.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: West kidnaps Jennifer because she resembles his lost love, invoking this at first. [[spoiler:Turns out to be a subversion, he's trying to bring back his wife through Jennifer's body.]]
* TragicMonster: In the first game, she was turned into a monster and Rick was forced to put her down, leading to his RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
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[[folder:David Taylor]]

!!'''David Taylor'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Pictured with his mother, Jennifer.]]

Rick and Jennifer's young son. He's kidnapped by the Evil One, intent on sacrificing him in order for him to be able to take over the world. Only appears in the third game.

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* DeathOfAChild: Should Rick fail to rescue him in time.
* MacGuffinSuperPerson: He's wanted by the Evil One due to his psychic powers, and wants to sacrifice him to unlock the power of the Dark Stone.
* PsychicChildren: Has latent psychic abilities, which is why he's kidnapped by the Evil One.
* TheQuietOne: He speaks only once in the entire game.
--->'''David:''' "Daddy, where's Mommy?"
* SatelliteCharacter Only exists for Rick to save him.
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!!'''Antagonists'''

[[folder:Dr. West]]

!!'''Dr. Henry West'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Tonight, God willing, I will join her."'']]

->'''Voiced by:''' Richard Doyle (2010 remake)

A MadScientist and unseen owner of the West Mansion where the game takes place. In the Remake, he kidnaps Jen for a sacrifice to the Corrupted [[spoiler:in order to resurrect his dead wife Lenora]].

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* AnArmAndALeg: At the end of the game, [[spoiler:Rick rips off West's arm and beats him to unconsciousness with it to stop the ritual. [[OnlyAFleshWound He doesn't seem too fazed by it]], and the ritual was completed anyway.]]
* AscendedExtra: In the remake, he goes from being a mere name only present in a few translations to being the BigBad.
* AllForNothing: His efforts to bring Lenora back ultimately fail, since [[spoiler:''something else'' ends up possessing Jen instead]].
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Well, not exactly. In the remake, the ritual was completed and one of the souls present possesses Jennifer, although there's a ''very'' strong implication that it isn't Lenora who possessed Jen!]]
* BeenThereShapedHistory: In one of the journal entries, it was implied that he was none other than the infamous UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper.
* BigBad: In both the remake, and in some translations of the trilogy's story.
** In the original trilogy, he serves as a PosthumousCharacter. He was the original owner of the mansion and the house on the island that the first two games take place in, and is largely responsible for the monsters that reside in both. The second game also implies in a diary that he originally used the Terror Mask in order to open a portal to a world outside our own to conduct his experiments. Opening up this portal had inadvertently also led to the events of the third game.
** In the remake, he kidnaps Jennifer in an attempt to resurrect his wife, Leonara, who died from choelera. West had become obsessed with resurrecting her, espescially after becoming proclaimed for saving the lives of thousands of soldiers during the American Revolutionary War, and had contacted otherworld entities, which gave him arcane powers. After Rick had inadvertently killed Leonara, revived by Dr. West, West makes a promise to wipe out all of mankind just to ressurect Leonara again.
* DubNameChange: In various English translations of the manual for ''Splatterhouse 2'', Dr. West is called "Dr. Mueller", is treated as an entirely separate character from West, and the house that Rick visits is said to belong to him. However, the original Japanese version states that the house on the island also belongs to West, being the area that houses his secret lab.
* EinsteinHair: Has spiky grey hair to complete the MadScientist look.
* EvilOldFolks: [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld And much older than you think]].
* TheGhost: Discounting speculation, West was mentioned as the owner of the mansion and the one behind the scenes but never appears onscreen ([[OneWingedAngel human, at least]]). This is averted in the remake, [[AscendedExtra where he appears in full and has a fleshed-out backstory as well]].
* HumanoidAbomination: West appears to be human until Jennifer tries stabbing him in the temple with a dagger. [[OnlyAFleshWound He hardly reacts to it]], and laughs it off before continuing to carry her off.
* IAmAHumanitarian: Subverted; he tried, but apparently human flesh wasn't of his taste.
* LargeHam: Especially as he descends into madness.
* TheLostLenore: His wife (named Lenora), to the point where he is trying to find a way to bring her back.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: His wife's death certainly threw him off the deep end.
* MadScientist: Of the {{Necromancer}} kind, but has no qualms about living subjects being under the knife.
* TheManBehindTheMonsters: In the original trilogy, he was largely responsible for the monsters that inhabit his mansion, and in the reboot, he leads the Corrupted.
* {{Necromantic}}: His ultimate goal is [[spoiler:to bring back his dead wife, using Jennifer's body]].
* NoYou: After Rick tells West off, West throws it back into his face. Also doubles as a LameComeback and PrecisionFStrike:
-->''No Rick, fuck YOU!''
* OnlyAFleshWound: Near the end of the 2010 game, [[spoiler:Rick rips out his arm in order to stop the sacrifice. He still doesn't seems too worried about his missing limb]].
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He was born somewhere around the 17th or 18th century, making him more than 200 years old.
* StartOfDarkness: His backstory is explored a little in Phase 10: The Wicker Bride. [[spoiler:You have a direct hand in it.]]
* TragicVillain: A LoveMakesYouEvil example. All he wants is his wife Lenora to come back to him, and her death [[spoiler:[[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom is revealed to have been your fault, although accidental]] on top of that]].
* {{Tuckerization}}: His name and the fact that he is a MadScientist who raises the dead back to life is a reference to ''Literature/HerbertWestReanimator''. Doubly so when you consider that he lives in [[LovecraftCountry Arkham]], the fictional town that many of Creator/HPLovecraft's stories take place.
* TheUnfought: In the original series, unless he was turned into the Hell Chaos. [[spoiler:Happens in the Remake as well.]]
** Part of the reason for this is because he didn't exist in the original arcade version's story.
** Averted in the second game. The scientist labeled as "Dr. Mueller" in the American and European manuals is in fact Dr. West.
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[[folder:The Biggy Man]]

!!'''Piggy Man (a.k.a. the Biggy Man)'''
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The most popular monster in the game, Piggy Man is a large humanoid with chainsaws for hands that guards the mansion. In the Remake, he's fought by Rick in the Meat Factory in the future New York.

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* AdaptationalBadass: He was merely a very difficult boss in the original game. In the remake, he can force lights on and off, which allows him to [[VillainTeleportation teleport]].
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He has a chainsaw on each arm.
* BlindIdiotTranslation: The reason why he became the "Biggy Man" in the 2010 version.
* BodyHorror: Has some nasty looking growths and missing skin across his body. Not to mention his hands.
* BreakoutVillain: The reason he was included in the Remake was due to his popularity with the fanbase, with the remake giving him a significant amount of buildup before you fight him, and his fight features quite a bit of spectacle.
%%* TheBrute
* ChainsawGood: Two serving as a BladeBelowTheShoulder on each arm.
* TheDreaded: In the 2010 game, the Terror Mask reacts with surprise at seeing him again... Before expressing that he and Rick are screwed.
* TheFaceless: Is covered by a sack. In the remake, it shows the eyes.
* FatBastard[=/=]StoutStrength: In the remake. In fact, early concept shows he was going to be ''fatter''.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In the first game. The remake hints at his presence several times during the fourth level.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Rick kills him by ripping one of his blades and shoving it into his intestines.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: It's not really known just how different it is from humanity due to being mostly obscured by a mask, but it is considerably tall and strong, with chainsaws for hands and two yellow eyes.
* ItCanThink: As Dr. West notes in the 2010 version, it has a primitive but cunning intelligence, even getting Dr. West caught in one of its traps on one occasion. It also named itself.
* PerfectPlayAI: In the original game, he is NOT easy to take on in a toe to toe fight, and will jump back if you launch your slide attack too obviously or too early.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Piggy Man's name was mistranslated "Biggy Man" in ''Turbo Play'''s strategy guide for the [=TG16=] version. The name "Biggy Man" was used in fan sites to identify the character and the spelling eventually made its way into the 2010 version of ''Splatterhouse''.
* ThatOneBoss: {{Lampshaded}} as an InUniverse MythologyGag, as the Terror Mask claims that it knows the Biggy Man... [[ThisIsGonnaSuck then simply says that Rick is screwed]].
* VillainTeleportation: In the 2010 game, he's shown to have this ability, often accompanied by the lights turning on or off. [[spoiler:He can also use it to escape Splatter Kills up to three times.]]
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[[folder:Hell Chaos]]

!!'''Hell Chaos'''

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KyleMcCarley (''Manga/HiScoreGirl'', English), Sascha Krüger (''Hi Score Girl'', German), David Camarillo (''Hi Score Girl'', Latin American Spanish), Rafa Calvo (''Hi Score Girl'', European Spanish)

The final enemy in the first game, Hell Chaos is a rotten giant who comes out of a grave to kill Rick near the end of the game. It is speculated that this monster is actually Dr. West's mutated corpse.

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* ChunkyUpdraft: Whenever he emerges from the ground. They can damage you on their way back down.
* EldritchAbomination: It is a giant, mutated corpse, possessed by the spirt of the Terror Mask, whichs gives those that use it [[LovecraftianSuperpower Lovecraftian Superpowers]].
* FinalBoss: Of the first game.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: His only way to attack outside of raining debris on you.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNoWhere: In the original arcade port, unless you lived in Japan, or you had the [=TurboGrafx-16=] version. In both, the backstory of Dr. West is explained, and provides the possibility that Hell Chaos is actually his mutated corpse, possessed by the spirit of the Terror Mask. Otherwise, it was just another monster that appeared to have no real significance compared to the others Rick fought thus far.
* SuddenlyVoiced: Only in ''Hi Score Girl'', when he shouts "Call the police!"
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[[folder:Mother]]

!!'''Mother'''
The womb of the original West Mansion, as well as the progenitor of all life in the mansion.

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* TheDragon: Technically acts as this to Dr. West, seeing how it is in part responsible for creating life in the mansion it resides in.
* WombLevel: Doubles as a LevelInBossClothing in the original ''Splatterhouse'', as the entire level is technically Rick exploring the entity itself.
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[[folder:Ultimate Evil]]

!!'''Ultimate Evil'''
An eldritch beast from the Void who was accidentally released by Rick when he opened the portal. It's fought by Rick in the woods just outside of the Mueller Mansion.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: Briefly appears when Rick opens the gate to the Void.
* EldritchAbomination: The Ultimate Evil is a gargantuan mass of red corpses and heads with wings.
* FinalBoss: Of the second game.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Possibly acts as this, given how it's one of the first entities released after breaking the seal to the Void, as well as how it's made up of all of the monsters that Rick had fought throughout.
* MadeOfEvil: The creature is implied to be an amalgamation of all evil in the series, if not its source.
* MultipleHeadCase: It is a giant floating mass made up of the heads of various demons and monsters.
* OneWingedAngel: After suffering a certain amount of damage, he'll remove all his heads and flesh to reveal an imp-like winged head.
* SealedEvilInACan
* TakenForGranite[=/=]LiterallyShatteredLives: Its death animation.
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[[folder:The Evil One]]

!!'''The Evil One'''
Leader of the demons of the Void, he's the BigBad of the original series. In the third game, he tries to use the Dark Stone to become invincible and conquer the world, but Rick completely crushes his ambition.

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* BigBad: Of the original series. [[spoiler:Though the Terror Mask is Rick's last obstacle.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: He appears as an AdvancingWallOfDoom in the second game, and becomes a boss in the next one.
* HumanoidAbomination: Resembles a blue outline of a giant humanoid.
* KickTheDog: He delivers one should Rick fail to save Jennifer:
--> '''The Evil One:''' Rick... you will suffer, you will die! Just like your precious wife.
* LightIsNotGood: He is bright blue, with glowing red insides.
* ShockAndAwe: The Evil One uses electricity to attack.
* WouldHurtAChild: Its means of getting the Dark Stone involves using Rick's son David as a sacrifice, and has absolutely no remorse in doing do.
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[[folder:The Overlord]]

!!'''The Overlord'''
The leader of the Corrupted, he's the first of them to step in the material realm. [[spoiler:However, the Mask forces him to possess the various corpses of the weak enemies slaughtered along the way, allowing Rick to destroy it soundly. This backfires when the overlord's essence possesses Jennifer.]]

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* DemonicPossession: He needs to inhabit bodies so that he can have a physical form. [[spoiler:The Terror Mask takes advantage of that, by destroying those bodies before it has the chance.]]
* EldritchAbomination
* EvilIsVisceral
* MookMaker: During his slow march, corpses of previous enemies will fall from his body and become alive.
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