Character Relationship Map: Krampus 2: The Devil Returns

Characters

• Natasha (played by Melantha Blackthorne) — supporting

  A member of Stuart's gang who accompanies him during their confrontations with the main group.

• Lori Taylor (played by Tiffani Fest) — supporting

  A police officer who joins Duffin, Monk, Kane, and Sharp in civilization to assist in tracking the monster.

• Jeremy Duffin (played by A.J. Leslie) — supporting

  A former police officer lured out of self-imposed exile after his wife's murder and daughter's abduction by Krampus. He reluctantly agrees to track the monster alongside his friend Monk.

• Santa Claus (played by Paul Ferm) — supporting
• Amy Baker (played by Robbie Barnes) — supporting
• Krampus (played by Ben Berlin) — minor
• Josh (played by Max Nicolussi) — minor
• Monk (played by Johnny Stevenson) — minor

Story Dynamics

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

• Santa Claus → Josh (Social Uneasy Acquaintances) — No relationship between these characters is established by the supplied plot account.

  The opening says Josh and Andy are drinking at a bar, where Andy is uneasy about being there; it does not describe an interaction between Josh and San...

• Amy Baker → Jeremy Duffin (Alliance Appeal For Help) — Amy's call for help helps bring Jeremy into the missing-child search.

  When a child goes missing, Amy Baker calls for help, and Jeremy is drawn into the search.

• Jeremy Duffin → Natasha (Conflict Captive And Captor) — Natasha is part of the group that captures Jeremy during its revenge-driven attack.

  Natasha is identified as a member of the gang whose leader orders his people to capture Jeremy alive. The gang ambushes Jeremy and Lori and takes them...

• Jeremy Duffin → Monk (Alliance Reluctant Hunting Partners) — Monk is Jeremy's friend and accompanies him in the effort to track Krampus.

  Jeremy's profile says he reluctantly agrees to track Krampus alongside his friend Monk. The plot also places Monk among the people hunting Krampus.

• Jeremy Duffin → Lori Taylor (Alliance Captured Allies) — They work together in the search and are captured together during the ambush.

  Lori works alongside Jeremy in the search. The account says that Jeremy and Lori are ambushed and both taken to a secluded house.

• Jeremy Duffin → Krampus (Conflict Hunter And Target) — Krampus is the creature Jeremy and the group seek, and its connection to abducted children makes the hunt personal for him.

  Jeremy joins people who have been hunting Krampus, a creature connected to the disappearance of children. Jeremy still hopes his own missing daughter...

Story Analysis

A missing-child search and Jeremy Duffin's hunt for Krampus collide with a revenge plot, ending in violence and an unresolved Christmas wish.

Plot Progression

1. A Disturbing Christmas Encounter — Josh and Andy begin at a bar while Santa entertains children elsewhere. Santa's exchange with Donny turns unsettling when he demands the boy's surname.
2. The Search for the Missing Child — A child disappears, and Amy Baker calls for help, drawing Jeremy into the search. He joins people hunting Krampus, while the group struggles to understand the changing pattern of abductions.
3. Revenge Closes In — A man seeking revenge for his brother's death targets Jeremy and orders his people to take him alive. Jeremy and Lori are ambushed and taken to a secluded house.
4. Violence and an Unanswered Wish — The captives' situation erupts into violence, leaving the captors and their companions dead and Jeremy among the wreckage. A Christmas figure offers him a wish, but the fate of his missing daughter re...