10 Great Movie Villains With Really Dumb Motivations
6. Ivan Drago - Rocky IV
Okay, pretend the Apollo Creed fight didn’t happen. Now, imagine a boxer from a country that wants to be recognized by the greatest fighters in the world. The entire hopes of a nation rest at his feet. Ivan Drago is a product of the Soviet Union. His motivations are indeed that shallow.
He’s not trying to be the best in the world for any tragic reason, he simply wants to be accepted by his peers. And he's willing to kill for that accolade.
Drago isn’t a real villain; the country’s pressure on him is the real reason he keeps punching Apollo. His only motivating factor is the homeland this boxer grew up in, and that’s a bit weak.
If something else tied him into the world of boxing, he’d be one of the greatest villains of all time. Instead, he’s only a puppet.