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| “ | "Now some will say the world will end in fire, some say ice. From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favor fire." Visionary words, written by a wise man centuries ago. Fire is pure and true, unlike certain humans who amass power only to grow corrupt and weak. The Badlands are now led by people such as this, I know because I was one! But I give thanks to the fire that consumed my false empire, and brought me underground here with you. That fire gave me clarity, and another chance to cleanse this land once and for all. But this time, we are the fire. Together, we will torch these liars and despots. Our fire will regenerate the land, and let life flourish once again! Now we are the pure and the true! | „ |
| ~ Quinn's speech to his followers, describing his conquest for the Badlands. |
| “ | A man cannot wait to be given what he wants. He must take it. | „ |
| ~ Quinn's philosophy as Baron. |
| “ | Give me Henry, and you can have Veil, but you can't have both. | „ |
| ~ Quinn's final words. |
Quinn, better known as Baron Quinn, is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Pilgrim) of the AMC series Into the Badlands. He serves as the main antagonist for the first half of the series.
He is one of the Barons that rules in the apocalyptic wastelands known as the Badlands. He controls the Armadillo Territory, which makes him the Baron of Opium. He is the one who found Sunny as a child and trained him to become the most feared and dangerous Clipper in the Badlands.
He was portrayed by Marton Csokas, who also played Poggle the Lesser in the Star Wars prequels, Mr. Smith in Kangaroo Jack, Guy of Lusignan in Kingdom of Heaven, Jack Barts in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Ashley Kafka in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Appearance[]
Quinn in battle.
Quinn is a middle-aged man who is often shown wearing professional attire, even while in combat. As the Baron of Opium, he was often seen wearing a white suit, which he donned during his duels with other Barons such as Jacobee and the Widow. His white suit was often combined with a black or dark brown suit jacket, contrasting the red and gold outfits that were worn by his Clippers. Following Quinn's position as Baron being taken by Ryder, forcing Quinn into hiding, he wore darker clothes and was often seen wearing a large fur coat, which he would keep on during battle, perhaps as a form of body armor.
Personality[]
As a child, Quinn was a hard worker, but he despised him and his fathers positions as mere cogs that had to work as slaves in the poppy fields for their entire lives. Watching his father get beaten to death and being powerless to stop him clearly had a massive psychological impact on Quinn, and is part of what led him to developing his philosophy that power must be taken. As a Baron, Quinn was ruthless to any who defied him, and would train Colts in the most brutal way possible, having them fight in pits daily in order to find the strongest one. Despite this extreme brutality, he was shown to value loyalty to him above all else, training his Colts to kill in his name without hesitation. He showed genuine gratitude towards Sunny for how loyal he was, and was enraged when he found out that Sunny had betrayed him, as he truly believed that Sunny would always be by his side. His love for his family was also genuine, going to war with the Widow after she tried to have his son killed, and expressing regret for banishing Lydia after being tricked into thinking she tried to kill Jade.
After the loss of his position as Baron due to being mortally wounded by Sunny, Quinn's worldview changed, as he no longer believed in the system of Barons ruling over specific territories, but instead that the world should exist in a state of tribal chaos, similar to the original state of the Badlands after the collapse of the old world. Veil saving his life caused him to not only be genuinely grateful to her, and become obsessed with her and her newborn son Henry, essentially using them as a replacement after losing Lydia and Ryder. He would eventually confront Ryder for taking his position as Baron without killing him, and offers him a chance to kill him with honor. Ryder is unable to do it, prompting Quinn to kill him in rage. Quinn has a mental breakdown afterwards, realizing he killed his own son, and experiences hallucinations of Ryder out of guilt. He then forces Veil to marry him so that Henry will become his son and inherit his position once he dies. In the end, Quinn's entire motivation shifted to Henry as a result of his guilt for all his mistakes and his growing instability due to his tumor, with him still trying to get Henry away from Sunny even in his final moments after being fatally injured.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed father
- Lydia - First wife
- Beatrice - Second wife
- Jade - Third wife
- Veil - Fourth wife
- Ryder - Son
- Henry - Adopted son
Allies[]
- Sunny (formerly) - Former Regent
- Waldo (formerly) - Former Regent
- Declan - Regent
- Jenkins - Commander
- Gabriel - Clipper
- The Widow - Situational ally
Enemies[]
- Sunny - Archenemy and indirect killer
- The Widow - Primary rival
- Waldo - Former Regent
- Lydia - Former wife
- Jade - Former wife
- Veil - Former wife and killer
- M.K.
- Baron Jacobee
- Tilda
- Zypher
- Baron Chau
- Baron Broadmore
- Baron Hassan
- Baron Rojas
Powers & Abilities[]
- Martial Arts/Swordsmanship: Quinn's proficiency in battle was unrivaled by anyone who did not possess the Gift. He is shown to have the upper hand in every battle, and the only time he lost to anyone other than Sunny was due to his tumor causing him immense pain, letting his opponent get the upper hand. He also never loses a sword fight on-screen, to the point that Sunny is forced to disarm him in order to kill him in their final confrontation.
- Pain tolerance: Quinn is shown to have an extreme pain tolerance in battle, to the point that he is stabbed three times during his last fight before going down.
- Leadership: While his methods are brutal and merciless, he is shown to be very skilled at leading those who are loyal to him, amassing the largest and most dangerous Clipper force that exists within the Badlands, to the point that his followers would willingly go on suicide missions for him.
- Military/War tactician: Quinn was shown to be an exceptional military strategist, and was the one who trained Sunny to become the most dangerous and feared Clipper in the Badlands.
Quotes[]
Said by Quinn[]
| “ | There is no God in the Badlands. | „ |
| ~ Quinn's lesson to his Colts. |
| “ | The enemy is anyone I name! | „ |
| ~ Quinn commanding Sunny to kill Veil's parents. |
| “ | You see that building? It was once the seat of power for the entire world. It stood tall in a shining city on a hill where so-called enlightened men promised their citizens a bright future. A future where impossible dreams could become reality. We live in a husk of a world left to us by these enlightened men. You don’t fix it by running. You do it by fighting. | „ |
| ~ Quinn describing the White House. |
| “ | Fear, it’s the strongest human emotion bred into us for one purpose, to keep us alive. But it can also kill us, if we let it. | „ |
| ~ Quinn's new outlook after losing his Barony. |
| “ | Quinn: WHY DID YOU HESITATE? Ryder: You're my father... my father. |
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| ~ Quinn killing Ryder. |
| “ | Trust is such a delicate thing, Veil, so easily clouded by love, or hate. | „ |
| ~ Quinn's nihilism. |
| “ | I remind you of that which is more dangerous than any killer. A man who is willing to die for his principles. | „ |
| ~ Quinn's mantra about his loyal Clippers. |
Said about Quinn[]
| “ | For the record: my old man he never liked you, Quinn. He'd defer to you because your interests were aligned... I'm not so sure that ours are anymore. | „ |
| ~ Jacobee expressing hostility towards Quinn. |
| “ | The world has been better without you. You should've stayed dead. | „ |
| ~ Ryder confronting Quinn after his return. |
| “ | Women always were your weakness. | „ |
| ~ Ryder's spirit mocking Quinn. |
| “ | That's what you do, isn't it? Deliver pain. You have no idea what love is. What Ryder and I had, to love another person more than you love yourself. That's what you resent the most, isn't it? That he wasn't a stone-hearted machine, like you. | „ |
| ~ Jade reprimanding Quinn for killing Ryder. |
Trivia[]
- Quinn alludes to the Bull Demon King from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, of which Into the Badlands is loosely based on.
- Quinn is essentially the antithesis to the Widow, as both were Cogs who rose to power by killing their previous Baron, but Quinn did so in single combat and has no interest in making life better for the Cogs he rules over, while the Widow assassinated her husband due to his abuse and wishes to reform her territory and the Badlands as a whole in order to end the Cog slave trade.
- Considering Sunny, the Widow, and Bajie are all revealed to have possessed the Gift before losing it, Quinn is by far the best fighter in the series who does not and has not ever possessed the Gift.
- Quinn has a Crejole accent, a specific and traditional Louisiana variant of the more general Southern American accent, this is a possible reference to the fact that the Armadillo Territory is located in post-apocalypse Louisiana.
- Quinn has a very tick of saying "hmm" during many of sentences, partially due to him intimidating the majority of the people he speaks with. He noticeably does not do this when speaking to Sunny and Lydia, who are two of the only characters that are not frightened by him.
- Quinn's weapon of choice is the European Longsword, which has been modified to include visible spikes protruding from both edges of the blade.
- He is also the only character to use Sai in battle, as seen during his final confrontation with Sunny.
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