Hannibal Lecter (TV Series)

"Psychopaths are not crazy. They are fully aware of what they do, and the consequences of those actions."

- Hannibal Lecter (TV Series)

Hannibal Lecter is a psychiatrist who works with Special Agent Will Graham to track down serial killers. He was orphaned at a young age, and was raised by his uncle Robertus at the age of 16.

Unknown to his colleagues, Hannibal is a cannibalistic serial killer, known as the Chesapeake Ripper, who works behind Graham's back to further his own crimes. However, he sometimes uses them for other purposes, such as committing one murder as a 'copycat' of the crimes of Garret Jacob Hobbs to present Graham with a clearer picture of the true killer's motives.

Hannibal took a keen interest in Graham, in whom he sensed a like-mind. Despite his murders, he appears to have a certain empathy for others on some occasions; during his first case with Graham, he helped Graham save the life of the killer's daughter Abigail. However, it has yet to be revealed the extent to which Lecter is able to empathize with others and form true emotional bonds. Being a sociopath, it is possible that he is merely pretending to have sympathetic feelings for Will and Abigail.

He despises banality, and loves fine arts, food, literature and music. He is a man of taste and details, and a perfectionist. He took an instant dislike to "rude" people, like Fredricka Lounds. Hannibal is also very careful with what he put in his body and he prepares all his meals himself.

He has a very good sense of smell. When he was younger, he was aware of his teacher's stomach cancer ever before he was.

He has a fairly close relationship with Alana Bloom, who is one of his former students. She is often at his home or office, and has been shown helping him cook. There also seems to be some sexual tension between the two of them. However, Alana is sometimes frustrated by his unorthodox methods. Generally speaking, she prefers taking small, gradual steps with her patients to make sure that they have time to acclimate themselves to therapy, while Hannibal often feels it is better take chances and not treat them with kid gloves.

Hannibal also frequently holds small dinner parties for his colleagues. His guests have included Will, Alana, Dr. Chilton and Jack Crawford and Jack's wife, Bella. They all seem to greatly enjoy the dishes that he prepares them, but the show reveals that Lecter sometimes feeds them the flesh of his victims.

Lecter also has an unconventional psychiatrist who happens to be his colleague, Dr Bedelia Du Maurier.

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