Editing John "Ace" Merrill 0 You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Users, FANDOM Staff, FANDOM Helpers, Wiki Managers, Content Team Members. Please log in to edit this wiki.Joining Stephen King Wiki is free, and it only takes a minute.We hope that you sign in, and become a member of the community!Click here to log in or create an account more + You can view and copy the source of this page: {{It Character |name = John Merrill |image = <tabber> |-|Movie=[[File:Acemerrill.jpg]] |-|Castle Rock=[[File:John Ace Merrill (Castle_Rock).jpg]] </tabber> |born = 1944 (book)<br>1941 (film) |age = 15 (book)<br>18 (film) |gender = Male |died = 1991 |alias = Ace Merrill |title = John 'Ace' Merrill |family = [[Reginald Merrill|Reginald 'Pop' Merrill]] (uncle)<br>[[Chris Merrill]] |job = Bully gang leader<br>Drug dealer<br>Shop assistant<br>High school student |home = [[Castle Rock, Maine]] |loyalty = His gang, [[Leland Gaunt]] |actor = [[Kiefer Sutherland]] (Stand By Me)<br>[[Paul Sparks]] (Castle Rock) }}'''John "Ace" Merrill''' is the main antagonist of the novella ''[[The Body]]'' from [[Different Seasons]] (and, consequently the novella's film version, ''[[Stand By Me]]''), as well as a secondary antagonist in the novel [[Needful Things]]. Ace lived most of his life in [[Castle Rock, Maine]] (except in Stand By Me, in which Castle Rock is located in Oregon). Ace is the nephew of [[Reginald Merrill|Reginald 'Pop' Merrill]]. He leads a teenage gang of bullies who torment and terrorize [[Gordon LaChance|Gordie LaChance]], [[Chris Chambers (Stand By Me)|Chris Chambers]], [[Teddy Duchamp]] and [[Vern Tessio]]. His closest friends among his gang are [[Norman "Fuzzy' Bracowicz]] and [[Richard "Eyeball" Chambers]], Chris's older brother. He once had a girlfriend named Betsy Malenfant. After being caught by Sheriff [[Alan Pangborn]] in the early-to-mid-80s for breaking and entering, Ace was sent to [[Shawshank Penitentiary]] for 4 years. After being released, Ace eventually made his way back to Castle Rock. He died there in 1991. Ace is not to be mistaken for John Merrill, who was mentioned in [[The Tommyknockers]] as the father of [[Ruth Merrill|Ruth Merrill McCausland]]. ==''[[Castle Rock (TV Series)|Castle Rock]]''== John Merrill will be played by [[Paul Sparks]] in Season Two of ''[[Castle Rock (TV Series)|Castle Rock]]''. He will be taking over his uncle [[Reginald Merrill|Reginald's]] criminal business and threatening the fragile peace between [[Castle Rock, Maine]] and [[Jerusalem's Lot, Maine]]. ==Quotes== *"We're gonna get [[Gordon LaChance|you]] for this." *"[[Chris Chambers|You're]] dead." *"What are you gonna do, shoot us all?" *"This is big time, baby." *"C'mon kid, you ain't got the sack to shoot a woodchuck." ==Gallery== <gallery> John Merrill.jpeg ace.jpg ace155817_std.jpg aceshot0152.jpg Ace Merrill image.jpeg </gallery> ==Appearances== *''[[Nona]]'' *''[[Needful Things]]'' *''[[The Body]]'' (novel) *''[[Stand By Me]]'' (film) *''[[Castle Rock (TV Series)|Castle Rock]]'' ==Gallery== <gallery widths="115" orientation="square"> Ace merril.jpg Ace Merrill image.jpeg </gallery> {{DEFAULTSORT:Merrill, John}} Templates used on the current version of this page: Template:It Character (view source) Return to John "Ace" Merrill. Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes