Character Relationship Map: Critters 3

Characters

• Annie (played by Aimee Brooks) — protagonist

  Teenage resident who helps defend an apartment building from critters.

• Clifford (played by John Calvin) — protagonist

  Apartment resident who teams up with others to survive the invasion.

• Josh (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) — supporting

  Teen resident who fights alongside Annie and Clifford.

• Rosalie (played by Diana Bellamy) — supporting

  Apartment resident aiding in the defense.

• Briggs (played by William Dennis Hunt) — supporting

  Apartment building resident facing the infestation.

• Johnny (played by Joseph Cousins) — minor

  Young apartment resident who encounters the invading alien creatures during the siege.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Josh → Briggs (Family Stepfather) — Josh is Briggs's stepson, but their relationship becomes hostile during the eviction attempt.

  The plot explicitly identifies Josh as Briggs's stepson.

• Annie → Johnny (Family Siblings) — Annie and Johnny are siblings who remain connected during the invasion.

  The plot explicitly describes Johnny as Annie's little brother, and they meet Josh together at the rest area.

• Clifford → Johnny (Family Father) — Clifford is Johnny's father and part of his immediate family.

  Clifford travels with Annie and her little brother Johnny, and the warning concerns protecting the family.

• Clifford → Annie (Family Father) — Clifford is Annie's father and travels with her during the crisis.

  The plot identifies Clifford as Annie's father while they travel home together from vacation.

Story Dynamics

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

• Josh → Rosalie (Alliance Survival Ally) — Josh and Rosalie participate in the same evacuation group.

  Josh and Rosalie are among the residents who try to reach safety on the roof.

• Clifford → Rosalie (Alliance Survival Ally) — They share the collective effort to survive the infestation.

  Clifford and Rosalie are included among the residents attempting to reach the roof.

• Johnny → Josh (Social Acquaintance) — Johnny and Josh become acquainted before the apartment siege.

  Johnny and Annie meet Josh while wandering near the forest after their vehicle stops.

• Clifford → Josh (Alliance Survival Ally) — Clifford and Josh share the residents' survival effort.

  Clifford and Josh are included in the group that tries to reach the roof for safety.

• Annie → Josh (Alliance Survival Ally) — Annie and Josh cooperate with the residents during the evacuation.

  Annie, her family, and Josh join the group attempting to reach safety on the building roof.

• Annie → Rosalie (Alliance Rescuer) — Annie directly saves Rosalie during the first building attack.

  Rosalie is attacked in the basement and Annie rescues her.

Story Analysis

A family and apartment residents struggle to survive an alien infestation that arrives hidden beneath their van.

Plot Progression

1. A Warning on the Road — A family is delayed by a blown tire and encounters Josh and a bounty hunter. Johnny receives a crystal warning about protecting himself and his family.
2. The Hidden Infestation — Eggs are secretly placed beneath the family van and carried to the apartment tenement. They hatch in the basement, where Frank is killed.
3. Eviction Turns Deadly — Rosalie is attacked and rescued by Annie while the infestation grows. Briggs arrives to evict the residents, and Josh's resentment causes Briggs to be trapped with the creatures.
4. Flight to the Roof — After another resident is wounded, Annie's family joins Josh, Rosalie, and other tenants in a desperate attempt to reach the roof.
5. The Last Containment — The bounty hunter destroys the remaining creatures and saves the tenants. The final eggs are spared by an order, and a containment pod crashes into the basement.