Don't tamper, I'll know.
The A-Team (WIP):
Templeton “Faceman” Peck is the smooth, charismatic member of the team. A con man who woos any woman he encounters, Face.Before going in the police truck, Face gets one final kiss from Sosa… only to find out that the reason he did that was because he took the key to their locks from her using his mouth.
Capt. H.M. Murdock is an insane, yet brilliant pilot who seeks thrills at the potential cost of his friends’ lives.From speaking very fluent Swahili in order to get past airport security.Murdock comes up with the plan to disguise himself as Morrison by creating a metallic helmet for him to wear that protects his face from bullets.
General Morrison is Hannibal’s well-respected mentor who disapproves of how the government views soldiers. Coming up with a complex plan to fake his death, Morrison has Pike kill his men and frame the A-Team for it. Disguising himself as the Arab in order to sell the plates as one big middle finger to the government, Morrison is later captured by the A-Team and interrogated. With Lynch sending in a bomb squad to destroy the place holding him, Morrison spends his last few moments at peace before getting blown to smithereens.
Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked (WIP):
Akiba Maid War (WIP):
Who is She?
Ranko Mannen
What does she do?
Is she charming? Intelligent? Able to think on her feet?
Is she a bitch? Too much of one?
Verdict?
Who is She?
Okachimachi
What does she do?
Is she charming? Intelligent? Able to think on her feet?
Is she a bitch? Too much of one?
Verdict?
Who is He?
Suehiro is an assassin
What does he do?
Is he charming? Intelligent? Able to think on his feet?
Is he a bastard? Too much of one?
Verdict?
Lupin III (WIP)
Chapter 11, "Hail to the King"
Who is He?
King is a slick crime boss who seeks to claim the throne of the Lupin criminal empire.
What has he done?
Heavily implied to have been complicit in a recent train accident that resulted in 53 deaths and hundreds of missing injured people, King hoped to have killed Lupin II so that he can claim his criminal empire for himself. But with Lupin III still being alive, King desires his death.
Forcing a doctor to kill an injured Lupin, once that fails, King threatens Jigen's sister with murder should he not kill Lupin for him. Once Lupin's been acquired, King decides to have his way with Fujiko as a reward for turning Lupin in to him.
But, what King failed to realize is that Lupin left behind his shoe, which has a bomb strapped to it. We don't see the explosion, but considering King never shows up again after this...
Redeeming Qualities?
None.
Heinousness?
So while the manga's far more darker than later installments, and even the Lupin gang are far more edgy and unscrupulous thanks to Early-Installment Weirdness (Lupin's a rapist whose antics are played for laughs, isn't afraid to shoot a cop at one point, etc), I compare it to a more raunchier take on Ian Flemming's James Bond. A protagonist who had a lot of sociopathic, sexist traits that were ironed out completely thanks to several new writers and creators.
Now with all that out of the way, King, for a villain of the week, has a pretty large body count and personal goals that carry some dramatic weight to them.
Conclusion
Slight keep. Fun fact, King makes an appearance in Part 5 as a minor villain, though isn't anywhere near as heinous to count.
Lupin Zero (WIP):
Who is He?
Arsene Lupin, the master thief himself, is Lupin's grandfather.
What does he do?
In the final episode, Lupin makes his way inside the Prime Minister's office by knocking out his guards, mainly so that he can get a front row seat to see if his grandson has what it takes to be a true thief.
Is he charming? Intelligent? Able to think on his feet?
Age hasn't slowed Arsene down a bit.
Is he a bastard? Too much of one?
Verdict?
Who is He?
Arsene Lupin II is Lupin's father who, despite telling his son to avoid the life of a thief, is revealed to be a master thief of his own.
What does he do?
Throughout the present day anime series, from what we knew of him, Lupin II was more interested in the Lupin Empire, a crime syndicate who didn't deal in thieving or stealing, hoping his son Lupin III wouldn't get involved in his business.
But it's Lupin Zero where we get a real idea of what kind of guy he was.
Helping Lupin survive his grandfather's obstacle course, Lupin II has a plan of his own. Hoping his son doesn't become a thief like his granddad, Lupin II assists revolutionary leader Gaucho with his plan to destroy all of Tokyo in order to, in return for top secret locations for Soviet missile silos. Successfully stealing an atomic canon from a U.S. Army base using a variety of disguises, Lupin II has made other plans for his son.
Disguising himself as his maid Shinobu and going hand to hand with young Jigen, even ending their battle in a tie, Lupin II attempts to talk his son out of joining Jigen in a life of crime. But when that fails, Lupin II tries to trick his son into going to Nagano, which would be out of the potential blast range for when the canon fires, Lupin sees through his dad's disguise. Lupin II reveals himself, and orders Lupin to steal his prized Walther P38 from him, promising him details if he succeeds. Able to go toe to toe with his own son, Lupin II while sometimes using his son's own traps against him. When Lupin steals the Walther, Lupin II accept his defeat, telling his son the atomic canon's location, and even allowing him to keep his Walther as a farewell present.
Is he charming? Intelligent? Able to think on his feet?
Is he a bastard? Too much of one?
Verdict?
Easy keep
Voltaire (WIP):
The Black Labyrinth is Voltaire's latest album, taking heavy inspiration from Labyrinth's setting, themes, and characters.
"The Soldier's Blade" (Lyrics here
) follows a Cavern Elf who is tasked by his mom to kill a general. It gets a little more complicated after that.
Who is She?
The mother manipulates the elf son into committing revenge against her husband.
What does she do?
Forging a knife made from her family’s crest, the mother tells her son to use the knife to slay a foul general who wronged her in the past. Upon the son completing his task by stabbing the general while he’s distracted, he finds out that the general was his long-lost father.
Upon returning home, the mother tells her sorrowful son that now that he’s killed his dad, he is now the leader of the Cavern Elf clan, just like she wanted.
Is she charming? Intelligent? Able to think on her feet?
The mother's able to trick her son into killing his father by taking advantage of the fact that he didn't really know what he looked like growing up (he only recognized him because of his eyes), and ultimately ends the son the victor, getting everything she wanted and then some.
Is she a bitch? Too much of one?
The mother makes her son kill her dad by making him out to be worse than he actually is, manipulating her boy into murdering him just so that he can be the leader of the Cavern Elves.
But it's clear that despite her manipulation, the mother still cares for her son, believing that she was doing the right thing in making him the new leader.
Verdict?
C Ms:
What’s the Work?
Who is He?
Mithra is a sadistic demon taking the form of a silver-haired child.
What has he done?
Seeing little value in humans because of how awful he thinks they are, Mithra decides to mind rape them for fun, psychologically tormenting them with hallucinations and more. Setting his sights on Mika, Mithra creates a cult to follow her around, with one of their members punished by getting his tongue ripped out. Mithra proceeds to pester Mika with numerous hallucinations that poke fun of her insecurities in an attempt to drive her insane, while corrupting people like Ryo into helping him. With a love for death making him stand out from anything the trio have encountered, Mithra at the end kills Mika’s friends Yukari, Chisato, and Arisa, even cackling with each life he claims. But Mithra meets his end when Ryo goes against his mind control to wield a fabled sword to slay the demon for good.
Redeeming Qualities?
None. While Mithra claims to pester humans because he sees them as assholes, it's really just a lame excuse to sadistically harm them, showing that he's not any better than them.
Heinousness?
Easily the worst in the original Twilight Syndrome canon.
Conclusion
What’s the Work?
I must ask y'all a question. Are you tropers? Well, what kind of tropers are you?
Who is He?
The unnamed soldier (played by an uncredited Jesse Plemons) is the leader of a pack of gunmen who kill anybody they deem non-American.
What has he done?
Taking hostage those who pass by his base, the soldier has those he views as un-American gunned down, their bodies dumped into a massive open grave. After taking journalists Jessie and Bodhi hostage, we find that the soldier’s grave houses dozens upon dozens of corpses, including children.
With Lee, Joel, and Joel’s friend Tony trying to negotiate with the soldier to let the two go, the soldier casually kills Bodhi and promises to let them all go… if they tell him what kind of American they are. More specifically, where they’re from. Lee and Joel give their answers, but when a distraught Tony answers "Hong Kong", the soldier shoots him with zero hesitation.
Getting ready to shoot Jessie regardless of what they say next, the three are saved by Sammy, who plows their news van right through the soldier to save them. But one of the soldier’s men shoots him as they escape, with Sammy dying from his wound a few hours later.
Redeeming Qualities?
None. The soldier is just a racist, ultra-patriotic man who will gladly kill anybody he deems non-American, and given by his attitude towards even Lee and Joel, not even they get special treatment.
Heinousness?
Despite appearing in only one scene (Plemmon shot this scene in a day), the soldier stands out for having the highest body count in the movie (which like I've said, includes children), and for being the most Sociopathic Soldier encountered by our troupe of reporters on their journey. While the President may've caused a ton of bloodshed, the soldier has no connection to either side of the battle; he's just some random, racist fuckwad looking for an excuse to kill people he thinks are a threat to his country.
Now Ravok and I were almost not going to propose this guy because we at first couldn't decide if he was the leader of the soldiers. But upon reevaluation, it's clear that he's the one calling the shots (besides, he visually stands out from his own men, and since he's given more focus, it's heavily implied that he's the brains behind the operation).
Conclusion
What’s the Work?
Who Is He?
What has he done?
Redeeming Qualities?
Heinousness?
Conclusion
What's the Work?
Waking Nightmares is a The Crow comic that I've already covered before a few years ago. While current keeper Artie Merserve isn't going anywhere, upon further inspection, I think one of his underlings is worth a shot.
Who is He?
Xin is the head of the Merserve’s child pornography business, kidnapping children and making sick pornographic films with them under Merserve’s orders.
What has he done?
Xin is responsible for protagonist Mark Leung’s demise, with Xin even personally cutting out Mark’s heart to finish him off, Xin even kidnaps Mark's two daughters to use them for his latest film, even gloating to the daughters with the fact that he murdered their father when they get out of line.
Xin regularly films child porn in his studio, and is willing to threaten his "stars" with murder if they don’t do as they’re told. Xin later meets his demise when he's interrupted by the resurrected Mark and some rival Triads as he’s about to film his latest child porno, Xin even revealing that he lent Mark's daughters to Merserve to hold them hostage.
Redeeming Qualities?
Nope.
Heinousness?
While Merserve is the one calling all the shots, Xin is still the most involved in Merserve’s operation, serving as The Heavy for his plans. Xin personally directs the child porn and is willing to get his hands dirty if need be, completely unafraid to threaten and murder the children under his containment.
Conclusion
M Bs:
What’s the Work?
Who is He?
What does he do?
Is he charming? Intelligent? Able to think on his feet?
Is he a bastard? Too much of one?
Verdict?
