Character Relationship Map: Hellraiser

Characters

• Riley McKendry (played by Odessa A'zion) — protagonist

  A recovering addict and central protagonist who discovers the Lament Configuration. She investigates its origins, attempts to stop the Cenobites' sacrifices, and ultimately makes strategic choices to...

• Trevor (played by Drew Starkey) — protagonist

  Riley's devoted boyfriend who assists her in tracking the puzzle box and navigating the mansion's horrors. He is injured by a Cenobite and ultimately becomes the final sacrifice required by Riley to r...

• The Priest (played by Jamie Clayton) — supporting

  The female leader of the Cenobites who communicates with Riley, demands sacrifices, and oversees the torture of victims like Nora. She warns Roland Voight that his demanded reward cannot be revoked by...

• Colin (played by Adam Faison) — supporting

  Matt's boyfriend and Riley's roommate who helps her escape the mansion. He is brutally stabbed by Voight and tortured by the Cenobites until Riley secures his release by sacrificing Trevor.

• Nora (played by Aoife Hinds) — supporting

  Colin and Matt's roommate who hits a switch revealing a secret passage. She is trapped, stabbed by a concealed Voight, and fatally flayed by the Priest in a decrepit hallway.

• The Asphyx (played by Zachary Hing) — minor
• Roland Voight (played by Goran Višnjić) — supporting

  A wealthy former puzzle box user whose body was altered by the Cenobites. He hides within the mansion walls, manipulates the final sacrifices to trap the Cenobites, attempts to bargain with Leviathan...

• Joey (played by Kit Clarke) — supporting

  A sex worker invited by Roland Voight to solve the puzzle box during a lavish party. He is cut by its blade and torn apart by chains after opening a portal to another dimension.

• Menaker (played by Hiam Abbass) — supporting

  Voight's former lawyer who hid the puzzle box in a warehouse. She attempts to reclaim it from Riley, is cut by its blade, and subsequently abducted by the Cenobites.

Canonical Relationships

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

• The Priest → Joey (Power Cenobite Executioner) — The Priest's Cenobite order enforces the ritual consequences initiated by the box.

  After Joey opens the portal, chains from another dimension rip him apart, establishing the Cenobites' control over his sacrifice.

• The Priest → The Asphyx (Power Cenobite Leader) — The Priest occupies the leadership position over the Asphyx's order.

  The Priest is described as the leader of the Cenobites, while the Asphyx is identified as one of the Cenobites involved in the sacrifice process.

• Roland Voight → The Asphyx (Power Captive Controller) — Voight temporarily gains leverage over the Cenobites, including the Asphyx.

  Voight completes the final configuration and traps the Cenobites while demanding freedom.

• Roland Voight → Menaker (Professional Former Lawyer) — Their past legal relationship connects Menaker to Voight's dangerous artifact.

  Menaker is explicitly described as Voight's former lawyer and has concealed the puzzle box in the warehouse.

• Roland Voight → Joey (Power Puzzle Victim) — Voight uses Joey as the first demonstrated sacrifice in his ritual.

  Voight invites Joey to solve the mechanical puzzle box, after which Joey is cut and torn apart by chains.

• Trevor → Roland Voight (Professional Recruiter And Employer) — Trevor secretly serves Voight's plan by finding potential victims.

  Voight privately reveals that he employed Trevor to locate suitable humans for the sacrifices.

Story Dynamics

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

• The Asphyx → Colin (Conflict Threatened Captive) — The Asphyx is treated as a dangerous target in Colin's survival plan.

  Riley and Colin plan to trap the Asphyx as the last sacrifice, placing Colin in direct opposition to it.

• Roland Voight → The Priest (Conflict Bargaining Adversaries) — Voight attempts to negotiate with the Priest over the terms of his supernatural reward.

  Voight demands that the Priest ask for his release, while the Priest warns that his reward can only be exchanged and not revoked.

• Nora → The Priest (Conflict Victim And Torturer) — The Priest directly oversees Nora's fatal punishment.

  The Priest taunts, tortures, and fatally flays Nora in a decrepit hallway.

• Nora → Roland Voight (Conflict Victim And Attacker) — Nora's entrapment in the mansion exposes her to Voight's attack.

  Voight conceals himself inside the mansion walls and stabs Nora with the puzzle box.

• Colin → The Priest (Conflict Captive And Torturer) — Colin is held and tortured under the Priest's Cenobite order.

  The Cenobites torture Colin after Voight stabs him, and Riley rescues him by making a sacrifice.

• Colin → Roland Voight (Conflict Victim And Attacker) — Colin becomes a direct victim of Voight's violent manipulation.

  Voight appears inside the mansion walls and stabs Colin with the puzzle box.

• Colin → Nora (Social Roommates) — Colin and Nora share a household and participate in the same escape group.

  Nora is identified as Colin's roommate, and both travel with Trevor to retrieve Riley.

• Trevor → The Priest (Conflict Sacrificial Opponent) — Trevor is caught between the Priest's demands and Riley's survival choices.

  The Priest's Cenobites injure Trevor, and the Priest's sacrifice demand ultimately contributes to his selection as the final victim.

• Riley McKendry → The Asphyx (Conflict Planned Adversary) — The Asphyx becomes the target of Riley's planned attempt to control the sacrifice process.

  Riley and Colin plan to trap the Asphyx as the last sacrifice.

Story Analysis

Riley confronts a supernatural sacrifice system and chooses painful acceptance over false resurrection.

Plot Progression

1. The Box Claims Its First Victim — Roland Voight uses the puzzle box during a lavish party, causing Joey's violent death. Six years later, Riley's unstable home life intersects with the same artifact.
2. Riley Opens the Configuration — Riley and Trevor find the box, and Riley solves it after leaving home upset. Matt disappears, convincing Riley that the box is responsible.
3. Voight's Sacrifice Ledger — Riley and Trevor consult Menaker before entering Voight's mansion. Voight's journals reveal the six configurations and the sacrifices demanded by the box.
4. The Mansion Devours the Group — A hidden passage exposes the group to Voight and the Cenobites. Nora dies, the Priest demands further sacrifices, and Riley begins fighting back through the configurations.
5. The Final Bargain — Voight manipulates the last configuration and reveals his scheme. Riley sacrifices Trevor to free Colin, rejects resurrection, and witnesses Voight's transformation.