Heroes and Monsters: psychologists and psychiatrists

Name: Nancy Thompson
Category: Human, Student, Doctor, American, Hero, Dream Warrior, Survivor, Victim, Psychiatrist
Age: Born in the late 1960s
Origin: Springwood
Habitat: 1428 Elm Street... After her mother’s death Nancy wisely moved elsewhere.
General Description: Daughter of Lt. Thompson and one of the Elm Street children. Nancy started to encounter Freddy Krueger in her reoccurring nightmares by the time she reached high-school age. She was one of the first people to bring Freddy from the dream reality into this world and was even able to temporarily defeat him... once.
Friends, Associates, and Sidekicks: Lt. Thompson, Roland Kincaid, Joey Crusel, Will Stanton, Taryn White
Sworn Enemies: Freddy Krueger
Special Powers: Able to stay awake for 7 days straight. Expert familiarity with various booby traps and anti-personnel devices.
Weapons of Choice: Balinese Dream Techniques
Weaknesses: Nancy really misses her daddy and would forget all the necessary precautions if given an opportunity to experience even a smallest bit of paternal affection.
Hobbies: Psychiatry (she has a Ph.D in the field) and Survival Techniques
Pet Peeves: FDA... I mean seriously... how long will it take them to change the “experimental drug” status of Hypnocil? Nancy needs a container load of this stuff each year and no insurance company covers experimental drugs...
Best Lines:
1) Come out and show yourself, you bastard!
2) I take back every bit of energy I gave you. You’re nothing. You’re shit.
Total Estimated Power Rating: 10
6 Base Intellect Points + 2 Base Physical Power Points + 1 Weapon Points for Booby Traps + 1 Additional Point for Balinese Dream Skills and the Cojones Factor
Power Level: Medium. Nancy is a strong-willed individual capable of controlling her fears. When hyped up on caffeine she becomes fantastically efficient - being able to set up a number of complicated booby-traps, sweet talk an alcoholic mother to sleep, complete the Rubik’s Cube puzzle, make a delicious chicken pot pie, set up an alarm clock, and go into deep REM sleep all in under 10 minutes.
Identification: After one especially gruesome encounter with Freddy, Nancy developed a gray hair streak... We are not saying that every young lady with a gray lock of hair is necessarily Nancy, but one thing is for sure – every Nancy has a gray streak.
How to Recruit: When pursued by Freddy in one of your nightmares, scream Nancy’s name and she might join you. Not that she would be very helpful, but having her around is definitely more fun than facing Freddy alone.
How to Stay on Her Good Side: If she asks you to stay awake and keep an eye on her while she battles Freddy in the dream world – then for God’s sake - don’t fall asleep. Considering her ability to reach REM sleep stage within seconds it really shouldn’t be that complicated.
What to Look Out For: When Nancy is out of Hypnocil she refuses to sleep. Lack of sleep makes her quite cranky... So - keep her medicine bottle full.
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Movies and Books Featuring the Character:
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Name: Ginny Field
Category: Human, Survivor
Age: Early 20s
Origin: Unknown
Habitat: Counselor training center near Camp Crystal Lake
General Description: One of many young people to attend councilor training near Camp Crystal Lake in the summer of 1985... And one of the only two to survive.
Friends, Associates, and Sidekicks: Paul the councilor trainer
Sworn Enemies: Jason Voorhees
Special Powers: Superior people impersonation skills. Also - excellent knowledge of Child’s Psychology - a useful skill when confronted by demented psycho killers.
Weapons of Choice: Chainsaw, chairs, machete, pitchfork... Anything that happens to be nearby, really. However she is not very effective with any of these weapons.
Weaknesses: For some strange reason, Ginny never finishes off her victims. She never even checks if they are actually dead. A trait she learned or regret.
Hobbies: Chess
Pet Peeves: Notoriously unreliable German cars with ignition problems.
Best Lines:
1) Paul, there is someone in this room. Paul there’s someone in this fucking room!
2) Jason. It’s all done, Jason. You’ve done your job well, and mommy is pleased. That’s a good boy. Now, come to mommy, come on. Come on. Mommy has a reward for you. Jason, mother is talking to you. Jason, mother is talking to you. Come on. That’s my boy. Come. Kneel down. That’s a boy. Kneel down. Kneel down, Jason. That’s my good boy. That’s a good boy. Good Jason.
Total Estimated Power Rating: 7
5 Intellect Points + 1 Base Physical Strength Points + 1 Weapon Points for the variety of weapons Ginny clumsily attempts to use
Power Level: Low. Ginny’s intelligence often allows her to gain an upper hand in difficult situations; however her limited physical strength cancels out any advantage she is able to gain in this manner.
Identification: Extremely hard, especially if she is impersonating your mother.
Most people cannot tell the difference. If your mother behaved strangely lately – she might actually be Ginny Field pretending to be your mother.
How to Recruit: Tell her about your relationship with your mother and give her a chance to psychoanalyze you...
How to Stay on Her Good Side: Fix her Volkswagen and loose to her in chess a couple of times.
What to Look Out For: If you talk about your mother too much, Ginny might gain enough insight to impersonate her and use it to her advantage. Keep your childhood testimonies simple.
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