Body

Body
Biographical Information
Appearances	Saw (2003)
Status	Deceased
Died In	Saw (2003)
Cause of Death	Disemboweled by David
Role	Minor Character
Reason Tested	Unknown
Relationships	David (killer) Unnamed abductor
Portrayed by	Dean Francis

“	He wasn't dead. He just couldn't move. You cut open someone that was still breathing.	”
	— The cop rebukes David for killing the man.

The Body is a fictional character from the Saw franchise. He was a minor character in the original short film.

He was portrayed by Dean Francis.

Biography

Abduction

Not much is known about this man's past. However, one day, in June 2003, he was targeted by a psychopathic killer who took him to an abandoned location and injected him with an opiate overdose, rendering him unable to move or feel anything. Furthermore, the kidnapper made him swallow a key and painted a black question mark on his stomach. He also abducted another man named David, an orderly who worked at a hospital. The killer strapped David to a chair and put a mechanical contraption on his head. This device was hooked into David's upper and lower jaws. After finishing all of his preparations, the killer left the building. (Saw)

Death

Shortly afterward, David woke up. Although initially confused, he quickly panicked upon realizing he was trapped. David desperately tried to free himself from the chair but stopped when a TV turned on next to him. A mechanical ventriloquist puppet appeared on-screen and introduced him to a perfidious game. The doll described the device on his head as a "reverse bear trap" and demonstrated its deadly function on a mannequin's head. The trap would rip David's mouth open if he did not free himself within 60 seconds. To do so, he had to cut the key to the device from the stomach of his supposedly dead cellmate.

When the TV turned off, David panicked again. After initially struggling, he ultimately freed his arms from his restraints. However, as he got up from the chair, a metal pin was pulled out of the deadly device, setting off the timer. David eventually spotted the seemingly lifeless body of his cellmate and the black question mark painted on his stomach. After a brief hesitation, David realized his cellmate was not dead but only paralyzed. Nonetheless, he took a knife lying next to him and repeatedly stabbed the helpless man. (Saw)

Post-Mortem

After killing him, David searched through his stomach for the key. When he eventually found it, he unlocked the trap and freed himself only moments before its activation. Horrified by these events, David started crying when the mechanical puppet approached him on a tricycle. It congratulated him for his survival, telling him he had finally learned to appreciate his life. In a panic, David fled and ultimately found a way out of the building. (Saw)

Personality

Little can be said about the man's personality due to his short screen time.

Trivia

• David's test is almost identical to Amanda Young's game in the first Saw film, although the paralyzed man is replaced by Donnie Greco, played by producer Oren Koules.

Appearances and References

Films
Saw	Saw II	Saw III	Saw IV	Saw V	Saw VI	Saw 3D	Jigsaw	Spiral	Saw X
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