| “ | A lion does not feel guilty when it kills a gazelle. You do not feel guilty when you squash a fly. And I think that means something. I just think that really means something. | „ |
| ~ Andrew describing his new philosophy |
Andrew "Andy" Detmer is the main protagonist of the 2012 found-footage film Chronicle. He is a high schooler who finds a crystal which awakens him to psychic powers, which he eventually begins to abuse and leads him to become a villain.
He was portrayed by Dane DeHaan.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Heinous?[]
- He uses his telekinesis to push a motorist who was irritating him off the road, getting his car crashed into a pond and nearly getting him killed. Though it was unintentional, Andrew insisted they didn't call emergency services, and he was irritated at why Matt and Steve were so angry with him, not able to understand the gravity of having put a man in the hospital and nearly getting him killed.
- He uses his powers to rip the limbs off of a spider for his own amusement.
- When his father confronts Andrew, he pushes Richard against the wall and insists he could crush him, and while he was mostly defending himself and his father deserved it, he was still rather violent and forceful with Richard.
- He goes up into a lightning storm at night, and when Steve comes to try and reason with him, Andrew refuses to listen and tells Steve to leave him alone, which inadvertently gets Steve killed when he's hit by a lightning bolt.
- Andrew refuses to answer Matt's questions about what happened, telling Matt to leave him alone.
- He begins developing a mindset that because of his powers, he is an apex predator and should feel no guilt for hurting or killing those who are weaker than him.
- He uses his powers to rip the teeth out of one of his school bullies, Wayne, even taking the time to record how he pulled the teeth out. Although it's absolutely hard to feel bad for Wayne and kind of deserved considering how long he bullied Andrew and even beating him up.
- When Matt confronts him over what he did to Wayne at school, Andrew tells him to screw off and stay out of his life.
- He attacks neighborhood thugs with his powers to get their money, killing at least one of them and injuring or possibly killing four others.
- He robs a convenience store, and when the clerk tries to shoot him, Andrew telekinetically swipes the gun out of his hands, which accidentally fires at a nearby gas container, killing the clerk.
- When his father confronts him at the hospital and unjustly blames Andrew for his mother passing away, Andrew destroys the hospital room and attempts to drop Richard to his death, although given Richard's abusive behavior towards Andrew, this is somewhat justifiable.
- He sends a helicopter crashing to stop Matt from fleeing, most definitely killing the people inside, and when a police officer tries to get Matt and his girlfriend Casey out of the car, Andrew sends him flying back dozens of meters, injuring and possibly killing him.
- He flies Matt's car into the air and yanks Matt out of the car, leading the car to plummet to the ground and nearly killing Casey.
- He sends a bus flying at Matt in an attempt to kill him, with their fight causing severe collateral damage and threatening several citizens.
- When confronted by police officers, he sends all of them flying, injuring and potentially killing them, and unleashing a powerful telekinetic blast which destroys all the glass nearby and threatens the safety of several citizens.
- While he started out as good and grows fond with Matt and Steve, the tragedy he holds completely broke his mentality and turns him into a deranged and dangerous person who calls himself as an "Apex Predator", shedding his redeeming qualities as a result.
What Makes Him Inconsistent?[]
- He has an extremely tragic backstory, as his mother is bed-ridden with cancer, his father is an alcoholic who constantly beats and berates him, he's constantly bullied at school, and has no friends, since even his cousin Matt generally avoids him and never defends him at school.
- He only gets bullied even more after accidentally vomiting on Monica during the post-contest party, further worsening his mental state.
- He's severely injured from the gas explosion, and when his father arrives at the hospital, he reveals that Karen died, then places the blame on Andrew for her death, when Richard himself is to blame. This completely breaks Andrew and causes him to lose his sanity.
- His death is played for sympathy, even though it was quick at that moment, this is seen afterwards when Matt does a video talking about Andrew, he was at the Tibet, the place that Andrew wanted to visit, fulfilling his wish at the place he wanted to go, and even Matt said that he knew that Andrew wasn't a bad person after all and apologized to him for not helping him in the past.
- He cared about several people:
- After gaining his powers, he bonds with Matt and Steve, becoming good friends with them and saving them from falling when they lose control during flight. He even proposes they travel the world together with their powers after graduation.
- He deeply loves his mother, as he only mugged the gangsters and robbed the convenience store to get the money to pay for her medication, and before he leaves the house, he affectionately places a blanket over her sleeping body.
- He never intended to get Steve killed in the lightning storm, and after his funeral, he returns to Steve's grave, crying and sincerely apologizing for causing his death.
External Links[]
- Andrew Detmer on the Villains Wiki
