Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... criminal and DEA officer. Stansfield is a drug addict and doesn’t go very far to hide it. He openly snorts cocaine and murders entire families in the name of the DEA. A hitman named Leon takes note of Stansfield’s corruption and swears to Matilda, a girl whose family was murdered by Stansfield, that he will avenge them.
Personality... power-hungry, drug-hungry, and eccentric. Stansfield’s energy explodes in the face of anyone who crosses him. The more afraid he is of Leon killing him, the more likely he is to go into a violent rage.
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Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Leon's footsteps.
