Character Relationship Map: Saw 3D

Characters

• John Kramer / Jigsaw (played by Tobin Bell) — protagonist
• Mark Hoffman (played by Costas Mandylor) — protagonist

  Corrupt detective turned Jigsaw's secret apprentice and eventual successor to his legacy.

• Jill Tuck (played by Betsy Russell) — supporting

  Jigsaw's estranged ex-wife who inherits his legacy and protects his secrets from authorities.

• Dr. Lawrence Gordon (played by Cary Elwes) — supporting

  First victim who survives the bathroom trap, later becomes a mentor figure.

• Bobby Dagen (played by Sean Patrick Flanery) — supporting

  Author falsely claiming to be Jigsaw survivor in Saw 3D

• Gibson (played by Chad Donella) — supporting

  Man captured in Jigsaw's house in Saw II

• Dina (played by Anne Lee Greene) — minor

  Mutual lover in Saw 3D's worktable game.

• Suzanne (played by Rebecca Marshall) — minor

  Lawyer in Saw 3D's asylum game.

• Brad (played by Sebastian Pigott) — minor

  Victim in Saw 3D's worktable game.

• Ryan (played by Jon Cor) — minor

  Victim in Saw 3D's worktable game.

• Cale (played by Dean Armstrong) — supporting

  Man captured in Jigsaw's house in Saw II

• Joyce (played by Gina Holden) — supporting

  Woman captured in Jigsaw's house in Saw II

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dina → Ryan (Romantic Mutual Lover)

  The men are described as Dina's mutual lovers, and she manipulated both of them to fulfill her needs.

• Dina → Brad (Romantic Mutual Lover)

  Dina is suspended above the saw while Brad and Ryan are described as her two mutual lovers.

• Bobby Dagen → Suzanne (Professional Client)

  Suzanne is identified as Bobby's lawyer and is included among those who aided his fabricated story.

• Bobby Dagen → Joyce (Family Husband)

  Bobby is told that he must save his wife Joyce, who is chained to a descending steel platform.

• Mark Hoffman → Bobby Dagen (Power Captor)

  Hoffman abducts Bobby and places him in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, giving him one hour to save Joyce.

• John Kramer / Jigsaw → Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Power Test Designer)

  After surviving his bathroom test, Dr. Gordon becomes Jigsaw's apprentice.

• John Kramer / Jigsaw → Mark Hoffman (Power Apprentice)

  Mark Hoffman is described as Jigsaw's secret apprentice and eventual successor to his legacy.

• John Kramer / Jigsaw → Jill Tuck (Family Ex-spouse)

  Jill Tuck is identified as Jigsaw's estranged ex-wife and inherits aspects of his legacy.

Story Dynamics

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

• Brad → Ryan (Alliance Truce Partner)

  After realizing Dina's betrayal, Brad and Ryan reach a truce and allow her to be bisected.

• Suzanne → Cale (Alliance Complicit Associate)

  Suzanne and Cale are both described as collaborators who knew Bobby's story was fabricated.

• Bobby Dagen → Cale (Social Best Friend)

  Cale is identified as Bobby's best friend and as someone who knew about and aided his fabricated survival story.

• Gibson → Mark Hoffman (Conflict Police Adversary)

  Gibson investigates Hoffman, discovers his command center, and is killed by Hoffman's automatic turret gun.

• Jill Tuck → Gibson (Alliance Protector-Seeker)

  Jill seeks help from internal affairs detective Gibson and offers information against Hoffman.

• Mark Hoffman → Jill Tuck (Conflict Arch Enemy)

  Jill seeks protection from internal affairs because Hoffman escapes his trap, and Hoffman later reaches and executes Jill with the original reverse be...

Story Analysis

A legacy of engineered punishment consumes liars, investigators, and successors before Gordon delivers Hoffman's final sentence.

Plot Progression

1. Survivors and Betrayals
2. The False Survivor's Trial
3. The Police Collapse
4. The Cost of Deception
5. The Bathroom Sentence