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| “ | Diplomatic immunity! | „ |
| ~ Arjen Rudd to Roger Murtaugh, which turned out to be his last words. |
| “ | Just get out of here, k-ffir lover. | „ |
| ~ Rudd to Riggs. |
Arjen Rudd is the main antagonist of the Lethal Weapon film series, serving as the main antagonist in Lethal Weapon 2, and the overarching antagonist in Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 3.
He was portrayed by the late Joss Ackland.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- Using his powerful connections and diplomatic immunity to get away with his crimes.
- Had a group of L.A.P.D. officers killed for investigating his activities.
- Has his secretary killed by his right-hand Pieter Vorstedt for being in a relationship with Martin Riggs, just to antagonize him.
- Shows no forgiveness for his henchmen when they fail their tasks, shown when he has Vorstedt kill Hans for losing $1 million in Krugerrand.
- Brings out his diplomatic immunity to Roger Murtaugh to mockingly prevent him from arresting him after shooting Riggs, leading Murtaugh to finally give him a well-deserved shot to the forehead.
- Shows his disdain along with Vorstedt toward black people by calling them "Kaffir" (an south african negative qualifier to the black people).
- In one scene, he gets so annoyed with seeing Riggs in the car next to him that he just runs a red light, causing a car crash and nearly killing 2 pedestrians.
- While the film is a comedy, Rudd is taken seriously in-universe and doesn't have any comedic moments.
Trivia[]
- Arjen Rudd is, alongside his right-hand Pieter Vorstedt, one of the two Lethal Weapon villains to be Pure Evil.
External Links[]
- Arjen Rudd on the Villains Wiki
- Arjen Rudd on the Hate Sink Wiki
