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It’s not is it? 🤣 I do wonder if he was written as German. Or any nationality specifically. Unlike the good Dr. Kaufman he doesn’t scream German to me in theory.
'The name Richard comes from Old High German and is made up of the words ric and hard. It means "brave ruler" or "strong king".'
CHANG
by Toshirô Suga
in Moonraker
Or is that Cha? We never really find out what his actual name is before his demise via piano impact.
His highest score in this contest was one 8th place. Additionally he also collected two more top 15's, both of those were 15th places.
Most of us rated him between 16th and 25th, though two bottom 5's did manage to sneak in: one 27th place and one 28th.
In total Chang received 68 points.
Holding off the Dobermans before siccing them on a terrified Corinne was also a pretty sadistic touch.
Totally. I definitely prefer Chang compared to MR-Jaws. Chang's yelling is maybe a bit annoying but it helps the intensity of the fight. I like the fight (changing the floors, destroying almost every glass possible...it's intense and at the same time amusing...)I also like the moment where he looks at Bond all disappointed when he survived in the centrifuge. Like a sad child who has lost in a game. And someone mentioned Chang bringing the dogs to the scenery before Corinne is killed: I like his presence there, too. He is a good henchman (imo), especially when we take into account that his demise is pretty early.
I ranked him at No.16
Oh, okay.
What is Scarpine then? Oh, wait, he and Zorin are aliens from the planet Zorg.
Neither is "Cha", as Drax constantly calls him. I guess the writers hadn't quite decided on what kind of "Asian" he was supposed to be.
RENARD
aka Viktor Zokas
by Robert Carlyle
in The World Is Not Enough
Two top 10's were noted for 'the Anarchist': one 7th and one 10th place. Additionally, there was also one 12th place, giving him three top halfs.
Most of us rated him between 15th and 25th, though three bottom 5's eventually meant that he would fall outside the top 20. His lowest score was one penultimate place.
In total Renard obtained 68 points. The same amount as Cha(ng), but Viktor had more top 10 finishes so he won the tiebreaker.
Now that I've said that I can safely say that the only TWINE aspect that I am not so crazy about is Renard. He used to annoy me a lot, though lately I can bare his presence a little better. Instead of an irritating baddie, he's just a sad little boy.
Came in penultimate on my list.
Instead he’s wasted, with a unique ability that isn’t really used as well as it could’ve been.
A real shame, as it only makes a messy film…messier.
Didn’t know that. Not sure what that would have added.
For me, Carlyle’s a bit miscast as Renard. He gives the impression of a sad, almost pathetic psychopath who’s fallen for a woman. I think the tragedy of this villain on paper is that he’s a man with a terminal disorder and nothing to lose anymore. I think it would have made more sense if he’d been played a more charismatic, alluring actor to give a sense that he’s been struck down by the bullet in his prime (it makes sense they originally considered a young Javiar Bardem and Jean Reno). It could have played up the comparison/parallel of Bond nearly falling for Elektra too which could have been interesting.
I like his first appearence in flesh when we see him holding the hot stone and punishing Davidov with it. Overall, he isn't memorable enough for so much screen time. And I like it when Bond has a good fight against a henchman but the end fight in the submarine is oddly slow and not exciting.
HINX
by Dave Bautista
in Spectre
The first clearly defined henchman of the Craig era was given a highest rating of two 7th places. Other top 15 finishes were: one 11th, two 14th and one 15th place.
There were also four bottom 5's, of which one 28th place was the lowest rating for the Man with the Iron Nails.
In total Hinx collected 71 points.