Something to note... Red Death waited to find a dumpster to dispose of his trash... because he only commits crimes with reason, and littering is just laziness.
Bare in mind what he's throwing away: _His final arch!_ A thing custom designed for who he is, and where he's come from, no different than anyone else (edit: a thing designed to give him satisfaction as he steps away from arching to take a seat on the new council). _And he didn't even open it!_ *This* is his final arch, _this_ is who he is. Not some nameless villain you can pull out of a file and study, but a man whose villainy stood to make a point.
Sometimes I forget that Red Death is an ACTUAL fucking villain. He's been a villain at the top of his game for a long time. He's so nice most of the time, it's easy to forget he's a villain
Also is a "noble demon" too, only arches heroes/villains, doesn't kill innocents, hates misogyny or heroes/villain who doesn't respect elders/superiors and only kills once a year..........also he was very disturbed for the gargantua-1 incident, making clear that he doesnt like people who crosses the line.
For a series that absolutely loves deconstructing the cape & costume crowd, they had this scene which was one of the best defenses and total reconstructions of the gentlemen villain cliche I've ever seen. A villain archetype that was always seen as outdated with a needlessly convoluted plan, and Red Death justifies every last bit of it. Someone on the writing staff was on a _mission_ and I respect them for it.
@@GengUpinIpinThe ol Dastardly Gentleman tying a Damsel in Distress to the railtracks type you’d see in a lot of older movies, especially the silent type back in the 1920’s
My favorite part about Red Death's specific reasoning for this, that he never really says beyond hammering home the audible sense of peril that an analog timer gives. Blind Rage loved to brag about how he could locate the exact position of anything that made noise or deflected soundwaves. BR knew exactly how far away the train was, which track it was on, and how fast it was going. And Red Death knew that he knew. After all, he boasted about it so loudly and proudly
But we, the audience don't ever know for sure. It sure LOOKED like it was on the same track, but it might not have been. Though, if Blind Rage's boasts were genuine, I suppose he wouldn't have been scared if the train was on the other track. I haven't seen much beyond season 1, but what little I have seen of Blind Rage seems like he might not be as skilled as he claims, so maybe he wasn't sure. Do you suppose Red Death knew, or cared, which track the train would be on?
@@weezact7 Not really. He just wanted to send a message. That message would be sent if he survived or died. The message being "don't disrespect the Guild"
Now assuming Blind Rage's abilities are the same as Daredevil's, the noise from the train could've blinded him. Disoriented him enough so that he couldn't see anything. Giving him a blind spot as the train approached. Instilling more terror as he was still scared shittless as the entire bridge was shaking from the coming train.
@@weezact7 To be fair, even if I knew which side the train was coming on, the fact that something so loud and big was headed towards my way would scare me enough to piss my pants. It's about the fear of the mind, not the fear or the actual danger.
Not gonna lie, this scene was the first time I actually realized how unbelievably terrifying it would be to get tied up on the tracks for an oncoming train. It's such a cliche scene that for most of the public subconscious there isn't even a sense of danger. Really good lesson from Red Death here.
The thing about Red Death is that, sure, he represented "old fashioned" villainy, but despite all the dramatics of that style, the DANGER WAS REAL. They meant business. They had class, they had flair, but they meant business. That class and flair was the only thing keeping it clean, and the minute you disrespect that, it gets ugly very fast.
Al Capone was the "last gasp" of the real-life "gentleman villain". These were men who had families, human passions and interests, and were in every way "normal". Until you fucked with them...
@@savagepanda5730 that's a very romantic view of things. Capone was a detached businessman and there are still plenty of those around. So either he wasn't a gentleman or it wasn't the last gasp. It was just long enough ago that the style and neat fedoras make it feel that way.
@@FFKonoko "Capone was a detached businessman" Yeah, that's what I said. "Gentleman villain" and "detached businessman" are just the same thing in different words.
Before there were loudmouthed buff guys in spandex, there was the gentleman villain. Before him, before there was anything, there was nothing. And before there was nothing...there were monsters.
"I'm gonna get going. Let you try to escape, and if you do tell the Peril Partnership that the guild isn't scared of punks. If you don't... eh, sorry." Just how Clancy pulls off that level of casualness and insane rage not only in that quote but switching to it on a dime... Makes you not wanna mess with Red Death at all.
The best part is the way his intonation changes when he says “not bad for an old man, huh?”. Just that change of tone conveys that their game just ended, no more speeches or metaphors, he’s seriously about to die.
Another good one is when he played Lex Luthor in JLU. "Goodbye Grodd. It could've gone the other way." "It really could've, couldn't it?" "No. But why speak ill of the dead?"
Probably because he knows damn well there aren't any. Red Death doesn't strike me as the type of dude that would leave his archs alive. Best part? The dude literally never saw the train coming.
A thug - just is greedy A criminal - starts thinking up ideas A villain - is a smart criminal A super Villain - Is a master of his art and knows how to truly scare his foe
To be honest, this is why Red Death is scary to me. On the job, he's cruel and deadly. He's fully committed to the role. Other times, he's a caring family man who loves his family. He's not an abusive alcoholic. To his family, he's just doing his job. He kills people, but as long as his family does not get dragged into the situation, it's OK. I think that's one of the perks of the Guild.
@@patriousthefallenknight3185 he wasn't his target in the letter, he was trying to shake down the guild while insulting it's council members, red death didn't like that, so BR died
"Simple, inexpensive, personal, and deadly" I love that way he describes it. A good villain, in his eyes, leaves room for theatrics but doesn't let them get in the way of efficiency. Lower someone into a piranha tank, go ahead, but don't leave them alone for the sake of additional drama. Not to mention that a tank of piranhas probably costs quite a bit to maintain, and that's money that could go to other parts of your evil operation. Be exactly as theatrical as you need to be-no more, no less.
Well, Red Death did leave Blind Rage alone for the sake of additional drama. But that was because it did not matter whether Blind Rage actually died; it sends the message either way.
@@schwarzerritter5724I mean he left like a second or two before the train ran him over, the commentor meant leaving before making sure the trap sets off.
My dad work on the tracks, and has for decades. People are fucken idiots if they think a several hundred ton hunk of steel going up to 59 mph can stop on a dime.
@@bluecoin3771 videos of cars getting absolutely deleted by trains are a good second. In a fight with other vehicles, trains win. Unless its another train, then everyone loses
Oh that's armor! I honestly thought Red Death was running around naked... And the lesson for today, class? Don't underestimate someone who has managed to stay alive for a long time in a business with a notoriously high mortality rate. Quite frankly I'm good with Red Death not suffering any villain decay or nerfing.
I love how Clancy Brown can switch from normal voice to that evil growling voice. It takes me back to my childhood when I played Crash Bandicoot Warped and he voiced not only Doctor Cortex but also Uka Uka, something I didn't notice until found out many years later. God he's so good.
@@booneshow1863 it was definitely on the same track as blind rage. Otherwise he wouldn't have been scared. He's got daredevil style pinpointing of sound and vibration. He knew damn well it was on his track.
It's not about stealing, it's not about ruining achievements, and it's not about wining. The old villains wanted a hero dead but they didn't simply want to kill, they wanted the hero to die because they couldn't save themselves. A death not only of body but mind. Without class and respect the villain could never put death in the hands of the hero.
It's not enough to just kill the protagonist. Any punk with the right abilities or gear and a little luck can do that. Real victory comes from thoroughly dominating and crushing your adversary, leaving them with no hope before their inevitable demise.
Dr. Eggman in IDW's Sonic run dresses down a then new lackey of his for essentially this very thing. To paraphrase, any common baddie could with a bomb and a little planning and luck, kill Sonic. But that's not Eggman's goal. Sure, he could EASILY kill Sonic, but it would be so much more rewarding to BEAT him. Not to just thwart him, but to be superior. That his mind outpaced the fastest thing alive, so that his final moments are immersed in the knowledge that he had been thoroughly defeated.
This is also why old-school villains used to kidnap the heroes girlfriend and dangle her over a vat of lava in their lair. Oh sure the villain could snap her neck, stuff her in the fridge, and dip. Or the villain could give the hero a chance; the relief of victory if he saves his beloved, or the knowledge that he had a chance and failed anyway. No more crushing a defeat than that. That's what makes Gwen Stacy's death so tragic. The fact that Spider-Man had a chance to save Gwen and he failed. Gwen died because Peter wasn't either fast enough and/or skilled enough despite the Green Goblin giving him a shot to save her.
(I love how Red Death just doesn't use the classics. He explains them. He tells us why these things that have been used so many times that they're tropes and cliches, were terrifying. The man is a master of his craft, and you can't help but respect him.)
Well, really, as he points out, he wins either way. If the guy gets away, he goes to the Peril Partnership and tells about how Red Death isn't to be messed with. If not, then his corpse splattered across the front of a train gets across the same message. And hell, it's not like Blind Rage is his nemesis or anything; he's just some punk.
Even when tying someone to a train track and arching them moments before death, he still has the class To inform and educate, I swear the man’s a absolute treasure. Genuinely wonderful person
so, here's the secret to creating a threat level in your story. obviously the heroes will win in the end and the villains will be defeated, yadda yadda yadda, but that leaves no suspense, no threat to the villain's actions. the secret to making a threatening villain is that there has to be the possibility that they win. that whatever they set out to do, it's small scale enough that it doesn't threaten the structure of your story if they do win. for example, tying one guy to a train track and killing them. the story can continue with one dead body under its belt, it doesn't just end automatically because your villain hit someone with a train and killed them, but it allows your villain to be effective and threatening, because sometimes they win, and present a case for why they should be taken seriously, because they are willing and able to kill on the flip of a coin, and those deaths will be permanent. red death is a master class on how you provide a threat level in a story.
Huh, after watching Linkara's History of Power Rangers, that reminds me of SPD. Technically, the heroes beat the monster and win, but more often than not it's a diversionary tactic, meaning that the villain actually DOES win most of the time in getting what they want.
@@yourcollegedebt8384 i stopped with power rangers a long time ago, would you say SPD does it well, that the villains are threatening and actually feel dangerous? because it's more in the way you do this than the simple fact that you are doing it. if the villains win, but their victory just provides them with a movie ticket or an ice cream cone, they're not exactly that big of a threat, right? the victory has to mean something, the heroes lose a friend or the villains collect something that provides them with power and weapons, etc.
@@ThatBugBehindYou which has the potential of going badly if you have an unbeatable villain and you put them in a scenario where you have to contrive a reason for them to lose. the most interesting result is actually what drives avengers: infinity war, where the audience expects the heroes to deus ex machina their way to victory and are rolling their eyes, right up until "you should have gone for the head *snap* ." see, the fun scenario is where you create an unbeatable villain, put them in a scenario where the audience expects them to lose, but you let the scene play out like it logically would, with the heroes getting absolutely crushed underfoot.
Yal Rathol I haven’t actually seen the series, just the retrospective, but the diversionary tactics are so he can get materials for some master plan. Plus, the series opens on him laughing maniacally after he destroys a planet, so plenty intimidating there. And at one point in the series, the main crew intercept a message from the future that states they’ve lost the fight. But if you want a PR series with an intimidating villain, check out RPM. They’re basically fighting Skynet after it destroys most of the planet, and from what I understand, the villain and his henchmen are taken more seriously than in other seasons. The comic relief is more from the heroes’ perspective, especially in one scene where one of the team ends up skipping a training session, only to have a missile come out of a refrigerator he opens.
Ian Finrir i’d say it’s kinda the opposite back then the villains were smash grab rage and murder like frankenstein and werewolves now every single villain in tv has to have a monologue, classy suit and motive lex luthor, thanos, lich, toffee and all for one
There's also been an unfortunate trend to give them the basic gesture of "sympathetic", but all it really amounts to is "they felt bad once so now they kill puppies". Like, if you want to make your villain a force of evil, make them a /force,/ not a whiny prick with a half-hearted attempt at a tragic backstory. You either go all in, and you make the reader/watcher question whether the villain is right or not (classic example: Magneto. The hatred he suffered as a victim of violent antisemitism and mutant-phobia convinces him that there can't be peace with humanity without the destruction of the intolerant), you make the "villain" a legitimate redemption (Zuko, who understands, humbles himself, and seeks atonement for his actions), or you make them Doom, and never look back.
Agreed, as a writer it is best to make a villain one you truly despise, for me i run dnd sessions and am hated and loved by my players...my main villain isnt some wannabe thanos...he is someone who just wants to see the world burn and why...CUZ WHY THE F*CK Not... Now most bad guys is as terrifying as a wet noodle... Believe me.. If i was a villain.. I wouldn't have to monologue. For let the trail of dead tell the tale
What I thought was interesting about this scene was that all the other council final arches all had this "end of an era" feel to them. All their respective chapters felt like they had come to a close as they all made peace with their past. But this scene with Red Death? This does not feel like the end of an era. It feels like the beginning of a new one.
@@patriousthefallenknight3185 if you look at the position of the camera angle and the direction the train came from as well as its position on the rack no, no he did not
AND A-class actor. Watch Highlander and then find out he did not like being on that shoot. Yet he pulls off the role like he's having a ball. THAT'S ACTING! Oh, some guy ate a Bison liver and another one danced around in clown make-up? Fuck that! Where's Clancy Brown's Oscar?!
He's like one of my favorite characters in this damn show hes just the sweatest nicest man and loving father youll ever meet, but a complete blood thirsty sociopath when the time comes. Like you can really have coffee with this guy and out of nowhere he's telling you a story SO specific and detailed about how he peeled somebody's skin and muscles off string by string that you can imagine it. But then go back to a peaceful coffee break.
Because that dude figured that the GCI & its council were nothing but weak has-beens who wouldn't dare risk a confrontation without David Bowie. The Blue Morpho didn't help that image any. The problem with that thinking is, Red Death doesn't play around and the guild has no qualms about sending someone who doesn't care about rules, like the Monarch, against rival organizations.
Blind Rage's costume design is great; it says "B.R." in braille, on his chest. Also manages to copy Daredevil without any devil motif (unless you count the small patches of fire), which is kind of like copying Superman without a cape or Wolverine without claws, really impressive. They include enough details so you know who it is but you mostly know who it is from context. . Pretty funny how his alter ego is a brash, loud and violent idiot who doesn't give a shit about everyone else, as opposed to the much more composed and legally-inclined Matt Murdock. I can see why Red Death wanted to kill him, violent vigilante type who doesn't have much of a presence in his costume, can't decide if he's good or evil, just an asshole, that's ticking every box he has. Pretty cool reference anyway, since Clancy Brown was a very influential figure in season 2 of the Netflix show, and now he's killing a Daredevil knockoff in a way more effective and terrifying rendition of the C-Train scene from the movie.
The fact Red Death also struck him down in one blow just adds to the humiliation. Blind Rage, the violent vigilante, master of physical violence, knocked out with a single blow against an old man.
We need more gentlemen villains like Red Death. I mean, his name is a play on the edgar allen poe story. An obscure one too. Shows he's cultured in villainy.
I saw it. Guy's pissed, has rage, and is out to kill or set the idiot straight but he still has time in his march to properly throw away a piece of paper into a trash bin. Its kinda his thing. Honestly watch how excited he gets when his wife bakes something..
UA-cam recommended brought me to this and I have to say this really is an example of great villainy. His whole Speech had me glued to the screen and the finale was breathtaking. I had heard of Venture Bros but never really cared to watch it. This scene alone has changed my mind.
Years later, but hey ho. The best part about this is that Blind Rage, due to his similar ability of echolocation Daredevil has, he knows EXACTLY on which track the train is on, how far away it is and how fast it is going. And Red Death knows this. Also the fact that Red Death doesn't litter, since professionals have standards.
@@JohnnyTightlips2007 honestly the Guild can probably wipe their competition out over night, they've got A-list super villians, robotic killing machines, resources and hell an army of cybernetic henchmen I mean tricking the OSI into taking out Sphinx was brilliant on how they did it and seeing as how Dr. Girlfriend, Phantom Limb, Red Death and the others have some serious experience under their belts I don't think they gotta worry about the PP retaliating if their all a bunch of punks like Blind Rage here. Plus if he lived, he's probably too scared shitless to even try anything
@@-Gilver I imagine a war is one of those cases where they could definitely win it, but they don't really want to try. Even a one-sided war is still expensive, violent, dangerous, time-consuming, and requires a lot of cleanup.
He is respected by everyone Hunter Gathers even acknoledges him in a happy tone and heck with The Monarch respects him when he finds out Red Death likes his work.
TheBlackDragonKnight Well He IS a level 10 Supervillan that doesn't have any henchmen, sidekick, or flying fortress. All he has is a scythe, a cool suit of armor, and a flying robo horse.
"Now-a-days it's all digital, no sound - no peril", god that's good line. The loud mouth of the peril partnership tied to the tracks, awaiting probably an immanent death. No sound, no peril.
Now this is a good villain, he knows you're terrified but he gives you a small glimmer of hope that you MIGHT escape, only for that hope to die. Also I love this speech X3
Words of wisdom courtesy of Terry Pratchett on the subject of being captured. If you find yourself at the mercy of someone who most likely plans for your death, then hope and pray that he or she is evil. Because a bad guy will talk, will use elaborate traps and schemes to kill you, will take his or her time. A good guy, if he wants you dead, will just kill you. Quick, probably painless, no time wasted on torture or anything. Classic quality villainy give just a little bit of hope, like Red Death said.
Never get on this mans badside, if his Taken monologue to the monarch wasn’t the first indicator this should give you a real idea that this man loves what he does and he’ll do it in the way that gives him the most joy
Red Death quickly became my favorite character. Who else can go from looking forward to his last night of evil and then get genuinely excited when he finds out his hot wife made brownies and is going to save him one?
I had a suspicion RD would do this, the guy has made it very clear he likes to kill very much. So when they announced the final arch thing I couldn't believe he of all people would go along with it.
he didn't fight his arch though, if you saw earlier before attacked the guy he crushed his letter, he was suppose to make a deal with this guy for the guild but decided he was going to use his last night to teach this little punk a real lesson in villainy
@@Gorypaladin346 Mainly cause Red Deathvusually kills his arch's chances are his was like Red Dragoon where he didn't have any personal arch's for his final one
@@ianbrown1810 Didn't he murder that one and his family, burning the entire property with his corpse in it? I wouldn't say that one got away. I would say it was a shameful, but personal victory for Red Death.
Lilian Aguero that’s the best kind of villainy, the villain with a flair for it. Sure you could just shoot the guy or cut off his head with the scythe after you knock him out with a sucker punch, but where’s the point in that? Where is the psychological intimidation? That is the villain that just draws people to them.
Best part is this isn't insane. Its sadistic and philosophic. He wanted to kill him. So he did it simply and sanely. Tied him to a train track and left.
I dont even watch this show but i go back to this one scene alot. Its honestly perfect. As the train gets closer the music ramps up, which gives the same feeling as the ticking of the bomb.
I think he did it for both the old man comments and for hitting on Dr. Mrs the Monarch, he knew Blind Rage was someone who needed being put in his place
Donte Morgan Same he has respect of everyone OSI, other villians and lackeys which is why I said they had to make him a Council Member he deserves and and low and behold first episode to feature him begins him becoming a member of the Guild Council
Is it wrong that i just got a bit turned on at the end of his whole monologue? Like holy shit that was a kind of power move that just gets you weak in the knees
he has a point with the timers being digital, i mean with a old fashioned clock, you could hear the seconds of your life being sliced away, now, nothing
When I watched this I honestly didn't even realize that was Blind Rage from the earlier restaurant scene, until I looked it up after the episode was over.
No. I can almost not accept the fact this show is cancelled. Ik it's true but damn. This sucks, no more red death. No more of these great characters or animation. RIP The Venture Bros, 17 years. It really was full of great fans/community. Especially those who came back to this random clip to read this. Go Team Venture ! Forever. ✌️
He also had (or has, since his death wasn't confirmed and apparently he was supposed to survive that, albeit paralyzed) echolocation similar to Daredevil. He was painfully aware of what track the train was on.
Red Death is a legend, but let's take a moment to appreciate the animation. I love how the lighting of the characters and background changes as the train comes ever closer.
Red Death's lesson. The message was sent regardless of weather the thug survived or not. He's a villain, not some mere criminal. He is an artist who is vigilant in his work, not some lazy slob. Red Death is a gentleman and a professional who can separate work from life. If I was a hero, I'd be flattered to have someone like Red Death as my nemesis. I'd be able to chat with him off the clock, maybe come up with cool things to pull off for fight tells. Indulge in the history lessons, and really get a feel for the gentlemanly angle. Red Death, so what if he was what? 70? Dude was stop top of his game despite his age! Dude stayed in shape! He was always on his A-game, and you saw how he knocked out that thug! Red Death. Dude is scary when on the clock! But off the clock? Dude is so chill you'd swear he was your best friend! He was always so genuine and sincere! Red Death. The kind of villain you can't help but respect, because he is equal parts professional, ruthless psycho, and absolute villain! A gentleman, and a monster all in one!
![Best of Red Death [Venture Bros]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fKFVoMK4-os/mqdefault.jpg)
Something to note... Red Death waited to find a dumpster to dispose of his trash... because he only commits crimes with reason, and littering is just laziness.
Not just that, his trash was the letter containing his final arch. He knew that nobody would be more satisfying as a final arch than this douche.
Finally,Somebody who gets it!
I never thought of it that way. Nice observation.
Amen
Bare in mind what he's throwing away:
_His final arch!_
A thing custom designed for who he is, and where he's come from, no different than anyone else (edit: a thing designed to give him satisfaction as he steps away from arching to take a seat on the new council). _And he didn't even open it!_
*This* is his final arch, _this_ is who he is. Not some nameless villain you can pull out of a file and study, but a man whose villainy stood to make a point.
Sometimes I forget that Red Death is an ACTUAL fucking villain. He's been a villain at the top of his game for a long time. He's so nice most of the time, it's easy to forget he's a villain
Also is a "noble demon" too, only arches heroes/villains, doesn't kill innocents, hates misogyny or heroes/villain who doesn't respect elders/superiors and only kills once a year..........also he was very disturbed for the gargantua-1 incident, making clear that he doesnt like people who crosses the line.
That's the beauty of him, he can separate his job and personal life, where he won't go villain if you're not his arch, but if you are, you're fucked.
Yeah, cheerful and affable guy off the job, heaven help you if you're his target.
He stole Appa from Aang so...
He's the truest, most wholesome villain in the entire series, Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer should be so proud of themselves.
A huge difference between a criminal and a villain
A criminal is just a thug
A villain is an artist
@@itstoniehomie Oh you're a Criminal alright, Just not a Villain
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*_OH YEAH ? WHATS THE DIFFERENCE ?_*
@@pokerface4 *PRESENTATION*
@@itstoniehomie You dont need to be a criminal to be a villain.
No no no, a villain just has resources and is smart, SUPER Villains are artists and have Presentation.
For a series that absolutely loves deconstructing the cape & costume crowd, they had this scene which was one of the best defenses and total reconstructions of the gentlemen villain cliche I've ever seen. A villain archetype that was always seen as outdated with a needlessly convoluted plan, and Red Death justifies every last bit of it.
Someone on the writing staff was on a _mission_ and I respect them for it.
What archetype was it?
@@GengUpinIpinThe ol Dastardly Gentleman tying a Damsel in Distress to the railtracks type you’d see in a lot of older movies, especially the silent type back in the 1920’s
Red death is the first person to make that cool in years
IKR
@@bgill6623 Its that laugh as he rides away. It brings it all together.
My favorite part about Red Death's specific reasoning for this, that he never really says beyond hammering home the audible sense of peril that an analog timer gives.
Blind Rage loved to brag about how he could locate the exact position of anything that made noise or deflected soundwaves.
BR knew exactly how far away the train was, which track it was on, and how fast it was going.
And Red Death knew that he knew. After all, he boasted about it so loudly and proudly
That just made this scene so much more dark and sinister. Thank you.
But we, the audience don't ever know for sure. It sure LOOKED like it was on the same track, but it might not have been. Though, if Blind Rage's boasts were genuine, I suppose he wouldn't have been scared if the train was on the other track. I haven't seen much beyond season 1, but what little I have seen of Blind Rage seems like he might not be as skilled as he claims, so maybe he wasn't sure. Do you suppose Red Death knew, or cared, which track the train would be on?
@@weezact7 Not really. He just wanted to send a message. That message would be sent if he survived or died. The message being "don't disrespect the Guild"
Now assuming Blind Rage's abilities are the same as Daredevil's, the noise from the train could've blinded him. Disoriented him enough so that he couldn't see anything. Giving him a blind spot as the train approached. Instilling more terror as he was still scared shittless as the entire bridge was shaking from the coming train.
@@weezact7
To be fair, even if I knew which side the train was coming on, the fact that something so loud and big was headed towards my way would scare me enough to piss my pants. It's about the fear of the mind, not the fear or the actual danger.
The next time somebody complains about a villain monologuing instead of killing his victim. Please show them this scene.
why?
@@Scroteydada to remove the pseudo-intellectual conceit of what a villain should be.
@@andreassewell7413 I don't get it.
@@brandonblanton2609 but how does this fix other scenes of villains monologing?
@@Scroteydada
It because it not overly long, it's less gloating, and menacing.
Not gonna lie, this scene was the first time I actually realized how unbelievably terrifying it would be to get tied up on the tracks for an oncoming train.
It's such a cliche scene that for most of the public subconscious there isn't even a sense of danger. Really good lesson from Red Death here.
To make it worse is you can hear the train but can’t see it
@@blackdemonknightDude you'll feel it before you hear the train.
Ever play Red Dead Redemption 2?
Because we’re so used to the damsel getting rescued that we don’t think as hard about what would happen if the hero didn’t make it in time.
Always fear an old man in a profession where men die young
And washed up hasbeens. They survived long enough to become washed up.
Jesus some need to pin this as a quote for his Wiki page
Overheard on the flight line: There are bold pilots and there are old pilots. There are very few old, bold pilots.
The Dark Knight Returns
Yes, they've made every mistake they're going to and still survived.
The thing about Red Death is that, sure, he represented "old fashioned" villainy, but despite all the dramatics of that style, the DANGER WAS REAL. They meant business. They had class, they had flair, but they meant business.
That class and flair was the only thing keeping it clean, and the minute you disrespect that, it gets ugly very fast.
Behind those pleasantries is what you want least in an enemy. Pure. Unadulterated. Malicious. Conviction.
Without those codes of conduct, those villains get mighty vicious. That Treaty of Tolerance was critical for keeping things from getting too brutal.
Al Capone was the "last gasp" of the real-life "gentleman villain". These were men who had families, human passions and interests, and were in every way "normal". Until you fucked with them...
@@savagepanda5730 that's a very romantic view of things. Capone was a detached businessman and there are still plenty of those around. So either he wasn't a gentleman or it wasn't the last gasp. It was just long enough ago that the style and neat fedoras make it feel that way.
@@FFKonoko "Capone was a detached businessman"
Yeah, that's what I said. "Gentleman villain" and "detached businessman" are just the same thing in different words.
Before there were loudmouthed buff guys in spandex, there was the gentleman villain. Before him, before there was anything, there was nothing. And before there was nothing...there were monsters.
And before that there was Brittany Spears
Ron Perlman does the voice of the Lich
Dr. Badtimes “Here’s your gold star”
LuckoDaStars Yep, and Red Death’s voiced by Clancy Brown.
Ok calm down red lich
Clancy Brown . Proving that he can voice more than one ruthless evil red guy
Are we talking about Mr Krabs?
Tytanized also red hulk
@@prowlus Damn, three for three!
@@M1ckTheMan What about *Taskmaster* isn't that the same voice actor?
@@seanjenkins2188 He's only red in the comics, NOT the show.
"I'm gonna get going. Let you try to escape, and if you do tell the Peril Partnership that the guild isn't scared of punks. If you don't... eh, sorry."
Just how Clancy pulls off that level of casualness and insane rage not only in that quote but switching to it on a dime... Makes you not wanna mess with Red Death at all.
Yeah
The best part is the way his intonation changes when he says “not bad for an old man, huh?”. Just that change of tone conveys that their game just ended, no more speeches or metaphors, he’s seriously about to die.
"if you do tell the Peril Partnership that the guild isn't scared of punks. If you don't, I'm sure they'll get the message"
HE IS A TREASURE!
Another good one is when he played Lex Luthor in JLU.
"Goodbye Grodd. It could've gone the other way."
"It really could've, couldn't it?"
"No. But why speak ill of the dead?"
The love that Red Death didn't even bother looking at his last arch.
Red Death is going to fix the Guild and make villainy mean something again.
Probably because he knows damn well there aren't any. Red Death doesn't strike me as the type of dude that would leave his archs alive. Best part? The dude literally never saw the train coming.
@@jasonisrobin234 sound is so much more terrifying then sight yeah?
Wasn't he dropping off the peril partnership payoff or something?
Well, yeah and we see how that happened.
perkman12345 He was told too. But he decided to go in a different direction
A thug - just is greedy
A criminal - starts thinking up ideas
A villain - is a smart criminal
A super Villain - Is a master of his art and knows how to truly scare his foe
"Oh you're a villain alright, just not a super one"
"What's the difference?"
" *PRESENTATION!* "
@@ianfinrir8724 GOD that movie is underrated.
@@stingerjohnny9951 it deserves more respect
Fear the old man in a game where most men die young.
@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent
I felt that one! 😬
To be honest, this is why Red Death is scary to me. On the job, he's cruel and deadly. He's fully committed to the role. Other times, he's a caring family man who loves his family. He's not an abusive alcoholic. To his family, he's just doing his job. He kills people, but as long as his family does not get dragged into the situation, it's OK. I think that's one of the perks of the Guild.
i wanna know why Red Death had to kill Blind Rage... what was Blind Rage to Red Death?
nothing, he didn't open up his letter at all and just did this on his own whim. Knowing red death, he didn't have any enemies left already
@@twiliblade riiiiight because he kills all of his enemies... but what if BR wasnt his real target?
@@patriousthefallenknight3185 he wasn't his target in the letter, he was trying to shake down the guild while insulting it's council members, red death didn't like that, so BR died
@@patriousthefallenknight3185 he filled him with blind rage
"Simple, inexpensive, personal, and deadly"
I love that way he describes it. A good villain, in his eyes, leaves room for theatrics but doesn't let them get in the way of efficiency. Lower someone into a piranha tank, go ahead, but don't leave them alone for the sake of additional drama. Not to mention that a tank of piranhas probably costs quite a bit to maintain, and that's money that could go to other parts of your evil operation. Be exactly as theatrical as you need to be-no more, no less.
Well, Red Death did leave Blind Rage alone for the sake of additional drama.
But that was because it did not matter whether Blind Rage actually died; it sends the message either way.
@@schwarzerritter5724 Does it really qualify as leaving him alone when it was literally at the last possible second?
A water tank of pirahnas could have bought so much rope and gunpowder
@@schwarzerritter5724I mean he left like a second or two before the train ran him over, the commentor meant leaving before making sure the trap sets off.
@@schwarzerritter5724Not exactly. He made sure to leave right when the train was mere moments from hitting Blind Rage.
For those that say, "Why can't the train just hit the brakes?" It will, and it will come to a stop.....
About a mile after it hits you.
I grew up near train tracks. They always told us that the train *will not stop* if you're dicking around on the tracks. It both can't and won't
The rolling resistance of steel wheels on steel rails is quite efficient. Unfortunately, that also means it is hard to stop all that momentum quickly.
My dad work on the tracks, and has for decades. People are fucken idiots if they think a several hundred ton hunk of steel going up to 59 mph can stop on a dime.
A PSA for railroad safety 🚞.
@@bluecoin3771 videos of cars getting absolutely deleted by trains are a good second.
In a fight with other vehicles, trains win. Unless its another train, then everyone loses
Red Death is incredibly satisfying whenever he's on screen
I love the Ticket to Movie Night bit, too.
Kevin Murphy I like how he can be nice and charming one minute then cruel and sadistic the next.
Even when he doesn't say a thing!
TheBlackDragonKnight he’s a genuinely good guy off work, but heaven help you should you be his target while he’s on the job
We're like the Monarch. We're afraid and charmed by Red Death
Oh that's armor! I honestly thought Red Death was running around naked...
And the lesson for today, class? Don't underestimate someone who has managed to stay alive for a long time in a business with a notoriously high mortality rate.
Quite frankly I'm good with Red Death not suffering any villain decay or nerfing.
Yes it's based on the armour from Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Asher Tye in a profession where people die young fear the old man.
@@volgax3646 That was the quote I was looking for.
Honestly, I thought it was based on Reaper from Batman.
@Afqwa An awesome psychopath!
I love how Clancy Brown can switch from normal voice to that evil growling voice. It takes me back to my childhood when I played Crash Bandicoot Warped and he voiced not only Doctor Cortex but also Uka Uka, something I didn't notice until found out many years later.
God he's so good.
*Not to mention Mr. Krabs, and the prison guard from Shawshank.*
might be more suble but the bad guy from the 2nd jax and daxter
the train passing by after he leaves gives me chills, it's amazing. It doesn't even have to be gory to be unforgettable.
Show, don't tell.
It was on the other track, but you still don't know if he escaped
@@booneshow1863 it was definitely on the same track as blind rage. Otherwise he wouldn't have been scared.
He's got daredevil style pinpointing of sound and vibration. He knew damn well it was on his track.
It's not about stealing, it's not about ruining achievements, and it's not about wining.
The old villains wanted a hero dead but they didn't simply want to kill, they wanted the hero to die because they couldn't save themselves. A death not only of body but mind.
Without class and respect the villain could never put death in the hands of the hero.
Very Joker
It's not enough to just kill the protagonist. Any punk with the right abilities or gear and a little luck can do that. Real victory comes from thoroughly dominating and crushing your adversary, leaving them with no hope before their inevitable demise.
Dr. Eggman in IDW's Sonic run dresses down a then new lackey of his for essentially this very thing. To paraphrase, any common baddie could with a bomb and a little planning and luck, kill Sonic. But that's not Eggman's goal. Sure, he could EASILY kill Sonic, but it would be so much more rewarding to BEAT him. Not to just thwart him, but to be superior. That his mind outpaced the fastest thing alive, so that his final moments are immersed in the knowledge that he had been thoroughly defeated.
This is also why old-school villains used to kidnap the heroes girlfriend and dangle her over a vat of lava in their lair.
Oh sure the villain could snap her neck, stuff her in the fridge, and dip. Or the villain could give the hero a chance; the relief of victory if he saves his beloved, or the knowledge that he had a chance and failed anyway. No more crushing a defeat than that.
That's what makes Gwen Stacy's death so tragic. The fact that Spider-Man had a chance to save Gwen and he failed. Gwen died because Peter wasn't either fast enough and/or skilled enough despite the Green Goblin giving him a shot to save her.
(I love how Red Death just doesn't use the classics. He explains them. He tells us why these things that have been used so many times that they're tropes and cliches, were terrifying. The man is a master of his craft, and you can't help but respect him.)
He’d be a great teacher, really. You could learn a lot from him.
Red Death: Oh you’re a villain alright, just not a super one!
Guy on Tracks: Oh yeah? What’s the difference?!
Red Death: PRESENTATION!
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!!
@@Alterego912 now to watch that movie, I think I have time before work
For those of you who read this fellas comment wondering what he's referencing, it's Megamind.
Oh I love that movie
@@andytheshark That was fun movie.
I like that he doesn't even stay to watch because he doesn't care what happens
He was being traditional which means leaving to give the victim time to escape at least he did sorry if he died
Well, really, as he points out, he wins either way. If the guy gets away, he goes to the Peril Partnership and tells about how Red Death isn't to be messed with. If not, then his corpse splattered across the front of a train gets across the same message. And hell, it's not like Blind Rage is his nemesis or anything; he's just some punk.
@@blackdemonknightI mean not really as he left a few seconds before impact, usually the villain leaves way sooner
Even when tying someone to a train track and arching them moments before death, he still has the class To inform and educate, I swear the man’s a absolute treasure. Genuinely wonderful person
The way he just stepped out of the fog seems to *emphasize* how he’s essentially the Grim Reaper when he’s on the clock.
so, here's the secret to creating a threat level in your story. obviously the heroes will win in the end and the villains will be defeated, yadda yadda yadda, but that leaves no suspense, no threat to the villain's actions.
the secret to making a threatening villain is that there has to be the possibility that they win. that whatever they set out to do, it's small scale enough that it doesn't threaten the structure of your story if they do win. for example, tying one guy to a train track and killing them.
the story can continue with one dead body under its belt, it doesn't just end automatically because your villain hit someone with a train and killed them, but it allows your villain to be effective and threatening, because sometimes they win, and present a case for why they should be taken seriously, because they are willing and able to kill on the flip of a coin, and those deaths will be permanent.
red death is a master class on how you provide a threat level in a story.
Huh, after watching Linkara's History of Power Rangers, that reminds me of SPD.
Technically, the heroes beat the monster and win, but more often than not it's a diversionary tactic, meaning that the villain actually DOES win most of the time in getting what they want.
Red Death has literally never lost as a villain.
@@yourcollegedebt8384 i stopped with power rangers a long time ago, would you say SPD does it well, that the villains are threatening and actually feel dangerous? because it's more in the way you do this than the simple fact that you are doing it. if the villains win, but their victory just provides them with a movie ticket or an ice cream cone, they're not exactly that big of a threat, right? the victory has to mean something, the heroes lose a friend or the villains collect something that provides them with power and weapons, etc.
@@ThatBugBehindYou which has the potential of going badly if you have an unbeatable villain and you put them in a scenario where you have to contrive a reason for them to lose. the most interesting result is actually what drives avengers: infinity war, where the audience expects the heroes to deus ex machina their way to victory and are rolling their eyes, right up until "you should have gone for the head *snap* ." see, the fun scenario is where you create an unbeatable villain, put them in a scenario where the audience expects them to lose, but you let the scene play out like it logically would, with the heroes getting absolutely crushed underfoot.
Yal Rathol
I haven’t actually seen the series, just the retrospective, but the diversionary tactics are so he can get materials for some master plan.
Plus, the series opens on him laughing maniacally after he destroys a planet, so plenty intimidating there. And at one point in the series, the main crew intercept a message from the future that states they’ve lost the fight.
But if you want a PR series with an intimidating villain, check out RPM. They’re basically fighting Skynet after it destroys most of the planet, and from what I understand, the villain and his henchmen are taken more seriously than in other seasons. The comic relief is more from the heroes’ perspective, especially in one scene where one of the team ends up skipping a training session, only to have a missile come out of a refrigerator he opens.
Lets not forget that this man is the level 10 to end all level 10’s
He’s an 11
HE IS A TREASURE
Red Death has a point. Modern villiany is all smash and grab, where's the art? Where's the class? Dammit, where's the love for doing a job well done?
Oh! What about hanging someone upsidedown by a rope over a spike pit and a candle is slowly burning away the rope.
Ian Finrir i’d say it’s kinda the opposite back then the villains were smash grab rage and murder like frankenstein and werewolves now every single villain in tv has to have a monologue, classy suit and motive lex luthor, thanos, lich, toffee and all for one
There's also been an unfortunate trend to give them the basic gesture of "sympathetic", but all it really amounts to is "they felt bad once so now they kill puppies". Like, if you want to make your villain a force of evil, make them a /force,/ not a whiny prick with a half-hearted attempt at a tragic backstory. You either go all in, and you make the reader/watcher question whether the villain is right or not (classic example: Magneto. The hatred he suffered as a victim of violent antisemitism and mutant-phobia convinces him that there can't be peace with humanity without the destruction of the intolerant), you make the "villain" a legitimate redemption (Zuko, who understands, humbles himself, and seeks atonement for his actions), or you make them Doom, and never look back.
@@nickmalachai2227 underrated comment. I completely agree with this.
Agreed, as a writer it is best to make a villain one you truly despise, for me i run dnd sessions and am hated and loved by my players...my main villain isnt some wannabe thanos...he is someone who just wants to see the world burn and why...CUZ WHY THE F*CK Not...
Now most bad guys is as terrifying as a wet noodle... Believe me.. If i was a villain.. I wouldn't have to monologue. For let the trail of dead tell the tale
Blind Rage's initials are in Braille on his chest
Oh my god. The little details in this show is amazing
Also he points his left ear towards Red Death when he approaches, perfect.
@@ShogunMongol wait...what's that got to do with it? Elaborate
@@devilred18 Have you ever turned your head slightly to hear better? That's what he's doing because he can't see.
Yeah "DA" for "Dumb Ass".
What I thought was interesting about this scene was that all the other council final arches all had this "end of an era" feel to them. All their respective chapters felt like they had come to a close as they all made peace with their past. But this scene with Red Death? This does not feel like the end of an era. It feels like the beginning of a new one.
'No sound, no peril.'
Was he trying to be poetic there or was that a coincidence?
Both
He was doing both.
think Blind Rage survived?
@@patriousthefallenknight3185 if you look at the position of the camera angle and the direction the train came from as well as its position on the rack no, no he did not
@@angelicabomination1699 I did! I looked at it like 20 times something is telling me he made it out
I like this new season of Daredevil
Okay, I know you ain’t the REAL Scaramouche.
Red Death: "Hey, that light at the end of the tunnel? Guess what. That's not heaven. That's the C train!"
(I had to make that reference.)
man that was a short season, then
its Lex Luthor cosplaying as Red Skull killing Daredevil.
Clancy Brown: A-class voice actor.
Personally I feel S
@@Benthino Definitely S-class.
AND A-class actor. Watch Highlander and then find out he did not like being on that shoot. Yet he pulls off the role like he's having a ball.
THAT'S ACTING!
Oh, some guy ate a Bison liver and another one danced around in clown make-up? Fuck that! Where's Clancy Brown's Oscar?!
chwen hoou seriously wow that’s dedication to the bit and REALLY!? how does a talented actor like that not get an Oscar
Yeah
He's like one of my favorite characters in this damn show hes just the sweatest nicest man and loving father youll ever meet, but a complete blood thirsty sociopath when the time comes. Like you can really have coffee with this guy and out of nowhere he's telling you a story SO specific and detailed about how he peeled somebody's skin and muscles off string by string that you can imagine it. But then go back to a peaceful coffee break.
Exactly, like how he explained stab girl’s death on the ship
You know who that description also fits? Hannibal Lecter
Sweatest
Why would anyone talk back to a scythe wielding black cloak wearing red skulled proper villain?
Because that dude figured that the GCI & its council were nothing but weak has-beens who wouldn't dare risk a confrontation without David Bowie. The Blue Morpho didn't help that image any.
The problem with that thinking is, Red Death doesn't play around and the guild has no qualms about sending someone who doesn't care about rules, like the Monarch, against rival organizations.
because they're from Jersey.
@@Zoras88 I thought the Peril Partnership was from Canada...
Because they're a young punk with a death wish?
If you can't SEE that red skull, it's no more intimidating than regular skin.
Blind Rage's costume design is great; it says "B.R." in braille, on his chest.
Also manages to copy Daredevil without any devil motif (unless you count the small patches of fire), which is kind of like copying Superman without a cape or Wolverine without claws, really impressive.
They include enough details so you know who it is but you mostly know who it is from context.
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Pretty funny how his alter ego is a brash, loud and violent idiot who doesn't give a shit about everyone else, as opposed to the much more composed and legally-inclined Matt Murdock.
I can see why Red Death wanted to kill him, violent vigilante type who doesn't have much of a presence in his costume, can't decide if he's good or evil, just an asshole, that's ticking every box he has.
Pretty cool reference anyway, since Clancy Brown was a very influential figure in season 2 of the Netflix show, and now he's killing a Daredevil knockoff in a way more effective and terrifying rendition of the C-Train scene from the movie.
I am convinced that Daredevil did have a similar looking costume in one of the storylines where he was brainwashed by the Hand or something.
The fact Red Death also struck him down in one blow just adds to the humiliation. Blind Rage, the violent vigilante, master of physical violence, knocked out with a single blow against an old man.
We need more gentlemen villains like Red Death. I mean, his name is a play on the edgar allen poe story. An obscure one too. Shows he's cultured in villainy.
The fact that what he's doing isn't just about revenge on someone, but defending the very honor of the guild and the quality villainy it stands for
It's also a play on Red Skull from Marvel
Masque of the Red Death isn't exactly obscure. Seriously it's one of Poe's better know works like the 'House of Usher' or the poem 'The Bells'
TaverensPull The Masque of the Red Death is obscure?
He is the villain that we need but not the one we deserve
"Maybe you'll *escape"*
Maybe you'll find your missing bison, *Avatar Aang.*
I mean, he technically does, thanks to The Blue Spirit
THAT'S WHERE I'VE HEARD HIM BEFORE! THANK YOU!
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0:05 at least he trows away trash and dosent litter
Honestly, from What we've gathered, red death is a pretty stand up guy. When he isn't on the clock that is.
Not true, he left a huge mess on the tracks
@@jameslegrand848 Even when he's off it he can be intimidating.
He's a bad guy, but he's not a *bad* guy
Honestly I would be completely willing to watch a series solely about Red Death's life. I feel like it would be one hell of a story.
The way he walks up slowly in the beginning. Step. By. Step.
Tick, Tick, Tick.
Ok everyone notices read death's dialogue,or his actions, but no one's gonna notice that he doesn't litter? Real class for a villian
I saw it. Guy's pissed, has rage, and is out to kill or set the idiot straight but he still has time in his march to properly throw away a piece of paper into a trash bin.
Its kinda his thing. Honestly watch how excited he gets when his wife bakes something..
Professionals have standards.
Seriously DC, you passed up Clancy Brown for Jesse Eisenberg? You fools!
is that true
For what role?
My personal choice for Lex Luthor, who he voiced for years in the animated series.
Looking at their current record I'm guessing darkseid will have a leather jacket and a giant purple mohawk
MadCap so Bebop from TMNT
This is why you never mock a veteran villian ...cause they got years of experience and can wreck your world physically and mentally
True, never mess with an old man in profession where many die young
UA-cam recommended brought me to this and I have to say this really is an example of great villainy. His whole Speech had me glued to the screen and the finale was breathtaking. I had heard of Venture Bros but never really cared to watch it. This scene alone has changed my mind.
Years later, but hey ho. The best part about this is that Blind Rage, due to his similar ability of echolocation Daredevil has, he knows EXACTLY on which track the train is on, how far away it is and how fast it is going. And Red Death knows this. Also the fact that Red Death doesn't litter, since professionals have standards.
I really liked how he never even opened his letter... just used his last night to get payback.
Wonder if this is going to start a war as well. Red Death was kind of supposed to be paying them off, not back.
@@JohnnyTightlips2007 If it starts a war just send Red Death, guy took out an entire building of OSI agents by himself
@@JohnnyTightlips2007 honestly the Guild can probably wipe their competition out over night, they've got A-list super villians, robotic killing machines, resources and hell an army of cybernetic henchmen
I mean tricking the OSI into taking out Sphinx was brilliant on how they did it and seeing as how Dr. Girlfriend, Phantom Limb, Red Death and the others have some serious experience under their belts I don't think they gotta worry about the PP retaliating if their all a bunch of punks like Blind Rage here. Plus if he lived, he's probably too scared shitless to even try anything
What if his letter was to do exactly that?
@@-Gilver I imagine a war is one of those cases where they could definitely win it, but they don't really want to try. Even a one-sided war is still expensive, violent, dangerous, time-consuming, and requires a lot of cleanup.
Red death does super villian thing very well
He is respected by everyone Hunter Gathers even acknoledges him in a happy tone and heck with The Monarch respects him when he finds out Red Death likes his work.
TheBlackDragonKnight Well He IS a level 10 Supervillan that doesn't have any henchmen, sidekick, or flying fortress. All he has is a scythe, a cool suit of armor, and a flying robo horse.
Agree
@@hunterrhoades1813 He also has years of experience, and a style and panache younger, less-refined heroes just can't approach.
@@Nehfarius I think my words were off when I mean I mean right because this how evil suppost be
scary and likeable
Apparently Blind Rage's ability isn't able to perceive when someone throws the kitchen sink at him.
I have never been so legitimately terrified of a character on an otherwise comedic television show.
Jesus that got dark so fast…
I LOVE IT!!! 😈
He is a professional and we all know it.
"Now-a-days it's all digital, no sound - no peril", god that's good line.
The loud mouth of the peril partnership tied to the tracks, awaiting probably an immanent death. No sound, no peril.
Now this is a good villain, he knows you're terrified but he gives you a small glimmer of hope that you MIGHT escape, only for that hope to die.
Also I love this speech X3
Serious flashbacks of Caster Gilles de Rais here.
In the art of war you give your enemy at least one out for survival cause otherwise they steel themselves for death & become martyrs
Words of wisdom courtesy of Terry Pratchett on the subject of being captured. If you find yourself at the mercy of someone who most likely plans for your death, then hope and pray that he or she is evil. Because a bad guy will talk, will use elaborate traps and schemes to kill you, will take his or her time. A good guy, if he wants you dead, will just kill you. Quick, probably painless, no time wasted on torture or anything. Classic quality villainy give just a little bit of hope, like Red Death said.
No bad-guy posturing, no mocking, just drops him like a hot rock!
I’m tempted to watch this show solely for Red Death 😂😂😂
he is never in it really andm ost of the characters suck vebture bros can be the worst thing ever and a master class
Red Death needs his own spin off
Maybe exploring his early days?
Not really. Without the heroes and more tame villains, his brand of professional villainy would lose a lot of it's impact.
maybe a sitcom.
Never get on this mans badside, if his Taken monologue to the monarch wasn’t the first indicator this should give you a real idea that this man loves what he does and he’ll do it in the way that gives him the most joy
Red Death quickly became my favorite character. Who else can go from looking forward to his last night of evil and then get genuinely excited when he finds out his hot wife made brownies and is going to save him one?
I totally want a Cosby Show style spin-off with Red Death
See this? This is how you write a villain.
I had a suspicion RD would do this, the guy has made it very clear he likes to kill very much. So when they announced the final arch thing I couldn't believe he of all people would go along with it.
he didn't fight his arch though, if you saw earlier before attacked the guy he crushed his letter, he was suppose to make a deal with this guy for the guild but decided he was going to use his last night to teach this little punk a real lesson in villainy
@@Gorypaladin346 Mainly cause Red Deathvusually kills his arch's chances are his was like Red Dragoon where he didn't have any personal arch's for his final one
@@blackdemonknight well there was one arch that got away
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ian brown Really?
@@ianbrown1810
Didn't he murder that one and his family, burning the entire property with his corpse in it?
I wouldn't say that one got away. I would say it was a shameful, but personal victory for Red Death.
RIP Venture Bros.... We will never miss the memories you brought us
The man is an artist.
When it comes to villainy.
Lilian Aguero that’s the best kind of villainy, the villain with a flair for it. Sure you could just shoot the guy or cut off his head with the scythe after you knock him out with a sucker punch, but where’s the point in that? Where is the psychological intimidation? That is the villain that just draws people to them.
Best part is this isn't insane. Its sadistic and philosophic. He wanted to kill him. So he did it simply and sanely. Tied him to a train track and left.
@@lilianaguero5071 also, he is very good at modern abstract art.
@@lilianaguero5071 also being a husband and father!
Red Death for Sovereign 2020
This might top the time he remastered the Liam Nieson line.
the best archetype of "the villain in me only comes out at 9'o-clock." formal villains.
i miss the juggling of nice & calm with evil & twisted.
Red Death could have his own show. Dude is awesome.
I like to think Red Death's final envelope contained a mission to arch a Batman knock-off called The Raven. Poesque symmetry.
I dont even watch this show but i go back to this one scene alot. Its honestly perfect. As the train gets closer the music ramps up, which gives the same feeling as the ticking of the bomb.
That's why Red Death is best. And don't you dare call him "Old Man", Blind Rage.
I think he did it for both the old man comments and for hitting on Dr. Mrs the Monarch, he knew Blind Rage was someone who needed being put in his place
TheBlackDragonKnight That's why he's my favorite villain.
Donte Morgan Same he has respect of everyone OSI, other villians and lackeys which is why I said they had to make him a Council Member he deserves and and low and behold first episode to feature him begins him becoming a member of the Guild Council
TheBlackDragonKnight I'm so glad.
This is such a perfect performance from long time perfect villain actor: Clancy Brown
I’m going to quote the monarch “if I was a girl, I’d never stop calling you” and I wouldn’t.
Is it wrong that i just got a bit turned on at the end of his whole monologue? Like holy shit that was a kind of power move that just gets you weak in the knees
NekoMiMiLiz reckon thats how he married a woman something like 20 years younger than him
Newp. That guy has a voice that will make any damsel quiver......in her pants.... :3
No one would judge you less for it. We all understand.
@@avosmash2121 nya nya >/////////
@@ismkiv588 sorry. I do not get this
this super villain knows his presentation
he has a point with the timers being digital, i mean with a old fashioned clock, you could hear the seconds of your life being sliced away, now, nothing
Scenes like this remind me why I miss classic villains. Their evil had class.
Man, I absolutely love Clancy Brown's performance here. It's both entertaining and scary at the same time.
When I watched this I honestly didn't even realize that was Blind Rage from the earlier restaurant scene, until I looked it up after the episode was over.
yeah same here XD
For real one of my favorite bits of dialogue from the new season. The voice actor played it out so well, spine tingling.
That's a monologue, right there. Keep it short, keep it sweet, and God help any hecklers.
This was my first Venture Bros clip and back then i was stunned to find out he wasnt the main antagonist
Man, if they ever bring Dr. Doom into the MCU Clancy Brown needs to be his voice.
Doom's word is law
Doom did nothing wrong
Crazy to think this clip was what got me into one of my now favorite shows
Nobody gonna mention the casual left hook he just fed blind rage.
Yeah I guess his deadly professionalism stole the scene anyway.
Just slapped the smart out of his ass.
Props to Red Death for actually throwing away his trash in a dumpster though.
No. I can almost not accept the fact this show is cancelled. Ik it's true but damn. This sucks, no more red death. No more of these great characters or animation. RIP The Venture Bros, 17 years. It really was full of great fans/community. Especially those who came back to this random clip to read this. Go Team Venture ! Forever. ✌️
It makes me so sad. But I guess we gotta buck up. Not like theres another alternative.
UNTIL NOW!
Movie coming 2024
Damn... I can't believe this guy. I think I found a new villain of the week to enjoy.
"Not bad for an old man, huh?"
RD is far and away my favorite guild villain and this scene drove it home.
I so want a Cosby Show style spinoff with Red Death.
Blind rage heard the train coming before red death and he damn well knows on which track the train is coming 😆😆
He also had (or has, since his death wasn't confirmed and apparently he was supposed to survive that, albeit paralyzed) echolocation similar to Daredevil. He was painfully aware of what track the train was on.
And Red Death knows he does. I suspect it's why he's audibly enjoying himself, watching Blind Rage squirming as he speaks.
I love how red death represents that younger people arent nearly as hardcore as the generations that came before
Goes to show, sometimes the best way is the old way. Can’t beat a classic.
A tiny detail I just noticed was that Red Death throws his trash into a dumpster instead of littering
Also, Blind Rage's initials are on his chest in braille
Respect tha man whom works in a job where people retire Young.
Wow I always thought that whole “being tied to a train track” was silly but seeing it actually work is frightening asf! Like shit man
Whatever you do Venture Bros crew... don't kill off the Red Death! He is easily the coolest most awesome character created yet! We love him!
He's technically retired from villainy, and the elders don't die that easy.
Depends if Clancy brown died
I love this character. I hope he remains a mainstay of the cast
Red Death is a legend, but let's take a moment to appreciate the animation. I love how the lighting of the characters and background changes as the train comes ever closer.
That punch is so well animated! So satisfying to watch!
Red Death's lesson. The message was sent regardless of weather the thug survived or not.
He's a villain, not some mere criminal.
He is an artist who is vigilant in his work, not some lazy slob.
Red Death is a gentleman and a professional who can separate work from life.
If I was a hero, I'd be flattered to have someone like Red Death as my nemesis. I'd be able to chat with him off the clock, maybe come up with cool things to pull off for fight tells. Indulge in the history lessons, and really get a feel for the gentlemanly angle.
Red Death, so what if he was what? 70? Dude was stop top of his game despite his age! Dude stayed in shape! He was always on his A-game, and you saw how he knocked out that thug!
Red Death. Dude is scary when on the clock! But off the clock? Dude is so chill you'd swear he was your best friend! He was always so genuine and sincere!
Red Death. The kind of villain you can't help but respect, because he is equal parts professional, ruthless psycho, and absolute villain! A gentleman, and a monster all in one!