Captain Vidal

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Captain Vidal is the ruthless and authoritarian Falangist officer who serves as the primary antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
affiliation Falangists
Francoist military
alignmentInFiction villainous
antagonistTo Ofelia
the Republican guerrillas
appearsIn Pan’s Labyrinth
associatedTheme abuse of power
the horrors of fascism
violence against innocence
causeOfDeathInFiction shot by Republican guerrillas
characterTrait authoritarian
obsessed with order
patriarchal
ruthless
sadistic
violent
commands a rural military outpost
createdBy Guillermo del Toro
diesIn Pan’s Labyrinth
familyRelation father of Ofelia’s unborn half-brother
husband of Carmen
firstAppearance Pan’s Labyrinth (2006 film)
fullName Capitán Vidal
genreOfWorkContext dark fantasy film
languageOfCharacter Spanish
nationalityInFiction Spanish
notableAct hunts down Republican partisans
tortures prisoners
notableScene brutally kills a farmer with a bottle
confrontation with Ofelia in the labyrinth
occupation army officer
portrayedBy Sergi López
rank captain
roleInWork primary antagonist
settingOfActions rural Spain
symbolizes authoritarian patriarchy
fascist brutality
timePeriodInFiction Spanish Civil War aftermath
weaponUsed handgun
straight razor


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