WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Fantasy Island, in theaters now.

Fans of the original Fantasy Island were left disappointed when reports surfaced the fan-favorite character of Tattoo wouldn't be included in the film reboot of the classic TV series. Originally portrayed by French American actor Hervé Villechaize, the tiny Tattoo was a staple of the franchise, widely considered to be its best character, acting as the comedic assistant to the overseer of the island, Ricardo Montalbán's Mr. Roarke (who's now played by Michael Peña).

Together, they'd cultivate a dream experience for visitors to magically live out their fantasies, albeit at a steep price. However, while Tattoo isn't an official character, the film does indeed do him justice when it bestows the mantle onto someone else.

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The original Tattoo warmed hearts because of the way he aided Roarke, adding warmth and a sense of family to the mysterious island, often coming off like Roarke's son. He's known in pop culture for his iconic line, "Ze plane! Ze plane!" as the aircraft dropped guests off for their remote island experience. So when it emerged he wouldn't be involved, it just felt off -- something the '98 series starring Malcolm McDowell suffered from. However, in the closing moments, director Jeff Wadlow brings Tattoo in in a huge way.

In the movie's opening sequence, Roarke's assistant, Julia (Parisa Fitz-Henley) says "The plane!" which feels like it'll be the only Easter egg to Tattoo. Little do we know she's actually Roarke's dead wife who keeps resurrecting as long as the overseer fulfills everyone's fantasies without intervening -- whether they're good or bad ones. When the finale comes about, though, she convinces Roarke to let her go, though, and to help the guests who are being targeted by the vengeful Melanie (Lucy Hale) in her sick fantasy.

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Roarke kisses Julia one last time and redeems himself, helping the visitors defeat Melanie. However, Julia has disappeared by now and entered the afterlife. Finally at peace, Roarke rounds up the survivors and after they're treated, they board a plane to head back to the real world. One guest, however, has a special request in Brax (Jimmy O. Yang). His brother J.D. (Ryan Hansen) was killed earlier by zombie assassins Melanie conjured and as much as it's fantasy, if you die on the island you die in real. But there's one loophole. Brax can bring his brother back so J.D. can go live in the real world as his fantasy but it can only last so long as he remains on the island, tethered as its servant the same way Roarke is.

Brax agrees and his brother leaves with the rest of survivors, despondent for now, but as Roarke reveals, they'll soon forget these memories as the island loves keeping its secrets. As for where Tattoo comes into play, well, throughout the film Brax and J.D. have a running joke about a regretful experience Brax had in college, which earned him the nickname "T." Brax hates reliving the story so J.D. never tells it but it's one that is very important for Roarke's operations moving forward.

Roarke basically says the old Brax is dead and now that he's finally rolling solo (as he and J.D. had separation anxiety), he can become his own man, even with a new identity. Brax agrees and they decide a new name's needed as he's going to replace Julia as the assistant. Roarke asks him what would he like to choose and he explains the significance behind "T" which had to do with some "bad ink."

As he opens his shirt up, Brax reveals a tattoo of the word "tattoo" on his chest, which is why J.D. called him "T." Brax despised being so drunk and stupid but it's something he was scared of removing. But Roarke likes it and thinks it's edgy, ending the film by telling his new assistant "Welcome to Fantasy Island, Tattoo!" So we do get our Tattoo and their chemistry is pretty spot-on, which means if there's a sequel, we could their relationship evolve into more of a brotherly dynamic.

Directed by Jeff Waldow, Fantasy Island stars Michael Peña, Lucy Hale, Maggie Q, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Michael Rooker and Ryan Hansen. It is currently in theaters.

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