10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Jason Voorhees
4. His Powers Have Never Been Explained
Jason’s timeline is messy – he drowned as a child, except he didn’t, lived in the woods for years before seeing his mum’s head lopped off, somehow developed superhuman strength, stature and durability... which he used to continue her string of violent anti-counsellor fervour, then he was killed, and accidentally reanimated years later by the very man who killed him.
Needless to say there are some gaps in logic, which director Adam Marcus attempted to bridge in 1993 with Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.
The movie begins with Jason being blown to pieces by a small army during a sting operation, but as ever, this doesn’t keep him down for long. His physical form completely destroyed, he appears in his spirit form: a parasitic, demonic worm that hops between bodies, turning each host into an embodiment of Jason.
The Final Friday presents this body-hopping creature as Jason's true essence, what's kept him alive and strong all these years, no matter how much damage he takes.
The film gets little love from the fanbase, with many feeling the explanation of Jason’s powers was unnecessary and misguided. Fans were also disappointed by the very little screentime classic Jason got. Perhaps gaps in the canon are preferable to bizarre retcons and explanations.