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Leatherface is a character from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. He first appeared in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as the mentally disabled member of a family of deranged cannibals , featuring his face masks and chainsaw. The character has subsequently been represented in various other media, including novels, video games, and comic books; appearing in all nine films in the series.

Actor Gunnar Hansen was the first and most well-known actor to portray the character, later going on to become a vocal advocate for the character. Since Hansen's portrayal of Leatherface, numerous other actors and stuntmen have assumed the role of the character throughout the series. The character's physical appearance and personality have gone through many transformations over the years, with various writers and special makeup effects artists leaving their mark on the character and his design.

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Unique among horror villains, in which most antagonists of the genre are usually classified as sadistic or evil, Leatherface is characterized as committing his brutal acts as a means of following his family's orders, while also killing out of fear. Leatherface has gradually become a widely recognized figure in popular culture , gaining a reputation as a cultural icon within the horror genre.

He has been credited as one of the most influential characters of the slasher genre for inspiring the stereotype of the hulking, masked, and silent killer, predating and even influencing horror characters such as Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees. Leatherface has since been parodied and referenced in novels, feature films, games, and television series; in addition to being an inspiration for many artistic outlets, fictional characters, heavy metal bands , and wrestling gimmicks.

Leatherface is the only character to appear in all nine films in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, with later films exploring different aspects of him, while changing the overall history of the character and his family.

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Following his first appearance on the silver screen , Leatherface has appeared in various other entertainment mediums, which include comic book lines, novelizations , and video games ; each appearance expands upon the universe created by the films. Here, Leatherface Gunnar Hansen is depicted as wearing the human skin of his victims as a mask. He and his family capture and murder a group of teenagers one-by-one as they trespass upon their property.

The film reveals that Leatherface Bill Johnson and his family have been on the run, and are being hunted by the uncle of a previous victim.