| This article is about the Original Sin alias. You may be looking for the Pretty Little Liars characters A, Big A, or Uber A. |
| “ | Punish... the guilty. | ” |
— A's first spoken words
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A is the primary antagonist in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. It is an alias used by an anonymous stalker to torment, blackmail, and harass their victims. A targets the Little Liars to make them pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago, as well as their own.
After kidnapping The Little Liars and their mothers for the trial, A revealed his identity as the secret son of Rose Waters and Marshall Clanton. He aligned himself with his estranged father to avenge the death of his sister Angela. They worked together to carry out their crimes as A.
Personality
In contrast to the proprietors of the A moniker in the past who chose to scheme in the shadows, this new A isn't afraid to stalk and terrify his targets in broad daylight or in crowded rooms where he can easily be spotted by a wandering eye. This demonstrates a bold if not reckless aspect to his personality as it relates to his obsessive determination to wreak havoc on the Little Liars' lives to what he sees as just retribution.
His main motivation is driven by an insatiable urge to avenge Angela Waters, a lonely teen girl who committed suicide under unclear reasons twenty-two years ago and believes himself to be the ultimate arbiter of the extreme justice he believes is right. For this reason, he not just views the Little Liars' mothers as the guilty party for Angela's death but also extends the mistakes and errors the Little Liars have committed to the same degree of culpability. Thus, he commences his reign of terror and death, obsessed with his deranged thoughts of vengeance.
Appearances and Disguises
Unlike his predecessors who chose an indistinct all-black hooded ensemble, this new A prefers a far more dramatic, sinister-looking appearance. His choice of clothing is a dirtied and worn pair of striped cotton coveralls of a dull light blue color, with brown work gloves. His most distinctive, unsettling feature is his patched-up, burlap mask with strands of dirty blonde hair attached, as well as stitches in the shape of the letter A through the slits of the eyes and the middle of the face. On Halloween night, A altered his appearance to that of a jack-o-lantern with a pumpkin mask. This mask previously belonged to Angela Waters in 1999. When attacking Kelly Beasley, he wore an elaborate Prince Siegfried costume from the school production of Swan Lake.
Series
Suspects
Eliminated
| Suspect | Alibi and Notes |
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| Wes | Was in his car with Tabby Haworthe when she was first saw “A”. |
| Tom Beasley | Was on the receiving end of a certain pleasurable service when discovered by Noa Olivar, on her way to report being watched by “A”. |
| Shawn Noble | Was attending the Spirit Week Dance when A killed Karen Beasley |
| Greg Mantzoukas | |
| Joseph England | While he hated The Sinners, Joseph died before he committed any known A plots. |
Victims
Murders
| Photo | Victim's Name | Episode | Cause of Death | Motives |
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Jason (September 29th, 2022) |
"Chapter One: Spirit Week" | Stabbed in the chest/throat slit | *Followed A into his lair and was caught |
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Karen Beasley (October 3, 2022) |
"Chapter Two: The Spirit Queen" | Pushed off rafters | *Was a bully |
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Tyler Marchand (October 31, 2022) |
"Chapter Five: The Night He Came Home" | Asphyxiation | *Was harassing the Little Liars |
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Joseph England (November 24th, 2022) |
"Chapter Five: The Night He Came Home" | Hanging | *Distract the Little Liars |
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Unnamed Deputy (December 25, 2022) |
"Chapter Ten: Final Girls" | Stabbed | *Was guarding Archie’s hospital room |
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Tom Beasley (December 25, 2022) |
"Chapter Ten: Final Girls" | Stabbed in the chest/stomach | *Sexually assaulted Angela before she killed herself |
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Chip Langsberry (December 25, 2022) |
"Chapter Ten: Final Girls" | Stabbed | *Sexually assaulted Tabby and Imogen |
Survivors
- Noa Olivar (Attacked/chased; escaped)
- Kelly Beasley (Attacked; spared)
- Mouse Honrada (Attacked/chased; escaped)
- Ash Romero (Indirectly attacked; escaped)
- Corey Bryant (Kidnapped; escaped)
- Sidney Haworthe (Kidnapped; escaped)
- Elodie Honrada (Kidnapped; escaped)
- Marjorie Olivar (Kidnapped; escaped)
- Imogen Adams (Mercilessly attacked; survived by stabbing him)
A's Lair
- Main article: A's Lair
This lair is the base of operations for A. The lair was once hidden in an abandoned boiler room within Millwood High School, standing adjacent to the main building. He stores souvenirs from the Little Liars, completes his twisted plans, and films his antics from within. A also uses the Adams basement as a secondary lair, though he abandons it when Imogen returns. He moves his lair to his childhood home, where it remained until his capture.
A's Expenses
- Materials needed to make the "Vote Imogen AdAms" posters. (Chapter One: Spirit Week)
- A rat, tank, and vacuum to remove the air from the tank. (Chapter Two: The Spirit Queen)
- Ownership of an old red minivan. (Chapter Three: Aftermath)
- Jack o' Lantern Scarecrow costume without the mask. (Chapter Five: The Night He Came Home)
- A tattoo gun, box, and custom card. (Chapter Six: Scars)
- Freezer large enough for a human body. (Chapter Seven: Carnival of Souls)
- Ticket to the Millwood carnival. (Chapter Seven: Carnival of Souls)
- Equipment needed to exhume Davie's corpse. (Chapter Nine: Dead and Buried)
- Chloroform (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- Ownership of a white van. (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- Dozens of colored candles, tablecloths, duct tape, ropes, card holders, and custom-printed cards. (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- A butcher knife for Tabby's test. (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- Seven syringes of blue liquid, presumed to be drugs. (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- Four rusted mouse traps. (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- Second tattoo gun with red ink or blood. (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- Remake of Davie's tombstone and tongs. (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
- Gun (Chapter Ten: Final Girls)
Trivia
- A’s costume is inspired by masked villains of classic slasher films made during the golden age of horror films, between the late 1970s to the 1990s. Particularly, the costume pays homage to Michael Myers, the main antagonist of the 1978 classic slasher film, Halloween.
- Faran is the only Little Liar who isn't chased or involved in an isolated violent confrontation with A during Season 1.
- Noa was attacked at her apartment building, Mouse in the Hall of Mirrors while accompanied by Ash, Tabby and Imogen at The Orpheum, and most notably, Imogen after The Trial.
- Kelly was attacked before she officially joined the group in "Chapter Six: Scars", because -A believed she was her sister whom he killed.
- It would appear the inspiration of this new “A-Game” stems from the influence of an 1850 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne called The Scarlet Letter, which was referenced Imogen’s first literature class and a book Angela Waters frequently checked out and read.
- The plot starts with the character of Hester Prynne, a young woman pregnant with a child whose paternity is unknown and is sentenced to wear a scarlet “A” for the rest of her life as a sign of her sin. Her quiet dignity allows her to overcome the social stigma and shaming surrounding her, but nonetheless her daughter Pearl grows to be fascinated with the scarlet letter and Heather’s long-lost husband becomes consumed with revenge against her sinning.
- The amount of knowledge this perpetrator possesses regarding the similar years-long affair that occurred in Rosewood, orchestrated by an alias also called “A”, is unknown, as is the extant that the “A-Game” detailed in the parent series influenced this new assailant’s methods of psychological torment and murderous spree.
- Noa Olivar is the first person A talked to face-to-face, marking the first time the usually mute A talks while in disguise.
- A's primary weapon of choice is a knife or blade, preferring the brutal method of stabbing or slitting ones throat.
Quotes
- Main article: A's Messages
Gallery
 A (Original Sin) has a photo gallery. |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Angela's date of birth is listed on her academic file in "Chapter Eight: Bad Blood". She and Archie are fraternal twins and share the same birthday. https://prettylittleliars.fandom.com/wiki/File:PLLOS-AngelaFile.png
- ↑ A is at least an inch taller than Tyler Marchand during their altercation in "Chapter Five: The Night He Came Home", and Tyler is 6'2" tall.