Patrick

Patrick
Biographical Information
Appearances	Saw II: Flesh & Blood
Status	Deceased
Died In	Saw II: Flesh & Blood
Cause of Death	Fell to his death
Role	Minor Character Antagonist
Reason Tested	Carving up other people
Relationships	David Tapp (arresting officer)† Michael Tapp (enemy) Unnamed father

“	When you were a child, your father used to cut you with knives as a sadistic gesture of intimacy. Rather than break the cycle of violence, you've escalated to carving up strangers who do no more than greet you.	”
	— Jigsaw confronts Patrick about his crimes.

Patrick is a fictional character from the Saw franchise. He was a minor antagonist in Saw II: Flesh & Blood.

Biography

Abuse

When Patrick was a child, he was frequently abused by his father, who cut him with knives due to pure sadism or as some kind of sexual redirection activity. Because of his traumatic childhood, Patrick himself became mentally unstable. As he grew up, he adopted his father's torture methods and started randomly carving up other people. He was later apprehended by Detective David Tapp. After arresting him, Tapp testified in court, stating that he believed Patrick's mental illness to be incurable. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Abduction

Due to his crimes, he was eventually targeted by John Kramer, better known as the Jigsaw Killer. After his abduction, Patrick was taken to the abandoned Holmes Hotel. While unconscious, a cage-like device with spikes inside and outside was locked onto his head. Additionally, his hands were tied up behind his back. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Test

When he woke up again, Patrick realized that he had been kidnapped. A recorded message on an answering machine confronted him about his traumatic childhood and his crimes. It also informed him about the contraption on his head, which would carve deeper and deeper into his skull every time he made a sudden movement, forcing him to endure the pain he inflicted on others. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Death

Patrick breaks through the wall.

Eventually, Michael Tapp, the son of Detective Tapp, made his way to the area where Patrick was held captive while facing one of Jigsaw's games on his own. As Michael progressed through the rooms, he saw Patrick through a hole in a decayed wall. Upon noticing his presence, Patrick ran forward and broke through the wall that separated them. Despite the pain caused by the device he was wearing, Patrick rushed toward Michael and tried to kill him. While evading his attacks, Michael saw the words "X marks the spot" written on the floor before another decayed wall. Therefore, he made Patrick run against it. After the third time, Patrick suddenly broke through the wall and fell into a bottomless, dark pit, screaming in fear as he fell to death. (Saw II: Flesh & Blood)

Personality

Following his childhood and the physical and emotional pain his father inflicted on him, Patrick was severely traumatized and suffered from mental instability. As a result of the abuse, he developed similar sadistic tendencies when growing up. Eventually, Patrick got out of control and started attacking strangers who never harmed him in any way. While doing so, he showed no signs of remorse for his actions.

It could be assumed that he felt an emotional urge to hurt others like his father did, as he did not hesitate to frequently attack Michael Tapp, despite the immense pain he suffered on his own while doing so. However, it is equally possible that he was driven by vengeance, as Michael's father had previously arrested him.

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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