Dwayne "Dante" Bishop

Dwayne Bishop
The Purge character
First appearance	The Purge (2013)
Last appearance	The Purge: Election Year (2016)
Created by	James DeMonaco
Portrayed by	Edwin Hodge
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Aliases	The Stranger, Dwayne, Dante Bishop
Occupation	Anti-Purge Insurgent
Affiliation	Carmelo Johns, Anti-Purge Insurgency, Sergeant Leo Barnes

Dwayne Bishop, also known as The Stranger and later Dante Bishop, is a fictional character in The Purge film series. The character is portrayed by Edwin Hodge, and is the only character to appear in all three installments of the series.

Hodge was credited as "The Stranger" in The Purge and The Purge: Anarchy, and "Dante Bishop" in The Purge: Election Year.

Dwayne first appears as an unnamed wounded man (credited as Bloody Stranger) in the first film. During a Purge night in 2022, Dwayne is set upon by a gang of 'Purgers' but he manages to fight them off and kills one of the crew. Making his way into an affluent suburb somewhere in Los Angeles, he calls out for help. He comes across the Sandin household and is let in by their son, Charlie. During a confrontation between Charlie and his father, James, Dwayne disappears to another part of the house.

The Purgers pursuing him descends on the house. Their leader compliments the family for the support of the annual carnage but sadistically warns James that they would murder everyone in the household should they fail to surrender Dwayne. After James admits to his wife, Mary, that their security system only acts as a deterrent for invaders and will not totally protect them against heavy invasion force, he and Mary try to find Dwayne, who has taken their daughter, Zoey, hostage out of fear. They overpower Dwayne, tie him up, and aggravate his injuries. After seeing James with Zoey, Dwayne sadly tells James to take him outside, to which the latter hesitates after he and his family realize they are becoming essentially no different from the purgers outside. The Sandins instead spare Dwayne, leaving him bound, and prepare to defend themselves from the gang. After the gang breaks into the household, the Sandins fight them. James is mortally wounded by the gang leader, who is then killed by Zoey while the Sandins' neighbors, the Ferrins arrive to eliminate the other purgers. During the invasion, Dwayne frees himself of his bonds and decides to help the Sandins.

In the aftermath of the invasion, the remaining Sandins find themselves held hostage by the Ferrins and other neighbors, who harbor disdain for them due to their newfound wealth. Before the neighbors can 'cleanse' themselves of their hate, Dwayne kills one of the neighbors with a Hi-Power Browning pistol he stole from a murdered purger and holds Grace Ferrin hostage by threatening them to release the Sandin family. They sit out the rest of the Purge. When Grace Ferrin attempts to attack, Dwayne draws his gun to ward off the others and Mrs. Sandin breaks Ferrin's nose. The Purge ends and the neighbors leave. Mary thanks Dwayne, who appreciates her compliments then bids the family farewell by the words "good luck", before disappearing.

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