Character Relationship Map: Kaboom

Characters

• Smith (played by Thomas Dekker) — protagonist

  Smith is an 18-year-old film student whose sexuality is undeclared and whose disturbing dreams draw him into the central mystery. After finding a note naming him the chosen son, he is pursued by a sec...

• Stella (played by Haley Bennett) — protagonist

  Stella is Smith's best friend, whom he has known since junior high, and his closest ally throughout the strange events. She becomes involved with Lorelei, discovers Lorelei's dangerous supernatural na...

• Thor (played by Chris Zylka) — supporting

  Thor is Smith's roommate and the straight man Smith lusts after. He is also Rex's best friend, and Smith sees the two wrestling in their underwear. Later, Thor is revealed to be one of the animal-mask...

• Lorelei (played by Roxane Mesquida) — supporting

  Lorelei is a girl Stella meets at a party and begins seeing romantically, while Smith recognizes her from one of his dreams. Stella discovers that Lorelei is an unstable witch whose psychic problems a...

• Oliver (played by Brennan Mejia) — supporting

  Oliver is a young man whose supernatural powers resemble Lorelei's, but he uses them for benevolent purposes. His meeting with Smith is deliberate rather than accidental: he flirts with Smith while tr...

• London (played by Juno Temple) — supporting

  London is a British student who picks up Smith and has sex with him, though she initially refuses a relationship outside their sexual encounters. She later seduces Rex into joining a three-way encount...

• The Messiah (played by James Duval) — supporting

  The Messiah appears to be perpetually stoned, but this behavior is only a cover. He joins Stella and Oliver in pursuing the van carrying Smith and London, secretly intending to protect Smith from the...

• Rex (played by Andy Fischer-Price) — supporting

  Rex is Thor's best friend and is seen wrestling with Thor in their underwear. London later persuades him to join a three-way encounter with her and Smith. Rex is eventually revealed as one of the anim...

• Hunter (played by Jason Olive) — minor

  Hunter is a man Smith meets at a nude beach, where the two begin having sex. Smith is disappointed to learn that Hunter is married. Hunter is later exposed as one of the animal-masked people, working...

Canonical Relationships

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

• London → Rex (Romantic Seductive Partner) — London uses her sexual confidence to draw Rex into Smith's social circle.

  London seduces Rex and convinces him to have a three-way with her and Smith for Smith's nineteenth birthday.

• Smith → Hunter (Romantic Sexual Partner) — The encounter adds to Smith's unstable and exploratory romantic life.

  Smith meets Hunter at a nude beach and has sex with him, but is disappointed to learn Hunter is married.

• Smith → London (Romantic Sexual Partner) — Their sexual relationship later becomes entangled with the cult revelation.

  Smith is picked up by London, and they have sex, although London does not want a relationship outside sex.

• Stella → Lorelei (Romantic Sexual Encounter) — Their brief encounter develops into a dangerous obsession for Lorelei.

  Stella hooks up with Lorelei at a party.

Story Dynamics

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

• Smith → The Messiah (Alliance Protector) — The Messiah secretly supports Smith during the final pursuit.

  The Messiah pursues the van and is revealed to have been acting stoned as a cover while trying to protect Smith.

• Smith → Oliver (Alliance Protector) — Oliver's apparent romantic interest conceals a deliberate protective role.

  Oliver flirts with Smith as part of an effort to protect him from the cult.

• Hunter → Rex (Alliance Mission Ally) — They cooperate within the masked rescue operation.

  Hunter and Rex are both identified among the animal-masked people carrying out the mission to protect Smith and London.

• Hunter → Thor (Alliance Secret Operatives) — Hunter belongs to the same hidden operational group as Thor.

  Hunter is also revealed to be one of the animal-masked people whose mission concerns Smith and London.

• Smith → Thor (Social Roommate) — They share living space while Smith privately desires Thor.

  The plot identifies Thor as Smith's roommate at college.

• Smith → Stella (Social Best Friend) — Their long-standing friendship makes Stella Smith's most consistent personal ally.

  Smith attends college with Stella, whom he has known since junior high and considers his best friend.

• Thor → Rex (Social Best Friends) — Their close friendship later conceals their shared masked mission.

  Rex is identified as Thor's best friend, and Smith sees them wrestling together in their underwear.

Story Analysis

Smith's sexual, supernatural, and familial confusion escalates into a cult conspiracy ending in planetary destruction.

Plot Progression

1. Dreams and Desire — Smith enters college with Stella and Thor while strange dreams and the chosen-son note unsettle his ordinary life. His sexual encounters with London and Hunter deepen his uncertainty.
2. Rejection Turns Dangerous — Stella's encounter with Lorelei becomes threatening when Lorelei's psychic instability and witchcraft emerge. Smith's dreams connect the red-haired girl with a growing masked mystery.
3. Masks and Missing Twins — Smith's recurring visions intensify, and Madeline describes her kidnapped twin Rebecca and the animal-masked kidnappers. Stella survives Lorelei's deadly bathroom attack.
4. The Cult's Inheritance — Masked people capture Smith and London and transport them toward a secret cult. Smith discovers the cult leader is his father and that London is his half-sibling.
5. The End of the World — Stella, Oliver, and The Messiah pursue the van while hidden protective motives are exposed. The masked operatives reveal a shelter plan, but the chase ends with Earth's destruction.