Andy Barclay

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

### Andy Barclay: 1998 - 2004

Andrew "Andy" Barclay was born to Karen and Alexander Barclay. Their joy was profound, especially given the complications Karen faced during her pregnancy. However, tragedy struck the Barclays when Andy was just a year old. Alexander met a fatal car accident, leaving a grieving Karen with the monumental task of raising Andy by herself. She juggled multiple jobs, channeling all her strength to provide for Andy and hiding her pain, even if nights were often spent in tears. In these challenging times, Karen's childhood friend, Maggie Peterson, became a pillar of support, so much so that Andy began to see her as an aunt. Even without his father's presence, Andy was nurtured by loving and responsible adults around him. However, his peers' questions about his father in preschool and kindergarten made him more curious. Karen would often tell him that his dad was a "real good guy," and this perhaps influenced Andy's fascination with the "Good Guys" cartoon series from the 1980s, which had made a comeback in the early 2000s.

Andy's intrigue with the "Good Guys" franchise was instant. After his first episode, he was hooked, and the television became his portal to thrilling animated adventures. On his fifth birthday, Karen gifted him a collection of Good Guys action figures, toy sets, and pajamas. Even the forming of the Justice League of America couldn't sway Andy's interest in the Good Guys franchise.

### Andy Barclay: 2004 - 2005

Andy Barclay's sixth birthday took a dark twist. As Andy was eagerly wishing for a Good Guys doll like many kids his age, Karen acquired one named from a street vendor. Little did she know of the malevolence this harbored. Once Chucky entered their lives, mysterious tragedies, including the death of Karen's friend Maggie Peterson, surrounded the Barclays. This was accompanied by Andy telling his mother that the doll was talking to him with crass language.

When interviewed by the police, Andy insisted that his doll was possibly possessed. With the assistance of Detective Mike Norris, the Good Guy doll appeared to be defeated. However, the repercussions of the traumatic events persisted. Andy's tales about his doll's evil nature were met with disbelief, putting strain on Karen's dealings with the authorities. Concerns arose over the Barclays' psychological health, leading to Karen's brief institutionalization and Andy's subsequent placement in foster care.

### Andy Barclay: 2005 - 2006

Amidst the investigation and a bid to provide a more stable environment for Andy, he was placed in foster care with Phil and Joanne Simpson. Recognized for their compassionate approach to fostering, the Simpsons were keen on helping Andy navigate his trauma. However, their time together was short-lived. The Simpsons met untimely and tragic deaths under circumstances that again, Andy attributed to the doll — the doll which Detective Mike Norris had destroyed. Suspicion grew, not only on Andy but also on Kyle, Andy's foster sister. Kyle, a teenager with a challenging past, who had formed a close bond with young Andy, leading some investigators to believe that they might have been accomplices.

Following the murders of the Simpsons and others such as Elizabeth Kettlewell, Andy's teacher, and Grace Poole, Andy's social worker, the mental health of Andy became under intense scrutiny. Medical professionals posited that Andy, struggling with past trauma, might have developed a coping mechanism by externalizing his guilt onto the doll. The disappearance of another destroyed "Good Guys" doll from evidence further complicated the narrative.

Though neither Andy nor Kyle was ever formally charged, whispers of their possible involvement lingered, especially given Kyle's defiant defense of Andy's innocence. The case remained one of Central City's most perplexing, with many unanswered questions about the roles of Andy, Kyle, and the enigmatic "Good Guys" doll.

Kord Omniversal, owner of the Good Guys cartoon and dolls, was still run by a team of lawyers at this time following the untimely death of Thomas Kord. These lawyers may have asserted pressure to get the Good Guys' murder out of the press.

### Andy Barclay: 2006 - 2014

Despite the efforts of Kord Omniversal to keep a lid on the Good Guy murders and the professing of a mentally unstable child that a possessed doll was responsible, word spread and an urban legend was born. The Good Guys dolls' sales skyrocketed as macabre collectors were eager to get their hands on the dolls now considered creepy and associated with several brutal murders. When Ted Kord took the reins of Kord Omniversal in spring of 2006, one of his first decisions was to shut down the Good Guys franchise and cease manufacture of the merchandise.

Meanwhile, the lives of Andy Barclay and Kyle took distinct turns. The children were placed in different foster homes due to mounting concerns over their potential collaboration in the unsettling events linked to the Good Guys Doll Murders. But both continued to bounce from foster home to foster home, both insisting that they had not killed those people or been lying about the doll.

As more Good Guy doll murders happened across the country, with even high-profile cases in Star City being blamed on the doll, Andy was subjected to repeated therapeutic interventions in an attempt to get him, the originator of this dangerous urban legend to recant his claim. Though his constant talk of the doll faded, replaced with attempts to assimilate into an ordinary childhood, Andy would never admit he made the story up. The courts decided that this troubled young man needed a reality check, and he was ordered to attend Kent Military School.

### Andy Barclay: 2014 - Present

Though the institution promised discipline and structure, Andy struggled to escape his traumatic past. His close bond with another cadet, Ronald Tyler, was a concern, especially as Ronald had a Good Guy doll on campus. Another cadet, Brett Shelton frequently clashed with Andy, with the two becoming enemies. Andy also enjoyed his first romance at Kent, with his relationship with Cadet Kristin De Silva offering rare moments of understanding and solace for Andy.

Still, there was another string of murders, including the death of Melvin Cochrane, the school's commandant, and Andy's rival, Brett Shelton. Though Cadets Tyler and De Silva professed Andy's innocence, Andy was arrested and tried for the murders. Ultimately, he was found unfit to stand trial and was sent to Harrogate Juvenile Psychiatric Hospital where he was to remain until his twenty-first birthday.

However in the midst of a string of murders at Harrogate, Andy escaped. Several destroyed Good Guys dolls were found at the scene, accompanying the viscera of other victims among the doctors, nurses, orderlies, and patients. Curiously, another patient that escaped Harrogate, Nica Pierce, was the suspect in another string of murders blamed on the Good Guys dolls.

Andy's current whereabouts are unknown, but is is believed his former foster sister Kyle may have aided his escape as she too has disappeared from the public eye.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Military School Training:** Though Andy's enrollment at Kent Military School was brief, his scores showed tremendous potential, particularly with weapons, strategy, and survival skills. He also appears to be considerably skilled with improvised weaponry.

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness:** Andy is the leading suspect for at least eight murders, possibly upwards of twelve (or more). However, Andy appears to dissociate himself from these by blaming these murders on a nearby Good Guy doll. The root of this mental illness may be attributed to the death of his father or some childhood abuse not yet come to light. When not in a violent episode, Andy can appear to be a perfectly charming and sweet young man, if not shy and reserved. If confronted about his mental illness, Andy will become highly agitated, insisting he did not kill anyone.

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 2 — Basic / Typical
* **Weaponry:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Expertise:** 2 — Basic / Typical
* **Range:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Strategy:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
	+ **TOTAL:** 34
	+ **RANKING:** Low Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* The Network is not aware he was the Good Guy doll named Chucky is possessed by the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray. Andy managed to survive his murderous machinations, but Chucky continued to torment his 'friend to the end' for many years to come as Andy would be institutionalized (twice), questioned as a murder suspect for the death of his babysitter, and sent to a military reform school.
* He and Kyle Simpson are collecting and destroying Good Guy dolls.
* Eight people he's accused of killing are: Maggie Peterson, Phil and Joanne Simpson, Harold Whitehurst, Brett Shelton, Melvin Cochrane, Elizabeth Kettlewell and Grace Poole.
* Michael Norris is his associate.
* Chucky and Tiffany Valentine are his mortal enemies.

### Notes

* Andy Barclay is a character from the *Child's Play* horror franchise.
* His birthdate is a nod to the release of the first movie, November 9th 1988.
* The timeline of events is changed. It follows like this: Child's Play → Child's Play 2 → Bride of Chucky → Seed of Chucky → Curse of Chucky → Child's Play 3 → Cult of Chucky.
* His appearance as a young teen is based on *Child's Play 3*.
* His father's name is a nod to Alex Vincent, the actor who played Andy.
* His childhood and attendance in Kent are nods to the first three movies.
* Nica Pierce, Harrogate and Rachel are nods to *Cult of Chucky*.
* Hunting down the dolls with Kyle is a nod to season 1 of *Chucky*.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Andy Barclay

1. ↑ Network Files: Andy Barclay
2. ↑ Codex of Blood: Chucky