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[[folder:The Pagans]]Pagans ('''Spoilers''')]]



* AgeWithoutYouth: [[spoiler: Thier worship of Moder allows them to live long beyond their time, but it doesn't halt their aging. The mummies in the attic are heavily implied to be her first worshippers and have been reduced to little more than withered skin over bones.]]
* BlackSpeech: Most of them speak English or Swedish, but [[spoiler: the mummies in the attic speak a raspy, monstrous language.]]
* {{Cult}}: [[spoiler: They worship Moder in exchange for immortality.]]

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* AgeWithoutYouth: [[spoiler: Thier Their worship of Moder allows them to live long beyond their time, but it doesn't halt their aging. The mummies in the attic are heavily implied to be her first worshippers and have been reduced to little more than withered skin over bones.]]
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* BlackSpeech: Most of them speak English or Swedish, but [[spoiler: the mummies in the attic speak a raspy, monstrous language.]]
language. Though it's also possible that their vocal cords have deteriorated to the point that they can't speak properly anymore.
* {{Cult}}: [[spoiler: They worship Moder in exchange for immortality.]]immortality.
* HumanSacrifice: The people that Moder brings to them or that stumble onto their home by accident are offered up to her as sacrifices.
* JoinOrDie: Moder will occasionally "mark" victims that it leads to the cult. They are offered a place among them, to partake in their immortality and worship of Moder, but will also be sacrificed if they refuse.
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* BigBad: She is the main antagonist of the film, being the object of worship amongst the villagers and frequently stalks the group.

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* BigBad: She is the main antagonist of the film, being the object of worship amongst the villagers and frequently stalks stalking the group.

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* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler: She can be wounded, but none of the harm she suffers in the film is enough to truly impair her.]]



* ShpeshifterDefaultForm: According to the creators, the form Moder appears in is how she wishes mortals to perceive her. Whether or not she even ''has'' a true form is unknown.

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* ShpeshifterDefaultForm: ShapeshifterDefaultForm: According to the creators, the form Moder appears in is how she wishes mortals to perceive her. Whether or not she even ''has'' a true form is unknown.unknown.
* SuperToughness: [[spoiler: She can be wounded, but none of the harm she suffers in the film is enough to truly impair her.]]
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Inverted: according to the creators and shown when she [[spoiler:kills Dom]], Moder is a shapeshifter who can assume any form she desires. How she appears is how ''she'' wants to be seen.


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* ShpeshifterDefaultForm: According to the creators, the form Moder appears in is how she wishes mortals to perceive her. Whether or not she even ''has'' a true form is unknown.

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* SamusIsAGirl: Nothing about the creature herself indicates a gender, but WordOfGod says she's female.




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* BigBad: She is the main antagonist of the film, being the object of worship amongst the villagers and frequently stalks the group.

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* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The forest environment allows her to blend in almost perfectly simply by standing still.



* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The forest environment allows her to blend in almost perfectly simply by standing still.

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* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The forest environment allows VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Once Luke escapes the woods and out of her grasp, she lets out an angry roar as she is unable to blend in almost perfectly simply by standing still.chase after him.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: When the Beast starts attacking the group directly, he's the one who's trying to save his friends.

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* CharacterDevelopment: When the Beast Moder starts attacking the group directly, he's the one who's trying to save his friends.



** [[spoiler:He also starts trying to guess what the creature's motives are, believing that the hanged up dead bodies are done because it knows they'd find them.]]

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** [[spoiler:He also starts trying to guess what the creature's Moder’s motives are, believing that the hanged up dead bodies are done because it she knows they'd find them.]]



* TheLeader: He's the one who keeps the group together once they're deeper in the woods. [[spoiler: Perhaps that's why the Monster took him first.]]

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* TheLeader: He's the one who keeps the group together once they're deeper in the woods. [[spoiler: Perhaps that's why the Monster Moder took him first.]]
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* BlackSpeech: On the few occasions it speaks it does so in a primal language as ancient as it.

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* BlackSpeech: On the few occasions it she speaks it she does so in a primal language as ancient as it.her.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the book, Luke is described as being blond, while Rafe Spall is brunet.
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!!!'''Played by:''' Sam Troughton

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!!!'''Played by:''' Sam TroughtonCreator/SamTroughton
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* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Starting with breaking his thumb to escape his bindings, Luke starts confronting the recurring waking nightmare hallucination where he abandoned Robert, and eventually fights and confronts Moder directly. Even screaming at her defiantly.]]
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* ItsAllMyFault: Blames himself for Robert's death.

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* ItsAllMyFault: Blames himself for Robert's death.death and is probably feeling the same way for the rest of his friends by the end of the film.
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* TheLeader: He's the one who keeps the group together once they're deeper in the woods. [[spoiler: Perhaps that's why the Monster took it first.]]

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* TheLeader: He's the one who keeps the group together once they're deeper in the woods. [[spoiler: Perhaps that's why the Monster took it him first.]]

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Someone not being white doesn't automatically shunt them into the "Abiguously Brown" territory.


* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler:{{Inverted}}; he's the second member of the group to die, after Hutch.]]



* TokenMinority: The only dark-skinned member of the group, though he's more AmbiguouslyBrown than anything.

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* TokenMinority: The only dark-skinned non-white member of the group, though he's more AmbiguouslyBrown than anything.group.
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* TheMarvelousDeer: Resembles an elk, and while far from "marvelous", [[CaptainObvious is definitely supernatural]].
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* SurvivorsGuilt: He's torn up over surviving the holdup that killed Robert. [[spoiler: It's this emotional torment that causes Moder to choose him as her newest worshipper, and the end of the movie can't have made this better.]]

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* SurvivorsGuilt: He's torn up over surviving the holdup that killed Robert. [[spoiler: It's this emotional torment that causes Moder to choose him as her newest worshipper, worshiper, and the end of the movie can't have made this better.]]



* PottyFailure: Wakes up from his nightmare having completely pissed himself. He's...Less than happy about it.

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* PottyFailure: Wakes up from his nightmare having completely pissed himself. He's...Less less than happy about it.
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!!!'''Played by:''' Rafe Spall

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* DirtyCoward: Considers himself this for not trying to help Robert when he was being mugged and was subsequently killed.



* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one against the shortcut, and once freaky things start to happen, is the only who suggests to go back the way they came.

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* ItsAllMyFault: Blames himself for Robert's death.
* TheLancer: Actively points out the flaws in Hutch's plans, and acts as the secondary leader of the group, [[spoiler:before taking the role of the main leader after Hutch's death.]]
* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one against the shortcut, and once freaky things start to happen, is the only who suggests to go going back the way they came.



* TheGenericGuy: He's given the least amount of characterization of the group.

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* TheGenericGuy: BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler:{{Inverted}}; he's the second member of the group to die, after Hutch.]]
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The strangest member of the group.
* ConspiracyTheorist: The second the group comes across the statue, he becomes convinced it has to do with witchcraft. [[spoiler:Ultimately he's wrong, but points for coming close.]]
** [[spoiler:He also starts trying to guess what the creature's motives are, believing that the hanged up dead bodies are done because it knows they'd find them.]]
* OnlyFriend: [[spoiler:Phil is the only person of the group who doesn't blame Luke for Robert's death.]]
* OutOfFocus:
He's given the least amount of characterization of the group.group.
* SanitySlippage: Gradually becomes less and less sane throughout the movie.
* TheSmartGuy: The first person to get any kind of idea about what situation they were in.
* TokenMinority: The only dark-skinned member of the group, though he's more AmbiguouslyBrown than anything.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A bit on the snarky and unreasonable side at times, but has a good heart and clearly is trying to look out for the group the best he can.



* PottyFailure: Wakes up from his nightmare having completely pissed himself. He's...Less than happy about it.
* ShortCutsMakeLongDelays: His attempt at cutting their trip to the louge short ends up putting them back longer time-wise. [[spoiler:It's also the reason they end up in their situation in the first place.]]



* TheBigGuy: The most aggressive and rude member of the group, and the one of the largest size.



* {{Jerkass}}: Blames Luke for Robert's death, and for putting them in their situation in the first place.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Comes to forgive Luke near the end of the movie, and upon accepting his death, asks him to tell his wife that he loves her.]]



* TheMillstone: Arguably - he walks without a cane in the woods, arguably is the the instigator of the whole detour and suggests to go down the path, which leads the group deeper in the woods.

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* TheMillstone: Arguably - he walks without a cane in the woods, arguably is the the instigator of the whole detour and suggests to go down the path, which leads the group deeper in the woods.


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* TheHeart: Clearly was the person who kept the group together, considering it became far more confrontational after his death.
* NiceGuy: The friendliest character in the film overall.
* PosthumousCharacter: By the time of the main plot, Robert has been dead for six months.
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* NothingIsScarier: Why does she spare and even reward the cultists for bringing her victims? Why the hell is she in the forest to begin with and where did she come from? More importantly, why is she killing? [[spoiler: Who knows? [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Her reasons for doing so might not even be understandable to humans.]]]]
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* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: At the end of the film, it's revealed that the forests isn't just her hunting ground but her prison.]]

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* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: At the end of the film, it's revealed that the forests isn't aren't just her hunting ground but her prison.]]
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* HewasRightThereAllAlong: The forest environment allows her to blend in almost perfectly simply by standing still.

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* ThereAllAlong: The forest environment allows her to blend in almost perfectly simply by standing still.

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* TheGenericGuy: He's given the least amount of characterization of the group.


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* AnimalisticAbomination: [[spoiler: Her body appears to be that of a large elk overgrown with plant matter, with the addition of protruding spines from the vertebrae and an additional set of human-like hands by her hips. Her head is far more monstrous, resembling a headless human torso with antlers for arms and arms for legs, with a vaguely human head with glowing eyes where its crotch would be.]]

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* AnimalisticAbomination: [[spoiler: Her body appears to be that of a large elk overgrown with plant matter, with the addition of protruding spines from the vertebrae and an additional set of human-like hands by her hips. Her head is far more monstrous, resembling a headless human torso with antlers for arms and arms for legs, with a vaguely human head with glowing eyes where its crotch would be. A fitting appearance for a Jötunn, the primordial, and chaotic in nature Giants of Norse Mythology, and a child of Loki, the Norse Trickster god, who is known for having monstrous Jötunn children.]]



* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler: Her cultists call her a jötunn and explicitly say she's a god. Given that she can grant immortality and delve into people's minds to dredge up their fears and desires, they're not entirely wrong.]]

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* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler: Her cultists call her a jötunn Jötunn, a child of Loki, and explicitly say she's a god. Given that she can grant immortality and delve into people's minds to dredge up their fears and desires, they're not entirely wrong.]]
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* TheLeader: He's the one who keeps the group together once they're deeper in the woods. [[spoiler: Perhaps that' why the Monster took it first.]

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* TheLeader: He's the one who keeps the group together once they're deeper in the woods. [[spoiler: Perhaps that' that's why the Monster took it first.]]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: When the Beast starts attacking the group directly, he's the one who's trying to save his friends.


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* TheLeader: He's the one who keeps the group together once they're deeper in the woods. [[spoiler: Perhaps that' why the Monster took it first.]


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** He also decides to pick a fight with Luke at the worst possible moment.


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* SacrificialLamb: His death is the impetus of the group's trip to Sweden.

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* OnlySaneMan: Once Hutch realizes how much shit they're in, he's the most reliable one next to Luke.



* TheMillstone: Arguably - he walks fine in the woods and is the the instigator of the whole detour.

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* TheMillstone: Arguably - he walks fine without a cane in the woods and woods, arguably is the the instigator of the whole detour.detour and suggests to go down the path, which leads the group deeper in the woods.
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* OnlySaneMan: He's the only one against the shortcut, and once freaky things start to happen, is the only who suggests to go back the way they came.


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* TheMillstone: Arguably - he walks fine in the woods and is the the instigator of the whole detour.
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[[folder:Luke]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Rafe Spall
* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler: He breaks his thumb to escape his bindings.]]
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: He's the only one of the protagonists to survive.]]
* SurvivorsGuilt: He's torn up over surviving the holdup that killed Robert. [[spoiler: It's this emotional torment that causes Moder to choose him as her newest worshipper, and the end of the movie can't have made this better.]]
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[[folder:Phil]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Arsher Ali
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[[folder:Hutch]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Robert James-Collier
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[[folder:Dom]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Sam Troughton
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He tries this when [[spoiler: he's tortured and realizes he won't survive]], but he breaks down when [[spoiler: faced with Moder herself]].
* TheLoad: He injures his knee early in the film and spends the rest a liability.
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[[folder:Robert]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Paul Reid
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[[folder:The Pagans]]
A group that lives in the Sarek forests.
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* AgeWithoutYouth: [[spoiler: Thier worship of Moder allows them to live long beyond their time, but it doesn't halt their aging. The mummies in the attic are heavily implied to be her first worshippers and have been reduced to little more than withered skin over bones.]]
* BlackSpeech: Most of them speak English or Swedish, but [[spoiler: the mummies in the attic speak a raspy, monstrous language.]]
* {{Cult}}: [[spoiler: They worship Moder in exchange for immortality.]]
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!!Moder
A monster dwelling in the Sarek forests.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Moder is never named in the film itself. Her name and gender were confirmed by the director's reference to the original novel.
* AnimalisticAbomination: [[spoiler: Her body appears to be that of a large elk overgrown with plant matter, with the addition of protruding spines from the vertebrae and an additional set of human-like hands by her hips. Her head is far more monstrous, resembling a headless human torso with antlers for arms and arms for legs, with a vaguely human head with glowing eyes where its crotch would be.]]
* BlackSpeech: On the few occasions it speaks it does so in a primal language as ancient as it.
* DeadGuyOnDisplay: Whether human or animal, her victims are impaled on branches and left to hang. Her cultists specifically avoid disturbing them for fear of angering her.
* HellIsThatNoise: Her roars haunt the protagonists throughout the film.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The way she prefers to kill her victims.
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler: She can be wounded, but none of the harm she suffers in the film is enough to truly impair her.]]
* NoNameGiven: Her cultists never speak her name, though supplementary material names her as Moder.
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler: Her cultists call her a jötunn and explicitly say she's a god. Given that she can grant immortality and delve into people's minds to dredge up their fears and desires, they're not entirely wrong.]]
* SamusIsAGirl: Nothing about the creature herself indicates a gender, but WordOfGod says she's female.
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: At the end of the film, it's revealed that the forests isn't just her hunting ground but her prison.]]
* ThereAllAlong: The forest environment allows her to blend in almost perfectly simply by standing still.
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