Character Relationships in Cooties

Clint (played by Elijah Wood) is a protagonist in Cooties. Substitute teacher and aspiring horror writer who reunites with his high school crush Lucy. Scratched by infected student Shelly, he is later revealed to be immune as an adult. He helps the group survive, rescues diabetic student Calvin, shares a kiss with Lucy, and leads the survivors to escape. Lucy (played by Alison Pill) is a protagonist in Cooties. Physical education teacher and Wade's girlfriend, previously Clint's high school crush. She survives the initial outbreak, barricades with the staff, shares a romantic confession with Clint in the library, and escapes with the main group. Wade (played by Rainn Wilson) appears in Cooties. Physical education teacher dating Lucy. He helps barricade the staff, kills the infected Dink, and initially stays behind to cover the group's escape. He later returns alive in a van, assists in burning the infected children with a gasoline water gun, and helps the group flee to Antarctica. Tracy (played by Jack McBrayer) appears in Cooties. Teacher among the surviving staff members who barricades with Clint, Lucy, Wade, Doug, and Rebekkah. No specific individual actions are detailed in the summary. Doug (played by Leigh Whannell) appears in Cooties. Staff member who deduces the virus only affects pre-puberty children, rendering adults and older teens immune. He performs an autopsy on the infected Dink to confirm this and later studies a contaminated chicken nugget in hopes of developing a vaccine. Patriot (played by Cooper Roth) appears in Cooties. Dink (played by Miles Elliot) appears in Cooties. Tamra (played by Morgan Lily) appears in Cooties. A surviving teenager who joins the group after being scratched by an infected child. Doug determines she is safe from the virus because she has gone through puberty.

Character Relationship Map: Cooties

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Cooties (2014) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Canonical Relationships

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

Story Dynamics

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

Story Analysis

A school outbreak forces threatened adults to overcome fear, personal tensions, and relentless infected children in order to escape.

Plot Progression

  1. Nuggets Bring Infection
  2. Children Turn Feral
  3. The Adult Immunity
  4. Escape From the School
  5. Fire on the Final Route

Directed by Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion

Cooties (2014) · 5.9/10 · action, comedy, horror, science-fiction, thriller

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