The Wanderer
The one who disappears into the middle of no where alone, usually to check out what’s going on in the area when suspicious events occur or to find other locals for refuge. Example: Kirk from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Kirk wanders off to ask a nearby house for gas, when he receives no answer he discovers that the door is unlocked and walks in. Upon walking in, Leatherface (the villain) kills him while the rest of the group remain unaware of his whereabouts. Example: Ned from Friday 13th (1980) follows a mysterious dark figure into a cabin where he is then murdered. The rest of the group are unaware of his whereabouts.
The Popular Girl
The final girl’s ‘best friend’, usually more sexually experienced (often with a boyfriend in the plot), mean-spirited and wealthy. The popular girl is usually one of the last characters to die. Example: Jenna from the following Friday 13 th (2009), Helen from I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), one of the last characters to die. Overly dependent on a male accomplice and uses her looks and popularity to get by.
Jock
The stereotypically handsome, athletic male who usually resides as a boyfriend or an obnoxious friend. The Jock is useful for teasing audiences’ beliefs that the strong, alpha-male will survive due to their physical superiority. Usually one of the first to mid characters to die. Typically dating the popular girl character. Example: Barry from I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) an arrogant womanizer, who dates the popular girl despite feeling no real affection for her. He fears being tied down young, and repeatedly cheats on her with other women. He was a star football player before his high school graduation. Example: Blake from The House of Wax (2005) is a typically athletic jock character, focusing on sexual encounters with females.
The Final Girl
The one girl who survives at the end having either killed and/or escaped from the killer. She is the last one remaining who is able to tell the story. Example: Alice from Friday 13th is the last member of her group to be alive (unknowingly). She meets a woman named Mrs Voorhees where shortly after she tries to kill Alice by coming at her with a knife and then chasing her, where Alice then decapitates the murderer. Example: Nancy from Nightmare on Elm Street is the last teen alive to defeat Freddy Krueger in her dreams.
Pandora
This is often a female character who appears to be innocent and is usually very attractive and good-looking however the character at some point realise that she is the exact opposite. She is very evil and usually either the killer or helps the killer. Like in the movie Jennifer’s Body
The Pervert
The pervert will usually go through any lengths to sleep with the girl he chooses. The pervert is shown in a negative light. The fact that the pervert harasses the girl leads him to be targeted by the villain. The pervert is usually one of the first stock characters to be killed by the villain.
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