Line #2 WMG/Halloween


1	[[WMG: Michael Myers has a preternatural luck factor, unusual but not supernatural strength and pain ignorance, and nothing else.]]
2	This includes ''all'' of the movies, not just that one branch of the split timeline (you know the one). Well, not necessarily the reboot, but all of the original movies, at least. Gets shot seven times? The bullets don't hit anything important (only [[OnlyAFleshWound minor blood vessels and muscle]]). Keeps escaping? They keep putting him in a cell with a defective lock, and most of the guards are busy with the Halloween party when he escapes (so they either don't run into him, or there are few enough that he can pick them off one by one as he meets them). He happens to find William Shatner masks just lying in a haystack, or sitting in the unlocked confiscation room, or being worn by some ''Franchise/StarTrek'' cosplayer. Putting the mask [[spoiler:on the paramedic]] was one of the few times he actually used tactics; apart from that, it was just wandering around and using his unusual strength and tenacity, and shying away from tightly packed groups that he mightn't be able to handle.
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4	[[WMG: Michael is a Power-Fantasist]]
5	In the first two movies, at least.
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7	He's not like Jason who wears a mask to hide his disfigurement; nor is he like Ghostface who wears the mask as a disguise. Michael wears masks to give him a feeling of power; he ''wants'' to be an evil, serial killing monster, he ''wants'' to be something other than or more than human. Hence why he needs to wear a mask before he kills- it symbolises him turning into a monster, abandoning his humanity. Also why he writes ''Samhain'' on the wall, evoking Halloween and "becoming" a Boogeyman.
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9	This also characterizes his motives. He targets his sisters to wipe out ties to his human side; when he kills young women, he sometimes hesitates when they mistake him for someone else- he's aroused, which is a lingering trace of his humanity, probably one he's not used to since he was locked up when he was a boy. The rest are either in the way, or killed because he's actively trying to be a monster, though with the girls there is probably some sexual element to it that he might not fully get.
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11	[[WMG: Dr. Loomis isn't smart.]]
12	Seriously, it took him ''seven years'' to figure out that Michael Myers was Evil Incarnate. He also spend much of the first film doing nothing '''WHILE A FREAKING SERIAL KILLER IS ON THE LOOSE'''.
13	* Were we watching the same film? He spends almost the entire movie trying to warn the sheriff that Michael is loose, and in all likelihood will be returning to Haddonfield. Also, killing one person does not qualify as a "SerialKiller". Even the three he did in TheRemake only makes him a "Multiple Murderer", as they they were all in the same time frame.
14	* Even if that were the case, he's still the smartest person you'll probably ever know when it comes to dealing with Michael and the only hope Haddonfield had. While it might've took Loomis 8 years to try and reach Michael, he's the only one who actually DID figure out Michael was, possibly, evil incarnate before anybody while everyone else was fooled and/or ignored Loomis' pleas.
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16	[[WMG:Dr Loomis is a [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lo-]]'''THONK!!!''']]
17	We apologise for the previous WMG, the troper responible has been restrained and sedated.
18	* The theory does make sense, though...
19	** NO IT DOESN'T.
20	*** Okay, fine. It doesn't. Geez. >_>
21	* Alternatively, ''Michael'' is a JustForFun/TimeLord, given that we very rarely see his face and he's able to come back from death again and again, with different body language each time. Also, the Tenth Doctor based his fashion sense on Doctor Loomis.
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23	[[WMG: While in the hospital, Dr. Loomis revealed career-compromising secrets to Michael.]]
24	Never expecting Michael to be anything but a vegetable, Dr. Loomis bragged about how he conned his way to a psychology degree and his numerous love affairs. Then Michael escaped, and Loomis had some problems to fix...
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26	[[WMG: Michael is [[Anime/{{Monster}} Johan Liebert]]]]
27	This gives Myers his murderous tendencies.
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29	[[WMG: Michael is [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]] [[spoiler:the original]]]]
30	[[spoiler:If he is infected like Heller did]], the only powers he uses are super strength, disguise, and immortality.
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32	[[WMG: Michael is a Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]
33	In the Thorn trilogy, anyway. It is pretty obvious, given the scene in five when he hesitates killing Jamie. He only murders because of the curse, and he hates that he does. And that's why he walks slowly. He is trying to stop, but can't.
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35	[[WMG: Michael Myers eventually becomes The Slender Man]]
36	Myers started out as a sociopathic murderer with a lot of strength. As the franchise goes on, he just gets more powerful to the point that an axe to the chest fails to slow him down. Eventually, he gained enough power to become the HumanoidAbomination known as the [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]]. Along with gaining new power, his mask and his face merged together to form TheBlank.
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38	[[WMG: Laurie is not dead.]]
39	If you believe 4, 5 and 6 to be canon, she had faked her death before.
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41	[[WMG: Michael has to follow certain rules]]
42	To be specific, he's compelled (supernaturally or just by his own insanity) to obey the "rules" of Halloween/ Samhain. This includes not attacking anyone who wears a mask- he's never harmed a trick-or-treating child that I can recall, and remember in ''Resurrection'' he decides to spare Busta Rhymes' character, who is dressed as Myers at the time.
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44	[[WMG:Michael is the anti- John Coffey]]
45	Both unusually strong and both representing absolute good and evil. Just our luck we killed the wrong one.
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47	[[WMG: The Thorn Trilogy is canon to ''H20'', albiet with some BroadStrokes retconning]]
48	Laurie hooked up with Jimmy Lloyd after the events of ''[[Film/HalloweenII1981 Halloween II]],'' giving birth to Jamie Lloyd. Jimmy died in a car crash, and Laurie chose to use the opportunity to fake her death and change her identity. Her daughter, believing she had died, was sent to live with the Carruthers in Haddonfield while Laurie moved to California under the alias of "Keri Tate," cutting herself off from her daughter so she wouldn't ever be put in danger. Michael awoke from his coma, and at some point returned home and killed Jamie, and managed to slip away from Loomis yet again. Loomis at some point learned Laurie was alive and tried to track both her and her brother down, but died before he could do anything substantial. Michael then broke into his house, stole his files on Laurie, and tracked her to Summer Glen, where he finally died for the final time. (As far as I'm concerned, ''Resurrection'' is non-canon.)
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50	[[WMG: Michael Myers is a cat person.]]
51	The only animals he's shown killing are dogs, and he spares a bunch of kittens in Halloween 5.
52	In fact, the novelization of Halloween 2018 mentions that Dr. Sartain put two kittens in his cell and Michael never harmed them. Maybe he relates with their ability to stealthily stalk prey and always land on their feet.
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54	[[WMG: Dr. Sam Loomis is the same Sam Loomis in ''{{Film/Psycho}}''. He is also the estranged father of Billy Loomis from the first ''{{Film/Scream\|1996}}'' movie]]
55	Clearly his encounter with Norman Bates inspired a lifelong interest in studying the psychology of serial killers. He evidently passed this interest onto his son.
56	* Randy Meeks (Creator/JamieKennedy) and a couple of other kids were watching ''Halloween'' (1978) in the first ''Scream'' movie.
57	* Not to mention that Dr. Sam Loomis has clearly been a psychiatrist long before he took on Michael as a patient in 1963 (especially if one takes into account of the ''H20'' canon comic ''Sam''.), whereas Sam Loomis from ''Psycho'', which takes place in 1960, is obviously not nor is that Sam in the same age area as Dr. Loomis. And Billy Loomis from ''Scream'' is both ''much'' too young to be Dr. Loomis' son and his interest in serial killers is ''vastly'' different.
58	** Let's assume the events of ''Psycho'' happen before the date of the movie's release. Say at this time Loomis has been studying psychology as best he can with his low income but never acquires any real credentials, leading to the insecurity in his station that we see in ''Psycho''. He finally gets material for a good thesis in Norman and uses it as a springboard into a (perhaps undeserved) reputation as a criminal psychologist. By the time Michael commits his crime in '63 Loomis may still have been practicing only for a short time but due to his sensationalistic reputation he's one of several successive "professionals" called in to diagnose young Myers. By the time of Michael's transfer in the first movie Loomis' respect in the field is more deserved and he's one of the only professionals who can overcome his disquiet towards Myers to continue dealing with him.
59	** Keep in mind that in the opening of ''Psycho'', it's stated that the events of the narartive started on "Friday, December the Eleventh". Going by that, and the estimated date that the film takes place in the 1950s, the film takes place in either 1953 or 1959. If one were to assume it was 1953, it could be used to give Loomis the time needed to become a psychologist. If going by the 1959 date, that can be used to explain the above assumption that his reputation is "undeserved".
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61	[[WMG: There is a multiverse.]]
62	All of the past films (even the Rob Zombie ones) still happened, but in different universes.
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64	[[WMG: Michael Myers is a veritable black hole of insanity.]]
65	If one could read The Shape’s mind, they’d hear nothing. If they could travel into his dreams, they’d see nothing but inky blackness. Just like a black hole ignores so much of normal Newtonian physics, Michael Myers has no semblance of conscience, consciousness, or even unconsciousness; Michael simply ''is.''
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67	Furthermore, like being too close a Black Hole, being around Michael either too long or too intensely serves as a crossing of the event horizon, driving such people insane. In other words, Michael’s insanity has a subtle, but palpable mind-altering affect on the people around him. This is why Dr. Loomis got increasingly hysterical with each series’ appearance; it’s also why in one continuity, Michael’s niece flirted with becoming a murderer herself, and in another, quintessential Final Girl Laurie Strode became a hardened, paranoid action survivor.
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69	Michael Myers is such a Fixed Point of evil, that simply having any kind of meaningful interaction with him will draw you into his current, slashing your sanity to ribbons, one slice at a time. But unlike your shambles of sanity drifting in the black hole’s areola, Michael’s mind is pure... and black... a perfect, pitiless void.
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71	[[WMG:Michael suffers from asthma.]]
72	He's often heard breathing hard and is never shown doing anything particularly physically trying such as running.
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74	[[WMG: Michael Myers is a cyborg from Return of Michael Myers on.]]
75	As outlined in [[https://www.cracked.com/blog/a-strangely-convincing-theory-about-halloween-series/ this cracked article]], the real Michael Myers burned to death in the second movie. The third movie, which was thought to have been unconnected to the rest of the franchise, is actually where human-like cyborgs are created. So between the end of the third and the start of the fourth, a cyborg Michael Myers was created and switched out with the real Michael Myers at the start of the film. Which would explain how he grew between films. Another thing is that the cyborgs bleed green, like Michael seemed to do at the end of the theatrical cut of the sixth movie. As for how a trailer for the first Halloween can be seen in the third movie, it's because of Hollywood and its love for creating movies based on true events. So for people in that movie universe, the events of the first and second films happened.
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77	[[WMG: Michael Myers has low-tier GravityMaster powers]]
78	He can make himself light enough that his footsteps make no noise on solid surfaces, explaining how he moves so stealthily. He can make himself heavy enough that he can't be budged, explaining how he {{No Sell}}s so many direct hits on his person. He can make other people lighter too, explaining his sometimes impossible strength (he's big, sure, but even Tyler Mane would have trouble lifting a normal human being off the ground one-handed by the neck, while keeping his arm perfectly steady). It doesn't explain his driving skills, but it accounts for nearly every other inhuman feat he accomplishes in the films.
79	* Doesn't explain how he survives some of the more severe injuries he sustains through the series. Though, of course, depending on which canon you prefer, most of those events never happened.
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81	[[WMG: Michael Myers is the son of Satan.]]
82	His mother was either raped by Satan or Satan possessed his father.
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