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"In matters of death, SPECTRE is strictly impartial."
― Ernst Stavro Blofeld[src]

Ernst Stavro Blofeld is the head of the global criminal organisation SPECTRE. Based on the Thunderball character of the same name, he appears in the novel's non-Eon film adaption, Never Say Never Again (1983), and is portrayed by Swedish actor Max von Sydow. Von Sydow was one of eight men to have played the iconic role of Blofeld on screen, and the only one to do so in a non-Eon film.

Biography[]

After years of profitable ventures in terrorism, extortion, kidnapping and drug trafficking, the criminal secret organization SPECTRE, headed by its founder and leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld, ventures into its most ambitious endeavour yet. Blofeld has devised a plan to steal two nuclear missiles from NATO in order to extort from the member states a kind of annual "terrorist tax" equal to the equivalent of twenty five percent of their oil purchases.

In doing so, he brings in USAF officer Captain Jack Petachi, whom they have hooked on heroin in order to control him. At Blofeld's instructions, a complicated surgical procedure has been performed on Petachi's right eye, in order to make his retinal pattern identical to that of the President of the United States of America, thus giving him access to American nuclear warheads.

While planning and coordinating the operation as Supreme Commander in the security of SPECTRE headquarters, his immediate subordinate Maximillian Largo is tasked with ensuring smooth implementation. This includes eliminating any company secrets, suchas Captain Petachi after he has served its purpose.

After Largo has secured the missiles, Blofeld turns in a video message that shows him in well-known manner only to chest height and with his white Persian cat in the arm, directly to NATO to make his demands and thrusts in his innermost circle already sure of victory with champagne.

However, James Bond manages to foil the plot and Largo is killed. What has become of Blofeld after this is uncertain, but since he is a survivalist, he is probably submerged and lurking somewhere in secret on a new opportunity to strike again one day.

Personality[]

Like the other film incarnations, he has a penchant for white Persian cats, and has a very calm, sovereign nature and is always thoughtful and prudent. He has prepared his master plan from a long-term and extensive financial investment. He displays no real affection for anyone or anything but his cat, but enjoys the fine things in life such as good food, antiques and well tailored clothing. He also prefers ornate offices to more stripped down metallic lairs.

In keeping with his literary counterpart, he is a cool-calculating "businessman of evil" who leaves nothing to chance and rules over SPECTRE with an iron hand.

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