History Characters / TheLighthouse

* AffablyEvil: Winslow's an odd example because it's hard to say he's openly nice either ([[spoiler: a better example of the trope would be Wake]]). He's quietly polite and may joke with Wake a few times, but he definitely dislikes him from the get-go. When he goes through a {{villainous breakdown}} from constant labor, alcohol abuse and Wake's gaslighting, Winslow becomes a lot more irritable and even threatening towards him.

* PrettyBoy: Winslow visibly being the younger of the two wickies, Wake will poke fun at his more youthful appearance.

-->'''Winslow''': He went mad? You made him mad with that charm! That scrimshaw trinket! ...But I broke it, see. See! Now I’m free...I’m free from yer designs!

-->'''Winslow''': He went mad? You made him mad with that charm! That scrimshaw trinket! ...But I broke it, see. I’m free. Free from yer designs!

* LaughingMad: Has one moment after he [[spoiler: breaks the mermaid scrimshaw]]. Believing that he's broken a curse Wake placed on it, he celebrates by unnervingly laughing in his face to mock him.
-->'''Winslow''': He went mad? You made him mad with that charm! That scrimshaw trinket, it’s a sea spell to keep him from yer secret... But I broke it, see. I’m free. Free from yer designs!
-->[Winslow breaks off in a crazed laughing fit as Wake watches in shock and pity, shaking his head]

* LastNameBasis: Winslow's rarely referred to by his first name in the movie. He similarly calls Thomas Wake by his last name only.

-->''"Nothing wrong with a man startin' fresh, startin' new. Just want to settle down quiet-like with some earnings. Just like any man."''

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: He made a really long and crude one on the spot after he [[spoiler: learned Wake was purposely misreporting to cut his pay]], the speech doubling as a {{Rage Breaking Point}}. The quote below isn't even the full rant.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Wake was married with children, [[spoiler: however he estranged himself from his family by prioritizing his sea-life over them]]. He claims his wife never forgave him for it.

* EccentricMentor: He's a drunkard old sailor that believes in sea superstitions, jacks off to a lighthouse, and attempts to curse his apprentice for disliking his food. Are you that surprised?

* AmbiguouslyBi: Similar to Winslow, both express attraction towards women early in the movie; Wake recalls previous encounters with pretty nuns and was originally married before he left to continue his work. Besides the obvious drunk slow dance and near kiss, it can be noticed that Wake calls Winslow "pretty" or a "handsome lad".

* AffablyEvil: Winslow's an odd example because it's hard to say he's openly nice either ([[spoiler: a better example of the trope would be Wake]]). He's quietly polite and may joke with Wake a few times, but he definitely dislikes him from the get go. When he goes through a {{villainous breakdown}} from constant labor, alcohol abuse and Wake's gaslighting, Winslow becomes a lot more irritable and even threatening towards him.

* AffablyEvil: Winslow's an odd example because it's hard to say he's openly nice either ([[spoiler: a better example of the trope would be Wake]]). He's quietly polite and may joke a few times, but he mostly chooses to keep to himself. When he goes through a {{villainous breakdown}} from constant labor, alcohol abuse and Wake's gaslighting, Winslow becomes a lot more desperate and irritable.

* SirSwearsALot: Swears the most out of the two men. This can be a justified example as he is younger than Wake and works along a former sailor.

* LastNameBasis: Wake insists himself that he's called Wake instead of Thomas.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Winslow nearly kills himself doing bunch of heavy and dangerous tasks just so Wake can let him inside the light.

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: He made a really long and crude one on the spot after he [[spoiler: learned Wake was purposely misreporting to cut his pay]]. The quote below isn't even the full rant.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Similar to Winslow, both express attraction towards women early in the movie; Wake recalls previous encounters with pretty nuns and was originally married before he left to continue his work. During a drunken night, they slow dance with Wake softly singing, and almost kiss before Winslow pushes him off.

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[[/folder: The Siren]]
!!The Siren/Mermaid/Woman on the Rocks
-->'''Played By:'''
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Once the pair arrive on the island, the younger of the two sailors discovers a scrimshaw carving of a mermaid tucked away in a hole in his mattress. It's not long until the seemingly supernatural creature begins haunting Winslow's nightmares

* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's possible that Wake is [[spoiler: a primordial guardian of the light, or even very the god of the sea. There's a consensus that Wake's character was modeled off of Proteus, a prophetic sea god from Greek mythology that would take the appearance of an old man]].

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: In the beginning part of the film, he [[spoiler: beats a seagull to death which seemingly brings down a storm on the pair which strands them for most of the film]].

An unpleasant old sailor, Thomas Wake is a more seasoned wickie and mentors Winslow through the movie. Supposedly a former sea captain, he speaks in a nautical tongue and has the temperament of a gruff, old pirate. His possessiveness of the light makes one wonder if he knows more than he acts like he does...

* AmbiguouslyHuman: It's possible that Wake is a [[spoiler: primordial being or sea god]].

!!Thomas Wake

Also referred to as 'Old' in the official script, Wake is a more seasoned wickie and mentors Winslow through the movie. Supposedly a former sea captain, he speaks in a nautical tongue and has the temperament of a gruff, old pirate. His possessiveness of the light makes one wonder if he knows more than he acts like he does...

!!Ephraim Winslow [[spoiler: (Thomas Howard)]]

-->''"And I got it all figgerd out, ‘cept what’s the secret mischief yer keepin'... up there!"''
Also referred to as 'Young' in the official script, Winslow is an apprentice wickie tasked with maintaining the lighthouse along with Wake. He's an inexperienced and grudging figure, and was a former timber man. It's later revealed that [[spoiler: his current identity is of a man he killed]].

* AffablyEvil: Winslow's an odd example because it's hard to say he's openly nice either ([[spoiler: a better example of the trope would be Wake]]). He's quietly polite and may joke a few times, but he mostly chooses to keep to himself. When he goes through a {{villainous breakdown}}, Winslow becomes a lot more desperate and irritable.
* TheAlcoholic: Due to Wake's influence, he progressively develops a similar dependence on alcohol. It gets to the point where he drinks while working, and even [[spoiler: tries to get drunk off of turpentine and honey]].

* TheAtoner: Zigzaged. He speaks on wanting to start over when Wake asks why he chose the job, even saying that he's done things that he isn't proud of. In the scene where he spills the truth that [[spoiler: he murdered someone]], he expresses some guilt over what he's done. However, despite his remorse, [[spoiler: he still murders Wake in the end]].
* AxCrazy: Winslow's choice weapon when he [[spoiler: kills off Wake]]. When he [[spoiler: killed his previous boss, he used a what appeared to be a sharpened log]].
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: In the beginning part of the film, he [[spoiler: beats a seagull to death]].

* BewareTheQuietOnes: Despite Winslow's subdued and reserved personality, he's capable of [[spoiler: murder]].

* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: He made a really long and crude one on the spot after he [[spoiler: learned Wake was purposely misreporting to cut his pay]].

* ClusterFBomb: The following rant started from Winslow getting annoyed by Wake talking. Granted, it can be seen as a justified {{rage against the mentor}} moment because this is after days of being knocked around by him.
-->'''Winslow''': You think yer so damned high and mighty cause yer a goddamned lighthouse keeper? Well, you ain't a captain of no ship and you never was, you ain't no general, no copper, you ain't the president, and you ain't my father -- and I'm sick of you actin' like you is! I'm sick of your laugh, your snoring, and your goddamned farts. Your damned goddamned farts. Goddamn yer farts! You smell like piss, you smell like jism, like rotten dick, like curdled foreskin, like hot onions fucked a farmyard shit-house. And I'm sick of yer smell. I'm sick of it! I'm sick of it, you goddamned drunk. You goddamned, no-account, drunken, son-of-a-bitch-bastard liar! That's what you are, you're a goddamned drunken horse-shitting -- short -- shit liar. A liar!

* SanitySlippage: Winslow was already on the verge of one when he's [[spoiler: in constant detail that he consciously killed someone]]. When cabin fever, alcoholism, vivid superstitions and hallucinations, and mental abuse is added to the pile, he starts to lose all reason [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4ONq7jNShU]].

* WeirdnessMagnet: Winslow is haunted by the lighthouse, mermaids, gulls assumed to be the souls of dead sailors, [[spoiler: possibly Wake]], and whatever other supernatural things that lie on the island. [[spoiler: If the theory is correct that he already died and is a spirit in purgatory, this would count Winslow as well]].

** It's implied to possibly be more than situational. In the masturbating scene, he starts to imagine both Wake and [[spoiler: the real Winslow]], however becomes uncomfortable and tries to suppress the thoughts. This plays into the theory that [[spoiler: Winslow only killed his boss due to severe inner turmoil over being attracted towards him]].

** It's implied to possibly be more than situational. In the masturbating scene, he thought of both Wake and [[spoiler: the real Winslow]], however becomes uncomfortable and tries to push the images away. This plays into the theory that [[spoiler: Winslow killed his boss due to being heavily conflicted about his attraction for him]].

* BerserkerTears: During his {{villainous breakdown}}, Winslow starts tearing up when Wake calls him out for what he really is: an entitled, [[spoiler: murdering]], low-born bastard.

* NightmareFetishist: The mermaid that washes up on the beach has grotesquely shaped fins and even frightened Winslow one time with her eerie shrills [[spoiler: (if she's even real)]]. Nonetheless, he still fantasizes about having sex with her.