Johnny Wulgaru aka Dread is the
arch villain of the
epic and sweeping Otherland series authored by
Tad Williams. He is a character of
consummate evil. A
serial rapist and murderer. He was born with an ability to modify electronic devices through
mental powers. It was an ability he nurtured and trained. He became an extremely well paid assassin, using his innate ability, his ingrained sadism, and his developed skills. In an extraordinarily pathetic climactic sequence, he becomes
trapped in a gigantic computer network, living out his worst nightmares til the
end of time (or until the
indefinite future when someone would
pull the plug on the whole deal).
All in all, not overly approachable individual.