Basilius Errant Le'reaper is a snobbish and cynical misanthrope who is desperate to belong to a higher social class. He sees a successful clan as a means of achieving this ("turn it into an establishment of class...") yet his job forces him to be pleasant to people he despises.
My favorite Basil quotes are:
Basilius Errant Le'reaper: Right, well I'll go and have a lie down then. No I won't; I'll go and hit some Clan Leaders.
Basilius Errant Le'reaper: Bad Andy will show you to your Emitters - if you're lucky.
Basilius Errant Le'reaper: [to some noob] Stupidissimo! Continental cretin!
Basilius Errant : You snobs! You stupid, stuck-up, toffee-nosed, half-witted upper-class piles of pus!
Basilius: "Good morning, good morning."
Bugz Bunny: "Oh you're very cheerful this morning, Basil."
Basilius: "Yes, well one of the Emitters was a just raided and I got 20 nukes on my sector."
Basil "Send more forces to the raid, you vicious bastard. Oh my God. I'm warning you, if you don't send more... I'll count to three. 1, 2, 3, right, that does it. I'm going to give you a damn good thrashing."
** I have been advised some folk don't know fine cinema. The above is a compliment in the spirit of fine British comedy. The above are all directly stolen from Fawlty Towers. The main character is called Basil, played by John Cleese. IMHO he is an excellent example a true human dealing with adverse circumstances. Sure he makes an occasional mistake but he is after all human; and I did mention played by John Cleese.
