Hans Gruber

plural Hans Grubers

1. A villain and an evil mastermind.

   But deep inside there was a Hans Gruber, who burned pure and brightly for profit and profit alone. A quintessential archetype. A universal constant.

   2022 October 1, cylonlover, “LPT: Always remember, inside every Snape is a Hans Gruber, who's scrupulous and really just in it for the money!”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2026

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   As I think about this, Van Ert must have knocked over all that Busch intentionally, to flood the place in cheap, amber beer in order to hide the fact he pissed all over the floor. Right? And if that's the case, then hes a criminal mastermind-the Hans Gruber of Marshfield Wisconsin-who, when his original, hasty plan to drink free beer went wrong, consciously spilled the cheapest beer in the freezer so hes not additionally charged as a sex offender or health code violator

   2022, Sean Bair-Flannery, Places I Can't Return To, Blackout Diaries LLC, page 204