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Charlie Reyes is a main character in the film Final Destination Bloodlines. He is the son of Marty Reyes and Darlene Campbell and the brother of Stefani Reyes. He is also a grandson of Paul and Iris Campbell, the latter of whom was the visionary who prevented The Sky View collapse that would have occurred in 1968.
Charlie is the eighth and final member of the Campbell family bloodline to die.
Biography[]
Charlie is the son of Marty Reyes and Darlene Campbell, and the younger brother of Stefani Reyes. He is also the cousin of Erik, Bobby, and Julia Campbell. His grandmother is Iris—the woman who had a premonition in 1969 that saved several lives and triggered the curse of Death targeting the Campbell bloodline. Charlie is a normal teenager who likes skating and works as a lifeguard. He is in love with a girl named Jenny Reddick, whom he invited to his school's prom. With an interest in the grunge style, he wears baggy shirts and likes to paint his nails black.
Personality[]
Charlie is distant and dismissive towards his older sister, Stefani, having been ghosted by her after she left for university. Despite this, he still cares for her wellbeing and likes to joke with her when she is feeling sad. Unlike Stefani, he doesn't hold a grudge against Darlene for leaving, unable to remember what she was like when they were younger. To his other family members, he maintains a healthy sibling like relationship, especially with Julia, who became a surrogate sister to him after Stefani left.
Final Destination Bloodlines[]
Charlie finds that Stefani has come back from university
Charlie walks downstairs and finds that Stefani is visiting, however, he ignores her as she tries to talk to him, opting to go to his cousins' house instead. Stefani tells Charlie that she'll drive him there but before leaving the house, Marty informs her to not talk about Iris in front of her uncle, Howard. During the drive, Stefani is annoyed by Charlie's distant behavior, he asks why she's here as she only comes home during the holidays. She tells him about her failing grades and he laughs about it, but stops once he realizes how serious her situation is and that she could lose her scholarship, she makes him promise to not tell their father.
Arriving at his cousins' house, he asks Erik and Bobby what's going on, the latter informs him that he lost his pet turtle, Paco. Charlie laughs as this has happened on numerous occasions. Erik questions why Stefani is visiting and Charlie tells him that Stefani is failing university, making her annoyed. Julia comes downstairs and is surprised to see Stefani but ignores her and asks Charlie about his love life. Stefani is confused once she hears about Charlie's date and him joining the junior lifeguards, awkwardly asking him why he didn't tell her about this, but he doesn't reply. Later, Stefani asks Howard about their grandma Iris, to which Howard says that Iris is a very disturbed woman. When Charlie, Erik, Bobby, and Julia join them, Charlie explains to his cousins that Stefani wants to know more about Iris. Charlie then finds Paco in the refrigerator and hands it to Bobby.
Afterwards, Stefani goes to find Iris where she witnesses her die in a freak accident. Due to her death, Charlie, Stefani, and his cousins' family go to attend Iris' funeral. When Darlene arrives, Stefani wants to leave the funeral and avoid going to the family's barbeque party, not wanting to see Darlene. Charlie asks her if she's at least going to speak to their mother but is promptly told that they were abandoned by her. Charlie then tells Stefani that she did something similar when she left for university, ghosting her family. Stefani panickily tells him that she is not like their mother, and he replies saying that she isn't, just that she doesn't care.
A while later, the entire rest of the family meets for a barbecue party. When Darlene arrives, she brings cookies and Charlie takes a bite, he asks if there's peanut butter in it and she confirms. Bobby moves away from the cookies and Darlene remembers that he is allergic, she apologizes to everyone for forgetting. Afterward, Howard gives a toast to the entire family and they drink from their glasses.
Charlie informs Darlene about his lifeguarding job
Later, Charlie is telling Darlene about his lifeguarding job when Bobby invites him and Howard to join him on the trampoline. Stefani later arrives to see if everyone is alright, Howard gets off the trampoline and Bobby accidentally tears a part of it open. The family is concerned but Bobby informs them that he's okay. As they continue on, a chain reaction causes Howard's face to be shredded by a lawnmower, making Charlie scream in horror.
After Howard's funeral, Charlie walks downstairs to drink something and begins grieving Howard's death. Stefani hugs Charlie and he notices newspapers on the wall, asking what she's been doing. The next morning, Charlie and the rest of the family are gathered by Stefani where they are informed on Death's design. However, the family keeps brushing her off, making her panic. Desperately, she tells each family member about their place on Death's list. Charlie is told that he should be the last to die in Darlene's bloodline. After hearing Stefani's explanation, Erik asks Charlie if he believes in Stefani, to which he replies saying he's unsure. Tearful, Brenda starts to leave and others follow suit.
Charlie listens as Erik mocks Stefani
The next morning, Charlie is woken up by Stefani, who is concerned about Erik's safety, having been texting him the night before but has been met with no replies. She brings Charlie along and drives, planning to see Erik. Charlie informs Stefani that the tattoo parlor had burned down last night, distracting and accidentally making her hit Erik. The two are confused but are relieved to see him alive. He shows them the heart branding he got on his arm and rebukes her constant messaging late last night. Charlie tells Erik that they thought he died but he reassures them that Death isn't coming after their family, calling the idea crazy before almost getting hit by a delivery van.
Afterwards, he informs them that maybe he is invincible. As Erik continues to walk, Stefani tells him to avoid various things that could kill him, such as a tree trimmer and some kids playing soccer. He continues to mock her and Julia walks out of their home. She is concerned once she notices his injuries, but he waves her off. After Stefani tells him to stay away from the garbage truck next to him, he goes to take provocative actions towards the truck. Stefani is annoyed by Erik's actions and Julia leaves to start her jog, telling Stefani that their family is done with her garbage. A chain of events then causes Julia to fall into the garbage truck's disposal and the trio chase after it. Charlie manages to get in front of the truck and causes the driver to stop. But it's too late. Julia's lower head and arm are crushed, killing her.
Charlie tells the family that Stefani can see the signs
Grieving Julia's death, Stefani blames herself for getting the order wrong but Brenda reveals that Stefani is not to blame as she had an affair that caused Erik's birth, meaning Erik was never on Death's list. Erik leaves the room after finding out his biological father and Brenda follows after him. The group realizes Bobby is next to die and he begs Stefani to help him, after criticizing Darlene, Marty leaves in frustration. Stefani doesn't think she can but gets supported by her family, Charlie informs them that Stefani had pointed out the tools that were used for Julia's death, Darlene is surprised and asks Stefani to explain. Stefani tells them that Iris' book is akin to an equation, she has to pick out the right things in the environment and figure out how they can be used to kill someone.
As Stefani is reassured, Bobby reminds Stefani that she had informed them that there was a person who had previously survived Death's list. Looking through Iris' book, they find that a person named "JB" at Hope River Hospital knows the person who had survived. As they leave the house, they tell Bobby to stay inside since they believe it is safer for him. Bobby tells them that he looked through the book and found that there are various ways to die inside a house, he informs them that he isn't staying and comes with them. Before leaving, Stefani tells Charlie and Darlene to make sure the RV is safe. Just then, Erik comes out of the house and informs Darlene to get rid of her peanut butter that Bobby is allergic to. After some contemplation, he decides to come with them. During the drive, Stefani is told by Charlie that Marty is trying to call them, she asks Charlie to tell their father that they are driving with Darlene, hoping that it will buy them some time.
Arriving at the hospital, the family makes it to the morgue and meet "JB". He reveals himself to be William Bludworth and informs the family about his connection to Iris, being a fellow survivor that escaped The Sky View. The family asks Bludworth how they are able to get off of Death's list. He informs them that the only way is to either kill someone and take their remaining life span, or successfully resuscitate a person on the list, which a previous survivor has done so before. Bludworth then leaves and the family is distraught. Erik suggests to kill and resuscitate Bobby to get the entire family off of Death's list, however, they are against the idea. Bobby asks Stefani if there's any other way and she tells him that it's over.
Charlie is told by Stefani as to why Erik died
As Stefani tries to find other solutions, she is comforted and hugged by Charlie and Darlene. However, Charlie realizes Erik and Bobby has wandered away. They try to search for them and hears someone scream. Running over to the noise, they make it to the scan room but find that Erik and Bobby were killed by the MRI machine. As they grieve outside, Charlie tearfully questions why Erik was killed if he wasn't on the list. Stefani answers him, saying, "When you fuck with Death things get messy".
While grieving, Darlene gets up and tells her children that they should leave, worried that Death will get to them. Charlie argues saying that no where is safe, however, Stefani remembers Iris' cabin and suggests they head there to hide from Death. Charlie continues to say that they can't hide in the cabin for the rest of their lives. Darlene disagrees and suggests that she should be the only one to stay there, giving Stefani and Charlie the chance to live without the fear of Death. They try to argue but Darlene stays firm with her choice. Before heading off, they hug one last time. In that instance, the penny in Iris' book falls out and rolls away without them noticing. The trio get into the RV and almost hits a logging truck, at which point Darlene suggests that Stefani should drive instead and they switch places. After they leave, an elderly woman picks up the penny and puts it in her purse.
Arriving at the cabin, they are blocked by Iris' gate, Stefani notices that Death is making a move and rams into the gate, destroying it. Now on the grounds, Stefani tries to unbuckle her seatbelt but it gets jammed, the others stay to help her but Stefani informs Darlene to get inside, ensuring her and Charlie' safety. Charlie and Darlene head inside the cabin, but a hanging potted plant falls and turns on the stove, causing gas to leak. Outside, sparks from a broken light drifts into the cabin, hitting the gas. Darlene notices this and shoves Charlie out of the way as the cabin explodes. The RV is knocked into a pond and water comes flooding in. Stefani, still stuck inside, tries to unjam her seatbelt with no luck.
Charlie successfully performs CPR on Stefani
At the same time, Charlie is saved from debris by a heavily burnt Darlene, however, she is then killed after a falling lamp crushes her. Charlie goes into the RV and finds a pocketknife, accidently injuring himself with it, he then tries to cut Stefani's seatbelt. Eventually, Charlie manages to release her from the vehicle, but she passes out. Desperately, Charlie performs CPR on her and she manages to wake up. This last situation makes them think they have cheated death by using the "new life" method JB had previously informed them about. Upon finding out that Death had already claimed Darlene, the siblings mourn the loss of their mother.
Death[]
A week later, Stefani and Marty help Charlie get ready for his prom date, Jenny Reddick. They head to her home and meet her father who is a doctor. The siblings talk to him as he congratulates Charlie on Stefani's rescue. Stefani tells Mr. Reddick that Charlie brought her back from the dead. However, Mr. Reddick informs the two that isn't the case as Stefani was only unconscious, which means she never truly died. Charlie and Stefani exchange glances as the reality of Mr. Reddick's words set in.
Charlie is crushed to death by a falling log.
Not far from them, the elderly woman from the hospital buys lemonade and the penny falls out of her purse, rolling and lodging itself between moving train tracks, causing it to stop. Stefani notices signs of Death and tells Charlie to run as Train 0513 derails and destroys several houses on the street. The siblings sprint away from the moving train until it stops. However, another train car holding logs jerks forward, throwing several logs at the two, crushing both Charlie and Stefani.
Original news article on the Train Derailment Tragedy
A news article depicting the train derailment tragedy is published a day after the death of Charlie and Stefani, and it is briefly shown during the end credits of the movie. Photos of Charlie and Stefani were included, but they were not mentioned throughout the article.
Signs/Clues[]
- The fact that he has been dreaming about a hot dog eating him may be foreshadowing how a log would crush him.
- After the meeting where Stefani explains death and the bloodlines to the family, Darlene warns Stefani not to let Iris' beliefs derail her life.
- Before leaving Hope Rivers Hospital, Stefani, Charlie, and Darlene nearly crash the trailer they were driving into a truck carrying logs.
- After Iris' shelter explodes, Charlie is trapped by some logs, foreshadowing his death.
- William Bludworth had a toy train to play with at The Sky View, seen in Iris' premonition, predicting the deaths of her grandchildren and the last of her bloodline in the present. The toy train is then shown later through a transition from the present when Bludworth rolls it along his desk while speaking to Stefani and the others about how Iris saved him.
- This transition can also be seen as a parallel to how the train is in the past (the train tracks shown at the beginning) as well as the events to come.
- The train's number that would ultimately kill him and his sister was the date the first three disasters happened in the film's franchise, May 13: the explosion of Volée Airlines Flight 180, the pileup in Route 23, and the derailment of the Devil's Flight roller coaster.
- The penny that derailed the train is the same one thrown by Alfred Milano that caused the explosion at The Sky View and the fall of the piano that crushed Daphne Wo. Iris kept this coin and put it in her book after preventing the disaster. Unknown to Stefani, this coin falls out of the book at the hospital before they leave, to be then found by the old woman. The train tracks that the derailment occurs on are shown at the start of the film, where they are shown to be misaligned.
- His sister pricks her finger on a red rose boutonniere from his graduation attire, in the same manner that happened to their grandmother before the former's premonition.
- Stefani saw a red Mustang, the same vehicle that her grandparents drive before the tower's collapse.
- Stefani notices that Jenny, Charlie's prom date is wearing a dress similar to the one worn by Iris on the day she predicted the disaster at the Sky View Tower.
- Stefani hears Jenny's father say “you’re a million bucks” to his daughter, the same phrase Paul said to Iris before entering The Sky View.
- Like Iris, Stefani also notices the wind blowing through some windchimes before the train derailment.
Appearances[]
- Final Destination Bloodlines (portrayed by Teo Briones)
Trivia[]
- Teo is known for playing as Junior Wheeler on Chucky. Additionally, Junior Wheeler's father, Logan Wheeler is played by Devon Sawa (also playing as other characters in Chucky such as Lucas Wheeler), who is best known for starring in the original Final Destination as Alex Browning.
- At the beginning of the movie, Charlie is said to have begun working as a lifeguard. As a matter of fact, he can save his sister from drowning near the end of the movie.
- Charlie's death being crushed and as a teenager, makes him similar to Tim Carpenter from Final Destination 2 (2003), due to his age at death.
- His and Stefani's death via being crushed and by logs is similar to the premonition death of Thomas Burke by a log from a log truck from the Route 23 pileup.
- Apart from the death montage that accompanies the ending of Final Destination Bloodlines, Charlie is currently the last on-screen death of the franchise so far.