Shaw
Background information
Films:	Open Season Open Season: Scared Silly
Species:	Human
Shorts:	None
Games:	Open Season: The Game
Voice:	Gary Sinise (first film) Trevor Devall (fourth film) Darryl Kurylo (video game)
Other information
Gender:	Male
Alias:	"the nastiest hunter in town" by Boog "knuckle dragger" by Beth "sick, sick twisted puppy" by Beth "six-toed gun monkey" by Beth "hunters" by Reilly "those yahoos" by Boog (referring to the hunters)
Friends:	Lorraine Hunters Ed and Edna
Enemies:	Boog (arch-enemy) Elliot (2nd arch-enemy) Beth (arch-rival) Animals Gordy
Quote:	"Hello, Goldilocks."
Fate:	Defeated by Boog and the wilds, then is taken away by Bob and Bobbie's RV (Open Season) Defeated by Boog and the wilds, then is arrested (Open Season: Scared Silly)

Shaw is the main antagonist of the Open Season franchise, serving as the main antagonist of Open Season and Open Season: Scared Silly, the overarching antagonist of Open Season: Call of Nature, and the unseen overarching antagonist of Open Season 2, Open Season 3, and Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run. He is Boog and Elliot's arch-nemesis, Beth's arch-rival, one of the hunters, and Ed and Edna's leader, boss, and best friend. He drives a blue beat up pick truck that has seen better days.

Biography

Beginnings

Shaw has lived alone more than five miles outside of Timberline for an indeterminate amount of time. As Sheriff Gordy comments that he's been "living in the woods too long" it's possible that Shaw once lived closer to town, and later moved out to be closer to the hunting grounds, and less monitored by others. This is supported by his crude "keep out" sign, and the implied sole-construction of his dilapidated shack.

It's also equally as likely that he has lived there for the majority of his life, with the additional possibility that the property once belonged to his (now absent) family. This is supported by the size of the house, making it unlikely that Shaw was the sole constructor, and it only falling into disrepair thanks to his negligence and/or lack of skill. There's also the painted "Shaw" on the side of the mailbox, being that it is unlikely that a first name would go on a mailbox (making it more likely to be a last name).

In non-chronological order, at some point, Shaw came into possession of his truck, and his floatplane, "Jolene". He procured a vanity license plate for his truck, being green with yellow letters that reads: "SHOOT4R". Much like Shaw's house, his truck and plane are in a similar state of disrepair. Notably, Jolene is riddled with bullets, implying her own sordid history. At another point, Shaw hunted the animals that decorate his house, and stored bear skins in his cellar. At another point, Shaw somehow lost his right lateral incisor and it was replaced with a gold tooth. At another point, Shaw gained a reputation as a ruthless hunter and reckless driver. As implied by Beth, "he's at it again!" Shaw has been warned before (possibly many times) by Gordy about his unlawful hunting practices. Gordy, who rolls his eyes and moans, "not again" at Shaw speeding through town after Elliott.

In Open Season

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In Open Season: The Game

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In Open Season: Scared Silly

Sometime after the first movie, Shaw recovered his truck and branded it "Shaw's Hunting Tours". He also repaired the bay door and attached various bumper stickers. On the bumper is a dark green sticker with yellow letters which reads: "I H8 BUMPER STICKERS". On the bay door are three each, a brown sticker with yellow letters that says: "I DON'T TRUST ANIMALS", a white with black letters which says: "EAT A VEGETARIAN", and finally, a white sticker which black letters that says: "Coexist" which has been circled and crossed out with red paint. (This likely refers to cohabitation with evolved animals, rather than real life.) Then, likely because of the outlawing of open season, crudely crossed out "Hunting" to say: "Shaw's Hiking Tours" then later included: "and Sign Painting". His license plate has also been changed, now being paper bag brown with black lettering, which reads: "SHOOT' EM" with white sticker tags.

Due to the outlawing of open season, Shaw had to retire Lorraine. At some point, he added an expansion to the cellar of his house to devote a personal bedroom to her, lining the walls with various pictures of him and her.

He leads the town on a hunt for the werewolf.

Personality

Shaw is the goat. He is the only person in the town of Timberline who is not blissfully ignorant of the fact that all the animals that live in the surrounding areas are skinwalkers, who are indeed smarter than humans. Shaw bravely takes on an entire army of them alone, and obviously loses. Shaw lives away from society because he knows the system is rigged and corrupt, and likely only favors the wealthy. He lives alone and lives a peaceful life, hunting the skinwalkers and collecting their heads as trophies

His appearance and demeanor in the first movie is also that of a stereotypical Hillbilly, oftentimes taking his American rights and freedom for granted and being somewhat uneducated.

He is very opprobrious, so he has no regards for the law, hunting in a national park and firing his gun into a crowd, despite being told by Gordy not to. This resulted in Shaw almost getting arrested by Gordy, but he managed to make a clean escape. He is also extremely reckless on the road, driving his truck well over the speed limit, driving in the opposite lane, and careless driving when chasing Elliott through the town.

Shaw has a bizarre love for his gun Lorraine, talking to it and even offering it a blanket so it would not be cold. This proves he is a bit mental as he believes his own rifle to be a living being and/or at least passionately obsessed with her.

After a series of incidences, he begins to develop a paranoid belief that animals are becoming as smart as humans and are planning to overthrow mankind and take over the world. This was partially proven true after realizing the former was.

In Open Season: Scared Silly, it is revealed that he has been longtime friends with Ed and Edna, who also serve as his henchmen. It is also revealed at the end that he is allergic to hornets.

Appearance

Shaw is an exceptionally tall, older man of a pale complexion (though slightly flushed) with a shoulder length brown-black mullet and amber eyes. He has straight hair with a spiky top (that becomes a swept bang when wet), and an m-shaped hairline. He has a rectangular face, and some wrinkles such as forehead lines, crows feet, and tear troughs. He has bushy eyebrows with an extended brow ridge, a large hooked nose, and winnfield style facial hair that is a few days overgrown. He has stained. chipped, crooked teeth, with a gold upper-right lateral incisor, and gap between his lower right incisors. He towers over all of the other citizens of Timberline, hunching over to make eye contact. He's of a slender build with almost broad shoulders, supporting a muscular chest. His limbs are proportionate to his height, long and thin. He has hairy arms (which could indicate more unseen body hair), and dirt under his fingernails from his day-to-day life and poor personal hygiene.

He wears a large copper bubble vest over a red flannel shirt, which has had the sleeves rolled up and the bottom tucked in. The shirt has been buttoned up, but the top three appear to be missing. Under that, he wears a worn salmon long-sleeved chunky knit shirt. The collar and wrist edges have become frayed. He wears a black belt with high waisted woodland-camo trousers mostly tucked into brown laced up hunting boots. The shoelaces are mostly in, but the last hook has been neglected. Instead, the laces have been wrapped around the boot and tied in front with a bunny ear knot.

Shaw frequently uses the pockets inside of his vest to store items, such as Elliott's antler or his camera. There's a circular object in Shaw's right back pants pocket

Quotes

• "WAA???"
• "(Singing) You could say I'm in love! You could say I'm insane! But no one understands me like my darlin' Lorraine! (Imitates electric guitar riffs) Ha ha!"
• "Looks like you're goin' from one grill to another. (Laughs)"
• "Oh! The girl scouts are here!"
• "What? It ain't my fault! He ran right in front, of my, truck!"
• "Listen, girl scout! They're dumb animals! I'm just respectin' the natural order: Man on top, animals, on the bottom! But your bear-- now, now, your bear is special. He belongs somewhere in the middle. Between two slices of rye, smothered in gravy! (Hysterical laughing)"
• "Put me down, for a box, of thin miss, will you sweetie? (Hysterical laughing)"
• "But Gordy! (Almost losing his temper) Gord-- that bear leaned over and untied my buck! Didn't ya see that?!"
• "Ughh they can't tell me what I seen cause only, I know what I've seen." *eye twitching*"
• "My buck! My truck!"
• "You? It walks... like a man."
• "Hold still, you two-legged, latte drinker!"
• "I knew it. That bear's corrupted my buck."
• "Out of my way, move! SHOW'S over ya, four-legged, freaks of nature!!"
• "Easy, now. Just line them up. Two heads, one bullet."
• "Hope I'm not too late! Maybe not here all night. A bear, AND a deer working together! How far can this conspiracy go? What other animals are involved- God, Bless America! I hope the Bald Eagle hasn't turned!"
• "Naw, naw naw maybe they're right, Hehe, maybe, MAYBE old Shaw is crazy, maybe-"
• "(Gasp) Dog worship!"
• "The enemy! The bear! THAT deer! ALL THEM ANIMALS!! I, have seen the future. It will start in small towns like Timberline. Soon, it'll spread. They will invade, from burrows, to caves, petting zoos! If I don't stop them.. it'll BE A TOTAL REVERSAL!! Of the natural, order! They LAUGH, at old Shaw, but you'll see. The truth... will be revealed."
• "Homo say what?"
• "Huh? Bigfoo- (facepalm) Ugh! I didn't realize I was talkin' to a couple of wack jobs!"
• "Don't trust him. Pets are double agents. The moment ya turn your back, he'll shiv ya!"
• "It's like fishing, and hunting, at the same time!"
• "There you go Lorraine, here, when you get good and dry, till morning, we got a rebellion to crash... and then, I'll take back whats MINE!"
• "Dang it, bear! There ain't nowhere you can hide from me!"
• "Somebody's been eatin' my candy."
• "Somebody's been stittin' my chair."
• "Somebody forgot to FLUSH! Ready or not, here, I come!"
• "(Imitates electric sounds) So he think he’s, so tough huh? (imitates electric sounds) He know what I think? I think he’s just a, mama bear!"
• "Alright come on! Mama's bear! You can do better than that! We'll see whatcha got!!"
• "All right, Lorraine. Let's kiss this bear good night."
• "Too long. Ever since they declared "Open Season" illegal, I had to find another use for my, unique talents. Good news is as a nature guide, I can still shoot whatever I see..... with a camera."
• "There's no werewolf down there! That's crazy talk! A rumor propagated by the animals, do distract us from their OVERALL plan for World Domination!!"
• "BEFORE that! I was a hunter! Best there I ever was. And now, there's something in the woods that needs hunting. Spotted in just outside a dead bear gulch. It was none other, than the wailing, Wampus, WERE-WOLF!!"
• "You, moron this isn't live size! This thing is HUGE! This, monster, has got fury in it's eye! And hunger in it's belly!"
• "Sure thing Sheriff! I will only shoot the werewolf. (To himself): And anything that gets me in between me and the werewolf, like saying a bear, or a deer. (Cackling)"
• "Open Season, is open again. WE'VE got a monster to hunt. And whatever else gets in our way."

Trivia

• Shaw is familiar enough with Beth's lullaby that he is able to recite it by memory to taunt Boog.
• Similarly to Boog, Shaw is shown to have a sweet tooth. As seen by his enjoyment of chocolate Nummy bars (aka, Woo Hoos) and soda.
  • Also like Boog, Shaw seems to have some interest in golf. Based on the golfing rabbit lamp in his living room.
• Shaw displays poor trigger discipline at multiple points in the movie: first, when he's introduced, he hooks his thumb into his trigger at the end of his air guitar. He then hooks his pointer finger into his trigger as he monologues at Elliott. Second, when he leaves Bob and Bobbie's campfire. Third, when he idly taps the trigger as he surveys his house.
• Shaw is both shown and said to have poor hygiene. In his description in The Art of Open Season, he is said to have "...no personal hygiene" and it shows. He has stained teeth, picks his ear, shaves irregularly, and doesn't change clothes for days.
  • In concept art, his cleaning habits are also shown to not be much better, as he piles his sink high with dishes.
• Shaw has a habit of littering: first, when he's introduced, multiple cans spill from the back of his truck, and he drops the matchstick from his mouth after his air guitar solo. Second, when he crumples up and throws away the warning ticket from Gordy. Third, when he drops the wrapper from his Nummy bar onto his truck floor. Fourth, when he drops the tires and toolbox from the truck bed as he drives after Boog and Elliott. Fifth and finally, the land around his house is shown to be littered in broken appliances and tires.
  • In Open Season: Scared Silly, Shaw continues his habit by throwing his werewolf drawing out his truck window, and later crushing his camera underfoot outside of his house.
• Shaw can light a match with his teeth.
• The only pieces of modern technology in Shaw's home are his lamp, light fixtures, oven, and fridge. Shaw has no shown television or phone.
• It is unknown whether the many taxidermy animals (and chair) that decorate Shaw's house were commissioned from a taxidermist, or he did the taxidermy himself.
  • It's possible that the taxi driver from the end of Open Season 2 is the taxidermist whom Shaw commissions.
• Not only does Shaw hunt with a gun, but he also utilizes knives, axes, and a bow and arrow (shown in concept art).
  • Shaw also enjoys fishing, though only has one fish mounted.
• Notably, despite the fact that Shaw has multiple bear skins in his cellar, and a bear skin lined chair, he has no bear head mounted. (This is different in the console game, where a bear head is mounted.)
  • It's likely that Shaw also hunted these bears for their meat, based on his taunt to Beth about where Boog belongs: "...somewhere in the middle. Between two slices of rye, smothered in gravy".
• The most extreme examples of Shaw's odd eating habits are seen first in Open Season when Shaw not only eats Bob's marshmallows, but also the part of the stick it was skewered to. Then, in Open Season: Scared Silly as a tracking method, when Shaw unknowingly eats McSquizzy's feces, believing it to be from the werewolf.
• In Open Season: Scared Silly, Shaw has a twice-updated written advertisement on his truck for his hiking tours and sign painting. However, in the first movie, Shaw has no such signage. This indicates that he was well known enough in town at the time of Open Season that he didn't need to advertise.
• It's possible that Shaw painted the advertisement on his truck in Scared Silly with the paint in his cellar seen in the first movie.
• He can be considered the overarching antagonist of the Open Season franchise as he is the reason why Elliot lost one of his antlers and why Boog got sent back to the Timberline National Forest in the first place.
• Other similar animated characters to Shaw with a bloodthirsty passion for hunting include:
  • Amos Slade from The Fox and the Hound.
  • Victor Quartermaine from Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
  • Gaston from Beauty and the Beast.
  • Dwayne LaFontant from Over the Hedge.
  • Stan Beals from The Ant Bully.
  • Clayton from Tarzán.
  • Pecival C. McLeach from The Rescuers Down Under.

Gallery

Shaw playing Lorraine like an electric guitar

References