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"You have to transfer your soul out of the doll, into the first human being you revealed your true self to."
―John to Chucky.

John Aelsop Bishop, also known as Dr. Death, is a voodoo instructor. He takes on Charles as a student but realizes that he only did so to find a way to cheat death.

Child's Play (1988)[]

Charles did not believe in everything that John taught him until the night he was shot by detective Norris. He uses a Damballa spell to transfer his soul into a nearby Good Guy doll, and vows that he would come back to kill Norris. Although Chucky successfully transferred his soul, he is shocked to learn that he can still be hurt and bleed after being shot by Norris.

Needing answers, Chucky goes to John, who is very surprised to see him as a doll. Demanding answers about his wound, John tells him that he is turning human. He explains that the more time he spends in that body, the more human he becomes and that if it stays in the body too long, he will be stuck in it permanently. Chucky becomes angry, and orders that John help him. However, John refuses because he knew that Charles is an abomination, who "perverted" everything John taught him, used it for evil, and must be stopped.

Death[]

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John's death.

Before he is able to call the police, Chucky pulls out a voodoo doll of John himself, which he had stolen from him earlier. He begins torturing him by breaking his leg. When John continues to refuse to help, he breaks his arm, then threatens to stab the doll. Unable to bear any more pain, John finally tells him that he must transfer his soul into the first person he revealed his true self to. Realizing it is Andy, Chucky laughs in disbelief.

Stabbing the doll, Chucky exits the apartment and leaves John to die. Not long after, Karen and Norris arrive. With the last of his strength, he tells Karen that Chucky has gone after Andy to transfer his soul. He explains that his heart is almost human, and if they kill him through the heart, Chucky will be stopped.

Trivia[]

  • John is Chucky's 3rd victim in Child's Play.
  • The police have photos of him, implying he was arrested in the past.
  • It is possible that John gave Chucky the medallion, the Heart of Damballa.
  • In the Child's Play comic series, Chucky and a group of horror fanatics perform a seance to ask him how to find another way to get Chucky's body back. However, John instead warns them that their very souls are at stake and they must kill the doll.
  • In the Hack/Slash vs. Chucky comic, John is shown to have a brother named Papa Sugar, who owns a voodoo shop where the villain Laura was buying components and potions to create zombies.

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