The Killer Clown

* Main Canon
* Unmasked Main Canon
* Secondary Canon
* Reboot Canon
* Clown Revived Canon
* Unmasked Revived Canon

Josh, also known as the "Killer Clown," was the best friend of Ben, Baker, Taylor, Kaliber, and Max whilst being the secret enemy of Ben, Baker, Taylor, Vengeful, and the rest of the clown hunting group and co-conspirator with Kaliber aka "The New Killer Clown".

After having terrorized his former friend group for over a month under the secret identity of the Killer Clown, Josh was shot and killed by Ben on December 17, 2016. In a now retconned ending, he was buried in the Louisa Gardens Park on the night of December 17, 2016 [Secondary Canon]. In a now retconned second season, it was confirmed Josh survived his gunshot wound and went on to live his life, although he remained a connection the killer clown group that was in Sydney that rose in fall of 2019 [Revived Canon].

## Biography (Main Canon)

### Early Life

At some point in his childhood, Josh became friends with Ben, Baker, Taylor, and Kaliber. He also befriend Max, a neighbour of his.

### Rise Of The Killer Clowns

In late 2016, North America experienced a surge of people dressing up in clown costumes, some being more threatening than others and committing crimes such as murder. Inspired by this, Josh put together an organization of killer clowns in the town of Sydney to terrorize, steal, and kill. The clowns would pick specific locations to control as a clown zone and would attack those who entered. The police were either unable to locate the killer clowns or didn't have probable cause to arrest the latter.

### Encounter With A Friend

One night on November 6, 2016, Ben was making a new video for his YouTube channel while accompanied by Baker and Taylor. As the three were walking along a dark trailer, Josh, as the Killer Clown, heard the trio but didn't know who it was. He got closer and closer to them, swinging his metal baseball bat at their camera when he came close enough. This scared all of them off but the Killer Clown proceeded to chase them. Having chased them onto Fairview Street, Ben suddenly turned around to face the clown head-on. The clown swung his bat at him, but Ben caught it and hit him in the knee, causing him to fall down as they all escape.

### In Search

The following night, Ben returns to the trail with Baker and Taylor to locate the Killer Clown and teach him a lesson. Ben searches around but can't find the Clown, neither can his friends. Suddenly, the Killer Clown lets out an unsettling laugh off in the distance, startling them the group as he stalks them. The Clown then makes his presence known, standing in front of them with his metal baseball bat. Everyone starts running, but Ben turns around and starts telling the Clown to drop the bat and take him in a fight. The Clown ignores this and keeps swinging his weapon, but he eventually slams it to the ground when Baker and Taylor join in. The Killer Clown grabs Ben and the two scuffle, grabbing at each other and moving into the shrubbery as Ben knees him in the stomach. Ben soon gets the upper-hand and shoves the masked man to the ground and they run off once again, escaping the clutches of the Clown.

### Kidnapped

The next day, Ben takes to the local park to make an update video and discuss what has been happening for his YouTube audience. As he talks and Baker films, the cameraman notices the Clown enter the park and stand alongside the corner of the building. Baker has a shocked reaction and Ben thinks his friend his messing with him. Kaliber, a friend of the group, also enters the park and calls out to them, but he's struck in the face with the Clown's metal baseball bat, knocking him out cold as he's dragged away.

Ben runs around searching for Kaliber and the Clown. He finds his friend laying against a small hill with his face covered in blood from the hit the Clown gave him. Ben runs out of the area to call 911, and when he returns with Baker and Taylor, Kaliber is gone, having been taken by the Clown. All that remains is his blood scattered across the area and the Clown's signature weapon. While Ben investigates, a cry for help is heard, causing Ben and the others to run off in its direction towards the park.

Another yell is heard from Kaliber as Ben enters the park from the direction they had just came, resulting in Ben circling back to check it out but with nothing found.

Hours later in the night, another cry from Kaliber is soon heard in the distance, so Ben, Baker, and Taylor follow it down the dark trail. Despite not being able to see anything, they follow Kaliber's voice which eventually leads them to both him and the Clown who takes off running. Kaliber comes over to them and Ben checks him over for any cuts or lacerations, but Kaliber insists he's fine. Suddenly, the Clown turns around and starts charging at them all, but the group narrowly escapes yet again.

Later that night, the Clown writes and leaves a note on the trail, along with his mask, sweater, and baseball bat to tease the group and throw them off of their investigation into him.

### Death Of A Clown?

Returning the next night, November 9, 2016, Ben brings Baker, Taylor once again, but this time asks Josh and Baker's neighbour, Cody, to tag along. Josh remarks that he's been studying the clown in hopes to uncover his identity as they all begin walking down the dark trail the Clown typically lurks at. Everything is kept lighthearted just when Josh turns around and goes into the shrubbery of the trail, telling everyone that he's found "fresh tracks," but then claims nothing is there. They continue searching around the immediate area and don't find much as Josh tells the audience about a trail that's behind a nearby company called "Midland" right when Ben notices something on the ground up ahead. Getting closer, it's revealed to be a piece of paper. Ben picks it up and notes that it's wet and reads, "Rip From: Klown" with a drawing of the Killer Clown on it. Josh then picks up another artifact, the Killer Clown's mask and Ben picks up the baseball bat and sweater of the Clown.

Returning with a flashlight, Josh and Ben show the items off more and notice details such as dirt on the Clown's mask. An idea is tossed out that there might be more than one clown, something Ben agrees is a possibility. But in the end, their final decision is to leave the items there and return the next morning to see if they've been taken or not, closing out the night and their video.

### Stalked

Letting a few days pass, Ben, Baker, and Taylor re-embark once again with newcomer, Jayden, on November 13, 2016, to see if the Clown took his mask, bat, and sweater or not. As Ben is introducing the focus of the video, Baker notices something on the fence of the park behind Ben and drives towards it on his bike. Ben turns around and notices the Clown's mask and baseball bat positioned on the fence. Ben immediately urges they get onto the trail to see if they can catch the Killer Clown without his mask on if he's lurking nearby. However, before they can continue on much further, Ben hears and turns around to see the Killer Clown coming up on them, bat in hand. They all start preparing to flee and Ben tells them to go, but the Clown approaches too quickly, much more hostile than before. As Ben speaks to him, the Killer Clown takes off after Jayden, and Ben tries to grab him but fails, chasing the Clown down the trail. The Clown is able to grab Jayden and throws him into the shrubbery, spraining the young boy's wrist. Ben gets ready to fight the masked killer, but he's hit with the baseball bat and runs off because of his injury, telling Taylor to cut the video.

### Attempt

A full week with no clown sightings, Ben is hopeless in seeing the Clown again as he walks down Heartwood Drive with Baker, Taylor, and childhood friend and cameraman, Vengeful. The Killer Clown had moved locations over the last week out of fear of being overpowered and unmasked. As they walk and film, Ben notices what looks to be the Clown breaking into a house. The Killer Clown jumps over the front step of the house and runs off when he wears this, leaving behind a screwdriver, baseball bat, and flashlight. Freaked out and assuming it could have been the Killer Clown, they all turn around and go back the way they came, avoiding trouble. Ben says he thought he saw patterns similar to the Killer Clown's mask on the person's mask, along with the bat saying what he believed to be the same thing the Clown's bat says on it. Just as they turn the corner onto another street, the Killer Clown walks out of a backyard and ambushes the group, grabbing Ben and grappling with him. Ben is able to knock him down and prepares to leave, but the Clown tackles Baker and begins hitting him. Ben also saves him but the Clown holds his leg, not letting him go. When finally breaking free, Ben runs off with Baker and Vengeful, but Taylor gets grabbed by the Clown and their video for that day ends.

### Hunting

Two days later, Ben plans to catch the Clown on his dirt bike, accompanied by Josh, Baker, and Taylor. Josh joined him with his personal dirt bike and Baker filmed from his four-wheeler driven by Taylor. They all drive down on the trail behind Midland and spot the clown towards the end of it. Ben parks his dirt bike and orders Baker and Taylor gets closer as the Clown runs from them. Ben gets off of his bike and pursues him on foot, but he can't keep up due to the amount of gear he's wearing.

### Revelations

As two weeks go by, Josh has Kaliber patrol his spot as the New Killer Clown, filling his role while he works elsewhere and ordered to go after the group instead when he sees them.

### Two-Betrayals

Ben assembles a group consisting of himself, Josh, Baker, Cody, and Josh's friend, Max to join him so they outnumber the New Killer Clown and unmask him. As Baker starts recording, the group spot the Clown in the field of the park by himself. All five of them charge the new killer and Josh tackles him, almost ripping off the mask just when Max suddenly and unexpectedly pulls Josh off of the clown, confusing Ben who calls out after Max. Max begins running off and out of the park and Ben gets ready to chase him as the Clown runs in the opposite direction, successfully escaping and cementing the fact Max must be working with the rival group. After the fact in a new clip for the video, Josh discusses an un-uploaded video where the Clown injured Ben and Josh had to fight the Killer Clown off, a scary encounter for them both. As Ben films this, Josh notices Max back in the park and running through the field, so they all go after him, however Max is too fast and Ben ends the video off.

### Discovery

After having come across the New Killer Clown who had a weapon but put it down, Ben picks up his revolver and shoots the Clown, resulting in him collapsing and bleeding to death in a front yard on Fairview Street. The Killer Clown soon comes to meet the other clown, but instead finds him dead in the snow.

Mere minutes later on the infamous trail, Ben, Baker, and now Taylor see the Killer Clown. Ben walks towards the Clown with the loaded gun. The Killer Clown says that Ben killed his friend, but Ben says he didn't mean to and that he doesn't want to do this, he just wants to end the terror. He aims the gun at the Clown who says his friends are surrounding the area, but Ben pleads with him anyway to take the mask off before things turn bad. The Clown says don't shoot, but Ben shoots him in the lower-stomach, causing him to grasp at it in pain. Ben orders him to remove the mask one final time, and he does, revealing himself to be Josh the entire time, working an elaborate plan with Kaliber and Max. Shock overcomes Ben as he asks Josh where Max is, and Josh tells him he got others in the organization to kill him. Taylor is ordered by Ben to call an ambulance as Josh tries to tell him one last thing, but before he can, he succumbs to his gunshot wound and passes out, falling into the snow, soon dying. Running, Ben takes the camera from Baker and tells him that no one will ever see him again, ending the video and disappearing from there-on-out, Never being heard from again.

## Secondary Canon

### A Killer Clown Funeral

\*\***NOTE: This event is outside of the main canon, therefore not occurring in it and only existing within the Secondary Canon\*\***

In the evening December 17, 2016, the same day Ben shot the killer clowns, both Josh and Kaliber's corpses are brought to the field of the Louisa Gardens Park. There, Ben says his final goodbyes to them and covers their faces with hats. Their bodies are then thrown into the same six foot hole in the field and buried, finally being the conclusion to their charade and laying his former friends to rest. Josh's body would forever remain here.

## Reboot Canon

### Clown Encounter

\*\***NOTE: This event is outside of the main canon, therefore not occurring in it and only existing within the Reboot Canon. The events of the Main Canon did not occur in this outing\*\***

YouTuber and filmmaker, Ben, walks through the Louisa Gardens Park vlogging, talking about an upcoming film he's working on to his YouTube audience. He tells the vlog he and the actors want to make the best film they can and something they're proud of when a Killer Clown suddenly comes out of nowhere, startling him. Ben tries to reason with the Clown before taking off, running back through the park. The filmmaker notes he's being chased and eventually stops running, having lost sight of the Killer Clown. Shining his flashlight around, the Clown makes a growling noise behind him, scaring him and causing another pursuit. This time, Ben changes his mind and faces the Clown head-on, insinuating fighting him. Ben places the camera down and challenges the Clown as they begin a scuffle off-screen, Ben being victorious. He picks his camera up and quickly leaves the area, ending the video off.

## Revived Canon

### The Return

\*\***NOTE: This event is outside of the main canon, therefore not occurring in it and only existing within the Reboot Canon. The events of the Main Canon lead directly into this timeline, but not the events of the Secondary Canon which didn't happen\*\***

On December 17, 2016, when Josh was shot by Ben, Josh ended up surviving his wound when an ambulance quickly arrived on the scene. He was taken to the hospital and pulled through, even keeping the identity of his shooter a secret to protect Ben, despite the fact Kaliber was still dead.

Three years later, Ben returns to Sydney and asks Josh to meet up at the Louisa Gardens Park, a place infamous with what went on. There, the two shake hands and Ben bluntly asks him to explain the killer clown situation and what happened years prior. Josh tells Ben he was forced to do it by "The Leader". As Ben asks who the Leader is, the Leader is seen sitting behind Ben, stalking him. Josh shows Ben a photo of the Leader on his phone and says the only thing he can tell Ben about him is that he knows where he lives. But before Josh can give out that information, he gets a phone call and tells Ben that he has to leave.

After Josh leaves the park and is out-of-sight, he quickly changes clothing into his Killer Clown attire, walking back to the base of the group's operations. Inside, he searches around the dark basement of the lair and picks up a chainsaw, bringing it outside with a heavy-duty flashlight. Outside, he sits down on the bench before he suddenly gets an idea, tearing off the property as fast as he can with the flashlight in hand.

Making it back to the park, the Killer Clown sneaks around in the bushes before locating Ben who's walking around the track talking on the phone. The clown gets behind Ben and hits him in the head with the flashlight, knocking him out and destroying his phone. The Killer Clown then drags Ben's unconscious body to an unknown driveway and puts him in the trunk of his car, recording it. Getting in the car, the clown warns Ben that he told him not to come back.

## Personality

Josh was a two-faced and backstabbing friend, pretending to be on the side of the Clown Hunting Group only to be secretly the one behind the clown mask, terrorizing them every chance he got. He was overly cocky in his skills and abilities, thinking he could out-do Ben in head-to-head matches, however this confidence is what directly led to his death.

## Abilities

* **Leadership:** Josh displayed the ability of being a strong leader to his peers such as the New Killer Clown and Max.
* **Master Stealth:** Josh was an expert in stealth, often sneaking up on the Clown Hunting Group without them ever knowing.

## Equipment

### Civillian

* **Dirt Bike:** Josh owned a Red Honda CRF 80 which he used to "help" the group in hunting down the Killer Clown.

### The Killer Clown (Main Canon)

* **Killer Clown Mask**: A white mask with purple trim around the eyes and a devilish smile was worn by Josh when he was the Killer Clown. The mask was used to conceal his identity as he terrorized the town and helped spread the fear of the Killer Clowns.
* **Metal Baseball Bat:** The first baseball bat Josh used on two occasions to chase the group.
* **Steeler's Baseball Bat:** The second baseball bat Josh used to kidnap Kaliber and onwards.

### The Killer Clown (Revived Canon)

* **Killer Clown Mask**: A white Pennywise mask with a red nose and red trim around around the evil smile, with puffy red hair was worn by Josh when he was the Killer Clown again. The mask was used to conceal his identity as he terrorized the town and helped spread the fear of the Killer Clowns.
* **Heavy-Duty Flashlight:** A big flashlight used to illuminate the Clown's lair and later used as a weapon against Ben.
* **Rusted Wrench:** A tool used to smash the lock off of the cellar door to the Clown's lair.
* **Chainsaw:** A chainsaw that was presumably going to be used as a weapon.

## Facilities

* **Killer Clown Lair (Secondary Canon):** The base of operations for the killer clowns in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

## Relationships

### Allies

* **The Killer Clowns** - Colleagues
	+ Kaliber (The New Killer Clown) † - Former enemy turned ally
	+ Max † - Friend, neighbour, victim
	+ Multiple Unnamed Killer Clown Goons - Servants
	+ The Leader - Boss (Secondary Canon Only)

### Enemies

* **The Clown Hunting Group** - Adversaries
	+ Ben - Former friend, killer
	+ Baker - Former friend
	+ Taylor - Former friend
	+ Vengeful
	+ Cody
	+ Jayden

## Trivia

* During filming, actor Josh Hennick would purposely surprise the rest of the cast by deviating off the plans to catch a genuine reaction out of them or a genuine scare for when the characters encountered the Killer Clown.
* The character of Josh was planned to return for a now cancelled second season of The Killer Clown Series as the main villain.
* Josh appears in all canons of the series.

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