Eddie Poole

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Near Pure Evil
Full Name	Eddie Poole
Alias	None
Origin	8mm
Allies	Dino Velvet Machine Daniel Longdale (formerly)
Powers / Skills	Charisma Intelligence Deception Industry connections
Goals	Create and distribute violent pornography Conceal his involvement in the murder of Mary Ann Matthews (failed)
Moral Event Horizon	Sending Mary Ann Matthews to be raped and murdered
Kill Count	Two (indirectly)
Crimes	Child pornography Murder Snuff filming Torture Conspiracy Kidnapping
Type of Villain	Perverted Snuff Filmer

“	You're not gonna kill me. You don't have it in you. What are you gonna do? You gonna shoot me with you own gun, huh? Registered in your name? You really f--king thought this through, didn't you, genius. You're gonna have to dig the bullets outta my head. That'll be nice, huh? Or you could dig a hole. Dig it with your own hands, and bury me in it next to your f--king girlfriend. Go ahead. Pull the f--king trigger. Well go ahead. What're you waiting for? Go ahead, do it! You f-----! What do you want me to do, start crying like a little baby? "Oh, I'm so sorry I killed the little girl." Well, f--k you, and f--k her! Go ahead! Put me outta my f--king misery! Pull the f--king trigger! Pull the f--king trigger! Do it! Do it!	„
	~ Poole taunting Tom Welles.

Eddie Poole is an antagonist in the 1999 thriller film 8mm. He is a hardcore pornography producer who works with Dino Velvet and Machine to create a snuff film in which an 16-year-old girl is raped and murdered. He was portrayed by James Gandolfini.

Evil Ranking

What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?

• Commissions snuff films in which children are raped and tortured by Machine while Velvet films.
• Acts as a "talent scout" who lures in young girls with promises of stardom before forcing them into films where they are raped and tortured on-camera.
• Accepts millions of dollars from Daniel Longdale to commission a film in which a girl is actually killed.
• Lures 16-year-old Mary Ann Matthews into starring in a film in which Machine rapes, tortures and murders her.
• Orders Machine to abduct and murder Max California after he and Tom Welles begin investigating the Mary Ann Matthews film.
• Lures Welles in to be killed by Machine after forcing him to hand over the only copy of the film, only stopping because he and Velvet decide to kill Longdale for cheating them.
• Shows no remorse when confronted by Welles and taunts him.

What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?

• While he feels no remorse for Matthews's murder, he confesses to feeling sickened while watching the film, showing he has some very slight standards compared to his accomplices.