Talk:Leif Bäckström

Why Leif Is P.E.
Since users need to explain why the characters are P.E., here are my reasons. Now, I'm not gonna actually focus on his crimes, as it is obvious he'll count looking at them, but rather his redeeming qualities.
 * 1) Tragic: Sure, his father abused him, blah blah, but that is not enough to justify him RAPING people, especially since the abuse itself is completely offscreen.
 * 2) Remorseful: Since when? The gang looking "sadly" at Ove's corpse is NEVER shown, and it seems like nothing but a guess. Also, at the end, it is clear that Leif didn't commit suicide out of honor, but rather because he didn't want his reputation to be destroyed by arrest. Him saying that it was all an accident is bullshit; he used this as a way of manipulating the police, especially since he already has connections from there.
 * 3) Caring for his Brother: Not at all. It should be obvious enough already.
 * 4) Alas, Poor Villain: Leif does not die sympathetically, and Erik's facial expressions show more disgust than anything when Leif dies. Sure, in the sequel, Erik gets flashbacks from the first film when he sees Leif's son Peter, who Leif did not even know existed, singing, and later learning that Peter is being abused, but this never struck me as an Alas, Poor Villain moment as much as it is Erik not wanting Peter to go the same path as his murderous, psychopathic father.
 * 5) Family: Leif never has a scene where he interacts with his wife who is shown in the sequel, and she even states that the relationship wasn't the best, so much so that she had to lie to Peter and tell him that his father died in an accident.