Mark Hoffman

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Base Breaking Character
Full Name	Mark David Hoffman
Alias	Hoffman Mark Hoffman Detective Hoffman Detective-Lieutenant Mark David Hoffman
Origin	Saw III
Powers/Skills	Police training High-level intelligence Marksmanship Designing death traps Stealth Strength Mechanical Engineering
Family	Angelina Acomb (Sister)
Allies	Jill Tuck Amanda Young Art Blank Daniel Rigg (all formerly) John Kramer
Enemies	Seth Baxter Jill Tuck Lawrence Gordon Rogers Palmer Adam Heffner Peter Strahm Lindsay Prez Dan Erickson
Goals	No information
Why Do Some People Love The Character?	He's also seen as an incredibly cool character, and the only other Jigsaw killer that can hold a candle to John Kramer in this regard.
Why Do Some People Hate The Character?	He's seen as a major set down from the tragic and well intentioned John Kramer, due to him having way less redeeming qualities.
Type of Base Breaking Character	Homicidal Mastermind

“	Throughout this ordeal, if we've learned anything, it's that human life is sacred. And we've learned that, every day, life should be cherished. Justice is the backbone to every peaceful society. And I believe that true justice has been served.	„
	~ Hoffman in Saw V

“	Out of all the men to cheat... you picked John Kramer? I mean... I call that - epic bad luck.	„
	~ Hoffman's infamous line to Henry Kessler in the post-credits scene of Saw X, which became a minor internet meme. noicon

Detective-Lieutenant Mark Hoffman is the secondary antagonist of the Saw franchise, serving as a minor character in Saw III, the secondary antagonist of Saw IV, the main antagonist of Saw V, Saw VI and Saw 3D, a supporting character in Saw X, and will presumably return in some capacity in Saw XI. He is an apprentice of John Kramer who takes over his mentor's role of the Jigsaw Killer following John's death at the hands of Jeff Denlon.

He was portrayed by Costas Mandylor.

What Makes Him a Base Breaking Character?

What Do People Like About Him?

• Some people think he's overall a pretty cool character. Particularly due to the scene in Saw VI where he survives a reverse bear trap activating, using a door to stop it ripping his face off, which is usually considered one of the most intelligent acts in the entire series.
• He genuinely loved his sister, to the point where he murdered Seth Baxter with an unescapable trap for killing her, showing he doesn't completely lack depth.
• Many people think his actor Costas Mandylor did a good job playing him the series, making even the worst aspects of his character more tolerable and adding some charisma to Hoffman's character.

What Do People Hate About Him?

• Many people believe that he isn't nearly as good as John Kramer as a main antagonist, as John had a lot more redeeming traits such as being tragic and a well intentioned extremist, Hoffman on the other lacks both of those, and is mainly portrayed as purely psychopathic.
• The reveal of him being the new Jigsaw Killer in Saw IV came out of nowhere, as he had basically no characterisation before becoming the main antagonist of the series.
• And even after he became the main antagonist of the series, manly people still think he lacks a genuine motive and personality, making many people seem him as a one note psychopath.

External Links

• Mark Hoffman on the Villains Wiki
• Mark Hoffman on the Near Pure Evil Wiki
• Mark Hoffman on the Entertainingly Detestable Wiki