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1Characters sheet for ''Film/ThePurge1'', ''Film/ThePurgeAnarchy'', ''Film/ThePurgeElectionYear'', ''Film/TheFirstPurge'', and ''Film/TheForeverPurge''.
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5!The New Founding Fathers (N.F.F.A.)
6
7[[folder:In General]]
8!!The New Founding Fathers
9[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nffa.png]]
10[[caption-width-right:350:Blessed be our New Founding Fathers for letting us Purge and cleanse our souls. Blessed be America, a nation reborn.]]
11
12->'''Played By:''' Creator/RaymondJBarry, David Aaron Baker, Dale Dye, Michael Steven Swanson, Gary Roscoe
13----
14* AxCrazy: All of them except Roseland and Danzinger are psychotic snobs with an overwhelming desire to kill poor people out of nothing but irrational hatred and sadism, and even the more straight-faced of the band, like Big Daddy, are disturbingly cavalier when it comes to ripping apart any civilians they catch in their crosshairs.
15* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Their methods, like sending out death squads to kill for them, their authoritarian [[BigBrotherIsWatching methods]] and their habit of orchestrating purges to act as pogroms against poor people definitely makes one think that they’re a bunch of violent fascists at heart.
16* BigBrotherIsWatchingYou: Hinted throughout the first movie that they operate on this.
17* CorruptPolitician: Dear God, yes, although it seems most citizens are blind to this.
18* DidntThinkThisThrough: [[spoiler: ''Film/TheForeverPurge'' retroactively reveals the entire Purge as a concept to be a serious case of this. As it turns out, creating a culture where murder is portrayed as perfectly fine for even a single night a year would turn a ton of people into psychopaths. And eventually those psychopaths aren't going to be content with having just a single night to release their violent urges.]]
19* EvilOldFolks: All of them seem to be at least fifty (aside from James); Roan seems to be the youngest visible member of the Senate.
20* GreaterScopeVillain: They're the entire reason these events are happening and why there are people going out on crime sprees. With each film, it becomes clearer that they have a more selfish, ruthlessly pragmatic motive. It's also revealed they send out Death Squads to round up the numbers.
21* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: As of ''Film/TheForeverPurge'', they are ultimately done by the Purge, which they themselves created.]]
22* KarmaHoudini: {{Invoked}} by themselves. When setting up the rules of the Purge, they explicitly stated that they are exempt from being attacked by purgers so as to ensure [[HoistByHisOwnPetard they don't wind up undoing themselves]].
23* KarmaHoudiniWarranty:
24** [[spoiler:A foolish mistake they make in the third film - revoking the part of the law that protects government officials in order to assassinate Roan - ends up causing the warranty to run out.]]
25** [[spoiler:This happens to them again in the fifth film. With the Purge going out of control, they are quickly overthrown by the Ever After Purgers and are also scapegoated due to the situation going FromBadToWorse.]]
26* KillThePoor: The true motive of the Purge was to essentially [[MeaningfulName purge]] the poor people for fun while keeping the rich in power. However some members still believe it to be NecessarilyEvil due to it lowering the poverty levels, and thus supposedly saving the country from bankruptcy.
27* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: They claim that the Purge is to relieve people of their violent urges, but it's nothing more to satisfy their sadism and elitism. They even lie about the Purge working just to encourage more people to commit murder.
28* OrcusOnHisThrone: Played straight in the first two films, but averted in the third, [[spoiler:where Caleb decides to execute Roan personally. ''Not'' the wisest choice, as he forgets that the rules protecting him have been revoked.]]
29* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:After the Ever After Purgers make their appearance, the NFFA send their militaries out to contain them and publicly announce the opening of Canada and Mexico's borders for all refugees to seek shelter in. This is less out of seeing the error of their ways and more them trying to regain some sense of control while the country they run quickly falls into anarchy. It doesn't save them in the end, as they get violently deposed.]]
30* PresidentEvil: Elections are still held in the United States, so they qualify; whether their elections were rigged or not isn't known.
31* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: They set up ThePurge to massacre poor people both ForTheEvulz and in a severely warped display of elitism. Their death squads are also explicitly shown to primarily target minority communities.
32* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Played straight in the first movie, but in the second and third it seems their approval ratings are starting to wane, seeing as a member of LaResistance has gotten as far as Presidential candidate.
33[[/folder]]
34
35[[folder:Arlo Sabian]]
36!!Arlo Sabian
37->'''Played By:''' Patch Darragh
38----
39* BigBad: He's the main dude of the NFFA featured in the fourth film (which is a {{Prequel}}) who starts off the Purge's murderous tendencies.
40* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Doesn't receive any form of justice for sending mercenaries to kill folks in Staten Island. In fact, he also gets away with ordering Doc May's murder by his men.]]
41[[/folder]]
42
43[[folder:Caleb Warrens]]
44!!Caleb Warrens
45->'''Played By:''' Creator/RaymondJBarry
46----
47* AssholeVictim: He's a racist, sexist elitist. His eventual death is well deserved.
48* BigBad: Of the third film, as the leader of the New Founding Fathers.
49* BigBadEnsemble: With Minister Edwidge Owens.
50* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Dies to one of these courtesy of Marcos and a sniper rifle]].
51* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After watching one of Roan's anti-Purge speeches on television, he turns it off, stares silently at his colleagues for a few seconds, [[SuddenlyShouting then goes]] on a [[SirSwearsALot profanity-filled]], [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain racist]], [[StrawMisogynist misogynistic]] tirade about how "there isn't enough to go around" and that poor people should be gotten rid of for the "crime" of simply not being rich. With less than a minute of screen-time, Warrens shows himself to be an elitist asshole [[spoiler:whose KarmicDeath can't come fast enough.]]
52* GreaterScopeVillain: He's responsible for the series' events, and the leader of the NFFA.
53* TheSociopath: He has absolutely no empathy for his victims, is extraordinarily manipulative and is sadistic and vicious to the point of being outright AxCrazy, as his attempt at killing Roan with a gleeful SlasherSmile shows disturbingly well.
54[[/folder]]
55
56[[folder:Thomas Roseland]]
57!!Tommy Roseland
58->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidAaronBaker
59----
60* BlatantLies: Claims [[spoiler: the NFFA's amendment scrapping protection for politicians is in response to the public's view the Purge only targets the poor, when in truth, it's a cover to allow the NFFA to discreetly assassinate Senator Charlie Roan rather than risk her ousting them from power]].
61* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Dies to one of these courtesy of Marcos, while trying to finish off a helpless Charlie]].
62* MouthOfSauron: Serves as the NFFA's Press Secretary.
63[[/folder]]
64
65!!!NFFA Loyalists & Allies
66
67[[folder:Minister Edwidge Owens]]
68!!Minister Edwidge Owens
69->'''Played By:''' Creator/KyleSecor
70----
71* AffablyEvil: Owens is a homicidal maniac, but is a genuine believer in the Purge as he sees it as a chance to commit holy sacrifice. In addition, he is charismatic and charming during his television appearances and when he presides over his congregation.
72* AxCrazy: Owens is ''batshit insane''. He starts literally frothing at the mouth and speaking in tongues in a religious/psychotic fervor. He is dedicated to the Purge as a means of purification, slaughtering multitudes of victims in his church during a 'Purge Mass' every Purge. When everything is going to hell, Owens is noticeably praying and babbling psychotically while bullets fly around him.
73* BigBadEnsemble: With the NFFA.
74* CruelMercy: [[spoiler:He's spared from being assassinated so Roan can beat him in the election fair and square.]]
75* EvenEvilHasStandards: Say one thing for Minister Owens, he isn't a hypocrite. Unlike the more opportunistic and self-serving New Founding Fathers, Owens is a fervent believer in the Purge who doesn't shrink away when the shoe is on the other foot.
76* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:He is very willing to be killed so Bishop can participate in the Purge.]]
77* GroinAttack: [[spoiler: Since they can't kill him, Leo settles for giving him one of these after seeing the captives for Owens's Purge Mass]].
78* LargeHam: He's smart enough to stay fairly restrained in his television appearances, but he devours the scenery when presiding over his congregation.
79* SinisterMinister: He presides over midnight mass on Purge night, during which he encourages his congregation to purge.
80* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: [[spoiler:When Bishop has him at his mercy, Owens encourages him emphatically to purge. He seems downright gleeful at the prospect of being killed on Purge night. It's a rare example where this is not done out of spite or any ulterior motive - since he believes in the beauty of Purging, he genuinely wants Bishop to kill him.]]
81* VillainousValour: [[spoiler:An unsympathetic example, as he's so much a true believer in the Purge that would gladly and gleefully FaceDeathWithDignity when at Dante's mercy, until he decides to give him CruelMercy instead.]]
82[[/folder]]
83
84[[folder:Harmon James]]
85!!Harmon James
86->'''Played By:''' Christopher James Baker
87----
88* BadassLongRobe: Escapes a slew of gunfire unharmed, & guns down two people, all while wearing a decorative baptismal robe.
89* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Joe blows his brains out]].
90* DissonantSerenity: Completely calm, stoic, and seemingly void of emotion, ''until'' he commits the first Purging of the Mass.
91* GigglingVillain: The laugh that he emits when he Purges.
92* MutualKill: [[spoiler: He fatally wounds Joe, but still gets his brains blown across the wall by Joe's last bullet]].
93[[/folder]]
94
95[[folder:Big Daddy]]
96!!Big Daddy
97->'''Played By:''' Creator/JackConley
98----
99* AssholeVictim: Owing to him being a complete douchebag to both innocent people and Purgers, his death is very much welcoming.
100* {{BFG}}: He uses a mini-gun to mow innocent people and Purgers alike.
101* BigBad: Of ''The Purge: Anarchy''. He leads a NFFA-commissioned death squad.
102* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:He's shot through the head by Warren Grass.]]
103* CoolShades: Even though it's night for most of the movie.
104* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler:He's perfectly polite to Leo as he prepares to kill him.]]
105[[/folder]]
106
107[[folder:Earl Danzinger]]
108!!Earl Danzinger
109->'''Played By:''' Creator/TerrySerpico
110----
111* AffablyEvil: Earl is a Neo-Nazi [[spoiler: ([[SubvertedTrope or not)]]]] and ruthless murderer, but he's also genuinely AFatherToHisMen and it's even hinted that he's not really a fan of the Purge.
112* TheBrute: He operates as muscle for the NFFA.
113* TheDragon: Leads a team of mercenaries to assassinate/capture Senator Roan for the NFFA.
114* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite his UndyingLoyalty and likely abiding by MyCountryRightOrWrong, he is also non-supportive of the Purge.
115* ObviouslyEvil: Danzinger is covered in white supremacist tattoos and is generally rather intimidating by appearance alone.
116* OhCrap: His reaction when he hears over the radio [[spoiler: the Crips slaughtering some of his men]].
117* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's an open Neo-Nazi, [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope though he could be not]] and only wore Nazi symbols to mess with his targets]].
118* PunchClockVillain: He is simply just doing his job. After delivering the Senator to the NFFA, he and his men just sit back to ride out the Purge rather than go look for any victims.
119* RedemptionRejection: Given he is just a PunchClockVillain JustFollowingOrders and not a fan of the Purge, he would have just stand down and leave LaResistance and Senator Roan alone [[spoiler:after Caleb's and most the NFFA higher-ups' deaths, but still choose to fight Leo to the death near the end out of unnecessary UndyingLoyalty despite the deaths of his superiors]].
120* VillainousValour: [[spoiler:He would commendably even fights Leo to the death one-on-one even after the deaths of his superiors who organized the Purge that he's no fan of.]]
121[[/folder]]
122
123[[folder:Dr. May Updale]]
124!!Dr. May Updale
125-> '''Played By:''' Creator/MarisaTomei
126----
127* EveryoneHasStandards: She is the person who created the Purge, but she wanted it to be an experiment with no outside interference. As a result, she is outright pissed when the NFFA doesn't likes that Purgers are doing what people would actually do if given twelve hours to do anything illegal they can think of with no consequences (read: drug-fueled orgies) and send soldiers to start killing for the sake of what they wish to sell to the public.
128* GreaterScopeVillain: Downplayed. She is the one who created the whole concept of the Purge, but she is a very minor (and ultimately expendable) cog in the NFFA's machine.
129* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The NFFA kill her when they have no further use for her.
130
131[[/folder]]
132
133[[folder:Chief Couper]]
134!!Chief Couper
135-> '''Played By:''' Creator/EthanPhillips
136----
137* BitchInSheepsClothing: He pretends to be an ally of Senator Roan, but he’s really TheMole for the NFFA.
138* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:He meets his end when Leo blows up the safe house, killing him and everyone else inside.]]
139* TheMole: For the NFFA.
140* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:Gets blown up for his treachery.]]
141[[/folder]]
142
143!Citizenry
144
145!!!Sandin Family
146
147[[folder:James]]
148!!James Sandin
149->'''Played By:''' Creator/EthanHawke
150----
151* TheCameo: He makes a cameo in a flashback to the preparation of the first Purge in the second season finale of the series.
152* CombatPragmatist: He doesn't have any combat training and the Purgers aren't going to play fair, so he pretty much fights off his enemies with whatever is to hand.
153* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:James seems like the main protagonist of the first film, only to be killed by the Polite Leader near the end of the film.]]
154* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:He's stabbed to death by the Polite Leader.]]
155* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: He has long been getting away with selling faulty security systems before the start of the first film. [[spoiler: It's only after he steps up and tries to defend his family that the Polite Leader runs him through with his machete.]]
156* PapaWolf: He's fiercely protective of his family and doesn't hesitate to kill to keep them safe.
157* ProperlyParanoid: He doesn't want to let Dwayne in the house out of the fear that people are after him. He turns out to be exactly right.
158* RichBitch: A male version. Not to the extent of Mary, but he's very pleased with himself for getting rich off selling security systems that don't hold up to strong attacks.
159* TookALevelInBadass: James was a fairly average, well-to-do guy but over the course of the home invasion he's forced to take numerous levels in badass to protect his family.
160%%* WhatYouAreInTheDark
161[[/folder]]
162
163[[folder:Mary]]
164!!Mary Sandin
165->'''Played By:''' Creator/LenaHeadey
166----
167* ActionSurvivor: Bordering on this and ActionMom by the end of the Purge night. Her [[spoiler:takedown of Grace]] is done with some serious skill and finesse.
168* BreakTheHaughty: The events of the home invasion certainly bring her down a peg or two.
169* CruelMercy: [[spoiler:Allowing her neighbors to live after they tried to kill her family, fully knowing that they want her family dead just because it flaunts its riches a bit more blatantly than them, that they may try this again come next Purge night if she stays, and letting them assume that she will be prepared for them.]]
170* MamaBear: She proves no less protective of her family than her husband does.
171* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:She unleashes one on her neighbour Grace.]]
172* RichBitch: Pre-CharacterDevelopment, Mary is a passive-aggressive snob who gossips with neighbors while making subtle boasts about how well-off her family is.
173* TranquilFury: The end of the film [[spoiler:has her and Dwayne holding the Sandins' treacherous neighbours at gunpoint, wherein she only ever raises her voice when Grace tries to pull a last-minute cheap shot and gets beaten to shit for it. when the Purge alarm sounds, she whispers out, "Get the hell out of my house."]]
174%%* WhatYouAreInTheDark
175[[/folder]]
176
177[[folder:Zoey]]
178!!Zoey Sandin
179->'''Played By:''' Creator/AdelaideKane
180----
181* BigDamnHeroes: She shoots down the Polite Leader when he has her family cornered.
182* BrattyTeenageDaughter: A classic example until circumstances force her to grow up.
183* BreakTheCutie: ''And how.'' She watches her boyfriend attempt to murder her father, then watches her boyfriend die in her arms, then gets held at gunpoint by Dwayne, then watches her parents torture Dwayne into submission, then watches her father die. All in ''one night!''
184* CoolBigSis: She and Charlie appear to get along pretty well and enjoy making crude jokes together at during, much to the chagrin on their parents.
185* HiddenHeartOfGold: She might seem like a bit of a brat, but she loves her family dearly and was horrified when her crazed boyfriend attempted to kill her father.
186* MsFanservice: Rocks [[CatholicSchoolgirlsRule a school uniform with a pretty short skirt]] through the entire film.
187[[/folder]]
188
189[[folder:Charlie]]
190!!Charlie Sandin
191->'''Played By:''' Creator/MaxBurkholder
192----
193* ArmorPiercingQuestion: He asks his parents why they don't purge and if they would if they had to, and their answers not only displease him but demonstrate to the audience the secret regime and classist nature of the Purge.
194* CreepyChild: A lot of his actions (keeping track of his heart rate, the bolt-hole on his room being [[RoomFullOfCrazy full of gory, Purge-related drawings]] and him constantly using his camera drone (which is already creepy as it is) to constantly peek around the house) scream this.
195* TheHeart: Was the one who opened the house to save a stranger from being lynched.
196* TheMillstone: He not only let in a homeless man wanted by the purgers, he also helps hide him away from his own parents while he's inside the house.
197* NiceGuy: The only member of the Sandin family who isn't a snob as he makes a genuine effort to selflessly help someone who needed it regardless of the outcome. Worth noting that he's the only one who seemed disturbed by the idea of the Purge before it began, while the rest of his family were perfectly content with it.
198* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: All of the horrors that the Sandins go through the night are brought upon because he decided to open the house and allow a hobo to run inside to try to prevent him being killed by Purgers.
199* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Absolutely no one would have known or even faulted him for letting the homeless man die, but he lets him in anyway. This turns out to [[spoiler:save them in the end, when their neighbors invade the house to kill them.]]
200* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Although not without sheltered naivete, Charlie has a fair amount of sympathy for other people (more so than his own parents) and is the only one who seems to understand that The Purge is ethically wrong.
201[[/folder]]
202
203!!!Sanchez Family
204
205[[folder:Eva]]
206!!Eva Sanchez
207->'''Played By:''' Creator/CarmenEjogo
208----
209* MamaBear: Tries to protect her daughter at all costs.
210[[/folder]]
211
212[[folder:Cali]]
213!!Cali Sanchez
214->'''Played By:''' Zoë Soul
215----
216%%* ActionSurvivor
217* BrutalHonesty: Definitely when talking to Leo. Has no problem flat-out telling him when he's being a jerk. Regardless of him being the only hope they have
218* MoralityChain: She repeatedly tells Leo that purging is wrong. [[spoiler: It ultimately helps prevent him from carrying out the murder]].
219[[/folder]]
220
221[[folder:Papa Rico]]
222!!Papa Rico
223->'''Played By:''' Creator/JohnBeasley
224----
225%%* GrumpyOldMan
226* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He sells himself to be killed by a wealthy family so his daughter and grandchild can live better lives.]]
227* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kinda abrasive and unpleasant to his buddies around him, but he's ultimately a good man who watches out for them.
228[[/folder]]
229
230!!!Joe's Deli
231
232[[folder:Joe Dixon]]
233!!Joe Dixon
234->'''Played By:''' Creator/MykeltiWilliamson
235
236* BenevolentBoss: [[spoiler: To Marcos, certainly]].
237* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Used to be a member of the Crips gang]].
238* DeadpanSnarker: He's a lot more cynical than the rest of his friends, and makes it clear that he doesn't think Roan can win.
239* GoodIsNotSoft: Despite being a nice guy, he's more than willing to arm himself and his chums with guns to run over anyone who tries to threaten them.
240* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Is fatally shot protecting Senator Roan]].
241* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Cynical and rather cold to people, especially Leo, but he's very protective of his best friends.
242* MutualKill: [[spoiler: Is fatally shot by Harmon James, but manages to still [[BoomHeadshot blow the bastard's brains out]].]]
243* ParentalSubstitute: Implied to be one to Laney, as she says he helped her get out of the gang life.
244* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Leo, initially. By the end of Purge Night, however, they've become FireForgedFriends.
245[[/folder]]
246
247[[folder:Laney Rucker]]
248!!Laney Rucker
249->'''Played By:''' Creator/BettyGabriel
250
251* ActionGirl: She is quite able to defend herself, and keeps a sawed-off shotgun next to her seat while patrolling in her fortified ambulance. [[spoiler: She easily takes out half of Kimmy's group without flinching]].
252* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Arrives in the nick of time before Kimmy and her fellow Purgers bust into Joe's deli, [[CarFu mowing down two with the ambulance]], [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter taking out the remainder]], then [[BoomHeadshot blowing Kimmy's brains across the road]].]]
253-->'''Laney''': [[BadassBoast Pequeña Muerte is back]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitches]]!
254* CombatMedic: She and her partner Dawn drive around Washington in a fortified ambulance on Purge Night, treating those who've been injured.
255* DarkAndTroubledPast: In addition to shop-lifting from Joe when she was younger, she's implied to have been quite violent during purges when she was young, to the point that a pair of teenagers recognize who she is on sight.
256* RedBaron: Earned the nickname of Pequeña Muerte, the Little Death, when she was young. She's reformed and doesn't seem too proud of her past.
257* UndyingLoyalty: To Joe
258[[/folder]]
259
260[[folder:Marcos]]
261!!Marcos
262->'''Played By:''' Joseph Julian Soria
263
264* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Saves Charlie Roan from having [[SlashedThroat her throat slit]] by Caleb Warrens by [[BoomHeadshot blowing Caleb's brains out]].]]
265* DarkAndTroubledPast: He lived in Mexico before emigrating to the USA seven years before the events of the film and indicates he had to do a lot of shady things to survive.
266-->'''Marcos''': Every day in Juárez was like the Purge.
267* HiddenDepths: He's a big fan of Roan's and drops her a few bits of advice that she takes to heart and helps her win the election.
268* UndyingLoyalty: To Joe, who gave him a job and a chance at a new life when he moved to the States, to the point Marcos is willing to stay and help him protect the store from looting Purgers.
269* WouldHitAGirl: He gives [[spoiler: Kimmy]] a flesh wound with a sniper rifle and implies he's more than prepared to put the next bullet between her eyes.
270-->'''[[spoiler: Kimmy]]''': ''[to Joe]'' [[YouWouldntShootMe You ain't got the balls to stop me]]! ''Marcos [[EarAche shoots her ear off]]''
271-->'''Marcos''': ''I'' have the balls! Now go.
272[[/folder]]
273
274%%[[folder:Dawn]]
275%%!!Dawn
276%%->'''Played By:''' Liza ColĂłn-Zayas
277%%[[/folder]]
278
279%%[[folder:Ike Jenkins]]
280%%!!Ike Jenkins
281%%->'''Played By:''' George Lee Miles
282%%[[/folder]]
283
284!!!Tucker Family
285
286[[folder:Dylan]]
287!!Dylan Tucker
288->'''Played By:''' Josh Lucas
289----
290* CharacterDevelopment: Initially he wasn't fond of Mexicans around him, not even wanting his future kids to learn their language and was even hostile to Juan and Adela. Over the course of the film, he and the Mexicans fight their way together to Mexico's border. After the whole situation dies down for them, he thanks both Juan and Adela ''in Mexican-Spanish''.
291[[/folder]]
292
293%%[[folder:Cassie]]
294%%!!Cassie Tucker
295%%->'''Played By:''' Cassidy Freeman
296%%[[/folder]]
297
298%%[[folder:Harper]]
299%%!!Harper Tucker
300%%->'''Played By:''' Leven Rambin
301%%[[/folder]]
302
303[[folder:Caleb]]
304!!Caleb Tucker
305->'''Played By:''' Will Patton
306----
307* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Gets shot in the head by a Forever Purger holding him hostage in his own ranch.]]
308[[/folder]]
309
310!!!Other Citizens
311
312[[folder:Charlie]]
313!!Senator Charlene "Charlie" Roan
314->'''Played By:''' Creator/ElizabethMitchell
315----
316* ActionPolitician: In the third film she's a Senator running for President, something the villains are trying to prevent. While she doesn't like violence, she's still willing to pick up a gun to defend herself.
317* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:Despite all that she went through and seemingly succeeding in abolishing the Purge, the New Founding Fathers waltz back in and reinstate the Purge, turning America into an even bigger hellhole than it was when she was running for election.]]
318* BadassBoast: To Owens. "I am gonna beat the shit out of you on Election Day."
319* BigGood: Charlie is a legitimate public face of the anti-Purge movement.
320* ForcedToWatch: The Purger who killed her family forced her to watch as he did so.
321* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's blonde and is a strong force for moral good.
322* LivingMacGuffin: She's a Senator on a presidential run...which would threaten the NFFA's term in the White House. This basically cause the jerks there to slap a huge "shoot me" note on her, causing our heroes to try and protect her until the 12 hours of purging pass.
323* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Bears basic similarities to UsefulNotes/HillaryClinton, including her gender and popularity in the race, but her focus on wealth disparity and the way the Purge affects the economically weak and her status as a senator makes her more closely resemble Bernie Sanders. (Possibly making her a CompositeCharacter of both.)
324* SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld: She intends to do away with the Purge once she's in office, and that's why the NFFA want her dead.
325* SoleSurvivor: Of her family, who were all killed during a Purge night.
326[[/folder]]
327
328[[folder:Shane]]
329!!Shane
330->'''Played By:''' Zach Gilford
331----
332* BrutalHonesty: Specifically in regards to Leo and regarding his trustworthiness. Pointing out how he's not only purging tonight but he's armed to the teeth.
333* GoodIsNotDumb: While the females in the group acquiescently follow Leo for safety, Shane remains hesitant and somewhat fearful of Leo. Despite being thankful for Leo saving their lives, he never forgets to mention Leo is a willing and dangerous Purger.
334* NiceGuy: Easily the nicest and most polite of the second film's main characters.
335* YouShallNotPass: Pulls one when it's apparent that the group may all die.
336[[/folder]]
337
338[[folder:Tanya]]
339!!Tanya
340->'''Played By:''' Creator/JustinaMachado
341----
342%%* DeadpanSnarker
343* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a genuinely kind woman, and is very willing to take in complete strangers into her home with her family to grant them safety. She also has a little bit of an alcohol and pill problem, [[spoiler: and is also sleeping with her brother-in-law]].
344* TheMistress: [[spoiler:For her sister's husband.]]
345[[/folder]]
346
347[[folder:Warren]]
348!!Warren Grass
349->'''Played By:''' Creator/BrandonKeener
350----
351* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He kills Big Daddy, saving Leo's life at the last minute.]]
352* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Leo forgives and spares him, he rescues Leo from certain death.]]
353** [[spoiler: It should also be noted that he legitimately seems sorry for what he'd done, and it's shown that he doesn't participate in the Purge]].
354* MexicanStandoff: [[spoiler:He briefly ends up in one with two government goons during the finale.]]
355* OffOnATechnicality: [[spoiler:How he escaped punishment for running over Leo's child, although the specifics aren't known.]]
356[[/folder]]
357
358%%[[folder:Adela]]
359%%!!Adela
360%%->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnaDeLaReguera
361%%----
362%%[[/folder]]
363
364%%[[folder:Juan]]
365%%!!Juan
366%%->'''Played By:''' Creator/TenochHuerta
367%%----
368%%[[/folder]]
369
370%%[[folder:T.T.]]
371%%!!T.T.
372%%->'''Played By:''' Alejandro Edda
373%%----
374%%[[/folder]]
375
376[[folder:Darius]]
377!!Darius Bryant
378->'''Played By:''' Sammi Rotibi
379* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He splits from the group to find his family and we never see him make any more appearances in his movie.
380[[/folder]]
381
382!!!First Purge Civilians
383
384[[folder:Dmitri]]
385!!Dmitri
386->'''Played By:''' Y'lan Noel
387----
388* AntiHero: He's a drug kingpin but is against the NFFA's dark agenda, especially with their mercenaries on the loose on his town.
389* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: With Leo. While Leo was a cop, Dmitri is a gangster. While Leo purposefully put himself out on Purge night, Dmitri only leaves his den when he realizes that there are mercenaries on the streets killing people.
390* FakeAmerican: Y'lan Noel is British.
391* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:Getting a bullet to his midsection doesn't stop him from shooting an explosive to finish off the remaining mercenaries and their leader. He even survives his gunshot wound!]]
392* NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters: Becomes this at around the halfway point, when the gangsters realize that the NFFA are flooding the streets with mercenaries.
393* ThemeNaming: ''D''mitri. [[spoiler:Like ''D''wayne and ''D''ante, it foreshadows him as one of the founders of the Resistance]]
394* UnscrupulousHero: A drug kingpin and gangster who ends up against the corrupt regime of the NFFA.
395* WouldHitAGirl: Kinda rough on his former girlfriend Nya, especially when he shoves her.
396[[/folder]]
397
398[[folder:Nya]]
399!!Nya
400->'''Played By:''' Lex Scott Davis
401----
402* ActionGirl: Formerly ran with Dmitri, now an activist. Always a badass.
403* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: At least they did. It's obvious that she still cares about Dmitri, but can't live his life.
404* SoapboxSadie: To an extent. She's the leader of protests against "The Experiment". [[spoiler:It's implied that she's one of the founders of the Resistance]].
405[[/folder]]
406
407[[folder:Isaiah]]
408!!Isaiah
409->'''Played By:''' Joivan Wade
410----
411* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Is not able to shoot Skeletor, despite signing up for "The Experiment" to do just that.
412[[/folder]]
413
414%%[[folder:Luisa]]
415%%!!Luisa
416%%->'''Played By:''' Luna Lauren Velez
417%%[[/folder]]
418
419%%[[folder:Selina]]
420%%!!Selina
421%%->'''Played By:''' Kristen Solis
422%%[[/folder]]
423
424!Purgers
425
426[[folder:Henry]]
427!!Henry
428->'''Played By:''' Tony Oller
429----
430* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:He's not the harmless InnocentBystander boyfriend of Zoey that he initially made out to be when introduced, especially when he is carrying a Makarov PM in his pocket and his own agenda for Zoey's father.]]
431* LoveMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler:Henry was pretty willing and able (and tried, and failed miserably) to kill James Sandin because James disapproved of his relationship with Zoey. He doesn't seem to consider that Zoey might not want to be in a relationship with the man who murdered her father.]]
432* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:He was going to kill Mr. Sandin because he was going to apply the ParentalMarriageVeto on his relationship with his daughter.]]
433* StarterVillain: [[spoiler:After the Sandins deal with him, their purger troubles are far from over]].
434[[/folder]]
435
436[[folder:Polite Leader]]
437!!Polite Leader
438->'''Played By:''' Creator/RhysWakefield
439----
440* BadBoss: He kills one of his henchmen for being rude.
441* BigBad: While Henry and [[spoiler:Grace]] constitute separate threats, the Polite Leader is the main villain of ''The Purge'' since he gets the most screen time and his desire to kill the sheltered homeless man drives the bulk of the plot.
442* BloodKnight: He enjoys a good fight even though he likes murder more. When he kills James, he thanks him.
443* CradlingYourKill: [[spoiler:After stabbing James, he tenderly holds him and kisses his forehead while thanking him for being apart of his purge.]]
444* DiscOneFinalBoss: Even after he's [[spoiler:killed by Zoey]], there's still the matter of having to face [[spoiler:Grace]] before the Sandins can make it through the purge.
445* FauxAffablyEvil: He isn't credited as "Polite Leader" for nothing. He smiles when he talks and never curses but rants about his need to purge and enjoys causing pain and death.
446* GigglingVillain: He can't go five minutes without giggling.
447* NoNameGiven: Only referred to as the "Polite Leader".
448* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He prefers to target non-rich people since he considers them to be worthless.
449* SlasherSmile: His default expression.
450* TheSociopath: He wants to kill an innocent man for fun.
451[[/folder]]
452
453[[folder:Leo]]
454!!Sergeant Leo Barnes
455->'''Played By:''' Creator/FrankGrillo
456----
457* AntiHero: While he repeatedly demonstrates that he's a good man, he's still a willing participant in the Purge. He upgrades to a fully-heroic UnscrupulousHero in ''Election Year''.
458* TheAtoner: In ''Election Year'', he is deeply ashamed of attempting to participate in the Purge in the previous movie, and now works for the political candidate attempting to end it.
459-->'''Leo''': I nearly did something that would have destroyed a lot of lives. I want this night gone.
460* BadassInANiceSuit: In Election Year, he wears a nice suit and tie. Justified because he's now a bodyguard for a candidate in the presidential election.
461* BreakoutCharacter: He's only appeared in ''Anarchy'' and ''Election Year'', two out of five films, and made no appearance in the TV eries. Nonetheless, he's seen as the face and TheHero of the franchise's movies.
462* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To the Sandins. They're a rich couple with little combat experience who are trying to stay out of the Purge. He's a gun-toting, CrazyPrepared, badass reluctant Purger.
463* KickTheSonOfABitch: Since they can't kill Minister Owens, Leo settles for [[GroinAttack kneeing him in the balls]].
464* NamedInTheSequel: Was unnamed in ''Anarchy'' (and only credited as "Sargeant"), but eventually named Leo Barnes in ''Election Year''.
465* OneManArmy: Between ''Anarchy'' and ''Election Year'' he racks up a substantial body count. He's easily the best fighter in the second film, and maybe the entire franchise.
466* PetTheDog: Aside from saving Eva and Cali, and letting Shane and Liz stay in his car, he also gives Cali his Kevlar vest.
467* RedemptionEarnsLife: [[spoiler:The man he decides to spare for recklessly killing his son ends up saving his life when Big Daddy has him at gunpoint.]]
468* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:He's using the Purge to hunt for his son's killer.]]
469* VillainKiller: Downplayed in ''Anarchy'', where he kills the most enemies but doesn't kill [[spoiler:Big Daddy himself]] played straight in ''Election Year'', where he also kills the most enemies, and [[spoiler:Earl Danzinger by himself, and is one of several characters to participate in the deaths of the New Founding Fathers]].
470[[/folder]]
471
472[[folder:Kimmy]]
473!!Kimmy
474->'''Played By:''' Brittany Mirabile
475----
476* AssholeVictim: See AxCrazy and NoKillLikeOverkill below, no one is ever gonna mourn for her or her friends.
477* AxCrazy: Let's see. Killed her own parents for no real reason, cruised around with her friends killing people on Purge Night, and threatened to kill everyone inside a store and burn the whole place to the ground because the owner stopped her from shoplifting. Yeah, she qualifies.
478* BlingBlingBang: She and her gang all sport Golden AK-47s with rhinestone studded stocks.
479* DeathByIrony: [[spoiler: Kimmy's death ironically came at the hands of the person she idolized, Laney.]]
480* DisproportionateRetribution: Antagonizes the store Joe works at and plans to kill him and everyone inside all because he and Laney stopped her and her friend from shoplifting a candy bar.
481* FalseRapeAccusation: Threatens this when Joe catches her trying to shoplift from his store. This is our first hint that she's ''not'' a good person.
482* HeroWorship: Despite being an abhorrent person, she idolizes Laney. Subverted in that she only idolizes who Laney was when she was young, not the older, reformed Laney.
483* LargeHam: In a story that has no shortage of hammy, over the top characters, she BY FAR takes the cake. She's just a candy bar away from LITERALLY ChewingTheScenery!
484* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: She's on the receiving end of this from Laney, who [[CarFu mows her down with an ambulance at high speed]] and then [[BoomHeadshot gets out and blows Kimmy's brains across the tarmac]], quite frankly she ''really'' had it coming.]]
485* PetTheDog: Her ''only'' redeeming quality is that she is genuine friends with the girls she's purging with, but that's still not saying much.
486* SelfMadeOrphan: Murdered her own mother and father for no real reason, very likely to avert being told what to do by them given she represents TeensAreMonsters and opposing her rule-inflicting parents is one aspect of this archetype.
487* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Averted. Her whole group is an AmazonBrigade.
488* TheSociopath: She murdered her parents ForTheEvulz, ''boasts'' about it and tries to kill everyone inside a candy store for the [[SarcasmMode abhorrent crime]] [[DisproportionateRetribution of not allowing her to nick a candy bar.]]
489* TeensAreMonsters: A walking example of how horrible teens can be when there are no rules.
490[[/folder]]
491
492[[folder:The Ferrins]]
493!!Grace & Mr. Ferrin
494->'''Played By:''' Creator/ArijaBareikis & Creator/DanaBunch
495----
496* BitchInSheepsClothing: Grace in particular acts friendly toward the Sandins; there's some passive-aggressive oneupmanship between the two, but nothing beyond StepfordSmiler. Then on the night of the Purge, Grace and her husband join up with the other neighbors to apply the TallPoppySyndrome on the Sandins with extreme prejudice (even going TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou on the younger Purgers).
497* CruelMercy: Grace and her husband were allowed to live by Mary against their will so they could live with their guilt.
498* EvilIsPetty: [[spoiler:Their reasons for wanting to kill the Sandins are incredibly petty; they were sick of the Sandins 'flaunting' their superior wealth, and the modifications the Sandins made to their house clashed with the neighborhood's style.]]
499* LaserGuidedKarma: Their whole motivation for killing the Sandins was that they were arrogant elitists who acted like they were better than everyone else in the neighbourhood. As stated above, that is not only a [[DisproportionateRetribution pathetic excuse]] for their actions, but when the situation is reversed and the Ferrins find themselves at the Sandin's mercy, Mary lets them live, proving that her family is better.
500** As a bonus, when Grace makes a [[DefiantToTheEnd last ditch attempt]] to kill Mary, she simply breaks her nose and shames her with her cowardice.
501* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: They arrive to kill the preppy Purgers and save the Sandins, but only so they could kill the family themselves.
502* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler:They kill the preppy Purgers before they can take out the Sandins; as it turns out, it's a case of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou.]]
503[[/folder]]
504
505[[folder:The Halversons]]
506!!Mr. & Mrs. Halverson
507->'''Played By:''' Chris Mulkey & Tisha French
508----
509* BitchInSheepsClothing: Were going to apply the TallPoppySyndrome on the Sandins with extreme prejudice (even going TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou on the younger Purgers).
510* CruelMercy: They were allowed to live by Mary against their will so they could live with their guilt.
511* DefiantToTheEnd: Mr. Halverson initially tried to be this towards Mary when she tries to strike up a condescending conversation, only for him to tell her to "go fuck yourself," but with Dwayne holding him at gunpoint, he gives in to respond.
512* EvilIsPetty: Among other reasons why they were going to kill the Sandins ([[TallPoppySyndrome in general because they had more money and were "flaunting" it]]), was because the Sandins did modifications to their house that clashed with the neighborhood's style.
513[[/folder]]
514
515[[folder:Skeletor]]
516!!Skeletor
517-> '''Played By:''' Rotimi Paul
518----
519* AxCrazy: A razorblade wielding dopefiend who made the first kill of the Purge series chronologically.
520* BigBadWannabe: While he obviously is a threat to Isaiah and anyone else he comes across, the movie makes clear he's an exception to the response of the Purge (ie minor crimes and hedonism), and the true villain is the NFFA.
521* PlotArmor: Despite how ObviouslyEvil he is, Skeletor makes it a decent way through the night before being killed.
522* SlasherSmile: A gruesome one, magnified by his facial scarring.
523[[/folder]]
524
525
526[[folder:Elijah Hardin]]
527!!Elijah Hardin (Alpha)
528-> '''Played By:''' Jeffrey Doornbos
529----
530* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He is the leader of the Ever After Purgers who is very bloodthirsty so his death is well deserved with nobody caring about him.]]
531* BeardOfEvil: He's got a big bushy one.
532* BigBad: Leads the Ever After Purgers against the protagonists in ''The Forever Purge''.
533* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: After Dylan and Juan subdue him with a lasso, Juan finishes him off by shooting him in the head.]]
534* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: His wife's death is why he chases the protagonists.]]
535* FinalBoss: The final obstacle Adela, Juan, and Dylan have to face before making it across the Mexican border. He would’ve also been this for the franchise as a whole had the sixth film not come into fruition.
536* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: His organization vows to "make America American again" by slaughtering all immigrants.
537* RightWingMilitiaFanatic: He leads an organization to kill all immigrants. Mexicans in America are not spared.
538* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: After Juan kills his wife, he completely loses it.]]
539%%* WesternTerrorists:

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