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Simon Peter Gruber is the main antagonist in the 1995 action film Die Hard with a Vengeance. He is an East German Special Forces colonel turned terrorist and the brother of Hans Gruber. He was bent on killing John McClane in order to gain revenge upon him for the death of his brother in the first film and to steal gold bullions which worth of $140 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank. He was portrayed by Jeremy Irons, who also portrays Randall Bragg, Profion, Alan Rikkin and Scar.

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  • Simon Gruber
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  • Simon Peter Gruber is the main antagonist in the 1995 action film Die Hard with a Vengeance. He is an East German Special Forces colonel turned terrorist and the brother of Hans Gruber. He was bent on killing John McClane in order to gain revenge upon him for the death of his brother in the first film and to steal gold bullions which worth of $140 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank. He was portrayed by Jeremy Irons, who also portrays Randall Bragg, Profion, Alan Rikkin and Scar.
  • Simon Peter Gruber was a former East German Special Forces Colonel-turned-terrorist mastermind and the older brother of Hans Gruber. He is the main antagonist in Die Hard with a Vengeance, where he pretended to be seeking revenge against John McClane through a series of elaborate riddles and tasks, when this was really a distraction from a robbery of bullion in gold bullion from the New York Federal Reserve Bank. In East Germany, Simon was in charge of an infiltration unit where he trained German soldiers to speak English and mimic American accents. His work with the East German army likely caused the bitter sibling rivalry between the two brothers, as Hans was from West Germany, perhaps separated from Simon by differing political beliefs or the construction of the Berlin Wall, which separ
  • It seemed to be a plan driven by personal revenge. Det. John McClane (Bruce Willis) was singled out to perform tricks for a maniac terrorist, and the NYPD and FBI would soon discover that Simon Gruber (Jeremy Irons) was the man behind it all. The brother of the late Hans Gruber, Simon came to New York with a serious grudge against the guy who dropped his bro out of the Nakatomi Building during the memorable 1988 Xmas Party. Or, at least, that's what everyone was meant to believe. Just like his brother, as he was threatening innocent people with one hand, he was busy robbing them with the other. As the feds and NYPD were running around looking for bombs, Gruber and his gang were robbing Wall Street, making off with tons of gold. All the while, Simon would play his demented game of "Simon Sa
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type of villain
  • Terrorist
Goals
  • To steal gold bullion from the Federal Reserve Bank which worth $140 billion and to escape the United States of America .
  • Kill John McClane in order to gain revenge upon him for the death of his brother Hans Gruber .
Eyes
  • Blue
Origin
  • Die Hard With a Vengeance
Skills
  • Mastery at psychological warfare
Last
  • Die Hard with a Vengeance
Affiliation
  • East German Army
  • Gruber family
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  • Blonde
Name
  • Simon Peter Gruber
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