ly ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁hard - working ▁and ▁responsible ▁police ▁officer . ▁Under ▁the ▁J igs aw ▁persona , ▁however , ▁he ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁cold - blo oded ▁and ▁very ▁a path etic ▁towards ▁his ▁vict ims . ▁He ▁also ▁shows ▁signs ▁of ▁need ing ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁situations , ▁and ▁modifying ▁them ▁to ▁make ▁himself ▁in ▁control ▁if ▁he ▁is ▁not . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁shown ▁in ▁S aw ▁V ▁that ▁Hoff man ▁loved ▁his ▁sister ▁and ▁was ▁anger ed ▁when ▁her ▁k iller ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁prison . ▁ ▁However , ▁S aw ▁V ▁and ▁S aw ▁VI ▁showed ▁the ▁lengths ▁Hoff man ▁will ▁go ▁to ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁protect ▁his ▁identity . ▁When ▁his ▁identity ▁is ▁threatened , ▁he ▁becomes ▁much ▁more ▁brut al , ▁with ▁a ▁willing ness ▁to ▁break ▁any ▁rules ▁and ▁kill ▁anyone ▁he ▁has ▁to . ▁This ▁was ▁shown ▁in ▁S aw ▁V ▁and ▁S aw ▁VI , ▁when ▁he ▁mur ders ▁three ▁F BI ▁agents ▁and ▁a ▁lab ▁techn ician ▁( one ▁indirect ly , ▁the ▁others ▁in ▁cold ▁blood ) ▁after ▁his ▁identity ▁is ▁revealed . ▁In ▁S aw ▁ 3 D , ▁Hoff man ▁k ills ▁six ▁police ▁employees ▁personally ▁and ▁several ▁more ▁indirect ly ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁kill ▁J ill ▁T uck . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁S aw ▁VI , ▁actor ▁Cost as ▁Mand yl or ▁stated ▁of ▁his ▁character , ▁" H off man ▁is ▁sort ▁of ▁torn ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁mad ▁man ▁or ▁becoming