Arius

"If you kill President Velasquez, I will send her back to you. If you try anything else, I will mail her to you in pieces."

- Arius to John Matrix

Arius is the secondary antagonist of Commando.

He is portrayed by Dan Hedaya.

Biography
He was the brutal dictator of Val Verde in South America but was taken out of power by John Matrix and replaced by a puppet regime. Angered and seeking to return to power, Arius kidnapped Matrix's beloved daughter Jenny and used her to blackmail John into killing the new president of Val Verde and allowing him to return to power. Matrix refuses to cooperate and kills all of Arius' henchmen on his private island. Matrix kills Arius by blasting him out a second story window with a Remington 870 shotgun following a brief shootout with Arius' Steyr AUG assault rifle.

Background
Real Name: Arius

Marital Status: Divorced

Known Relatives: None

Group affiliation: None

Base Of Operations: Val Verde

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 180 lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Crystal/blackish