Is John Kramer from the Saw Franchise a Villain or a Hero?

This article will be referring to Saw X only.

Emy Quinn
The Live. Love. Laugh. Pub

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Credit to Tobin Bell’s John Kramer Is ‘Absolutely the Hero’ of Saw X : r/saw (reddit.com)

The Saw franchise has gained a cult following from many horror fans. Even though some of the films weren’t exactly loved by all fans, the Saw traps that John Kramer created have each gained a lot of horror love.

The traps can be freaking brutal, featuring the worst deaths imaginable. Kramer would place his victims in each of these traps, punishing them for hurting others and not valuing their own lives.

Kramer’s reasons for placing people in his traps get stupider during the franchise, but I’m going to disregard the worst films in the series.

The one film I think should be talked about is the recent Saw film: Saw X.

Spoilers below for Saw X!

Saw X is probably the best one in the series so far. John Kramer returns for a prequel, where he runs into a group of people who are truly evil.

Kramer is desperate to heal from his cancer, and he meets a doctor who promises to help him and remove his sickness. He goes along with the procedure, paying $100,000 for the treatment.

Then Kramer finds out later on that the treatment was never done on him. They only pretended to operate on him…

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Emy Quinn
The Live. Love. Laugh. Pub

Horror Enthusiast. I love to learn about the history of horror, I write about all kinds of horror topics, and I love to write short horror stories!