Rendel (2017) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A traumatized former financial director becomes a masked avenger after VALA destroys his family and conceals a deadly vaccine scandal.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Career Destroyed

Rämö loses his financial position after refusing Kurikka's investment proposal. His later filing job at VALA exposes him to evidence of the deadly vaccine.

Key Events

• VALA Vaccine Cover — VALA presents a successful vaccine while functioning as a criminal organization. Characters: Rotikka, Kurikka Location: Mikkeli
• Rendel's First Attacks — A masked figure brutalizes VALA men and leaves the name Rendel etched into their bodies. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Rotikka Location: Mikkeli
• Father's Day Gift — Rämö receives a biker jacket from his family as a Father's Day gift. Characters: Rendel / Rämö Location: Rämö's home
• Investment Refusal — Rämö refuses to invest in Kurikka's proposal, prompting Kurikka to contact his boss. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Kurikka Location: Company office
• Forced Dismissal — Pressure from Kurikka's side causes Rämö's boss to fire him. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Kurikka Location: Company office
• Financial Struggle — Rämö fails to find work and struggles financially after losing his position. Characters: Rendel / Rämö Location: Mikkeli
• VALA Filing Job — Following Kurikka's advice, Rämö accepts a filing job at VALA. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Kurikka Location: VALA office
• Deadly Vaccine Files — Rämö discovers that the tar-based vaccine was inadequately tested and caused numerous deaths. Characters: Rendel / Rämö Location: VALA office

The Family Ruined

VALA suspects Rämö may expose the organization and sends Rotikka and Lahtaaja against his family. The attack kills his wife and daughter and leaves Rämö near death.

Key Events

• Family Assassination — Rotikka and Lahtaaja attack Rämö's family; his wife and daughter are killed. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Rotikka, Lahtaaja Location: Rämö's home
• Rämö Left For Dead — Rämö is beaten with a barbed-wire baseball bat and left to die. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Rotikka, Lahtaaja Location: Rämö's home
• Tar Mask Creation — Rämö covers his face with vaccine tar and adopts the masked identity of Rendel. Characters: Rendel / Rämö Location: Cellar

The Mask Awakens

Rämö survives, uses the vaccine tar to make a permanent mask, and becomes Rendel. A mysterious helper appears as the organization prepares a larger response.

Key Events

• Marla's Assistance — A mysterious woman named Marla appears to help Rendel when needed. Characters: Rendel / Rämö Location: Mikkeli
• Mercenaries Recruited — VALA's higher-ups hire foreign mercenaries to eliminate Rendel. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Radek, Stacy, Julia, Jimmy, Mike Location: Mikkeli

War Against VALA

Foreign mercenaries ambush Rendel, but their temporary victory collapses after Julia's death. Rendel returns and defeats the surviving mercenaries during an escalating war.

Key Events

• Initial Mercenary Ambush — The mercenaries overpower Rendel during an ambush, and Julia is killed. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Radek, Stacy, Julia, Jimmy, Mike Location: Mikkeli
• Mercenary Revenge — The surviving mercenaries organize retaliatory attacks after Julia's death. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Radek, Stacy, Jimmy, Mike Location: Mikkeli
• Rendel Returns — Rendel recovers and launches an all-out war against the organization and its mercenaries. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Radek, Stacy, Jimmy, Mike Location: Mikkeli
• Mercenary Defeats — Rendel defeats the mercenaries one by one during the escalating campaign. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Radek, Stacy, Jimmy, Mike Location: Mikkeli
• Lahtaaja Duel — Rendel fights Lahtaaja; after Marla appears to be stabbed, Rendel fatally wounds Lahtaaja. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Lahtaaja Location: Mikkeli

Rainbound Reckoning

Rendel kills Lahtaaja and then confronts Rotikka after Rotikka kills his own father. The masked avenger injects Rotikka, walks away, and leaves the organization seeking revenge.

Key Events

• Rotikka Kills Erola — After VALA's higher-ups condemn Erola, Rotikka is sent to shoot and kills his father. Characters: Rotikka Location: Organization building
• Rendel Kills Rotikka — Rendel traps Rotikka's hands, injects him with the vaccine, and kills him. Characters: Rendel / Rämö, Rotikka Location: Rainy street
• Masked Figure Departs — Rendel sees the city, walks away, and leaves the higher-ups vowing revenge. Characters: Rendel / Rämö Location: Mikkeli

Story Breakdown

• VALA's Hidden Crime — The criminal organization presents a dangerous vaccine as a successful product.
  • Public Vaccine Success — VALA develops and promotes the vaccine in Mikkeli.
  • Deaths In The Files — Rämö discovers that inadequate testing caused numerous deaths.
• Rämö's Collapse — Professional pressure and financial hardship isolate Rämö before he enters VALA.
  • Investment Refusal — Rämö rejects Kurikka's investment proposal.
  • Forced Dismissal — Pressure from Kurikka's side causes Rämö to lose his job.
• Family Assassination — VALA's fear of exposure leads to a brutal attack on Rämö's household.
  • Deadly Home Attack — Rotikka and Lahtaaja kill Rämö's wife and daughter.
  • Barbed Wire Beating — Rämö is struck with a barbed-wire baseball bat and left for dead.
• Birth Of Rendel — Rämö transforms his trauma and the vaccine material into a vigilante identity.
  • Tar Mask — Rämö uses permanent vaccine tar to cover his face.
  • Masked Retaliation — He adopts the name Rendel and attacks VALA's men.
• Mercenary Counterattack — VALA's higher-ups deploy foreign fighters, temporarily turning the conflict against Rendel.
  • Initial Ambush — The mercenaries overpower Rendel and Julia dies.
  • Revenge Campaign — The surviving mercenaries retaliate before Rendel returns.
• Final Reckoning — Rendel dismantles the opposition and completes his revenge against the organization.
  • Lahtaaja's Defeat — Rendel fatally wounds Lahtaaja with the barbed-wire bat.
  • Rotikka's Execution — Rendel injects Rotikka with the vaccine after Rotikka kills his father.

Directed by

Jesse Haaja

Key Cast

• Kris Gummerus — Rendel / Rämö
• Rami Rusinen — Rotikka
• Renne Korppila — Lahtaaja
• Matti Onnismaa — Mr. Erola
• Johnny Vivash — Radek