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7. Reggie - The Phantasm Franchise
Following the sad passing of Tall Man actor Angus Scrimm in 2016, it seems highly unlikely that we'll ever get another Phantasm movie. But for as important to that franchise as the Tall Man is, so too is Reggie an integral part of the Phantasm series.
What makes Reggie a particularly unique beast is that he is such an unlikely hero in every way possible. Phantasm creator Don Coscarelli wrote the character of Reggie solely to give his friend Reggie Bannister something to do - which in itself makes it even more remarkable that this is a character who went on to battle the supernatural shenanigans of the Tall Man for five movies across a 37-year span.
In terms of how Reggie is depicted in those movies, he goes from horned-up ice-cream man to gun-toting, horned-up ice-cream man in the blink of an eye in that first 1979 Phantasm. The most unlikeliest of survivors, it's actually a major surprise to see Reggie emerge as the final hero of that original movie - and even more so to see how his awkwardly cool and suave persona continued to grow and grow with each subsequent picture.