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The man who can't breathe. The man who lives in the vents. I heard him sayin' your name last night. I heard him in your room while you were gone. He's up there right now, standing in your room. You'll see him.
~ Grace warning Quinn about the Man Who Can't Breathe
You're a useless fucking father. Your wife had to die to get away from you. And now I'd rather be dead, too. But I'm gonna keep you alive to watch you suffer. I'll be waiting in the dark, when the pain finally kills you.
~ The Man Who Can't Breathe tormenting Sean while possessing Quinn

The Man Who Can't Breathe, also known as the Wheezing Demon, is the main antagonist of the 2015 horror film Insidious: Chapter 3, the third installment in the Insidious franchise.

He appears as a thin man with corpse-like skin in a hospital gown. He wears a breathing mask that covers his grimy and deformed mouth.

He was portrayed by Michael Reid Mackay, who also played Jason Stryker in X2: X-Men United.

Personality[]

The Man Who Can't Breathe is a sinister, vengeful and cruel spirit who seeks to avenge his life ended prematurely by stealing the life of others. 

He is able to possess people, which he will typically do to make his victims commit suicide. He does this because he wants to keep these souls as his "pets". He can also shape-shift into victims' loved ones.

History[]

The Man Who Can't Breathe is first introduced when Quinn tries to contact her recently dead mother. He repeatedly terrorizes Quinn shortly after this; first distracting her from oncoming traffic which results in her breaking her legs, after which he pushes her off of her bed several times and tries to kill her by dragging her out into the window. The Man Who Can't Breathe lives in the apartment above the Brenner's which is supposed to be abandoned.

He tried to make Elise kill herself by shape-shifting into her deceased husband, Jack. After a tearful reunion, Elise realizes it was the spirit and slashes at him with a knife given by it. Elise easily beats the spirit, helping Quinn and her get back to their bodies. He then comes out of nowhere and pushes Elise back and grabs Quinn.

Elise gets mad of this and she stomps on the ground making the spirit fall into a hole. As soon as Elise gets back in her body, she tells Quinn's father and Specs and Tucker that the spirit has Quinn's further body that she had to fight this battle alone.

Quinn's mother helps her by guiding her back to her body. She kills the Man by ripping off his mask that provides him with the essential oxygen he needs. This causes him to grasp at his throat and vomit up ashes, killing him slowly. It is possible that the Man Who Can't Breathe was sent to Hell afterwards.

Trivia[]

  • The creator of Insidious, Leigh Whannell, says the Man Who Can't Breathe is a manifestation of physical misery, specifically cancer.

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