Keyser Söze
Keyser Söze is a male film character who features in The Usual Suspects.
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Biography
Keyser Söze
On a ship in San Pedro Bay, a faceless figure identified as 'Keyser' speaks with an injured man called Keaton. The two talk briefly, then Keyser appears to shoot Keaton before setting the ship ablaze. The next day, FBI Agent Jack Baer and U.S. Customs Special Agent Dave Kujan arrive in San Pedro separately to investigate what happened on the boat. There appear to be only two survivors: Roger 'Verbal' Kint, a con artist with cerebral palsy, and a hospitalized Hungarian criminal named Arkosh Kovash. Baer interrogates the severely burned Kovash in the hospital, who claims that Keyser Söze, a Turkish criminal mastermind with a fearsome reputation, was in the harbor "killing many men". Kovash begins to describe Söze through an interpreter while a police sketch artist draws a rendering of Söze's face. Meanwhile, Verbal has testified at length about the incident in exchange for near-total immunity. After making his statement to the district attorney and while waiting to post bail on a relatively minor weapons charge, Verbal is placed in the cluttered office of San Pedro Police Sergeant Jeffrey Rabin where Kujan demands to hear his story from the beginning. Verbal's tale starts six weeks earlier in New York City.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Keyser Söze was a ruthless crime lord with a mythic reputation in the criminal underworld. Using his skills as a con artist and criminal mastermind, Söze outsmarted every single policeman and succeeded in his plan to kill the one man who could identify him to the authorities.
As 'Verbal', Söze played the part of a weak, dimwitted pawn of larger forces. Ironically, it was through appearing small and weak that he was able to outsmart the police and continue his career as a powerful crime lord.
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Keyser Söze was created by Christopher McQuarrie and portrayed by actor Kevin Spacey where he featured in The Usual Suspects universe.
Appearances
- The Usual Suspects: (1995)
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