Character Relationship Map: Vendetta

Characters

• William Duncan (played by Clive Standen) — protagonist

  The protagonist and a former Marine. After his daughter Kat is murdered by Danny Fetter and receives a light sentence, William takes vigilante action, killing Danny with a car and a softball bat. Surv...

• Rory Fetter (played by Theo Rossi) — protagonist

  Son of kingpin Donnie and brother of Danny. He participates in the kidnapping and murder of Kat Duncan. After Danny's death, he relentlessly pursues William, eventually confronting him at a club follo...

• Dante (played by Thomas Jane) — supporting

  An arms dealer whose cousin was killed by Donnie. He supplies William with firearms and assists in his training. Later, he helps remove a bullet from William's wounded stomach and survives the final g...

• Detective Chen (played by Kurt Yue) — supporting

  The lead investigating detective. He questions William regarding Danny's murder and later provides a squad car for William's protection upon learning the truth. He gives William intelligence on the Fe...

• Donnie Fetter (played by Bruce Willis) — supporting

  The crime kingpin and father of Rory and Danny. He orchestrates the murder of Kat Duncan and later orders his son to eliminate William. He is ultimately confronted and shot dead by William at a club.

• Roach (played by Mike Tyson) — supporting

  Dante's friend and associate. He assists in setting up an ambush for Rory's gang and drives them away during the shootout. He is killed by Rory during the chaotic final confrontation.

• Jen Duncan (played by Lauren Buglioli) — supporting

  William's wife. She confronts him about his suspicious whereabouts and reveals his Marine background. After William confesses, she suggests they flee, but is shot and killed alongside him during an am...

• Kat Duncan (played by Maddie Nichols) — supporting

  William's daughter and a talented softball player aspiring to go professional and become a lawyer. She is abducted and murdered by Danny Fetter, an act that triggers William's descent into vigilante r...

• Danny Fetter (played by Cabot Basden) — supporting

  Donnie and Rory's younger brother. He executes Kat Duncan on his father's orders. After being arrested and facing minimal imprisonment, he is tracked down and killed by William using a car and a softb...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Detective Chen → William Duncan (Professional Investigator) — Chen investigates the murder connected to William.

  Chen questions William about Danny's murder and asks where he was that night.

• William Duncan → Dante (Professional Arms Buyer) — William becomes Dante's customer for weapons.

  Dante offers William firearms, and William buys them after explaining his past.

• Rory Fetter → Danny Fetter (Family Brothers) — Rory and Danny are criminal brothers.

  Rory and Danny are explicitly described as brothers who abduct Kat together.

• Donnie Fetter → Danny Fetter (Family Father) — Donnie is Danny's father.

  Donnie is identified as the father of Rory and Danny, and Danny works for him.

• Donnie Fetter → Rory Fetter (Family Father) — Donnie is Rory's father and criminal superior.

  Donnie is described as Rory's father and later orders Rory to kill William.

• William Duncan → Jen Duncan (Family Spouses) — William and Jen are married.

  Jen is identified as William's wife and confronts him about his actions after Danny's death.

Story Dynamics

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

• Rory Fetter → Jen Duncan (Conflict Murderer) — Rory's retaliation causes Jen's death.

  Rory participates in the ambush that shoots and kills Jen alongside William.

• Rory Fetter → Roach (Conflict Killer) — Rory kills one of William's allied defenders.

  During the final confrontation, Rory kills Roach while both sides suffer heavy losses.

• Roach → William Duncan (Alliance Ally) — Roach supports William during the escape.

  Roach helps Dante and William by setting up an ambush and driving Rory's group away.

• Dante → Roach (Social Friends) — Dante and Roach are allies and friends.

  Dante calls his friend Roach, who organizes an ambush against Rory's pursuing gang.

• Donnie Fetter → William Duncan (Conflict Mortal Enemy) — Donnie authorizes lethal retaliation against William.

  Donnie and Rory ambush William and Jen, shooting both of them after William confesses to killing Danny.

• Donnie Fetter → Kat Duncan (Conflict Criminal Victimizer) — Donnie is connected to the crime that kills Kat.

  The character profile states that Donnie orchestrates Kat's murder through his criminal family.

• William Duncan → Danny Fetter (Conflict Vigilante Target) — William kills Danny outside the legal punishment system.

  William tracks Danny, hits him with his car, and beats him to death with a softball bat.

• Danny Fetter → Kat Duncan (Conflict Murderer) — Danny's murder of Kat triggers William's revenge.

  Danny shoots and kills Kat after Rory and Danny drag her from the car.

• Rory Fetter → William Duncan (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Rory becomes William's principal surviving enemy.

  After Danny's death, Rory repeatedly hunts William, orders attacks, and fights him during the final ambush.

Story Analysis

A grieving father abandons legal justice, destroys a criminal family, and pays for revenge with his own life.

Plot Progression

1. A Daughter Taken — William's peaceful family outing ends when Rory and Danny abduct and kill Kat. The weak expected punishment convinces William that the legal system will not deliver justice.
2. The First Revenge — William allows Danny to go free, then hunts him down and kills him with a car and softball bat. His private violence leaves him horrified by his own actions.
3. Retaliation At Home — Chen investigates Danny's murder while Jen recognizes William's return to violence. Rory and Donnie retaliate by killing Jen and nearly killing William.
4. Arming The Vengeance — After escaping the hospital, William receives intelligence from Chen and weapons from Dante. He trains, locates the Fetter operation, and begins dismantling it.
5. The Last Bloodshed — William kills Donnie and faces Rory's gang with help from Dante and Roach. Rory and William destroy each other in the final battle, and William dies after completing his revenge.