Chucky: The 10 Bravest Characters

Don Mancini’s newest expansion of the Child’s Play franchise pulls off an impressive balancing act. It introduces a large group of characters, most of whom feature more unique traits than are typically found in horror. In addition to the new players, it also brings back a host of old favorites.

In effect, Chucky exists both as one of the franchise’s better installments as well as the sequel fans have been waiting for since Child’s Play 2. Whether new or recurring, all of these characters are fleshed out to the point that viewers get a good sense of who is brave deep down, and who is not.

10 Chucky (Brad Dourif)

While the titular character of Chucky may be one of its smartest, he’s not exactly fearless. Bravery is putting oneself in harm’s way for another. Chucky would never do that for anyone, including Tiffany. He’s an entirely selfish organism whose definition of nourishment is murder and wisecracks.

Choosing to inhabit a doll in and of itself is indicative of a lack of boldness. In one episode, Chucky even mentions how he enjoys hiding behind an innocent face (which is partially in reference to Andy Barclay).

9 Tiffany Valentine (Jennifer Tilly)

One of the things known about Chucky from the beginning was that Tiffany Valentine would play a part in the narrative. She doesn’t appear in full until episode 5 and, while it’s good to have her back, Valentine was never a brave character.

She’s a gleeful criminal, essentially just wandering through life using people until she kills them (especially after linking up with Charles Lee Ray). Valentine’s scenes (particularly those with the Chucky-possessed Nica) are sources of humor far more than displays of bravery. However, later in the season, Tiffany does something that puts her in a bolder league than her orange-haired significant other.

8 Junior Wheeler (Teo Briones)

Junior Wheeler is problematic when it comes to defining courage. He’s just a young teenager, so he doesn’t have to jump out of airplanes to prove his bravery. But he could at least treat people with respect.

Junior seems like he lacks bravery, knows it, and lashes out at others for supposedly lacking the same thing. He just externalizes improperly, particularly when it comes to his cousin. The way he treats Jake is nothing short of bigotry-fueled bullying. When Junior ends up swayed into Chucky’s line of thinking and kills his father, it’s not all that surprising.

7 Logan & Lucas Wheeler (Devon Sawa)

Devon Sawa plays two roles in Chucky, even though one of them only lasts a single episode. Lucas Wheeler was the father of the protagonist, Jake. A sad, abusive man, his homophobia and violence with his son were far from brave.

Logan is braver, but not by much. When his wife, Bree, informs him of her stage four cancer diagnosis, his reaction is understandably devastated. When they bring Junior in to inform him of the situation, Logan swiftly leaves the room. If his dying wife is able to give the news to their child, he should be able to at least sit beside her.

6 Detective Kim Evans (Rachelle Casseus)

Detective Kim Evans is brave right up until her final scene. The true source of Hackensack’s safety as well as a loving single mother to Devon, Detective Evans spends every moment of her screentime displaying agency.

She’s desperately searching for the killer in her formerly-safe city. How she goes about that is with a level head, discipline, and compassion. This is also how she converses with her son during the tender moment in which he comes out to her.

5 Nica Pierce (Fiona Dourif)

As one of Chucky’s strongest enemies, Nica Pierce was important to the franchise even before she became a vessel for Chucky’s malevolent spirit.

Audiences get a bit more time with Pierce in Chucky, but it’s spliced with her possessed form. Every now and then, Pierce will break through the spell of Charles Lee Ray’s voodoo and, when she does, she’s immediately brave. For instance, her possessed form and Valentine are in the process of killing a tied-up man. Tiffany leaves the room and Nica returns. The first thing she does isn’t to crawl away, but rather to save the tied-up victim.

4 Bree Wheeler (Lexa Doig)

One of the series’ better adult characters, Bree Wheeler, is also one of the first season’s bravest. The audience is led to believe she’s hiding a duplicitous secret. In fact, it’s a stage four cancer diagnosis. She’s just afraid to inflict the pain of that information on her family.

Bree also has the courage to inform her son of their family’s situation on her own. Were Bree given the opportunity to take Chucky on directly, perhaps to help her family, it’s easy to imagine her giving the Good Guy a run for his money.

3 Lexy Cross (Alyvia Alyn Lind)

Lexy Cross comes across as neither brave nor kind towards the beginning of Chucky‘s first season. However, as the narrative progresses, her true colors are revealed.

Cross is a bully because she’s both insecure and unhappy. After her first run-in with Chucky, it’s as if she’s jolted into adulthood. Instead of spending her time picking on others, she’s trying to ensure their safety. By the end of the season, a clear line is established between her and her ex, Junior. He spouts how he was once governed by fear, but Chucky’s shown him how to conquer it. The reality is the opposite: Cross is the one who has become a courageous, mature individual.

2 Andy Barclay & Kyle (Alex Vincent & Christine Elise)

Among the many reasons to be excited about Chucky, there’s the official (non-cameo) return of Child’s Play 2‘s excellent lead duo: Andy Barclay and Kyle.

Andy Barclay and his adoptive sister, Kyle, proved their bravery throughout Child’s Play 2‘s excellent factory-set third act. Andy had even done the same once before. In Chucky, the two of them are roaming the countryside hunting down the last remaining possessed Good Guy dolls. Kyle has a family and seems to have adjusted well after the trauma, but the same can’t be said for Andy. However, while they may handle things in life differently, both of their approaches could be considered brave.

1 Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur)

Jake Wheeler is courageous even just for how he stands up to Chucky. Charles Lee Ray takes to goading young people into murder in the miniseries, whereas in earlier installments he was content to just possess their physical form.

For either purpose, Chucky can be convincing (e.g. Tyler in Child’s Play 3). In Chucky, he actually succeeds in luring a kid to the dark side. But it also seemed like the teen was heading there from the beginning. The same could be said for Jake, but he resoundingly rejected the opportunity to get revenge against someone who had been cruel to him.

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