| “ | If you wait long enough, the opportunity for justice finally comes. | „ |
| ~ Strasser, after finding out about an adult Joe Young through TV and plans to take revenge on the gorilla for biting off his right index and thumb fingers years ago. |
Andrei Strasser is the main antagonist of the 1998 Disney film Mighty Joe Young, the remake of the 1949 film of the same name.
He is a ruthless Eastern European poacher who murdered Joe's mother as well as Dr. Ruth Young, Jill Young's mother. However, in the process, Strasser loses his thumb and trigger finger after Joe bit him, and he swears revenge on the gorilla for the damage.
He was portrayed by Rade Šerbedžija.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- Kills the mother of Joe while trying to catch the baby gorilla.
- Shoots and fatally wounds Jill's mother Dr. Young when she was trying to save Joe from the poacher. It's not clear if he meant to kill her, but he still shows no remorse for this. While his henchman Garth wanted to help her, Strasser decided to leave her to die out of cowardice.
- Mocks the concept of heroism in general (inspired by Dr. Young's actions for Joe in her last few moments of her entire life), insisting that if anyone has the will to save others, its outcome would always be their own death, demonstrating his intense lack of humanity.
- Runs a fake wildlife preserve that acts as a front for him to butcher animals of endangered species and sell their parts on the black market.
- Has Garth annoy Joe so he goes on a rampage, endangering many people.
- Tries to shoot and kill Greg for finding out his and Garth's poaching crimes.
- Tries to shoot and kill Jill. This is enough for Garth to invoke standards and try to stop him.
- Ruthlessly knocks out his own assistant Garth with his rifle for reasonably accusing him of being a murderer.
- Shows no remorse or even concern when a missed shot causes a fire to break out at a carnival and endanger many lives.
- Does not have any excuses for his crimes other than greed and sadism.
External Links[]
- Andrei Strasser on the Villains Wiki
- Andrei Strasser on the Disney Wiki
- Andrei Strasser on the Hate Sink Wiki
