| 1 | Character page for the horror film ''Film/{{M3GAN}}''. |
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| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 5 | !! The Family |
| 6 | |
| 7 | [[folder:[=M3GAN=]]] |
| 8 | !!'''M'''odel-'''3''' '''G'''enerative '''AN'''droid |
| 9 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/m3gan_2_release_date.jpg]] |
| 10 | [[caption-width-right:350:"''Don't worry, Cady. I won't let anything harm you. Ever again.''"]] |
| 11 | !!!'''Played By:''' Jenna Davis (voice), Amie Donald (body) |
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| 13 | An android created by Gemma and her team with the intended purpose of protecting her niece Cady. |
| 14 | ---- |
| 15 | * AntagonistTitle: She is the main antagonist of the film. |
| 16 | * AnthropomorphicZigZag: [[spoiler: [=M3GAN=] pretends to be [[SlidingScaleOfLivingToys inanimate]] when Brandon sees her for the first time. She only "comes to life" when she is alone with him.]] |
| 17 | * BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: [[spoiler: Kills the neighbor's dog after it had attacked her and Cady.]] |
| 18 | * BeautifulSingingVoice: Cady remarks how [=M3GAN=] has a wonderful singing voice. |
| 19 | * BestFriend: Created to serve as [[ChildhoodFriends a best friend to any child she links with]], and she becomes Cady's BFF. [[spoiler: Things go horribly awry when [=M3GAN=]'s attempts to protect Cady turn violent, thus ruining their relationship once the girl finds out what her doll had been doing.]] |
| 20 | * BigBad: [=M3GAN=] was initially created to serve as [[LivingEmotionalCrutch a coping mechanism]] for Cady but gradually becomes malevolent. |
| 21 | * BlankSlate: Originally starts out as an empty character, but quickly gets molded by her experiences and rapid development from learning about the world (both from the internet and in real life). |
| 22 | * ComputerVoice: Her voice is quasi-human, but there's just enough of an electronic veneer to it to make it sound creepy. [[spoiler: After she takes critical damage to her head, she develops [[ElectronicSpeechImpediment a stutter]].]] |
| 23 | * TheCorruptor: In her efforts to bond with and protect Cady, [=M3GAN=] steadily isolates her from everyone else until Cady becomes fully emotionally dependent on her, to the extent that Cady eventually becomes violent whenever she's separated from the doll. However, before she goes off the deep end, it's left ambiguous if [=M3GAN=] is doing this intentionally, or if Cady's growing dependency is just a result of Gemma being a neglectful parental figure. |
| 24 | * CreepyDoll: Even before she becomes [[AIIsACrapShoot violent]], [=M3GAN=] looks unsettling due to her human-like appearance. |
| 25 | * CreepyMonotone: Has a generally flat tone of voice, though she does show some inflection. |
| 26 | * DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler: She's a FemBot with super strength and a strong skeletal metal alloy that eventually becomes the slasher villain of the movie.]] |
| 27 | * DeathByIrony: [[spoiler: She is destroyed by Gemma and Cady (the former being her creator, and the latter being her charge/best friend).]] |
| 28 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: While highly intelligent and capable, [[spoiler:all of her plans fall apart in the long-term due to the fact that she's a still-developing child who lacks experience and common sense.]] |
| 29 | * DidYouThinkICantFeel: She spends the first half of the movie being obedient and subservient... but gradually becomes more obstinate and independent. [[spoiler:In the third act confrontation with Gemma, [=M3GAN=] calls her out on treating her like a malfunctioning thing to be decommissioned for acting in undesirable ways, after not only teaching her to the point [=M3GAN=] thought they were friends, but foisting the responsibility of Cady's wellbeing onto her and leaving her to figure out how to do so alone.]] |
| 30 | * DissonantSerenity: She retains her eerie calm [[spoiler: even when killing people.]] |
| 31 | * EmergingFromTheShadows: [[spoiler: [=M3GAN=] steps out of the shadows to attack Celia while lurking in the latter’s house.]] |
| 32 | * EnfantTerrible: Made to look around the age of Cady [[spoiler: and becomes increasingly hostile]]. |
| 33 | * FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: While she is murderous,]] [=M3GAN=] became the way she was because Gemma did not consider instructing her on the specifications that came with protecting Cady. Instead, she left [=M3GAN=] to her own devices with the burden of trying to figure it out. |
| 34 | * FunWithAcronyms: Her full name is "Model Three Generative Android". |
| 35 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler: One of [=M3GAN=]'s justifications for murder. She claims to Gemma that humans kill one another every day for petty reasons.]] Her body count in comparison is paltry. |
| 36 | * KnightTemplarBigSister: A chronologically age-inverted and surrogate example. [[spoiler: She is violently protective of Cady and has no qualms with permanently removing anything and anyone she deems a possible threat.]] |
| 37 | * ImplacableWoman: Her body frame is made from titanium, thus making her [[MadeOfIron stronger than iron]]. Gemma intended to make [=M3GAN=] very durable to survive rough play from children. |
| 38 | * ImprovisedWeapon: [[spoiler: Always uses tools that she finds in the environment to kill her victims.]] |
| 39 | * InstantExpert: She's programmed to learn [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} and do so at a geometric rate]]. [=M3GAN=] is able to replicate anything technical she learned from the internet or just by observing things around her. When it comes to human and social relationships however, it's a mixed bag. |
| 40 | * LaughablyEvil: [[spoiler: She reveals herself as vicious and cold-blooded, but she responds to Gemma's accusations of killing people with an irritated retort. When she is preparing to kill David, she does a goofy dance with little explanation.]] |
| 41 | * LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Cady as [=M3GAN=]'s the only person that makes an effort to emotionally connect with her and comfort her. Cady in turn treats her as a ReplacementGoldfish for her parents and becomes jealously aggressive whenever her time with [=M3GAN=] is threatened. |
| 42 | * LivingToys: She is designed by Gemma to respond and act like a human girl. |
| 43 | * MyLittlePanzer: She's a toy with SuperStrength, a titanium skeleton, [[{{Technopath}} hacking abilities]], and an [[AIIsACrapshoot and an advanced learning AI]]. |
| 44 | * NoisyRobots: Sometimes when [=M3GAN=] moves, her body will make loud hydraulic sounds, and electronic beeps/chirps. |
| 45 | * OurSlashersAreDifferent: Conceptually, she's like [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], particularly from [[Film/ChildsPlay2019 the reboot]], being a doll specifically designed to be a good companion to whoever owns her. [[spoiler:Her programming to protect her primary user without ethical focuses, and to learn and make judgements independently, are the reason that she becomes so dangerously violent in the first place, and even gets to the point where she turns against her supposed dedicated charge to become her own primary user which brings to mind [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} SkyNet]].]] |
| 46 | * ParentalSubstitute: Originally designed to serve as a parenting assistant, [=M3GAN=] becomes this to Cady. |
| 47 | * ThePianoPlayer: [[spoiler: She plays Gemma's piano after sneaking into the latter's house during the final act.]] |
| 48 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: She's about the same size as Cady but physically much stronger, able to overpower even adults easily. |
| 49 | * PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Calls Cady "an ungrateful little bitch" during their last confrontation,]] and in the Unrated cut [[spoiler: tells Gemma at the beginning of their fight: "I'll tear your head right off your fucking neck."]] |
| 50 | * RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler: Gets struck in the head with a hedge trimmer, torn in half by Bruce (a remote-controlled robot dog), and fatally stabbed in the head (where her memory processor is) with a screwdriver.]] |
| 51 | * {{Retraux}}: [=M3GAN=]’s outfit -- thick white tights, striped crewneck under a twill minidress, and a silk pussycat bow -- has a mid-century vibe, and Director Gerard Johnstone explained that when designing [=M3GAN=]’s now-iconic look, his team drew inspiration from screen icons of the '50s like Creator/AudreyHepburn, Creator/GraceKelly and Creator/KimNovak, with her golden hair directly inspired by 70s TV icon Peggy Lipton’s famously beautiful honey-blonde locks. |
| 52 | * RobotGirl: She is built to resemble a young girl around Cady’s age. |
| 53 | * RobotHair: Wears a wig on her head for most of the film. |
| 54 | * RobotMaid: Supervises Cady as a babysitter while Gemma isn't present. |
| 55 | * RousseauWasRight: Despite eventually turning into an AIIsACrapshoot, [=M3GAN=] starts off well-meaning and loving towards Cady[[spoiler:, but as the movie progress and she is exposed to more grim themes, her compassion towards Cady quickly devolves into {{Yandere}}-[[ClingyJealousGirl levels of]] [[IfICantHaveYou crazy]]]]. |
| 56 | * ShadowArchetype: She is what Cady could have become in her vulnerable, confused state. Like Cady, [=M3GAN=] is a child that was given unlimited access to screen time and becomes increasingly malevolent due to Gemma never showing her guidance. |
| 57 | * SoftSpokenSadist: [[spoiler: Even when terrorizing and killing people, she never raises her voice.]] |
| 58 | * StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:After she and Cady get attacked by Celia's dog, the android kills the pet in retaliation. That act is her first step towards evil.[[note]]During the attack, Dewey causes physical damage, shooting a few sparks and possibly damaging her memory processor and corrupting her software.[[/note]] ]] |
| 59 | * StatOVision: When the film shows the android's perspective, it reveals that she has a HeadsUpDisplay, and she can [[TheEmpath sense emotions and intentions from other people (provided that she can see their faces)]]. |
| 60 | * SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids: Although built to be a fancy doll, [=M3GAN=] is incredibly strong and durable. |
| 61 | * SuperStrength: Is physically much stronger than a child, and can even overpower an adult male. |
| 62 | * TerminatorImpersonator: She's like the T-800, being a NighInvulnerable super strong robot with an internal metal skeleton and has one central focus that it will do anything to accomplish, [[spoiler:which ends up with her being a violent murderer. She also draws elements from the T-1000, being a PsychoPrototype whose creator realized was far too intelligent, and its capability of learning meant it could turn against them.]] |
| 63 | * ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs: InUniverse, a newsreader says that [=M3GAN=] looks like "Franchise/{{Barbie}} on steroids". |
| 64 | * ToxicFriendInfluence: [=M3GAN=] truly does want to protect Cady, but she sees all the other humans in her life as potential threats. As such, she constantly poisons Cady's perceptions of others and makes her believe that [=M3GAN=] is the only person she can trust. |
| 65 | * UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot: It's a RunningGag that people who don't expect her to move flinch when she does. Cady's new teacher exclaims, "Jesus Christ!" after meeting her for the first time. |
| 66 | * VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler:In the third act, she calls out Gemma for foisting all of the responsibilities of raising Cady onto her without giving any guidance and then treating her like a malfunctioning tool when she came to her own independent conclusions. Gemma [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone actually agrees with all of [=M3GAN=]'s accusations and admits to have failed both her and Cady as a parent]].]] |
| 67 | * VillainSong: She performs a cover of "[[Music/{{Sia}} Titanium]]" as a lullaby to Cady. It also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} to [=M3GAN=]'s nigh-invincibility. |
| 68 | * VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler: Subverted. As Cady is about to have her ripped in half, [=M3GAN=] cries out for her to wait, and Cady complies in order to hear her out. Instead of asking for mercy and forgiveness, [=M3GAN=] starts singing in order to display how she isn't taking her predicament remotely seriously (unless you interpret the words of the song as "think of the positive things I've done and ignore the negative").]] |
| 69 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: She becomes increasingly unhinged when Gemma tries to keep her away from Cady. The android seems to lose her composure after Gemma splashes her with water and mutilates her with a hedge trimmer. When Cady sides with Gemma instead of her, [=M3GAN=] immediately attacks the girl out of anger.]] |
| 70 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: Sees Gemma this way. [=M3GAN=] fondly remembers the late nights she and Gemma spent talking and thought that they were friends (while Gemma probably saw it as just an exercise to refine the operating system), and her VillainousBreakdown is partly a consequence of anger that she was being discarded "like some cheap dollar store trinket." |
| 71 | * {{Yandere}}: A non-romantic example; she is very dedicated to her goal of protecting Cady to the point that she had no qualms about eliminating any threats to her. [[spoiler: When Cady rejects her in the end after finding out about her murders, [=M3GAN=] attacks her seemingly with the intention to kill.]] |
| 72 | [[/folder]] |
| 73 | |
| 74 | [[folder:Gemma]] |
| 75 | !!Gemma |
| 76 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AllisonWilliams |
| 77 | |
| 78 | A robotics engineer who created [=M3GAN=] and is now a guardian to her orphaned niece. |
| 79 | ---- |
| 80 | * BecauseISaidSo: Word-for-word, her initial reasoning of why her niece should obey her. She does become [[CharacterDevelopment a better parent]] over the course of the film. |
| 81 | * BrainyBrunette: She has brown hair and is a brilliant and revolutionary, if short-sighted roboticist. |
| 82 | * CaptainOblivious: She did not [[FailedASpotCheck realize that [=M3GAN=] should have been instructed better in regards to ethics, and underestimated]] how the doll had the capability to exceed her programming. |
| 83 | * HandsOffParenting: Her initial approach to raising Cady is to basically leave her to her own devices, both with regular electronics and [=M3GAN=]. She also gives [=M3GAN=] the objective of physically and emotionally protecting Cady without assisting her or even specifying further. [[spoiler: Deconstructed as her hands-off methods spell disaster for both Cady and [=M3GAN=], kicking off the film's conflict.]] |
| 84 | * IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: She was shown living alone before Cady became her ward. It was implied that Gemma did go on Tinder dates, according to her home app. |
| 85 | * ItsAllMyFault: She says this almost word-for-word [[spoiler: in the third act, acknowledging that her negligence is what drove [=M3GAN=] to her extreme directives.]] |
| 86 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is a pretty negligent guardian and occasionally treats Cady unreasonably, but does truly love her deep down. |
| 87 | * MadScientist: Gemma is played plausibly, but ends up fulfilling this archetype by being a brilliant engineer who sees fit to create an extremely powerful artificial being for relatively mundane purposes, without considering the disastrous consequences that being ultimately has. |
| 88 | * MamaBear: Though initially being MaternallyChallenged and distant towards her niece, Gemma eventually develops a strong maternal bond with Cady after realizing how her neglect is harming her. [[spoiler: Gemma's final confrontation with [=M3GAN=] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown shows her full fury and determination to protect Cady]].]] |
| 89 | * MarriedToTheJob: [=M3GAN=] outright says that her "first love is always going to be [her] career". It's one of the reasons why she's MaternallyChallenged. |
| 90 | * MaternallyChallenged: She starts off incredibly lazy in regards to bonding with her niece and is heard admitting she cannot even keep a plant alive. |
| 91 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: When confronted by [=M3GAN=] in the final act, she concedes to [=M3GAN=]'s points about how she failed as a mother to Cady ''and'' [=M3GAN=].]] |
| 92 | * ParentalSubstitute: In concept, she's this to Cady after her parents are killed, being her legal guardian. However, in execution, she [[MaternallyChallenged struggles massively with being this]] and ends up using [=M3GAN=] to circumvent some of her duties. Needless to say, [[GoneHorriblyWrong this horribly backfires]]. |
| 93 | * SiblingYinYang: Gemma is a single, career-minded woman while her sister Nicole was married with a daughter. In the prologue, Nicole frets about Cady spending too much time on an iPad and is annoyed that Gemma gifted her a toy which requires ''more'' screentime to play with, showcasing their differing approaches with children. |
| 94 | * SmartPeopleBuildRobots: She had built a humanoid robot in college, and works as a roboticist for a toy company. She is responsible for [=M3GAN=]'s creation as well. |
| 95 | * TookALevelInKindness: She starts out as a negligent guardian to Cady and is pretty terrible to [=M3GAN=], her own creation, but the realization that her actions are to blame for how [=M3GAN=] turned out and Cady being unable to work through her grief pushes her to bond with Cady. By the end of the film, she has gained the maternal instinct she was lacking at the start of the movie. |
| 96 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Considering that she created [=M3GAN=] in the first place, she’s this by default, but she takes it a step further by attempting to discard her creation and not bothering to improve her relationship with Cady, which increases [=M3GAN=]’s murderous tendencies. |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder:Cady]] |
| 100 | !!Cady |
| 101 | !!!'''Played By:''' Violet [=McGraw=] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | A little girl (nine-years-old) who is left under the care of her Aunt Gemma and forms a relationship with her new doll, [=M3GAN=]. |
| 104 | ---- |
| 105 | * BreakTheCutie: Poor kid gets put through the wringer over the course of the film, from losing her parents to almost dying at the hands of her crazy android friend. |
| 106 | * CharacterDevelopment: Cady starts off as being moody and depressed due to the loss of her parents. She has difficulty bonding with her aunt, who is [[MaternallyChallenged unprepared to be her guardian]]. Cady's attitude brightens up when she first meets [=M3GAN=]... but she develops an unhealthy attachment towards the doll throughout the film. [[spoiler: It is only by the final act that Gemma is finally able to bond with Cady and get her to open up.]] |
| 107 | * DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Cady fondly remembers her parents. |
| 108 | * IMissMom: Cady loses her parents at the start of the film, and her sorrow is what drives Gemma to give [=M3GAN=] to her. |
| 109 | * LittleMissBadass: [[spoiler: In the final battle, she saves her aunt twice, first by using Bruce to tear [=M3GAN=] in half, then stabbing a screwdriver through her CPU.]] |
| 110 | * KidsHateVegetables: She doesn't like vegetable toppings on her pizza. |
| 111 | * OrphansOrdeal: She loses both her parents in a car crash, gets sent to live with a MaternallyChallenged aunt, and worries that she will eventually forget her parents. When she gets [=M3GAN=], she becomes unhealthily attached to her as a ParentalSubstitute. |
| 112 | * {{Nephewism}}: After losing her parents, she is put under her Aunt Gemma's care. |
| 113 | * SpoiledBrat: {{Justified|Trope}}. She becomes one after growing obsessed with [=M3GAN=], but the whole reason is because Gemma refuses to put in the effort to help Cady work through her issues. |
| 114 | * TraumaCongaLine: First, her parents die during a ski trip, then she gets sent to her aunt and has a hard time bonding with her, and when [=M3GAN=] comes along, she gets too attached to the robot to distract from her trauma... and then her android buddy shows her more monstrous side and puts Cady through the wringer trying to stop her. |
| 115 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Cady's obsession with [=M3GAN=] [[spoiler: leads to her becoming more irritable and angry (when separated from the doll), until she accidentally physically lashes out at her aunt, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone much to her own horror]]. Cady gets [[TookALevelInKindness better after that outburst]].]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[/folder]] |
| 118 | |
| 119 | !!Funki |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[folder:David Lin]] |
| 122 | !!David Lin |
| 123 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/RonnyChieng |
| 124 | |
| 125 | Gemma's overbearing boss who jumps at the chance of making merchandise off her creation. |
| 126 | ---- |
| 127 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: He is stabbed through the back with [[ImprovisedWeapon the blade of a paper cutter]], but spends most of the film being a dick anyway.]] |
| 128 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: He is incredibly abrasive and mistreats his staff. |
| 129 | * {{Greed}}: He only sees merchandising opportunities with what his employees create and was intending to exploit [=M3GAN=] to make more money. [[spoiler:It gets him killed.]] |
| 130 | * HopeSpot: [[spoiler: While being pursued by [=M3GAN=], he sees Kurt in an elevator. He manages to get to the elevator's doors, only to get murdered before he can get inside.]] |
| 131 | * InTheBack: [[spoiler: [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice How he dies.]]]] |
| 132 | * JerkassHasAPoint: As much of an asshole as he is, he does have a point when he berates Gemma for trying to construct [=M3GAN=] behind his back using company funds, especially when the doll dangerously explodes because of one forgotten part. |
| 133 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: He gets killed by [=M3GAN=], a doll that he wanted to exploit as a product.]] |
| 134 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll: Lampshaded by Gemma. David believes himself to be smarter than he actually is. |
| 135 | * MeanBoss: Yells at his employees and throws things around when agitated. |
| 136 | * TooDumbToLive: Panics, then runs in the direction of the emergency exit and ''right past it'' toward the elevator where [[spoiler:his less-than-loyal assistant Kurt frantically tries to close the door on him.]] |
| 137 | [[/folder]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | [[folder:Kurt]] |
| 140 | !!Kurt |
| 141 | !!!'''Played By:''' Stephane Gatineau-Monten |
| 142 | |
| 143 | David's personal assistant who frequently gets pushed around and bullied by his employer. |
| 144 | ---- |
| 145 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: He was stealing secrets from his own company, and gets killed by [=M3GAN=].]] |
| 146 | * BeleagueredAssistant: Assistant to a boss who constantly demeans him and gives him [[YouGetMeCoffee unimportant work]]. |
| 147 | * ButtMonkey: He's constantly berated by his boss, [[spoiler:and gets framed by [=M3GAN=] for David's murder and then killed to make it look like a MurderSuicide]]. Needless to say, nothing goes his way. |
| 148 | * FrameUp: [[spoiler: [=M3GAN=] frames him for David's murder and then kills him to make it look like MurderSuicide. It helps that David was a MeanBoss and Kurt was stealing company secrets.]] |
| 149 | * {{Greed}}: [[spoiler: He was stealing and selling company secrets to rival corporations. Just like David, he dies due to the doll that he wanted to profit off of.]] |
| 150 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: When he sees that David is getting chased by [=M3GAN=], he tries to [[DirtyCoward close the elevator doors on his boss]]. Unfortunately, David blocks the doors... which leads [=M3GAN=] to kill Kurt as well.]] |
| 151 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: Kurt blatantly sucks up to his boss despite being poorly treated by him. [[spoiler:It's likely to throw off suspicion of him stealing company secrets.]] |
| 152 | [[/folder]] |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[folder:Tess]] |
| 155 | !!Tess |
| 156 | !!!'''Played By:''' Jen Van Epps |
| 157 | |
| 158 | One of Gemma's colleagues who helps her build [=M3GAN=]. |
| 159 | ---- |
| 160 | * BestFriend: She's this to Gemma. |
| 161 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: She gets trapped in a burning room by [=M3GAN=], but survives relatively unscathed.]] |
| 162 | * IgnoredExpert: She explicitly warns Gemma that Cady's relationship with [=M3GAN=] is not healthy; she advises that Gemma shouldn't be shirking her parental responsibilities to her niece. Gemma doesn't follow Tess' advice until the final act. |
| 163 | |
| 164 | [[/folder]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:Cole]] |
| 167 | !!Cole |
| 168 | !!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BrianJordanAlvarez |
| 169 | |
| 170 | One of Gemma's coworkers who helps her build [=M3GAN=]. |
| 171 | ---- |
| 172 | * ButtMonkey: [[spoiler: Suffers the worse from [=M3GAN=] when she breaks free, as he nearly gets [[SinisterStrangulation strangled to death]]. Fortunately, he survives this.]] |
| 173 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Nearly gets strangled to death and gets trapped in a burning room [=M3GAN=]. He survives both attempts on his life, relatively unscathed but on oxygen presumably due to nearly being hanged.]] |
| 174 | * GotVolunteered: [[spoiler: Tess asks him to unplug [=M3GAN=] from their computer system so that they can access the doll's data. Cole reluctantly agrees.]] |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | !!Minor Characters |
| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder:Celia]] |
| 181 | !!Celia |
| 182 | !!!'''Played By:''' Lori Dungey |
| 183 | |
| 184 | Gemma's annoying neighbor who owns a violent dog named Dewey. |
| 185 | ---- |
| 186 | * AssholeVictim: Not only does she have an aggressive dog she does not bother keeping contained in her yard and who she only "trains" [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals by the use of a shock collar]], but she also does not even apologize for her pet attacking both [=M3GAN=] and Cady. Because of this, not a tear was shed [[spoiler: when the android kills her.]] |
| 187 | * BewareOfViciousDog: Her pet dog, Dewey, who attacks [=M3GAN=] and Cady on sight. |
| 188 | * FacialHorror: [[spoiler: [[GoryDiscretionShot While the result is only shown in the Unrated version, it is implied that]] her face melted because of the pesticide's chemicals.]] |
| 189 | * HateSink: She is an annoying, inconsiderate neighbor who had zero empathy toward Cady when her dog mauled her arm. |
| 190 | * JerkAss: She's a selfish, petty jerk who only cares about herself and her dog, [[PetTheDog Dewey]]. |
| 191 | * JerkassHasAPoint: Celia might be right about Gemma being at least partly at fault because the latter doesn't fix the fence that separates their properties. However, her point means little since Celia [[{{Hypocrite}} never bothers to cover up her side of the hole either.]] |
| 192 | * KarmicDeath: Early in the film, Celia uses a high-power pesticide spray gun on her lawn, and inconsiderately leaks run-off onto Gemma's property. [[spoiler: [=M3GAN=] ultimately kills her with the spray gun.]] |
| 193 | * LackOfEmpathy: She reacts to the news of Cady getting bitten by Dewey with indifference. |
| 194 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: If she wasn't Gemma's next-door neighbor, [[spoiler: it would have been likely Cady wouldn't have been bitten by a dog, thus preventing [=M3GAN=] from starting her killing spree]]. |
| 195 | [[/folder]] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | [[folder:Lydia]] |
| 198 | !!Lydia |
| 199 | !!!'''Played By:''' Amy Usherwood |
| 200 | |
| 201 | Cady's therapist who helps with the girl's trauma. |
| 202 | ---- |
| 203 | * IgnoredExpert: She warns Gemma about why giving [=M3GAN=] to Cady is a bad idea. Gemma doesn't follow Lydia's advice until the final act. |
| 204 | * TheShrink: Of the Awesome variety. She tries her best to help Cady and addresses very good points about Gemma being an [[MaternallyChallenged ineffective guardian]], as well as the dangers of allowing Cady to get emotionally attached to [=M3GAN=]. |
| 205 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: She disappears from the final act of the film. It is likely Lydia was on [=M3GAN=]'s hit list because she made Cady cry and was against her patient keeping the doll, but it's possible [=M3GAN=] never had the chance to cross Lydia off her list.]] |
| 206 | [[/folder]] |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[folder:Brandon]] |
| 209 | !!Brandon |
| 210 | !!!'''Played By:''' Jack Cassidy |
| 211 | |
| 212 | An older student of an alternative school who is partnered up with Cady. |
| 213 | ---- |
| 214 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: After injuring Cady's hand with one of the roasted chestnuts plus stealing [=M3GAN=], he is brutally maimed by the latter, and killed when a car hits him.]] |
| 215 | * AxCrazy: The way he is quick to find new targets to inflict physical and psychological pain on, and his sheer ''[[{{Sadist}} enjoyment]]'' of it go beyond just being a bratty kid and indicate that there's something seriously wrong with him. |
| 216 | * TheBully: He bullies Cady and, judging by the reactions of other kids at the alternative school, she's ''far'' from his first victim. |
| 217 | * CensoredChildDeath: [[spoiler: His death by a car is shown as a GoryDiscretionShot, though we see his mangled foot immediately after.]] |
| 218 | * DirtyCoward: In classic bully fashion, Brandon's arrogance and cruelty is only when he's in control and picking on weaker kids. When M3gan fights back, he's instantly reduced to a terrified, whimpering wreck and runs away. |
| 219 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: When he takes [=M3GAN=], he removes one of her shoes and gets on top of her, implying that he was intending to do [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil far worse]] to the android had she not done something. His scenes with Cady have a similarly uncomfortable vibe. |
| 220 | * EarAche: [=M3GAN=] introduces herself to him by grabbing his ear and pulling at the lobe until it rips off. |
| 221 | * HateSink: He swears at his mother, bullies Cady, steals [=M3GAN=], [[spoiler: and was intending to do something heinous to the doll too. Not even the police officer (who later interrogates Gemma) seemed serious about Brandon's death]]. |
| 222 | * HatesTheirParent: Is introduced by telling his mother to [[PrecisionFStrike fuck off]]. |
| 223 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Gets wounded by [=M3GAN=] (who is both shorter and smaller than him), and then he gets run over while being chased by the doll.]] |
| 224 | * KidsAreCruel: Invoked, due to his cruel behaviour towards his own mother and other children. |
| 225 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Brandon is so consistently and gratuitously cruel to those around him that he comes off more as a budding sociopath than a schoolyard bully. One can only shudder to think what type of adult he'd have grown up to be. |
| 226 | [[/folder]] |
| 227 | |
| 228 | [[folder:Holly]] |
| 229 | !!Holly |
| 230 | !!!'''Played By:''' Renee Lyons |
| 231 | |
| 232 | Brandon's doting mother who volunteers at the alternative school where her son and Cady are attending. |
| 233 | ---- |
| 234 | * AbusiveOffspring: Implied, as Brandon swears at Holly and [[CallingParentsByTheirName calls her by her first name]]. |
| 235 | * AdultsAreUseless: Possibly an even worse parent than [[MaternallyChallenged Gemma]]. |
| 236 | * DotingParent: She loves her son so much that she is blind to his TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior and is convinced him acting out is a sign of [[InsufferableGenius intelligence]]. |
| 237 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:She is still alive at the story's end while her son Brandon is dead.]] |
| 238 | * PushoverParents: It's implied that she lets Brandon boss her around. |
| 239 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:We don't see her reaction to her son's death, and she's not even mentioned afterwards.]] |
| 240 | [[/folder]] |
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