“ | Officer, she made me do it. She makes me do a lot of things. | ” |
–Tyler O’Neill to Nina Patterson, Pilot |
Tyler O'Neill was a minor character in the television series Scream. He was the tech-savvy ex-boyfriend of Nina Patterson, also attending George Washington High School. Initially, he was considered a suspect in the 2015 Lakewood Murders until it was later revealed that he was a victim of the killings.
He is portrayed by Max Lloyd-Jones.
Description
Tyler was the bad boy, tech-savvy high-school genius at George Washington High. On the night he helped his ex-girlfriend Nina Patterson to upload an untraceable video of Audrey Jensen and Rachel Murray making out. After that night Tyler brings Nina home on the night him and Nina got murdered.
Appearances (4/24)
Season 1 (4/10)
- Pilot
- Wanna Play a Game? (Photo)
- Aftermath (Corpse)
- Exposed (Photo)
Death
Monday, September 28th, 2015
Shortly after Tyler dropped Nina off at her house, The Killer decapitated him off-screen. Nina starts receiving text messages from The Killer, whom she assumed was Tyler. When Nina goes in the hot tub, she does not notice the incoming text she gets that reads "Heads up", then the Lakewood Slasher throws Tyler's severed head in the hot tub.
Quotes
- Tyler: "Officer, she made me do it. She makes me do a lot of things."
- Tyler: "Wow, you are a mean drunk tonight."
- Tyler: "So then, why don't you make me a drink while we break the Internet? I know your parents are still out of town".
Trivia
- Tyler is the first character to be killed in the TV series off-screen and the first to be murdered overall.
- Tyler is also the first male character to be killed in the 2015-2016 Lakewood Murders (Second Lakewood Murders), following Dara Alden in 1994 (original Lakewood Murders).
- He would be the sixth in the Lakewood Murders trend, following the five victims in the 1994 (first) Lakewood Murders.
- Like Casey Becker's boyfriend, Steven Orth, he was killed to prove the Lakewood Slasher's intents.
- He and Nina are the first two characters to be killed on the TV series, much like in the films seeing as they are coupled up but apart (ironically their characters were exes) when they die much like:
- Casey Becker and Steven Orth in Scream
- Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens in Scream 2
- Cotton Weary and Christine Hamilton in Scream 3, respectively.
- Tyler is also in the tradition in that he is first victim and in that the men are picked off first rather than the women.
- Tyler was the main suspect in Nina's murder up until Emma, Audrey, and Noah found his mutilated head, his name was then cleared and everyone, including Nina's parents, realized that he wasn't the killer, but was a another victim of the killer himself/herself.
- This aspect would be used similarly for the suspecting of Shane in Season 3. Both characters being supposedly fostered (despite Tyler actually) and suspected of being the killer, while Tyler was suspected after his death, unlike Shane.
- The Lakewood Slasher also planted evidence of Tyler's fingerprints on a glass cup in Nina's kitchen, as to implicate him in the murder in order to throw off suspicion.
- He was apparently an orphan, as it is mentioned that he lived with his foster parents.
- He is the first character in the franchise to be dismembered in some fashion.
- Next would be Seth Branson on Season 2, when the Lakewood Slasher (Kieran Wilcox) severs his right hand.
- In the 6th film, Greg Bruckner was dismembered by Ghostface (Wayne Bailey) and stuffed in fridge, making him the first in the films. Like Tyler he was killed off Screen
Character Guide
TV Series Characters | ||
Lakewood Five | Emma Duval • Audrey Jensen • Brooke Maddox • Noah Foster | |
Lakewood Residents | Maggie Duval • Miguel Acosta • Gustavo Acosta • Kristin Lang • Gina McLane | |
Previous Lakewood Residents | Kieran Wilcox • Eli Hudson • Zoë Vaughn • Jake Fitzgerald • Seth Branson • Quinn Maddox • Haley Meyers • Tina Hudson • Eddie Hayes • Kevin Duval • Clark Hudson • Nina Patterson • Rachel Murray • Riley Marra • Tyler O'Neill • Will Belmont • Brandon James • Piper Shaw | |
Lakewood Slasher(s) | Piper Shaw • Kieran Wilcox • Third Killer | |
The Deadfast Club | Marcus Elliot • Kym • Liv Reynolds | |
Atlanta Residents | Sherry Elliot • Mr. Fitch • Mrs. Pell • Officer Reynolds • Hawkins • Coach Griffin • Becky | |
Previous Atlanta Residents | Beth • Jamal Elliot • Deion Elliot • Tommy Jenkins • Amir Ayoub • Shane • Manny • B. Westbrook • Luther "Hook Man" Thompson • Latavious • Avery Collins | |
Ghostface(s) | Beth • Jamal Elliot |