Vakten-Valen is the main antagonist from the 1990 Swedish animated short film Exit. He is voiced by Helge Skoog.
Information
Vakten-Valen is a guard of the happiness-themed palace Åke and his friends went to. He first appears to be friendly, encouraging Åke to have fun and even showing him some tricks he can preform. But, is later revealed to be evil, with him both using his revolver to threaten Åke, and to kill a beggar asking for some tokens from Åke.
Over the course of the short, he gradually gets larger in size, and wears more medals, signifying the power he has over Åke.
Trivia
- The first part of his name, "Vakten," means "guard," while the second part of his name "Valen," does not translate into anything, but could be related on how he is a baleen whale.