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Pinhead may beHellraiser ’s best known character , but he was n’t quite the big bad inHellraiser 2,leading to an early last for the horror ikon . Pinhead , as played in eightHellraiserfilms byDoug Bradley , is one of repulsion ’s most famous villains , skylark as he does a appear sure to catch anyone ’s center , and a booming voice that borders on mesmerise . Yet , it ’s wanton to forget that Pinhead was n’t necessarily designed to be the star of what would become theHellraisermultimedia franchise .
Pinhead is only even in the firstHellraiserfilm for a matter of minutes , albeit attain every second he ’s onscreen counting . The real baddie ofHellraiseris Frank Cotton , who seduce Julia into obtaining victims so he can survive again , and then put up up her husband Larry as a replacement skin cause . That say , Pinhead certainly is n’t a hero , and tries his best to take Kirsty back to Hell with him . InHellbound : Hellraiser 2,we learn ’s backstory , admit that he was once a man , and not always Hell ’s resident ambassador to torment .
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Pinhead ’s journey from humanity to Cenobite is express concisely in the opening ofHellraiser 2,and expanded on inHellraiser 3,revealing him to have been an really middling decent human race named Elliot Spencer that was psychologically damaged by the horrors ofWorld War I.InHellraiser 2,Pinhead and his fellow cenobite are defeated shockingly quickly , and a look at his extraction helps shed some light as to why .
Hellraiser 2: Why Pinhead Was Defeated So Easily
InHellraiser 2,Kirsty journeys into Hell itself on the hunt for her father , who she trust is reach out for supporter . Along the elbow room , Kirsty runs into Pinhead and booster , who are eager to " play " with her , but are willing to permit her explore their labyrinthine infernal domain . Then , with about 20 minutes remaining in the sequel , Kirsty encounters Pinhead again , and presents to him a photograph of his human self . This shock the Hell Priest , as he had no storage of his former liveliness .
This like a shot leads into the arriver ofHellraiser 2 ’s actual scoundrel , Dr. Channard , who had by then been turn into a Cenobite by Hell ’s lord Leviathan . Channard has come for Kirsty and her new admirer Tiffany , but Pinhead and company step in to protect her , having on the face of it regained their humanity . regrettably , this render them vulnerable , and Channard easily destroy Pinhead ’s gang of Cenobites , although not before Pinhead shares a knowing coup d’oeil with Kirsty . gratefully , Kirsty and Tiffany do eventually get the better of Channard and escape from Hell . Pinhead ’s apparent death would have ramifications though , asHellraiser 3sees his human and demon face separated , enable a fully evil Pinhead to attempt and work Hell to Earth .
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