Richard Strickland is the main antagonist of the 2017 acclaimed fantasy romance and Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Chronicles of Great New Empire[]
Instead of letting his fingers be chopped off by The Asset, Richard works as a minion of Great New Empire to defeat the heroes. During the war, he kills Delia Ketchum with his knife. However, he was killed explosion when the Symphogear heroines activated the bomb in the building.
Trivia[]
- Strickland is also the surname of a villain/anti-hero in Trollhunters, a Netflix animated series also created by Guillermo del Toro and based on a book also written by him.
- The creature design is heavily inspired by the film The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Michael Shannon's character even says they picked it up in a river in South America, which is the setting of The Creature from the film.
- Strickland carries a macana with an electro shocker on the tip which he uses to torture the Asset.
- His first name, Richard, maybe a reference to actor Richard Carlson, who played Dr. David Reed in The Creature from the Black Lagoon, one of the main influences for the film.