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—The Emperor
The Emperor was an American cult leader of the early 21st century. As the leader of a religious cult themed after the gods of Ancient Rome, the Emperor demanded blood sacrifices through gladiatorial combat in a scrapyard repurposed into the Gridiron. With the assistance of his son Sam, the Emperor procured numerous people whose disappearances would not be noted and forced them to fight to death.
After the capture of the Canadian all-girl punk band Ms. 45, the Emperor sought to fashion them into warriors for his amusement. However, due to overconfidence and the schemes of Ms. 45, gladiatorial champion Driller, and his own son, the Emperor found himself executed and supplanted by the band's guitarist, Emma.[1]
Victims[]
Killed[]
- At least 11 Gridiron combatants prior to the capture of Ms. 45[2] (killed by Driller and other Gridiron combatants by his design; offscreen)
- 8 Gridiron combatants (killed by Ms. 45 by his design)
- Jill (killed by a Gridiron combatant by his design)
- 3 bikers (killed by Ms. 45 by his design)
- 4 Gridiron combatants (killed for his entertainment)
- Cassy (killed by a Gridiron combatant on his orders)
- 3 Gridiron combatants (killed by Ms. 45 by his design)
Minimum: 31[3]
Notes[]
Behind the Scenes[]
- The Emperor was played by Canadian actor Julian Richings.[4][5] Richings enjoyed working with director Andrew Thomas Hunt,[6][7] and the opportunity to play an outright villain with few redeeming qualities.[8]
Appearances[]
- Spare Parts (first and final appearance)
References[]
- ↑ Spare Parts - Svet Rouskov & David Murdoch - Hangar 18 Media - Release date 2020 - Retrieved 23 May 2025
- ↑ The Emperor lists "Drug addicts. Mental patients. Vagrants. Whores." as being among those who were procured by his son Sam alone for the purposes of ritual sacrifice. Assuming they followed the trinity model that was held in significance for Ms. 45, that would mean at least 11 were sacrificed, leaving room for Driller. Driller was additionally stated to be the only gladiator to earn his freedom, and to have achieved the highest number of kills by any participating gladiator. By the point in the film that statement was made, Emma had the highest onscreen kill count at 4, meaning that at least 5 of the 11 had to have been killed by Driller.
- ↑ The true death toll is likely a great deal higher, but there's no way to confirm an upper limit.
- ↑ Spare Parts - IMDB - Retrieved 23 May 2025
- ↑ Julian Richings - IMDB - Retrieved 23 May 2025
- ↑ Spare Parts Star Julian Richings: Living in the Mad Max-Inspired World - Tom Chang - 6 June 2021 - Bleeding Cool News - Retrieved 23 May 2025 - Archived 23 May 2025
- ↑ Interview: Julian Richings (Anything for Jackson and Spare Parts) - Janel Spiegel - 27 June 2021 - HorrorNews.net - Retrieved 23 May 2025 - Archived 23 May 2025
- ↑ Julian Richings On His Roles In “Spare Parts” and “Anything for Jackson” - Rachel Reeves - 8 June 2021 - Rue Morgue - Retrieved 23 May 2025 - Archived 23 May 2025