User blog comment:Magma MK-II/Complete Monster: Characters to be removed/@comment-27786772-20160222223427/@comment-26205772-20160223094230

I'd argue he counts. Arguments that the Coachman represents a sort of bogeyman figure are all alternative character interpretation that doesn't reflect what's said in the film proper. In the film itself? The Coachman's a sadistic asshole who's tricking and turning boys into donkeys, and then selling them into breakback conditions for profit. It's a business that's definitely not strange to him. "We know too little about him" isn't really an argument that can be made against him, either; he's got an identifiable personality, motive, and modus operandi that can all be used to measure him. He's certainly not the most rounded of characters but Monsters typically aren't that complex anyhow, especially given the Coachman's limited screentime.