Character Relationship Map: Puppet Master 5

Characters

• Rick Myers (played by Gordon Currie) — protagonist

  Protagonist and former assistant to Toulon. Wrongfully suspected of murders but granted bail by Dr. Jennings. Reunites with Blade, investigates the hotel, and ultimately revives the Decapitron to defe...

• Susie (played by Chandra West) — supporting

  Rick's close associate who assists in his investigations. Witnesses a supernatural vision at the hospital and travels to the hotel. Helps Rick activate the Decapitron and survives Jennings' betrayal a...

• Dr. Jennings (played by Ian Ogilvy) — supporting

  New director of an AI research project and Rick's temporary superior. Secretly motivated by corporate sponsors to acquire Toulon's puppet formula. Betrays Rick and Suzie at the hotel, attempting to st...

• Hendy (played by Nicholas Guest) — supporting

  One of Dr. Jennings' hired thugs tasked with retrieving the puppets and formula. Quickly killed by Sutekh while searching the hotel building.

• Lauren (played by Teresa Hill) — supporting

  Rick's friend who remains in a coma following previous events. Provides crucial supernatural insight by revealing Sutekh's location and instructing Rick to activate the Decapitron to defeat the demon.

• Scott (played by Duane Whitaker) — supporting

  Third of Jennings' hired thugs. Initially knocked unconscious by Pinhead and Jester, but recovers only to be tracked down and killed by Sutekh.

• Jason (played by Willard E. Pugh) — supporting

  Another of Jennings' hired thugs assisting in the hotel raid. Ambushed and slain by Sutekh during the search.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dr. Jennings → Scott (Professional Employer) — Scott works for Jennings during the raid.

  Scott accompanies Jennings as one of the hired thugs sent into the hotel.

• Dr. Jennings → Jason (Professional Employer) — Jennings directs Jason during the attempted retrieval.

  Jason is identified as one of the three hired thugs accompanying Jennings to collect the puppets and formula.

• Dr. Jennings → Hendy (Professional Employer) — Jennings hires Hendy for the hotel raid.

  Jennings returns to the Bodega Bay Inn with Hendy and two other hired thugs to retrieve the puppets and formula.

• Rick Myers → Dr. Jennings (Professional Temporary Superior) — Jennings initially holds professional authority over Rick.

  Dr. Jennings is introduced as the new director of the Artificial Intelligence project and Rick's temporary superior.

Story Dynamics

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

• Dr. Jennings → Susie (Conflict Betrayer) — Jennings directly endangers Susie while pursuing the puppet secret.

  During the elevator escape, Jennings attacks Rick and pushes Susie out of the cabin.

• Rick Myers → Lauren (Social Trusted Friend) — Lauren remains an important trusted connection despite her coma.

  Rick contacts Lauren through his computer while she is comatose, and she gives him crucial instructions about activating the Decapitron.

• Rick Myers → Susie (Alliance Investigation Partner) — Rick and Susie cooperate throughout the hotel crisis.

  Susie goes to the hotel after witnessing a supernatural vision, and she later helps Rick activate the Decapitron and escape danger.

• Hendy → Scott (Alliance Teammate) — They are part of the same mission, although the plot gives them little direct interaction.

  Hendy and Scott both enter the hotel as hired members of Jennings' team.

• Jason → Scott (Alliance Teammate) — They share the same hired operation.

  Jason and Scott are both sent with Jennings to search the hotel for the puppets and formula.

• Hendy → Jason (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate in the same retrieval operation.

  Hendy and Jason search the hotel together as members of Jennings' hired group.

• Susie → Lauren (Social Friend) — Susie maintains a personal connection with Lauren during her hospitalization.

  Susie visits Lauren in the hospital and witnesses Lauren receiving a vision.

Story Analysis

Rick must protect Toulon's puppets while resisting a corporate theft attempt and stopping a supernatural threat from escaping into the mortal world.

Plot Progression

1. Bail Under Suspicion — Rick is released after being suspected of causing earlier murders. Blade returns to him while Lauren remains comatose and a supernatural threat begins to mobilize.
2. The Hotel Raid — Jennings leads hired men to the Bodega Bay Inn to obtain the puppets and their formula. Rick and Susie independently return to the hotel as the hired group is attacked.
3. Visions and Entrapment — Susie witnesses Lauren's vision, while Rick and Susie become trapped inside the hotel. Lauren's computer message reveals that Decapitron must be activated.
4. The Betrayer's Fall — Rick, Susie, and Jennings revive Decapitron and attempt to leave. Jennings betrays them, but the puppets stop him and he falls into the elevator shaft.
5. Portal of Destruction — The weakened demon tries to escape through a portal. Decapitron overloads the conduit, destroying the demon before Rick assumes responsibility for the surviving puppets.