Alex Lilly is the deuteragonist of the 2025 horror movie Weapons. He is a third-grade student who becomes the only link to the mystery when the rest of his class vanishes overnight.
He is played by Cary Christopher.
History[]
Life Before the Trouble[]
Alex lived a completely normal, happy life in Maybrook with his mother and father. That changed when his supposed "Aunt Gladys" came to live with them. Gladys told everyone she was extremely sick, but Alex was suspicious of her from the beginning.
Trapped by the Witch[]
One day, Alex came home from school to find his parents sitting at the dinner table, totally frozen and quiet, like they were in a trance. At the same time, Aunt Gladys suddenly looked healthy and full of energy!
Alex soon found out the terrifying truth: Gladys was a witch using a special potted tree and rituals to drain the life force from people to stay young. She had put Alex's parents under a spell.
Gladys forced Alex to spoon-feed his parents to keep them alive and threatened to kill them if he spoke to anyone. Alex was completely trapped in his own home.
The Missing Children[]
When Gladys needed more energy, she made Alex steal the name tags from all 17 of his classmates. She used these items to cast a spell that made all the children walk out of their homes at 2:17 a.m. and go missing.
Gladys kept all 17 children captive in Alex's basement, draining their life force, energy, and health, just like she was draining his parents. Alex had to keep going to school and pretend everything was fine, knowing his friends were suffering beneath his house.
The Spell is Broken[]
When other characters (like Archer Graff and Justine Gandy) finally broke into the house to figure out what was happening, Alex knew he acted fast.
He remembered how Gladys's magic worked. He had enough of her behavior and decided to take her manners in his own hands by taking a branch from her magical potted tree and a piece of hair from her wig. By snapping the branch, Alex bravely broke the witch's spell!
Breaking the spell instantly turned the controlled children's power against Gladys, and they chased her out of the house and killed her.
Skills and Powers[]
Alex doesn't have superpowers, but his quick thinking, bravery, and intelligence are his most important abilities.
- Intelligence and Observation: He was suspicious of Aunt Gladys right away and paid close attention to her rituals.
- Knowledge of Magic: He figured out how to use Gladys's own magic tools against her, which is what ultimately saved everyone.
- Extreme Resilience: Alex was forced to live in a horrible situation for a long time, caring for his "zombie" parents and knowing his friends were trapped, yet he never gave up.
The Outcome[]
Alex succeeded in defeating the witch and freeing his classmates and parents.
Unfortunately, his parents had been under the spell for so long that they never fully recovered and were placed into a hospital. Alex was sent to live with a different, kind aunt, making him a true survivor of the Maybrook tragedy.