Blondie Dread is a major antagonist of the 2003 action comedy film Bad Boys II and a flashback antagonist of its 2024 sequel, Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
He is a Haitian pirate and the leader of a gang of thugs called the Zoe Pounders who try to steal a shipment of money from Cuban crime lord Johnny Tapia.
He is portrayed by Kiko Ellsworth.
History[]
Bad Boys II[]
Blondie Dread is the leader of a gang of Haitian Zoe Pounders who plan on stealing a shipment of money being transferred by an undercover DEA agent Sydney "Syd" Burnett between Johnny Tapia and the Russians, having one of his men keep track of Tapia's activities with a camera. Blondie first has his men ambush Syd's SUV that's carrying the money and murders an agent with Syd before attempting to kill Syd, with Syd killing some of them. Blondie then leads the rest of his men into a shootout on the road against Syd, Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, resulting in a heavy car pileup.
The Haitians then start engaging in a heavy shootout with the DEA and Miami PD across the city, while endangering civilians and shooting up many cop cars. Mike kills many of Blondie's men, which allows Syd to escape. As such, Blondie and the rest of his men carjack a car-carrier truck and chase Syd down the MacArthur Causeway, pummeling through many civilian cars along the way while Mike and Marcus are right behind them. As such, Blondie starts having his men start chucking cars from the back of the carrier onto the road to get rid of them and other law enforcement, causing many cars to pile up or even explode. This allows the Haitians to escape, despite not getting their hands on the shipment.
As such, Mike and Marcus find Blondie's house and engage in a shootout with the Haitians, with Mike and Marcus killing all of Blondie's men before interrogating Blondie to tell them what he knows, with Mike threatening to shoot Blondie. Blondie eventually reveals that one of his men managed surveillance. What happens to him afterwards is unclear, while it is presumed he is arrested by Mike and Marcus.
Bad Boys: Ride Or Die[]
Years after the Zoe Pounders' defeat, their former stash house was turned into a nightclub owned by former Miami PD Hacker Fletcher. Blondie Dread is mentioned by Captain Howard when he states the events of the ecstasy drug case back in 2003.
Personality[]
Blondie Dread is an incredibly greedy and homicidal gangster. Even Mike refers to him and his men as "a bunch of pirates" who'll "steal anything". Evidently, he is proven right as Blondie Dread and his gang try to hijack a shipment of Tapia's money and kill DEA agent Syd Burnett, killing another DEA undercover agent in the process.
Blondie and his gang also cause an extensive car pileup in the process and start a massive shootout against the Miami PD and DEA while also indiscriminately firing among innocent civilians, showing Blondie's ruthlessness. He then carjacks a car-carrier and starts practically throwing cars on the road to kill Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey as well as other law enforcement on the road, causing several more crashes and pileups.
Trivia[]
- Captain Howard mentioned the Haitian Zoe Pounders in his video to Mike and Marcus addressing the events of 2003 during the ecstasy drug case.