“ | It was just a fuck'n do- | „ |
~ Iosef's last words before John Wick executes him, also his most infamous quote. |
Iosef Tarasov is the secondary antagonist of the first installment John Wick.
He is the arrogant and foolish son of Viggo Tarasov, the head of the Tarasov Crime Family. He is the one who set the events of the series in motion by causing John's beloved dog Daisy's death shortly after the passing of John's wife Helen.
He is portrayed by Alfie Allen.
What Makes Him a Hate Sink?[]
- He's a spoiled, selfish and immature brat and a dirty coward to boot.
- He stole John Wick's car and had his dog Daisy killed after John refused to sell the car to him.
- What makes this even worse is that he took the time to drag the dog's corpse and place it in front of John's face so that the first thing he sees when he wakes up is his dead dog, which was a final gift from his late wife Helen.
- He also wrecked John's late wife's car simply out of spite.
- He proudly mocked John's loss in front of Aurelio, only to get rightly punched in the face.
- He arrogantly claimed that he could fix his mistake after Viggo described the gravity of the situation he got himself into.
- He used an innocent woman as a human shield at the Red Circle Nightclub so that John couldn't shoot at him.
- In his final moments, he never showed any remorse for his actions and attempted to downplay his actions against John, only to get a cathartic and well-deserved bullet to the face.
- He's responsible for John Wick's rampage that takes place over the course of the four films and the sole reason why John came out of retirement in the first place.
- However, John did not go on a rampage against the Table until Santino D'Antonio obliterated his house when being rightfully refused to rejoin the assassin life he strayed away from, and got him excommunicated once the latter fatally shot him in the New York Continental, breaking the High Table rules.
Trivia[]
- He is one of the few John Wick villains who are Hate Sinks, including Marquis de Gramont, and Chidi.
- He is considered the the most hated character in the entire series due to being responsible for causing Wick's long rampage and being indirectly responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people. As such, Chidi, who is also the secondary antagonist Hate Sink but in a future installment, almost became as hated as Tarasov when he attempted to kill Mr. Nobody's dog and threw Wick down the 220 stairs of the Sacre Coeur.
- The Marquis, however, shares the same fate as Iosef, when the former executed Charon, the series' most beloved character other than Wick himself, in cold blood and to spite Winston, which is one of the most tragic scenes in the series and real life (given the information that Lance Reddick, the real-life actor of Charon, passed away days before the film's release).
- To cement his status as a Hate Sink, directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch confirmed seeking someone who looked like a complete "prick" to portray Iosef Tarasov and consequently met Alfie Allen, who is actually a very nice person in real life.
External Links[]
- Iosef Tarasov on the Villains Wiki
- Iosef Tarasov on the John Wick Wiki
- Iosef Tarasov on the Pathetic Pinhead Wiki
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