Father Kent is a character that appears in the 2023 film Haunted Mansion. He is played by Owen Wilson.
Biography[]
Haunted Mansion[]
Father Kent is a con-artist who took a priest outfit from a Halloween store to make money off of faked exorcisms. He was recruited by Gabbie to exorcise the Haunted Mansion, only for a ghost to follow him home leading to him hiring spectral camera inventor Ben Matthias.
However, it's later revealed he works at a Halloween supplies store and pretends to be a priest. Later after defeating Hatbox Ghost/Alister Crump he under goes ordainment to become a real priest.
Personality[]
Kent is a very laid-back individual, a trait he showed as he pretended to be a priest. He intended to be optimistic when investigating the hauntings of the Gracey Mansion, encouraging his allies to do the same. Though he was afraid of the supernatural, Kent was willing to fight the ghosts, despite having no advantage over them, so he can protect his friends. However, Kent was able to overcome his fears with the help of Ben where he was no longer timid in the presence of the mansion's ghosts.
Though Kent was some sort of a con artist pretending to be a priest, he did possess some standards and morals between right and wrong. He wasn't proud of Ben stealing documents containing the history of the haunted mansion from Bruce Davis after the old man refused to hand them over and was disgusted with Alastair Crump's petty and cruel nature when learning about him during a historical tour of his mansion. Kent was also willing to accept donations to charity where he was given was Ben's deceased wife's old belongings, showing the intent to give them to someone in need. It is also Kent pretended to be a priest not just for money due to working at a job that had low income, but also to help people and make them feel safe from the supernatural.
All in all, Kent was very kind and patient person as he worked to stop the hauntings of Gracey Mansion with Ben, Harriet, Bruce, Gabbie, and Travis while developing bonds with them. He also developed true characteristics of a priest where instead of running away or using violence, Kent simply convinced the ghosts who served Crump to turn against him by using empathy and appealing to their inner goodness. In the end, Kent's experiences caused him to decide to become a real minister while keeping his friendships with Ben, Harriet, Bruce, Gabbie, and Travis strong.
Appearance[]
Kent is a fifty-year old Caucasian man with fair skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair with gray streaks. He is usually seen wearing black robes with a white collar, a cross around his neck, black pants, black shoes, and a black hat.
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