Perfection, Nevada
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Perfection, Nevada (originally known as Rejection) is a fictional community which serves as the primary setting for the Tremors film series, as well as Tremors: The Series. It appears in all four films, though it is not the primary setting in Tremors 2: Aftershocks: instead, the action takes place in a Mexican oil field.
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[edit] Description
Perfection is located in the fictional location of Perfection Valley, way out in the desert (possibly the Mojave Desert), 38 miles away from a (also fictional) town called "Bixby". There are mountains on either side, and the north end of the valley ends at the edge of a high cliff. The only way out of town is a road leading through a narrow pass to the south. It is a former mining settlement, the silver mines in the mountains owned by Burt's ancestors.
The most distinctive feature of Perfection is its water tower, the tallest structure in the area. Directly next to it is Chang's Market, a general store which pulls triple duty as the town's store, tavern, and base of operations during Graboid attacks. After the Graboid attack in 1990, Perfection became a popular tourist destination, and Chang's market became a souvenir shack, selling Graboid, Shrieker and Assblaster memorabilia. Both the water tower and Chang's Market have been around since the town's creation in the 1800s. In the town's early years, it had a number of other businesses, including a blacksmith shop, post office, bank, and hotel, but these no longer exist in Perfection. (The original script for the first movie stated that Chang's Market doubled as all of these, as well as a video store.)
Up on a tall hill just outside of the town is the residence of Burt Gummer, which, after the original Graboid incursion, was fortified with an underground concrete wall. Burt used to own a house, which he destroyed in Tremors 3 when an Assblaster broke into his domicile. He now lives in an underground bunker, and is slowly rebuilding.
[edit] Ecosystem
Pefection Valley is home to the typical desert wildlife- coyotes, wild burro, etc. The area is famous, however, for its Graboids, (as well as its imago forms, the Shrieker and Ass-Blaster.) They are the town of Perfection's claim to fame, though they only appear sparsely and occasionally. As of 2003, there is only one Graboid living in Perfection Valley: El Blanco, the Great White Graboid, who is incapable of metamorphosing.
Graboids are not the only strange creatures to reside in Perfection, however- thanks to the presence of the chemical compound "Mix Master" being introduced into the food chain, many new and deadly mutations have been known to appear and cause trouble for the residents. Among these creatures are the Bacteria Vapour monster, a type of exploding plant/animal hybrid with an acidic sap, and the "Invisibat", a bat able to change colours to blend into the environment.
[edit] Residents
Though always sparsely populated, many people have lived in Perfection over the course of the series.
[edit] Current Residents
- Burt Gummer: Main character; paranoid survivalist, firearms enthusiast, and Graboid hunter.
- Tyler Reed: Owner of tourist business "Desert Jack's Graboid Tours"; Burt's most recent sidekick; attracted to Rosalita.
- Rosalita Sanchez: Cattle rancher; ex-Las Vegas showgirl; niece of late Miguel.
- Nancy Sterngood: Ex-hippie; mother of Mindy; creator of Graboid-themed souvenirs.
- Jodi Chang: Owner of Walter Chang's Market; niece of former owner Walter Chang.
- Melvin Plug: Realtor and businessman; grew up in Perfection; owner of "Perfection Ranchettes"; never gets along with Burt.
- Larry Norvel: Fan of Burt and Graboids; annoys other residents whenever he visits; eventually settles in town to work for Jodi.
- Cletus Poffenberger: Retired bio-chemist; worked in now-abandoned lab somewhere near Perfection to help create DNA-mixing chemical "Mixmaster".
- Harlow Winnemuca: Native-American; works on Rosalita's ranch.
- Dr. Casey Matthews: Scientist; came to study Graboids.
- Roger Garrett: Dr. Matthews' assistant.
- El Blanco -- Graboid
[edit] Former Residents
- Earl Bassett: Handyman who did odd jobs in town; helped kill Graboids (Moved away, started a Graboid theme park with Grady Hoover)
- Valentine "Val" McKee: Handyman who did odd jobs in town; helped kill Graboids (Moved away, married to Rhonda LeBeck)
- Jack Sawyer: Owner of "Desert Jack's Graboid Tours" (Sold it to Tyler, moved away)
- Heather Gummer: Burt's ex-wife; also fond of firearms (Divorced Burt, moved away)
- Mindy Sterngood: Nancy's daughter; grew up in Perfection (Attending College)
- Edgar Deems: Hermit and farmer (Died while hiding from Graboid)
- "Old Fred": Shepherd (Eaten by Graboid)
- Jim: Town doctor (Eaten by Graboid)
- Megan: Jim's wife (either buried alive or eaten by Graboid)
- Walter Chang: Owner of Walter Chang's Market (Eaten by Graboid)
- Nestor: Lived in a trailer (Eaten by Graboid)
- Miguel Sanchez: Cattle rancher (Killed by Ass-Blaster)
- Buford: Jack's assistant (Eaten by Graboid)
[edit] Residents of Rejection
- Hiram Gummer: Owner of the silver mine; Burt's great-grandfather.
- Christine Lord: Widow owner of the hotel; Hiram's eventual wife.
- Juan Pedilla: Rancher; related to Miguel and Rosalita.
- Pyong Chang: Chinese immigrant; original owner of Chang's Market
- Lu Wan Chang: Pyong's wife.
- Fu Yien Chang: Son of Pyong and Lu Wan. Most likely Walter's Grandfather.
- Tecopa: Native-American.
- "Old Fred": Freight driver; may or may not be related to modern Old Fred (Eaten by Graboid)
- Stony Walter: Miner; brother of Brick (Eaten by Graboid)
- Brick Walter: Miner; brother of Stony (Eaten by Graboid)
- Big Horse Johnson: Miner (Eaten by Graboid)
- Soggy: Miner and drunk (Eaten by Graboid)
- Various Miners: Seen but unnamed (Eaten by Graboid)
- Andrew Beck: Unseen (Left when town was going broke)
- Stan Kelton: Blacksmith; unseen (Left when town was going broke)
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