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[-Played By: Sherri Moon Zombie-]

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[-Played By: Sherri Sheri Moon Zombie-]

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* MyGreatestFailure: Somewhat feels his inability to help or understand Michael during his time at Smith's Grove was this at first, before being highly subverted in the sequel as he capitalizes off of Michael's notoriety.

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Michael's and Angel[=/=]Laurie's older sister and the girlfriend of Steve Haley.

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Michael's Deborah's eldest child and Angel[=/=]Laurie's the older sister to Michael and the girlfriend of Steve Haley.Angel.



* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Unlike the modestly dressed Judith in the original, her intro has her in translucent shirt, tube top and low-cut cut-offs. This is then inverted in her death scene as '78 Judith was topless when Michael killed her while in the remake she's in a nightie.



* DeathBySex: She's killed shortly after she has sex with her boyfriend, Steve.

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* DeathBySex: She's killed shortly after she has sex with her boyfriend, Steve. Steven.
* DemotedToExtra: Played with. Judith in the original continuities was Michael's first ever victim making her something of an in-universe urban legend, while in the remake, she's Michael's fourth victim and has slightly less of an impact.



* MsFanservice: Before becoming FanDisservice in her death scene.



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* AdaptationalNameChange: Mason was originally named Morgan in the original film.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: Mason was originally named Morgan in the original film.


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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Laurie's adoptive mother in the original seemed kinda cold, bluntly telling her "I told you, I'm not your mother." in a flashback. The remake version is more supportive and loving of Laurie even referring to her as "my baby."

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Laurie's adoptive mother in the original seemed kinda cold, bluntly telling her "I told you, I'm not your mother." mother!" in a flashback. The remake version is more supportive and loving of Laurie even referring to her as "my baby."



* GoodParents: They do seem like very loving people [[spoiler:making their deaths at Michael's hands all he more tragic]].

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* GoodParents: They do seem like very loving people [[spoiler:making [[invoked]][[spoiler:making their deaths at Michael's hands all he the more tragic]].{{Tear Jerk|er}}ing]].

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* AdaptationalNameChange: Mason was originally named Morgan in the original film.



* AdaptationalNameChange: Mason was originally named Morgan in the original film.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Laurie's adoptive mother in the original seemed rather cold, bluntly telling her "I'm not your mother." The remake version is more supportive and loving of Laurie even referring to her as "my baby."

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* AdaptationalHeroism: AdaptationalNiceGuy: Laurie's adoptive mother in the original seemed rather kinda cold, bluntly telling her "I'm "I told you, I'm not your mother." in a flashback. The remake version is more supportive and loving of Laurie even referring to her as "my baby."
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* DisappearedDad: There is little to no talk about Michael’s biological father.


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* AscendedExtra: He’s essentially a more notable version of the unnamed mechanic from the original film who Michael killed and stripped for a pair of coveralls.

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[[folder:Sheriff Lee Brackett]]
!!Sheriff Lee Brackett
[-Played By: Creator/BradDourif-]

The sheriff of Haddonfield and Annie's father.

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!!Sheriff Lee Brackett
[[folder:Ronnie White]]
!!Ronnie White
[-Played By: Creator/BradDourif-]

The sheriff of Haddonfield
Creator/WilliamForsythe-]

Deborah Myers' boyfriend, who abuses both her
and Annie's father.her children, particularly Michael.



* AdaptationNameChange: A minor one. In the original film his name was '''Leigh''' Brackett, while here he is named '''Lee''' Brackett.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: In the Zombieverse, Brackett explains to Loomis that he was the first man on the scene when [[spoiler:Deborah Myers committed suicide]] and brought Laurie to the hospital; from there, the Strodes adopted her.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Brackett didn’t want the stigma of Michael Myers hanging around Laurie’s neck, and [[spoiler:omitted finding her in his police report of Deborah’s suicide, then drove her to another hospital’s town where the Strodes adopted her]].
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:In the sequel's Extended Cut, he is the only surviving main character (Laurie is killed at the end of this version)]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:In the sequel's Theatrical version, he doesn't appear after Michael murders Annie]].

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* AdaptationNameChange: A minor one. In AbusiveParents: He verbally abuses both Michael and Judith, though he mainly focuses on Michael. He swears at Michael and makes homophobic remarks about him to his face.
* TheAlcoholic: Ronnie is always drinking, be it day or night.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Ronnie is so loathsome and annoying that you ''will'' cheer Michael on when he finally kills him.]]
* BoundAndGagged: [[spoiler:Michael duct-tapes him to a chair, and then slits his throat]].
* TheBully: He torments Michael for amusement.
* BullyingADragon: After learning that Michael has been killing animals, instead of showing shock, he throws things at him and mocks him for killing animals, saying that "that is some deep ass serious fagotty ass shit", and tells Michael he's a "whiny bitch".
* CanonForeigner: Has no counterpart in
the original film films.
* DirtyOldMan: Makes perverted comments about
his name was '''Leigh''' Brackett, while here girlfriend's teenage daughter.
* GrumpyOldMan: Not very old, but
he is named '''Lee''' Brackett.
very mean and ill-tempered.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: In HateSink: To the Zombieverse, Brackett explains point of being more of a caricature of one more than anything. While Ronnie is clearly meant to Loomis be unlikable, his behavior is so stereo-typically repulsive that it borders on being unintentionally hilarious.
* HeyYou: He never addresses anyone by name,
he was the first man on the scene when [[spoiler:Deborah Myers committed suicide]] and brought Laurie refers to the hospital; from there, the Strodes adopted her.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Brackett didn’t want the stigma of
Deborah as "bitch", Michael Myers hanging around Laurie’s neck, as "that freak", "little shit", and [[spoiler:omitted finding her in his police report of Deborah’s suicide, then drove her to another hospital’s town where the Strodes adopted her]].
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:In the sequel's Extended Cut, he is the only surviving main character (Laurie is killed at the end of this version)]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:In the sequel's Theatrical version, he
"boy", and doesn't appear after even bother with finding a way to address Judith.
* JerkAss: He's a loud, foul-mouthed, perverted man who frequently makes perverted comments about his girlfriend's daughter, is a complete asshole to everyone around him, shows NoSympathy for
Michael murders Annie]].when his rat dies, makes homophobic remarks to his face, threatens to beat him up, and is a deadbeat who mooches off his girlfriend.
* LaughablyEvil: His behavior is pretty amusing to watch.
* LazyBum: He does nothing to provide for the Myers family and spends his days drinking at home. Justified, since he has a broken leg and can't do much until it heals.
* NoIndoorVoice: He constantly yells.
* PsychopathicManchild: He acts more like a schoolyard bully in a man's body than an adult.
* SirSwearsALot: Practically every other word out of him is a swear.
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Michael slits his throat with a broken piece of glass]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Has no qualms with verbally abusing children, using strong profanity against them, mocking them, throwing things at them, or threatening them with assault.



[[folder:Annie Brackett]]
!!Annie Brackett
[-Played By: Creator/DanielleHarris-]

Sheriff Brackett's daughter and Laurie's best friend.

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[[folder:Annie Brackett]]
!!Annie Brackett
[[folder:Judith Myers]]
!!Judith Myers
[-Played By: Creator/DanielleHarris-]

Sheriff Brackett's daughter
Hanna Hall-]

Michael's
and Laurie's best friend.Angel[=/=]Laurie's older sister and the girlfriend of Steve Haley.



* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She's prone to being this.
* DeadpanSnarker: She frequently makes very snide comments.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's arrogant, rude, and foul-mouthed but she is still Laurie's friend and cares about her.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: She survives the events of the first film, unlike her original counterpart. [[spoiler:She does end up dying in the second, though, but she still lasted longer than the original Annie.]]

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She's prone to being this.
* DeadpanSnarker: She frequently makes very snide comments.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's arrogant, rude, and foul-mouthed but she is still Laurie's friend and cares about her.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: She survives the events of the first film, unlike her original counterpart. [[spoiler:She does end up dying in the second, though, but she still lasted longer than
AdaptationalJerkass: While the original Annie.]]Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.
* AssholeVictim: Judith, unlike the original, is a pure {{Jerkass}} who messes with Michael just as much as Ronnie does.
* BigSisterBully: She can come off as cold and dismissive to Michael.
* DeathBySex: She's killed shortly after she has sex with her boyfriend, Steve.
* GuttedLikeAFish: Michael kills her by stabbing her several times.



[[folder:Ronnie White]]
!!Ronnie White
[-Played By: Creator/WilliamForsythe-]

Deborah Myers' boyfriend, who abuses both her and her children, particularly Michael.

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[[folder:Ronnie White]]
!!Ronnie White
[[folder:Steven Haley]]
!!Steven Haley
[-Played By: Creator/WilliamForsythe-]

Deborah Myers' boyfriend, who abuses both her and her children, particularly Michael.
Adam Weisman-]

Judith's boyfriend.



* AbusiveParents: He verbally abuses both Michael and Judith, though he mainly focuses on Michael. He swears at Michael and makes homophobic remarks about him to his face.
* TheAlcoholic: Ronnie is always drinking, be it day or night.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Ronnie is so loathsome and annoying that you ''will'' cheer Michael on when he finally kills him.]]
* BoundAndGagged: [[spoiler:Michael duct-tapes him to a chair, and then slits his throat]].
* TheBully: He torments Michael for amusement.
* BullyingADragon: After learning that Michael has been killing animals, instead of showing shock, he throws things at him and mocks him for killing animals, saying that "that is some deep ass serious fagotty ass shit", and tells Michael he's a "whiny bitch".
* CanonForeigner: Has no counterpart in the original films.
* DirtyOldMan: Makes perverted comments about his girlfriend's teenage daughter.
* GrumpyOldMan: Not very old, but he is very mean and ill-tempered.
* HateSink: To the point of being more of a caricature of one more than anything. While Ronnie is clearly meant to be unlikable, his behavior is so stereo-typically repulsive that it borders on being unintentionally hilarious.
* HeyYou: He never addresses anyone by name, he refers to Deborah as "bitch", Michael as "that freak", "little shit", and "boy", and doesn't even bother with finding a way to address Judith.
* JerkAss: He's a loud, foul-mouthed, perverted man who frequently makes perverted comments about his girlfriend's daughter, is a complete asshole to everyone around him, shows NoSympathy for Michael when his rat dies, makes homophobic remarks to his face, threatens to beat him up, and is a deadbeat who mooches off his girlfriend.
* LaughablyEvil: His behavior is pretty amusing to watch.
* LazyBum: He does nothing to provide for the Myers family and spends his days drinking at home. Justified, since he has a broken leg and can't do much until it heals.
* NoIndoorVoice: He constantly yells.
* PsychopathicManchild: He acts more like a schoolyard bully in a man's body than an adult.
* SirSwearsALot: Practically every other word out of him is a swear.
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Michael slits his throat with a broken piece of glass]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Has no qualms with verbally abusing children, using strong profanity against them, mocking them, throwing things at them, or threatening them with assault.

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* AbusiveParents: He verbally abuses both AdaptationNameChange: In the first film, Judith's boyfriend was originally nameless and was only credited as "Boyfriend" though some ExpandedUniverse material would [[AllThereInTheManual later officially name him]] Daniel Hodges.
* AscendedExtra: Downplayed. Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a little more screen time and dialogue, and is even the reason how
Michael and Judith, though he mainly focuses on Michael. He swears at Michael and makes homophobic remarks about gets his iconic mask.
* BatterUp: [[spoiler:Michael beats
him to his face.
* TheAlcoholic: Ronnie is always drinking, be it day or night.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Ronnie is so loathsome and annoying that you ''will'' cheer Michael on when he finally kills him.
death with an aluminum baseball bat.]]
* BoundAndGagged: [[spoiler:Michael duct-tapes him to a chair, and then slits his throat]].
* TheBully: He torments Michael for amusement.
* BullyingADragon: After learning that Michael has been killing animals, instead of showing shock,
DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:While he throws things at him and mocks him for killing animals, saying that "that is some deep ass serious fagotty ass shit", and tells Michael he's a "whiny bitch".
* CanonForeigner: Has no counterpart in
left the original films.
* DirtyOldMan: Makes perverted comments about his girlfriend's teenage daughter.
* GrumpyOldMan: Not very old, but
film unscathed, here he is very mean and ill-tempered.
* HateSink: To the point of
winds up being more of a caricature of one more than anything. While Ronnie is clearly meant to be unlikable, his behavior is so stereo-typically repulsive that it borders on being unintentionally hilarious.
* HeyYou: He never addresses anyone by name, he refers to Deborah as "bitch", Michael as "that freak", "little shit", and "boy", and doesn't even bother with finding a way to address Judith.
* JerkAss: He's a loud, foul-mouthed, perverted man who frequently makes perverted comments about his girlfriend's daughter, is a complete asshole to everyone around him, shows NoSympathy for Michael when his rat dies, makes homophobic remarks to his face, threatens to beat him up, and is a deadbeat who mooches off his girlfriend.
* LaughablyEvil: His behavior is pretty amusing to watch.
* LazyBum: He does nothing to provide for the Myers family and spends his days drinking at home. Justified, since he has a broken leg and can't do much until it heals.
* NoIndoorVoice: He constantly yells.
* PsychopathicManchild: He acts more like a schoolyard bully in a man's body than an adult.
* SirSwearsALot: Practically every other word out of him is a swear.
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:Michael slits his throat with a broken piece of glass]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Has no qualms with verbally abusing children, using strong profanity against them, mocking them, throwing things at them, or threatening them with assault.
Michael's third victim.]]



[[folder:Judith Myers]]
!!Judith Myers
[-Played By: Hanna Hall-]

Michael's and Angel[=/=]Laurie's older sister and the girlfriend of Steve Haley.

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[[folder:Judith Myers]]
!!Judith Myers
[[folder:Sheriff Lee Brackett]]
!!Sheriff Lee Brackett
[-Played By: Hanna Hall-]

Michael's
Creator/BradDourif-]

The sheriff of Haddonfield
and Angel[=/=]Laurie's older sister and the girlfriend of Steve Haley.Annie's father.



* AdaptationalJerkass: While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.
* AssholeVictim: Judith, unlike the original, is a pure {{Jerkass}} who messes with Michael just as much as Ronnie does.
* BigSisterBully: She can come off as cold and dismissive to Michael.
* DeathBySex: She's killed shortly after she has sex with her boyfriend, Steve.
* GuttedLikeAFish: Michael kills her by stabbing her several times.

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* AdaptationalJerkass: While AdaptationNameChange: A minor one. In the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude film his name was '''Leigh''' Brackett, while here he is named '''Lee''' Brackett.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: In the Zombieverse, Brackett explains to Loomis that he was the first man on the scene when [[spoiler:Deborah Myers committed suicide]]
and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in brought Laurie to the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.
* AssholeVictim: Judith, unlike
hospital; from there, the original, is a pure {{Jerkass}} who messes with Strodes adopted her.
* GiveHimANormalLife: Brackett didn’t want the stigma of
Michael just as much as Ronnie does.
* BigSisterBully: She can come off as cold
Myers hanging around Laurie’s neck, and dismissive [[spoiler:omitted finding her in his police report of Deborah’s suicide, then drove her to Michael.
another hospital’s town where the Strodes adopted her]].
* DeathBySex: She's SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:In the sequel's Extended Cut, he is the only surviving main character (Laurie is killed shortly at the end of this version)]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:In the sequel's Theatrical version, he doesn't appear
after she has sex with her boyfriend, Steve.
* GuttedLikeAFish:
Michael kills her by stabbing her several times.murders Annie]].



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!!Steven Haley
[-Played By: Adam Weisman-]

Judith's boyfriend.

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!!Steven Haley
[[folder:Annie Brackett]]
!!Annie Brackett
[-Played By: Adam Weisman-]

Judith's boyfriend.
Creator/DanielleHarris-]

Sheriff Brackett's daughter and Laurie's best friend.



* AdaptationNameChange: In the first film, Judith's boyfriend was originally nameless and was only credited as "Boyfriend" though some ExpandedUniverse material would [[AllThereInTheManual later officially name him]] Daniel Hodges.
* AscendedExtra: Downplayed. Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a little more screen time and dialogue, and is even the reason how Michael gets his iconic mask.
* BatterUp: [[spoiler:Michael beats him to death with an aluminum baseball bat.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:While he left the original film unscathed, here he winds up being Michael's third victim.]]

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* AdaptationNameChange: In BrattyTeenageDaughter: She's prone to being this.
* DeadpanSnarker: She frequently makes very snide comments.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's arrogant, rude, and foul-mouthed but she is still Laurie's friend and cares about her.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: She survives the events of
the first film, Judith's boyfriend was originally nameless and was only credited as "Boyfriend" though some ExpandedUniverse material would [[AllThereInTheManual later officially name him]] Daniel Hodges.
* AscendedExtra: Downplayed. Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared
unlike her original counterpart. [[spoiler:She does end up dying in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a little more screen time and dialogue, and is even the reason how Michael gets his iconic mask.
* BatterUp: [[spoiler:Michael beats him to death with an aluminum baseball bat.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:While he left
second, though, but she still lasted longer than the original film unscathed, here he winds up being Michael's third victim.Annie.]]

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A noted psychologist and, later, non-fiction author who treated Michael during his incarceration at Smith's Grove Sanitarium.

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A noted psychologist and, later, non-fiction author who treated Michael during his incarceration at Smith's Grove Sanitarium.



* AscendedExtra: Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a some more dialogue and is even the reason how Michael gets his iconic mask.

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* AscendedExtra: Downplayed. Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a some little more dialogue screen time and dialogue, and is even the reason how Michael gets his iconic mask.



[[folder:Ismael Cruz]]
!!Ismael Cruz
[-Played By: Creator/DannyTrejo-]

The only guard at Smith's Grove who ever treated Michael with kindness.
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* FamousLastWords: "I was good to you, Mikey!"
* TheFarmerAndTheViper
* HighVoltageDeath: [[spoiler:Michael drops a TV on his head, electrocuting him]].
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Became friends with Michael when the latter was still a child.
* NiceGuy: One of the nicest people in the remake continuity.
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[[folder:Noel Kluggs]]
!!Noel Kluggs
[-Played By: Lew Temple-]

A new security guard at Smith's Grove.

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[[folder:Noel Kluggs]]
!!Noel Kluggs
[[folder:Ismael Cruz]]
!!Ismael Cruz
[-Played By: Lew Temple-]

A new security
Creator/DannyTrejo-]

The only
guard at Smith's Grove.Grove who ever treated Michael with kindness.



* AdaptationalVillainy: The Unrated Cut shows him trying to rape a female patient with his cousin.
* AssholeVictim: In the Unrated Cut.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Unrated Cut shows him trying FamousLastWords: "I was good to rape you, Mikey!"
* TheFarmerAndTheViper
* HighVoltageDeath: [[spoiler:Michael drops
a female patient TV on his head, electrocuting him]].
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Became friends
with his cousin.
* AssholeVictim: In
Michael when the Unrated Cut.latter was still a child.
* NiceGuy: One of the nicest people in the remake continuity.


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!!Noel Kluggs
[-Played By: Lew Temple-]

A new security guard at Smith's Grove.
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* AssholeVictim: In the Unrated Cut.
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* AlliterativeName: A variation that takes up his whole first name.


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!!Steve Haley

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!!Steve !!Steven Haley



* AscendedExtra: Downplayed. Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a some more dialogue and is even the reason how Michael gets his iconic mask.

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* AscendedExtra: Downplayed. Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a some more dialogue and is even the reason how Michael gets his iconic mask.



[[folder:Paul]]
!!Paul

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[[folder:Paul]]
[[folder:Paul Freedman]]
!!Paul Freedman



* AdaptationalHeroism: Laurie's adoptive mother in the original seemed rather cold, bluntly telling her "I'm not your mother." The remake version is more supportive and loving of Laurie even referring to her as "my baby."



* GoodParents: They do seem like very loving people [[spoiler:making their deaths at Michael's hands all he more tragic]].
* MythologyGag: Cynthia's name is likely a ShoutOut to the original Laurie's birth name Cynthia Myers.



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' * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Killed with his own knife.


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* TheBully: He's this a young Michael.

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* TheBully: He's this to a young Michael.

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* BadassBoast: "Imma cut that mask right off your face."

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* BadassBoast: "Imma cut that mask right off your face."" Doubles as FamousLastWords.
* BadassNormal: He's just a normal human, but he managed to get slammed into the restroom stalls hard enough to dent them and shrug off what should have broken bones, and he managed to get one good hit in on Michael before getting killed.


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* SirSwearsALot: Practically every other word out of him is a swear.


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* CanonForeigner: Has no counterpart in the original films.
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** He brutally murders the two orderlies who try to rape a female patient in his room after they touch his masks, but he leaves the woman unharmed. In a strange way, he could be considered an AccidentalHero since he did save her from being raped.


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* BatterUp: [[spoiler:Michael beats him to death with an aluminum baseball bat.]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:While he left the original film unscathed, here he winds up being Michael's third victim.]]



* CrazyPrepared: Downplayed. He was already armed with a knife in the event he come across an attacker.

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* AlasPoorVillain: In the alternate ending to the first film, where he releases Laurie into Loomis's arms, only to be gunned down by the police after making a sudden movement.

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* AbusiveParents: He verbally abuses both Michael and Judith, though he mainly focuses on Michael.

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* AbusiveParents: He verbally abuses both Michael and Judith, though he mainly focuses on Michael. He swears at Michael and makes homophobic remarks about him to his face.


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* BullyingADragon: After learning that Michael has been killing animals, instead of showing shock, he throws things at him and mocks him for killing animals, saying that "that is some deep ass serious fagotty ass shit", and tells Michael he's a "whiny bitch".
* GrumpyOldMan: Not very old, but he is very mean and ill-tempered.


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* HeyYou: He never addresses anyone by name, he refers to Deborah as "bitch", Michael as "that freak", "little shit", and "boy", and doesn't even bother with finding a way to address Judith.
* JerkAss: He's a loud, foul-mouthed, perverted man who frequently makes perverted comments about his girlfriend's daughter, is a complete asshole to everyone around him, shows NoSympathy for Michael when his rat dies, makes homophobic remarks to his face, threatens to beat him up, and is a deadbeat who mooches off his girlfriend.


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* NoIndoorVoice: He constantly yells.

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Serving largely the same role as in the original ''Halloween'', this Michael is given a more realistic and sympathetic portrayal than his counterpart, while still remaining a vicious and brutal killer.

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\n[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_111.jpg]]

Serving largely the same role as in the original ''Halloween'', this Michael is given a more realistic and sympathetic portrayal than his counterpart, while still remaining a vicious and brutal killer.
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Serving largely the same role as in the original ''Halloween'', this Michael is given a more realistic and sympathetic portrayal than his counterpart, while still remaining a vicious and brutal killer.










[-Played by: Scout Taylor-Compton-]

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\n[-Played by: By: Scout Taylor-Compton-]Taylor-Compton-]

A young teenage girl and resident of Haddonfield who is Michael's long-lost baby sister whom he is very affectionate of. Much like her original counterpart, she here is once again the FinalGirl.



* SanitySlippage: The trauma Laurie experiences, combined with the realization that she's Michael's sister, devastates Laurie's mental health.

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* SanitySlippage: The trauma Laurie experiences, combined with the realization that she's Michael's long-lost sister, devastates Laurie's mental health.
health.







[-Played by: Creator/MalcolmMcDowell-]

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\n[-Played by: Creator/MalcolmMcDowell-]By: Creator/MalcolmMcDowell-]

A noted psychologist and, later, non-fiction author who treated Michael during his incarceration at Smith's Grove Sanitarium.









A stripper and mother of Judith, Michael and Angel Myers.

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A stripper and the mother of Judith, Michael and Angel Myers.



* AscendedExtra: She's a much more prominent character in the Zombieverse than in any of the original Halloween films.

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* AscendedExtra: She's a much more prominent character in the Zombieverse than in any of the original Halloween ''Halloween'' films.



The sheriff of Haddonfield.

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The sheriff of Haddonfield.Haddonfield and Annie's father.



Michael's older sister.

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Michael's and Angel[=/=]Laurie's older sister.sister and the girlfriend of Steve Haley.



[[folder:Steve Haley]]
!!Steve Haley
[-Played By: Adam Weisman-]

Judith's boyfriend.
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* AdaptationNameChange: In the first film, Judith's boyfriend was originally nameless and was only credited as "Boyfriend" though some ExpandedUniverse material would [[AllThereInTheManual later officially name him]] Daniel Hodges.
* AscendedExtra: Downplayed. Judith's boyfriend only briefly appeared in the opening scene of the 1978 movie given only a few lines. In the remake, he gets a some more dialogue and is even the reason how Michael gets his iconic mask.
[[/folder]]






* TheFarmerAndTheViper



[[folder:Lou Martini]]
!!Lou Martini
[-Played By: Daniel Roebuck-]

The owner of the Rabbit In Red strip club, where Deborah works. After Michael's initial killing spree, Lou uses this as free publicity and advertises that the mother of the “Butcher of Haddonfield” worked at his club.
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Returns in the sequel to be brutally killed by Michael.

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[[folder:Lou Martini]]
!!Lou Martini
[[folder:Tommy Doyle]]
!!Tommy Doyle
[-Played By: Daniel Roebuck-]

The owner of the Rabbit In Red strip club, where Deborah works. After Michael's initial killing spree, Lou uses this as free publicity and advertises that the mother of the “Butcher of Haddonfield” worked at his club.
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Returns
Skyler Gisondo-]

A young boy with a hyperactive imagination
in the sequel to be brutally killed by Michael.Haddonfield who Laurie babysits on Halloween night.



[[folder:Big Joe Grizzly]]
!!Big Joe Grizzly
[-Played By: Creator/KenForee-]

A trucker who has an unfortunate encounter with Michael.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He goes out fighting Michael and destroying the bathroom they're in during their fight.
* LargeHam: “I'm Big Joe Grizzly, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch.]]”

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[[folder:Big Joe Grizzly]]
!!Big Joe Grizzly
[[folder:Lindsey Wallace]]
!!Lindsey Wallace
[-Played By: Creator/KenForee-]

Jenny Gregg Stewart-]

A trucker little girl in Haddonfield who has an unfortunate encounter Annie initially babysits on Halloween, but then later puts that duty onto Laurie so she could be with Michael.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He goes out fighting Michael and destroying the bathroom they're in during their fight.
* LargeHam: “I'm Big Joe Grizzly, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch.]]”
her boyfriend Paul.



[[folder:Noel Kluggs]]
!!Noel Kluggs
[-Played By: Lew Temple-]

A new security guard at Smith's Grove.

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[[folder:Noel Kluggs]]
!!Noel Kluggs
[[folder:Lou Martini]]
!!Lou Martini
[-Played By: Lew Temple-]

A new security guard
Daniel Roebuck-]

The owner of the Rabbit in Red strip club, where Deborah works. After Michael's initial killing spree, Lou uses this as free publicity and advertises that the mother of the “Butcher of Haddonfield” worked
at Smith's Grove.his club.



* AdaptationalVillainy: The Unrated Cut shows him trying to rape a female patient with his cousin.
* AssholeVictim: In the Unrated Cut.

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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Unrated Cut shows him trying to rape a female patient with his cousin.
* AssholeVictim: In
SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Returns in the Unrated Cut.sequel to be brutally killed by Michael.



[[folder:Wesley Rhodes]]
!!Wesley Rhodes
[-Played By: Creator/DarylSabara-]

A bully whose favorite target was Michael.

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[[folder:Wesley Rhodes]]
!!Wesley Rhodes
[[folder:Joe Grizzly]]
!!"Big Joe" Grizzly
[-Played By: Creator/DarylSabara-]

Creator/KenForee-]

A bully whose favorite target was Michael.trucker who has an unfortunate encounter with Michael at a truck wash restroom. It's Joe's coveralls that Michael steals.



* AintTooProudToBeg: When Michael begins beating him to death.
* AssholeVictim: He's a bully who ends up on the receiving end of being a serial killer's first kill.
* TheBully: He's this a young Michael.
* FreudianExcuse: He does mention having an [[AbusiveParents father who beats him]].
* JerkAss: He's a bully and a prick.
* KarmicDeath: He's bludgeoned to death by the kid he spent his entirety of screentime bullying.
* KickTheDog:
** His bullying of Michael by taunting him about Deborah being a stripper and bragging about how he'll send copies of posters heavily-featuring her on them to everyone in the school.
** Shortly before he's murdered by Michael, he snatches a kid's hat and spits into it.
* UndignifiedDeath: He gets bludgeoned to death by a kid he's spent years bullying, while pathetically begging him to stop.

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* AintTooProudToBeg: When BadassBoast: "Imma cut that mask right off your face."
* CrazyPrepared: Downplayed. He was already armed with a knife in the event he come across an attacker.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He goes out fighting
Michael begins beating him to death.
* AssholeVictim: He's a bully who ends up on
and destroying the receiving end of being a serial killer's first kill.
* TheBully: He's this a young Michael.
* FreudianExcuse: He does mention having an [[AbusiveParents father who beats him]].
* JerkAss: He's a bully and a prick.
* KarmicDeath: He's bludgeoned to death by the kid he spent his entirety of screentime bullying.
* KickTheDog:
** His bullying of Michael by taunting him about Deborah being a stripper and bragging about how he'll send copies of posters heavily-featuring her on them to everyone
bathroom they're in the school.
** Shortly before he's murdered by Michael, he snatches a kid's hat and spits into it.
during their fight.
* UndignifiedDeath: He gets bludgeoned to death by a kid he's spent years bullying, while pathetically begging him to stop. LargeHam: “I'm Joe Grizzly, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch.]]”



[[folder:Barbara Collier]]
!!Barbara Collier
[-Played By: Creator/MargotKidder-]

Laurie's psychiatrist.

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[[folder:Barbara Collier]]
!!Barbara Collier
[[folder:Noel Kluggs]]
!!Noel Kluggs
[-Played By: Creator/MargotKidder-]

Laurie's psychiatrist.
Lew Temple-]

A new security guard at Smith's Grove.



* AdaptationalVillainy: The Unrated Cut shows him trying to rape a female patient with his cousin.
* AssholeVictim: In the Unrated Cut.



[[folder:Mya Rockwell]]
!!Mya Rockwell
[-Played By: Bea Grant-]

Laurie's coworker and one of her closest friends.

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[[folder:Mya Rockwell]]
!!Mya Rockwell
[[folder:Wesley Rhodes]]
!!Wesley Rhodes
[-Played By: Bea Grant-]

Laurie's coworker and one of her closest friends.
Creator/DarylSabara-]

A bully whose favorite target was Michael.



* AintTooProudToBeg: When Michael begins beating him to death.
* AssholeVictim: He's a bully who ends up on the receiving end of being a serial killer's first kill.
* TheBully: He's this a young Michael.
* FreudianExcuse: He does mention having an [[AbusiveParents father who beats him]].
* JerkAss: He's a bully and a prick.
* KarmicDeath: He's bludgeoned to death by the kid he spent his entirety of screentime bullying.
* KickTheDog:
** His bullying of Michael by taunting him about Deborah being a stripper and bragging about how he'll send copies of posters heavily-featuring her on them to everyone in the school.
** Shortly before he's murdered by Michael, he snatches a kid's hat and spits into it.
* UndignifiedDeath: He gets bludgeoned to death by a kid he's spent years bullying, while pathetically begging him to stop.



[[folder:Harley David]]
!!Harley David
[-Played By: Angela Trimbur-]

A bad girl and one of Laurie's coworkers and friends.

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[[folder:Harley David]]
!!Harley David
[[folder:Barbara Collier]]
!!Barbara Collier
[-Played By: Angela Trimbur-]

A bad girl and one of
Creator/MargotKidder-]

Laurie's coworkers and friends.psychiatrist.



[[folder:Alan Hooks]]
!!Alan Hooks
[-Played By: Creator/DaytonCallie-]

An ambulance driver.

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[[folder:Alan Hooks]]
!!Alan Hooks
[[folder:Mya Rockwell]]
!!Mya Rockwell
[-Played By: Creator/DaytonCallie-]

An ambulance driver.
Bea Grant-]

Laurie's coworker and one of her closest friends.



* DeathByCameo: For Creator/DaytonCallie.



[[folder:Gary Scott]]
!!Gary Scott
[-Played By: Richard Brake-]

A perverted, necrophiliac paramedic.

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[[folder:Gary Scott]]
!!Gary Scott
[[folder:Harley David]]
!!Harley David
[-Played By: Richard Brake-]

Angela Trimbur-]

A perverted, necrophiliac paramedic.bad girl and one of Laurie's coworkers and friends.



* AssholeVictim: Such an Asshole that he gets one of the most gruesome deaths in the entire series.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Michael slowly saws off his head with a shard of broken glass.
* {{Jerkass}}: This guy is the biggest asshole in the remake continuity, which really says a lot.
* OffWithHisHead: Michael slowly saws off his head with a shard of broken glass.
* {{Slimeball}}: He just oozes sleaze.



[[folder:Chester Chesterfield]]
!!Chester Chesterfield
[-Played by: Creator/SidHaig-]

A gravedigger.

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[[folder:Chester Chesterfield]]
!!Chester Chesterfield
[[folder:Alan Hooks]]
!!Alan Hooks
[-Played by: Creator/SidHaig-]

A gravedigger.
By: Creator/DaytonCallie-]

An ambulance driver.


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* DeathByCameo: For Creator/DaytonCallie.
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[[folder:Gary Scott]]
!!Gary Scott
[-Played By: Richard Brake-]

A perverted, necrophiliac paramedic.
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* AssholeVictim: Such an asshole that he gets one of the most gruesome deaths in the entire series.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Michael slowly saws off his head with a shard of broken glass.
* ILoveTheDead: Mainly discussed, but also creepily implied.
* {{Jerkass}}: This guy is the biggest asshole in the remake continuity, which really says a lot.
* OffWithHisHead: Michael slowly saws off his head with a shard of broken glass.
* {{Slimeball}}: He just oozes sleaze.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chester Chesterfield]]
!!Chester Chesterfield
[-Played by: Creator/SidHaig-]

A gravedigger and caretaker of a cemetery in Haddonfield.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed. While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.

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* AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed. While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: Played with. While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.

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* AdaptationalJerkass: Played with.Downplayed. While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.

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* AdaptationalJerkass: Played with. While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and is somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.

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* AssholeVictim: Judith unlike the original is a pure {{Jerkass}} who messes with Michael just as much as Ronnie does.
* BigSisterBully: She can come off as cold and dismissive of Michael.

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* AdaptationalJerkass: While the original Judith barely had any screen time, she seemed more-or-less like a relatively decent young woman. Here, she's all rude and bitchy, pretty much like anyone in the Zombieverse and somewhat antagonistic towards Michael.
* AssholeVictim: Judith Judith, unlike the original original, is a pure {{Jerkass}} who messes with Michael just as much as Ronnie does.
* BigSisterBully: She can come off as cold and dismissive of to Michael.



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* BerserkButton: Touching his masks or getting between Michael and his sister will end badly for anyone in his way.

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* BerserkButton: Touching his masks or getting between Michael and his sister will end badly for anyone in his way. Better yet it's best to stay away from him.



%%* BrokenBird: And she gets even more broken as the prologue progresses.

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%%* * BrokenBird: And she gets even more broken as the prologue progresses.



* AssholeVictim: Judith unlike the original is a pure {{Jerkass}} who messes with Michael just as much as Ronnie does.



* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He goes out beating the crap out of Michael and destroying the bathroom they're in during their fight.

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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He goes out beating the crap out of fighting Michael and destroying the bathroom they're in during their fight.
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: She's more outgoing and cheerful rather than being the more reserved and introverted. Laurie is also more prone to swooning over boys and has a tendency to be lustful at times, making overly sexual comments.

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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: She's more outgoing and cheerful rather than being the more reserved and introverted. Laurie is also more prone to swooning over boys and has a tendency to be lustful at times, making overly sexual comments. Laurie in this version is also less humble and more prone to being overconfident.
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* AxCrazy: Played straighter than in the original films. Here, Michael is much more aggressive and violent, with his kills being more graphically violent and driven by rage.

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* AxCrazy: Played straighter than in the original films. Here, Michael is much more aggressive and violent, with his kills being more graphically violent and brutal being driven by rage.pure homicidal rage.



* {{Expy}}: This version of Michael has quite a bit in common with [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]; bullied as a child, loves his mother, lives as a hermit when he isn't killing, massive build, and extremely violent kills. Ironically, Jason himself is occasionally considered a rip-off of the original Michael.

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* {{Expy}}: This version of Michael has quite a bit in common with [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]; bullied as a child, loves his mother, lives as a hermit when he isn't killing, massive build, and extremely violent kills. Ironically, Jason himself is occasionally considered a rip-off of the original Michael.Michael, although this is false considering Jason's only similarity is that he's silent and is a killer.
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: She's more outgoing and cheerful rather than being the more reserved and introverted. Laurie is also more prone to swooning over boys and has a tendency to be lustful at times, making overly sexual comments.

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