Stephen (Tarantinoverse)

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Near Pure Evil

Full Name

Stephen (last name unknown)

Alias

None

Origin

Django Unchained

Allies

Calvin Candie (boss)

Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly

Powers / Skills

Incredible intellect

Observation skills
Intimidation
Persuasion

Goals

Expose the true motives of Django and Dr. Schultz (succeeded, but backfired).

Sell Django back into slavery to avenge his employer (failed).

Moral Event Horizon

Being heavily involved in Candyland’s slavery.

Torturing and planning to sell Django back into slavery for the rest of his life out of sadistic vengeance for Calvin.

Kill Count

2 (attempted)

Crimes

Attempted murder

Slavery
Torture
Forgery
Abuse
Conspiracy
Assault

Type of Villain

Hypocritical Right-Hand

“	As a slave of the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company; henceforth until the day you die, all day, every day, you'll be swingin' a sledgehammer, turnin' big rocks into little rocks! Now; when ya get there, they gonna take away ya name, give ya a number and a sledgehammer, and say, "Get to work!" One word of sass, they cuts out your tongue! And they good at it, too. You won't bleed out! Oh, they does that real good! They gonna work ya; all day, every day, 'til ya back give out! Then; they gonna hit ya in the head with a hammer, throw ya ass down the n*a hole, and THAT** will be the story of you, Django!	„
	~ Stephen to Django upon capturing him.

Stephen is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Calvin Candie) of Quentin Tarantino's 2012 western drama film Django Unchained.

He is the old head house slave from the Candyland plantation in Mississippi by 1858. Serving as Calvin Candie's right-hand, Stephen proves himself instrumental when he uncovers the truth behind the visit of Django and Dr. Schultz, Calvin's recent guests, who plan to free Django's wife Broomhilda from Calvin's employment.

He was portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson.

His Evil Ranking[]

What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]

Rises up to become the influential head house slave of Candyland by winning over the owners through most likely immoral methods, letting him rule over his fellow co-workers even though they are oppressed slaves just like him, keeping all of them in check for decades at least. He likes this job particularly because while he’s still a slave he can still enjoy some of the benefits of a slave owner like expensive drinks (sometimes), and Stephen is one of the only slaves in Candyland to never get tortured. He just needs to keep all of the house slaves in check like preventing them from escaping and torturing them if they attempt to. Another example of his heavy involvement in Candyland’s slavery is that he runs the plantation once Calvin is gone.
- Life in Candyland for slaves is very harsh if not inhumane, as slaves are seen overworking or being tortured very often, with some of them getting killed too. However, Stephen shows not even an ounce of empathy for his fellow people despite the injustices they face, supervising their slavery.
Helps in the raising of his employer Calvin Candie and is very possible that he made him into the sadistic and cruel slave master that he is by the time of the film's events, in addition to becoming his right-hand, He spies on his guests to make sure if they pose a threat of the Candie family or not.
He appears to be in charge of finances at the Candyland plantation, as he is seen forging Calvin’s signature on a check and handling other paperwork at his desk. This further demonstrates Stephen’s deep involvement in the plantation's operations.
Traps Broomhilda in a hotbox, naked, for several hours just for trying to escape.
Tricks Django and Dr. Schultz, Calvin's latest guests, into showing some care for his fellow co-worker and slave Broomhilda (who is actually Django's wife), by showing Django her scarred back, leading him to conclude that Django wants to take Broomhilda away from Candyland and informing Candie, who threatens to hammer Broomhilda's skull if Django and Schultz don't pay him, 12,000 dollars for her freedom, setting into motion the chain of events that sees Candie and Schultz killed.
Ordered Django’s death but when it seemed that Django was going to kill all his men, Stephen forces Django to surrender unless he wants to see Broomhilda's brains "blown out" by his henchmen, leading Django to be recaptured and tortured again, under Stephen’s orders.
Opts to avenge Calvin by not letting one of his men castrate Django but instead reveal to him that he will send him to the horrible LeQuint Dickey Mining Company to work again as an oppressed slave there with no rest or name, sadistically mocking Django while revealing his intentions.
Tries to kill Django one last time with the help of his men after Calvin's burial, cursing Django in his last moments of life instead of expressing remorse or pleading for undeserved mercy.
While he has somewhat comedic moments at first, they highlight how apathetic and cruel he is due to these consisting of Stephen insulting or harming people.
While he regularly flirts with and acts kind to housemaid Cora, it's more than likely out of lust than care, as he also regularly comments on her body.

What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]

Genuinely cares for his master, as he always acted on Calvin's best interests no matter how he subtly manipulated him and was distraught when Schultz killed Candie as he screams out Calvin's name when he gets shot and immeidately running to his corpse, hugging him and crying, with this being this his main reason to seek vengeance against Django for his involvement.