Vic Hoskins

## Villain Description

### Goals

Gain control over Masrani's dinosaurs, even if needed to get rid of him (succeeded)
Create war between the raptors and the *Indominus rex*, and make sure of which is better for warfare (failed)
Create more samples of the *Indominus rex* and the *Velociraptors*, and use them for his own purposes, such as winning future wars (failed)

### Skills

Manipulation
Charisma

### Type of Villain

Delusional Terrorist

**Vic Hoskins** is a major antagonist in the *Jurassic Park* franchise, serving as the secondary antagonist of the 2015 blockbuster film *Jurassic World*, a posthumous antagonist in its sequel *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and an unseen* antagonist in the TV series *Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous*.

He is the tyrannical commander and top CEO of InGen Security Division, who seeks control on Masrani's dinosaurs. So far, Hoskins is one of the franchise's most dangerous and ambitious villains.

He is portrayed by Vincent D' Onofrio, who also portrayed Kingpin.

## History

### Background

Inventing InGen, Vic Hoskins came with a delusional idea: to breed military dinosaurs through Henry Wu. He worked in cooperation with Simon Masrani, CEO of Masrani Global Cooperation, and intended to sell his ideas to military companies all over the world, careless of harm he intended to make. He and Henry Wu became the creators of the *Indominus rex*.

It is also revealed that he once adopted a wolf pup as his pet and when his wife attacked him with a steak knife, it bit off part of her arm. He never put it down because they had a strong bond with each other.

### *Jurassic World*

Right at the beginning of the film *Jurassic World*, he talked to Owen about his plan to use prehistoric instincts to fight the wars for him, so he can sell their skills for money.

He later seized the opportunity to kill Masrani, when his helicopter instructor was absent, thus sending him on his copter to hunt the *Indominus rex* and getting him killed. He then took control of Masrani's company, and claimed responsibility for the park and its animals, as he intended. He relieved all workers, and hired a new team on the ground, thus converting InGen to Masrani Global Cooperation. Then, he sent a helicopter with his soldiers on a "mission" to bomb the *Pteranodons* and *Dimorphodons*. However, his workers allowed one of them to enter the park by leaving the gate open. It appears that this was all part of Hoskins's plan to cause panic and evacuation of the visitors.

He then would be in a position to field test his dinosaurs. Claire and Owen then argue with him about it, but he insists that it is going to happen with or without them. Then, he sends the soldiers and the raptors to hunt and enslave the *Indominus*, as he records the battle on a camera from a truck. However, the *Indominus* influences the raptors, and many of his soldiers get killed during that incident. He then tricks Henry Wu into leaving the park with the assets, thus taking control of the lab.

Then, he reveals his plan to Owen, Claire and the children. He tells them that he intends to create more raptors as well as a smaller version of the *Indominus*, and use them for his own purposes, such as warfare. However, Delta, one of Owen's raptors who has escaped, manages to enter the lab, and she gives chase to everyone in the area. Hoskins is cornered by Delta, and he tries to convince her that they are on the same side. However, Delta is intent on attacking Hoskins, and takes no notice of Hoskins' pleas for mercy as she kills him off.

### Legacy

It was revealed that prior to his death, Hoskins had hired Eli Mills and some InGen mercenaries to sell dinosaurs at a military organized auction. Mills also revealed plans to construct the *Indoraptor*, a subspecies of the *Indominus* type, in cooperation with Henry Wu.

It is also much later revealed that there was someone above him. It happens to be that he and Eli were bribed by their new boss Dodgson to create dinosaur weapons and after their deaths, Dodgson rushed to cover up his crimes with Hoskins and therefore, their final plans were to get rid of all dinosaurs in horrific ways.

## Personality

Hoskins is a megalomaniacal, scheming, and egotistical individual, as he mostly cares about money and being famous. He plotted to kill Masrani during the film, by sending him on a helicopter without an instructor, thus hoping to gain control of the park, and of his dinosaurs. He also tries to manipulate Owen into controlling the raptors. Despite this, however, he truly cared about the wolf pup that he adopted, as he never put it down because of their unshakable bond.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* He worked in cooperation with Masrani before the events of the film.
* Though overall being one of the main antagonists of the 2015 film, due to thinking of the whole scheme, he is outranked to the *Indominus rex* by power and aggression.
* He is inspired very much by Darren Cross from *Antman*, as they are both delusional and wicked inventors, working for some other company, and serving as a boss for a hero (Darren for Hope and Vic for Owen). They both also intend to steal the idea of their boss (Darren steals from Hank Pym, and Vic steals from Simon Masrani).
* He is similar to these villains:
	+ Mayor Vaughn from *Jaws*, as they are both power hungry cheerleaders who fight beasts and think of strategies for money.
	+ Alan Jonah from the *MonsterVerse* franchise, as they are both willing to use giant creatures to achieve their goals. However, unlike Jonah who is motivated by tragedy, Hoskins is motivated by greed (even though Hoskins indirectly destroyed much, much less lives than Jonah did).
	+ D-Stroy from *Dinotrux*, as they are both villains from science fiction media who use giant female beasts (the *Indominus rex* for Hoskins and the mother Dreadtrux for D-Stroy) in their evil plans.
* InGen Security Division serves as paramilitary in Isla Nublar, for the case of a dinosaur going wild. However, Hoskins was manipulative and careless, using the military to develop dinosaurs as weapons of mass destruction.
* He could be considered as the secondary antagonist of the entire *Jurassic World/Jurassic Park* film franchise, since he hired Eli Mills, who served as the primary adversary of the second film. However, he was outranked by his boss Lewis Dodgson, who hired him and the rest of InGen's corrupt side to create superweapons and later to terminate all dinosaurs so Dodgson could cover up their crimes.
* Hoskins was the one behind the creation of the *Indoraptor* and tried to create him during the endgame of *Jurassic World*, but he failed due to Delta's surprising attack on him.