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* FreudianExcuse: The Branagh version was rejected by Kalle, who was embarassed of being in love with a transsexual, and therefore, Åke killed him. Subverted when it's revealed that Åke killed long before this.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: While the original version is genuinely likeable despite killling children due to his smooth personality, whereas the Branagh version is a SmugSnake who drops any likeability at the end where he [[spoiler: kills Anders, his henchman]].
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In the original Wallander breaks into his house and is furious after learning that Alfred kills children, his only response is that TLL, the project Alfred is working at, will be sending bodies all over Sweden and no one will care, and some childred dead is nothing.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In the original Wallander breaks into his house and is furious after learning that Alfred kills children, his only response is that TLL, the project Alfred is working at, will be sending bodies all over Sweden and no one will care, and some childred dead is nothing.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: While the original version is genuinely likeable despite killling killing children due to his smooth personality, whereas the Branagh version is a SmugSnake who drops any likeability at the end where he [[spoiler: kills Anders, his henchman]].
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In the original Wallander breaks into his house and is furious after learning that Alfred kills children, his only response is that TLL, the project Alfred is working at, will be sending bodies all over Sweden and no one will care, and somechildred children dead is nothing.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In the original Wallander breaks into his house and is furious after learning that Alfred kills children, his only response is that TLL, the project Alfred is working at, will be sending bodies all over Sweden and no one will care, and some
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* AffablyEvil: Stefan is genuinely friendly and only targets evil people. That said, his killings are still needlessly sadistic.
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* AffablyEvil: Stefan is genuinely friendly and only targets evil people. [[AssholeVictim people who deserve it]]. That said, his killings are still needlessly sadistic.sadistic.
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* AlasPoorVillain: His death in the swedish versions is this.
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* WouldHurtAChild: He kidnaps Yngve Holm’s teenage daughter and threatens to kill her with a bomb if he does not get what he wants from Holm.
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* WouldHurtAChild: He kidnaps Yngve Holm’s teenage daughter and threatens to kill her with a bomb if he does not get what he wants from Holm.Holm.
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!Heinrich Böhle
-->Portrayed by: Dag Elfgren
A murderous crime lord who extort rivals to seize criminal power.
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* BeardOfEvil: Has a circle beard and is very, very evil.
* TheChessmaster: A very good strategist, every move he does against Yngve Holm (including killing his aunts, kidnapping his daughter and take down several of his henchmen) eventually leads to Yngve giving up and turning himself into the police while Böle manages to avoid the police for a good while.
* DiabolicalMastermind: Is a criminal mastermind. See TheChessmaster above.
* HateSink: Obviously.
* KickTheDog: When he kills Yngve’s aunts and kidnaps his teenage daughter.
* Main/Sadist: Very much so, is seen taking amusement in killing both his rivals AND accosiates.
* TheSociopath: Is one of the few villains to have no morals or ethics at all. When confronted by Wallander for killing an entire family he laughs it off by saying he doesn’t even remember it.
* SmugSnake: treats both his henchmen and rivals like garbage.
* WouldHurtAChild: He kidnaps Yngve Holm’s teenage daughter and threatens to kill her with a bomb if he does not get what he wants from Holm.
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* AntiVillain: Other than Ella, the entire crew can be considered this. Dr. James Carter in the original is deeply affable and even Wallander admits that if he had the same power and wealth as Carter had, he probably would have done the same thing. Solomon is just a simple mercenary when you think about it and isn't necessarily a sadist or anything, just a regular soldier doing his job. In the Branagh version, Falk is more vicious but still has a casual personality and Ella genuinely cares for Wallander. In both versions Sonja Hokberg is right in between an JerkassWoobie and TheWoobie due to, while she was a cocky little shit during interrogation who killed a taxi driver [[CardCarryingVillain "because she needed some cash, just some cash you know, fucking cop"]], it is fully understandable later on when it's revealed that the taxi driver she killed had in fact raped her when she was younger, and she felt that her affiliation with the terrorists ruined her life and killing the taxi driver was just her giving up on life in general.
* AssholeVictim: In the original, Ella, without a doubt. Wallander mourns her death, but moreso because he is still shocked by what has happened, not because she's sympathetic.
** The taxi driver who Sonja kills deserved his death more than Sonja herself, a rapist and former abuser.
* BadassBookworm: Both versions of the terrorist leader (Dr. Carter, Niklas Falk) are extremely educated. Carter is a wealthy doctor who has started working in Africa (hence why he wants to increase the economy of African countries) and Falk is working with IT. Solomon seems to be quite educated but has a more vague background. The other three... not so much. Ella's backstory is never elaborated on and therefore is an enigmatic figure, the taxi driver who raped Sonja seemed like a dumb scumbag more than anything else, and Sonja herself is explicitly mentioned to be BookDumb and terrible in school, apparently often skipping it and getting into fights and arguments.
* AssholeVictim: In the original, Ella, without a doubt. Wallander mourns her death, but moreso because he is still shocked by what has happened, not because she's sympathetic.
** The taxi driver who Sonja kills deserved his death more than Sonja herself, a rapist and former abuser.
* BadassBookworm: Both versions of the terrorist leader (Dr. Carter, Niklas Falk) are extremely educated. Carter is a wealthy doctor who has started working in Africa (hence why he wants to increase the economy of African countries) and Falk is working with IT. Solomon seems to be quite educated but has a more vague background. The other three... not so much. Ella's backstory is never elaborated on and therefore is an enigmatic figure, the taxi driver who raped Sonja seemed like a dumb scumbag more than anything else, and Sonja herself is explicitly mentioned to be BookDumb and terrible in school, apparently often skipping it and getting into fights and arguments.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Surprisingly, Ella in the Branagh version genuinely cares for Wallander, and if she hadn't been a vicious, mass murdering gangster, she may just have been in a relationship with Kurt at that point.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In the original version, when Ella is killed by Wallander, Carter is visibly disgusted when he learns how hard Ella manipulated poor Kurt, and nods before being killed by Wallander.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Ella in the original fits the bill. Whereas the Branagh version cares for Wallander, this one merely uses him as a puppet and has no such feelings at all.
* SerialKiller: The taxi driver and Ella have some small shades of this. The taxi guy has apparently been arrested in the past for rape and abuse, which may indicate him as a SerialRapist. Ella is an extremely vague example, but she ''does'' briefly state that she has had a relationship with two other police officers earlier during her and Wallander's date, and she doesn't really explain why they broke up, so yeah...
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In the original version, when Ella is killed by Wallander, Carter is visibly disgusted when he learns how hard Ella manipulated poor Kurt, and nods before being killed by Wallander.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Ella in the original fits the bill. Whereas the Branagh version cares for Wallander, this one merely uses him as a puppet and has no such feelings at all.
* SerialKiller: The taxi driver and Ella have some small shades of this. The taxi guy has apparently been arrested in the past for rape and abuse, which may indicate him as a SerialRapist. Ella is an extremely vague example, but she ''does'' briefly state that she has had a relationship with two other police officers earlier during her and Wallander's date, and she doesn't really explain why they broke up, so yeah...
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[[folder: ''The Man Who Smiled'' killer]]
!Alfred Harde(r)berg
-->Portrayed by: Creator/RupertGraves
The evil philantrope who kills African children to harvest their organs and sell them online.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Hardeberg, Harde(r)berg.
* AdaptationalVillainy: While the original version is genuinely likeable despite killling children due to his smooth personality, whereas the Branagh version is a SmugSnake who drops any likeability at the end where he [[spoiler: kills Anders, his henchman]].
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In the original Wallander breaks into his house and is furious after learning that Alfred kills children, his only response is that TLL, the project Alfred is working at, will be sending bodies all over Sweden and no one will care, and some childred dead is nothing.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Alfred is a fun and smooth guy who may just kill you, but he'll present to you his very nice collection of the best cider in the world while he does it. The Branagh adaptation is more hateable surely, but there is something oddly likeable about the original, with his cool personality and general sophistication.
* ForTheEvulz: He makes a short but effective quote about how the Africans are his children; and therefore he gets to choose who he kills.
* HateSink: Harderberg, not Hardeberg, is a smug little shit who has no sort of problems killing anyone. There's a reason why the original gets away with everything, whereas the BBC one is shot in the leg.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: He wears luxury clothes, has only the best alcohol, lives in a huge castle, and talks in a very sophisticated matter.
* SerialKiller: Although the Branagh adaptation more explicitly has an MO, the original has bodies of children hidden all over his yard, whereas the British kills every African he can see.
* SmugSnake: Not the original, but the Branagh version is extremely sadistic and unsympathetic and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
* TheSociopath: Alfred is charming, always happy, and a child murderer.
* WouldHurtAChild: Both versions have no qualms killing innocent children for money, and in fact the original ''explicitly only'' kills children for some reason.
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!Alfred Harde(r)berg
-->Portrayed by: Creator/RupertGraves
The evil philantrope who kills African children to harvest their organs and sell them online.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Hardeberg, Harde(r)berg.
* AdaptationalVillainy: While the original version is genuinely likeable despite killling children due to his smooth personality, whereas the Branagh version is a SmugSnake who drops any likeability at the end where he [[spoiler: kills Anders, his henchman]].
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: In the original Wallander breaks into his house and is furious after learning that Alfred kills children, his only response is that TLL, the project Alfred is working at, will be sending bodies all over Sweden and no one will care, and some childred dead is nothing.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Alfred is a fun and smooth guy who may just kill you, but he'll present to you his very nice collection of the best cider in the world while he does it. The Branagh adaptation is more hateable surely, but there is something oddly likeable about the original, with his cool personality and general sophistication.
* ForTheEvulz: He makes a short but effective quote about how the Africans are his children; and therefore he gets to choose who he kills.
* HateSink: Harderberg, not Hardeberg, is a smug little shit who has no sort of problems killing anyone. There's a reason why the original gets away with everything, whereas the BBC one is shot in the leg.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: He wears luxury clothes, has only the best alcohol, lives in a huge castle, and talks in a very sophisticated matter.
* SerialKiller: Although the Branagh adaptation more explicitly has an MO, the original has bodies of children hidden all over his yard, whereas the British kills every African he can see.
* SmugSnake: Not the original, but the Branagh version is extremely sadistic and unsympathetic and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
* TheSociopath: Alfred is charming, always happy, and a child murderer.
* WouldHurtAChild: Both versions have no qualms killing innocent children for money, and in fact the original ''explicitly only'' kills children for some reason.
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* AntiVillain: Almost an AntiHero. Her murders are still criminal, but her motives are justified and everyone who Wallander interrogates seems to not want to reveal anything due to how justifiable her killings are, and the only reason they say anything is because it might be illegal not to.
* AssholeVictim: Not her, but her victims are all wealthy domestic abusers who used their positions to do so.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: And a particularly horrible one. Yvonne's father was an utter monster who abused both Yvonne and her mother, and her mother snapped after a while, and most likely killed him. They escaped the country, but eventually her mother died, and that caused a SanitySlippage and made Yvonne a SerialKiller.
* SerialKiller: She targets abusive husbands.
* SerialKillerKiller: One of her victims was a successful businessman who basically marries women to later con them and ruin their lives, sometimes killing them.
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[[folder:''Sidetracked'' killer]]
!Stefan
WiseBeyondTheirYears teenager who is revealed to be the true killer.
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* AffablyEvil: Stefan is genuinely friendly and only targets evil people. That said, his killings are still needlessly sadistic.
* AssholeVictim: All of his victims were vicious criminals and corrupt officials. But in the Branagh adaptation, Stefan becomes this himself in the end. Wallander shows no remorse when he shoots Stefan in his shoulder, as it may just be a life lesson for him.
* FreudianExcuse: His killings are a bit too sadistic to be considered a TragicVillain, but the Branagh adaptation has Stefan's father a lowlife career criminal who ruthlessly abused the family. The original version is even worse, as his mother is a stupid alcoholic who admits that she has no money at all.
* SerialKiller: Obviously.
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[[folder:''Firewall'' killer(s)]]
!Dr. James Carter/Niklas Falk, Solomon (Swedish version), Ella, Sonja Hökberg
Three anarchists who aim to ruin the western economy to make the African economy better.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Dr. James Carter is switched with the character "Niklas Falk" in the Branagh version.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Ella. In the original version, she is an HateSink of the highest order who doesn't even seem to believe in the others ideology, whereas in the Branagh version, she actually values her relationship with Wallander, and calls him a "good person".
* AdaptationalVillainy: But then there's Niklas Falk, who is far more brutal than the original James Carter.
* AffablyEvil: Dr. James Carter, in the original, is actually nice and seems to have some sort of respect for Wallander, the fact that he wants to help third-world countries contribute to this. Solomon from the original is also this despite being a vicious mercenary.
* BaitTheDog: Ella. Throughout the episode, she pretends to be the love of Wallander's life, only to show that she is a member of the group.
* DrivenToSuicide: Solomon in the Swedish version committs suicide rather than being arrested.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They want to ruin the western economy in order to give third-world countries more wealth and power.
* AssholeVictim: Not her, but her victims are all wealthy domestic abusers who used their positions to do so.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: And a particularly horrible one. Yvonne's father was an utter monster who abused both Yvonne and her mother, and her mother snapped after a while, and most likely killed him. They escaped the country, but eventually her mother died, and that caused a SanitySlippage and made Yvonne a SerialKiller.
* SerialKiller: She targets abusive husbands.
* SerialKillerKiller: One of her victims was a successful businessman who basically marries women to later con them and ruin their lives, sometimes killing them.
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!Stefan
WiseBeyondTheirYears teenager who is revealed to be the true killer.
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* AffablyEvil: Stefan is genuinely friendly and only targets evil people. That said, his killings are still needlessly sadistic.
* AssholeVictim: All of his victims were vicious criminals and corrupt officials. But in the Branagh adaptation, Stefan becomes this himself in the end. Wallander shows no remorse when he shoots Stefan in his shoulder, as it may just be a life lesson for him.
* FreudianExcuse: His killings are a bit too sadistic to be considered a TragicVillain, but the Branagh adaptation has Stefan's father a lowlife career criminal who ruthlessly abused the family. The original version is even worse, as his mother is a stupid alcoholic who admits that she has no money at all.
* SerialKiller: Obviously.
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!Dr. James Carter/Niklas Falk, Solomon (Swedish version), Ella, Sonja Hökberg
Three anarchists who aim to ruin the western economy to make the African economy better.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Dr. James Carter is switched with the character "Niklas Falk" in the Branagh version.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Ella. In the original version, she is an HateSink of the highest order who doesn't even seem to believe in the others ideology, whereas in the Branagh version, she actually values her relationship with Wallander, and calls him a "good person".
* AdaptationalVillainy: But then there's Niklas Falk, who is far more brutal than the original James Carter.
* AffablyEvil: Dr. James Carter, in the original, is actually nice and seems to have some sort of respect for Wallander, the fact that he wants to help third-world countries contribute to this. Solomon from the original is also this despite being a vicious mercenary.
* BaitTheDog: Ella. Throughout the episode, she pretends to be the love of Wallander's life, only to show that she is a member of the group.
* DrivenToSuicide: Solomon in the Swedish version committs suicide rather than being arrested.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They want to ruin the western economy in order to give third-world countries more wealth and power.
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* {{Archenemy}}: Becomes this to the guest protagonist Grace when he is discovered as the killer, she is absolutely shocked by his methods, how he creates monsters to assassinate people.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Subverted a million times over. Max's family are allowed to be in his house, but he treats them like crap, and they seem very frustrated about this, unsurprisingly.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His sophistication and calmness is just a front for his power hungry true nature.
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[[folder:''One Step Behind'' killer]]
!Åke / Louise (Åke Larstam in the novel)
-->Portrayed by: Ben Meyjes
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[[caption-width-right:350:I made Carl... see me... and now, you're going to see me for the rest of your life.]]
The transsexual SerialKiller who killed Carl "Kalle" Svedberg after he rejected him.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Branagh adaptation makes Åke a traitorous, parasitic monster of a killer who seems to have only one motive; sadism. The novel and film adaptation are well-intentioned to the fullest.
* AlasPoorVillain: The novels make Åke a tragic figure who wants to give a "good fate" to people by killing them, due to having his own life ruined after losing his job for no reason. His death isn't deserved, with other words.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The novels have Åke's mother, who, after dying, caused Åke's insanity to go fully loose.
* ForTheEvulz: The Branagh adaptation seems to kill for enjoyment rather than anything else, especially when Åke kills a newly married couple at a private island, and he gleefully smiles.
* FreudianExcuse: The Branagh version was rejected by Kalle, who was embarassed of being in love with a transsexual, and therefore, Åke killed him. Subverted when it's revealed that Åke killed long before this.
** See TragicVillain below for the novels.
* SerialKiller: However the adaptations have different motivations, as stated above, and the Branagh adaptation is noticeably worse.
* TragicVillain: The original versions have Åke as a former working-class hero, but the job was well-paying as well. Unfortunately, one day, Åke was replaced for no reason, and this caused him to get depression. This despression became even bigger when his mom died, and it eventually made him a SerialKiller.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The original versions. Åke only kills because he doesn't want his victims to instead ruin their lives, and dying may just be a better thing to do.
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[[folder:''The Fifth Woman'' killer]]
!Yvonne
Yvonne started a chat group where women could talk about their abusive husbands, but Yvonne eventually started taking action and killing the husbands.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Especially in the Branagh version. Yvonne is preparing to murder her next victim, who is a complete asshole, but Wallander comes and interrupts her. She prepares to shoot Wallander, but then tries starting a fight with him. She does, but Wallander calms her down, and they hug. ...then she decides to end her miserable life.
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!Åke / Louise (Åke Larstam in the novel)
-->Portrayed by: Ben Meyjes
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[[caption-width-right:350:I made Carl... see me... and now, you're going to see me for the rest of your life.]]
The transsexual SerialKiller who killed Carl "Kalle" Svedberg after he rejected him.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The Branagh adaptation makes Åke a traitorous, parasitic monster of a killer who seems to have only one motive; sadism. The novel and film adaptation are well-intentioned to the fullest.
* AlasPoorVillain: The novels make Åke a tragic figure who wants to give a "good fate" to people by killing them, due to having his own life ruined after losing his job for no reason. His death isn't deserved, with other words.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The novels have Åke's mother, who, after dying, caused Åke's insanity to go fully loose.
* ForTheEvulz: The Branagh adaptation seems to kill for enjoyment rather than anything else, especially when Åke kills a newly married couple at a private island, and he gleefully smiles.
* FreudianExcuse: The Branagh version was rejected by Kalle, who was embarassed of being in love with a transsexual, and therefore, Åke killed him. Subverted when it's revealed that Åke killed long before this.
** See TragicVillain below for the novels.
* SerialKiller: However the adaptations have different motivations, as stated above, and the Branagh adaptation is noticeably worse.
* TragicVillain: The original versions have Åke as a former working-class hero, but the job was well-paying as well. Unfortunately, one day, Åke was replaced for no reason, and this caused him to get depression. This despression became even bigger when his mom died, and it eventually made him a SerialKiller.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The original versions. Åke only kills because he doesn't want his victims to instead ruin their lives, and dying may just be a better thing to do.
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[[folder:''The Fifth Woman'' killer]]
!Yvonne
Yvonne started a chat group where women could talk about their abusive husbands, but Yvonne eventually started taking action and killing the husbands.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Especially in the Branagh version. Yvonne is preparing to murder her next victim, who is a complete asshole, but Wallander comes and interrupts her. She prepares to shoot Wallander, but then tries starting a fight with him. She does, but Wallander calms her down, and they hug. ...then she decides to end her miserable life.
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[[folder: Valfrid Storm]]
-->Portrayed by: Fredrik Gunnarson
The (arguably) BigBad of the novel ''Faceless Killers'', Valfrid is a neo-nazi who takes advantage of immigrants being suspected of the murder of the Lövgren couple to kill immigrants.
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* AssholeVictim: Despite Wallander being traumatized by killing him, it is moreso the general idea of killing a man that gets him, not Valfrid himself.
* AffablyEvil: To his associates, at the very least.
* BigBadWannabe: With an insanely low body count, it's clear that Valfrid intends to look like a vigilante badass, but just fails.
* HateSink: A neo-nazi who thinks he is a complete badass.
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[[folder: The ''White Lioness'' killer (spoilers)]]
!Max Khulu
-->Portrayed by: Creator/JohnKani
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[[caption-width-right:178:[[{{Foreshadowing}} I don't expect to see you again, Wallander...]]]]
A sociopathic corrupt politician in South Africa who prepares to assassinate another candidate, but has brutal methods to do so.
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* BigFancyHouse: And Wallander is certainly impressed by it.
* KarmaHoudini: Due to his power, Khulu is never arrested nor killed, although he is nearly killed after Wallander tells his second assassin about that he won't get any money from the assassination.
* KickTheDog: Max has African gangsters brutally trained into sentient weapons and use them to assassinate people.
* SerialKiller: Although he's certainly too old to do them by himself, Khulu is behind some pretty brutal murders, not to mention the mulitple young gangsters he has turnt into weapons.
* TheSociopath: Khulu appears to be a kindly old man whose wealth and power is carefully chosen what he should use it on, when in reality he's just an arrogant control freak who is drunk with the power.
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-->Portrayed by: Fredrik Gunnarson
The (arguably) BigBad of the novel ''Faceless Killers'', Valfrid is a neo-nazi who takes advantage of immigrants being suspected of the murder of the Lövgren couple to kill immigrants.
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* AssholeVictim: Despite Wallander being traumatized by killing him, it is moreso the general idea of killing a man that gets him, not Valfrid himself.
* AffablyEvil: To his associates, at the very least.
* BigBadWannabe: With an insanely low body count, it's clear that Valfrid intends to look like a vigilante badass, but just fails.
* HateSink: A neo-nazi who thinks he is a complete badass.
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[[folder: The ''White Lioness'' killer (spoilers)]]
!Max Khulu
-->Portrayed by: Creator/JohnKani
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[[caption-width-right:178:[[{{Foreshadowing}} I don't expect to see you again, Wallander...]]]]
A sociopathic corrupt politician in South Africa who prepares to assassinate another candidate, but has brutal methods to do so.
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* BigFancyHouse: And Wallander is certainly impressed by it.
* KarmaHoudini: Due to his power, Khulu is never arrested nor killed, although he is nearly killed after Wallander tells his second assassin about that he won't get any money from the assassination.
* KickTheDog: Max has African gangsters brutally trained into sentient weapons and use them to assassinate people.
* SerialKiller: Although he's certainly too old to do them by himself, Khulu is behind some pretty brutal murders, not to mention the mulitple young gangsters he has turnt into weapons.
* TheSociopath: Khulu appears to be a kindly old man whose wealth and power is carefully chosen what he should use it on, when in reality he's just an arrogant control freak who is drunk with the power.
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