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* The scene where Maximus finds his wife and son crucified is both Nightmare Fuel and a TearJerker, not unlike the scene where Commodus [[MoralEventHorizon smothers his father to death]] [[TheUsurper so he can usurp the throne and become Emperor of Rome]].

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* The scene where Maximus finds his wife and son crucified is both Nightmare Fuel and a TearJerker, not unlike the scene where Commodus [[MoralEventHorizon smothers his father to death]] [[TheUsurper so he can usurp the throne and become the new Emperor of Rome]].
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* The scene where Maximus finds his wife and son crucified is both Nightmare Fuel and a TearJerker, not unlike the scene where Commodus [[MoralEventHorizon smothers his father to death]].

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* The scene where Maximus finds his wife and son crucified is both Nightmare Fuel and a TearJerker, not unlike the scene where Commodus [[MoralEventHorizon smothers his father to death]].death]] [[TheUsurper so he can usurp the throne and become Emperor of Rome]].



* Commodus. [[EvilPrince He kills his father]], [[BrotherSisterIncest lusts after his sister]], orders Maximus and his family murdered, taunts Maximus about it later, threatens to kill his own nephew [[{{Squick}} to force his sister to marry and have sex with him]] and later challenges Maximus to a DuelToTheDeath but [[DirtyCoward wounds him beforehand]] so that he'll have the upper hand. He looks increasingly evil and vampiric as the film progresses. Creator/RidleyScott said that he tried to use Commodus's make-up to create the impression that he's slowly turning to stone as he becomes more and more evil.

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* Commodus. '''[[BigBad Commodus]]'''. [[EvilPrince He kills his father]], [[BrotherSisterIncest lusts after his sister]], orders Maximus and his family murdered, taunts Maximus about it later, [[WouldHurtAChild threatens to kill his own nephew nephew]] [[{{Squick}} to force his sister to marry and have sex with him]] and later challenges Maximus to a DuelToTheDeath DuelToTheDeath, but [[DirtyCoward wounds him beforehand]] so that he'll have the upper hand. He looks increasingly evil and vampiric as the film progresses. Creator/RidleyScott said that he tried to use Commodus's make-up to create the impression that he's slowly turning to stone as he becomes more and more evil.evil, which is evidenced by [[Creator/JoaquinPhoenix Joaquin Phoenix's]] [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct spine-chilling performance]] throughout the film.



** Commodus at times seems like an outright CoolUncle, not unlike [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar]]. But even then, you can see his villainy. When Lucilla asks a servant "Where is Lucius?" and the servant answers "With the Emperor m'lady", you can see the terror on Lucilla's face. She's relieved when she finds the two of them together with Commodus just telling Lucius stories about the Egyptians. Then he launches into possibly one of the most terrifying monologues in cinema history. What makes it scarier is that he's threatening his sister [[DissonantSerenity whilst pretending to tell his nephew a bedtime story]].

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** Commodus at times seems like an outright CoolUncle, not unlike [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar]]. But even then, you can see his villainy. When Lucilla asks a servant "Where is Lucius?" and the servant answers "With the Emperor m'lady", [[OhCrap you can see the terror on Lucilla's face.face]]. She's relieved when she finds the two of them together with Commodus just telling Lucius stories about the Egyptians. Then he launches into possibly one of the most terrifying monologues in cinema history. What makes it scarier is that he's threatening his sister [[DissonantSerenity whilst pretending to tell his nephew a bedtime story]].

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