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Sheldon "Shelly" Finkelstein is one of fourteen playable Counselors within the Friday the 13th: The Game where Sheldon is based on the classic movie role of "The Prankster" who will try to survive Jason Voorhees killing spree. He is based on the same character from Friday the 13th Part III.

Sheldon "Shelly" Finkelstein is unlocked at the start of the game.

Backstory[]

Sheldon Finkelstein was a supporting character in Friday the 13th Part 3. He was represented as a stereotypical overweight prankster, Shelly was self-conscious about his physical characteristics, so he would pull pranks on his friends so that he wouldn't feel like a "nothing". Upon going to the campgrounds with his friends he also had a miscommunication with a biker which led him to meet Fox in the process.

But now events lead Shelly to meet the supernatural serial killer Jason Voorhees and try to survive his bloodlust killing spree.

Appearance[]

Sheldon was a supposedly overweight caucasian teenager who wore a "Jewish Afro" hairstyle, wore a blue sweater with a plaid button up shirt under the sweater with blue jeans.

Trivia[]

  • Sheldon Finkelstein is portrayed and voiced by his original actor Larry Zerner.
  • Shelly is the reason why Jason has his iconic and infamous Hockey Mask.
  • Sheldon once made an appearance in a comic series where he was one of the vengeful spirits who hated Jason for his untimely death.
  • Larry Zerner on Shelly's real weight.

(Shelly's Weight)

  • Shelly is the third male character to be based on a real Friday the 13th character with Tommy Jarvis being the first and Rob Dier being the 2nd.
  • In Crystal Lake Memory they state Shelly is a "Nerd" instead of a Prankster.
  • In the film Shelly doesn't have a last name until a documentary about the series wad made which was used for the Game.
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