Is Blofeld a Coward?
AlphaOmegaSin
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Think about it, he has abandoned every single of his Hideouts whilst his Men are killed by an attacking Force. Do you think he died during the Oil Rig Assault whilst in the escape Pod?
1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
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TIS - "The moment you think you got it figured - you're wrong"
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Indeed; "now you keep your hair on".
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Yes I know that, apart from the white Cat it's never been implied to have been Blofeld. Remember the Legal Dispute over his Character?
TIS - "The moment you think you got it figured - you're wrong"
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Yeah, I do know the Kevin McClory story -{
TIS - "The moment you think you got it figured - you're wrong"
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Joking.
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Of course its suppose to be Blofeld. I think its meant to be a very quick sort of resolve to the end of OHMSS. Hence the neck brace and Tracy's grave.
But to the original topic, well he's a guy who has henchman do all his dirty work while he sits safely behind a desk. Hes not the bravest.
TIS - "The moment you think you got it figured - you're wrong"
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I totally agree to me Savalas has ben the best screen Blofeld. Smart but looked
like he could handle himself in a fight. -{
( not the Blofeld of the novels, I know )
+1
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Aside from that, Telly Savalas was the best Blofeld - closer to the book Blofeld than the rest - the man of action etc.
I also tend to consider the scene in FYEO as the sort of "final death" of Blofeld, and that seems to be what it was intended as: Bond unambiguously kills the character off, no more respawns and no disputes.
That said, I don't consider it cowardice as much as intelligence. You won't get anywhere in life if you always fight to the death and make a "heroic" sacrifice when confronted instead of choosing to retreat. The only reason Blofeld was able to last so long was because he left when it got too hot and began making plans to restart his criminal empire. It's actually very possible that the Charles Grey Blofelds from DAF were imposters operating on the orders of the crippled man behind the scenes; after the destruction of the oil rig, he was left with even fewer resources and almost no respect after his constant failures. That's why in the FYEO intro, he's down to one man, a remote control rig, and his wheelchair.
Although I do have a snazzy costume.