Whitehurst Prisoner

Whitehurst Prisoner
Biographical Information
Appearances	Saw: The Video Game
Status	Deceased
Died In	Saw: The Video Game
Cause of Death	Headshot by a shotgun
Role	Minor Character Antagonist
Reason Tested	Unknown
Relationships	David Tapp (fellow prisoner)† John Kramer (abductor)

“	Sorry, buddy. This is part of my game, nothing personal.	”
	— The prisoner, upon attacking Tapp

The Whitehurst Prisoner is a fictional character from the Saw franchise. He was a minor antagonist in Saw: The Video Game.

Biography

Abduction

Not much is known about this man's past. However, one day he was targeted by John Kramer, better known as the Jigsaw Killer. After abducting him, the latter took him to the abandoned Whitehurst Insane Asylum, where he had prepared a deadly game. (Saw: The Video Game)

Test

This game focused on David Tapp, a former homicide detective who became obsessed with Jigsaw after his partner, Detective Steven Sing, was killed in one of his traps. The unknown man strapped Tapp to a wheelchair and took him to a bathroom in the asylum. Upon their arrival, he put a mechanical contraption on his head. This device was hooked into Tapp's upper and lower jaws. Once the game began, he had 60 seconds to free himself from the trap. Otherwise, the device would rip his mouth open and kill him when the time was over.

The man yells at Tapp.

After setting up Tapp's game, the man went on but eventually found himself trapped in another toilet room, where numerous nail bombs were hanging from the ceiling. Through a metal grate, the man witnessed a hooded person dropping something in a toilet. Once the stranger disappeared and left the prisoner behind, the latter started to scream for help. Meanwhile, Tapp successfully escaped his trap and entered the room next to the one where the other man was trapped. Seconds later, the door slammed shut behind him. At this moment, a TV turned on, showing a mechanical ventriloquist puppet named Billy, which informed the men about their next test. Two control panels secured the doors to both of their rooms. However, to activate them, Tapp first had to find a fuse in one of the toilets.

When the tape ended, a 90-second-timer started to count down. In a panic, the first man told Tapp he had witnessed someone dropping the fuse in the toilet. The toilet, however, was full of used syringes. Therefore, the other man frantically encouraged Tapp to get it out. Eventually, Tapp obtained the fuse and inserted it in a fuse box, causing the timer to stop. Afterward, the men opened the doors with the panels. Upon leaving their cells, the first man noticed that the floor in Tapp's path was covered in broken glass. However, he explicitly refused to give Tapp his shoes and showed himself rather ungrateful for his salvation. Afterward, he went on and left Tapp behind. (Saw: The Video Game)

Death

The prisoner attacks Tapp.

Only minutes later, the two of them reencountered each other. When Tapp passed another door, he was suddenly attacked from behind by the man. The latter assured him it was nothing personal but part of his game and then advised Tapp to grab a weapon. Just as Tapp got back on his feet, the man went to the next room and closed the door behind him. Through a grate, he witnessed how Tapp was attacked by a second prisoner, who was much more aggressive. Therefore, Tapp grabbed a metal pipe from a trashcan and defended himself by killing the attacker.

The man triggers the booby trap.

Moments later, another TV turned on in the room where the first man had locked himself up. When the puppet appeared on-screen and mockingly laughed at him, the prisoner angrily yelled that his game was over as he had done what he was told. However, when he opened another door and tried to leave, he was shot by a shotgun positioned above the door. Unable to react fast enough, he was killed and fell to the floor before Tapp's eyes. (Saw: The Video Game)

Post-Mortem

Later that night, the prisoner's corpse was found by the Metropolitan Police Department after Tapp had chosen to let go of his pursuit of Jigsaw in exchange for the freedom of all the victims trapped at Whitehurst. His body was subsequently taken to the morgue for his autopsy. (Saw: The Video Game, Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Personality

Although easy to frighten, the Whitehurst Prisoner was a stubborn and determined man and showed no remorse or scruples in his attempt to escape the Whitehurst Asylum. These egoistic traits were proven by his willingness to hurt Tapp only minutes after the latter had saved his life. Throughout their brief encounters, he frequently displayed his ungratefulness, not only when he attacked Tapp but also when he left him behind earlier after having been saved from the bombs by him. Eventually, his stubbornness led to his demise.

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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