Hunter

The **hunter** is a character on Showtime's *Yellowjackets*. He is portrayed by William Charles Vaughan.

## Profile

At some point most likely prior to but not after 1996, the hunter flew a Cessna plane to a remote area of the Canadian wilderness. Once there, he took up residence in a cabin by a lake, bringing plenty of canned food as well as large amounts of ammo for a rifle, as well as a number of porn magazines. Despite his preparations, he met a grisly fate.

In 1996, a plane carrying the WHS Yellowjackets, a female soccer team, crashes in the wilderness. Following the plane crash, the survivors vote to travel to the lake and, upon arrival, discover the cabin. Lottie Matthews is reluctant to enter the cabin, warning Taissa Turner that she has a bad feeling about it. Taissa, however, is dismissive of her concerns, feeling them to just be superstition. Later, however, Taissa finds Lottie in the attic. "I told you so," comments Lottie, and Taissa turns to discover a desiccated skeleton in a chair, that of the hunter.

The girls hear strange noises in the cabin that lead some of them to believe that the hunter is haunting them. Jackie Taylor suggests holding a séance in the attic, channeling the dead hunter's spirit as a way of allaying their fears and relieving stress. At first, it is all fun and games as Shauna holds a pendant and they joking refer to the hunter as "Jacques." They ask questions such as whether or not their high school's principal was having sex with one of the teachers. Things turn dark, however, when Javi Martinez asks if they are all going to die and suddenly the wind blows open the windows, putting out the candles. Lottie then starts muttering in French before banging her head against a window, saying that "You must spill blood."

The girls later discover the hunter's plane in the woods. Eventually, Laura Lee hatches a plan to fly it in the hopes of finding help. The plane, however, explodes in midair. Following this incident, and a disastrous "Doomcoming" party, Jackie Taylor and Shauna Sadecki, two of the other crash survivors, have a massive argument. The argument culminates with Jackie going outside into the cold to sleep overnight. When she falls asleep, she has a dream in which Shauna comes outside and makes up with her. She then brings Jackie inside, where everyone warmly welcomes her back, even Laura Lee. She then turns and sees the hunter in a doorway, who tells her "So glad you're joining us. We've been waiting for you." That morning, Shauna awakes and discovers that it has snowed. She rushes outside and, to her horror, discovers that Jackie has frozen to death.

When Lottie stitches a blanket with the symbol upon it as a baby shower gift for Shauna, Natalie questions her decision, pointing out that they don't really know what the symbol means. She points out that they found it carved into the floor underneath where the dead hunter was sitting and Lottie tells her that she thinks he was using it for protection. Natalie argues that the hunter *died* and Lottie tells her that just because you don't understand what something is doesn't make it evil. As the argument continues, Shauna's nose starts bleeding and a number of sparrows fly straight at the cabin, seemingly committing suicide.

## Trivia

* This character first appears as a skeleton in "The Dollhouse," the third episode of *Yellowjackets*. He then appears in a vision or dream in the first season finale, "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi," in which the character is listed as "Hunter" in the episode's closing credits.
* Co-creator Ashley Lyle confirmed the existence of a season 2 bonus episode. Since Jason Ritter's was confirmed as a guest-star in season 2 but didn't actually appear in any of the 9 episodes, it is heavily implied that this bonus episode will be focused on the “cabin guy” backstory.
* Among fans of the series, the character is often referred to as "cabin daddy."