Victor Crowley is the main antagonist of the Hatchet series. He is known to be a revenant who is physical but also a spiritual entity who is hellbent on killing any and all who are foolish enough to come to or even near his home or the island.
He is portrayed by Kane Hodder.
History[]
Victor Crowley was conceived as the result of an affair between Thomas Crowley and his wife’s nurse Lena. Victor's mother Lena was once the nurse of Thomas’ terminally ill wife Shyann Crowley. Once they thought Shyann had passed away, she suddenly awoke to see the two of them kissing each other. Their desperate plea for forgiveness fell on deaf ears, as just before her death she cursed Lena Crowley and her unborn child for their adulterous nature. Once he was delivered by his own father nine months later, his mother died from childbirth. Some say she died the moment she saw the horror that was Victor Crowley.
Years later, when Victor Crowley was growing up, he was kept hidden from the world all his life by his loving father Thomas Crowley. But one fatal Halloween night, a trio of teenage boys decided to scare Victor out of his home by throwing firecrackers at his house. However, one of the firecrackers set the door alight and the flames engulfed the house, trapping him inside. Victor's father attempted to hack down the door with a hatchet. Because Victor was pressed up against the other side of the door in his attempt to escape, Thomas accidentally hit his own son in the head with the hatchet, instantly killing him. After these emotional events, Thomas went insane and armed himself with a shotgun. He went to each of the boys' houses, but no one cared to seek justice, which left Victor's father in a depressed, heartbroken state. Thomas was said to have not eaten or slept, and he died of a broken heart only ten years later. Victor Crowley was resurrected as a Revenant spirit and roams the island swamp as a murderous vengeful repeater, killing any travelers, fishermen, hunters, and Louisiana natives who come to Honey Island Swamp.
The 3 young boys that banged on the car window with Victor inside in a flashback in the 1st film were the same 3 teens who caused Victor's demise, making him live in a homicidal limbo until his father’s ashes are returned to him.
Hatchet[]
In the opening sequence of events Sampson Dunston and his son Ainsley Dunston are alligator hunting in the Honey Island Swamp. Ainsley goes off to take a leak in the woods and returns to find his father Sampson Dunston badly torn apart at the torso. Then Victor appears as he rips Ainsley apart with his bare hands.
After a few days Marybeth Dunston goes on a swamp tour with a few other passengers. The boat has been illegally taken to the swamps by Shawn Yong. In an unfortunate turn of events the boat crashes and starts sinking. One of the passengers, Jim Permatteo gets bitten by an alligator and is carried by Marcus and Shawn. Marybeth describes the legend of the swamp to the group and what her true goals are. The others are in disbelief of the story behind Victor, as Shawn stated it was just a legend. Marybeth points to the home of Victor Crowley when they come across it, causing the others to become visible scared, with Marcus and Shawn leaving Jim behind. Jim's wife Shannon Permatteo calls them cowards and brings her husband up to the Crowley cabin anyway, hoping to seek help. Crowley's cries are heard screaming "Daaaaddddy" and the massive, monstrous killer reveals himself once the Permatteos are close enough to the door. Crowley runs towards Jim, grabbing him and slicing him in half from his right shoulder with the hatchet. Shannon tries to flee the horror, but it’s too late with Victor right behind her who then rips the top of her head from her jaw to split it open. Next, he runs towards Marybeth who shoots Crowley in the chest causing him to fall flat on his back.
The group escapes, but Shapiro gets separated from the group. Shapiro ends up dropping his bag and runs into a resuscitated Victor Crowley, who then twists Shapiro’s head all the way around and then off with his bare hands.
Victor ambushes the group later on, first mutilating Jenna’s jaw with a belt sander after appearing right behind her. Ben and Marybeth, now armed with a pitchfork and a shovel, see what’s happening. Marybeth nails Crowley with the shovel. Ben pulls Marybeth away from the fallen Victor Crowley. Shawn attempts to rescue Jenna by grabbing the shovel, but Victor grabs the shovel first and uses it to chop Shawn’s right leg off. Marybeth attempts to shoot Crowley and runs out of ammunition before Crowley decapitates Shawn with the shovel. He then finishes Jenna off by impaling her on the shovel handle. Crowley soon finds the group once again, only to take a stabbing from Ben with the pitchfork.
The remaining four return to the Crowley house to look for some gasoline that Ben saw in the shed, intending to set Victor ablaze. As the group tries to fight back against Victor, he dismembers Misty. Victor sees Ben in the shed and throws Misty’s severed head followed by Misty’s upper body at him. Marybeth sneaks up on Victor and drives a gardening rake into the back of Victor’s head. Ben manages to set Victor on fire after dousing him with the gas, but their victory is short-lived after sudden rainfall puts Victor out. Victor then chases the remaining group to the nearby cemetery. Ben, Marcus, and Marybeth fall down once they hit the closed gate doors and Victor gets on top of Ben. Victor drools on Ben and Marybeth kicks Victor in the head. Victor is able to get ahold of Marcus’ foot, but Marybeth starts kicking Victor until he releases Marcus. Victor writhes in pain, but quickly catches up to them once again and grabs Marcus from behind. He crushes Marcus as Marcus implores Ben and Marybeth to run. Crowley kills Marcus by tearing his arms off and swinging him against a gravestone, leaving Marybeth and Ben as the last two remaining. Victor Crowley then lets out a thunderous roar.
Marybeth and Ben try to escape using a boat, but Victor throws a wrought iron fence post he pried off the cemetery gate at them, which impales Ben’s foot. As Victor lunges at them, Marybeth and Ben are able to bend the pole outward, which impales Victor and seemingly kills him. Marybeth and Ben escape on a boat, but Marybeth is suddenly pulled into the lake and is entangled by a piece of seaweed. She sees Ben’s arm reaching for her and she grabs it. She is finally pulled up to the surface only to be met by a roaring Victor Crowley who was using Ben’s severed arm to get Marybeth. He grabs her by the throat while Ben is slowly bleeding to death in the boat.
Hatchet II[]
Marybeth is able to escape Victor by gouging his eye out. She is rescued by Jack Cracker and taken back to his house. When he learns her last name, he demands that she leave immediately. Shortly after she leaves, Victor appears inside Cracker’s house and is able to pull out Cracker’s intestines through his stomach. Cracker tries to run away but trips when Victor keeps his grip on the intestines. Victor then pulls Cracker back towards him and strangles Cracker with Cracker’s own intestines until decapitation.
The next night, Marybeth returns to Honey Island Swamp accompanied by a whole group of hunters that includes her uncle Bob, Reverend Zombie, Zombie’s right hand man Justin, Trent Graves, Chad, Cletus, Layton, Avery, Vernon and John.
Victor Crowley initiates by tackling Chad from the bushes, causing Cletus to flee to his boat. Victor then pummels Chad to death with his hatchet. Cletus then desperately gets his boat’s motor running only for Victor to pull him into the water and push Cletus face first into the running propellers.
In his next appearance, Victor Crowley decapitates Layton while he’s banging Avery. At first, Avery is oblivious to what just happened to Layton until she turns her head to see Victor Crowley. He then stabs her in her crotch and between her breasts. Her blood splatters onto a nearby tree after Victor is able to yank his hatchet out.
John and Vernon start hearing the humming of a chainsaw long enough to cut them both in half at the same time when Victor appears in front of them and they start shooting. Their bullets hardly wound Victor and he proceeds to slice both in half from their crotches up.
Victor then appears in a closet inside his home where Justin is hiding. Victor proceeds with his attack on Justin, breaking down the closet door. Justin tries to make a run for it only for Victor to throw his hatchet into Justin’s back. Victor takes a belt sander to gore Justin’s head open, exposing Justin’s brain in the process. Victor then kills Justin by driving the belt sander into his brain. Bob is about to shoot the door down when Victor Crowley breaks through and tackles him to the ground. Victor stumbles for a moment when Marybeth hits him in the head with Justin's shotgun. Victor knocks her pistol out of her hands before throwing her against the wall nearby. Victor then turns his attention to Trent Graves, who shoots him in the head only for Victor to furiously attack Trent. Trent and Victor then brawl in the kitchen. The brawl ends with Victor placing Trent’s mouth on the edge of the table and kicking half of his head off.
Victor Crowley then turns his attention to Bob who has been locked in the house. Bob slowly turns around to face Victor and tells him to bring it on before insulting him. Victor obliges and tears Bob apart as Bob’s blood splatters all over the place.
Since Bob is revealed to not be Marybeth’s true uncle, Victor Crowley appears in front of Reverend Zombie who just fed Bob and Trent to Victor hoping that would break the swamp’s curse. Zombie and Victor advance toward each other. Zombie grabs Victor by the throat with both hands. Victor soon starts chopping at Zombie’s waist forcing Zombie to release his grip. Zombie is soon chopped in half. Reverend Zombie tries to crawl away but Victor soon steps on his back, drops his hatchet, and starts pulling Zombie by his spine. Eventually, Victor manages to yank Zombie right out of his skin. He then tosses Zombie aside only to get struck down with his own hatchet by Marybeth. Marybeth then begins chopping Victor’s face as she screams as loud as she can. Once she finishes chopping Victor’s face, Victor’s left hand twitches only for her to come back to fire shotgun shells into his face.
Hatchet III[]
Marybeth fires the last of the shells and walks a few feet away from the fallen Victor Crowley and drops to her knees. Victor soon sits back up as Marybeth stands back up. After Marybeth finds the chainsaw Victor used on John and Vernon, she pulls its cord a few times but Victor soon appears to lift her off her feet. Marybeth punches her whole arm through Victor’s now bashed in face and Victor soon loses his grip on her. Marybeth is contaminated with even more of Victor's blood after he falls backwards onto the revving blade, which cuts him in half.
Victor Crowley[]
Personality[]
Victor only displayed any real personality when he is around his father, as he is mostly shown to be a Daddy's boy, but outside of this trait Crowley is a rageful killer. He has shown anger, confusion, and pain before and after his death.
As for usual brutal killers, he is associated with the common Psychopathic and Sociopathic traits, but he also enjoys causing pain and death to his victims, giving him a more sadistic personality. He doesn't show fear against any of his opponents, but seemingly enjoys when his victims fight back, though that can easily be ignored when they don't do a proper attempt.
Appearance[]
Facial/Body: From birth Victor was facially and physically deformed. He has hair surrounding his head but not on top, his chin/jawline is warped and elongated with improper cheekbones on one side. His left eye is suffering from Cataracts or Pallor Mortis. He has the scar from the hatchet wound accidentally delivered by his father across his face.
Clothing: Victor only wears his denim overalls and black boots.
Weapons[]
- Hatchet
- Chainsaw
- Belt Sander
- Shovel
- Flaming wood
- Hammer
Powers and Abilities[]
Victor Crowley is a supernatural being which is mostly tied to a specific type of undead known as a Revenant.
- Supernatural Strength: Being Undead, Victor has his strength dramatically increased to the point he can rip off entire limbs with ease and is capable of lifting human beings as if they were mere toys, His grip strength is especially brutal, as once he lays his hands on his victims it mostly leads to their death. He was capable of ripping the skin off of Reverend Zombie, and then tossing his upper torso several feet away.
- Immortality (Spiritual): Victor Crowley being a Revenant (a vengeful spirit type) he is practically immortal. He has been shown to be killed by Marybeth Dunston and yet be resurrected back at his home, and this allows him to keep going without the need for food, water, and other such human-based essentials. Similarly, he does not age.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Despite his Immortality, Victor is still vulnerable to human-based weapons, be they melee weapons or firearms. He is capable of suffering wounds that would still kill a regular human, but yet he remains capable of attacking his prey. Even when suffering enough damage done to his body to make him appear dead for a time, he is then resurrected the following night.
- Supernatural Durability/Regeneration: Crowley has had his entire body durability supernaturally enhanced due to him being an undead force of vengeance: he can be shot, stabbed, or cut in half, all without taking any real damage due to the fact that he always returns, fully healed, as if nothing happened to him.
- Infinite Stamina: Victor, being a spirit taking a physical form, now has access to an unlimited pool of energy. He doesn't actually tire when chasing and hunting down his victims, and as mentioned before, he doesn't need the human basics to eat, drink, or sleep.
- Awareness: While living in the small island swamp area for numerous years, Victor seems to have gained spatial awareness, allowing him to sense potential victims' whereabouts as long as they are on the island; he knew where Jack Cracker was, despite never leaving his island, and hunts down numerous fishermen who have set up their fishing areas minutes or hours prior.
- Good senses: Victor has amazingly-heightened senses, especially with his hearing, as shown in the 4th film: when he hears a drop of sweat hit the ground he immediately turns around and throws his hatchet where the sweat landed.
Trivia[]
- Kane Hodder, just as with his role as Jason Voorhees, has played Victor Crowley 4 times. (Friday the 13th Parts 7-10 and Hatchet 1-4), making him one of the most iconic and prolific horror actors to date.
- Actors behind three of the most iconic killers--Kane Hodder, Robert England, and Tony Todd--all performed together in another movie before this: Wishmaster. As such, this film series marks the second time they all were featured.
- Victor Crowley has a body count of 64 victims in total.
- In a Q&A on Reddit, Kane Hodder answered on who would win in a fight between Jason and Victor; he sided with Victor, stating that Victor is unpredictable. (Note: We don't know which version of Jason is actually being referenced.)
- Victor Crowley is a Repeater, which means he resurrects each night, and during those who enter his swamp.