![]() ![]() Wood's pocket that actually brings him to life and leads to the dummy's genuine reign of terror. ![]() until Kris reads aloud an odd phrase tucked into Mr. Bait-and-Switch: At first seems like the Big Reveal is Lindy was the "villain" all along after it's revealed she was behind all of Mr.Wood is shown to be very much alive and terrorizes them both. Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Are borderline antagonistic to each other for much of the novel but show genuine concern for each other's well being and team up when Mr.Seemingly the main reason Kris wants a dummy of her own is to show up Lindy. Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: Pretty much their rivalry in a nutshell.In the comic, however, Kris has green hair while Lindy Has brown hair. Adaptation Dye-Job: Both are blonde-haired twins.The original protagonists of the Night of the Living Dummy series, two twin sisters who share a rather intense sibling rivalry that gets enflamed when Lindy finds Slappy abandoned in a nearby dumpster and gains newfound popularity with her ventriloquist act. ![]() I'm so sorry I got us interested in dummies." ![]()
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