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Quote from [Elfen Lied]. I apologize for the late reply, I've been busy and I was gathering reference material while also working on the illustrations here.

In my list of headcanons, I will be mentioning sensitive subjects. I'm talking about Hoyt afterall. Please be mindful of that and proceed to read the rest under the cut. It's a long text too. Thanks in advance for stopping by n.n

The following headcanons are written by taking in consideration both movies and comics. I personally belive that the comics, altough they provide interesting complementary material, are inconscistent with the canon source but I still borrowed some comic elements of Hoyt to create the basis of various hedcanons here and adapt them to the character we see in both films.

░𝕆ℝ𝕀𝔾𝕀ℕ𝕊░ I've read a theory about why Luda Mae is referred as his both mother and sister of Hoyt, the reason being him a product incest between Charlie Hewitt Sr. and Luda Mae. It is a very solid theory taking into consideration that the events take place in a rural, southern isolated community. However, I decided to add another possible reason why Luda Mae is called "Mama", a more psychological one. I'm not dismissing the Incest Theory, I'm just giving my own opinion and the movie doesn't really provide any complete information of the Hewitt Family Tree. Now, in my theory, I do not doubt there were cases of abuse inside the family but I do not think Hoyt is the result of inbreeding. Mostly because -at least at first sight- he doesn't seem to have genetic malformations, which should be visible considering he's supposed to be the product between very close relatives that increases the percentage of disorders appearing in their offsprings. You can call him ugly if you want (lol), but he seems genetically proportioned for me at least. Perhaps it's something internal but he wouldn't have made it as far as 59 years of age if he had a genetic illness, considering there's no medical assistance at that town and he doesn't look the type of man to have a healty life style. Also, he definitely shows no signs of intellectual disability: he's too much of a manipulative, sadistic man to have that. Then, why does Hoyt calls his sister "mama"? Mrs. Hewitt must have been a submissive, traditional woman… perhaps she was forced to marry Mr. Hewitt. The father could have been a stern, rough man… (a foreshadowing of what Hoyt would turn into the future.) The husband abused his own wife and I theorize Hoyt was a product of that: an unwanted child. Monty was the firstborn, the one to heritage the land, then Luda Mae was born shortly after. Or Luda Mae might have been born first and then the couple tried a second time for a boy with the intention of leaving the land to a male that could carry the family name, this second child being Monty. In general, I see Monty and Luda only being a few years apart. Charlie was probably conceived after the marriage was slowly falling apart/ becoming toxic. We are talking about a conservative and religious family and so, Mrs. Hewitt was forced to keep the child, and thus, Charlie was born. The mother I think either died during childbirth or managed to abandon the husband after reaching a breaking point, the second option less likely since a trad wife like that would have endured it all just for the sake of her children but I do belive she was completely absent from Charlie's life. And so, Luda Mae became the closest thing Charlie had of a mother figure, clinging to her during his early years, like a stray child looking for motherly love. These feelings would linger still as an adult, Luda Mae seems to be his most respected family member. She is the only woman to put him in his place and the only one which he cares deeply for or we wouldn't had these scenes.

Credits to lairofhorror.tripod.com A Horror fansite.

The father, now without his wife… would end up venting his frustrations at his own daughter. All of this domestic violence will end up affecting the young psyche of Hoyt…

░𝕎𝔸ℝ𝕄𝕋ℍ░ He doesn't like winter because it reminds him of his time as a POW in Korea (Based on "By Himself" comic.) One of the things he missed the most from his hometown during the war besides home made food, was the summer. Warmth. A feeling that also associates with his family. If there's a thing that the man genuinely cherishes is his home and his family. During winter, his war flashbacks probably get worse: getting more irascible, having nightmares and drinking more. He also tends to get sick during cold days.

░𝔹𝕃𝕆𝕆𝔻𝕃𝕌𝕊𝕋░ He has a thing for blood. He sucks his fingers when he has the blood of the original sheriff and also licks a glass shard that he pulled out of Bailey's chest… so he gets very freaky with that kind of stuff. Very likely that he likes to lick bleeding wounds from his female victims. A sadistic satisfaction from feeding from others' weaknesses. Dog mentality.

░ℍ𝕌ℕ𝕋𝔼ℝ░ Back at the "Dog mentality" thing I said, the comics present a small trophy room. We can see music albums, toys and comics too. The later are a kinda curious thing since he's a grown ass man, perhaps he wanted to gift them for Jed or Thomas. But then, they would be at home and not at his private "office". Maybe another projection of that may represent a lost childhood… There are also newspaper clips and, of course, female underwear. He's a collector, keeping his hunting trophies. I think his favorite kind of trinkets are female accesories since he's an old perv. His most prized ones are probably kept in a drawer in his room for "easy access". I would add pr0n mags too, could have a thing for linguere since he collects their undergarments.

░𝕃𝕆𝕍𝔼░ In the comics, there are some instances of Hoyt talking about "when does Thomas will find a girl of his liking?". I personally believe he's kind of projecting, in a similar manner when he tortures his victims based on what he went through as a POW: He's expressing something about himself.

In movies we do not see this kind of dialogues but I do not think is unlikely if he has thoughts like that. As a conservative, country man that has a strong attachment to his family, he would probably consider leaving a legacy an important thing, even if said legacy is not completely made of his own flesh and blood. Both movies and comics show the Hewitts keeping the children of victims alive, as if claiming them for themselves and thus, he might want for Thomas to have a woman and continuing the family line. However, Thomas does not seem to be particulary attracted to any of the victims that appear in both media or at least not enough for sparing their lives. I think Hoyt would find that sightly dissapointing, and sometimes might consider of doing it himself: getting a woman and having a child of his very own. Yet, altough Hoyt shows interests in these young women, they are all discarded, dispossed of in the end. That's because he sees them as pieces of meat to be consumed and then moves to the next, like an alcoholic drinking bottle after bottle of licor: never fully sated. One bottle is not enough, one blonde won't ease the craving for flesh. In "The Beginning" we don't see him drinking like in the 2003 film. That vise must have started the more he got lost in his delusions, his PTSD must have gotten worse the more people he killed and abused. Now taking into consideration the aformentioned points of a possible desire for lineage, his tendency of projecting his issues on others and his violent desires that are never fully satisfied which create and trap him in a viscious cycle, I theorize the following: Hoyt might want a woman by his side, a warm body to wake up next to him and that can satisfy him in all senses and give him a son of his very own blood. He caress them, kisses them, tells them he loves them. Logically, they reject him. And so, they die. The cycle never ends, the "right" woman never shows. And never did.

In his youth he probably had flings or took advantage of women in bars knowing their unwell condition wouldn't let them to stop him or even remember him. He wasn't one for serious relationships. He was young and lived his days as they came, continuing his life as a farmer. But time went by, he got older and went to war. He came back home as a changed man, traumatized.

Illustration by me: on the left, a young Charlie. On the right, the POW.

Later, he was not the only one who was changing, the town was slowly dying too. His mind and his cherished hometown were both decaying. This must have been a breaking point for him and that's why as soon as he saw the chance to steal the identity of the original Winston Hoyt, he didn't hestated. As Hoyt, he takes what he wants when he wants it and feels powerful. He feels in control. Control that he both craves and needs in all aspects of his life since his biggest fear is being brought down to his knees and beg like what happened in Korea. That's why he strongly states that Charlie is dead once he adopts his new role as Sheriff Hoyt.

Charlie couldn't had a woman, but Hoyt can. He can have as many he wants until he gets tired, until the right one for him shows up, one to be worthy enough for him and his legacy. Charlie was beaten up and weakned, Hoyt is the one that does the beating. Charlie is dead in life, Hoyt is living at his fullest. Such is the perception of a fractured mind.

Old fanart by me, 2022.

And speaking of double identities… allow me to present my extended analysis:

『𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕆𝕋ℍ𝔼ℝ "𝕊𝔼𝕃𝔽"』 I recently rewatched both films and was keeping an eye for background shots and Hoyt close ups for drawing references and so. This scene where he looks at himself in the window took my attention more than what it means to be.

It is also interesting to note that this Window scene happens after being scolded again by Luda Mae for getting his new role way above his head.

In the context of the movie, this is just a very humble attempt of a jumpscare. It's just Hoyt staring at the window when the final girl tries to save of what's left of her friends. Nothing more. But here I will go full creative mode and imagine this shot from both Window and Mirror scenes could be more profound, making a parallelism to another horror media: Silent Hill.

In Silent Hill 2, the player takes the role of James Sunderland. A man that gets a mysterious letter from his late wife, waiting for him at Silent Hill. The starting scene is him staring at his reflection at the mirror… Fans later discovered that James is not really looking at the mirror but at the player. Something similar we see on the SH2 remake when James learns the truth of what happened with his wife: he's avoiding looking at his reflection.

The scene is interpreted as a way to James to avoid facing his demons, his sins, the true reason why he was called in Silent Hill: to look at the face the killer of his wife. Something extremely interesting about Jame's info from offcial media is that he was conceptualized to have a doble personality. Sounds familiar, right?

On the third game of the SH games, we play as Heather Mason. She's the girl that our protagonist from the first game -Harry Mason- had to save from The Order -the main game antagonists- from using her for a ritual to summon a deadly God. Heather's lore is extensive but I will sum it up at this: Heather was "born" from another girl named Alessa Gillespie, a girl that was used by a cult to bring horrors beyond human cohomprension at the town of Silent Hill. Heather is like both twin sister and daughter of Alessa, the other half of her own flesh and mind. SH3 also has a mirror scene in early game:

By reading Heather's words, can you guess what I'm trying to talk about here and how can it be linked with Hoyt and his own mirror scenes?

I know I'm looking too much into scenes that were planned in the movie in a very superficial manner but I think that, in the end, one as a viewer can perceive art in different ways. I mean… if the actor himself gave more to the character than what the writters intented… one can do the same as a spectator. That how art is.

Now, what we see with Charlie/Hoyt is not punishment of one's sins (James) nor confronting the inner darkness that lurks in one's mind (Heather)… but to completely embrace this doppelganger that has taken full control of the self. Hoyt looks straight in the eye at his own reflection, accepting this fracture and replacement of himself. The world from the other side of the mirror calls to him to be reborn as someone new.

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Pheeeew! That has to be longest textpost I've ever written on this little blog! It was super fun, specially because I was listening to SH OST while organizing everything :) To any stranger that read the whole thing: thank you kindly.

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