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170-867: The Saw franchise features a large cast of characters created primarily by directors and screenwriters James Wan , Leigh Whannell , Darren Lynn Bousman , Patrick Melton , and Marcus Dunstan . The films mainly focus on the character of John Kramer ( Tobin Bell ), the "Jigsaw Killer," who seeks out those he considers to be wasting their lives and subjects them to torturous and lethal traps, referred to as "tests" and "games," in an attempt to make them appreciate being alive. The franchise consists of ten films: Saw (2004), Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009), Saw 3D (2010), Jigsaw (2017), Spiral (2021), and Saw X (2023). This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in

340-691: A SWAT team and makes it appear that Marcus is the aggressor and is holding a gun. Schenk then escapes as the SWAT team restrains Banks and shoots Marcus to death. Billy the Puppet Billy is a puppet resembling a ventriloquist's dummy , sometimes seen riding a tricycle , that has appeared throughout the films and has become a type of mascot for the series. It is used by the Jigsaw Killer to communicate with his victims by delivering televised messages or occasionally in person to describe details of

510-513: A comic book prequel to the original film released to promote Saw II . Its canonicity was later contradicted by events in Saw IV . It is, however, the first canonical appearance of Jigsaw's wife, Jill, who was later introduced into the film series in Saw III and established still-canonical elements of Jigsaw's backstory (an engineer who is dying from brain cancer). Merchandising includes Billy

680-460: A flail chest which is a life-threatening condition. A dislocated rib can be painful and can be caused simply by coughing, or for example by trauma or lifting heavy weights. One or more costal cartilages can become inflamed – a condition known as costochondritis ; the resulting pain is similar to that of a heart attack. Abnormalities of the rib cage include pectus excavatum ("sunken chest") and pectus carinatum ("pigeon chest"). A bifid rib

850-459: A Jigsaw trap. Pete is then seen in Saw IV , at the scene of Alison Kerry's death. Xavier is a drug dealer and a victim of the nerve gas house. Like the other victims, Xavier had served time in prison after being framed by Detective Eric Matthews. Xavier is instructed to search for antidote syringes hidden around the house. The group finds a test intended for him, in which a key is hidden in a pit of hypodermic syringes, but he throws Amanda Young into

1020-420: A Jigsaw trap; everyone then believes that Jigsaw was behind the killing. John then kidnaps Hoffman and blackmails him into becoming his apprentice in his "rehabilitation" methods. Though initially forced to help, Hoffman later becomes a willing apprentice, and helps set up most of John's tests. After beating her test, Amanda Young becomes the first publicly-known survivor of a Jigsaw game. She comes to see John as

1190-600: A SWAT team to John Kramer's lair in Saw II . It is also implied he had an affair with Detective Allison Kerry, which led to his divorce. When the police raid the lair, John reveals that he has captured Eric's son, but promises that Eric will be able to find him in a "safe and secure state" after talking with Jigsaw for two hours. Eric has been chosen for the game due to his history of police brutality and planting evidence to convict people of crimes they did not commit. Eric soon loses patience and assaults John, forcing him to take him to

1360-572: A bond with John while he is being treated, but John considers him to have "issues of his own". Zep is forced to monitor Adam Stanheight and Dr. Lawrence Gordon's game, in order to obtain the antidote for the slow-acting poison in his blood stream. He is instructed to hold Alison and Diana Gordon captive and kill both them and Lawrence if the latter does not kill Adam by six o'clock. Lawrence fails to kill Adam, but Alison and Diana manage to escape when Detective David Tapp arrives and chases Zep to an underground sewage system. After shooting Tapp, Zep proceeds to

1530-439: A circular saw. Upon doing so, Jeff inadvertently triggers a device that kills his wife, Lynn. Just before he dies, John takes out a tape recorder; the tape reveals that, by killing John, Jeff failed his final test, and must play another game to save his daughter Corbett. In Saw IV , Jeff is killed by Agent Peter Strahm, who appears while he tries to rescue Eric Matthews. Strahm fatally shoots Jeff in self-defence after Jeff points

1700-413: A corpse and killed several officers to infiltrate the police station. He finds and kills Jill using the reverse bear trap. Hoffman attempts to leave town but is captured by Dr. Lawrence Gordon and his accomplices, then placed in the bathroom from the first film. John is revealed to have saved Lawrence after his game and, in return, Lawrence helped him with subsequent traps. Lawrence leaves Hoffman shackled in

1870-442: A door into her led to John using a more sinister version of the puppet to communicate with his test subjects. Carla Song is a medical student at St. Eustice Hospital, and Dr. Lawrence Gordon's mistress; Lawrence's affair with her is one of the reasons why he was targeted by Jigsaw. She plays a larger role in the video game Saw II: Flesh & Blood where she is targeted by Jigsaw for stealing vital pharmaceuticals and selling them on

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2040-438: A flashback from Saw III , Eric manages to escape the bathroom by breaking his foot. He confronts and beats Amanda, demanding to know where his son is. Amanda fights him off and leaves him for dead. A flashback from Saw IV shows Hoffman later dragging Eric to a prison cell, keeping him alive for a future game. The events of Saw III and Saw IV occur concurrently. Saw III begins with John, weakened and near death, confined to

2210-450: A flashback in Saw V , Gus is seen lying unconscious while John Kramer and Mark Hoffman set up the nerve gas house. It is shown in Saw V that his surname is Colyard, as indicated by a document observed by Agent Peter Strahm. Jonas Singer appears in Saw II as a victim of the nerve gas house. Like the other captives, Jonas had previously been framed and jailed by Detective Eric Matthews, and it

2380-399: A freezer room. Once Jeff enters, two metal poles start spraying Danica with water at random intervals. She manages to convince Jeff to help her, but she is frozen to death before he can retrieve the key from behind frozen metal bars. Dylan Denlon is Jeff and Lynn Denlon's deceased son. He was killed when he was knocked off of his bicycle by a drunk driver, Timothy Young. Since Timothy received

2550-471: A glass box to retrieve an antidote, and her arms get caught in the razor blade lined sockets. Xavier Chavez finds her, but leaves her to bleed to death after reading the number on the back of her neck. In a flashback in Saw IV , she is seen offering John Kramer her services, prior to John becoming the Jigsaw Killer. In a flashback in Saw V , she is seen lying unconscious as John and Mark Hoffman set up

2720-408: A hero who changed her life for the better; and, on John's request, becomes his protégée and next apprentice. John shows her rehabilitation to Jill, who becomes aware of his traps and becomes somewhat of an accomplice as well. In Saw , John chains the man who diagnosed his cancer, Dr. Lawrence Gordon , in a dilapidated industrial washroom with Adam Stanheight , a photographer who has been tailing

2890-484: A key on a booby-trapped door, ignoring a written warning not to do so. Gus is killed instantly when a revolver behind the door discharges through the peephole, shooting him in the head. Like the other victims, Gus was in the house because he was framed for crimes he did not commit by Detective Eric Matthews. Gus later appears in a flashback in Saw IV , in which he quarrels with Cecil Adams in Jill Tuck's health clinic. In

3060-541: A kind of final send-off for the Jigsaw character, but never say never". In December, Lionsgate confirmed Saw XI on their Instagram account, with a release date of September 27, 2024. However, on April 9, 2024, the same Instagram account announced that the movie will be delayed to September 26, 2025. Producer Oren Koules has stated the upcoming film will likely be a direct sequel to Saw X . Kevin Greutert will return as

3230-424: A large dilapidated industrial bathroom, with an apparent corpse (holding a tape recorder and a revolver) in the middle, and are given instructions via cassette tape. Adam's tape urges him to survive, while Dr. Gordon's instructs him to kill Adam by six o'clock. Adam discovers a bag containing two hacksaws, which they unsuccessfully attempt to use on their chains; Adam's saw breaks, causing him to become enraged and hurl

3400-628: A limited-edition 3D puppet-head box version of Billy the Puppet . A mockumentary short film, Full Disclosure Report , was released in 2005 as part of the Saw: Uncut DVD-release. The story takes place between the first and second films and features reporters trying to figure out who Jigsaw is and discussing his victims. The short film marks the first appearance of detective Eric Matthews , before his appearance in Saw II . Another mockumentary short film, The Scott Tibbs Documentary ,

3570-409: A makeshift hospital bed. Amanda has taken over his work, designing traps of her own; however, these traps are inescapable, as Amanda is convinced that John's traps have no effect and that people don't change. A kidnapped doctor is forced to keep John alive while another test is performed on Jeff Denlon , a man obsessed with vengeance against the drunk driver who killed his son. John, unwilling to allow

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3740-510: A medical student. Lawrence is abducted and placed in a trap where he is chained up in a dilapidated bathroom alongside Adam Stanheight. He is told that he must kill Adam before six o'clock; if he does not do so, his wife Alison and daughter Diana will be killed, and he will be left to die in the bathroom. He fails to kill Adam, but saws off his own foot using a hacksaw that Adam found to free himself from his shackle, and crawls away to get help, promising Adam he will bring someone back (although Adam

3910-427: A murderer to continue his legacy, designs a test for Amanda as well; she ultimately fails, resulting in the deaths of herself, John, Lynn, and Jeff. Saw IV , meanwhile, revolves around tests meant for Officer Daniel Rigg , which are overseen by Hoffman, who masquerades as a participant in the game. Rigg fails his test, resulting in the death of Eric Matthews. Rigg is left to bleed to death by Hoffman, who later discovers

4080-417: A new appreciation for their lives. He frequently communicated with his test subjects using a ventriloquist puppet that he created based on an earlier puppet that he had intended to give to his unborn son. He would cut the shape of a puzzle piece from the remains of those who failed, to represent they were missing "the survival instinct", leading to him being nicknamed "The Jigsaw Killer", or simply "Jigsaw", by

4250-446: A new game involving skinheads to find a way to Jill. Meanwhile, Bobby Dagen , a fraud who has written a book about escaping a Jigsaw trap he never experienced, is captured and forced to confront people who knew that he lied about being in a trap. Three of Bobby's friends die and his test concludes with him being forced to re-enact the trap he claimed to have escaped. He fails, causing the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Hoffman has posed as

4420-464: A package to Lawrence that had been left to her in John's will; it contained a videotape with instructions from John to watch over Jill and act immediately if anything was to happen to her. When Hoffman kills Jill and attempts to flee the city, he is ambushed by three people in pig masks, one of whom is revealed to be Lawrence. After chaining Hoffman by the ankle to the pipes in the bathroom, Lawrence picks up

4590-555: A part of Dr. Gordon's test; one of Jigsaw's reasons for testing Dr. Gordon was because Dr. Gordon had cheated on his wife, as well as being cold and uncaring towards his daughter. Dr. Gordon is ordered to kill Adam, who is chained up in the bathroom with him, by six o'clock, or else Alison and Diana will be killed. When Dr. Gordon fails to do so, Zep attempts to kill both Alison and Diana, but they are rescued by Detective David Tapp. The DVD commentary for Saw 3D reveals Alison divorced Dr. Gordon because of his unstable mindset. Allison Kerry

4760-408: A police memorial service is held honoring those who died in their effort to close the Jigsaw case; Tapp is among the officers honored. Donnie Greco first appears in Saw . He is Amanda Young's drug dealer and cellmate. As a part of Amanda's game, he is heavily tranquilized (injected with an opioid overdose ) and unable to move or feel anything (Jigsaw claims, in his instructions to Amanda, that Donnie

4930-399: A prominent line in this area, a little in front of the tubercle. This line is directed downward and laterally; this gives attachment to a tendon of the iliocostalis muscle . At this point, the rib is bent in two directions, and at the same time twisted on its long axis. The distance between the angle and the tubercle is progressively greater from the second to the tenth ribs. The area between

5100-650: A prosthetic foot. John recruited Lawrence as an apprentice afterwards, and Lawrence used his medical skills to prepare a variety of traps for John, such as putting the key in Michael Marks' eye in the Venus flytrap ( Saw II ), as well as sewing Art Blank's mouth and Trevor's eyes shut for the mausoleum trap ( Saw IV ). He also selected Lynn Denlon as John's surgeon ( Saw III ) and wrote an anonymous message to Detective Mark Hoffman ( Saw V ) stating "I know who you are". Following John's death, his ex-wife Jill Tuck delivered

5270-583: A puzzle piece-shaped chunk of flesh from those who did not escape his traps. John stated that this name was given to him by the media, and that the cut piece of flesh represented that the victims were missing what he called the "survival instinct". Few of John's victims can survive his brutal mechanical traps, which are often ironically symbolic representations of problems in the victim's life and require them to undergo severe physical and/or psychological torture to escape. Jigsaw depicts one of John's first games, which never became public. The only survivor

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5440-437: A rib. The ability of the human rib to regenerate itself has been appreciated for some time. However, the repair has only been described in a few case reports. The phenomenon has been appreciated particularly by craniofacial surgeons, who use both cartilage and bone material from the rib for ear, jaw, face, and skull reconstruction. The perichondrium and periosteum are fibrous sheaths of vascular connective tissue surrounding

5610-409: A set of x-ray slides reveal that the key has been surgically implanted behind his right eye, and in order to retrieve it he must remove his eye with a scalpel. He cannot bring himself to do it, and when the timer expires, the mask closes on his head, killing him instantly. Michael is seen again in a flashback in Saw IV , in the waiting room of Jill Tuck's clinic. It is shown in Saw V that his surname

5780-458: A shallow costal groove, whereas the twelfth does not. The twelfth rib is much shorter than the eleventh rib, and only has a one articular facet. The sternum is a long, flat bone that forms the front of the rib cage. The cartilages of the top seven ribs (the true ribs ) join with the sternum at the sternocostal joints. The costal cartilage of the second rib articulates with the sternum at the sternal angle making it easy to locate. The manubrium

5950-464: A short film to help pitch a potential feature film concept, after having the original script written for several years. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to receive funding in their home country of Australia , Wan and Whannell traveled to the United States , after several producers expressed interest in the project. It was ultimately successful, and, in 2004, the first installment debuted at

6120-412: A trap that would impale him with spikes. Detective Tapp manages to free him, but an injured Jeff runs away and leaves Tapp behind. During the events of Saw II: Flesh & Blood , it is revealed that two days after Jeff escaped from the asylum, he committed suicide. John Kramer was a successful civil engineer and toymaker. He was married to Jill Tuck, who was expecting a son, to be named Gideon. Following

6290-415: A tricycle. Billy gives the victims instructions on how to escape their traps before the time expires. Billy has also appeared in every adaptation of Saw , becoming an icon of the series. It is revealed in Saw IV that Billy was based on an earlier puppet originally created for John and Jill Tuck's unborn son Gideon, and that John's unresolved anger after Jill suffered a miscarriage after a drug addict slammed

6460-519: A two-hour timer expires, and he is found by a SWAT team, with a mask that provided him with oxygen while in the safe. Daniel appears in a flashback in Saw V , lying unconscious on the floor, while John and Mark Hoffman prepare the nerve gas house. In Saw 3D he appears in another flashback, this time with Amanda in the bathroom at the end of Saw II . Daniel Rigg is a SWAT commander that first appears in Saw II , assisting Detectives Eric Matthews and Allison Kerry in apprehending Jigsaw. In Saw IV , Rigg

6630-452: A very lenient sentence on Timothy) and ultimately Timothy himself (who is revealed in a flashback to have been genuinely remorseful for killing Dylan). Jeff is faced with the choice of saving them or allowing them to die in their traps; Judge Halden pleads with Jeff not to become a killer himself. In Jeff's final test, he confronts Jigsaw himself to prove he has learned how to forgive. Jeff tells John he forgives him before slicing his throat with

6800-472: A very light sentence for causing Dylan's death, Jeff became vengeful, which is why he is tested in Saw III . Jeff is even forced to destroy all of Dylan's possessions (which he had kept in Dylan's room) in order to obtain a key for one of the traps. Jeff ultimately forgives Timothy (who is revealed in a flashback to have been genuinely remorseful) for causing the death of his son, having previously forgiven Danica,

6970-408: A witness who fled the scene and later did not come forward, as well as Judge Halden, who had sentenced Timothy. Halden is a judge who presided over the case of Timothy Young, the drunk driver who killed Jeff Denlon's son Dylan. Halden is captured and positioned as part of Jeff's test of forgiveness to see if Jeff could overcome his anger at Halden for sentencing Timothy to only six months in prison. He

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7140-429: Is Logan Nelson , the man who accidentally mislabeled John's x-rays, causing his cancer to go undiagnosed until it was too late. Believing Logan should not die over an honest mistake, John saves him before he is killed by one of the traps, and recruits him as his first apprentice . Logan helps John build several traps for future games, but for unknown reasons seemed to part ways with John by the events of Saw VI , since he

7310-439: Is Eric's son. Laura briefly appears in Saw V lying unconscious, while John Kramer and Mark Hoffman set up the nerve gas house. It is shown in Saw V that her surname is Hunter, as indicated by a document observed by Agent Peter Strahm. In Saw II , Michael Marks is a police informant working for Detective Eric Matthews. He awakes with a spike-filled mask (called a "Venus flytrap" by Jigsaw) locked around his neck. A videotape and

7480-478: Is Marks, as indicated by a document observed by Agent Peter Strahm. Michael makes an appearance in Saw 3D , where it is revealed in a flashback sequence that Dr. Lawrence Gordon surgically placed the key behind his eye for the purposes of his test in Saw II . Obi is an arsonist, and a victim of the nerve gas house. He remains isolated from the rest of the group until they come across a trap intended for him. A tape recorder reveals that Obi aided Jigsaw in kidnapping

7650-403: Is a bifurcated rib, split towards the sternal end, and usually just affecting one of the ribs of a pair. It is a congenital defect affecting about 1.2% of the population. It is often without symptoms though respiratory difficulties and other problems can arise. Rib removal is the surgical removal of one or more ribs for therapeutic or cosmetic reasons. Rib resection is the removal of part of

7820-438: Is a highly experienced detective with specialized knowledge of the Jigsaw case. She has a deep understanding of his methods and motivations, making her an invaluable asset to the investigation. She first appears in Saw , working alongside Detectives David Tapp and Steven Sing. In Saw II , she works with Detective Eric Matthews and Officer Daniel Rigg in order to try to save Eric's son Daniel. In Saw III , after Eric disappears and

7990-441: Is a short costal groove between the ridge of the internal surface of the rib and the inferior border. It protects the intercostal space containing the intercostal veins , intercostal arteries , and intercostal nerves . The ninth rib has a frontal part at the same level as the first lumbar vertebra . This level is called the transpyloric plane , since the pylorus is also at this level. The tenth rib attaches directly to

8160-528: Is bound to a chair with two drills aimed at his neck. Jigsaw activates the trap, and the drills slowly move towards Jeff's neck. Jigsaw tells Detective Steven Sing that the key to free him is in a box with dozens of others. Without enough time to try all the keys, Sing shoots the drills to stop them. Jeff later appears in Saw: The Video Game . He is shown to have become suicidal due to trauma. As such, Jigsaw kidnaps Jeff once again and places him in

8330-412: Is chained at the neck to the bottom of a large vat that is slowly filled with liquified pig corpses. The key to free him is in an incinerator filled with Dylan's belongings. Halden pleads with Jeff, urging him not to become a killer, and eventually, after revealing to Jeff that he has a son of his own, Jeff, after trying and failing to open the door of the incinerator, reluctantly burns the items to retrieve

8500-405: Is dead). The key to unlock her trap is placed in his stomach, and to get it, Amanda has to stab him to death and cut him open. Donnie is seen again in a flashback in Saw III in which Jigsaw is shown preparing the trap. He appears again in a flashback in Saw IV exiting Jill's health clinic with Paul Leahy. Jeff Ridenhour first appears in Saw as a victim of one of Jigsaw's experimental traps. He

8670-466: Is eventually killed due to his inability to follow Hoffman's rules, leaving Hoffman free to continue Jigsaw's "work". Saw VI begins with Hoffman setting up a game as per John's instructions left in a box for Jill during Saw V . This game centers on health insurance executive William Easton, who oversees a team responsible for rejecting two-thirds of all insurance claims. As William progresses through four tests, he saves as many people as he can and learns

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8840-410: Is implied that he is gang affiliated. Jonas attempts to work with the others to find an antidote, and is eventually killed by Xavier Chavez with a spiked baseball bat. It is shown in Saw V that his family name is Singer, as indicated by a document observed by Agent Peter Strahm. Jonas briefly appears in Saw V , in which he is seen lying unconscious on the floor, while John Kramer and Mark Hoffman set up

9010-451: Is in fourth place with $ 779.5 million. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series is in sixth with $ 459.7 million, and the Child's Play film series rounding out the list with $ 305.2 million. The box office numbers, unadjusted for inflation are as follows: On IGN 's list of the top twenty-five film franchises of all time, the Saw series ranked as 25th. Rotten Tomatoes ranked the series as

9180-410: Is in place, as he and Amanda have kidnapped the son of Detective Eric Matthews and trapped him and a group of seven convicts, previously framed by Eric, in a house that is slowly being filled with sarin gas , with Amanda among them. He will trade Daniel Matthews ' life for Eric's time, conversing with him until the game is concluded. Eric loses his patience and assaults John, forcing him to take him to

9350-489: Is innervated by one of the intercostal nerves and superiorly attaches at the posterior surface of the lower sternum. Its inferior attachment is the internal surface of costal cartilages two through six and works to depress the ribs. Expansion of the rib cage in males is caused by the effects of testosterone during puberty. Thus, males generally have broad shoulders and expanded chests, allowing them to inhale more air to supply their muscles with oxygen. The development of

9520-514: Is investigated by Detective Zeke Banks , who eventually discovers that his new partner, Detective William Schenk , is the killer. Schenk kidnaps Banks' father Marcus , who is largely responsible for the corruption in the police department, and reveals that his own father was killed by a dirty cop and that he hopes to recruit Banks as a partner in cleansing the department of corruption. Banks is then forced to choose between killing Schenk or saving his father; he manages to rescue Marcus, but Schenk calls

9690-458: Is known as the bucket handle movement , facilitated by gliding at the costovertebral joints . In this way, the transverse diameter is expanded and the lungs can fill. The circumference of the normal adult human rib cage expands by 3 to 5 cm during inhalation. Rib fractures are the most common injury to the rib cage. These most frequently affect the middle ribs. When several adjacent ribs incur two or more fractures each, this can result in

9860-478: Is later discovered by Officer Rigg and the FBI. It is revealed in Saw IV that Kerry's first name is Allison, as seen on a file observed by Officer Rigg. In Saw V , a police memorial service is held honoring those who died in their effort to close the Jigsaw case; Kerry is among the officers honored. In Saw , Amanda Young is introduced as a heroin addict, and the first person to survive one of Jigsaw's "games" (notably,

10030-443: Is one of John Kramer's victims in Saw III . Jeff was consumed by vengeance after the death of his son, Dylan, who was knocked off his bike and killed by a drunk driver, Timothy. Three years after his son's death, Jeff is kidnapped and subjected to a series of encounters with those he held accountable for the incident: Danica Scott (a witness who fled the scene and later did not come forward to testify), Judge Halden (the judge who passed

10200-400: Is one of the first detectives assigned to the Jigsaw case. He and his partner, David Tapp, use clues from a video tape to find Jigsaw's warehouse. There, they find Jeff Ridenhour in a trap with drills aimed at his neck. Jigsaw enters the room shortly afterwards and activates the device when the officers hold him at gunpoint, forcing them to choose between arresting him or saving Jeff. Sing shoots

10370-434: Is presumed dead, Kerry becomes wracked with guilt. She and Detective Mark Hoffman are called to the scene of an inescapable trap, and Kerry is the first to suspect that someone else was responsible, as the trap didn't follow Jigsaw's M.O. She is later captured and placed in her own trap, but even though she follows the rules, the trap (which was built and rigged by Amanda Young) tears her rib cage apart, killing her. Her corpse

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10540-570: Is pursued by Tapp; the chase leads to an underground room where Tapp is shot after a brief struggle and left for dead. In Saw: The Video Game , it is shown that Tapp was nursed back to health by Jigsaw and placed in a series of traps in an asylum, forced to overcome tests and other victims sent to kill him. In the game's "Freedom" ending, Tapp manages to escape from the asylum, but is unable to overcome his obsession with Jigsaw and ultimately commits suicide some time afterwards. Saw II: Flesh & Blood shows newspapers reporting Tapp's suicide. In Saw V ,

10710-404: Is put through four trials in which he is forced to understand Jigsaw's modus operandi . He suffers a gunshot wound to the stomach in his final test, and it is revealed in Saw V that he died of blood loss. In Saw V , a police memorial service is held honoring those who died in their effort to close the Jigsaw case; Rigg is among the officers honored. Eric Matthews is a police detective who leads

10880-501: Is seen (along with that of Zep), revealing that he died some time after the events of Saw . In Saw III , it is revealed that Amanda asphyxiated him with a plastic bag in a mercy killing. Adam's name is seen in Saw V , as Special Agent Peter Strahm browses through FBI documents of potential Jigsaw victims. His name was listed as 'Adam Stanheight'. Adam also appears in archival footage in Saw VI and Saw 3D . Adam's decomposing corpse

11050-458: Is seen in Saw II , Saw III , Saw 3D and the post-credits scene of Saw X . In Saw II: Flesh & Blood , Adam is mentioned in Tapp's files and audio tapes as having been hired by one of Tapp's colleagues to prove his wife was having an affair, implying this was why Tapp hired him. Alison and Diana Gordon are the wife and daughter of Dr. Lawrence Gordon. They are held hostage by Zep Hindle as

11220-449: Is seen in Saw IV and Saw V , and she appears in flashbacks in Saw V , Saw VI , and Saw 3D . In Saw VI it is revealed that Mark Hoffman blackmailed Amanda into killing Lynn, using the knowledge that she had a role in Jill Tuck's miscarriage. Billy is a ventriloquist puppet created by John Kramer to communicate with his victims. Billy usually appears on a TV screen when talking to victims, but sometimes appears in person, often riding

11390-407: Is seen lying unconscious while John Kramer and Mark Hoffman set up the nerve gas house. Corbett Denlon is the neglected daughter of Jeff and Lynn Denlon. She is kidnapped and hidden in Jigsaw's warehouse, given a limited air supply. Jeff learns of her kidnapping upon killing Jigsaw, who reveals that to get Corbett back, he would have to play another game. However, that game never materializes since he

11560-401: Is shot dead by Agent Peter Strahm in Saw IV , shortly after learning about Corbett's kidnapping. During Saw IV , Mark Hoffman is seen holding one of Corbett's stuffed animals when he talks to Agent Lindsey Perez. Corbett has a brief appearance in Saw V where she is seen with the stuffed animal being carried out of the warehouse and given to a police officer by Hoffman. After the end credits on

11730-635: Is shot in the chest. Eventually, Lawrence saws off his own foot to escape, leaving Adam in the bathroom while Lawrence tries to save his family and get help for Adam. It is later seen in Saw 3D that Lawrence found a steaming hot pipe and cauterized his wound, stopping the bleeding and ultimately surviving the trap. John catches up with Lawrence and makes him his next apprentice, a fact he hides from his other accomplices. Flashbacks from Saw III show that Amanda kidnapped Adam and later returned to suffocate him as an act of "mercy killing". Saw X takes place between

11900-412: Is shown in the bathroom in Saw II , Saw III , Saw 3D and the post-credits scene of Saw X . Addison is a prostitute, and a victim in the nerve gas house. Like the other victims, she was framed by Detective Eric Matthews. She attempts to work with the other captives to survive, but upon learning that another victim, Daniel, is Eric's son, she begins working alone to find an antidote. She reaches into

12070-414: Is soon left with Henry, who slashes her to death with a pair of scissors. David Tapp is a detective assigned to investigate the earlier Jigsaw crimes. Evidence leads him to suspect that Dr. Lawrence Gordon is the Jigsaw Killer. Tapp and his partner Steven Sing later find Jigsaw's warehouse, but before they can apprehend him, he activates a trap, which threatens the life of Jeff Ridenhour. Sing rushes to help

12240-453: Is stripped naked and informed that he has a slow-acting poison in his body, the antidote to which is locked in a safe in the room. Mark has to walk over a floor covered in broken glass and use a candle to read the safe combination written on the wall, wary that his flesh is smeared with a highly flammable jelly-like substance. Just as he gets the safe open, Mark eventually fumbles with the candle, burning himself alive, and his charred corpse, with

12410-435: Is subsequently revealed to be dead in Saw II ). Lawrence's decaying severed foot is shown in Saw II , Saw III and Saw 3D . His fate is unknown until Saw 3D , when it is revealed that Lawrence survived his test by using a hot steam pipe to cauterize his ankle stump, before passing out shortly afterwards. John found Lawrence in the corridor and congratulated him for surviving. He then helped Lawrence recover, and gave him

12580-434: Is supplied to the abdominal viscera by the diaphragm contracting. A greater extension can be achieved by the diaphragm itself moving down, rather than simply the domes flattening. The second plane is the anteroposterior and this is expanded by a movement known as the ' pump handle '. The downward sloping nature of the upper ribs are as such because they enable this to occur. When the external intercostal muscles contract and lift

12750-549: Is the fifth highest-grossing horror film franchise . The series revolves around the fictional serial killer John "Jigsaw" Kramer and his apprentices. Kramer was introduced briefly in Saw and developed in more detail in the subsequent films. Rather than killing his victims outright, he traps them in life-threatening situations that he refers to as "tests" or "games" to test their will to survive through physical or psychological torture, believing that if they survive, they will be "rehabilitated". In 2003, Wan and Whannell made

12920-469: Is the lowest of all the Saw films worldwide. It is also the lowest-grossing film in the series. Saw 3D placed first grossing $ 22.5 million its opening weekend, with 92% of tickets coming from more than 2,100 3D-equipped locations. It had the fifth-best opening weekend in the Saw series. It is the most successful film in the franchise since Saw IV . In the United States and Canada, Jigsaw

13090-399: Is the second uppermost rib in humans or second most frontal in animals that walk on four limbs. In humans, the second rib is defined as a true rib since it connects with the sternum through the intervention of the costal cartilage anteriorly (at the front). Posteriorly, the second rib is connected with the vertebral column by the second thoracic vertebra . The second rib is much longer than

13260-402: Is the third-lowest-grossing film in the series after Jigsaw and Saw VI . At the time, it became the most profitable horror film after Scream (1996). It is the seventh-highest-grossing Halloween opening weekend. Saw II opened at number one with $ 31.7 million, and set a Lionsgate Halloween opening-weekend record and is also the third-highest-grossing Halloween opener. It became at

13430-429: Is the wider, superior portion of the sternum. The top of the manubrium has a shallow, U-shaped border called the jugular (suprasternal) notch. The clavicular notch is the shallow depression located on either side at the superior-lateral margins of the manubrium. This is the site of the sternoclavicular joint , between the sternum and clavicle. The first ribs also attach to the manubrium. The transversus thoracis muscle

13600-473: Is wait. Paul attempts to escape, but fails to reach the exit in time and subsequently bleeds to death ; Jigsaw subsequently cuts the shape of a puzzle piece from his remains. Paul's corpse is found by police, covered with very deep cuts and in an early stage of decomposition, some time after his death. Paul is later seen in Saw IV leaving Jill's drug clinic. In Saw V , Paul is shown being kidnapped by both John and Mark Hoffman for his test in Saw . Steven Sing

13770-410: Is with the SWAT team during the raid on Wilson Steel. As he and two other officers climb a caged staircase, one stair shoots forward and breaks his shins. The impact causes him to fall backward and into the other two officers, who are fatally electrocuted when they fall against the now-electrified cage. After the raid on Wilson Steel, Pete recovers from his injuries and returns in Saw III at the scene of

13940-517: The Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically that October by Lionsgate . After its immensely successful opening weekend, the first of many sequels was immediately green-lit . Five directors have worked on the series: James Wan , Darren Lynn Bousman , David Hackl , Kevin Greutert and The Spierig Brothers ; while Whannell, Bousman, Patrick Melton , Marcus Dunstan , Josh Stolberg , and Peter Goldfinger have written

14110-502: The false ribs ( Latin : costae spuriae ) or vertebrochondral ribs, which do not connect directly to the sternum. The first three pairs of vertebrochondral ribs (eighth to tenth) connect indirectly to the sternum via the costal cartilages of the ribs above them, and the overall elasticity of their articulations allows the bucket handle movements of the rib cage essential for respiratory activity. The phrase floating rib ( Latin : costae fluctuantes ) or vertebral rib refers to

14280-438: The first rib , but has a very similar curvature. The non-articular portion of the tubercle is occasionally only feebly marked. The angle is slight and situated close to the tubercle. The body is not twisted so that both ends touch any plane surface upon which it may be laid; but there is a bend, with its convexity upward, similar to, though smaller than that found in the first rib. The body is not flattened horizontally like that of

14450-467: The floating ribs (eleven and twelve) that are not attached to the sternum at all. The terms true ribs and false ribs describe rib pairs that are directly or indirectly attached to the sternum respectively. The first seven rib pairs known as the fixed or vertebrosternal ribs are the true ribs ( Latin : costae verae ) as they connect directly to the sternum via their own individual costal cartilages . The next five pairs (eighth to twelfth) are

14620-428: The medial scalene . The under surface is smooth and without a costal groove. The outer border is convex, thick, and rounded, and at its posterior part gives attachment to the first digitation of the serratus anterior . The inner border is concave, thin, and sharp, and marked about its center by the scalene tubercle. The anterior extremity is larger and thicker than that of any of the other ribs. The second rib

14790-420: The miscarriage of his son caused by Cecil Adams and Amanda Young, John became distraught and later learned he had an aggressive inoperable brain tumor . He attempted suicide but ultimately survived, finding a new appreciation for life. Using his wealth and skill, John began testing others' will to live by placing them in deadly traps, which he referred to as "games" or "tests", hoping to give those who survived

14960-403: The neck , upper limbs , upper abdomen and back , and together with the overlying skin and associated fascia and muscles , makes up the thoracic wall . In tetrapods , the rib cage intrinsically holds the muscles of respiration ( diaphragm , intercostal muscles , etc.) that are crucial for active inhalation and forced exhalation , and therefore has a major ventilatory function in

15130-484: The respiratory system . There are thirty-three vertebrae in the human vertebral column. The rib cage is associated with TH1−TH12. Ribs are described based on their location and connection with the sternum. All ribs are attached posteriorly to the thoracic vertebrae and are numbered accordingly one to twelve. Ribs that articulate directly with the sternum are called true ribs , whereas those that do not articulate directly are termed false ribs . The false ribs include

15300-399: The transverse costal facet on the end of the transverse process of the lower of the two vertebrae to which the head is connected. The non-articular portion is a rough elevation and affords attachment to the ligament of the tubercle. The tubercle is much more prominent in the upper ribs than in the lower ribs. The angle of a rib (costal angle) may both refer to the bending part of it, and

15470-401: The transverse costal facet with the tubercle of the rib of the same number. The crest gives attachment to the intra-articular ligament . The neck of the rib is the flattened part that extends laterally from the head. The neck is about 3 cm long. Its anterior surface is flat and smooth, whilst its posterior is perforated by numerous foramina and its surface rough, to give attachment to

15640-421: The vertebra with which it articulates . It is marked by a kidney-shaped articular surface which is divided by a horizontal crest into two articulating regions. The upper region articulates with the inferior costal facet on the vertebra above, and the larger region articulates with the superior costal facet on the vertebra with the same number. The transverse process of a thoracic vertebra also articulates at

15810-421: The 13th , Halloween , Scream , and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre —and adjusting for 2023 inflation, is the fifth highest grossing series with $ 688.3 million. Halloween is the highest-grossing horror series in the United States at approximately $ 1.09 billion, with Friday the 13th in second at $ 908.4 million, The Nightmare on Elm Street series is in third with $ 793.5 million. The Scream film series

15980-507: The 7th-best horror franchise of all time. Japanese video game company Konami currently owns the rights to the Saw interactive video game property. Konami stated in mid-2009 that they wanted to make Saw a series of video games to supplement the films. They also wish to make Saw their next big survival horror franchise next to their other property, Silent Hill . They stated that because Saw focuses on visual intensity and Silent Hill focuses on psychological terror, both could exist in

16150-470: The Director's Cut DVD of Saw VI , Amanda Young is seen talking to Corbett through the door of the room she's captive in, urging her not to trust Hoffman when he saves her. Danica was the only witness to the collision that left Jeff Denlon's son Dylan dead. Instead of staying to testify, Danica fled the scene, and is later kidnapped as part of Jeff's tests. She is stripped nude and suspended by her wrists in

16320-412: The Jigsaw case; Sing is among the officers honored. It is shown in the video game that Sing has a wife named Melissa and a son named Franklin. Melissa encounters Tapp during the game and blames him for the death of her husband. Sing is also frequently mentioned in tapes and documents. Zep Hindle is an orderly who works at St. Eustice Hospital, where John Kramer is being treated for his cancer. He forms

16490-411: The Puppet dolls, Jigsaw figurines and costumes, and Pig mask figurines and masks. Rib cage A typical human thoracic cage consists of 12 pairs of ribs and the adjoining costal cartilages , the sternum (along with the manubrium and xiphoid process ), and the 12 thoracic vertebrae articulating with the ribs. The thoracic cage also provides attachments for extrinsic skeletal muscles of

16660-465: The actors ( Scott Patterson , as Peter Strahm ) had to keep his head submerged as long as possible. Another element of the traps is that Hackl desired a specific look of rust and menace, but he also wanted them to have a type of beauty about them. Saw grossed $ 18.2 million its opening weekend and had become Lionsgate 's second-best opening, after Fahrenheit 9/11 's $ 23.9 million (2004). Saw went on to gross $ 103 million worldwide, and

16830-424: The angle and the tubercle is rounded, rough, and irregular, and serves for the attachment of the longissimus dorsi muscle . The first rib (the topmost one) is the most curved and usually the shortest of all the ribs; it is broad and flat, its surfaces looking upward and downward, and its borders inward and outward. The head is small and rounded, and possesses only a single articular facet, for articulation with

17000-414: The bathroom to die. The present-day portion of Jigsaw takes place roughly ten years after John's death in Saw III . When a new Jigsaw game leaves several people dead, the police come to believe that either John has been resurrected, or a Jigsaw copycat is involved. It is eventually revealed that Logan Nelson is the new Jigsaw Killer, and that he recreated the game he was once part of using new victims. At

17170-526: The bodies of John and Amanda. When an autopsy is performed on John, a cassette tape coated in wax is found in his stomach ; the tape informs Hoffman that he is wrong to think that it is all over just because John is dead, and he should not expect to go untested. The events of Saw V show Hoffman's first solo test: Five people connected to a disastrous fire that killed several others are put into four interconnected tests of teamwork, killing off one person in each trap. The two remaining test subjects realize at

17340-402: The body is marked by two shallow grooves, separated from each other by a slight ridge prolonged internally into a tubercle, the scalene tubercle , for the attachment of the anterior scalene ; the anterior groove transmits the subclavian vein , the posterior the subclavian artery and the lowest trunk of the brachial plexus . Behind the posterior groove is a rough area for the attachment of

17510-421: The body of the first thoracic vertebra . The neck is narrow and rounded. The tubercle , thick and prominent, is placed on the outer border. It bears a small facet for articulation with the transverse costal facet on the transverse process of T1. There is no angle , but at the tubercle, the rib is slightly bent, with the convexity upward, so that the head of the bone is directed downward. The upper surface of

17680-416: The body of vertebra T10 instead of between vertebrae like the second through ninth ribs. Due to this direct attachment, vertebra T10 has a complete costal facet on its body. The eleventh and twelfth ribs , the floating ribs , have a single articular facet on the head, which is of rather large size. They have no necks or tubercles, and are pointed at their anterior ends. The eleventh has a slight angle and

17850-446: The box office but marking the second lowest debut of the franchise. In its second weekend the film dropped 61% to $ 6.56 million, finishing third behind newcomers Thor: Ragnarok and A Bad Moms Christmas . In its third weekend, the film dropped another 47% and made $ 3.43 million, finishing fifth. The Saw series, when compared to the other top-grossing American horror series— A Nightmare on Elm Street , Child's Play , Friday

18020-429: The broken saw at a mirror. Dr. Gordon deduces that the saws are actually intended for their feet, and subsequently realises that they were kidnapped by Jigsaw, whom he knows about because he was once a suspect in the case. At six o'clock, desperate to save his family, Dr. Gordon saws off his own foot, much to Adam's horror, and shoots Adam with the apparent corpse's revolver, despite Adam pleading for his life. Adam survives

18190-442: The changing situations and characters. The music was used in every Saw ending, usually during the revealing of plot revelations and twists which Saw films often use and it serves as the main theme tune for the whole films. Traps An important component of each film is the variety of (usually mechanical in form) traps Jigsaw and his apprentices use on their captives to communicate his message. According to David Hackl , all of

18360-482: The director for this film. Saw , often referred to as Saw 0.5 , is a 2003 short film that served as a promotional tool in pitching a feature-length version to Lionsgate . It is included on the second disc of the uncut DVD release of Saw . It has also been released alone, and on the Saw Trilogy DVD containing Saw Uncut Edition, Saw II Special Edition, and Saw III Director's Cut, packaged with

18530-470: The doctor, believing he is cheating on his wife. Lawrence has instructions to kill Adam by six o'clock or his wife and daughter will be killed. Flashbacks show Detectives David Tapp and Steven Sing , who suspect Lawrence of being Jigsaw, following a trail of clues from other Jigsaw traps. Steven's death from a shotgun trap after saving a victim causes David to obsess over catching Jigsaw. Later, he chases Zep Hindle , who monitors Adam and Lawrence's tests, and

18700-488: The downloadable Saw Chapter for the video game Dead by Daylight . Billy The Puppet has appeared in games: Call of Duty: Warzone , Call of Duty: Modern Warfare , Call of Duty: Mobile , Rocket League and Fortnite . In October 2021, Twisted Productions co-founders Burg and Koules confirmed a third Saw video game was in development for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X . Saw: Rebirth ,

18870-441: The drills and pursues Jigsaw through the warehouse, after Jigsaw slashes Tapp's throat with a hidden wrist blade. While pursuing him, Sing accidentally activates a tripwire that triggers four shotguns overhead to discharge, killing him instantly. Tapp blames himself for Sing's death, which ultimately causes him to obsess over capturing Jigsaw. In Saw V , a police memorial service is held honoring those who died in their effort to close

19040-445: The end of the film, Logan abducts corrupt detective Brad Halloran and kills him as revenge for him being indirectly responsible for the death of Logan's wife. Having successfully framed Halloran as the killer, Logan escapes and is free to continue Jigsaw's work. Spiral takes place an unknown amount of time after John's death, as another Jigsaw copycat creates their own games to punish corrupt police officers and detectives. The case

19210-543: The error of his ways, which inherently "kill" the rejected. His last test is a test of forgiveness by the family of Harold Abbott , whom William refused a claim. Harold's son ultimately chooses to kill William with hydrofluoric acid . Meanwhile, Agent Erickson and the previously thought-dead Agent Lindsey Perez search for Agent Strahm with Hoffman's assistance. Finding irregularities in previous murder scenes, Perez and Erickson discover Hoffman's identity, but he kills them before they can go public with it. Hoffman travels back to

19380-448: The events of Saw and Saw II , and sees John traveling to Mexico in hopes that a Norwegian cancer treatment will cure him. However, when the operation is proven to be a scam, John, with the help of Amanda and Hoffman, kidnaps those responsible and subjects them to his traps, ultimately ending with the death of all but Dr. Cecilia Pederson. Saw II begins with the police tracking a severely weakened John to his lair. However, another test

19550-400: The final trap that each previous trap was meant to be completed by each of the five people doing a small part, rather than killing one person per trap. With this knowledge, they work together and barely manage to escape. They are found alive by Special Agent Dan Erickson . Meanwhile, Hoffman has set up FBI Agent Peter Strahm to appear to be Jigsaw's accomplice, while Strahm pursues Hoffman and

19720-502: The first film in the franchise to do so. An eleventh film is in development and is expected to be released in September 2025. In September 2023, producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules stated there are tentative plans for future installments in the Saw film series, dependent on the reception and success of Saw X . Later that month, Stolberg announced that there are active plans for an eleventh installment. Both Burg and Koules stated that

19890-410: The first rib. Its external surface is convex, and looks upward and a little outward; near the middle of it is a rough eminence for the origin of the lower part of the first and the whole of the second digitation of the serratus anterior; behind and above this is attached the posterior scalene . The internal surface, smooth, and concave, is directed downward and a little inward: on its posterior part there

20060-399: The floor of the thoracic cavity, contracts and flattens, while the contraction of intercostal muscles lift the rib cage up and out. Expansion of the thoracic cavity is driven in three planes; the vertical, the anteroposterior and the transverse. The vertical plane is extended by the help of the diaphragm contracting and the abdominal muscles relaxing to accommodate the downward pressure that

20230-408: The formation of a functional rib cage. Variations in the number of ribs occur. About 1 in 200–500 people have an additional cervical rib , and there is a female predominance. Intrathoracic supernumerary ribs are extremely rare. The rib remnant of the 7th cervical vertebra on one or both sides is occasionally replaced by a free extra rib called a cervical rib , which can mechanically interfere with

20400-505: The gun at him, demanding to know where his daughter is. Saw (franchise) Saw is an American horror media franchise created by Australian filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell , which began with the eponymous 2004 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded from films into other media, including a television series, video games, comic books, music, theme park attractions, and merchandising including toys, masks, and clothing. Saw

20570-434: The gunshot, but plays dead. Zep Hindle, an orderly from Dr. Gordon's hospital, opens the door to the bathroom. As he is about to kill Dr. Gordon, Adam rises and bludgeons Zep to death with a toilet tank lid, believing him to be Jigsaw and therefore responsible for their abduction. Dr. Gordon crawls away to get help, promising to return to Adam. While searching Zep's body for a key, Adam finds a tape recorder that reveals that Zep

20740-505: The hacksaw he had used to sever his own foot and throws it into the corridor. He then turns off the lights and leaves, telling Hoffman "Game over", before closing the door and leaving Hoffman to die in the bathroom, with no means of escape. Lawrence also attends Bobby Dagen's support group meeting for Jigsaw survivors in Saw 3D . Mark Wilson, a 30-year-old software analyst, is one of Jigsaw's earliest victims, targeted because he feigned illness to excuse himself from his responsibilities. Mark

20910-506: The highest-grossing weekend in the series and also Lionsgate's fifth-highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. Saw IV premiered at number one with $ 32.1 million making it the second-best Halloween weekend opener. In Saw V ' s opening weekend it placed second, being beat by High School Musical 3: Senior Year , and made $ 30.1 million. It is Lionsgate's tenth-highest-grossing film. Saw VI opened in second place behind Paranormal Activity to $ 14.1 million, which

21080-451: The house, only to discover that the video feed from inside the house had been pre-recorded; the events in it actually took place much earlier. Eric's son was locked in a safe in John's warehouse and kept alive with an oxygen tank. Eric is knocked unconscious by a masked figure and wakes up imprisoned in the bathroom from Saw , which is part of the house's foundation. Amanda reveals herself to Eric as John's protégée before leaving him to die. In

21250-424: The idea that the only way for someone to change is for them to change themselves. Then, in Saw IV flashbacks, he designed the first trap and test for Cecil, and decided to use the rest of his existence to design more of these "tests" or "games" as a form of "instant rehabilitation" that would change the world "one person at a time". John was soon given the nickname "The Jigsaw Killer" (or "Jigsaw"), because he removed

21420-492: The integument of salamanders . The grooves run between the axilla to the groin . Each groove overlies the myotomal septa to mark the position of the internal rib. Birds and reptiles have bony uncinate processes on their ribs that project caudally from the vertical section of each rib. These serve to attach sacral muscles and also aid in allowing greater inspiration. Crocodiles have cartilaginous uncinate processes. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text in

21590-418: The irises painted in for the eyes, but in later films more sophisticated construction included waterjet-cut foam for the body and remote-controlled animatronics . The endurance and popularity of the franchise has resulted in the production of Billy merchandise, as well as references in other media and its use in promotions for the films. "Hello Zepp" "Hello Zepp" is a piece of instrumental music that

21760-485: The key, and frees Halden in time. Later, while confronting Timothy, Halden once again pleads with Jeff to do something; at one point, the judge attempts to stop the machine to which Timothy is strapped (which Jigsaw calls "the Rack") using brute force. Jeff eventually forgives Timothy, and tries to help him, but when retrieving the key, he triggers a shotgun that discharges into Halden's face, killing him instantly. Jeff Denlon

21930-429: The ligament of the neck. Its upper border presents a rough crest ( crista colli costae ) for the attachment of the anterior costotransverse ligament ; its lower border is rounded. On the posterior surface at the neck, is an eminence—the tubercle that consists of an articular and a non-articular portion. The articular portion is the lower and more medial of the two and presents a small, oval surface for articulation with

22100-401: The lives of others and became even more depressed as he saw them squandering the gift of life that he had just been denied. He approached an insurance executive named William Easton , asking for coverage for an experimental cancer treatment, but was denied. Flashbacks from Saw II show that, after surviving a suicide attempt where he drove his car off a cliff, John was "reborn", and nurtured

22270-526: The media (a nickname that John himself disapproved of). Although John dies after his throat is slashed by Jeff Denlon in Saw III , he appears in flashbacks throughout the series. Lawrence Gordon is a physician who diagnosed John Kramer's terminal cancer and was initially a suspect in the Jigsaw murder case (after a penlight found at the scene of one of Jigsaw's games was linked to him). John targets Lawrence for being cold and uncaring towards his patients and his family, and for cheating on his wife with Carla Song,

22440-435: The mid-credits scene of Saw X is intended to set up a future film which will again include the character Mark Hoffman . The character Cecilia was intentionally left alive for a possible sequel to expand her character upon. The following month, Greutert told The Hollywood Reporter that, "there are so many directions we could go, but for me, there's no obvious one coming out of this film. I really wanted it to feel like

22610-416: The nerve gas house. Laura Hunter appears in Saw II as a prisoner of the nerve gas house alongside seven other victims, all but one of whom were framed for crimes they did not commit by Detective Eric Matthews. A flashback reveals that Obi Tate had kidnapped her for Jigsaw. Laura works with the others to find an antidote, but succumbs to the nerve agent shortly after discovering that another victim, Daniel,

22780-457: The nerve gas house. Her mug shot appears on the wall in Spiral. Daniel Matthews is the son of Detective Eric Matthews. After a falling out with his father, Daniel goes missing but is revealed to have been captured and placed in the nerve gas house, with seven people who had served prison terms after being framed by Eric. As the game progresses, Daniel's lineage is discovered, and he is abandoned by

22950-405: The nerve gas house. When he enters the bathroom from Saw , Amanda Young incapacitates him, chains him to a pipe, and leaves him to die. In Saw III , Eric escapes the bathroom by breaking his foot and ankle. He pursues and beats Amanda before she gains the upper hand and leaves him for dead. He is later dragged to a cell by a hooded figure, given a brace for his shattered foot, and imprisoned until

23120-466: The nerves ( brachial plexus ) going to the arm. In several ethnic groups, most significantly the Japanese, the tenth rib is sometimes a floating rib , as it lacks a cartilaginous connection to the seventh rib. The human rib cage is a component of the human respiratory system . It encloses the thoracic cavity, which contains the lungs. An inhalation is accomplished when the muscular diaphragm , at

23290-410: The night that he unwittingly caused Gideon's death, unbeknownst to John or Jill. Grieving the loss of his child, John distanced himself from his friends and wife. John and Jill eventually drifted apart and divorced. John found himself trapped by his own complacency until he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer . Extremely bitter over his squandered life and the loss of his unborn son, he began observing

23460-419: The only known survivor at the time of Saw ), who ultimately believes that John helped her. She was placed in a "reverse bear trap" that was hooked into her jaws and was set to wrench her jaws apart with great force once the timer reached zero. She was forced to kill and disembowel a man to obtain a key to unlock the device. It is revealed in Saw II that after her test John recruited her as his apprentice; Amanda

23630-416: The other victims, and Obi is instructed to retrieve two antidote syringes from a furnace, keeping one for himself and giving the other away. When he attempts to retrieve the syringes, he inadvertently triggers a trap that seals and ignites the furnace, burning him alive. A clue given on Obi's tape indicates that he can save himself by closing a valve with a picture of a devil next to it, but will burn himself in

23800-409: The other victims. Amanda Young returns after discovering Jonas Singer's body, and they attempt to flee from Xavier Chavez. The chase leads to the bathroom from Saw , and Daniel slices Xavier's throat with a hacksaw, killing him. After these events, Amanda (revealed to be John Kramer's apprentice) takes an unconscious Daniel to John's lair where he is locked in a safe for Eric's test; the safe opens after

23970-430: The pit instead. He fails to unlock a door containing the antidote in time, and frustrated by their lack of success, abandons the others. Recalling hints left by Jigsaw on a tape recorder, Xavier realizes that each victim has a number written on the back of their neck that, when combined, will open a safe containing the antidote. Xavier begins hunting down the other victims to collect their numbers before realizing that one of

24140-424: The process. In a flashback in Saw V , his unconscious body is shown being dragged into the nerve gas house by Mark Hoffman. His mugshot appears on the precinct wall in Spiral. Obi appears in Saw: The Video Game where he is rescued from another furnace by David Tapp. In Saw: The Video Game it is revealed that Obi desires to be tested by Jigsaw repeatedly, thinking of it as a "gift". In Saw II , SWAT member Pete

24310-410: The rib cage is covered by the thoracolumbar fascia , which provides external attachments for the neck , back , pectoral and abdominal muscles . Each rib consists of a head, neck, and a shaft. All ribs are attached posteriorly to the thoracic vertebrae . They are numbered to match the vertebrae they attach to – one to twelve, from top (T1) to bottom. The head of the rib is the end part closest to

24480-525: The rib cage is influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, as well as specific stages of embryonic growth. Genetic factors play a critical role, with specific genes regulating the formation of bones and cartilage to ensure the proper development and alignment of the ribs and sternum. During the embryonic stage , the rib cage begins to form from the mesoderm, one of the three primary germ layers. Ribs develop from structures called somites, which later segment into vertebrae and ribs. Initially,

24650-468: The rib cartilage and bone respectively. These tissues containing a source of progenitor stem cells that drive regeneration. The position of ribs can be permanently altered by a form of body modification called tightlacing , which uses a corset to compress and move the ribs. The ribs, particularly their sternal ends, are used as a way of estimating age in forensic pathology due to their progressive ossification. The number of ribs as 24 (12 pairs)

24820-712: The ribs are composed of cartilage , which gradually ossifies into bone through a process known as endochondral ossification. As the embryo grows, the ribs elongate and differentiate into three types: true ribs , which attach directly to the sternum; false ribs , which connect to the sternum via cartilage; and floating ribs , which do not attach to the sternum. Additionally, environmental factors such as maternal health, nutrition, and exposure to certain substances can impact rib cage development. For instance, deficiencies in essential nutrients like calcium and vitamin D may hinder proper bone growth and development. Together, these genetic, developmental, and environmental influences ensure

24990-476: The ribs, the upper ribs are able also to push the sternum up and out. This movement increases the anteroposterior diameter of the thoracic cavity, and hence aids breathing further. The third, transverse, plane is primarily expanded by the lower ribs (some say it is the 7th to 10th ribs in particular), with the diaphragm's central tendon acting as a fixed point. When the diaphragm contracts, the ribs are able to evert (meaning turn outwards or inside out) and produce what

25160-412: The sadistic traps and the means by which the victims could survive. Viewers have sometimes incorrectly identified the puppet itself as Jigsaw, because of its presence and connection to the killer. Age and use of the puppet over the course of the films necessitated its reconstruction. According to James Wan , the original puppet's face for Saw involved clay, papier-mâché , and black ping-pong balls with

25330-422: The screenplays. Both creators remain with the franchise as executive producers . The film series has been a box office success, grossing more than $ 1 billion from box office and retail sales. The first, second, third, sixth, and ninth films received mixed reviews, while the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth films received negative reviews. The tenth film received generally positive reviews from critics, becoming

25500-513: The series. Adam Stanheight is a freelance photographer who was hired by the discharged detective David Tapp to follow Dr. Lawrence Gordon, an oncologist whom Tapp suspected of being the Jigsaw Killer. Adam is kidnapped by Jigsaw's apprentice, Amanda Young and placed in a game alongside Dr. Gordon. Adam was targeted by Jigsaw because of his spy work, whereas Dr. Gordon was targeted for his cold and uncaring nature, as well as for cheating on his wife. The two men are chained to pipes on opposite sides of

25670-498: The series. The series takes place primarily in an unnamed city in the United States. Flashbacks from Saw IV reveal the roots of the series, presenting John Kramer as a successful civil engineer and devoted husband to his wife Jill Tuck , who opened a rehab clinic for drug addicts. Jill lost her unborn baby, Gideon, due to the unwitting actions of a drug addict named Cecil , who fled the scene. Saw VI later showed that another drug addict, Amanda Young , had been with Cecil on

25840-559: The shape of a puzzle piece cut out of it, is later found by police. It is shown in Saw V that his surname is Wilson, as indicated by a document observed by Agent Peter Strahm. Paul is one of John's earliest victims, chosen because he attempted suicide by cutting his wrists despite having a good life with a wife and kids. Paul is placed in a large cage lined with a maze of razor wire and is given two hours to crawl his way to freedom; ironically if Paul wants to live, he will be forced to cut himself again, but if he wants to die, all he has to do

26010-494: The site of Adam and Lawrence's test. Zep prepares to kill Lawrence since he shot Adam after the deadline, but Adam, having survived the gunshot, knocks Zep to the floor and bludgeons him to death with a toilet tank cover, believing him to be their captor. After killing Zep, Adam finds a tape in his pocket containing instructions from Jigsaw, and discovers that Zep was in fact another victim, moments before Jigsaw himself, John Kramer, reveals his identity to Adam. Zep's decomposing corpse

26180-403: The site of Easton's tests, where Jill attacks him to obey John's final request. She leaves him in a new trap John has left behind and does not leave a key for him to free himself. He is able to manipulate the trap and escapes wounded. Saw 3D picks up with Jill and Hoffman battling for control of John's legacy. As Jill enters protective custody and makes Hoffman's identity public, Hoffman sets up

26350-532: The street for profit. She is found by Michael Tapp with her arms secured to the ceiling of an elevator shaft and her legs secured to the roof of an elevator. Michael is tasked with completing a test in order to release her safely; if he fails, the elevator will lower, and tear Carla in half. It is revealed that she is part of a criminal conspiracy alongside Henry Jacobs, Joseph Poltzer, and Sarah Blalok; Carla being responsible for procuring more specialist items from her clinic. Even though she and Michael work together, she

26520-411: The time comes for Daniel Rigg's tests in Saw IV . Rigg fails his final test, causing two large ice blocks to swing down from the ceiling and crush Eric's head. In Saw V , a police memorial service is held honoring those who died in their effort to close the Jigsaw case; Eric is among the officers honored. Gus Colyard, a businessman, is a victim of the nerve gas house. He and Xavier Chavez attempt to use

26690-482: The time, the widest release in Lionsgate history and one of the best opening weekends for a horror sequel. It is Lionsgate's fourth-highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. Saw III placed first by grossing $ 33.6 million its opening weekend, making it the biggest Halloween debut ever and at the time, Lionsgate's highest-opening weekend. It is the highest-grossing film in the series worldwide. It has

26860-507: The transformation of John Kramer into Jigsaw. Later, it was released as a short film in the form of a motion comic on the original Saw II website. In April 2021, Lionsgate Television chairman Kevin Beggs announced in an interview with Deadline Hollywood that Lionsgate TV is in early talks on a television series adaptation/continuation of the film Spiral . This section includes characters who have appeared in more than two films in

27030-420: The traps are real objects, and not CGI . They were designed to look horrific but ultimately be safe for the actors in them. Writer Marcus Dunstan said: "It's built to function there on the day", and added: "It works. So if there's a scalping chair—there really was a chair with working gears to grind and pull your scalp back." The most potentially dangerous item was a "water box" used in Saw V , in which one of

27200-483: The two lowermost (the eleventh and twelfth) rib pairs; so-called because they are attached only to the vertebrae and not to the sternum or any of the costal cartilages. These ribs are relatively small and delicate, and include a cartilaginous tip. The spaces between the ribs are known as intercostal spaces ; they contain the instrinsic intercostal muscles and the neurovascular bundles containing intercostal nerves , arteries and veins . The superficial surface of

27370-567: The victim while Tapp attempts to arrest Jigsaw, but Jigsaw slashes Tapp's throat with a concealed blade and flees. When Sing pursues Jigsaw, he is killed by a shotgun booby trap for which Tapp blames himself. Tapp is subsequently discharged from the force, but continues to obsess over finding Jigsaw. Tapp monitors the Gordons' residence, still convinced that Dr. Gordon is Jigsaw, and rushes over after hearing gunshots. There he finds Alison and Diana Gordon being held captive by Zep Hindle. Zep flees and

27540-443: The victims, Daniel, is Eric's son. He corners Daniel and Amanda in the bathroom from Saw , where, after discovering that the mirror is unusable, he cuts the skin out of the back of his neck to see his number. He then charges at Daniel and Amanda, but Daniel slashes Xavier's throat with the same hacksaw that Lawrence Gordon had used to saw off his foot in the previous film. Xavier's corpse appears in Saw III and Saw 3D . In Saw V , he

27710-492: The video game industry without directly competing against each other. The first game in the series, Saw , set between the first and second film in the series, was initially released on October 6, 2009, with a sequel Saw II: Flesh & Blood , released on October 19, 2010, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, ten days before the release of the seventh film, Saw 3D . David Tapp and Amanda Young were released as part of

27880-432: Was also a victim in the game, and was following instructions from Jigsaw in order to obtain an antidote for a slow-acting poison in his bloodstream. As the tape ends, the apparent corpse gets up and is revealed to be John Kramer, the actual Jigsaw. When Adam tries to shoot him, Jigsaw incapacitates him with an electric shock and seals the bathroom door, telling Adam "Game over" and leaving him to die. In Saw II , Adam's corpse

28050-510: Was intended to carry out John's legacy. In Saw III , however, it is revealed that Amanda has become disillusioned with his philosophy and starts designing inescapable traps, believing that the trap victims are incapable of change. Unwilling to let a murderer continue his legacy, John designs a test in which Amanda must prove that she has what it takes to carry on with it, but she ultimately fails when she shoots Lynn Denlon, and Lynn's husband Jeff Denlon retaliates by shooting Amanda. Amanda's corpse

28220-443: Was not mentioned in John's will or seen in any capacity. In Saw V , police lieutenant Mark Hoffman 's ties with John are revealed in a series of flashbacks. During John's first years of activity, Hoffman's sister was murdered by her boyfriend, Seth Baxter . Seth is sentenced to life imprisonment ; however, a technicality allows him to go free after only five years. Hoffman then kills him in an inescapable trap designed to resemble

28390-569: Was noted by the Flemish anatomist Vesalius in his key work of anatomy De humani corporis fabrica in 1543, setting off a wave of controversy, as it was traditionally assumed from the Biblical story of Adam and Eve that men's ribs would number one fewer than women's. However, thirteenth or "cervical ribs" occur in 1% of humans and this is more common in females than in males. In herpetology , costal grooves refer to lateral indents along

28560-455: Was originally composed by Charlie Clouser for the first film in the series. In Saw , the implied villain, Zep Hindle , is revealed to actually be a victim of the Jigsaw Killer. (The character's name in the script is spelled "Zep", whereas the music titles are spelled "Zepp" as a reference to the popular '80s band Zapp .) As the series continued, the piece was reused in every film as a leitmotif , often being renamed and remixed to accommodate

28730-410: Was released alongside Thank You for Your Service and Suburbicon , and is projected to gross around $ 20 million from 2,941 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $ 1.6 million from Thursday night previews at 2,400 theaters, just below the $ 1.7 million Saw 3D made from midnight screenings seven years prior, and $ 7.2 million on its first day. It went on to open to $ 16.64 million, finishing first at

28900-552: Was released in 2006 as part of the Saw II: Unrated Special Edition DVD-release. The story takes place between the second and third films, where Adam Stanheight's friend Scott Tibbs, leader of the rock band "Wrath of the God", is filming a documentary about Jigsaw and his victims. Saw: Rebirth is originally a comic book released by IDW in 2005 and tells the story of the events that spurred

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