| “ | I love you too, baby! | ” |
— Brad talks to Dina[src]
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Brad is a fictional character from the Saw franchise as well as a supporting character in Saw 3D.
He was portrayed by Sebastian Pigott.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Brad was a young man and the boyfriend of a woman named Dina. To impress her and fulfill her material needs, he committed various crimes. Dina, however, was cheating on him and had a relationship with his rival, Ryan, at the same time. Due to his crimes and his role in the love triangle, he was eventually targeted by John Kramer, better known as the Jigsaw Killer. (Saw 3D)
Test[]
Brad yells at the crowd
One day, Brad was subdued, abducted, and taken to the Welthammer Store, a home improvement market, by Detective Mark Hoffman, John Kramer's accomplice. Upon waking up, he was shocked to see that his hands were chained to a contraption, which consisted of three circular saw blades. To his surprise, Ryan was chained to the same contraption. As they started to panic, Ryan yelled at the crowd outside the shop window and begged them to help them. Seconds later, a black cloth was pulled away from a large metal plate suspended from the ceiling above them, revealing Dina, who was chained to the plate and immediately screamed for help. Brad then yelled at the people outside to call the police. As he saw that a woman in the crowd had a briefcase, he frantically told her to use it to smash the glass. However, despite her repeated attempts, she was unable to break the window. Seconds later, a mechanical ventriloquist puppet approached on a red tricycle and introduced them to a deadly game. The doll told them that they were abducted because of the crimes they committed in Dina's name and informed them that one of them had to die within the next 60 seconds. To save Dina, either Brad or Ryan had to push the saws before them all the way to the other side, which would inevitably kill one of them. If none of them managed to do this in time, Dina would be killed by the third saw blade.
Brad is injured by the saw blade
Moments later, the timer began to count down, and the blades started rotating. Therefore, Ryan immediately pushed the saws away towards the shocked Brad. Brad, however, fought back and shoved the saws towards Ryan. As he seemingly gained the upper hand, Dina told him that she loved him, which he reciprocated, and encouraged him to kill Ryan, much to the latter's dismay. However, when he tried to deal a death blow to Ryan, he fought back once more, causing one of the saws to vertically slice Brad's chest while he screamed in agony. Afterward, Ryan confronted Dina, who now claimed that she only loved him and had merely lied to Brad as it was the only way for her to save herself. Ryan, however, was furious, and when Dina yelled at him to kill Brad, he pulled the saws away from his opponent. Seeing that Dina had played with both of them, Ryan told Brad that she wasn't worth either of their lives and, thereby, convinced him to sacrifice Dina to save themselves. Dina, who was shocked by this, angrily yelled at them. Moments later, the timer went off, and Dina was lowered down, causing the third saw to cut her stomach. Thereby, Brad and Ryan were covered in her blood until the saws finally came to a standstill after slicing Dina's body. (Saw 3D)
Survivor Group[]
Brad attends the group's meeting
The police finally arrived immediately afterward and freed both, Brad and Ryan, from their shackles. Following the events, the men concluded peace, and both joined a self-help group of Jigsaw survivors who met in a local church. They were present when Bobby Dagen, another supposed Jigsaw survivor, who had earned much fame and wealth by publishing his story of surviving one of Jigsaw's traps, spoke to them. He told the group about his own experience and encouraged them not to feel ashamed for what they had gone through. After Bobby's dramatic speech, another survivor, Dr. Lawrence Gordon, stood up and sarcastically mocked him and his "remarkable" ability to get something positive out of his horrifying experiences. Bobby, however, tried to act confident and thanked him. Therefore, Gordon and the other confused members of the group applauded him, showing their gratitude for being part of his story. (Saw 3D)
Personality[]
Not much can be said about Brad's personality due to his short screen time. However, the fact that he committed crimes for the sake of impressing Dina and winning her affections suggests that he was a somewhat susceptible individual.
Trivia[]
- In an earlier version of the script, Brad killed Ryan in the public trap.
- According to the audio commentary of Saw 3D, Brad and Ryan were supposed to be the two pig-masked men who assisted Dr. Gordon in the abduction of Hoffman at the end of the film.
Appearances and References[]
| Films | |||||||||
| Saw | Saw II | Saw III | Saw IV | Saw V | Saw VI | Saw 3D | Jigsaw | Spiral | Saw X |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Other Media | |||||
| "Saw" (2003 Short) |
Saw: Rebirth (2005 Comic) |
Full Disclosure Report | The Scott Tibbs Documentary | Saw: The Video Game | Saw II: Flesh & Blood |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |