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— Randall to Hannibal, in reference to what "clings to his teeth".
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Randall Tier is a serial killer and major antagonist in Hannibal. Randall was a patient of Hannibal Lecter's that was confused with his desire to "become an animal", eventually doing so by engineering a hydraulic exoskeleton fitted with a Cave Bear's skull (and Dire Wolf) with claws to maul his victims. He was originally treated by Dr. Hannibal Lecter in his youth and would later be responsible for the deaths of three people, whom he tore limb from limb.
He was the second overall victim (the first being Garret Jacob Hobbs) of Will Graham, who murdered him with his bare hands following an attempt on his life. This was an event that was orchestrated by Hannibal.
After being killed, he was displayed by Will at the museum he worked at; combined his arms, legs, and top half of his head with the skeleton of a saber-toothed cat [smilodon populator]. Will kept Tier's other remains, and his exoskeleton, inside his shed.
Biography[]
When he was young, Randall Tier was a patient of Hannibal Lecter and became obsessed with becoming an animal. He later made a hydraulic exoskeleton with the skull of a Cave Bear and the claws of a Dire Wolf. Randall used the monster suit to maul and ravage his victims, his first victim being a trucker, who he ripped apart with the suit. His next victims were a couple.
Hannibal realizes that the killer is his former patient, Randall, who now works at a museum and stole the Cave Bear skull and the Dire Wolf claws to build his animal suit. Hannibal tells Randall that the FBI are beginning to figure out that he killed the three people and tells him what he can say when he is confronted.
Will Graham and Jack Crawford talk to Randall, who says that Hannibal told him to say, though Will and Jack aren't fully convinced that Randall isn't the killer. Randall meets up with Hannibal, who convinces him to break into Will's house and kill him.
Randall goes to Will's house and injures one of his dogs. Will leaves to help his dog and goes back inside, locking the door to keep Randall out. However, Randall jumps in through a window as Will turns off the lights. Randall attacks Will, resulting in Will breaking his neck in self defense. Will brings Randall's body to Hannibal's house, where Hannibal finds him at the dinner table.
Will and Hannibal dismember Randall's corpse before adding it to the skeleton of a cave bear. Randall's severed face is placed on the skull, as well as the cave bear's limbs being replaced with Randall's. Randall's body parts on the skeleton are found by the BAU, who investigates his death.
Will keeps Randall's other remains and the cave bear suit in his barn. Randall's remains were placed beneath pieces of meat in a locked freezer. However, Freddie Lounds searched through the barn and found the cave bear suit, as well as Randall's body parts.
Victims[]
- An unnamed truck driver
- An unnamed couple
Attempted[]
Episode appearances[]
Season 2[]
Quotes[]
- "I don't think I can stop." (to Hannibal)
- "Do you know what it's like when the skin you're wearing doesn't fit?" (to Jack Crawford)
- "I know who I am now. And I'm doing much better." (to Will Graham and Jack Crawford)
- "Come closer. I want to see you. Can you see you?" (to Will Graham, postmortem)
- "I didn't force you to enjoy it" (in response to Will stating that he had forced him to kill him)
- "You made me a monument. The monument is not to me; it's to you." (to Will, postmortem)
- "This is my becoming. And its yours." (to Will, postmortem)
Notes[]
- Tier's name hints at his character, as "Tier" is German for "animal".
- His first name is close to the German word "Randale" which means "rampage".
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