Character Relationship Map: Attack the Block

Characters

• Moses (played by John Boyega) — protagonist

  Leader of the South London gang, tough but protective.

• Sam (played by Jodie Whittaker) — protagonist

  Trainee nurse who teams up with the gang against aliens.

• Ron (played by Nick Frost) — supporting

  Local resident caught in the alien invasion.

• Pest (played by Alex Esmail) — supporting

  Gang member, impulsive and aggressive.

• Brewis (played by Luke Treadaway) — supporting

  Gang member, loyal to Moses.

• Dennis (played by Franz Drameh) — supporting

  Gang member, tech-savvy and cautious.

• Tia (played by Danielle Vitalis) — minor

  Local resident, minor interaction.

• Dimples (played by Paige Meade) — minor

  Local resident, minor interaction.

• The Creature (played by Terry Notary) — minor

  Dog-sized alien predator from meteorite.

• Hi-Hatz (played by Jumayn Hunter) — supporting

  Gang member, loyal to Moses.

• Biggz (played by Simon Howard) — supporting

  Gang member, physically imposing.

• Jerome (played by Leeon Jones) — supporting

  Gang member, involved in initial mugging.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sam → Pest (Professional Caretaker And Patient) — Sam's nursing skills create practical trust between them.

  Sam treats Pest's bitten leg after the gang discovers that she lives in their building.

• Hi-Hatz → Ron (Professional Boss And Associate) — Hi-Hatz is presented as Ron's superior in the local criminal business.

  The dead creature is taken to Ron and his boss Hi-Hatz, who controls the local gang operation.

Story Dynamics

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

• Brewis → The Creature (Unknown Scientific Observer) — Brewis studies the alien behavior and turns observation into a survival solution.

  Brewis notices the luminescent stain on Moses's jacket and theorizes that the creatures use pheromones to reproduce and locate one another.

• Ron → Brewis (Social Customer And Host) — Ron and Brewis are connected through Ron's local business and shelter.

  Brewis is identified as one of Ron's customers and later enters Ron's flat with the fleeing group.

• Moses → The Creature (Narrative Primary Target) — Moses becomes the central human target because he carries the alien pheromone.

  Moses kills the first small female creature, carries its corpse, and is repeatedly tracked by the male creatures because of the scent on his jacket.

• Tia → The Creature (Conflict Enemy) — Tia helps protect the residents from the alien attack.

  Tia joins Dimples in killing one of the creatures after it smashes through the flat windows.

• Dimples → The Creature (Conflict Enemy) — Dimples actively defends the flat against the aliens.

  Dimples gangs up with Tia to kill a creature that attacks the residents' flat.

• Jerome → The Creature (Conflict Victim And Predator) — Jerome's death demonstrates the escalating danger of the alien swarm.

  Jerome becomes disoriented in the fireworks smoke and is killed by a creature near Ron's weed room.

• Pest → The Creature (Conflict Enemy) — The alien attack leaves Pest injured and dependent on Sam's treatment.

  Pest is bitten in the leg by a creature while the gang is inside the building.

• Sam → The Creature (Conflict Enemy) — Sam becomes an active combatant against the aliens.

  Sam kills a creature while saving Moses during the attack through the flat windows.

• Moses → Hi-Hatz (Conflict Gang Rival) — Their relationship shifts from recruitment to a direct power struggle.

  Hi-Hatz recruits Moses, but later accuses him of trying to replace him as the local drug lord and prepares to shoot him.

• Moses → Brewis (Alliance Survival Ally) — Brewis contributes knowledge that enables Moses's final strategy.

  Brewis joins Moses, Pest, and Sam after Hi-Hatz is killed and helps explain the alien pheromone.

• Moses → Jerome (Alliance Teammate) — Jerome is part of Moses's fighting group until his death.

  Jerome accompanies Moses and the gang to the crash sites, the tower, and Ron's weed room.

• Moses → Sam (Alliance Reluctant Ally) — They move from hostility and fear to mutual cooperation against the alien threat.

  Moses becomes trapped with Sam after the aliens kill the officers, and Sam later joins the gang after witnessing Moses kill an alien.

• Hi-Hatz → The Creature (Conflict Enemy) — Hi-Hatz directly fights the alien creatures.

  A creature attacks Hi-Hatz's group, kills his henchman, and is then killed by Hi-Hatz.

Story Analysis

A teenage gang and a trainee nurse overcome violence, rivalry, and an alien invasion by turning accidental guilt into collective protection.

Plot Progression

1. A Meteorite Changes Everything — Sam is mugged by Moses's gang before a meteorite interrupts the attack. The gang kills a small creature and takes its corpse to Ron and Hi-Hatz.
2. The Hunters Become Prey — More objects fall from the sky, revealing larger and more dangerous creatures. Moses is arrested, but an alien attack forces Dennis to rescue him and Sam in a van.
3. War Across Wyndham Tower — The gang battles creatures around the tower while Hi-Hatz treats Moses as a rival. Pest is injured, Dennis is killed, and Sam begins fighting alongside the survivors.
4. The Scent Behind The Hunt — The survivors use fireworks to reach Ron's flat, but Jerome dies during the escape. Brewis discovers that Moses carries the pheromone attracting the male creatures.
5. Fire In The Tower — Sam turns on the gas while Moses lures the creatures toward the flat with the female corpse. The explosion kills the aliens, and Sam later protects the gang from being blamed.