A love like ours could have burnt down a city. Such a waste.
The Countess before her arrest (in Agatha Christie's Poirot).
Countess Vera Rosakoff, or simply known as the Countess, is a supporting character in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series. She is both a friend and adversary to Poirot.
She appeared as the main antagonist of the short story "The Double Clue" which would be included in Poirot's Early Cases, later as the secondary antagonist-turned-supporting character in The Big Four, and the deuteragonist of "The Capture of Cerberus", the last short story of Labours of Hercules.
In Agatha Christie's Poirot, she was first portrayed by Kika Markham in "The Double Clue" (1991) and later by Orla Brady in "Labours of Hercules" (2013). In the 2001 adpatation of Murder on the Orient Express, she is portrayed by Tasha de Vasconcelos.
What Makes Her A Shonen Rival?[]
- Heroic/Anti-Heroic/Anti-Villainous: She is a thief and partakes in Big Four's conspiracy, but helps Hercule Poirot.
- Honorable: She defects the Big Four and helps Poirot to defeat it when he persuades her to.
- Tragic Past: Her country took everything from her.
- Intelligent: Like most of criminals exposed by Hercule Poirot, she's very clever.
- Pursues a Big-End Goal: In the events of The Big Four, she wants to reunite with her son.
- Pessimistic: Didn't initially believe that her son is alive.
- Redemption Arc: Defecting the Big Four.
- Born into Privilege: She is a countess.
- Is a Chick/Dude Magnet: Even Poirot has some romantic feelings to her.
- Is a Delinquent: A thieve.
- Has Respect for a Shonen Hero: Towards Hercule Poirot.
External Links[]
- Countess Vera Rosakoff on the Heroes Wiki
- Countess Vera Rosakoff on the Villains Wiki