Character Relationship Map: Screamboat

Characters

• Steamboat Willie (played by David Howard Thornton) — protagonist

  A genetically mutated mouse released from a sealed chamber, serving as the film's primary antagonist. It brutally kills numerous passengers and crew members, redirects the ferry, and exhibits psychoti...

• Selena (played by Allison Pittel) — protagonist

  A disillusioned bartender with artistic aspirations who becomes the ferry's main survivor and de facto leader. After witnessing the mouse's rampage, she struggles to convince others of the threat. She...

• Amber (played by Amy Schumacher) — supporting

  An EMT aboard the ferry who initially dismisses Selena's warnings but later confirms the danger. She plays a crucial role in the group's survival, helping save Matteo, battling the mutant mouse, and c...

• Pete (played by Jesse Posey) — supporting

  A ferry employee and new first mate who takes charge after the captain's death. He forms a close bond with Selena and stays behind to confront the monster, presumably dying in the process. However, a...

• Barry (played by Jarlath Conroy) — supporting

  A former ferry deckhand who provides critical backstory to the survivors. He explains that the mouse was originally a normal rodent subjected to mad scientist experiments, discovered by the benevolent...

• Dominique (played by Julia Schroeder) — supporting

  A maintenance worker initially attacked by the mutant mouse. To survive, she temporarily submits to the creature's commands to help it locate another mouse. Her allegiance is ultimately broken when th...

• Moses (played by Jarod Lindsey) — minor

  A minor character in the comedy-horror film Screamboat.

• Lieutenant Diaz (played by Jesse Kove) — minor

  A minor character identified by a lieutenant's title in Screamboat.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Pete → Lieutenant Diaz (Professional Operational Partner) — Pete and Diaz cooperate in organizing passenger safety.

  After the captain's death, Pete is appointed first mate, and he and Diaz are directed to escort passengers to the lower level.

• Steamboat Willie → Dominique (Power Controller) — Willie coerces Dominique into serving his search.

  After Willie attacks Dominique, she obeys his commands and helps him search for another mouse in exchange for being spared.

• Selena → Pete (Romantic Interest) — Their attraction develops during the crisis.

  Selena and Pete share a meet-cute when he brings her aboard, and they later share a kiss while searching for distress flares.

Story Dynamics

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

• Barry → Selena (Narrative Informant) — Barry supplies crucial information about Willie's origin and motive.

  Barry explains to Selena and the other survivors that Willie was experimented on and became disturbed after losing his mate.

• Amber → Pete (Alliance Survival Ally) — Amber and Pete cooperate within the survivor group.

  Amber, Pete, Selena, Moses, and Matteo regroup on the bridge and search together for distress signal flares.

• Selena → Moses (Alliance Survival Ally) — Moses supports Selena's survivor group.

  Moses regroups with Selena, Amber, Matteo, and Pete on the bridge and later sacrifices himself during the group's escape attempt.

• Selena → Amber (Alliance Survival Ally) — Amber becomes Selena's most important surviving ally.

  Amber eventually believes Selena's warnings, helps save Matteo, battles Willie, and enables Selena to deliver the killing blow.

• Steamboat Willie → Moses (Conflict Enemy) — Moses helps the survivors resist Willie at great personal cost.

  Moses fires a distress flare during the confrontation, causing an explosion that kills Dominique and damages the ferry while opposing Willie's threat.

• Steamboat Willie → Pete (Conflict Enemy) — Pete deliberately confronts Willie to protect the other survivors.

  Pete stays behind on the sinking ferry to fight Willie and is believed to have died before the post-credits scene reveals he survived.

• Steamboat Willie → Amber (Conflict Enemy) — Amber directly resists Willie and supports the decisive attack.

  Amber battles Willie near the end and distracts him so Selena can strike.

• Steamboat Willie → Selena (Narrative Primary Antagonist) — Selena becomes the central survivor opposing Willie's killing spree.

  Selena witnesses Willie murdering people and later confronts him during the sinking ferry crisis. She disguises herself as his mate and ultimately sta...

Story Analysis

A trapped artist and a small group of survivors fight a mutated mouse whose violence is driven by the loss of its mate.

Plot Progression

1. Aboard the Mortimer — A maintenance accident releases Steamboat Willie below deck. Selena boards the ferry with Pete and soon witnesses the creature's first murders, but her warnings are dismissed.
2. The Ferry Becomes A Trap — Willie kills the captain and redirects the ferry, turning the vessel into an enclosed hunting ground. Pete assumes responsibility while Amber finally realizes Selena was telling the truth.
3. Resistance Below Deck — Diaz attempts to organize the passengers, but Willie destroys the resistance with brutal attacks. The remaining characters regroup on the bridge and receive an explanation of Willie's tragic history.
4. Betrayal And Sinking — Dominique reveals that she has been obeying Willie to stay alive. Moses sacrifices himself with a flare, damaging the ferry and forcing the survivors into a race against drowning and the monster.
5. The Mate's Final Echo — A photograph reveals Willie's motive, allowing Selena to use a costume as a deceptive disguise. With Amber's help, Selena stabs Willie, while the survivors are rescued and Willie's survival is reveale...