User blog:Valkerone/PE Proposal - Connor Rhodes (Archived)


 * Original by Looperreallyreallysucks: https://villains.fandom.com/f/p/3179493162221867235

All right, everyone. This is Connor Rhodes from The Fate of the Furious.

CHARACTERS' TRAITS
While Rhodes has a somewhat flat character, it is made clear why he does what he does: he is a sadist who is extremely loyal to Cipher and will obey anything she commands.

HEINOUS STANDARDS
The Fast and Furious franchise is filled with fights, explosions, murders, and etc. However, this is everything that Rhodes does: He helps Cipher kidnap Elena (Dom's former lover) and her son. He then catches Letty (Dom's current wife) with the Russian nuclear football case, and he attempts to shoot her and kill her. When Dom saves Letty, Rhodes happily kills Elena in front of Dom and their son under Cipher's command. Towards the end of the movie, Rhodes attempts to kill Letty and Dom's crew in order to make Dom suffer forever from their loss.

MORAL EVENT HORIZON
Rhodes murders Elena in front of her son without batting an eye.

INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITY
Yes, Rhodes never hesitates in committing crimes, and he will happily obey Cipher whenever she commands him to do something evil.

MORAL AGENCY
Yes, Rhodes has a moral agency, as it is never implied that he doesn't.

INDIVIDUAL
Check.

NO REDEEMING QUALITIES
While Rhodes is very loyal to Cipher, it is only as an excuse to commit crimes out of his own sadism, as shown when he happily obeys Cipher when she orders him to kill an innocent woman in front of her son and former lover. He shows no remorse, sympathy, or any other redeeming qualities, so no. No redeeming qualities.

NO SYMPATHY
Nope. Rhodes isn't even remotely close to sympathetic.

SCREEN TIME
All of his crimes are shown onscreen, except kidnapping Elena and her son. However the kidnapping part is a significant plot point and is practically the entire point of the movie, so yes. All of his actions are shown onscreen.

WORST
This is my main concern. It seems like Cipher is probably worse than him. However, Rhodes always helps in committing Cipher's crimes, and he does most of the action and is more dangerous than her. He is also undeniably nastier than all the other henchmen in the Fast and Furious movies. And Cipher already qualifies as PE, and Rhodes is proven to be on the same level as her, as he always takes pleasure in following her evil orders, so he can also come off as worse than most of the F&F villains in general.

STORY TYPE
While the Fast and Furious movies are filled with drug dealers, terrorists, fights, explosions, and etc., I think Rhodes can still stand out by being one of the most violent and nastiest henchman so far in the franchise.

CONCLUSION
Okay, to be honest, I am ultimately rather undecided. Overall, I still feel like Cipher is a step higher in heinousness. Please comment.