Character Relationship Map: Hellraiser: Revelations

Characters

• Dr. Ross Craven (played by Steven Brand) — protagonist

  Father who discovers the puzzle box and faces the consequences of his actions.

• Steven Craven (played by Nick Eversman) — protagonist

  Brother of Ross who discovers the box and faces the Cenobites.

• Emma Craven (played by Tracey Fairaway) — supporting

  Wife of Ross Craven who faces the supernatural consequences.

• Sarah Craven (played by Devon Sorvari) — supporting

  Daughter of Ross Craven who discovers the box.

• Pinhead (played by Fred Tatasciore) — supporting
• Mexican Girl (played by Adel Marie Ruiz) — minor

  Character in Revelations.

• Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead (played by Jay Gillespie) — supporting

  Friend of Steven who becomes a Cenobite-like entity in Revelations.

• Peter Bradley (played by Sebastien Roberts) — supporting

  Father of Steven and Nico in Revelations.

• Kate Bradley (played by Sanny van Heteren) — minor

  Mother of Steven and Nico in Revelations.

• Vagrant (played by Daniel Buran) — minor

  Homeless individual in Revelations.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dr. Ross Craven → Kate Bradley (Romantic Adulterous Lovers) — Their secret affair destabilizes both families and contributes to the boys' disappearance.

  Nico reveals that one reason he and Steven ran away was their anger over Ross and Kate secretly having an affair.

• Kate Bradley → Steven Craven (Family Mother) — A maternal relationship implicated in the family secret that fueled the boys' resentment.

  The character portrait describes Kate as the mother of Steven and Nico.

• Kate Bradley → Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead (Family Mother) — A family connection overshadowed by Kate's secret affair and her death before the Cenobites.

  The plot refers to Kate as Nico's mother when revealing her affair with Ross.

• Peter Bradley → Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead (Family Father) — A parental relationship cut short when Peter is killed by the Vagrant.

  The plot identifies Peter as Nico's father, and the character portrait describes Peter as the father of Steven and Nico.

• Emma Craven → Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead (Romantic Girlfriend) — A romantic bond transformed into a direct threat when Nico attempts to sacrifice Emma.

  The plot identifies Emma as Nico's girlfriend and shows Nico using her as a substitute victim.

• Steven Craven → Emma Craven (Family Sibling) — Their familial closeness becomes disturbing after supernatural influence and mistaken identity intervene.

  The plot states that Emma is Steven's sister and shows them sharing an intimate conversation before Emma sees a vision of chains and mutilated bodies.

• Dr. Ross Craven → Sarah Craven (Family Father) — A parent-child bond placed under extreme danger when Sarah is taken as a replacement victim.

  Sarah's character portrait identifies her as Ross Craven's daughter.

• Dr. Ross Craven → Emma Craven (Romantic Husband) — A marriage tested by supernatural terror and the family's hidden betrayals.

  Emma is identified in the character portrait as Ross Craven's wife, and she holds Ross as he dies.

• Dr. Ross Craven → Steven Craven (Family Father) — A strained father-son relationship that ends in armed betrayal and mutual violence.

  The plot identifies Ross as Steven's father when Steven shoots Ross while holding the household hostage.

Story Dynamics

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

• Pinhead → Emma Craven (Conflict Potential Victim) — Pinhead evaluates Emma as a possible victim while enforcing the Cenobites' claim over Nico.

  Pinhead refuses Nico's bargain for Emma's safety, comments on Emma's dark sexual desire, and the Cenobites surround her after she opens the portal.

• Pinhead → Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead (Conflict Captor) — Pinhead represents the supernatural authority that punishes and reclaims Nico.

  After Nico opens the puzzle box, the Cenobites take him to their realm for torture and mutilation, while Pinhead leads them.

• Vagrant → Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead (Unknown Giver Of The Puzzle Box) — The Vagrant introduces the object that opens the gateway to the Cenobites.

  The Vagrant offers Nico the ornate puzzle box as a way to experience a new sensual experience.

• Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead → Mexican Girl (Conflict Murderer And Victim) — Nico's first clearly revealed act of lethal violence initiates his coercion of Steven.

  A flashback shows Nico murdering the girl in a bar restroom while having sex.

• Steven Craven → Nico Bradley / Pseudo Pinhead (Social Friend) — A friendship corrupted by blackmail, murder, exploitation, and eventual revenge.

  The opening states that friends Nico and Steven travel together to Mexico, while later revelations show Nico coercing Steven into helping him.

Story Analysis

A missing-person mystery becomes a family nightmare when the puzzle box exposes guilt, betrayal, bodily horror, and the Cenobites' claim.

Plot Progression

1. The Missing Boys' Evidence — Steven and Nico disappear after filming a reckless Mexican vacation. A videotape, the families' unresolved grief, and an ornate puzzle box bring the mystery home.
2. The Box Awakens — Emma investigates the videotape and learns of Nico's murder and blackmail. The Vagrant's puzzle box begins producing disturbing bodily visions and supernatural warnings.
3. Blood Beneath The Skin — The families are trapped as violence spreads through the house. Flashbacks reveal Nico's torture, his manipulation of Steven, and the theft of Steven's skin.
4. The Cenobites' Claim — Nico impersonates Steven and exposes the affair that divided the families. Emma opens the portal, allowing Pinhead and the Cenobites to reclaim Nico and take Sarah.