Billy made a cameo in Snafu's web comic: Grim Tales from Down Below. Only a picture of Billy in a wheelchair can be seen. Billy is the godfather of Grim Jr. Squires, John (2017-03-02). "[Exclusive] We've Got the First 'Saw: Legacy' Plot Details; Tobin Bell Returning!". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved March 2, 2017.

Kevin Greutert, the editor of Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and Saw V, and the director of Saw VI and Saw 3D, stated that Amanda, in particular, is "such a peculiar aspect of the Jigsaw character", citing that John had developed genuine "tender feelings" for her. [18] Several months later, Jigsaw used the puppet for the game of another victim, Michael Marks. When he awoke, a TV turned on, showing the puppet which revealed to him that he had a key planted behind his right eye which he had to cut out within 60 seconds. Otherwise a metal mask with numerous nails on the inside would close on his head and kill him. Unfortunately, Michael wasn't able to accomplish his task and died. When the corpse was found during an asbestos disposal, Detective Allison Kerry secured the video tape and took it to her office at the police station for further examination. ( Saw II) The genius of Jigsaw continues". Best-Horror-Movies.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012 . Retrieved July 26, 2017.

Tilable Stars and Comets

In Saw X, set between the events of Saw and Saw II, John is undergoing treatment for brain cancer but is given notice he will soon die of the disease. He learns of an unauthorized operation in Mexico City where a groundbreaking new technique cures cancer patients. He travels there and undergoes the procedure given by Cecilia Pederson, "curing" him of his cancer; however, he soon realizes the operation was a fake and everyone involved works to defraud cancer patients, making Pederson rich. John enlists the help of Amanda and Hoffman, with Amanda traveling to Mexico City to help kidnap each fraudster and subject them to a trap to atone for their behavior. After Peterson seemingly escapes from her restraints, she puts John and Carlos, a local young boy John befriended, into the trap meant for her. It is revealed that John had planned for this and after Pederson attempts to retrieve the stolen money, John, Amanda, and Carlos are freed, leaving Pederson alive after she lives through her final trap, but with no obvious means of escape (she being forced to remain with her head at the air hole, thus unable to search for a way to leave the toxic-gas-filled room). John and Hoffman later capture the man who introduced John to the scam and set him up for a trap. The 13 Most Iconic Villains in Horror History". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16 . Retrieved 2022-01-16. A Dinner Date with Saw IV - UGO.com". UGO.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007 . Retrieved July 26, 2017.

Logan Nelson: John's first apprentice. Logan served in the Iraq War with the United States armed forces, where he was kidnapped and tortured by the enemy. Some time afterward, his wife Christine was murdered by Edgar Munsen, a criminal allowed to walk free by the corrupt Detective Brad Halloran. While working at a hospital, Logan was responsible for mislabeling John's x-rays, which resulted in his cancer not being diagnosed until it had become terminal. Logan was kidnapped alongside four others in a barn by John, but did not regain consciousness during the first game until he had no time to save himself. John, deciding that this would make Logan's game unwinnable, saved him from almost imminent death, and recruited him help in the construction of later tests and devices. You can also adjust a full 3-D " -shade" (with a 30 degree lighting) tint to produce a "Aqua" water Jigsaw ranked 30th in Empire magazine's "100 Greatest Movie Characters" list, [33] 47th on Total Film's list of "100 Greatest Movie Villains", [34] and 4th on Yahoo! Movies "13 Iconic Villains in Horror History" list. [35] Horrornews ranked Tobin Bell as 10th on their list of the Top 13 Greatest Horror Movie Actors. [36] See also [ edit ] Following the death of Jigsaw and Amanda at the hands of Jeff Denlon, Mark Hoffman became John's successor and continued his mission. Therefore he prepared another game he was told to arrange by John before his death. This series of tests consisted of four different games which were designed to test five people who were all directly or indirectly connected to a fire which had taken the lives of eight people. Via video, Jigsaw's puppet introduced them to their test and guided them through every single one of their trials. ( Saw V)

crawford. "Cult Classics 5 Hannibal Lector and Jigsaw Killer (Saw) action figure - Another Toy Review by Michael Crawford, Captain Toy". www.MWCToys.com . Retrieved July 26, 2017. Huntley argued that the jigsaw pieces that John cut out of the flesh of his failed test subjects was not intended as a mere stylized signature, but rather that it had a much deeper philosophical reflection. He stated that: The producers of the Saw films have fought to differentiate the Jigsaw Killer from other horror film killers. Darren Lynn Bousman, the director of Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV, has stated on the character's role "He's not Jason or Freddy. He's not even Hannibal Lecter. He's a person with extreme beliefs and he really thinks he's making a difference. He's a vigilante if anything. He thinks he's making a difference." [2] Tobin Bell, the actor who plays Jigsaw, describes his character's role as being more of a scientist or engineer and "he thinks very specifically and very pragmatically". [3] About Jigsaw's games being detail-oriented, Bell said: "My sense is that Jigsaw is so detail oriented that I think he thinks in terms of worst case scenario. I think he's a very good judge of character, so his sense that, for example, that Detective Matthews was going to play right into his trap, which he did, was right on. Now, it seems to me that he's always got a second plan in place. And there's probably been a number of second plans. I mean, we've only seen three movies. Maybe there are six more somewhere where he failed, where something didn't play out". [4] Speaking about playing the character, Bell stated that "[y]ou have to think of someone like Jigsaw from a very specific point of view. He doesn't view himself as some kind of diabolical psychotic. You know there's a little bit of evil in everyone. It just gets carried further. Most of us have some sort of moral fiber that restricts that. Some framework. And then others because of their lives and what happens to them, the thing develops in some other way." [5] In Jigsaw, John's recorded voice is heard during the tests. He appears in person during the final test, confronting its two participants with the truth of their past misdeeds. After loading a double-barreled shotgun with one shell that he describes as "your key to freedom", he leaves the room. It is later revealed that this test took place ten years ago, and that John chose one of the five victims to become his first apprentice.

Lionsgate Publicity: Saw IV Fact Sheet With Synopsis". LionsGatePublicity.com . Retrieved July 26, 2017. Don Summer, a writer for Best-Horror-Movies.com, stated that "the villain, in Jigsaw, is brilliant and formidable" and that actor Tobin Bell has done a "fantastic job" for his role. [23]

Reflections

John intends through these traps to force his victims to prove to him that they are "worthy" and "deserving" to continue living, and also for them to learn to abandon what he perceives to be their vices. He often expressed a desire for his victims to succeed, but stressed that their fate was always in their own hands. The video and audio tape instructions for his games often echo this idea: "Live or die. Make your choice." John was also assisted by Obi in the kidnapping of the victims of the nerve gas house, shortly before the events of Saw II, and Zep Hindle throughout the first film. Brad and Ryan worked for Lawrence and acted as his muscle, recruited after their trap. They helped Lawrence to abduct Hoffman and they chained him in the bathroom. Although Hoffman, while wearing the pig mask, always wore the dark blue rain parka he'd worn since the murder of Seth Baxter, further illustrating the gap between him and John. Also, both Pighead and Pighead II wear similar robes to John, the only difference being that the Pighead robe is red. Similarly, several critics who reviewed Saw 3D lamented Bell's minimal screentime in the film, [26] [27] with Eric Goldman of IGN writing that he found it "impossible not to be bothered by how little time was spent" with the character. [28]