This is a list of characters from the
''Puppet Master'' series of films.
André Toulon
André Toulon is the namesake of the Puppet Master series. Toulon appeared as a hero in ''
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge'', and a victim in the beginning of the first film. After dying, Toulon was resurrected first as a villain in ''
His Unholy Creation'' only and then as just another fighter inside a
puppet-body. He is referenced throughout the movies, and is the greatest connection, besides the puppets themselves, the films have with each other. In ''
Curse of the Puppet Master
''Curse of the Puppet Master'' (also released as ''Curse of the Puppet Master: The Human Experiment'') is a 1998 direct-to-video horror film written by Benjamin Carr and directed by David DeCoteau. The sixth film in the ''Puppet Master'' franch ...
'' his name was only on a sign. In ''
Puppet Master'', parts of the legend of Toulon is that he committed suicide in 1939. But in Puppet Master 3 takes place in 1941, and he is still very much alive. Toulon is played by
William Hickey in ''
Puppet Master'', by Steve Welles in ''
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
'', by
Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe (born Edwin Arthur Rolfe, 27 December 1911 – 19 October 2003) was a British character actor. He was best known for portraying villains.
Early life
Born in Kilburn, London, Edwin Arthur "Guy" Rolfe was descended from Thomas Rolfe, ...
in ''
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge'', ''
Puppet Master 4
''Puppet Master 4'' (also known as ''Puppet Master 4: The Demon'') is a 1993 direct-to-video horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fourth film in the Puppet Master (franchise), ''Puppet Master'' f ...
'' and ''
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter''. Rolfe and
Greg Sestero
Greg Sestero (born July 15, 1978) is an American actor, filmmaker, model and author. He is best known for his role as Mark in the 2003 cult film ''The Room'', as well as for his well-received memoir '' The Disaster Artist'', detailing his experie ...
played the character at different ages in the prequel ''
Retro Puppet Master''.
Blade
Blade is the leader of the puppets, and is one of the few puppets, along with Pinhead, to appear in all of the Puppet Master movies to date. He is the only puppet to have appeared on all of the
VHS
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Ma ...
,
DVD
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and
Blu-ray
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covers of the Puppet Master movies. He is 1'9", weighs 4 lbs, and has a
gothic-styled appearance. He has a gaunt pale face with seemingly empty black eye sockets and long white hair and wears a black
trench coat
A trench coat is a variety of coat made of Waterproof fabric, waterproof heavy-duty fabric, originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and becoming popular while used in the Trench warfare, trenches, hence the nam ...
and wide-brimmed hat. It is revealed (in ''
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge'') that Blade was created by
André Toulon and modeled after
Gestapo
The (, ), Syllabic abbreviation, abbreviated Gestapo (), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.
The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of F ...
Major (
Sturmbannführer
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''Sturmbannführer'' (; ) was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank equivalent to Major (rank), major that was used in several Nazi organizations, such as the Sturmabteilung, SA, Schutzstaffel, SS, and the National Socialist Flyers Corps, NSFK ...
) Krauss. He has the soul of Dr. Hess, a German scientist and medical doctor who wanted to work with Toulon. He was used for evil under puppet masters Neil Gallagher, André Toulon (in ''
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
'') and Dr. Magrew, all three of whom he later turned against. He was used for good under André Toulon, Fritz Blackwood, Danny Coogan, Rick Meyers, Peter Hertz A.K.A. Eric Weiss, and Robert Toulon whom he each served loyally. Blade has a sharp
hook
A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material, typically metal, that contains a portion that is curved/bent back or has a deeply grooved indentation, which serves to grab, latch or in any way attach itself onto another object. The hook's d ...
for his left hand and a
knife
A knife (: knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least Stone Age, 2.5 million years ago, as e ...
for his right hand. He sometimes has spike-shaped "bullet eyes" that pop out of his sockets.
Appears in all the Puppet Master films.
Pinhead
Pinhead is 1'7" and weighs 2 lbs. Before he became a puppet, Pinhead was a man named Herman Strauss. Strauss was a truck driver who secretly brought food to the Jewish ghettos; as a result, he was killed by the Nazis for treason. His retro version was the soul of a beggar André Toulon knew. The Retro version was the first puppet Toulon (with the help of Afzel) brought to life (''
Retro Puppet Master''). Pinhead was used for evil under puppet masters Neil Gallagher, André Toulon (''
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
''), and Dr. Magrew, all whom he turned against in the end. Pinhead's only power is his two big hands, which can deliver quite a punch. He is unnaturally strong, able to move or drag a full grown human body with ease. Pinhead got his name from the fact that his head is tinier that the rest of his body.
Appears in all the Puppet Master films.
Leech Woman
Ms. Leech is and weighs 2 lbs. She began as a young Swiss girl named Ilsa. Ilsa's father was an unloving Swiss ambassador. One night in 1902, while she and her father were in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, Ilsa traveled to the Theater Magic where she met her future husband André Toulon. Later, she is kidnapped by the slaves of the demon lord, Sutekh, and is rescued by André and his first six puppets (''
Retro Puppet Master''). Later in 1926, Ilsa (now named Elsa) and André go to
Cairo
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, where André's (presumed 7th) living puppet, Mephisto, is burned to a crisp. An old merchant gives Toulon a new type of magic which Ilsa convinces André to learn from the merchant. In
Berlin
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, Ilsa and André have four new puppets, Tunneler, Jester, Pinhead and Six-Shooter. Tunneler, Pinhead and Jester are based on their friends: Joseph Sebastion (Tunneler), an American Soldier who was captured and forced to work in the salt mines by the Nazis; Jester, a book-keeper named Hans Seiderman who the Toulons liked for his love of jokes and who was shot to death by the Nazis; and Pinhead, a kindhearted man called Herman Strauss who was killed for smuggling food into a work camp (Six-Shooter's identity was never revealed). Ilsa was murdered by Major Krauss when she tried to stop the Nazis from kidnapping André and the Puppets. André later went to a morgue with Pinhead and Jester, where they took the tissue from Ilsa's corpse. Back at their temporary camp, Andre injects the formula that he made from the tissue into the puppet of Ilsa he made for her, resurrecting her as a puppet. Toulon also fed a leech to the puppet, giving her its power. In ''
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
'', André's zombie form has Blade, Leech Woman, and Torch go to gather material for a new batch of fluid. Leech Woman is captured by an overweight woman, named Martha, and thrown into her fireplace after she killed her husband. Torch then set fire to the woman, killing her, to avenge Leech Woman. Charles Band, however, mentioned that Leech Woman was saved and revived, but was not present in ''
Puppet Master 4
''Puppet Master 4'' (also known as ''Puppet Master 4: The Demon'') is a 1993 direct-to-video horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fourth film in the Puppet Master (franchise), ''Puppet Master'' f ...
'' or ''
Puppet Master 5
''Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter'' is a 1994 direct-to-video horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fifth film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1993's ''Puppet Master 4'', and ...
''. Leech Woman's power is her ability to vomit poisonous leeches. In addition to her leeches, she wields a small knife. She is also the only female puppet before Bombshell and Comb Queen.
Appears in:
''Puppet Master''
''Puppet Master II''
''Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge''
''Curse of the Puppet Master''
''Retro Puppet Master''
''Puppet Master: The Legacy'' (cameo appearance)
''Puppet Master: Axis of Evil''
''Puppet Master X: Axis Rising''
''Puppet Master: Axis Termination''
Jester
Jester
A jester, also known as joker, court jester, or fool, was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch kept to entertain guests at the royal court. Jesters were also travelling performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town ma ...
is a vintage typical court
harlequinade
''Harlequinade'' is an English comic theatrical genre, defined by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as "that part of a pantomime in which the harlequin and clown play the principal parts". It developed in England between the 17th and mid-19th ce ...
. He's 1'8" and weighs one and a half pounds. In ''
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge'' it is revealed that before he became a puppet, Jester was a man named Hans Seiderman; a
bookkeeper who loved to play
pranks
A practical joke or prank is a trick played on people, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.Marsh, Moira. 2015. ''Practically Joking''. Logan: Utah State University Press. The perpetrat ...
and tell
jokes
A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laughter, laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. It usually takes the form of a story, often with ...
who was killed by the
Nazi
Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During H ...
s when his jokes went too far. He was used for evil under puppet masters Neil Gallagher, André Toulon (''
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
''), and Dr. Magrew, all whom he turned against in the end. Jester has the ability to rotate three portions of his face: his forehead, middle face, and chin. He can show five expressions: happy, devious, sad, angry or surprised, which also doubles as scared. He holds a
scepter
A sceptre (or scepter in American English) is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia, signifying sovereign authority.
Antiquity
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
The '' Was'' and other ...
which can sometimes be used as a weapon. However, Jester is only seen with his scepter in ''
Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys''. Out of all the puppets, Jester has the most designs. In ''Puppet Master
1-
5'', Jester has red clothes, his sleeves are mixed in purple and black, in Part 1 and the beginning of Part 2 he doesn't wear a hat, except in a scene where he is behind a curtain, while every movie since he has worn a jester hat, the rest of Part 2, and 3-5, he had a purple hat. In Puppet Master 6-8, Jester is all red, mixed on his sleeves are red and blue, and he has a blue hat. In ''Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys'', Jester's hat is all orange with shades of red. He was given a
mace-arm by Robert Toulon after a terrible fire in ''Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys''. In ''Puppet Master'', the puppets turned on their master because he threw Jester, and in part II, the puppets tried to find the formula for the starving puppet. In Puppet Master 1–5, Jester serves as the watchman of the group; looking out for danger and keeping the enemy occupied long enough for the puppets to strike. Jester's most common companion is Pinhead in films III-V, and Blade in ''
Curse of the Puppet Master
''Curse of the Puppet Master'' (also released as ''Curse of the Puppet Master: The Human Experiment'') is a 1998 direct-to-video horror film written by Benjamin Carr and directed by David DeCoteau. The sixth film in the ''Puppet Master'' franch ...
'' and ''Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys''. Jester also spends time with Leech Woman. He is cared for by the other puppets. Jester can fit through small places where the other puppets can't. He is also sometimes credited as the leader of the puppets, but he lets Blade act as leader.
Appears in all the Puppet Master films except ''
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich'' and ''
Blade: The Iron Cross''.
Trivia:
* Jester had never directly killed anyone on screen until he killed Sheriff Garvey along with the help of Blade in ''Curse of the Puppet Master''.
* Jester is originally the Leader of the Toulon Puppet Army, before Blade and Decapitron.
Tunneler
According to a trading card released by Fullmoon features, Tunneler's soul is Joseph Sebastein, a soldier who was forced to work in the Nazis'
salt mines until he died. Tunneler's namesake and main weapon is a cone-shaped power drill replacing his scalp; he usually kills his victims by charging them head-on with his drill running.
Appears in all the Puppet Master films except ''Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys''.
Trivia:
* His retro counterpart "''Drill Sargeant''" was André's fellow puppeteer, Vigo Garrison.
* In the action figure, he has a machine gun and a pick axe, but he never used them in the movies.
Torch
Torch was built in ''
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
'' by André Toulon. Torch later betrayed Toulon and set him on fire. Afterwards, he assisted Camille in "''visiting''" mentally ill children. He appeared in ''
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter'' assisting Rick Meyers to defeat a demon. His fate and who he was in real life are currently unknown. Torch has a
flamethrower
A flamethrower is a ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire. First deployed by the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century AD, flamethrowers saw use in modern times during World War I, and more widely in World W ...
for his right hand that is used to burn people alive. In ''
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil'', Torch's picture is seen as the credits roll. In the comics, it turns out that Torch used to be Toulon's own son. Who had betrayed his father, had joined the Hitler Youth, and was also given a flamethrower
Appears in:
Puppet Master II
Puppet Master 4 (Poster Appearance)
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter
Curse of the Puppet Master (Cameo Appearance)
Puppet Master: The Legacy (Cameo Appearance)
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (As Kaiser)
Six–Shooter
Six-Shooter is a
cowboy
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with six arms, each holding a gun. Other than his guns, he has a red bandanna that moves by itself. He is first shown in ''
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge''. His skills include sharpshooting, roping and climbing walls like a spider. In ''
Retro Puppet Master'', it is revealed that in real life, the retro version of Six-Shooter was once the person who first taught Andre how to animate inanimate objects; the identity of the later Six Shooter hasn't been revealed. In the behind the scenes of ''
Retro Puppet Master'', Six Shooter is seen as Guy Rolfe opens the puppet trunk. In ''
Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys'', Six-Shooter is given laser-shooters in replacement for his guns as a result of a fire that had happened previously. In ''
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil'', Six Shooter's arms makes a cameo in the movie, and his picture is seen also in the movie along with Torch as the credits roll. In ''
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising'' and ''
Puppet Master: Axis Termination'', Six-Shooter's attire switches his brown jacket for a black jacket with a matching bandana.
Appears in:
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
Puppet Master 4
Puppet Master 5
Curse of the Puppet Master
Retro Puppet Master (Behind The Scenes)
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (Arms Only)
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising
Puppet Master: Axis Termination
Decapitron
Decapitron is one of the puppets featured near the end of both ''
Puppet Master 4
''Puppet Master 4'' (also known as ''Puppet Master 4: The Demon'') is a 1993 direct-to-video horror film written by Charles Band among others, and directed by Jeff Burr. It is the fourth film in the Puppet Master (franchise), ''Puppet Master'' f ...
'' and ''
5''. Its appearance is modeled after André Toulon's outfit from ''
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge''. It wears a brown jacket with a black undershirt, a black belt, and black gloves. Its regular head has indented eyes and nose, and the base of its head seems to resemble the base of a light bulb. Its name seems to reflect the fact he has interchangeable heads, when taking them off would make him decapitate himself. Not much is known about Decapitron's background, other than the fact he was an unfinished puppet André Toulon worked on while he was alive. Decapitron's height and weight are also not revealed in the films as well. Decapitron has the soul of André Toulon, the namesake and creator of the puppets in the
"Puppet Master" franchise. Unlike the other puppet creations of André Toulon's, Decapitron cannot be activated by having the formula injected directly through a needle. Rather, it has to be activated by the formula combined with an electric current.
Appears in:
Puppet Master 4
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter
Puppet Master: The Legacy (cameo appearance)
Inanimate Puppets
*
Adolf Hitler
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Puppet
* Clippo the Clown
* Faust and his wife
* Little Red Riding Hood
*
Mr. Punch (''Cameo'')
* Gengie (''Indian Puppet'')
* Dummy
* Pulse Pounders Puppet
* Sailor Puppet
*
Teto the Clown
* Freuhoffer's Other Puppets
Other Puppets
* Kahn
* Tank
* Mephisto
* Gypsy
* Matt
* Ninja
* Djinn the Homunculus
* Comb Queen
* Happy Amphibian
* Drac
* The Mortician (''Action Figure Only'')
* Unnamed female skeletal puppet (''Possessing the soul of Madam Adon'')
* Pajama Boy (''Action Lab Comics Only'')
Nazi Puppets
* Blitzkrieg
* Bombshell
* Weremacht
* Kamikaze
Retro–Puppets
* Cyclops
* Dr. Death
* Retro-Blade
* Retro-Pinhead
* Drill Sargeant (''Originally known as Retro-Tunneler'')
* Retro-6-Shooter
Human Characters
Introduced in Puppet Master
*
André Toulon
* Alex Whitaker
* Dana Hadley
* Carissa Stamford
* Frank Forrester
* Neil Gallagher
* Megan Gallagher
* Theresa
Introduced in
Puppet Master II
''Puppet Master II'' is a 1990 direct-to-video horror film written by David Pabian and directed by Dave Allen. It is the second film in the ''Puppet Master'' franchise, the sequel to 1989's '' Puppet Master'', and stars Elizabeth Maclellan, Gr ...
* Carolyn Bramwell - The leader of the
parapsychologist group sent to investigate Megan Gallagher's death
* Patrick Bramwell - Carolyn's brother and fellow investigator, killed early on in the film by Tunneler
* Camille Kenney
* Michael Kenney
* Wanda
* Lance
* Martha
* Mathew
* Elsa Toulon
Introduced in later films
* Rick Myers
* Cameron Phillips
* Dr. Magrew
* Jane Magrew
* Robert Winsley
* Billy
* Dr. Hess
* Robert K. Toulon
* Alexandra Toulon
* Peter Hertz / Eric Weiss
* Suzie
* Lauren
* Dr. Carl Baker
* Dr. Leslie Piper
* Tom Hendy
* Jason
* Scott
* Art Cooney
* Afzel
* Sergeant Jessica Russell
* Julian
* Christina
* Claudia
* Danny Coogan
* Beth
* Uncle Len
* Don Coogan
* Elma Coogan
* Duval
* Valentin
* Latour
* Vigo
*Captain Brooks
*Georgina Vale
*Sturmbahnfurher Krabke
*Doktor Gerde Ernst
*Dr. Ivan (character from
Decadent Evil, Decadent Evil II and Ravenwolf Towers)
*Elisa Ivanov (daughter of Dr. Ivan)
*Oberhelfer Friede Steitze
*Antoinette Longpre
*General Kip Hansard
Villainous characters
*
Sutekh
*
Mummy Servants
*
Totems
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While the word ''totem'' itself is an ...
* Neil Gallagher
* Joey Carp
* Major Krauss
* Lieutenant Stein
* General Mueller
* Dr. Lawrence Jennings
* Sheriff Garvey
* Deputy Wayburn
* Maclain
* Erica Sharpe
* Ozu
* Max
* Klaus
* Zombie André Toulon
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