Randy Cavanaugh

"Let there be carnage...".- Randy Cavanaugh

Randall "Randy" Cavanaugh Lues is the owner of the Firefly Summer Camp, a keeper of joy and union, but at the same time, a prisoner of dark memories. He is a leading character in Don't Let the Darkness Consume You, where he is the main antagonist. A man who was devout to the conservative system of society, Randy attempted to do whatever it takes to make sure that the Firefly Summer Camp is binded to his rules in order to make it "safe". However, when a mysterious, yet familiar young woman under the name "Eden" shows up, his orders turns into chaos.

Background
Randy Cavanaugh was one of three siblings in his disfunctional family. He was taught by his father to "latch on the opportunity, no matter the damages", fueling his greed for power and money. He was sent to Willow's Bell, California to work as a camp counselor in the Firefly Summer Camp, owned at the time by Charles Anderson. However, despite his attempts of doing his job well, he failed to connect as he was acting mean towards the other counselors, specially with the pure and good Alan Fitzgerald and Janet Fitzgerald, who were getting promoted to be leaders of the camp counselors, driving Randy in planning to kill them and their beloved daughter, Mary Jane Fitzgerald.

However, Edward Sexton Church, one of the staff members in the camp, noticed Randy's egotistical attitude and protected the Fitzgeralds so Randy can't do any harm. In retaliation, Randy intoxicated Church by putting a slow-release toxin to incapacitate him, before brutally murdering Alan, Janet, and eight campers, and framed Church because he was getting a step ahead over Randy to protect Janet and Mary Jane, so he used Church's seasonal hunter past as a scapegoat. However, despite ending Alan and Janet's life, Mary Jane resulted to be one of the true survivors of the carnage, and over the next few years, Randy became haunted by a ghostly force linked to her.

According to his perspective, Randy is one of two survivors out of the eight counselors' massacre in 1973. During the incident, Randy hidden from the wrath of Edward Sexton Church, also known as The Deer Hunter. The massacre had since shifted Randy's view in a religious direction and he openly rebukes the "sinful" actions by the counselors. Randy self-assertively claims that he was reborn prior to the massacre ultimately resulted in him re-opening Firefly Summer Camp alongside Father Michael Campbell and Abigail Kraenen, with the motives of finishing what has been abandoned undone.

Appearance
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Personality
Initially, Randy Cavanaugh was portrayed as a fanatically devout man who claimed that God saved him from being a victim of The Deer Hunter. He dislikes the negative behaviors of 1980s american youths in general, including drinking, taking drugs, and obssession upon pornography. He claims that the only one place he can find the safety is the Firefly Summer Camp.

However, there are much more negative traits left to be explored upon Randy, especially after the revelation that he was the real killer behind the New Moon Massacre and framed Edward Sexton Church for the murder because he was protecting Alan and Janet Fitzgerald and her daughter Mary Jane from him, which would eventually led them to get the ownership of the camp, while Randy was ready to be kicked out of the camp. His incrimination eventually shaped Church from a gentle and friendly man into the murderous Deer Hunter. It's clear that Randy overall is an extremely childish and self-absorbed man with a high opinion of himself, who is in possession of far too much power for his or anyone else's good.

In reality, Randy reveals himself to be nothing but a psychopathic, overconfident and egotistical man willing to do whatever it takes to take control over the camp. He likes to see conflict and dishonor, displaying his petty, brutal, and prideful tendencies against the others. However, Randy also tends to be persistent to a point bordering on obsessive when something has his attention, like the case of Mary Jane Fitzgerald and Abigail Kraenen. Ever since Mary Jane returned to the camp, Randy became obsessed on killing her and end everything that the Fitzgerald family have left.

Medical Profile
According to what the story has shown, Randy Cavanaugh represents the "Dark Triad", involving machiavellism, narcissism, and psychopathy.

Modus Operandi
Randy Cavanaugh's modus operandi is mainly based on gaslighting, which is made by persistently putting forth a false narrative which leads another person (or a group of people) to doubt their own perceptions to the extent that they become disoriented and distressed.

Story
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Quotes

 * To Richard Ramirez: "When my time comes. I'm going to stare the devil right in the eyes and let him know that the most evil son of a bitch on planet earth has come home".
 * To Mary Jane Fitzgerald: "How did we get here? We got here because you don't know when to quit".
 * Mary Jane Fitzgerald about Randy: "He represents everything that is wrong with society. A fanatic with no conscience and little if no empathy".