Hellraiser Series
PINHEAD
Pinhead, like all the other cenobites, was originally human. He was Captain Elliot Spencer of the British Expeditionary Force. After the end of World War I he was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and survivor guilt. He was suffering shell shock from battle. After participating in one of the battles of Flanders he had lost faith in humanity and faith in God. He believed that God had failed humanity. He wandered the earth and lived a hedonistic lifestyle. Trying to rid himself of his sorrows through earthly methods of gratification and satisfaction. In 1921 while traveling through British India, Spencer came across the Lament Configuration. A puzzle box that when solved could open a doorway to an extra-dimensional realm. Spencer solved the puzzle and was brought into this realm where nails were driven into his skull in a grid-like pattern. He would from this point on act as the priest and leader to the Cenobites. Extra-dimensional beings who seek to bring more souls into their realm. Their Hell.
Hellraiser Series
CHATTERER aka CHATTERBOX
Chatterer was originally a child in Germany named Mictanleculti. He was named after the Aztec God of the dead. He was a poor child that had the misfortune of finding the Lament Configuration amongst his toys. He solved the box and walked right into the labyrinth of Hell. Not knowing what was to come or what he was to become. Hooks attached to wire were hooked into his lips, pulling them back and stretching them to show his chattering teeth. His ears and eyes were removed and his face was grotesquely covered with massive scars and burns.
Hellraiser Series
BUTTERBALL
Butterball was originally a human by the name of Laslo. He was a smart man but was also a compulsive eater. He was a glutton, he ate in excess and was disgusted with himself for it. He was a genius but he was too caught up in the pleasures of life to put his talents to good use. In his travels he came across the Lament Configuration which promised him all he could ever want. However when he solved the puzzle he was turned into the cenobite Butterball.
Hellraiser Series
THE FEMALE aka OPEN-THROAT
She was originally a nun by the name of Sister Nikoletta. However she wasn't very nun-like. She was obsessed with sin. Eventually sinning was all that she desired in life. She gave in to the sins of the flesh. One day a man who had come seeking a place to stay for the night, sensed her sinful desires and gave to her the Lament Configuration. She solved the puzzle and was turned into a cenobite, to forever live her sins.
Hellraiser 3 Hell on Earth
CAMERAHEAD
He was originally a camera man for a news station where his friend Joey was the reporter. His name was Daniel Fisher. He was called "Doc" by his friends. When Joeys career began to turn south he tried his best to help her, but he got caught up in the mess that came with the Lament Configuration. He is a pseudo-cenobite, meaning that he was not created in Hell and he can still remember his past. Where-as true cenobites are created in Hell and do not remember their human lives.