Gordon Gekko

Gordon Gekko is the primary antagonist of the 1987 movie Wallstreet and the antihero of the movie Wallstreet: Money Never Sleeps in 2010. He is shown as one of the United States' most talented business men, and believes money is the ultimate joy and is most famous for his speech, '"Greed is Good".

History
Gordon was born in New York on Long Island and quickly worked his way up to being one of the lead companies in New York, then in New England, then one of the leading competitors for being the most fiscally advanced companies in all of the United States. Gordon eventually began immersing himself in the world of illegal information and trade, but do to his influence and sheer mysterious air, no one can really pin him with a legible case except for a few occasions.

Attitudes and Behavious
Gordon is ruthless and cutthroat when it comes to the world of business. There are no friends, only people to use to get further in the rat race of Wallstreet. While he is cruel and ruthless, he also has an odd sense of humor, taking in a young and impatient Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) to teach him how to get ahead in the free market, or in his words, the only market worth having.

Symbolism in the World Today
Gordon symbolizes pure, untainted greed. He has more than any man could ever dream of, and yet he won't stop until he has more, and more. He never stops, nor does he ever show any real happiness towards making large amounts of money. He is just so used to making so much money it seems natural and he just continues on. In this sense he is greed itself, wanting more and more but never really specifing when whatever he desired was enough.

Greed is Good Speech
"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures, the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A." - Gordon Gekko, Wallstreet, 1987.

Trivia

 * In 2003, the American Film Institute (AFI) named him number 24 of the top 100 film villains ever.
 * In 2008, Gekko was named the fourth richest fictional character by Forbes who attributed him $8.5 million.