Character Relationship Map: Evil Dead II

Characters

• Ash (played by Bruce Campbell) — protagonist

  Groovy chainsaw-wielding hero who battles Deadites across time and dimensions.

• Annie (played by Sarah Berry) — protagonist

  Ash's girlfriend who travels to the cabin and aids in fighting the Deadites.

• Jake (played by Dan Hicks) — supporting

  Friend who joins the cabin trip and faces demonic forces.

• Bobby Joe (played by Kassie DePaiva) — supporting

  Comic relief character who meets a gruesome end in the woods.

• The Hand / The Dark Spirit / The Deer Head / The Enchanted Objects (voice) (played by William Preston Robertson) — minor

  Voice and effects entity representing demonic forces.

• Linda (played by Denise Bixler) — supporting

  Ash's girlfriend who becomes possessed by the Kandarian demon in the cabin.

• Henrietta (played by Lou Hancock) — supporting

  Cabin caretaker who becomes a demonic threat.

• The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited) (played by Greg Nicotero) — cameo

  Multi-role creature and prop cameo.

• The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand (uncredited) (played by John W. Walter) — cameo

  Severed hand entity attacking characters.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Jake → Bobby Joe (Romantic Boyfriend)

  Jake and Bobby Joe are described as a couple; Jake is concerned when Bobby Joe flees.

Story Dynamics

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

• Annie → Henrietta (Conflict Enemy)

  Annie is present when Henrietta bursts from her grave and attacks the group.

• Ash → The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand (uncredited) (Conflict Possessed Body Part)

  Ash's severed hand is shown attacking and mocking him.

• Ash → The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited) (Conflict Possessed Body Part)

  Ash's severed hand is a recurring entity that attacks him and others.

• Linda → Annie (Unknown Indirect Connection)

  Linda's necklace is seen by Ash, which snaps him out of his possessed state, saving Annie.

• Bobby Joe → The Hand / The Dark Spirit / The Deer Head / The Enchanted Objects (voice) (Conflict Victim)

  Ash's severed hand latches onto Bobby Joe's hand, and demonic trees drag her to her death.

• Henrietta → Jake (Conflict Killer)

  Henrietta kills Jake after he is stabbed by Annie.

• The Hand / The Dark Spirit / The Deer Head / The Enchanted Objects (voice) → Annie (Conflict Killer)

  Ash's severed hand stabs Annie in the back as she recites the incantation.

• Annie → Bobby Joe (Alliance Companion)

  Annie, Ed, Jake, and Bobby Joe travel together to the cabin.

• Annie → Jake (Conflict Accidental Killer)

  Annie accidentally stabs Jake with a Kandarian dagger, mistaking him for the possessed Ash.

• Ash → Henrietta (Conflict Enemy)

  Ash kills Henrietta after she bursts from her grave and attacks the group.

• Ash → The Hand / The Dark Spirit / The Deer Head / The Enchanted Objects (voice) (Conflict Possessed Entity)

  Ash's severed hand becomes possessed and attacks him, mocking him and later stabbing Annie.

• Ash → Bobby Joe (Conflict Accidental Victim)

  Ash accidentally grazes Bobby Joe while trying to shoot his possessed hand.

• Ash → Jake (Conflict Antagonist)

  Jake turns on Ash and the others, holding them at gunpoint and throwing the pages into the cellar.

• Ash → Annie (Alliance Ally)

  Annie helps Ash attach the chainsaw to his stump and they work together to banish the demon.

Story Analysis

Ash battles the Kandarian Demon and Deadites in a cabin, ultimately being thrown into the Middle Ages.

Plot Progression

1. The Unwelcome Vacation
2. The Hand of Evil
3. The Rising Dead
4. The Final Ritual