Villains Beginning With 'H'
Hans Gruber
Die Hard film (1988)
Gang leader Hans Gruber and a group of German terrorist invades and secures the the high rise NAKAtomi Plaza, building, under the pretense of wishing to secure the release of various terrorist operatives. The party-goers are subdued and it is revealed that the group are really thieves who plan to steal millions of dollars in bearer bonds from the building's security vault. When Holly's boss TAKAgi does not provide the vault combination, he is killed and Theo, the gang's technical mastermind, begins disabling the sequential vault locks.
John McClane, a detective with the NYPD, arrives in Los Angeles to attempt a Christmas reunion with his estranged wife Holly at the building. He manages to escape the terrorists and eventually overruns them and kills Hans by dropping him out of a top floor window.
SUMMARY
ARCH RIVAL : |
John McClane. |
STRENGTHS : |
Hans is a clever terrorist who was able to organise the taking over of an entire building. |
WEAKNESSES : |
None. |
WEAPONS : |
His gang of German terrorists. Guns and C-4 explosives. |
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Die Hard film (1988) - IMDb
Die Hard 2 film (1990) - IMDb
Die Hard: With a Vengeance film (1995) - IMDb
Die Hard 4 film (2007) - IMDb
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