The first trailer forFinal Destination Bloodlineshas been released, and it gives the first full look at Tony Todd in his final performance, and I really hope it will solve his decades-old character mystery. Joining the trend of long-awaited sequels istheFinal Destinationsaga, which is bringing its sixth movie over a decade after the release ofFinal Destination 5. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein,Final Destination Bloodlinesfollows the saga’s well-known premise but with an interesting twist.

Final Destination Bloodlinesfollows a college student who begins to be haunted by a series of nightmarish visions of her family’s deaths. She returns home to get answers from her grandmother, who, years before, also had a catastrophic vision, but she managed to save some people back then. Although they survived, Death is now going after their families years later, as they shouldn’t have been born.Final Destination Bloodlinesbrings Tony Todd’s William Bludworth back, and I hope it finally solves his biggest mystery.

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Tony Todd’s Character In Final Destination Bloodlines Continues The Franchise’s Oldest Mystery

William Bludworth Became The Franchise’s Biggest Mystery

Tony Todd’s William Bludworth is the connecting link between theFinal Destinationmovies and is the only character who has appeared in almost every movie. Bludworth makes his first appearance inFinal Destinationwhen Alex (Devon Sawa) and Clear (Ali Larter) sneak into a funeral home to take a look at their friend’s body after his bizarre death. Bludworth tells them that Death doesn’t like to be cheated, and lets them know about Death’s design, though without revealing much about it.

Bludworth returns inFinal Destination 2, also in a minor role, and this time, he reveals that new life can defeat Death, but this is initially interpreted differently by the characters. Bludworth skips a physical appearance inFinal Destination 3andThe Final Destination, but his voice is heard in a Satan animatronic in the third movie. Bludworth appears again inFinal Destination 5, where he reveals that by taking a life they could live, and would take the lifespan of the person they killed.

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The biggest mystery about him is how and why he knows so much about Death, its design, and its rules, and Bludworth’s return inFinal Destination Bloodlinescontinues this.

However, in all these appearances,Final Destinationhasn’t properly explored the character of Bludworth and his story. The biggest mystery about him is how and why he knows so much about Death, its design, and its rules, and Bludworth’s return inFinal Destination Bloodlinescontinues this. ThefirstFinal DestinationBloodlinestrailerbriefly shows Bludworth, who, once again, is a mysterious presence in the movie, offering advice on how Death could be fooled, but no guarantee that it will be.

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Who Is William Bludworth In Final Destination, Really?

Is Bludworth Human Or Supernatural?

The mystery and unanswered questions about William Bludworth and his knowledge of Death have made way for lots of speculation and some fan theories. Although theFinal Destinationsaga has an invisible villain (Death, of course),the mysteries of Bludworth have made some viewers believe he could be a secret villain. Some theories say that Bludworth isn’t a supernatural character and is simply human, but he’s messing with theFinal Destinationcharacters and giving them advice that only leads to more deaths, thus making him a villain in disguise.

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However,the most popular theory or belief about Bludworth says that he’s Death itself.Death appeared as a shadow in two different momentsin the firstFinal Destination, but aside from that, it has never made a physical appearance – unless Bludworth is the personification of Death. This would explain his knowledge of Death, its design, rules, do’s and don’ts, and more, and connects to the above theory as he would be giving the characters misleading advice only to claim more lives.

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While this would solve the biggest questions and mysteries of Bludworth, the truth is thatthere isn’t enough evidence in theFinal Destinationsaga that can support the idea of Bludworth being Death. The reality is most likely that Bludworth is just a human, though one who, after years of working with dead bodies and pretty much working close to Death, has learned some valuable information about it.

Will Final Destination Bloodlines Finally Reveal What’s Up With William Bludworth?

Bloodlines Is The Final Chance To Solve Bludworth’s Mystery

Final Destination Bloodlinesis exciting because it’s the return to a popular franchise, but also because it’s said to finally solve the mystery of William Bludworth. For a while,Bloodlineshas been reported to explore Bludworth’s backstory, which makes sense given that the movie will go back in time to show how the grandma saved many people thanks to her premonition. With this being Tony Todd’s final appearance as Bludworth and his final big-screen performance, it would be perfect if it finally revealed what’s up with Bludworth and where all that knowledge came from.