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Pearl is a fictional character from the X film series, played by Mia Goth. Pearl first appears as the antagonist in X (2022) and returns as the villainous protagonist and title character in its prequel, Pearl (2022). She is mentioned in the third film, MaXXXine (2024), and appears in flashback sequences. In X, Goth was cast as both Pearl and the final girl, Maxine. Director Ti West explained that this was to display the similarities between the two characters and admitted that a dual role for them was intended from the beginning, as he looked at them as "different characters but the same person". Goth commented that she gained many interpretations of Pearl's character throughout production, and felt sympathetic towards Pearl in X. The actress noted she preferred to think of her character as neither a villain nor a victim.

Having enjoyed several discussions about the character, and believing she would be the "stand-out" of X, Goth and West wrote a prequel to the film. The prequel, later titled Pearl after the character, was written to take place during World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic. It was filmed immediately after X and Goth reprised her role as Pearl. The film set to focus on how Pearl's background led to her becoming a killer without making attempts to excuse her behavior. Goth characterized the younger Pearl as "a dreamer" and "an emotional person who wears her heart on her sleeve and is quite sensitive". Goth's performances in both films received universal critical acclaim as critics agreed that her varied and committed portrayal was a highlight of the film series. Similarly, critics sang praises of Pearl's characterization throughout the franchise, with the character being deemed a modern-day example of a "horror icon".

Pearl made her original appearance in X. In the film, which is set in 1979 Texas, Pearl and her husband, Howard (Stephen Ure), are an elderly couple living on a farm. Due to his age and heart condition, Howard is unable to have sex despite Pearl's attempts to seduce him. When a group of young filmmakers begin shooting a pornographic film on the farm, Pearl grows envious of their youth, motivating herself and Howard to kill all of them except one actress, Maxine (Goth), whom Pearl becomes infatuated with. After Pearl eventually persuades Howard to have sex with her, he begins dying of a heart attack before Maxine appears and threatens to shoot them with an unloaded pistol. Pearl tries shooting her with Howard's gun in response, but the recoil knocks her back onto the porch and she breaks her hip. This allows Maxine the time to enter Howard's truck, reverse it to crush Pearl's head, and flee.

The character returned in the prequel, Pearl. Set in 1918, the film showcases Pearl in her twenties.

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