Captain Vidal

Captain Vidal is the main human antagonist of Pan's Labyrinth and is considered by many to be one of the most brutal and repulsive villains in modern cinema - his cruelty far exceeding even those of the many mythical monsters and demons which made up the dark fantasy world of the tragic tale.

Captain Vidal was a sadistic madman who killed, tortured and defiled for sheer enjoyment - obsessed with fathering a son he cared little for anyone or anything and was rarely depicted as anything other than a force of pure, raw evil.