| “ | Please..... make it quick. | „ |
| ~ Yusef to Bond after being caught. |
Yusef Kabira is a supporting antagonist in the James Bond reboot series. He is an agent of Quantum serving under Mr. White and Dominic Greene.
He was portrayed by Simon Kassianides, who also played Sunil Bakshi in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Biography[]
Casino Royale[]
Following the deaths of Le Chiffre and Vesper Lynd, respectively, Bond is told by his superior M that Vesper has a boyfriend of French-Algerian descent named Yusef Kabira and that she was blackmailed by Mr. White into handing over Le Chiffre's money, which Bond had won in a poker tournament, to Quantum in exchange for Kabira's safety. This prompts Bond to track Mr. White down and take him into custody.
Quantum of Solace[]
Following Mr. White's escape from custody, Bond discovers that Kabira is actually working for him. His job is to seduce high-ranking women with valuable connections, getting them to give up government assets as ransom for himself in fake kidnappings where he is supposedly held hostage; the implication is that he played a part in Vesper's death. After interrogating Dominic Greene following General Medrano's death, Bond learns that Kabira is currently targeting Canadian agent Corinne Veneau, even giving her the same kind of necklace he gave to Vesper.
Following Greene's death and the dismantling of Quantum, Bond tracks down and confronts Kabira at his apartment before telling Corinne about Kabira's true intentions and advising her to alert the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Realizing that he is done for, Kabira accepts his fate and asks Bond to kill him and get it over with. However, rather than killing Kabira, Bond leaves him to be arrested by the arriving authorities.
Trivia[]
- Kabira is one of the three villains in the rebooted 007 series to be arrested without dying later: the others are Gregg Beam and Leo.
