Randy Cavanaugh

"*When my time comes. I'm going to stare the devil right in the eyes and let him know that the most evil son of a bitch on planet earth has come home*".- Randy Cavanaugh

**Randy Cavanaugh**, known by his full name **Randall Cavanaugh Lues**, is the owner of the Firefly Summer Camp, a keeper of joy and union, but at the same time, a prisoner of dark memories. He is a leading character in Don't Let the Darkness Consume You, where he is one of the two main antagonists.

A man who was devout to the conservative system of society, Randy attempted to do whatever it takes to make sure that the Firefly Summer Camp is binded to his rules in order to make it "safe". However, when a mysterious, yet familiar young woman under the name of "Eden" shows up, his order turns into chaos.

## Background

Randy Cavanaugh was one of three siblings in his disfunctional family. He was taught by his father to "latch on the opportunity, no matter the damages", fueling his greed for power and money. He was sent to Willow's Bell, California to work as a camp counselor in the Firefly Summer Camp, owned at the time by Charles Anderson and Father Michael Campbell. Despite his attempts of doing his job well, he failed to connect as he was acting mean towards the other counselors, who were loving the Fitzgerald Family (Alan, Janet, Mary Jane Fitzgerald and Abigail Montgomery). As a result, Randy was usually called an outcast, and started to plot the death of the four members, but he wasn't sure due to his lack of skill. For many years, Randy has several encounters with a shadowy being known as The Memetuo, who was constantly convincing him to unleash his true nature so he can gain his position in the camp and allow the Memetuo consume the souls of the damned and unleash fear in the camp, but he denied it.

As he tried to push Alan, Janet, Mary Jane and Abigail to their limits, Edward Sexton Church, one of the staff members in the camp, noticed Randy's attitude and protected the Fitzgeralds so Randy could not do any harm. In retaliation, Randy was slowly embracing what The Memetuo was telling him to do and finally snapped into a murderous spree. He intoxicated Church by putting berus snake toxin in his black tea, before brutally murdering Alan, Janet, and eight young campers, and also causing Mary Jane and Abigail to unwillingly go their separate ways. He then proceeded to frame Church because he was getting a step ahead over Randy to protect Alan, Janet, Mary Jane and Abigail, so he used Church's hunter past as a scapegoat for his evil deeds. However, despite ending Alan and Janet's life, Mary Jane resulted to be one of the true survivors of the carnage, and over the next few years, Randy became haunted by a ghostly force linked to the Fitzgeralds.

According to his perspective, Randy is one of two survivors out of the eight counselors' massacre in 1973. During the incident, Randy hidden from the wrath of Edward Sexton Church, also known as The Deer Hunter. The massacre had since shifted Randy's view in a religious direction and he openly rebukes the "sinful" actions by the counselors. Randy self-assertively claims that he was reborn prior to the massacre ultimately resulted in him re-opening Firefly Summer Camp alongside Father Michael Campbell and Magdalena Kraenen, with the motives of finishing what has been abandoned undone. He manipulated Magdalena into believing everything he did was to protect the others from the "delusions and paranoia" that the Fitzgeralds were spreading.

## Appearance

Randy Cavanaugh is a caucasian man who is in his early 30s, having brown hair and a large beard. He likes to use formal outfits like tuxedos.

## Personality

Initially, Randy Cavanaugh was portrayed as a fanatically devout man who claimed that God saved him from being a victim of The Deer Hunter. He dislikes the negative behaviors of 1980s american youths in general, including drinking, taking drugs, and obssession upon pornography. He claims that the only one place he can find the safety is the Firefly Summer Camp. However, there are much more negative traits left to be explored upon Randy, specially after the revelation that he was the real killer behind the New Moon Massacre and framed Edward Sexton Church for the murder because he was protecting Alan and Janet Fitzgerald and her daughter Mary Jane from him. His incrimination eventually shaped Church from a gentle and friendly man into the murderous Deer Hunter.

In reality, Randy reveals himself to be nothing but a psychopathic, overconfident and egotistical man willing to do whatever it takes to take control over the camp. He likes to see conflict and dishonor, displaying his petty, brutal, and prideful tendencies against the others. However, Randy also tends to be persistent to a point bordering on obsessive when something has his attention, like the case of Mary Jane Fitzgerald and Magdalena Kraenen. Ever since Mary Jane returned to the camp, Randy became obsessed on killing her and end everything that the Fitzgerald Family have left.

### Medical Profile

According to what the story has shown, Randy Cavanaugh represents the "Dark Triad", involving machiavellism, narcissism, and psychopathy, which can explain his Schizoid personality disorder. Another trait that can be analyzed is Randy's Phasmophobia, which causes him to feel extreme distress and experience panic attacks.

### Modus Operandi

Randy Cavanaugh's modus operandi is mainly based on gaslighting, which is made by persistently putting forth a false narrative which leads another person (or a group of people) to doubt their own perceptions to the extent that they become disoriented and distressed.

## Quotes

* **To Mary Jane Fitzgerald**: "How did we get here? We got here because you don't know when to quit".
* **Mary Jane Fitzgerald about Randy**: "He represents everything that is wrong with society. A fanatic with no conscience and little if no empathy".

## Trivia

* According to Brooke Redwood, Randy Cavanaugh represents "the core" of the Dark triad, which involves machiavellism, narcissism, and psychopathy.
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