Villains Beginning With 'D'
Deacon
Waterworld film (1995)
Some time in the future, the polar ice caps have melted, due to a shift in the Earth's axis, and the Earth is almost entirely covered with water. Surviving humans have forgotten the past; their creation belief is that the world was created in a deluge. So entrenched is this view that any other is regarded as blasphemy. There is, however, a common folk-belief amongst the various peoples that Dry land exists.
The main villain is Deacon, the leader of the group of pirates known as Smokers who inhabit abandoned oil tankers. They are called such because of the smoke they make by using oil-powered equipment, such as jet skis; they all smoke tobacco, and consider cigarettes one of the most valuable treasures to be stolen. His main base of operations is the rusty oil tanker Exxon Valdez.
Deacon like most villains in movies has a prize to be captured, he is looking for dry land and in his search comes across the girl Enola who has the way to dry land tattooed on her back, unfortunately he can't decipher it properly and gives his crew false hope about finding it.
His adversary is the drifter, also a sort of villain, who arrives at an Atoll (a large floating town, in a ring formation) to trade his dirt - a highly prized rarity. He is a genetic mutant, with webbed feet and gills. He also appears to have amplified reflexes and hand-eye coordination, along with a "sixth sense", and natural mechanical ability.
The Drifter / Mariner, chases down the Exxon Valdez on a stolen jet ski and boards it. Celebrating the find of "the map to Dry land", the Deacon rewards his crew by tossing them handfuls of cigarettes from his car, which is driven up and down the deck of the ship, and later cans of "Smeat" from the ship's stern castle.
After cutting a murderous swath through the bowels of the ship, the Mariner walks out onto the now-empty deck and threatens to throw a flare down into the oil holds unless the Deacon returns Enola. The Deacon ignores Enola's warning that the Mariner never bluffs, and refuses, telling the Mariner that he would be crazy to blow up the ship. The Mariner responds by dropping the flare into the oil hold. The flare ignites the remaining oil, consuming the 'Deez in a massive explosion.
As the crew of the 'Deez run for their lives, the Mariner manages to recapture Enola and escape the ship. They float at sea for a while and then engage in one last battle with the Deacon (who survived the blast) before being rescued by Gregor, who has joined with several other castaways and drifters in search of a place to start anew.
The Deacon dies in a final explosion on a jet ski.
SUMMARY
ARCH RIVAL : |
Mariner. |
STRENGTHS : |
The Deacon is pretty ruthless and doesn't like to take prisoners. |
WEAKNESSES : |
The Deacon's hold on power is precarious and he needs the promise of Dry land to keep himself in power. Further conversations indicate that the supply of oil in the 'Deez is running low, threatening the Deacon's hold on power. He looses one eye, so his site isn't all that clever. |
WEAPONS : |
Guns and knives. |
QUOTE : |
"If I ever see him again, I'm going to cut open his head and eat his brain!" |
EXTERNAL LINKS
Waterworld film (1995) - Wikipedia
Waterworld film (1995) - IMDb
Waterworld film (1995) - MovieWeb
Waterworld film (1995) - FilmTracks
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