The Shocking Truth: Who Meets Their Demise in Saw X?
Discover the chilling demise in Saw X as we unveil the shocking fatalities that unfold throughout the movie Brace yourself for a detailed breakdown of every character's fate
John Kramer's highly anticipated return in Saw X has exceeded fans' expectations. In this article, we provide all the essential details about the movie's fatalities.
Since the release of the first Saw film almost two decades ago, fans have been engrossed in the franchise, exploring its extensive universe that includes nine additional movies, video games, comic books, toys, and even a theme park ride. While recent installments like Jigsaw and Spiral were met with varying reactions, Saw X breathes new life into the narrative and offers a fresh insight into the enigmatic character of John Kramer.
According to the official synopsis, the story takes place in between Saw I and II. John, who is ill and desperate, travels to Mexico for a risky medical procedure, hoping for a miraculous cure for his cancer. However, he soon discovers that the entire operation is a scam targeting vulnerable individuals. With a newfound purpose, John returns to his work and seeks revenge on the con artists. He uses his signature style of creating ingenious and terrifying traps to turn the tables on them. In Kramer's own words, this is not just about retribution, but also a reawakening. Now, the question remains: who will survive Jigsaw's games and who will become victims of the traps? To find out who dies in Saw X, continue reading. Warning: Major spoilers ahead!
Who dies in Saw X?
In the movie Saw X, the characters involved in the healthcare scam, namely Valentina, Mateo, Gabriela, and Parker Sears, meet their demise in the order of their deaths. However, not all of them perish due to the traps. Furthermore, there is speculation surrounding the deaths of Cecilia Pederson and Michael Beach, as their deaths are not explicitly shown on screen.
Valentina, who poses as a nurse but is actually a sex worker, is the first to face her fate. With her involvement in the scam, she was promised a significant sum of money, had Cecilia chosen a different target than Kramer. Unfortunately, Valentina's trap is extremely gruesome to witness. She is faced with two options: either sever her entire leg using a Gigli saw wire and extract enough bone marrow to free the key, or face decapitation by another saw wire.
Despite enduring the excruciating ordeal of severing her own leg, the bone marrow extraction proves insufficient, ultimately leading to her untimely demise. In a grisly turn of events, her head is brutally chopped off, marking the inaugural fatality in Saw X. And if that wasn't horrifying enough, Cecilia later resorts to using her own intestines as a makeshift rope to reach a phone. Yes, you read that correctly.
Mateo, portrayed by LionsgateOctavio Hinojosa, meets a gruesome fate as the treacherous trap he finds himself trapped in forces him to undergo a self-performed brain surgery without the luxury of anesthesia. Contrary to his occupation as an "anesthesiologist," Mateo is actually a drug dealer. As Kramer grimly declares, it is essential for Mateo to remain fully conscious during this torturous procedure. Plunged into desperate measures, Mateo must sever a portion of his brain, known as gray matter, and submerge it in a beaker of acid in order to secure the key for his escape.
If Valentina had been given just a few more seconds, she could have successfully completed the game and escaped with her life. Unfortunately, time ran out and a mechanism beside her head closed, resembling the ancient Mexican statue Kramer had previously seen in Saw X. However, unlike the original statue, this replica contained scorching hot filaments inside that fatally burned Mateo's head.
Gabriela's death, on the other hand, takes on a more sinister twist. Despite enduring a twisted trap that involved being suspended in mid-air by her hand and foot, restrained by chains, and subjected to the onslaught of a radiation therapy machine, she manages to survive. The objective of her challenge is to break her hand and foot to free herself before the radiation levels become fatal.
In the nick of time, she manages to accomplish the task, but her condition is far from ideal. Kramer, determined to help, insists on taking her to the hospital for treatment of her injuries. However, right before his apprentice, Amanda Young, can react, Parker Sears, who was believed to be another victim of the scheme, exposes his true identity. As it turns out, he is actually Cecilia's boyfriend and was involved in her plan from the very beginning.
He holds Amanda and Kramer at gunpoint as Cecilia reveals her sadistic nature. Despite Kramer's plea for Gabriela to be taken to the hospital as the winner, Cecilia shows no compassion. Without delay, she coldly snaps Gabriela's neck with her foot, leaving Amanda and Kramer shattered.
Little did we expect that someone could be so evil as to make John Kramer seem like a saint, but here we find ourselves.
However, in the climactic revelation of Saw X, it becomes clear that Kramer has been outsmarting them all along. Deceiving Cecilia and Parker into thinking they have the advantage, he suddenly turns the tables and ensnares them in one of his sadistic games. The couple finds themselves imprisoned in a room, with toxic, scorching gas slowly infiltrating the space.
Although there’s a head-sized hole in the wall providing a gateway to a room with fresh air and relief from the gas, there’s only one of them. As Kramer tells them: only one can survive this final game. Cecilia and Parker engage in a fierce battle, but ultimately she emerges victorious, overpowering Parker just in time to drive a blade into his stomach. Tragically, he succumbs to the gas, becoming the fourth victim of Saw x.
Cecilia rushes to the hole, inserting her head and letting out a sigh of relief. However, her fate remains uncertain as Kramer and Amanda depart, leaving Cecilia trapped in the room. While she has a sliver of fresh air, the question remains: will she escape the warehouse or meet her demise there? The answer awaits in the hands of the Saw creators, potentially to be revealed in Saw 11, if it receives approval.
Another individual in the same uncertain position is Henry Kessler, a fellow cancer survivor who persuades Kramer to try the "miracle" treatment, citing it as the reason for his own survival. Although his involvement in the deception is not immediately apparent amidst the chaos, a post-credits scene in Saw X unveils Henry's complicity in the scheme.
Not only does Kramer have a lesson in store for him - with one of his horrifying traps - but he is also joined by Detective Mark Hoffman, Jigsaw's former apprentice who later takes on his legacy. Right before a series of blades strike Henry's stomach, the scene cuts, leaving us uncertain of his fate. However, the odds do not appear to be in his favor.
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