Talbert Skyler

* True self
* Disguised as Michael Kitredge

**Talbert Skyler** is the main antagonist of the 2004 action-comedy film, *Blast!*. He is a thief who decided to murder **Michael Kitredge**, an environmental activist, and steal his identity in order to sneak onto an oil rig, where he has hidden an EMP that allow him to cover his tracks after stealing billions of dollars.

He was played by Vinnie Jones.

## What makes him Magnificent?

* He is a master thief who thought of a way to perform a heist on an oil rig.
* He has pretty funny Deadpan Snarker lines such as "you kiss your mother with that mouth?" when Mr. Heller swears at him and also says "we tried to make him green, but he ended up black and blue" when they show him a security guard they beat up.
* He murders environmental activist Michael Kittredge and steals his identity to cause people to underestimate him. He also fools a lot of people for most of the movie too.
* He burns the boat he is on so he and his crew could be rescued onto the rig. Once there, he holds everyone hostage and reveals the crew that was picked up from Greenland was actually his.
* Although it's only a façade, he still presents himself as a well-intended extremist who only wants justice for the pollution of the California Coast which can make him appear sympathetic during most of the movie.
	+ It's also easy to root for him when compared to Mr. Heller, who had corners cut which cost several lives and is more concern with helping his business then helping the hostages.
* When he sees Eric unconscious, he chooses to spare him and take him to the infirmary to have him healed instead of killing him and does so later when he poses a threat to his plans.
* When he learns that a group of navy seals are planning on stopping him, he dispatches them by having his men throwing flares at them and shooting them.
* When one of his goons points out he made an error, he doesn't kill him and instead knowledges his mistake which shows he isn't petty and can recognize his flaws.
* It's revealed he smuggled an EMP onto the oil rig and intends to use it to cover his tracks after wiring billions on dollars into his bank account which is pretty impressive.
* Even when half of his face gets burned off, he barley reacts and keeps on fighting.
* Almost succeeds in his goals, coming seconds away from victory.
* Although he slips up by thinking Dixon is the FBI, he recovers by throwing a grenade down an elevator shaft when he and Jamal try to escape.
* Overall despite being Pure Evil, none of his crimes are too vile or are disgusting and all serve a greater purpose. He is also pragmatic as he spares a child instead of killing him and even takes him to the infirmity to have him healed. He only tries to kill him when he is a threat to his plans. It also helps that he is pretty standard as an action movie villain for the most part and only gets pushed to PE levels at the end.

## What makes him a Baddie?

* Took on organized heists for money, having held down a ski resort at least once.
* Hold everyone at the oil rig hostage.
* Had an oil rig crew killed when they tried to escape by having his henchmen gun them all down.
* Had a group of navy seals trying to stop him killed by distracting them with flares and having his henchmen gun them down like they did with the oil rig crew.
* Tried to have Jamal torture Dixon.
* Shot at the two and threw a grenade down the shaft at both Dixon and Jamal when they try to escape.
* Tries wiring billions of dollars into his account and set of an EMP that will cover his tracks while causing several plane crashes and hospital outages, taking at least thousands of lives. When Dixon informs Skyler of this, he makes it clear he doesn't care.
* Tries to have Eric killed when he realizes he is Dixon's adoptive son.
* Tries to kill Dixon and Jamal again when they try to stop him.

## External Links

* Talbert Skyler on the Pure Evil Wiki.
* Talbert Skyler on the Villains Wiki.