Villains Wiki

Hi. This is Thesecret1070. I am an admin of this site. Edit as much as you wish, but one little thing... If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!!

READ MORE

Villains Wiki
Register
Advertisement
           KeyLocker

This Villain was proposed and approved by Villains Wiki's Pure Evil Proposals Thread. Any act of removing this villain from the category without a Removal Proposal shall be considered vandalism (or a futile "heroic" attempt of redemption) and the user will have high chances of being terminated blocked. You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission from an admin first.
Additional Notice: This template is meant for admin maintenance only. Users who misuse the template will be blocked for a week minimum.

Warning
Scarfaceinthefall
This article's content is marked as Mature
The page contains mature content that may include coarse language, sexual references, and/or graphic violent images which may be disturbing to some. Mature pages are recommended for those who are 18 years of age and older.

If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page.

I've got a real good eye for prime meat. Runs in the family.
~ Drayton's most famous quote.
I just can't take no pleasure in killin'. There's just some things you gotta do, don't mean you have to like it.
~ Drayton on why he leaves the killing to Leatherface and Nubbins.
LOOK WHAT YOUR BROTHER DID TO THE DOOR!
~ Drayton to Nubbins after seeing that Leatherface destroyed the front door.

Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer is the secondary antagonist of the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre franchise. He is a psychopathic cannibal and the head of the first Sawyer Family.

He was portrayed by the late Jim Siedow in the first two films and Bill Moseley in Texas Chainsaw 3D, the latter of whom played Chop Top Sawyer in the second film of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, Luigi Largo in Repo! The Genetic Opera, and Otis B. Driftwood in House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects and 3 From Hell.

History[]

Leatherface[]

Drayton Sawyer is a young man with a murderous tendency trying to teach his son Jed to kill the way the rest of his family does. When the Sheriff finds his daughter dead on their property, he tries to arrest Drayton, to which he replies, "You're gonna arrest me for findin' a body? Ain't no crime I heard of".

Later in the film, Drayton is seen along with his other son, Nubbins, disposing of some human flesh off to his pigs.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre[]

Drayton was the owner of the Last Chance Gas Station, he initially appears to be helpful by selling Sally Hardesty and her friends some meat but informing them of the station lacking any gasoline. He then reappears later in the film but after Sally is the only one left in her group and was being chased by Leatherface. Drayton then tricks Sally and knocks her out with a broomstick before putting her inside of his car. Later, Sally is awaken by Nubbins Sawyer who ties her up in a chair and prepares for dinner. Sally’s fingers are then cut with a knife with blood dripping out being used to feed Grandpa Sawyer.

After several hours of torturing her, he then instructs his two relatives to kill Sally which then decides to let Grandpa do the job as to show the boys, their grandfather’s butchering skills. However due to Grandpa being 124 years old, he’s unable to grasp the hammer for more than a few seconds resulting in him repeatedly dropping the hammer and failing to land a single strike on her. When he does land a weak strike on her neck due to the aid of Leatherface, Nubbins then tries to do the job himself due to his impatience. However Sally then uses the distraction to escape and jump through the window. Drayton stays behind while Leatherface and Nubbins chase after her, which results in Nubbins being ran over by a truck and Sally escaping after jumping and escaping in a pickup truck.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2[]

Drayton returns in the non-canon sequel as a more malevolent character. He’s first shown in a chili championship cook-off, winning for the second year and claiming it due to him using “prime meat”. As he drove home in his food truck, gloating and celebrating along the way, he gets a call by Chop Top Sawyer, informing him that a audio recording of the intro scene as being broadcasted. Infuriated and trying to silence anyone who knew of their responsibilities in the killing spree, Drayton orders his two younger brothers to go to the radio station and to kill L.G. and Stretch.

Later, Drayton appears in his "new house" in an abandoned amusement park inspecting the new bodies (including that of the mortally wounded LG). He then left the room to attend to other affairs. Minutes later, he noticed the damage down to his new home and orders his brothers to find the culprit. When Stretch is cornered, Drayton had her knocked out and taken to dining room where he has her tied up. He then put her through several minutes of torturing, an example being him trying to have Grandpa hit Stretch with a hammer. The meal however was soon interrupted by Lefty who arrived looking for revenge and was wielding three chainsaws. Realizing the threat, Drayton then tried to bribe Lefty off, only to get a chainsaw to his rear which caused him cower underneath the dinner table. After a lengthy chainsaw duel between Lefty and Leatherface, Drayton realized that all was lost and pulls out a grenade and pulls the pin. Waiting for the explosion, Drayton then monologues only to accidentally get a chainsaw in the back by Leatherface, resulting in him dropping the grenade right as it detonated, killing everyone left in the room.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3[]

Drayton was not seen nor mentioned in the third film, although it’s implied that he was the one who was killed at the beginning in the execution scene.

Texas Chainsaw 3D[]

Drayton makes a minor appearance in this canon sequel to the 1974 film. In the opening, which picks off soon after the ending of the first film, Drayton along with all the other members of the Sawyer family amassed in the house to resist the Sheriff. When the Sheriff arrived, Drayton reluctantly tries to hand over Leatherface to the Sheriff after being pressured to do so by the other family members. Drayton then goes to Leatherface and berates him for failing to kill Sally. Drayton then leaves him behind and slams the door shut when the drunken posse led by Burt Hartman arrives. After tensions rose between the two parties, a posse member threw a Molotov Cocktail into the house, setting it on fire and starting a shootout. After exchanging a few shots with the posse members, Drayton along with most of the other family members are shot and killed with the house burning to the ground. Leatherface however managed to survive the shootout due to the metal door Drayton slammed shut which protected Leatherface from the shootout and fire.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Video Game[]

Drayton appears as one of the playable villains in the multiplayer game alongside Leatherface and Nubbins. Unlike the films, he takes an active role in killing the family's victims instead of leaving the dirty work to his siblings.

Drayton's special ability is "Seek", which allows him to lean in and listen closely to any noises the victims make, helping him with finding their locations. He can also secure doors by attaching additional padlocks to them, making it more difficult for victims to reach important areas, though poor placement can also backfire and hinder the family instead.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • In the script for the first film, his name was W.E. Slaughter. This can also be seen on the sign on the roof of his gas station.
    • In Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, a character with the same name appears, it is very likely that the two were meant to be the same character.
  • Due to the franchise having multiple timelines, Drayton's exact relation to the Sawyer Family varies. In the second film's timeline, he's the older brother, while in the 3D timeline, he's the father.

External Links[]

Navigation[]

           Lookpatrickimtexas Villains

Slaughter/Sawyer Family
Grandpa Sawyer | Drayton Sawyer (Netflix) | Chop Top Sawyer | Nubbins Sawyer | Jedidiah Sawyer (3D | Netflix) | Tex Sawyer | Tinker Sawyer | Verna Sawyer | Anne Sawyer | Alfredo Sawyer | Little Girl Sawyer | Boss Sawyer | W.E. Slaughter | Vilmer Slaughter | Darla Slaughter | Johnny Slaughter | Sissy Slaughter

Illuminati
Rothman | Vilmer Slaughter | W.E. Slaughter | Leatherface | Darla Slaughter |

Hewitt Family
Charlie Hewitt Jr. | Luda Mae Hewitt | Jedidiah Hewitt | Monty Hewitt | Henrietta Hewitt | Leatherface

Hartman Family
Burt Hartman | Carl Hartman | Hal Hartman

Others
Officer Marvin | Ollie Brown | Gavin Miller | Ike | Clarice | Bud

           Dead by Deathlight logo Villains

Killers
Original Killers
The Trapper | The Wraith | The Hillbilly | The Nurse | The Hag | The Doctor | The Huntress | The Clown | The Spirit | The Legion (Frank Morrison, Julie Kostenko, Joey & Susie Lavoie) | The Plague | The Ghost Face | The Oni | The Deathslinger | The Blight | The Twins | The Trickster | The Artist | The Dredge | The Knight (The Faithful Three) | The Skull Merchant | The Singularity | The Unknown
Guest Killers
The Shape | The Cannibal | The Nightmare | The Pig | The Ghost Face | The Demogorgon | The Executioner | The Nemesis (Zombies) | The Cenobite | The Onryō | The Mastermind | The Xenomorph | The Good Guy
Skins
Chatterer | Look-See | Mordeo | Baba Yaga | Krampus | Minotaur | The Birch | Armored Titan | War Hammer Titan | HUNK | William Birkin | Jabberwock | Queen of Hearts | Xenomorph Queen | Grid | Naughty Bear (Narrator) | Tiffany Valentine | Eddie

Survivors
James Sunderland | Alessa Gillespie | Maria | Kenny Ackerman | Eren Yeager | Annie Leonhart | Ada Wong | Mr. Scratch

Backstory Characters
Original Characters
The Entity | Archie MacMillan | A. Azarov | Otto Stamper | Mr. Yamaoka | Henry Bayshore | The Black Vale | The Faithful Three
Crossover Characters
Drayton Sawyer | Nubbins Sawyer | John Kramer | Vecna | Brian Irons | Frank Cotton | Butterball | Female Cenobite | The Engineer | Ricardo Irving

Advertisement