Character Relationship Map: Ticks

Characters

• Tyler Burns (played by Seth Green) — supporting

  Sent to a camp project to overcome his fear of the woods. He discovers and destroys a tick egg, saves Melissa from an attack, and ultimately drives the group to safety by escaping in a van and inciner...

• Melissa Danson (played by Virginya Keehne) — supporting

  Travels with the group to camp. At a store, she is harassed by Jerry until Sir intervenes. Later, she is attacked by a tick at camp but is saved by Tyler, and helps discover a corpse with Kelly.

• Jarvis Tanner (played by Clint Howard) — supporting
• Rome Hernandez (played by Ray Oriel) — supporting

  Part of the camp group. Discovers a tick egg alongside Tyler, which Tyler destroys. Later attacked by a tick near the climax but survives the group's escape.

• Darrel 'Panic' Lumley (played by Alfonso Ribeiro) — supporting

  A camper who leaves camp after his dog Brutus is killed. Later attacked by a tick whose head burrows into him. He wanders to Sir and Jerry's farm, is shot by Sir, and subsequently dies.

• Charles Danson (played by Peter Scolari) — supporting

  Takes shelter in a cabin with the group. Allows Sir and Jerry to enter, but Panic warns them before dying. Later shot in the leg by Sir.

• Kelly Mishimoto (played by Dina Dayrit) — supporting

  A camper who joins Tyler's group. Later discovers Sheriff Parker's corpse alongside Melissa.

• Jerry (played by Michael Medeiros) — supporting

  Harasses Melissa at a store before Sir intervenes. Later attempts to steal the group's van, but is killed by a tick and crashes into the cabin.

• Sir (played by Barry Lynch) — supporting

  Stops Jerry from harassing Melissa. Later resides at his farm where he shoots Panic. He also shoots Charles in the leg before being mauled and killed by a tick.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Tyler Burns → Charles Danson (Alliance Fellow Survivor) — They are part of the group taking shelter and escaping the tick attacks.

  Charles shelters in the cabin with the group, and Tyler later drives the van as the survivors escape.

• Darrel 'Panic' Lumley → Jerry (Conflict Farm Encounter) — They are on opposing sides of the farm encounter.

  Panic stumbles onto Sir and Jerry's farm, where Sir shoots Panic; the account identifies Jerry as present with Sir.

• Tyler Burns → Jarvis Tanner (Narrative Opposing Responses To Tick Threat) — Jarvis's operation is linked to the threat Tyler confronts.

  Jarvis's operation is described as causing the ticks to mutate, while Tyler destroys a tick egg and later fights the ticks threatening the group.

• Tyler Burns → Sir (Conflict Opponents) — Their opposing actions place Sir's violence against Tyler's effort to get the survivors away.

  Panic tells the cabin group that Sir shot him; Sir later shoots Charles, while Tyler leads the group's escape during the ensuing tick attacks.

• Jerry → Tyler Burns (Conflict Attempted Van Thief) — Jerry's attempt to take the van threatens the group's escape.

  During the cabin crisis, Jerry attempts to take the group's van, which Tyler later drives to help the survivors escape.

• Sir → Charles Danson (Conflict Shooter) — Sir injures Charles during the cabin confrontation.

  After Charles lets Sir and Jerry into the cabin, Sir shoots Charles in the leg.

• Sir → Darrel 'Panic' Lumley (Conflict Shooter) — Sir's shooting of Panic leads to Panic's fatal return to the cabin.

  When Panic stumbles onto Sir and Jerry's farm, Sir shoots him.

• Sir → Jerry (Alliance Associate) — They act together in the events at the store and farm.

  Sir intervenes when Jerry harasses Melissa, and later Sir and Jerry are together at the farm.

• Melissa Danson → Jerry (Conflict Harasser) — Jerry's harassment puts him in conflict with Melissa.

  At the store, Jerry harasses Melissa until Sir tells him to leave her alone.

• Melissa Danson → Kelly Mishimoto (Alliance Collaborator) — They investigate the discovery as a pair.

  Kelly and Melissa discover Sheriff Parker's corpse together.

• Tyler Burns → Kelly Mishimoto (Alliance Fellow Camper) — They are members of the same camp group.

  Tyler is sent to join the camp project, and Kelly is identified as one of the campers who joins his group.

• Tyler Burns → Darrel 'Panic' Lumley (Alliance Fellow Camper) — Their shared camp connection brings Panic's warning to Tyler and the others.

  Tyler and Panic are both part of the camp group. Panic later returns to the cabin and warns the group that Sir shot him before dying.

• Tyler Burns → Rome Hernandez (Alliance Teammate) — They are members of the camp group facing the tick threat.

  Tyler and Rome discover an egg together, and later Rome is attacked while Tyler helps the survivors escape.

• Tyler Burns → Melissa Danson (Alliance Rescuer) — Tyler protects Melissa from a tick attack.

  At camp, a tick attacks Melissa and Tyler fends it off, saving her.

Story Analysis

A camp group confronts mutated ticks linked to Jarvis Tanner's operation, survives escalating attacks, and escapes with the danger not entirely eliminated.

Plot Progression

1. The Mutated Threat Emerges — Run-off from Jarvis Tanner's steroid-enhanced plant operation mutates the ticks. Tyler joins a camp project to confront his fear of the woods, while the group encounters early signs of danger.
2. The Camp Turns Hostile — The group reaches camp, where Tyler and Rome find and destroy a tick egg. A tick attacks Melissa, and Brutus's death drives Panic away from camp.
3. Infection and Grim Discoveries — Panic is attacked and left with a tick's head burrowed inside him. Kelly and Melissa find Sheriff Parker's corpse, while Jarvis's own operation ends in grotesque violence.
4. The Cabin Under Siege — A fire drives the group into a cabin, where Charles admits Sir and Jerry. Panic arrives with a warning before dying, and violence and tick attacks erupt inside and around the cabin.
5. Escape with a Lingering Threat — Tyler sets the attacking tick on fire, and the survivors escape in the van. Their apparent return to safety is undercut when an egg falls from beneath the vehicle.