Friday the 13th: Top 5 victims (I really hated to see go)

2. J.J. (Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan)

Though Part 8‘s Jessica Jane Jarrett already has an awesome name, she goes by the nickname of J.J. I couldn’t help but instantly like this character. The hair, the leather jacket, the electric guitar — it was clear as soon as I saw her that J.J. was awesome. I think I knew better than to assume that she’d survive the whole film, but little did I know just how soon she’d go.

Along with the rest of her graduating class, J.J. boards a cruise ship for a school trip to New York. After the boat takes to the water, J.J. does some exploring and comes across the machine room. To her, it just seems like a rockin’ place to film a music video. This gets her in the mood to start jamming on her guitar, which she does. Eventually, she is interrupted by Jason Voorhees, so she drops the guitar and tries to escape.

This is the point when Jason’s teleportation abilities really come into fruition. Mrs. Voorhees’ baby boy seems to instantly morph directly in front of J.J. when she descends a staircase, though how he got there so fast remains a mystery. All she can do is scream as Jason rears back and clocks her in the skull with her own guitar, killing her.

To this day, I’m still a little pissed about J.J. biting it so early in the film. The rad rocker chick should have lasted a lot longer. For what it’s worth, she still holds a special place in my heart.