History Characters / ParanormalActivity

** JerkassHasAPoint: He's somewhat annoyed with Katie for not bringing up the fact that she's had a demon haunting her most of her life before they moved in together.

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Only in ''Paranormal Activity 2'', prior to their own haunting experience.]]

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Paranormal Activity'' | ''Paranormal Activity 2'' | ''Paranormal Activity 3'' | ''Paranormal Activity 4'' | ''Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'' | ''Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Paranormal Activity 2'' | ''Paranormal Activity 3'' | ''Paranormal Activity 4'' [[note]]Archive footage[[/note]] | ''Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'' | ''Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension''

Characters from the Paranormal Activity film series.

[[folder: Katie Featherston]]
!!'''Katie Featherston'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: Katie Featherston'''
!!!'''Child Katie portrayed by: Chloe Csengery'''

-->"''I feel it. I feel it breathing on me."''

The female protagonist of Paranormal Activity. Throughout Katie Featherston's entire life she and her sister Kristi have felt the presence of a malevolent invisible demon haunting her. The demon's hostility in the hauntings has varied over the course of her life. She has been living with her boyfriend, Micah, for about a year when the hauntings suddenly take a violent turn. Katie is a friendly, usually cheerful person, who is easily scared. In times of hardship, however, she becomes short-tempered and emotional.

In the Paranormal Activity 3 prequel, she is a boisterous young girl who occasionally likes teasing her little sister Kristi. She is even more frightened of the hauntings as a child.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler: Before the revelation that Paranormal Activity 2 is a prequel, Katie comes across as this. Invoked again in Paranormal Activity 4, but Alex is the only one who notices.]]

* {{Blackmail}}: In Paranormal Activity 3 [[spoiler: The demon threatens to hurt Katie unless Kristi does what he wants.]]

* BrattyHalfPint: How she acts when she's a child in Paranormal Activity 3.

* ButtMonkey: [[spoiler: The demon isn't actually all that interested in Katie as she thought. Toby only haunts and harms her in PA 1 to possess her body and steal Kristi's baby, and in PA 3 she's tormented for the sole purpose of getting Kristi to do what he wants.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Shows up at the end of PA: The Marked Ones.]]

** [[spoiler: She's also possessed by the end of PA 3 but, at some point, she snapped out of it. Presumably after the brainwashing.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Becomes possessed by the end of Paranormal Activity, but is full-blown evil by Paranormal Activity 4.]]

* RedHerring: [[spoiler: That she's going to be the big bad in Paranormal Activity 2. Turns out it's a prequel and she doesn't become villainous until later. She does become the big bad for Paranormal Activity 4, however.]]

* TookALevelInJerkass: Becomes much more irritable and short-tempered as PA 1 goes on. Given the hell she's going through, it's very justified.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:She never appears again in the present after the events of PA 4, leaving her fate unknown.]]

[[folder: Micah Sloat]]

!!!'''Portrayed by: Micah Sloat'''

-->"''I've been doing my research. I'm taking care of this. Nobody comes in my house, fucks with my girlfriend, and gets away with it."''

* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Shows up in one scene of Paranormal Activity 2 to show the audience that the film is a prequel.]]
** [[spoiler: Has another cameo at the very end of The Marked Ones.]]

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: Only in Paranormal Activity 2 prior to their own haunting experience.]]

[[folder: Kristi Rey]]
!!'''Kristi Rey'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: Creator/SpragueGrayden'''
!!!'''Child Kristi portrayed by: Jessica Brown'''

-->"''Leave me alone!"''

One of the three main protagonists of Paranormal Activity 2. She just had a baby boy with her new husband Dan and is also a stepmother to Dan's daughter Ali. After the baby's 1st birthday Kristi's family is plagued with the same evil entity from the first movie. Kristi is Katie's younger sister and has also been experiencing hauntings throughout her whole life. As a new mother, she has a lot to worry about.

In Paranormal Activity 3 she is a young girl who is able to see and speak to Toby, the demon. This demon spends the entire movie trying to corrupt her.

* TheCameo: In PA 4 in stock footage, and [[spoiler: her child self is seen in The Marked Ones.]]

* CreepyChild: In PA 3 her interactions with Toby, the demon, are this.
* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: In PA 3 Kristi is forced into a sort of marriage ceremony with Toby. It's hinted that this ceremony will guarantee her a son once she grows up and gets married. It makes sense since a son is what the demon wants from her bloodline.]]
* DecoyProtagonist: In PA 2 Kristi spends much of the movie trying to ignore the hauntings in the hope it will go away. It's Ali who notices all the paranormal activity and is the one doing the investigating, and then when [[spoiler: Kristi gets possessed Dan has to save her and Hunter.]]
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: In PA 2 Kristi gets possessed and almost steals away the baby.]]
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: In PA 2 after Dan drives the demon out of her body.]]
* InvisibleToAdults: It's been a running theme that only young children and animals can see the demon's physical form. In Paranormal Activity 3 Kristi is 5 and, because of that, she's able to see and talk to the demon.
* LittleSisterInstinct: In PA 3 Kristi gives into the demon's wishes to stop him from hurting Katie.
* MamaBear: [[spoiler: In PA 2 Kristi is able to fight off the demon's dragging power, for a little bit, and after she does she rushes into Hunter's room to check on his well-being.]]

* NiceGirl: In PA 2 Kristi does her best to not let the hauntings change her temperament. She also does her very best to shield and protect her baby from it all by keeping a strong face. In PA 3, despite her child creepiness, she does try to stop Toby from harming her family.

* OnlySaneWoman: In PA 2.
* PsychicChild: In PA 3 she's the only one who can see Toby.
* TimeTravel: [[spoiler: Members of the witch coven can time travel to unholy places. Young possessed Kristi from 1988 is briefly seen in The Marked Ones which takes place in 2012.]]

* TheQuietOne: In PA 3 she's much shyer than her outgoing sister, Katie.

[[folder: Dan Rey]]
!!'''Dan Rey'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: Brian Boland'''

-->"''We just can't let this affect us that much. If we do that, the terrorists win."''

One of the three main protagonists of Paranormal Activity 2. Dan has been married once and had his daughter Ali before marrying Kristi. After his new wife gives birth to a son, paranormal activity starts occurring. Dan is an atheist who doesn't believe in anything supernatural, and this makes him butt heads with his daughter who is investigating the strange events. He tries to find rational explanations as to why weird things are happening.

* TheCameo: He appears briefly at the beginning of PA 3 to explain how the 1988 tape footage went missing.

[[folder: Ali Rey]]
!!'''Ali Rey'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: Molly Ephraim'''

-->"''I don't know if the house is haunted, but I hope it is."''

One of the three main protagonists of Paranormal Activity 2. Ali is the teenage daughter and stepdaughter of Dan and Kristi respectively, and the half-sister of their infant son Hunter. A year after Hunter's birth, strange things have been happening around the house and Ali is the only member of the family interested in finding out what's going on.

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: When Ali appears in The Marked Ones she is a much more serious character. It makes sense considering what she went through.]]
* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Ali shows up in Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones as a paranormal investigator. She tells Hector and Marisol that after Jesse is fully possessed he will never be the same again.]]

* OccultDetective: [[spoiler: By Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Ali has become this.]]

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Because Ali was on a school trip when a possessed Katie returned to kidnap Hunter, Ali manages to survive the events of PA 2.]]

[[folder: Dennis]]
!!'''Dennis'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: Chris Smith'''

-->"''Something's going on."''

The main protagonist on Paranormal Activity 3. Dennis is a wedding photographer, and the new boyfriend of Julie Featherston, the mother of Katie and Kristi. He's only been dating Julie for a few months before he moved in with her. Dennis is the one who starts seeing strange activities that seem to be connected to Kristi, and he wants to catch it all on film.

[[folder: Julie]]
!!'''Julie'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: Lauren Bittner'''

One of the main protagonists of Paranormal Activity 3. Julie is the mother of Katie and Kristie. Recently invited her boyfriend Dennis to stay. Is the last to believe that the strange events happening in the house are paranormal.

[[folder: The Demon]]
!!'''[[spoiler: Asmodeus "]]Tobi[[spoiler:" of the Book of Tobit]]'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: Katie Featherston (Possessed form), Andrew Jacobs, Mark Steger, Henry Ayres-Brown, Kirby Johnson '''

[[spoiler: One of the seven Princes of Hell and]] the BigBad of the franchise. Tobi is a demon summoned by [[spoiler:Lois]] and her coven, [[DealWithTheDevil who bargains with him for wealth - in exchange for the family's first-born male]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's clear that Dan does not believe in the demonic haunting whatsoever so when strange things start happening the only thing he can do is blame the people around him. He fires Martine, blames Ali and Brad for various abnormal occurrences, and gets short with his family for even bringing up anything supernatural. However, when the proof of what's happening is presented right in front of him he drops this behavior and immediately searches for a way to save his family. [[spoiler: He saved the souls of his family by cursing his sister-in-law Katie.]]

* IllGirl: In PA 3 Kristi becomes one after she stops being friends with the demon, Toby. It's clearly the demon's influence on her.

!!'''Asmodeus "Tobi" of the Book of Tobit'''

[[folder: The Demon / "Toby"]]
!!'''The Demon / "Toby"'''
!!!'''Portrayed by: N/A'''

The BigBad of the franchise. Toby is a demon summoned by [[spoiler:Lois]] and her coven, [[DealWithTheDevil who bargains with him for wealth - in exchange for the family's first-born male]].

* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: ''The Ghost Dimension'' reveals that [[spoiler:he is one of the seven Princes of Hell.]]
* TheFaceless: We're never shown what the demon looks like [[spoiler:until ''The Ghost Dimension'']].

* FluffyTheTerrible / TomTheDarkLord: Its real name - assuming it has one - hasn't been revealed, but the children it communicates with refer to it as "Toby".

* IHaveManyNames: In ''The Ghost Dimension'', it is mentioned that "Toby" is just one of several names the demon has gone by.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:''The Ghost Dimension'' reveals that Toby is a lord of Hell, one of seven in fact, which could mean its as old as time itself.]]

!!!'''Portrayed by: Sprague Grayden'''

* UnderstandingBoyfriend: Completely subverted.

* NervesOfSteel: In direct contrast with how Katie reacts to frightening supernatural events, Kristy is very calm about it even though she's scared. She does her best to remain collected and strong for her family, especially the baby.

* AgentMulder: Him and Randy.

* FriendToAllChildren: How would he be able to get along with Katie and Kristi so quickly?

* TheStoner: An early scene has her smoking marijuana with Dennis.

*** It's also not hard to sympathize with his curiosity and fascination over Katie's seemingly overbearing cautiousness and superstition before things get really dangerous. After all, [[WrongGenreSavy he has no reason to believe he's dealing with a horror movie demon instead of a more realistic poltergeist.]]

*** It's also not hard to sympathize with his curiosity and fascination over Katie's seemingly overbearing cautiousness and superstition before things get really dangerous.

* TheUnintelligible: In the first film, it utters a very faint whisper that is picked up by the camera. Micah listens to it several times, but is unable to recognise the language.

* TheBadGuyWins: Every film ends with the demon getting its way.

!!!'''Portrayed by: Sprague Graydan'''

* TookALevelInJerkass: Becomes much more irritable and short-tempered as PA 1 goes on.

* BadassNormal: [[spoiler: Dan managed to fight off his demon wife and won.]]
* BerserkButton: Leaving Hunter unattended.

* ActionSurvivor: [[spoiler: The only main character in the series to be this, because. . . well, she's the only main character who has survived to the end.]]

* HeWhoMustNotBeHeard: Aside from a few animalistic growls, roars and snorts, it is never heard to speak. When other characters (such as Kristi and Wyatt) communicate with it, the audience only hears their end of the conversation, hinting that Toby can communicate telepathically.

* ParentWithNewParamour: Recently moved in with her new boyfriend Dennis.