8 Smartest Decisions Made By Saw Characters

While certain characters have displayed isolated moments of quick wit, it's hard to deny that the smartest person in the entire Saw franchise is the one who's been outplaying everyone from the very beginning: John Kramer, aka the Jigsaw killer.

He's obviously not the nicest chap in the world, but he still made countless smart decisions over the years, and if we had to single one of them out, then the way he recruited Lawrence Gordon is arguably the wisest move he ever made.

Gordon was, of course, one of the victims in the original Saw movie, with his desperation causing him to chop off his own foot. After almost dying of blood loss, he was found by Kramer, who - instead of killing Gordon off for good, or leaving him for dead - patched him up, fitted him with a prosthetic leg, and set him free.

Kramer is essentially manipulating Gordon by doing all of this, trying to get him on his side - and in the end, he's successful, gaining himself an incredibly useful ally.

As Kramer puts it, his work in the Saw sequels "would not have been possible" without Gordon's help. As a doctor, Gordon's medical expertise proves invaluable in setting up many of the traps we've seen in the series, such as placing a key behind Michael Marks' eye, and sewing Art Blank's mouth shut. Furthermore, Gordon is able to avenge Jill's death by killing Mark Hoffman, ensuring that Kramer's final request is carried out, even after his own death at the end of Saw III.

Basically, Gordon is an overlooked but hugely important character in the Saw franchise, and things wouldn't have been the same if Kramer hadn't recruited him.