Mike (Twin Peaks)
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Phillip Michael Gerard (aka Mike) is a character in the TV series Twin Peaks, portrayed by Al Strobel.
Character overview
Mike is an inhabiting spirit similar to the primary villain of the series,
with Bob, Mike had a religious epiphany and repented, cutting off his own arm to rid himself of a tattoo that read "Fire Walk With Me", which symbolized being touched by "The devilish one". Bob had an identical tattoo on his arm. Bob, however, would not repent. Mike has spent years trying to find and stop Bob.In contrast with Bob, Mike only ever appears in the visual form of his host, traveling shoe salesman Phillip Michael Gerard. Gerard lost his arm in a car accident. He also had a tattoo of the word "mom" on his arm.
Television series
After
Prequel film
In the prequel film
Mike also harasses Leland Palmer (Ray Wise), Bob's host, in a road rage incident where he accuses Leland of "stealing the corn", and that "the thread will be torn." Before driving away, Mike tries to tell Laura that Leland is indeed Bob's host.
The film reveals that Mike was present on the night of Laura's murder and was, unintentionally, the reason Ronette Pulaski (Phoebe Augustine) survived and escaped; he had tracked Bob down and his efforts to enter the train car (in which Laura and Ronette had been raped), led to Ronette falling through the momentarily opened door. Bob swiftly shut the door again, denying Mike any chance of saving Laura's life, but as Bob closed the door, Mike threw the Owl Ring into the train car, which Laura put on, preventing Bob from possessing her (as he had originally intended).
At the end of the film, after Leland murders Laura, he enters the Black Lodge and sits beside Mike, Bob and the Man From Another Place.
Revived series
In the 2017 revived series, Mike appears once again in the Black Lodge as a sort of guide for Cooper, who is transported back into the real world after being imprisoned in the alternate dimension for 25 years.