| NOTE: This page is only for the Invisible Man's characterization in the 1933 film, as his original novel counterpart was not voted Near Pure Evil. Therefore, only the film version's info and crimes should be listed here. |
| “ | "All right, you fools. You've brought it on yourselves! Everything would have come right if you'd only left me alone. You've driven me near madness with your peering through the keyholes and gaping through the curtains, and now you'll suffer for it! You're crazy to know who I am, aren't you? All right! I'll show you!" | „ |
| ~ Jack Griffin before removing his bandages and revealing that he is Invisible. |
| “ | "Power, I said! Power to walk into the gold vaults of the nations, into the secrets of kings, into the Holy of Holies; power to make multitudes run squealing in terror at the touch of my little invisible finger. Even the moon's frightened of me, frightened to death! The whole world's frightened to death!" | „ |
| ~ Griffin finally descends into madness and prepares to "rule" the world. |
Jack Griffin is the main villainous protagonist of the 1933 Universal monster film The Invisible Man, based on H. G. Wells' 1897 science-fiction novel of the same name.
He is an obsessed scientist who desired to become invisible at all costs. Upon succeeding at such goal, however, Griffin wishes to do a life of crime in wish to become famous and feared.
He was portrayed by the late Claude Rains.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- According to Jack himself, he grew obsessed with becoming invisible, and while at first had a noble goal with it, he later becomes obsessed and saw being invisible as an opportunity to rule the world, and in his own words, "rob, wreck and kill".
- After becoming invisible, he leaves his fiancé Flora to continue his research.
- Assault the tavern owner Herbert and throws him down the staircase when he attempts to kick him out.
- He horrifies the tavern people and the police constable Jaffers by taking off his bandages, revealing his invisible self before strangling Jaffers to unconsciousness.
- Goes on a rampage during the city, harassing the town people by throwing them, hitting them with objects and even kicking baby strollers for fun.
- Threatening Kemp in order to force him to help Jack with his crime spree.
- Sneaks into the tavern while there is a town meeting to take back his books and after making sure the books are okay and giving them to Kemp, he interrupts the meeting and assaults the people, before strangling the Chief Detective to death.
- He murders 20 people from a search party presumably by throwing them off the cliff. He murders 2 onscreen and said to have murders 18 more.
- He knocks out a man controlling a train and makes the train go off a cliff, murdering 100 people on it.
- He steals a bunch of money from the bank, and while he throws it onto the street for people to ravenously collect, it was more out of general thriving of chaos than anything else.
- Murders Dr. Kemp at midnight before tying him up and sending his car off a cliff, all while sadistically describing his fate in detail and maniacally laughing while Kemp plummets to his death.
- While he has comedic moments such as chasing a woman while wearing pants and singing a nursery rhyme, they don’t at all detract from his villainy, and in fact, only underscore how sadistic and twisted he is.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- He still had love towards his fiancé Flora, even as the Invisible Man, and wanted her to rule the world with him and still kisses her before fleeing the police and at his death bed still professes his love for her.
- He has moral agency issues due to the chemical that made him invisible turning him crazy.
- On his death bed, he admits to his fiancé that he meddled in things that man shouldn’t have touched and apologizes for ruining their relationship. Though he shows no remorse for the many murders he commited, making this minor.
Trivia[]
- While this version of the Invisible Man is Near Pure Evil, his 2020 reboot counterpart is approved as Pure Evil.
- He has the highest kill count of any villain in the Universal Classic Monsters franchise.
