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| “ | I'm Superman! King f***ing Kong! I can pick you up and throw you a million miles. I'm number one. Number f***ing one. | „ |
| ~ The Gangster |
The Gangster is the titular main protagonist of the 2000 British crime film Gangster No.1.
As a young man, he was portrayed by Paul Bettany, who also played Silas in The Da Vinci Code, Bill Cox in Firewall and Dryden Vos in Solo: A Star Wars Story, while the older version of the character (credited as Gangster 55) was portrayed by Malcolm McDowell, who also played Alex in A Clockwork Orange, Caligula in Caligula, Tolian Soran in Star Trek: Generations, Geoffrey Tolwyn in the Wing Commander video game series, John Rainbird in Firestarter 2: Rekindled, Captain Von Berkow in The Passage, Lord Maliss in Happily Ever After, Andrej Evilenko in Evilenko, Death in Castlevania, Sinclair in Home Alone: The Holiday Heist, Daniel Linderman in Heroes, Colonel F. E. Cochrane in Blue Thunder, Veris Hydan in Star Wars: Rebels, Zarm in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Arnold Gundars in I Spy, Mayor Scamboli in Pinocchio 3000, Ogthar in Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone, Professor Moriarty in Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes, Leonard Wolf in Silent Hill: Revelation, Merlyn the Archer in DC Showcase: Green Arrow, Metallo in Superman: The Animated Series, Kesslee in Tank Girl, Mad Mod in Teen Titans, Tower in Phineas and Ferb, Arkady Duvall in Batman: The Animated Series, Jonas Slaughter in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Jorhan Stahl in Killzone 3, The Shaman in the Aladdin TV series, John Henry Eden in Fallout 3, and Marcus Kane in Doomsday.
History[]
1960s[]
In 1968, the young gangster came to the attention of London crime lord Freddie Mays, who recruited him into his gang as an enforcer. The Gangster is eager to please Mays and proves his loyalty through creative ways of murder. However, over time the Gangster becomes obsessed with and envious of Mays' glamorous and successful lifestyle, wanting it for himself.
When discovering Freddie's rival Lennie Taylor is planning to have him killed, The Gangster withholds the information and even kills another gangster in their gang with a hatchet to prevent him telling Freddie. The Gangster watches with sadistic glee as Freddie is shot and beaten by Lennie and his gang, and Freddie's fiancee's throat is slashed. The Gangster goes to Lennie's flat later that night and shoots Lennie in the knee, then brutally tortures him with numerous tools such as a hatchet.
Freddie is charged with Lennie's murder, and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Gangster takes over his empire.
Intervening Period - 1969-1999[]
Over the next 30 years the Gangster begins building up the empire, and carries out armed robberies, gets into gambling and drug dealing. By the 1990s, he has over 300 men in the crew.
Present Day - 1999[]
In present day - 1999 - an older gangster is out with friends when he discovers that Freddie is getting released from prison. The Gangster discovers Freddie's fiancee had survived the attempt on her life and that the pair are still getting married. The Gangster requests that Freddie visit him, which he does. The Gangster grows frustrated that Freddie has turned over a new leaf and isn't interested in the wealth that the Gangster now has. The Gangster attempts to goad Freddie into killing him, but Freddie simply leaves.
The Gangster loses his grip on sanity upon seeing that Freddie is happier with nothing than he is with everything, and ends up the roof declaring himself "number 1" before jumping to his presumed death.
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Trivia[]
- Out of the characters who existed in the 1960s and present day (1999) timeline, the Gangster is the only one to be played by two different actors whereas the others were the same actors using makeup to age them. It is speculated the reason is that the older Gangster in present day has perceived himself to look different when reflecting on his past, in order to look way more appealing and to add to his feelings of self-importance.