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- List of Michael's Confirmed Human & Animal Victims
Michael Audrey Myers, (born October 19, 1957) also known as the Shape or the Boogeyman, is the main antagonist of John Carpenter's Halloween franchise.
He is an emotionless, mute serial killer who at the age of six murdered his older sister Judith in cold blood on Halloween night. As a result, he was incarcerated in a mental institution. Breaking out fifteen years later, Michael proceeds to stalk and murder the residents of his hometown in Haddonfield, Illinois, almost every year on Halloween night.
Due to his ruthless nature, unsettling behavior, almost demonic haunting demeanor, and even more surprisingly his lack of a tragic or sympathetic backstory to give a clear reason for his actions, Michael is considered to be the embodiment of pure evil. He is the archenemy of both Laurie Strode and Dr. Samuel Loomis.
He was portrayed by Tony Moran when unmasked, and Nick Castle when masked.
Although there are different timelines that divulge about the origins of Michael Myers, what’s defined is understood to be Michael's firm backstory. Michael Audrey Myers was born on October 19, 1957 as the only son of Donald Myers and Edith Myers and the younger brother of Judith Myers. The family resided in a two-story house at 45 Lampkin Lane in the suburban town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
In 1963, when he was 6 years old on Halloween night, he came home early after a night of trick or treating and took a chef knife from a drawer, put on a clown mask, sneaked upstairs, and brutally and mercilessly killed his older sister, Judith, after she had sex with her boyfriend, stabbing her seventeen times until she bled out. His parents caught him and he was sent to Smith's Grove Sanitarium until he was at the age of 21 for an adult trial. His psychiatrist, Dr. Samuel Loomis, spent 8 years trying to reach him and understand his psyche and find out why he did such a horrible act but Michael had refused to say a word since that night and always showed no emotion of any kind. By the time he was fourteen, Loomis came to the stunning conclusion that he had to be the human embodiment of pure evil and had no actual motive in his homicidal actions and simply wanted to destroy peace. Thus, he spent seven more years trying to keep him locked away.
In 1978 15 years after killing his sister Michael now at the age of 21 was to be driven by Dr. Loomis and Nurse Marion Chambers to a court hearing to determine if he would be incarcerated into a federal prison. However Michael started a riot by freeing all the other patients from their cells and stole Loomis and Marion's car and drove back to Haddonfield. He also killed an industrial worker named Christopher Hastings to wear his grey jumpsuit coveralls and robbed a store to wear the iconic Captain Kirk mask that was painted white with dark hair and also stole a chef knife and rope. The town sheriff Leigh Brackett investigated the robbery but thought it was just kids making a mess.
Michael soon took residence in his old home and killed and ate a dog. He stalked a young 17-year-old girl named Laurie Strode and tried to kill her. In the process, he killed her friends Annie Brackett, the daughter of the sheriff, Lynda Van Der Klock, and Bob Simmons. Knowing that Laurie would find them, he removed Judith's gravestone and placed it behind Annie's corpse and also positioned the corpses of the other teenagers in ways that would frighten Laurie. Laurie however recovers from Michael's attacks and stabs him with a coat hanger. Just as she thought Michael was dead, he wakes up but Dr. Loomis arrives and shoots him six times, causing him to fall out the window. Dr. Loomis looks down from a three-story balcony but finds out that Michael has survived and escaped without anyone seeing his breathing can be heard all over Haddonfield meaning he could be anywhere, and that nowhere was safe from the boogeyman.
Thorn Timeline
•Halloween (1978) •Halloween II (1981) •••
H20 Timeline
•Halloween (1978) •Halloween II (1981) ••
2018 Timeline
•Halloween (1978) •Halloween (2018) ••
Michael's exact age from the movies and their sequels is also complicated due to the timelines.
•Halloween (1978): 6 years old (1963) and 21 years old (1978).
•Halloween II: 21 years old.
•Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers: 31 years old.
•Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers: 32 years old.
•Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers: 38 years old.
•He was portrayed by Nick Castle (masked) and Tony Moran (unmasked) in the 1978 film, with Castle after 40 years returning to provide the breathing sound effects and some scenes as Michael for Halloween 2018, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends.
•He was portrayed by Dick Warlock in the 1981 sequel.
•He was portrayed by George P. Wilbur in the 4th and 6th entries.
•He was portrayed by Don Shanks in the 5th entry where he portrayed Dr. Terence Wynn as well in the ending scene of the same film.
•He was portrayed by Chris Durand in the 7th entry H20.
•He was portrayed by Brad Loree in the 8th installment.
Despite never speaking or showing any emotions, if one reads between the lines and properly analyzes his actions, his personality is very clear.
Michael Myers is the absolute embodiment of pure evil. He is a remorseless, depraved, and sadistic serial killer whose only goal is to cause chaos, pain, and death upon innocent people whether they be men, women, children, or even his own family. He always makes sure to kill his victims in the most brutal and painful ways imaginable rarely ever giving his victims a quick death or showing them mercy. Michael not only likes to physically harm his victims but will even mentally and physiologically torment them as well in multiple ways, like killing their loved ones in front of them or playing dark and disturbing pranks, a perfect example of this is when Michael puts on a ghost costume and glasses, making Lynda believe it's her boyfriend, Bob. When her back is turned to make a phone call, he strangles her to death with the telephone line.
He has an absolute refusal to speak and his murders, which all happen on Halloween night, suggest that the night itself, or the sinister aspects of the holiday, play a part in his motivation. His murderous tendencies could be his own sick idea of how to celebrate Halloween. This indicates a somewhat childish mindset or, at the very least, an attempt to come across as even scarier to his victims. This ghost-like desire to haunt his victims and leave an impression on others on Halloween night indicates that his true obsession is with Halloween, itself. He further showcased this obsession when he wrote the words, "Samhain", in blood in Halloween II, which indicates that Michael is educated in the lore of Halloween. Overall, it's likely that Michael may consider himself a force of nature like many others do.
Michael likes displaying his victims' corpses in ritual-like presentations, showing he has a sick sense of art, such as placing his sister's tombstone over the recently killed Annie, and after nailing Bob Simmons' corpse on the wall with a knife, he tilts his head as if his body were a poster, admiring the gruesomeness of his murder.
Despite many believing that he has the mindset of an animal, Michael is in fact highly intelligent being able to outsmart and manipulate several people to his advantage for example he typically bides his time to stalk and sneak up on victims before killing them, and he leaves his victims on display for other potential victims to find before killing them as well. Michael can also be very pragmatic and cautious if the situation warrants it, as in Halloween Kills, he took the threat of the Haddonfield mob very seriously and did everything in his power to get rid of them before they hunted him down, and after his defeat at the hands of Laurie in the 2018 film, he stopped holding back and went full force on his victims, instead of toying with them, most likely because he didn't want to be caught off guard again.
Michael however is not without his fears as it indicated that he wears his mask to hide his face and emotions due to the fact Michael's face is seen to be normal looking and rather handsome, and since one of the sources of Michael's power is through the fear he inflicts on others, Michael could be afraid of losing that power and image if people were to see that deep down, despite his threatening presence, immense strength, and being the literal embodiment of evil, at his core, he is and will always be a mere human. In Halloween Kills, it’s hinted that the only other thing that he cares about, besides his mask, is his childhood home, as when he was a child, it's stated that he liked to stare out of his older sister's window, not because he was looking at the town, but because he was looking in his reflection. It’s very possible Michael stares into his reflection to look into himself and ponder what he is and why he is such a dark and twisted person.
Michael is a rather tall man, with a height of what looks like 6ft and slightly skinny for his size on the outside. He wears a Mechanic's coverall jumpsuit, a white mask reminiscent of Captain Kirk from Star Trek, and black boots. He also carries a chef's knife as his signature weapon. It looks like he also has some sort of wound on his hand, as it...
Powers
•Inhuman Strength: Michael possesses extraordinarily immense strength as he is able to lift people off the ground with little to no struggle at all. He is also capable of breaking through strong glass and walls with no problem. •Inhuman Durability: Michael possesses immense durability, making him seemingly impossible to kill, capable of withstanding hits from cars going at high speeds, large explosions, gunshots, acids, and other blows to his body while he is still able to walk it off (generally after a short rest period of around a few seconds to a few minutes). •Inhuman Endurance: While Michael is able to withstand all of his injuries and not be too bothered by them, he still does appear to be hurt with pained grunts and sighs. •Inhuman Stamina: Michael's stamina is shown to be pretty high as he can chase his victims for long periods of time due to his slow movements. •Regenerative Healing Factor: In Halloween (1978), Michael gets his left eye poked out, but in Halloween II (1981) which takes place that same night, his left eye appears to be just fine and by the end of the film, both of his eyes are shot out with a gun. However, in Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (1998), both of his eyes are fully recovered (along with his skin which was burned in H2).
Abilities
•High Intelligence: Michael possesses incredible feats of high intelligence as he is capable of displaying the ability to learn and strategize. •Weapon Proficiency: Michael is proficient in handling any type of object that he can use as weapons against his victims. His main weapon is a chef's knife that he uses to butcher his victims. •Master Tactician & Strategist: Michael is shown to be an exceptionally accomplished strategist and tactician. •Master Tracker/Stalker: Michael is capable of tracking or stalking his victims to their current location, regardless of the distance. •Stealth Mastery: Michael is shown to be adept at stealth as he was capable of keeping himself hidden without anyone spotting him. •Knifemanship: Michael is extremely proficient in the use of knives that he uses to kill, cut, stab, mutilate and slaughter his victims.
Halloween (1978)
•1: Judith Myers - Stabbed by Michael with a kitchen knife. •2: Christopher Hastings - Killed by Michael off-screen, body seen. •3: Olivia (Dog) - Killed and eaten by Michael off-screen. •4: Lester (Dog) - Strangled by Michael. •5: Annie Brackett - Throat slit by Michael. •6: Bob Simms - Stabbed by Michael. •7: Lynda Van der Klok - Strangled by Michael with a telephone cord.
Halloween II (1981)
•8: Alice Martin - Stabbed through the neck by Michael. •9: Alan Gateway's unnamed son is mentioned to have been murdered by Michael Myers. •10: Security Guard Bernard Garret - Stabbed in the head by Michael with a hammer claw. •11: Bud Scarlotti - Strangled by Michael with a cordlike instrument. •12: Nurse Karen Bailey - Drowned by Michael in a tub of boiling water. •13: Dr. Frederick Mixter - Stabbed in the eye by Michael with a needle. •14: Nurse Janet Marshall - Stabbed in the temple by Michael, and air injected into her skull. •15: Nurse Virginia Alves - Stabbed by Michael with a needle, then I.V. stuck into her arm to drain the blood from it. •16: Nurse Jill Franco - Stabbed in the back by Michael with a scalpel. •17: Marshal Terrence Gummell - Throat slit by Michael with a scalpel.
"Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers"
•18: Alan Gateway's Son - Killed off-screen by Michael off - screen, mentioned. •19: Attendant J. Black - Stabbed in the forehead by Michael using his thumb. •20: Attendant L. Evans - Killed when Michael caused the ambulance to crash off-screen, body seen. •21 & 22: Two Unnamed Ambulance Drivers - Killed when Michael caused the ambulance to crash off-screen, body seen. •23: Unnamed Mechanic - Stabbed by Michael with a pry rod. •24: Shelly Matthews - Strangled by Michael off-screen, body seen. •25: Sundae (Dog) - Killed by Michael off-screen, mentioned. It is implied by Dr. Loomis that Michael kills dogs to eat them. •26: Bucky - Electrocuted by Michael with a transformer. •27 & 28: Two Unnamed Police Officers - Ripped to pieces by Michael off-screen, bodies seen. •29: Deputy Pierce - Ripped to pieces by Michael off-screen, body seen. •30: Deputy Logan - Ripped to pieces by Michael off-screen, body seen. •31: Kelly Meeker - Stabbed by Michael with a shotgun. •32: Brady Hoffmen - Head crushed by Michael. •33: Orrin Gateway - Stabbed in the back by Michael and thrown out of a moving truck. •34: Alan Gateway - Stabbed in the stomach by Michael and thrown out of a moving truck. •35: Unger - Thrown off a moving truck by Michael. •36: Earl Ford - Face torn and neck broken by Michael.
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