John Kramer

John Kramer, also known as Jigsaw, Johnny and The Jigsaw Killer, is one of the major characters from the Saw series.
== Charactah Account ==
John Kramer was a civil engineer who was driven to become the Jigsaw Killer after a series of tragic events and circumstances — his unborn son was killed when his wife, Jill, had a miscarriage; this caused John to drive her away, making her divorce him. John was later diagnosed with an inoperable tumor, which led to cancer. When his insurance company turned down an experimental treatment that could have potentially saved his life (or at least prolonged it), John attempted suicide. When he survived, his new outlook on life became his motivation to become the Jigsaw Killer.
Jigsaw kidnaps people that he believes aren't valuing their lives or are intentionally hurting others, then forces them to go through sadistic "games" where there are usually only two outcomes: live (and gain a new outlook on life) or die. John was eventually killed by Jeff Denlon, one of the last of his direct victims. Events ensuring his legacy would live on, however, were already in motion — Mark Hoffman, one of John's apprentices, continued Jigsaw's work after his death.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Saw: Rebirth
=== Movies ===
* Jigsaw
* Saw
* Saw 3D
* Saw II
* Saw III
* Saw IV
* Saw V
* Saw X
=== Video Games ===
* Saw II: Flesh & Blood
* Saw: The Video Game
== Trivia ==
* Tobin Bell is the only actor from the films who voiced John Kramer in the video game adaptions Saw: The Video Game and Saw II: Flesh & Blood.
* John's car is a 1977 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Luxury.
* The main antagonist of the video game Heavy Rain, the Origami Killer, has a similar modus operandi to John Kramer. He forces his victims to participate in gruesome trials, during which they have to risk their own lives and, in one instance, mutilate themselves to save the lives of their loved ones. Furthermore, the characters Gordi and Charles Kramer share their last name with John.
* In an interview with IGN about Saw III, director Darren Lynn Bousman described an early concept of the story where John questioned his actions during the last stages of his life, thereby realizing that he would not be remembered as a savior but a murderer.
* It was initially considered to adapt The Midnight Man, ultimately titled The Collector, a horror film written by Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, into the fourth Saw film and make it a prequel to Saw, detailing a traumatic event in John's early life. However, although the idea was scrapped, John's backstory was further explored in Saw IV.
* John did not physically appear in Spiral, making it the first film in the series in which John does not make an appearance. Nonetheless, Darren Lynn Bousman widely discussed bringing Tobin Bell back with the crew until the last day of filming. One of the ideas was having Bell sing an iconic Johnny Cash cover during the ending sequence. However, this idea was dropped for being too gimmicky.
* In the Tome 10 reveal trailer for Dead by Daylight, the Entity uses Billy the Puppet and mimics John Kramer's voice to speak to the Observer.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* John Kramer at Saw Wiki
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