Character Relationship Map: The First Purge

Characters

• Dmitri Cimber (played by Y'lan Noel) — protagonist

  Y'lan Noel (born August 19, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Daniel King in the HBO television series Insecure (2016–2018), and the lead role of Dmitri Cimber in the horror film...

• Freddy (played by Steve Harris) — supporting

  Steve J. Harris (born December 3, 1965) is an American actor who has appeared in a number of films including; Quarantine, Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Bringing Down The House, The Rock, T...

• Dolores (played by Mugga) — supporting

  Mugga, a Brooklyn native, is known for bringing a great sense of comedy to her dramatic roles. Her journey began at a young age where she studied acting with such instructors as Tracey Moore, Joanna B...

• Dr. May Updale / Architect (played by Marisa Tomei) — supporting

  Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and nominations for two further Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Gl...

• Capital A (played by Christian Robinson) — minor

  Drug dealer who joins the Purge to take over Dmitri's business

• Anna (played by Maria Rivera) — minor

  Maria Rivera is a Latina actress who has most recently been seen in RED EYE (dir. Kieron Hawkes.) Her previous credits include a recurring role on POWER as well as THE EQUALIZER and THE FIRST PURGE.

• Bracken (played by Ian Blackman) — minor

  Ian Blackman was born in Toronto, Ontario and moved to the United States with his parents when he was 5 years old. Growing up in New York's Hudson Valley, he apprenticed at the acclaimed Woodstock Pla...

• Arlo Sabian / Chief of Staff (played by Patch Darragh) — supporting

  Patch Darragh graduated with honors from Juilliard and began his career playing significant roles in award-winning new plays and revivals at many of the countries top regional theaters, as well our fo...

• Elsa (played by Chyna Layne) — minor

  Chyna Layne is a New York-born Jamaican actress who has appeared in a number of films and television productions, including the movie Precious, the television movie Life Support, and the television dr...

• Luisa (played by Luna Lauren Vélez) — supporting

  Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. ...

• Selina (played by Kristen Solis) — supporting

  Actress / Performer.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dr. May Updale / Architect → Bracken (Professional Policy Architect) — Updale's social experiment is placed within Bracken's government program.

  Updale is the sociologist and architect associated with the experiment announced under the NFFA administration led by President Bracken.

• Arlo Sabian / Chief of Staff → Bracken (Professional Chief Of Staff) — Sabian occupies a senior administrative position within Bracken's government.

  The plot identifies Sabian as chief of staff while Bracken is elected president under the NFFA.

• Arlo Sabian / Chief of Staff → Dr. May Updale / Architect (Professional Colleague) — They jointly administer the experimental Purge at first.

  Sabian and Updale announce and oversee the Staten Island experiment together.

• Luisa → Selina (Family Mother) — Luisa protects and shelters her daughter during the Purge.

  The plot identifies Selina as Luisa's daughter, and both survive the attack on the church.

• Elsa → Capital A (Professional Operative) — Elsa serves Capital A's takeover plan.

  The plot states that Capital A sent Anna and Elsa to attack Dmitri and seize his business.

• Anna → Capital A (Professional Operative) — Anna acts on Capital A's behalf in the office attack.

  The plot states that Capital A sent Anna and Elsa to Dmitri's office to help him take over Dmitri's business.

• Dmitri Cimber → Capital A (Professional Business Rival) — Capital A challenges Dmitri's control of the drug business.

  Capital A disobeys Dmitri's instructions and sends Anna and Elsa to attack Dmitri so he can take over Dmitri's business.

Story Dynamics

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

• Dr. May Updale / Architect → Dmitri Cimber (Narrative Indirect Catalyst) — Updale's investigation reveals the system that Dmitri must resist.

  Updale realizes that the experiment has been manipulated with mercenaries, while Dmitri confronts those mercenaries in the neighborhood.

• Dmitri Cimber → Arlo Sabian / Chief of Staff (Conflict Opposing Force) — Dmitri's resistance directly undermines Sabian's engineered violence.

  Sabian sends mercenaries into the neighborhood, while Dmitri discovers their identity and fights them to protect civilians.

• Dolores → Selina (Social Companion) — Dolores remains part of Selina's surviving shelter group.

  Dolores waits in the church with Luisa and Selina, and later reaches the apartment safely with the group.

• Dolores → Luisa (Social Companion) — They shelter together during the night of violence.

  Dolores joins Luisa and Selina in a church to wait out the Purge.

• Dmitri Cimber → Freddy (Alliance Protector) — Dmitri shifts from self-preservation to protecting neighborhood civilians.

  Dmitri and his crew save local shop owner Freddy and his associates from the mercenary invasion.

• Anna → Elsa (Alliance Teammate) — They operate as partners during the attempted assassination.

  Anna and Elsa are sent together to Dmitri's office and jointly attempt to kill him.

• Dmitri Cimber → Elsa (Conflict Target) — Elsa participates in the attack against Dmitri.

  Elsa accompanies Anna in the attempt to kill Dmitri at his office.

• Dmitri Cimber → Anna (Conflict Target) — Anna becomes an immediate threat to Dmitri.

  Anna is sent to Dmitri's office and attempts to kill him during the Purge.

Story Analysis

A government experiment designed to normalize violence becomes a manufactured assault on a poor community, prompting civilian resistance.

Plot Progression

1. A Nation Tests Violence — The NFFA rises during an economic crisis and launches a twelve-hour experiment on Staten Island. Residents are offered money and monitored through cameras and tracking devices.
2. The Purge Turns Personal — Skeletor initiates the first murder while Capital A challenges Dmitri's business control. Attacks by Purgers force civilians and criminal rivals into immediate survival struggles.
3. The Manufactured Massacre — Updale discovers that the NFFA has imported mercenaries because ordinary participants are not producing enough violence. Her protest leads Sabian to order her execution.
4. The Neighborhood Fights Back — Dmitri recognizes the mercenary invasion as an organized NFFA operation and begins protecting civilians. Despite devastating losses, he leads the final counterattack against the remaining killers.