Although immaturely named by a rich American brat and dressed up as an S&M nightmare, there are few villains more physically imposing than Mother Russia. She's instantly turned into a caricature and it's a testament to her professionalism (and mercantile leaning) that she doesn't snap Chris D'Amico in half. Although she essentially ticks every box in the 'large muscular Russian' trope this doesn't stop her from shining through as a hugely entertaining force to be reckoned with. Whether she's throwing people around as if they were stuffed toys or destroying fleets of police cars, she does it with a murderous glee that's hard not to be engaged by. This being said, she's by no means a likeable character, as is the case with most villains she displays some truly despicable behaviour. The most notable example of this is her treatment of Hit Girl, which, although the circumstances call for violence, is still hard to watch at times. Of all of Chris D'Amico's henchmen, Mother Russia stands a literal head and shoulders above the rest: when she's on screen you know destruction isn't far behind her as she clocks up an impressive body count through the film's run-time. Someone so despicable can't get off lightly and she gets her comeuppance in the end through circumstances involving an adrenaline syringe and multiple shards of glass.
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