YMMV / Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Did Tezcatlipoca kill Karzac because he wasn't provided a human sacrifice as planned or would he have still killed him regardless?
• Complete Monster:
  • Karzac is a Cuban drug lord who is contacted by the imprisoned and ancient god of death, Tezcatlipoca, and, making a deal with the evil god, Karzac begins making plans to release the god from his prison. Requiring the assistance of renowned scientist Professor Bertrand Oubier, Karzac murders the man's wife, forcibly addicts him to drugs, then later executes him when he outlives his usefulness, something his own troops are not exempt from either. Along with regularly attempting to murder George Stobbart and his girlfriend, photojournalist Nicole "Nico" Collard, at various times, Karzac leads an assault on a small village George is hiding in, burning it down and attempting to kill every villager residing there. Karzac then hopes to sacrifice George to open the door for Tezcatlipoca to come to Earth and cause untold amounts of chaos and destruction, something Karzac is fully aware yet uncaring of, hoping for unlimited power in return for dooming humanity.
  • Tezcatlipoca himself is the sadistic Mayan god that Karzac seeks to release. Many centuries ago, Tezcatlipoca deceived Quetzalcoatl and stole his powers to enact a new reign on Mayan civilization, with countless blood sacrifices in his name. Sealed away by Quetzalcoatl's priests, Tezcatlipoca spoke to Karzac in his dreams and conspired to release him from his prison, starting off by having Karzac get Professor Oubier hooked onto drugs and killing his wife. When released, Tezcatlipoca lets out a wave of energy that reduces anyone surrounding his pyramid to skeletons before impaling Karzac on his spear, dissolving his flesh. Tezcatlipoca's ultimate sadistic goal is to gleefully unleash a new reign of horror on civilization.