Hans Gruber

Hans Gruber was an internationally-feared German terrorist, the main antagonist in Die Hard and a posthumous antagonist in Die Hard with a Vengeance. He was the mastermind behind the Nakatomi Plaza heist, where he used a gang of heavily-armed terrorists to take over the company's Christmas party and attempt to steal $640 million in negotiable bearer bank bonds inside the building's vault. Hans disguised this as a terrorist incident to distract the police from their robbery. Hans met his end after underestimating the courage of a one John McClane, who, despite being outmanned 13 to 1, managed to save the hostages of Nakatomi Plaza. Hans was also the younger brother of Simon Gruber, whom he was likely disliked by, as Hans worked with the Volksfrei movement, while Simon was an obscure colonel from the National People’s Army.

Appearances

 * Die Hard (First appearance)
 * Die Hard with a Vengeance (Archive footage)

Equipment

 * Heckler semi-automatic pistol
 * Koch P7M13 semi-automatic pistol

Played by

 * Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Die Hard with a Vengeance; Archive footage)