Michael Myers

**Michael Audrey Myers**, also known as **The Shape** or **The Boogeyman**, is the main antagonist of the *Halloween* franchise. He is an emotionless, mute serial killer who, at the age of six, murdered his older sister Judith in cold blood on Halloween night and was incarcerated in a mental institution. Breaking out fifteen years later, Michael proceeds to stalk and murder the the residents of his hometown in Haddonfield, Illinois, almost every year on Halloween night. Due to his ruthless murderous nature and unsettling behavior, as well as his nearly supernatural demeanor and even more surprisingly his lack of a tragic or sympathetic backstory to give a clear reason for his actions, Michael is considered to be the embodiment of pure evil. He is the archenemy of Laurie Strode and Dr. Samuel Loomis.

## Portrayals

* He was portrayed by Nick Castle (masked) and Tony Moran (unmasked) in the 1978 film, with Castle after 40 years returning to provide the breathing sound effects and some scenes as Michael for *Halloween (2018)*, *Halloween Kills*, and *Halloween Ends*.
* He was portrayed by Dick Warlock in the 1981 sequel.
* He was portrayed by George P. Wilbur in the 4th and 6th entries.
* He was portrayed by Don Shanks in the 5th entry where he portrayed Dr. Terrace Wynn as well in the ending scene of the same film.
* He was portrayed by Chris Durand in the 7th entry *H20*.
* He was portrayed by Brad Loree in the 8th installment.
* He was portrayed by James Jude Courtney while wearing the mask in *Halloween (2018)*, *Halloween Kills*, and *Halloween Ends*.

## Personality

Despite never speaking or showing any emotions, if one reads between the lines of properly analyzes his actions, his personality is very clear. Michael Myers is the absolute embodiment of pure evil. He is a remorseless, depraved, and sadistic serial killer whose only goal is to cause chaos, pain, and death upon innocent people whether they be men, women, children, or even his own family. He always makes sure to kill his victims in the most brutal and painful ways imaginable rarely ever giving his victims a quick death or showing them mercy. Michael not only likes to physically harm his victims but will even mentally and physiologically torment them as well in multiple ways, like killing their loved ones in front of them or playing dark and disturbing pranks, a perfect example of this is when Michael puts on a ghost costume and glasses, making Lynda believe it's her boyfriend, Bob. When her back is turned to make a phone call, he strangles her to death with the telephone line. He has an absolute refusal to speak and his murders, which all happen on Halloween night, suggest that the night itself, or the sinister aspects of the holiday, play a part in his motivation. His murderous tendencies could be his own sick of how to celebrate Halloween. This indicates a somewhat childish mindset or, at the very least, an attempt to come across as even scarier to his victims. This ghost-like desire to haunt his victims and leave an impression on others on Halloween night indicates that his true obsession is with Halloween, itself. He further showcased this obsession when he wrote the words, "Samhain" in blood in *Halloween*, which indicates that Michael is educated in the lore of *Halloween*. Overall, it's likely that Michael may consider himself a force of nature like many others do. Michael likes displaying his victims' corpses in ritual-like presentations, showing he has a sick sense of art, such as placing his sister's tombstone over the recently killed Annie, and after nailing Bob Simmons' corpse on the wall with a knife, he tilts his head as if his body were a poster, admiring the gruesomeness of his murder. Despite many believing that he has the mindset of an animal, Michael is in fact highly intelligent being able to outsmart and manipulate several people to his advantage for example he typically bides his time to stalk and sneak up on victims before killing them, and he leaves his victims on display for other potential victims to find before killing them as well. Michael can also be very pragmatic and cautious if the situation warrants it, as in *Halloween Kills*, he took the threat of the Haddonfield mob very seriously and did everything in his power to get rid of them before they hunted him down, and after his defeat at the hands of Laurie in the 2018 film, he stopped holding back and went full force on his victims, instead of toying with them, most likely because he didn't want to be caught off guard again. Michael however is not without his fears as it indicated that he wears his mask to hide his face and emotions due to the fact Michael's face is seen to be normal looking and rather handsome, and since one of the sources of Michael's power is through the fear he inflicts on others, Michael could be afraid of losing that power and image if people were to see that deep down, despite his threatening presence, immense strength, and being the literal embodiment of evil, at his core, he is and will always be a mere human. In *Halloween Kills*, it's hinted that the only other thing that he cares about, besides his mask, is his childhood home, as when he was a child, it's stated that he liked to stare out of his older sister's window, not because he was looking at the town, but because he was looking in his reflection. It's very possible Michael stares into his reflection to look into himself and ponder what he is and why he is such a dark and twisted person.