- Looten Plunder
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Plunder is a wealthy business man who scours the globe for means of profit, regardless of who or what is sacrificed in the process. He also sports business suits with patterns of rare or endangered animals. Because of this careless greed, Plunder has come into conflict with
Captain Planet and the planeteers on numerous occasions.Although Plunder is often present for all of his conflicts, he rarely takes an active part in the action as more than a commander. Plunder is a charismatic villain, letting others do his dirty work for him as he manages to talk governments into handing over money for something that would be harmful in the first place.
Though Plunder has hired many
assassin s and mercenaries in his time, he is almost always seen with his personal bodyguard, the mercenary Argos Bleak. Though Bleak typically serves as Plunder's shield and sword, he has been known to act on his own. For instance, in the episode “the Predator” when Bleak sells his services to a seaside resort as a shark exterminator, Plunder is absent and appears to have nothing to do with Bleak’s scheme. Looten Plunder's latest henchmen are the Pinehead Brothers Oakey and Dokey who are oversized lumberjacks.Plunder has allied himself with other villains on numerous occasions, including the creation of
Captain Pollution . During this period, Looten Plunder gained the power ofdeforestation . Plunder's was the only power not to be used for a purpose besides calling Captain Pollution other than that ofDr. Blight 's.Plunder could be considered the show's own version of
Lex Luthor andRoland Daggett , a wealthy evil industrialist who often trades blows with a near-invulnerable superhero.His name is an obvious play on the expression "loot and plunder".
He is quoted in the show's theme song ("You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!"). In fact, this quote is said directly after the lyric "bad guys who like to loot and plunder".
Looten Plunder was originally voiced by
James Coburn and later voiced byEd Gilbert . Argos Bleak is voiced byS. Scott Bullock while the Pinehead Brothers are voiced byFrank Welker .Toys
Looten Plunder was not made a figurine in the Tiger Toys Captain Planet toy line. Argos Bleak was, however. The toy came with a helmet, missile launcher, and missile.
See also
P. K. van der Byl External links
* [http://www.turner.com/planet/static/looten.html Looten Plunder page]
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