<P> Keyser Söze (/ ˈkaɪzər ˈsoʊzeɪ / KY - zər SOH - zay) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects, written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer . According to petty con artist Roger "Verbal" Kint (Kevin Spacey), Söze is a crime lord whose ruthlessness and influence have acquired a legendary, even mythical, status among police and criminals alike . Further events in the story make these accounts unreliable, and, in a twist ending, a police sketch identifies Kint and Söze as one and the same . The character was inspired by real life murderer John List and the spy thriller No Way Out, which featured a shadowy KGB mole . </P> <P> The character has placed in numerous "best villain" lists over the years, including AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains . Spacey won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, turning him from a character actor into a star . Since the release of the film, the character has become synonymous with infamous criminals . Analysis of the character has focused on the ambiguity of his true identity and whether he even exists inside the story's reality . Though the filmmakers have preferred to leave the character's nature to viewer interpretation, Singer has said he believes Kint and Söze are the same person . </P> <P> Director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie originally conceived of The Usual Suspects as five felons meeting in a police line - up . Eventually, a powerful underworld figure responsible for their meeting was added to the plot . McQuarrie combined this plot with another idea of his based on the true story of John List, who murdered his family and started a new life . The name was based on one of McQuarrie's supervisors, though the last name was changed .' KS' are also the initials of Kevin Spacey who played the character . McQuarrie settled on Söze after finding it in a Turkish dictionary; it comes from the idiom "söze boğmak", which means "to talk unnecessarily too much and cause confusion" (literally: to drown in words). </P> <P> Keyser Söze's semi-mythical nature was inspired by Yuri, a rumored KGB mole whose existence nobody can confirm, from the spy thriller No Way Out . Kint was not originally written to be as obviously intelligent; in the script, he was, according to McQuarrie, "presented as a dummy". Spacey and Singer had previously met at a screening for Public Access . Spacey requested a role in Singer's next film, and McQuarrie wrote the role of Kint specifically for him . McQuarrie said he wanted audiences to dismiss Kint as a minor character, as Spacey was not yet well - known . Spacey made it more obvious that the character is holding back information, though the depth of his involvement and nature of his secrets remain unrevealed . McQuarrie said that he approved of the changes, as it makes the character "more fascinating". </P>

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