Written by Mr. Mouseburger 7th Nov 2005
Details submitted by karl_eichholtz_13
General Orlov's plan was almost perfect. The only fly in the ointment was he was up against James Bond. Held hostage by Bond in the train carriage, Orlov can't help but divulge the genius of his plan [to detonate a nuclear weapon on an American air force base] to Bond.
When a guard comes in to the carriage, Orlov manages to escape, and he summons more guards to get Bond. However, the train is in motion towards the border, and Orlov realises that he must capture Bond, or his plan will be ruined.
Orlov catches up with the train, but not before it crosses the border into West Germany. In desperation, he gets out of his car and runs after the train, but his actions are misinterpreted by the Soviet guards as the most blatant defection attempt in cold war history, and he is subsequently shot.
I have listed this as ironic as Orlov was a die hard communist and would never think of defecting to the West.
i believe he was the first of the 2 main villains to die.
I second that, Orlov was just as important to the evil plot as Khan was. He was the one who wanted to betray Sovietopia and start World War 3, Khan mostly just wanted some pretty stars and eggs.
A note on Orlov, anyone else notice his symptoms of Tourette's syndrome? "CzechosloVAKia!"
I should also note the is no "H" in the actor's name.
Yes, I think both of you chaps are right, i have changed him to Baddy (major)
I actually kind of felt bad for Orlov. He was completely out of his gourd and party to an evil plot that would've killed thousands of innocent people, yes, but the way he's shot in the back while trying to run and dies pitifully on the tracks manages to evoke some sympathy from me.
I feel the same way about General Raddick in Air Force One.