Fantastic Beasts: The difference between Voldemort and Grindelwald explained

Director David Yates has explained what the major difference is between Voldemort and Grindelwald ahead of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Every good story needs a big bad. During Harry Potter’s tenure that big bad was Voldemort, but in the Fantastic Beasts series, it is Grindelwald. We haven’t seen Grindelwald truly in action to get an idea of what he is like just yet, but Fantastic Beasts Director David Yates is already giving us an idea as he explains what the difference is between Voldemort and Grindelwald.

According to the Express, Yates explained that both Voldemort and Grindelwald, while both are dark and evil wizards, are completely different from one another in how they go about their deeds.

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He described Voldemort as more like a thug, whereas Grindelwald is more of a charming.

The description of Voldemort is pretty much spot on. Whenever Voldemort ran into an issue during one of his many diabolical plans, he would attempt to sort it out by either Avada Kedavra or Curcio.

Basically, his methods of solving any issue were to either kill or torture someone.

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We have yet to see Grindelwald in action to say if we agree that he is a charming or not, yet you can’t help but get the sense that this is a wizard who relies more on his words rather than his wand.

This has been shown in the trailers for Fantastic Beasts, more specifically the final trailer, where we can here Grindelwald addressing a large group of witch and wizards. A long and persuading speech, which ends with the ultimatum.

Join me, or die!

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