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Nina Patterson

“ It's a time-honored enforcement of the food chain. The weak are outed and then eaten. ”

–Nina Patterson to Tyler O'Neill, Pilot



Nina Patterson is one of the first characters to be introduced in Season 1 of the original Scream television series.

She was portrayed by Bella Thorne.

Background

Nina was born to wealthy parents similar to Brooke and Jake and became the popular, wealthy queen bee of George Washington High.

However, it's learned that Nina was far from a saint when she was alive, as she was a cruel and vindictive narcissist who used schemes, blackmail, and sex to get her way and was a big-time bully as she emotionally tortured Audrey Jensen ever since the 4th grade as she was behind the infamous video of her and Rachel.

Before her death, Nina was dating Tyler O'Neill with whom she was cheating on him on a few occasions, one of them being their friend Will Belmont, boyfriend of her friend Emma Duval. Nina's murder (and Tyler's) marks the start of the 2015 massacre in Lakewood, reinitiated weeks before the 21st anniversary of the first in 1994.


Biography

2015 Lakewood Murders

Scream S01E01 Pilot Nina walks

It's learned that Nina was the behind the infamous almost sex tape of Audrey Jensen as she fmed it and with the help of her boyfriend, Tyler O'Neill, she released it anonymously posted the video on multiple social media platforms. While celebrating the release of the video, Tyler and Nina went on a joyride while also drinking. When Tyler questioned why she did it, she justified her cruelty by saying that it was "the law of nature." Tyler attempted to persuade Nina into letting him spend the night with her, but Nina refused and admitted that she had only wanted him for his "tech-savvy" in order to anonymously post and send out the video. Nina went into her house and began undressing to get into the hot tub. Whilst doing this, she received chilling messages and Snapchat-esque videos from an anonymous number, with the messages implying that the sender was nearby and could hear her. Nina was not severely alarmed by the messages, believing them to be from a scorned Tyler. Under that assumption, Nina seductively entered the hot tub wearing a black bikini and continued to toy with the texter until Tyler's severed head was tossed into the hot tub. Nina screamed in horror, grabbed her phone, and scrambled out of the hot tub. She aimlessly ran across her backyard before hiding behind a tree and unsuccessfully trying to call 9-1-1 by using Siri (due to being unable to dial her passcode to call 9-1-1 with her fingers being wet). Frightened, Nina tried to get into her house, yelling out for help so her neighbors could hear, but found all the patio doors were locked.

Death

Monday, September 15th, 2015

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The killer then appeared behind Nina and slashed horizontally across her back with a hunting knife. While bleeding in anguish, Nina fell over and stumbled across the patio, but fell onto the grass. She feebly tried to crawl away, but was caught and lifted up by the masked maniac near the edge of the swimming pool. Nina pleaded for her life, only for the masked maniac to respond by swiftly slicing Nina's throat open, letting the girl choke on her own blood. The killer then carelessly tossed the limp Nina into the swimming pool, not even bothering to see if she was alive. Nina quickly succumbed to her wounds, floating face-down in the water.

Appearances (6/24)

Season 1 (5/10)

Season 2 (1/14)

Quotes

  • Nina (whispering): “Call 9-1-1.”
    Siri: Calling Pottery Barn.
  • Nina: "It's a time-honored enforcement of the food chain. The weak are outed and then eaten."
  • Nina: "I just needed your tech-savvy, not what's in your pants."
  • Nina: "Sage is a trained-attack Pomeranian and she will gut you on command."
  • Nina: "You want to come in the hot tub with me, don't you, Sage? You can’t go in the hot tub. That would be gross."

Relationships

Family

Allies

Enemies

Trivia

  • Her character is a tribute to Casey Becker from Scream (1996) .
    • Both are played by a famous big-named Hollywood actress of her time, in this case Bella Thorne being killed in the first few minutes.
    • Both are murdered after finding the body of their boyfriend and are found dead by their respective mothers.
      • Curiously, Bella went through a similar situation as Drew. She had been offered the role of Emma Duval, but the filming was going to be in Louisiana, and she didn't want to move there. But she asked to be a small character like Nina because she had never been killed off on screen.
  • Shares many similarities with Maureen Prescott, as both of their deaths highly impacted the characters.
  • Nina was one of the popular mean girls at George Washington High.
  • She was involved in a blackmailing scheme with Will, Tyler and Jake for money that affected Seth and Quinn.
  • Before her death, Nina didn't have the best relationship with friends, especially Emma.
  • In The Dance, it was shown through a video that Nina tried to flirt with Kieran in a bar.
    • The video was recorded by Rachel who was at the same bar. Kieran revealed how she lied about her age to sleep with him.
  • She was completely unfaithful to Tyler as she cheated on him numerous times with Will and some of the other jocks in school.
  • According to Lorraine Brock, Nina died on September 30, 2015.
    • However, in the Pilot, Nina’s phone says September 15.
  • Nina relentlessly tormented Audrey Jensen since fourth grade, mainly because Audrey was bisexual and a social outcast in Lakewood.
  • A video of Nina’s death is briefly shown in the Zenith Theater in When a Stranger Calls.
  • Bella Thorne stated that Nina will appear in flashbacks throughout Season 2. However, that was later confirmed to be false.
  • Nina's role as the "sexual sniper" of Lakewood and to male students at George Washington High School (according to Jake), due to her promiscuity, and sassiness in her character, is a reference to the stereotype of the sex appeal character, stereotypically female, dying in the Scream franchise.
    • This trait, as well as Nina also being a redhead, would be referenced approximately 8 years later by the character of Quinn Bailey in Scream VI, whose character was the opposite, as Quinn was shown to be "sex-positive" and less of a mean-girl than Nina was.
      • Both were also students at each one's respective educational institutions (Nina as a junior at George Washington High in Lakewood, Quinn as a freshman at Blackmore University in New York City).
        • Unlike Quinn, however, Nina wasn't a killer.

Character Guide

TV Series Characters
Lakewood Five Emma Duval • Audrey Jensen • Brooke Maddox • Noah Foster
Lakewood Residents Maggie Duval • Miguel Acosta • Gustavo Acosta • Kristin Lang • Gina McLane
Previous Lakewood Residents Kieran Wilcox • Eli Hudson • Zoë Vaughn • Jake Fitzgerald • Seth Branson • Quinn Maddox • Haley Meyers • Tina Hudson • Eddie Hayes • Kevin Duval • Clark Hudson • Nina Patterson • Rachel Murray • Riley Marra • Tyler O'Neill • Will Belmont • Brandon James • Piper Shaw
Lakewood Slasher(s) Piper Shaw • Kieran Wilcox • Third Killer
The Deadfast Club Marcus Elliot • Kym • Liv Reynolds
Atlanta Residents Sherry Elliot • Mr. Fitch • Mrs. Pell • Officer Reynolds • Hawkins • Coach Griffin • Becky
Previous Atlanta Residents Beth • Jamal Elliot • Deion Elliot • Tommy Jenkins • Amir Ayoub • Shane • Manny • B. Westbrook • Luther "Hook Man" Thompson • Latavious • Avery Collins
Ghostface(s) Beth • Jamal Elliot