Jeff the Killer

"Go to sleep."

- Jeff's catchphrase

Jeff the Killer, formerly known as Jeffrey Woods, is a recurring character in the Averno series. He is an infamous serial killer affiliated with the Creeps, and was the former partner-in-crime of Eyeless Jack.

Early Life
At age 13, Jeff moved to a new neighborhood and became a frequent victim of local bullies Randy, Keith and Troy. At a neighbor's birthday party, Jeff snapped and killed one of the bullies, but was doused in bleach and lit on fire by another bully, and promptly hospitalized. The incident drove him insane and left him severely disfigured; after returning home from the hospital, he mutilated himself, carving his mouth into a permanent smile and burning off his eyelids. He then brutally murdered both his parents, then later attempted to kill his older brother Liu, who survived the ordeal but was hospitalized. Evading police capture, he went on to become an urban legend serial killer dubbed 'Jeff the Killer'.

Personality
Jeff appears to be a brash, loud-mouthed, reckless individual. He is aggressive and sadistic, immediately resorting to violence regardless of situation, and kills only for the sake of killing. His motives are often purely hedonistic, never showing remorse nor empathy towards others. He is severely mentally ill and has a twisted perspective of the world around him, even resorting to self-mutilation so he would always be smiling.

Physical Appearance
Jeff possesses paper-white bleached skin, black eyes and disheveled shoulder-length black hair. His mouth has been crudely carved into a permanent smile, and his eyelids have been burned off. He often wears a blood-stained white hooded jacket and dark trousers.

Skills and Abilities
Enhanced Physiology : Jeff appears to possess heightened strength, speed, agility, durability and stamina compared to the average human.

Expert Combatant : Jeff is fairly competent in at least melee combat, able to contend one-on-one with Eyeless Jack for a brief period of time before the latter overpowered him through sheer strength alone.


 * Knife Mastery : Jeff is extremely proficient in using blades in killing and combat.

Possessions

 * Knife : Jeff typically uses a kitchen knife to kill his victims. Jack reveals it is the same knife he used to murder his parents and maim his brother, which he keeps and continues to use, possibly due to its sentimental value.

Family
Jeff's parents were Peter and Margaret Woods, both of whom he killed. He also has a brother, Liu Woods, now known as Homicidal Liu.

Smile Dog
Smile Dog is Jeff's frequent companion. It is unknown how the two first met. Smile Dog obeys his commands almost without question, akin to normal dogs and their owners, though Jeff states that he does not 'own' Smile due to the creature's inherent nature. In turn, Jeff treats Smile Dog with unusual kindness, almost as if it was his own pet, often giving his victims' body parts for Smile Dog to feed on.

Eyeless Jack
Jack is Jeff's frenemy and former partner-in-crime. The two previously worked together for about a year until they parted ways on somewhat bitter terms, implied to be because of their opposite personalities and conflicting interests. Because of their similar killing patterns during that period of time, both of them were framed and became suspects in the 2017 New Haven case. Upon learning Jack had been arrested, Jeff attempted to free him from police custody, but was baffled upon learning the former had willingly turned himself in.

Jane the Killer
Jane and Jeff are stated to be mortal enemies, as Jeff had murdered Jane's parents, and she has been hunting him down to seek revenge ever since.

Trivia

 * Jeff the Killer is based on the 2008 creepypasta of the same name by Sesseur.
 * However, the 2011 version, which is also the most popular and widely-known version, was used as a basis for this version's background instead.