Pighead II

## Biography

### Recruitment

Not much is known about this man's past however, at one point in his life, he became an accomplice of John Kramer, better known as the Jigsaw Killer. When he was diagnosed with incurable cancer, John realized that he had only learned to cherish his life when his death had been imminent. Because of this, he chose to spend the remaining time of his life on testing other people's will to live, hoping that this would convince them to value their lives and the lives of those around them. Therefore, John became the Jigsaw Killer and started to test other people's will to survive by putting them in gruesome, potentially deadly situations. His accomplice joined his self-imposed mission and adopted the nickname "Pighead" due to the sinister pig mask he wore while preying on his victims.

### Preparations for the Future

Sometime afterwards he would set up the games for Anton Reese, Griff Garison, Robert, and Donovan. All of these people were convicted criminals released from prison. These games would take place at abandoned Chemical Plant, the games were actually part of a bigger game planned by John. As he had expected it himself, John was killed by Jeff Denlon during his game on the night of April 28, 2006. After that, another accomplice of John, Detective Mark Hoffman, continued their mentor's deadly games.

### Jill Tuck's Death

Moments later, Hoffman entered the room and turned on the light. After searching the room, he initially thought that she was hiding elsewhere. However, as he was about to leave the room again, he heard a noise. Upon following it, he eventually found Jill who crouched behind a filing cabinet. As she wanted to flee again, he violently kicked her in the stomach and dragged her away. He placed a chair, the same to which she had strapped him at the zoo, in the middle of the room, when he saw, that Jill was trying to stand up, he brutally smashed her head on a table and then strapped her arms to the chair. Then, he took the original beartrap formerly used on Amanda Young from one of the shelves and put it on Jill's head. When she woke up, Hoffman started the timer, causing Jill to panic immediately. However, as she had no chance to escape, the timer eventually went off, which caused the trap to burst open and rip her jaws apart in front of Hoffman's eyes who left the room and closed the door with the words "Game Over."

### Hoffman's Abduction

Following Bobby's game and the execution of Jill Tuck, Hoffman returned to his hideout in an abandoned hangar and prepared prepared everything to flee. After providing himself with necessaries such as money and a gun, Hoffman turned on two explosive gas bottles and blew up his hideout and everything inside. However when he was about to leave, he was suddenly attacked by two pig-masked figures. When they took him by surprise, a third masked figure approached and injected Hoffman with an anesthetic, causing him to collapse. The third man then took off the mask, revealing himself to be Dr. Lawrence Gordon, who had become Jigsaw's secret apprentice after surviving the events at the bathroom. Hoffman was initially shocked but quickly passed out due to the an aesthetic and was taken to the bathroom.