Michelle (played by Emma Stone) is a protagonist in Bugonia.
Michelle is the CEO of Auxolith who is abducted and imprisoned by Teddy and Don after Teddy becomes convinced that she is an Andromedan. She manipulates Teddy with a false antidote and later reveals herself as the genuine Andromedan leader, ultimately judging humanity's experiment a failure and eliminating all humans on Earth. Teddy (played by Jesse Plemons) is a protagonist in Bugonia.
Teddy is a conspiracy theorist who believes Michelle belongs to a hostile alien species responsible for humanity's suffering. He abducts and tortures her with Don, kills Casey, and injects Sandy with antifreeze after being deceived. He later confronts Michelle at Auxolith while wearing a homemade suicide vest, which detonates and kills him. Don (played by Aidan Delbis) appears in Bugonia.
Don is Teddy's autistic cousin and accomplice in Michelle's abduction and imprisonment. Although he helps restrain her, he is more trusting and accepts Michelle's promise to take him into outer space. After agreeing to report Teddy to the police, Don shoots himself, allowing Michelle to recover the keys and escape her chains. Casey (played by Stavros Halkias) appears in Bugonia.
Casey is a local deputy sheriff and Teddy's childhood babysitter who comes to the house while searching for Michelle. Teddy distracts him by showing the backyard apiary, but Casey hears Don's gunshot and returns toward the basement. Teddy then kills him with a shovel to conceal the abduction and Don's death. Sandy (played by Alicia Silverstone) appears in Bugonia.
Sandy is Teddy's mother, whose participation in an Auxolith clinical trial left her comatose. Michelle exploits Teddy's fear for her condition by claiming that antifreeze is an Andromedan antidote. Teddy injects it into Sandy's IV bag, believing he is curing her, but the substance kills her instead. Andromedan (played by Zawadi Phillimore) appears in Bugonia.
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Characters
Michelle
(played by Emma Stone) — protagonist
Michelle is the CEO of Auxolith who is abducted and imprisoned by Teddy and Don after Teddy becomes convinced that she is an Andromedan. She manipulates Teddy with a false antidote and later reveals h...
Teddy
(played by Jesse Plemons) — protagonist
Teddy is a conspiracy theorist who believes Michelle belongs to a hostile alien species responsible for humanity's suffering. He abducts and tortures her with Don, kills Casey, and injects Sandy with...
Don
(played by Aidan Delbis) — supporting
Don is Teddy's autistic cousin and accomplice in Michelle's abduction and imprisonment. Although he helps restrain her, he is more trusting and accepts Michelle's promise to take him into outer space....
Casey
(played by Stavros Halkias) — supporting
Casey is a local deputy sheriff and Teddy's childhood babysitter who comes to the house while searching for Michelle. Teddy distracts him by showing the backyard apiary, but Casey hears Don's gunshot...
Sandy
(played by Alicia Silverstone) — supporting
Sandy is Teddy's mother, whose participation in an Auxolith clinical trial left her comatose. Michelle exploits Teddy's fear for her condition by claiming that antifreeze is an Andromedan antidote. Te...
Andromedan
(played by Zawadi Phillimore) — cameo
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Michelle → Andromedan
(Power Leader)
Michelle is revealed to be the genuine Andromedan leader and consults with fellow Andromedans aboard the mothership.
Don → Michelle
(Power Captive Handler)
Don takes Michelle back to the basement, knocks her unconscious with a shotgun stock, and chains her to the floor.
Teddy → Sandy
(Family Son)
Sandy is identified as Teddy's mother. Teddy believes Auxolith's drug trial caused her coma and later attempts to cure her.
Teddy → Don
(Family Cousins)
The plot identifies Don as Teddy's cousin. They jointly abduct and imprison Michelle in Teddy's basement.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Michelle → Sandy
(Conflict Indirect Killer)
Michelle deceives Teddy about the antifreeze, leading directly to Teddy injecting it into Sandy's IV bag.
Casey → Michelle
(Narrative Searcher)
Casey arrives at Teddy's home while searching for Michelle after her abduction.
Teddy → Casey
(Social Childhood Acquaintance)
Casey is described as Teddy's childhood babysitter and arrives while searching for Michelle.
Michelle → Teddy
(Conflict Abductor And Captive)
Teddy and Don abduct Michelle, imprison her in the basement, shave her head, and chain her to the floor.
Story Analysis
A conspiracy-driven abduction becomes an unsettling revelation that humanity is an abandoned alien experiment.
