Arjen Rudd's right-hand man, Pieter Vorstedt serves as a secondary antagonist in the second film. In the film, after killing Riggs' love interest and before attempting to drown Riggs, Vorstedt reveals that he also killed Riggs' wife in a failed attempt to kill Riggs by sabotaging his car before the events of the first film, perhaps making him the most impactful villain in the franchise. Until, of course, Riggs drops a shipping container on him.