Character Relationship Map: Skyscraper

Characters

• Will Sawyer (played by Dwayne Johnson) — protagonist

  Marine veteran and former HRT leader who lost his leg. Works as a private security consultant for the skyscraper The Pearl. His family is trapped inside during a terrorist takeover. He single-handedly...

• Sarah Sawyer (played by Neve Campbell) — protagonist

  Will's wife who stays at the tower with their children. After surviving an explosion, she coordinates with police, subdues a terrorist operative named Xia, and eventually recovers the master control t...

• Zhao Long Ji (played by Chin Han) — supporting

  The owner of The Pearl skyscraper. He hires Will for security review but becomes the target of terrorists seeking incriminating records of past construction bribes. He assists Will during a rooftop ho...

• Kores Botha (played by Roland Møller) — supporting

  The mastermind terrorist who orchestrates the building takeover and sets a fire barrier to trap the upper floors. He demands the owner's incriminating files and uses a hostage for leverage. He is ulti...

• Ajani Okeke (played by Adrian Holmes) — supporting
• Mr. Pierce (played by Noah Taylor) — supporting

  The head insurance underwriter and secret accomplice of the terrorist leader. After urging evacuation, he murders the fleeing personnel to eliminate witnesses. He is intercepted and killed by Will bef...

• Botha's Thug #3 (played by Sean Kohnke) — minor
• Ray's Son (played by Jett Klyne) — minor
• Ray's Daughter (played by Kayden Magnuson) — minor
• Ray's Wife (played by Gretal Montgomery) — minor
• Botha's Thug #4 (played by Shawn Stewart) — minor
• Georgia Sawyer (played by McKenna Roberts) — supporting

  One of Will's twin children trapped inside the building. She is separated from her family during the initial attacks, captured by the terrorist leader as leverage, and ultimately rescued by her father...

• Henry Sawyer (played by Noah Cottrell) — supporting

  One of Will's twin children trapped inside the tower. He safely escapes the upper floors with his mother using a modified free-fall elevator, surviving the fire barrier and reuniting with his family.

• Botha's Thug #2 (played by Ryan Handley) — minor
• Botha's Thug #1 (played by Jason William Day) — minor
• Inspector Wu (played by Byron Mann) — supporting

  A Hong Kong Police Force Inspector who initially mistakes Will for the bomber. He later coordinates the police response, leads an assault on the terrorist drop zone, and acknowledges Will's heroism af...

• Ben (played by Pablo Schreiber) — supporting

  Will's former HRT colleague who recommends him for the security job. He is secretly bribed by the terrorists, attacks Will to steal the master control tablet, and is subsequently killed by Will during...

• Ray (played by Kevin Rankin) — minor
• Xia (played by Hannah Quinlivan) — supporting

  A skilled operative working for the terrorist leader. She ambushes Will, seizes the master control tablet, and uses it to disable safety systems and spread the fire throughout the upper floors. She is...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ray's Daughter → Ray (daughter)
• Ray's Son → Ray (son)
• Ray's Wife → Ray (wife)
• Kores Botha → Botha's Thug #4 (Power Leader) — The thug is subordinate to Botha within the assault team.

  Botha's men are involved in the takeover and the final rooftop hostage operation.

• Kores Botha → Botha's Thug #3 (Power Leader) — The thug functions as part of Botha's criminal team.

  Botha's armed group carries out the attack and supports his demand for Zhao's records.

• Kores Botha → Botha's Thug #2 (Power Leader) — The thug is one of Botha's subordinate attackers.

  Botha's men help execute the takeover and maintain control during the rooftop confrontation.

Story Dynamics

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

• Sarah Sawyer → Inspector Wu (Alliance Cooperative Witness) — Sarah provides Wu with crucial information that supports the police response.

  After escaping the fire barrier, Sarah explains the situation to Wu and warns him about Botha's likely parachute escape route.

• Will Sawyer → Mr. Pierce (Conflict Enemy) — Pierce becomes a direct threat to the Sawyers during the evacuation.

  Will kills Pierce before Pierce can harm Will's family.

• Mr. Pierce → Kores Botha (Alliance Secret Accomplice) — Pierce secretly supports Botha from within the building's insurance and evacuation structure.

  Pierce is revealed to be another of Botha's accomplices and murders the personnel during the helicopter evacuation.

• Inspector Wu → Kores Botha (Conflict Police Opponent) — Wu commands the official response against Botha's terrorist operation.

  Wu leads the police assault on the terrorist drop zone and helps secure Xia and the remaining attackers.

• Inspector Wu → Will Sawyer (Conflict Pursuer) — Wu begins as an opposing law-enforcement force before recognizing Will's heroism.

  Wu initially believes Will is responsible for the incidents and attempts to capture him.

• Sarah Sawyer → Xia (Conflict Opponent) — Sarah directly defeats and helps capture Botha's operative.

  Sarah subdues Xia at the drop zone while Inspector Wu's team attacks Botha's escape operation.

• Will Sawyer → Xia (Conflict Combatant) — Xia is an active field opponent during Will's attempt to regain control of the building.

  Xia ambushes Will while he is returning to The Pearl, and Will later continues opposing her operation.

• Will Sawyer → Kores Botha (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Their conflict defines the film's central action and final confrontation.

  Will repeatedly opposes Botha's takeover, rescues Georgia, and leaves Botha to die in a grenade explosion.

• Kores Botha → Georgia Sawyer (Conflict Hostage Taker) — Botha uses Georgia as leverage in the central hostage exchange.

  Botha captures Georgia and demands Zhao in exchange for her.

Story Analysis

A father fights through a burning skyscraper to rescue his family and stop a terrorist conspiracy.

Plot Progression

1. A Security Job Above Hong Kong — Will Sawyer reviews security at The Pearl, where his wife and children are staying. Zhao gives him complete system control, while Ben's recommendation appears to confirm the assignment's legitimacy.
2. Fire Traps the Upper Floors — Ben betrays Will during an attack on the offsite facility, and Will kills him. Botha's group starts a fire and uses the stolen tablet to disable safety systems and spread the flames.
3. A Family Lost in the Tower — The rescue attempt appears to kill Will's family, while Pierce reveals his allegiance by murdering evacuees. Police mistake Will for the culprit, forcing him to enter the burning tower alone.
4. The Hostage Exchange — Will helps Sarah and Henry cross the fire barrier, but Georgia is captured by Botha. Zhao explains that incriminating records from the construction project are the reason for the assault.
5. Rooftop Fire and Rescue — Will and Zhao confront Botha at the top of The Pearl and outmaneuver him during the exchange. Georgia is rescued, Xia is captured, the fire is extinguished, and the Sawyer family reunites.