Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. is the main protagonist of the 2022 science fiction/horror film Nope. He is the current owner of the Haywood ranch and the older brother of Emerald "Em" Haywood.
He is portrayed by Daniel Kaluuya.
What Makes Him Pure Good?[]
- He is good-natured and deeply respects animals, which extends even to Jean Jacket. At no point does he ever express ill-will or violent intent towards the creature. It seems apparent that killing or otherwise harming it wasn't even on his priority list.
- Despite not knowing Angel all too well in the first half of the film, he still creates a diversion allowing him to retreat to the van safely.
- He repeatedly attracts Jean Jacket's attention so that Em might stay unharmed.
- He willingly acts as live bait to lure Jean Jacket onto the farm so that Em and the others can get footage of Jean Jacket.
- He tries to save the TMZ representative despite the fact that he actively antagonized his sister and that he was in the midst of sabotaging the team's plan. He stays with the reporter for longer than necessary and only left him at the last moment, when Jean Jacket began to suck the reporter in.
- When Jean Jacket unfurls into its true form with the clear intent of eating Em, he grabs its attention and further aggravates it, sacrificing himself to save his sister.
Trivia[]
- He is the only Jordan Peele hero to be Pure Good, as the others shown in his works have at least one corrupting factor.
External Links[]
- OJ Haywood on the Heroes Wiki
