User blog:BeholderofStuff/Pure Evil Proposal: Udai Taxim


 * Original: https://villains.fandom.com/f/p/3179493162221866987

Udai Taxim is one of the many monsters of the week in the anime series Cowboy Bebop, being one of the antagonists in episode "Black Dog Serenade". Along with Vicious, Udai is the only villain in the series who is taken completely seriously, with no levity or humor in him. He also has no redeeming qualities, his all heinous acts are on-screen and even has the second highest body count in the series and is nicknamed as "The Devil himself". He is the former ISSP agent Jet Black's arch-enemy, similar to that of Vicious who is the most personal antagonist for Spike Spiegel.

Much like Vicious who worked for Red Dragon Syndicate, Udai was one of the most valuable assassins of the Europa Syndicate. Sometime before the series, Udai was imprisoned and sent on a prison ship, which was eventually hijacked by him and a group of other inmates. Udai first appears after having just brutally slaughtered a large group of prison guards with his throwing knives. He then proceeds to murder the pilots of the ship. After a brief argument with another inmate, Udai slashes his throat, taking command of the other inmates who are too terrified of him and his already infamous reputation to oppose him. Later, Udai sends his fellow inmates to break through the police force surrounding them, which results in many casualties.

When Jet and his former partner, Fad, board the ship, Udai decides to take Jet one-on-one. It is also revealed in a flashback that it was Udai who is the one to blame for Jet losing his left arm, conspiring with Fad to take him down for not wanting to be on the syndicate's payroll. Despite not personally pulling the trigger, it was Udai who wanted to get rid of Jet the most, seeing him as a threat to him and the syndicate (a definite MEH crossing). Jet, in turn, lost his faith in the force and the corruption behind it, deciding to become a bounty hunter in the first place.

So that being said, I think he counts. His body count stands out as exceptionally high and he also stands out when compared to Vicious. Whereas Vicious was a cold-blooded nihilist, seeing nothing of value in life, Udai is a psychopathic and almost completely emotionless assassin and always has that same dull, almost bored face, when he kills people. No Freudian Excuse is ever given to him and in the end, he is just a cold-blooded psychopath.