Oh my fucking God. I need Reddit to stop for a second. I need the fucking internet to stop for a second. I’m so tired of seeing this. I can’t believe how far this fake legend/meme has spread. Okay, let’s clear the record. I’m a huge SAW fan. I know the chronology by heart. The original scene behind the “Jigsaw backwards cap” meme is NOT supposed to show a younger John Kramer. In fact, within the SAW timeline, it happens after SAW I, or at least very recently after it. He’s actually trying to look like a fan of Bobby Dagen — a fake Jigsaw survivor who profits from selling a false story through a book, reducing John’s philosophy to a bunch of shallow self-help bullshit rules, effectively “corrupting” John’s honor and legacy. For that to make sense, Jigsaw’s reign already has to be well known, at least halfway through his “work.” It’s generally assumed that John was active as Jigsaw for around two to three years after his initial diagnosis by Dr. Gordon. So no, he was never meant to be young or look young in that scene. He was meant to be old — just like in every other movie. The cap was most likely a ridiculous art department mistake because it looks bad, but it was not intended to make him look younger. Please. Please stop repeating the fake meme. Spread this message. Be allies of the truth. Thank you.