| “ | Mr. Hercule Poirot,-- You fancy yourself, don't you, at solving mysteries that are too difficult for our poor thick-headed British police? Let us see, Mr. Clever Poirot, just how clever you can be. Perhaps you'll find this nut too hard to crack. Look out for Andover, on the 21st of the month. Yours Sincerly A.B.C |
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| ~ The ABC Killer's first letter to challenge Poirot. |
Franklin Clarke, also known as the A.B.C. Killer, is the main antagonist of The A.B.C. Murders Agatha Christie's 1936 Hercule Poriot novel.
He is a serial killer who attempts to kill his brother and take over his fortune, but has randomly killed more people in an alphabetical order, both in the victims' name and their hometown. He also challenged Poirot for the case, because the latter was a celebrated foreign detective, before framing someone else.
In the Agatha Christie's Poirot, Franklin was portrayed by Donald Douglas, and in the 2018 BBC miniseries, he was portrayed by Andrew Buchan.
What Makes Him A Shonen Villain?[]
- Villainous/Anti-Villainous: Kills his brother to get inheritance.
- Powerful/Skillful: Is a very skillful villain.
- Pursues a Big-End Goal: To get his brother's inheritance.
- Arrogant: Taunts Poirot for inabilty to catch him.
- Intelligent: Decided to commit serial murder to hide that he had a motive to kill his brother.
- Cold-Hearted/Ruthless: And how else can a serial murderer be called?
- Psychopathic: And how else can a characher, who begins a killing spree to hide a motive for his brother's murder, be called?
- Sadistic: Doesn't stop his spree even after achieving goals.