Break the Cutie: Leatherface reveals that he was a genuine Nice Guy and as a child was terrified at the prospect of killing like his family did.Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) is the only film to play this completely straight, as he serves as the sole antagonist whose blood-soaked rampage drives the plot of the movie.Played with in 3D, where he appears to be the sole antagonist, but is actually a Villain Protagonist.Big Bad: Despite being the face of the franchise, being the only character to be in every film, Leatherface almost never plays this straight, as he is often the Dumb Muscle to the rest of his family.The Berserker: Unlike his slasher counterparts such as Jason and Michael he mostly just charges in wildly in a psychotic frenzy.Oh, and also a chainsaw that can easily cut through people. Badass Normal: Compared to other slashers such as Michael, Jason (the undead version of Jason especially) and Freddy, Leatherface is just a big burly dude with a capacity for violence.Although he has sort of a Freudian Excuse for his psychotic behavior. Ax-Crazy: A cannibal who has a fondness for chainsaws and stitching masks out of people's faces.Anti-Villain: A definitive Woobie Anti-Villain, as most films have him acting out of fear of his own family and their cannibalism habits being discovered by outsiders.According to Word Of God, this is because he had no core personality and needed his various guises to express himself, a trait that seems to have been abandoned in the various sequels. He wears a chef's outfit with a grotesque man's face when he's chasing the protagonists, a maid's apron and face while he's tending to the house and greeting his family and a make-up adorned woman's face and dinner suit for the dinner scene. Alter-Ego Acting: In the first film, Leatherface has three different masks and outfits he wears during the runtime.It's possible he has Downs' Syndrome, which would explain why he's generally The Faceless ( as none of the actors who portray him have Downs'). Ambiguous Disorder: While it's clear Leatherface has some sort of mental disability, what he has isn't so obvious with only the 3D timeline giving him a condition of serious PTSD and physical trauma.Leatherface in particular completely rewrites the character as we know it for the sake of its reveal. Depending on the Writer, he can be a Token Good Teammate who genuinely doesn't comprehand human interaction outside of his deranged family, or he can be an outright Sadist who actively enjoys making his victims suffer. Adaptation Personality Change: He's a frequent victim of this throughout the series.
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