| “ | You know what! When you said that last time, I was kinda trippin' right? But now. You're right. I am crazy. But you know what else? I don't give a f*ck. I don't give a f*ck about you. I don't give a f*ck about Steel. And I don't give a f*ck about Raheem, either. I don't give a f*ck about myself. Look, I ain't sh*t! I ain't never gonna be sh*t! And you're less of a man than me, so soon as I decide, you ain't gone be sh*t! POW!! So be it. You remember that, motherf*cker! Cause I'm the one you need to be worried about. PARTNER! | „ |
| ~ Bishop's revealing what he really is to Quincy "Q" Powell. |
Roland Bishop is the main antagonist of the 1992 thriller movie Juice. He's one of the four friends that soon become trigger happy and has his other friends fear for their lives.
He was portrayed by late rapper and actor Tupac Shakur.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- Even before becoming a full-time criminal, he displayed numerous red flags (e.g. anger issues) which his friends had considered seeing but widely had ignored them or not taken them seriously until it was too late.
- When Blizzard tries to rob the bar, Bishop was the only one who wanted to join Blizzard; others refused to partake in the crime, as they all knew they would end up being dead in the process like Blizzard.
- When the crew robbed Mr. Quiles' store, he shot Mr. Quiles in the back of the head, killing him in spite of the fact Quiles was cooperative and posed no threat against the crew.
- After he and his friends flee from the store, once after being confronted and chastised for killing Quiles, he tried to justify the murder by stating that Quiles recognized the masked crew as Steel said Raheem's name during the robbery.
- Kills Raheem, his lifelong friend and protector, when he tries to take the gun from him.
- Afterwards, instead of helping Raheem, Bishop frisked his clothes for the stolen money as he held no remorse in shooting him.
- After killing Raheem, he:
- Threatens to kill Q if he called him crazy again after being called out for his actions.
- Harshly yells at Steel for crying over Raheem's death.
- Terrified his friends and threaten them at gunpoint to get back to the club where Q was DJing.
- He attended Raheem's funeral, feigning sorrow and grief for losing his friend, and he even hugged Raheem's mother, lying of offering to help her with anything while offering fake condolences. Meanwhile, he gave a sinister and cold look towards Q, which caused for the latter to be disgusted.
- While he claims to be crazy, he menacingly tells Q that he doesn't care about him, Steel, Raheem, and even himself, and that he would decide whether to take Q's life when a moment comes by, not caring if he was his friend.
- While being jumped on by Radames and his gang for a final time, he expected Q and Steel to help him out as he spotted them, but they fled instead, causing for the infuriated Bishop to seek retaliation against them (although Bishop deserved it for killing Raheem in cold blood.)
- He kills Radames by shooting him multiple times following their getaway from the cops (although Radames had it coming for having bullied Bishop constantly.)
- After forcing him to accompany him to the arcade, Bishop lures Steel down somewhere in an alley, where he only pointed his gun at him, officially disowning him and Q as friends while taunting him. Steel questioned his potential wants from him, only for Bishop to coldly reply "nothing" as he shot him (although Steel survived as he was taken to the hospital where he exposed Bishop's crimes and attempts to frame Q.)
- He tried to frame Q by telling Trip and others in the neighborhood that Q was the one who killed Raheem, Radames, and Quiles as he recently shot Steel and that he was the one who needs to be stopped; this causes Q to be the main suspect and the cops chase him.
- He meets up with Q, chases and shoots at him trying to kill him, even as they end up in an apartment complex, also endangering the occupants there as he displayed no concern, as someone could have gotten hit by crossfire, before Bishop loses the gun in the struggle.
- He attempted to ambush Q using random objects before being overpowered by him before falling to his death.
- While he does have some comedic moments, they don't detract him from his villainy, as he is taken very seriously in the other half of the film (beginning with the scenario where he shot Quiles), as he had fallen into madness and psychopathy while having desperation for power and respect.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- He seems to genuinely love and care about his grandma and father (who is also implied to be an a victim of prison rape), and is seen giving his father money before leaving the house at the beginning of the film.
- He's shown to have insecurities, such as when he complains to the group about how they are always running from cops, other gangs, security guards, etc., and they must stand up to them to get respect, or "Juice" as they call it.
- Not to mention Radames and his Puerto Rican gang constantly bullied and harassed Bishop, and he had to rely on Raheem for protection. While Bishop had lost his temper when Radames insulted his father for being a prison rape victim, it was justified since Bishop had tried to stand up for his loved one.
- Despite having red flags, he genuinely cares for his friends prior to the store robbery and the possession of the gun, as they have been together in happier times at the beginning of the film (e.g. he tries to get Steel to flee from the arcade as the cops arrived before being forced to leave him behind as he is being dragged by Q.)
Trivia[]
- With the deaths of Raheem and Bishop, Q and Steel are the only remaining surviving members of the crew.
