Calvin Candie

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Near Pure Evil
Full Name	Calvin J. Candie
Alias	Mr. Candie Monsieur Candie
Origin	Django Unchained
Allies	Stephen All of his men Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly
Powers / Skills	Charisma Aggression Wealth Political power Strength
Goals	Gain $12,000 from business with Django and Schultz (failed).
Moral Event Horizon	Using African Americans in his plantation as slaves and having them fight to the death for money and his amusement. Having his dogs brutally tear apart one of his slaves. Threatening to smash Broomhilda's skull with a hammer just to prove his idea of phrenology.
Kill Count	2
Crimes	Slavery Murder Torture Extortion Abuse Coercion Hate crimes Forced prostitution Incest (implied)
Type of Villain	Sadistic Slaver

“	You see, under the laws of Chickasaw County, Broomhilda here is my property... and I can choose to do with MY PROPERTY... WHATEVER I SO DESIRE!	„
	~ Calvin Candie

Calvin J. Candie is the main antagonist of the 2012 Quentin Tarantino revisionist Western film Django Unchained.

He is the ruthless owner of the Candyland plantation as well as a monstrous slave owner. Assisted by his right-hand Stephen, Candie employs most for the African American men under his employment to either work at his house or fight to the death for his own amusement, willing to kill anyone who dares trying to escape.

He was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.

His Evil Ranking

What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?

• He is the owner of Candieland, the fourth largest slave plantation in Mississippi, and often enjoys abusing them.
• Bought Django Freeman's wife Broomhilda.
• Hosting Mandingo fights, which force his slaves to fight to death for money, taking a big enjoying these fights.
• Had his dogs brutally tear apart one of his slaves, D'Artagnan, after he refused to fight again.
• He killed his sister's lover, suggesting he has an incestuous relationship with her.
• After discovering that both Dr. King Schultz and Django tried to trick him to get Broomhilda back, he threatened to destroy Broomhilda's skull with a hammer and kill Schultz and Django if they didn't pay him $12,000 for Broomhilda's freedom and thus prove his point of phrenology.
• After he got exactly what he wanted, in a petty attempt to rub his victory in Schultz's face he asks him to shake his hand to conclude the deal, and threatened to have his men kill Django and Broomhilda if he didn't shake his hand.
• His death caused Dr. King Schultz to be murdered after he shot him in the chest for refusing to shake his hand, and caused both Django and Broomhilda to be in danger.

What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?

• He has an emotional attachment to Stephen, one of his slaves, who serves as Candie's mentor and right-hand man, and he in turn grants him quite a few privileges on his plantation even when he has no pragmatic reason to do so, showing that he trusts him a lot.
• He genuinely cares for his sister Lara as shown when he asked her to leave dinner before confronting Dr. King Schultz over his deception so she would be spared from viewing any hostility.

Trivia

• Calvin Candie is, alongside Hans Landa, Adolf Hitler, Victor Vega the Elle Driver, Stephen, and Major Marquis Warren one of the seven Tarantinoverse villains to be Near Pure Evil.

External Links

• Calvin Candie on the Villains Wiki
• Calvin Candie on the Hate Sink Wiki
• Calvin Candie on the Pathetic Pinhead Wiki

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