| “ | There cannot be peace without first, a great suffering. The greater the suffering, the greater the peace. | „ |
| ~ August Walker's manifesto as John Lark, also his most famous quote. |
| “ | WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE?! | „ |
| ~ August Walker's final words before his demise. |
August Walker, also known by his alias John Lark, is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Solomon Lane) of the 2018 action thriller blockbuster Mission: Impossible - Fallout, the sixth installment of Paramount Pictures‘s Mission: Impossible film series.
He was a high-ranking operative in the Special Activities Division of the Central Intelligence Agency and one of their best assassins who was tasked to follow Ethan Hunt and would eliminate him depending on the CIA's beliefs. Walker later reveals to be associated with The Apostles, who attempted to create a new world order by attempting to sacrifice innocent billions.
He was portrayed by Henry Cavill.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- He and Solomon Lane were co-conspirators in a plot to set of a nuke to poison a third of the world's population.
- He pretended to be an ally to Ethan Hunt so he can free Solomon Lane from captivity.
- He had a role on killing his double "John Lark”.
- He gives fabricated evidence to Erica Sloane to try to to frame Hunt as the real John Lark from the very beginning, to no avail as the IMF uncovered Walker’s true identity as the real John Lark.
- When Sloane sent some CIA operatives to apprehend the IMF, Walker and Lane, Walker ordered his apostles, who infiltrated the CIA to kill Ethan and his friends.
- He stabbed Alan Hunley in his chest because he stopped him from killing Ethan.
- He reveals to Ethan that he knows that his ex-wife Julia is alive by putting a picture of her in front of him by, and threatens to kill Julia if he doesn't turn himself in and admits himself to be John Lark.
- He went aboard an helicopter in Kashmir, which has the detonator of the nuclear bombs.
- He tried to kill Ethan Hunt after he tried to stop him from escaping with the detonator, even shooting him with a machine gun from the helicopter he is in.
- Though he showed frustration with Solomon Lane's vendetta against Ethan Hunt, this was only due to how Lane's vendetta complicated Walker's own plans. Making this pragmatic villainy rather than standards.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- He has a minor tragedy of being mistreated by the CIA, making him decide to betray them in the first place.
- Like Kurt Hendricks, he is also an extremist who intended to create peace by endangering said billions with his plans. But his idea is still as deluded as Hendricks’ because it won’t bring peace, only more violence and war under false beliefs on who started it.
Trivia[]
- Both Walker and Kurt Hendricks are the only Mission: Impossible villains to be NPE.
External Links[]
- August Walker on the Villains Wiki
- August Walker on the Mission: Impossible Wiki
