Why does Jason wear a hockey mask?

Once Jason's rage led to his killing sprees, he then found that goalie mask after killing Donnie, which reminded him of all the pain that the game had caused him. For the rest of his days, Jason would wear the mask to remind himself of the pain that line change caused him and to NEVER trust anyone again.
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Why did Jason start wearing a hockey mask?

Jason was born with hydrocephalus and mental disabilities, and in order to hide his deformed face, he covered it all the time before adopting the hockey mask he's well-known for now.
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When did Jason wear a hockey mask?

Friday the 13th: Part III

In Friday the 13th Part III: 3D, Jason finally got his signature mask! It's a classic hockey mask with three red triangles and black straps connected at the top and the sides. Jason didn't purchase the mask brand new, though — he stole it from Shelly.
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Why is Jason face deformed?

Jason Voorhees' story starts with his deformed face. Voorhees has these severe deformities due to the fact that he was born with hydrocephalus and an abnormally large head, which, as you can imagine, was the bane of his existence growing up. And eventually, he was bullied, thrown in the lake and drowned.
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Was Jason's mom the killer?

Pamela Voorhees was a vengeful psychotic serial killer mother. her son is known as Jason Voorhees.
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Why is Jason immortal?

Jason Vorhees isn't your run-of-the-mill biblical demon

In the movie, Jason's demonic soul keeps passing from person to person via a grotesque "hell baby" who takes over and destroys his host's body. The hosts don't last long because Jason needs to possess someone from his bloodline to once again become immortal.
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Do we ever see Jasons face?

Usually saved until the climactic final act, Jason's face is revealed and over the course of eleven movies, each unmasked Jason is unique to each film.
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Why can't Jason Voorhees talk?

Unable to be wheedled, reasoned with, or tricked, Jason is very much a mute killer and this quality is central to his threatening status. Like Myers, any talking from him is likely to blunt the effectiveness of the machete-wielding killer's scare factor.
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How did Jason survive drowning?

It was implied in some of the early sequels that Jason was only thought to have drowned. In reality, he survived, and lived in the woods until adulthood, when he witnessed the killing of his mother. Jason only became the immortal zombie that he's known as in part 6, when he was brought back to life by lightning.
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How did Jason get his powers?

At the climax of the story, Jason battles his nemesis Tommy Jarvis and his great-niece Stephanie Kimble; Stephanie impales him before Tommy decapitates him with a shard of glass. Jason's soul is then absorbed by Freddy, who uses it to increase his own power.
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Did Jason ever use a hockey stick?

The hockey stick is part of the in-joke, obviously, with Jason Voorhees and his hockey mask. There is also a tiny bit of trivia that goes along with that hockey stick as well. Jason was originally going to use the hockey stick to kill Chewie, before Producers decided to change the kill and use a screw driver instead.
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What disability does Jason Voorhees have?

Jason was afflicted with severe facial deformities, Hydrocephalus, an abnormally large head, and mental disabilities.
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What does Jason Voorhees symbolize?

Jason represents the natural world. As a boy who drowned in the lake and a man resurrected from the earth, he certainly fits the bill.
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What slasher has the most kills?

Jason Voorhees' total kill count, then, is 157, and it's mostly because he has more movies than other slasher villains with a total of 12, including the crossover with Freddy Krueger in Freddy vs.
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Why did Jason wear a sack?

Due to his condition, Merrick wore a burlap sack when out in public, and as revealed when Jason appears unmasked near the end of Friday the 13th Part 2, his similarly disfigured facial features would likely earn similar gasps if displayed in the open.
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Why is Jason Voorhees scared of water?

For the majority of the Friday the 13th franchise, Jason had almost no weaknesses. However, later films chose to give him a crippling fear of water. This was due to the circumstances of his death when he drowned in Crystal Lake as a child.
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Is Jason's weakness water?

Jason has established that Jason's weakness is water, since he died by drowning (although he was shown in water in some films).
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What is the IQ of Jason Voorhees?

Jason Voorhees [IQ: 69]
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What's under Jasons mask?

So, the unmasking in this movie doesn't reveal a new face for Jason, it reveals that the man behind the mask wasn't actually Jason to begin with. We find out that Roy, played by Dick Wieand, was the killer in the fifth installment of the franchise.
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How old was Jason Voorhees at death?

At age 11, he seemingly drowned in Crystal Lake, but survived and killed people who trespassed at Crystal Lake though he killed Alice Hardy in revenge after witnessing said camp counselor kill his mother, Pamela Voorhees, who had previously killed several camp counselors.
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What does it look like under Jasons mask?

Under the sack-mask, Jason rocks a full head of Hagrid-esque hair and a bushy beard that covers much of his face. His over all appearance looks equally inspired by The Hills Have Eyes and Deliverance.
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Is Jason based on a real story?

You can relax! Jason Voorhees is not a real person, the fictional character was created by Victor Miller the writer responsible for 1980's Friday the 13th. While the character might have had some real-life inspiration there was no one individual responsible for the character or his distinct appearance in mannerisms.
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Who would win Jason or Michael?

Winner: Jason Voorhees

Jason's immense strength and ability to keep killing no matter the circumstances show that he can withstand a full-on assault from Michael. Considering his one weakness depends on location, he also has a greater chance of coming out on top.
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What kind of monster is Jason?

Jason Voorhees is the main antagonist and villain protagonist of the 1981 slasher horror film Friday the 13th Part 2 and the rest of the Friday the 13th movies and its 2009 remake (except for the first one and the fifth one). He is a hockey-masked, immortal, zombified, undead serial killer.
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