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|name = Vice Principal Nero
|died = [[Hotel Denouement]] fire (possibly)
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|died = [[Hotel Denouement Fire]] ''(possibly)''
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|alias = Nero Feint (Netflix series){{r|TAA2}}
 
|title = Vice Principal
 
|title = Vice Principal
 
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|gender = Male
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* [[Sir Barrymore Feint]]
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|interest(s) = Violin
|job = Vice Principal of Prufrock Preparatory School<br>Struggling violinist<br>Vice President of Esmé Squalor Fan Club
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|loyalty = *[[Prufrock Preparatory School]]
 
|loyalty = *[[Prufrock Preparatory School]]
 
|book appearances = * [[Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography]]
 
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* [[The Penultimate Peril]]
 
* [[The Penultimate Peril]]
 
|adaptation appearances = * [[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|Netflix Adaptation]]: [[The Austere Academy: Part One]], [[The Austere Academy: Part Two]], [[The Penultimate Peril: Part One]], [[The Penultimate Peril: Part Two]]
 
|adaptation appearances = * [[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|Netflix Adaptation]]: [[The Austere Academy: Part One]], [[The Austere Academy: Part Two]], [[The Penultimate Peril: Part One]], [[The Penultimate Peril: Part Two]]
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[[File:Nero_and_Esme.png|thumb|300px|Nero]]
 
[[File:Nero_and_Esme.png|thumb|300px|Nero]]
   
After [[Dewey Denouement]] is killed, Vice-Principal Nero mocked what Mr. Remora said and claimed that Violet and Klaus flunked all sorts of tests and Sunny was the worst administrative assistant he has ever seen. During the trial of the Baudelaire children and Count Olaf, Vice-Principal Nero submitted the administrative records as evidence. When the [[Hotel Denouement Fire]] is started, Vice-Principal Nero was last seen on the seventh story as he worries about his violin case, and the tv series, he calls himself a genius as he blindfolded tries to escape with [[Arthur Poe|Mr. Poe]].
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After [[Dewey Denouement]] is killed, Nero mocked what Mr. Remora said and claimed that Violet and Klaus flunked all sorts of tests and Sunny was the worst administrative assistant he has ever seen. During the trial of the Baudelaire children and Count Olaf, Vice-Principal Nero submitted the administrative records as evidence. When the [[Hotel Denouement Fire]] is started, Vice-Principal Nero was last seen on the seventh story as he worries about his violin case, and the tv series, he calls himself a genius as he blindfolded tries to escape with [[Arthur Poe|Mr. Poe]].
   
 
It is unknown if he is still alive after the fire.
 
It is unknown if he is still alive after the fire.
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* In the TV series, it's revealed on his resume that his surname is Feint. This implies a relation to [[Sir Barrymore Feint]] (founder of Prufrock who also played the violin), as well as [[Ellington Feint]] and [[Armstrong Feint]] from ''[[All the Wrong Questions]]'' series.
 
* In the TV series, it's revealed on his resume that his surname is Feint. This implies a relation to [[Sir Barrymore Feint]] (founder of Prufrock who also played the violin), as well as [[Ellington Feint]] and [[Armstrong Feint]] from ''[[All the Wrong Questions]]'' series.
** If Nero was indeed related to the founder of Prufrock, this would go a long way in explaining how he was able to secure such a lofty position as "Vice Principal," despite being highly unqualified and generally disinterested in his job responsibilities. 
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** If Nero was indeed related to the founder of Prufrock, this would go a long way in explaining how he was able to secure such a lofty position for himself as "Vice Principal," despite being highly unqualified and generally disinterested in his job responsibilities. 
 
* It is unknown if there is an official principal at Prufrock Preparatory School. It is known in the TV series that [[Ishmael]] used to be the principal, although it is unknown if someone else took over his role eventually.
 
* It is unknown if there is an official principal at Prufrock Preparatory School. It is known in the TV series that [[Ishmael]] used to be the principal, although it is unknown if someone else took over his role eventually.
** It is likely that Prufrock became a very lacking educational institution after Ishmael went into self-imposed exile after the V.F.D. schism and the school fell solely under the control of Nero.  
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** Within the TV series canon, it is likely that Prufrock became a very lacking educational institution after Ishmael went into self-imposed exile, after the V.F.D. schism, and the school fell solely under the control of Nero.  
 
* Fans theorize he may be on the fire-starting side of [[V.F.D.]], although it is unknown if he is aware of or involved in the organization.
 
* Fans theorize he may be on the fire-starting side of [[V.F.D.]], although it is unknown if he is aware of or involved in the organization.
 
**Considering the Esmé Squalor Fan Club is actually a group of fire-starting V.F.D. agents, Nero being the vice-president of it heavily implies he is in cohoots with Count Olaf. This may have been Daniel Handler's way of confirming this theory as he helped write the TV series.
 
**Considering the Esmé Squalor Fan Club is actually a group of fire-starting V.F.D. agents, Nero being the vice-president of it heavily implies he is in cohoots with Count Olaf. This may have been Daniel Handler's way of confirming this theory as he helped write the TV series.
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Revision as of 21:11, 13 July 2020

Every night I give a violin recital for six hours, and attendance is mandatory. The word 'mandatory' means that if you don't show up, you have to buy me a large bag of candy and watch me eat it.
 
— Nero to the Baudelaires

Vice Principal Nero, also known as Nero Feint in the Netflix series, is the antagonistic Vice-Principal of Prufrock Preparatory School. He is the fifth guardian of the Baudelaire children.

Personality

There's no way uneducated people like yourself can understand a genius like me.
 
— Nero claiming he is very smart to the Baudelaires

Nero hated the Baudelaires and the Quagmires and often mocked them by repeating what they said in a high-pitched nasal voice. He refused to make an exception for the Baudelaires to live in the dormitory, as Mr. Poe is technically not a Baudelaire guardian, and in order to live in the dorms, a student must have their guardian's permission slip.

He is also narcissistic and delusional about his ability to play the violin, and is either unable to see or simply doesn't care that his students don't like his recitals. Near the start of The Miserable Mill: Part Two, Lemony Snicket essentially reveals that Nero is hypnotized (possibly by Georgina Orwell) to think that he can play the violin despite that he never studied, and that his name "Nero" acts as the trigger.

He adores Carmelita Spats and "plays favorites" with her. When he discovers the Baudelaires never gave her any tips for delivering messages, he says they owe her ten pairs of earrings, despite that tips are optional.

Given his personality, it is not far-fetched to assume that he is mentally unbalanced and demented.

In the TV series, he is portrayed as less cruel and more sympathetic, as a struggling musician unable to achieve his dreams, having written 4000 symphonies, and he's financially poor. He is also shown to be extremely out of the loop, wondering why Mozart does not reply to his letters, and thinks Voltaire is probably some French kid he expelled for smoking.

Biography 

Early Life

Nero signiature

Neros Signature

Nero plays the violin terribly, and he forces the students to listen to his terrible playing through nightly six hour recitals.

He enforces strict and cruel punishments, like taking away eating utensils (if a student entered the administrative building without an appointment) and tying hands behind students' backs during meals (if they're late for class.) He made up a punishment that if anybody misses his nightly six hour long violin concerts, he would force them to buy a large bag of candy for him and then force them to watch him eat the entire bag.

In the TV series, he is the vice president of the Esmé Squalor Fan Club and that he never graduated middle school.

The Austere Academy

When the Baudelaires move to Prufrock, Nero despises them. He also makes Isadora and Duncan Quagmire live in the Orphans Shack (on separate occasions), although in the TV series, they are "upgraded" to live in a broom closet.  

NeroResume

Nero in the exam

He hires Count Olaf, who is disguised as a gym teacher called Coach Genghis. It is unknown if this was unknowing or intentional, although it is possible Nero is in cohoots with Olaf. Either way, he threatens the Baudelaire children to have Coach Genghis homeschool them if they either fail their classes or fail the S.O.R.E. exams.

In the book, he expels the Baudelaire orphans after he caught them "cheating" on their exams even when Count Olaf is exposed. In the TV series, he will allow the Baudelaire children to continue attending for the remaining school year. After Count Olaf was exposed and he got away, Vice-Principal Nero is not seen expelling them.

The Penultimate Peril

He makes a return in The Penultimate Peril, along with Mr. Remora and Mrs. Bass in Hotel Denouement. He intends to play at a cocktail party and be recognized as a musical genius so that he can quit his job at the school.

Nero and Esme

Nero

After Dewey Denouement is killed, Nero mocked what Mr. Remora said and claimed that Violet and Klaus flunked all sorts of tests and Sunny was the worst administrative assistant he has ever seen. During the trial of the Baudelaire children and Count Olaf, Vice-Principal Nero submitted the administrative records as evidence. When the Hotel Denouement Fire is started, Vice-Principal Nero was last seen on the seventh story as he worries about his violin case, and the tv series, he calls himself a genius as he blindfolded tries to escape with Mr. Poe.

It is unknown if he is still alive after the fire.

Behind the scenes

Nero is portrayed by Roger Bart in the TV series.

Quotes

TV series

  • "It's because... I don't like you very much." (shoving Olivia Caliban out his office)
  • "I hate to admit it, but Sunny is a fantastic administrative assistant. Look! She edited my resume, highlighting my musicianship without drawing attention to the fact I never graduated middle school!"

Trivia

NeroResume

Nero's resume.

  • In the TV series, it's revealed on his resume that his surname is Feint. This implies a relation to Sir Barrymore Feint (founder of Prufrock who also played the violin), as well as Ellington Feint and Armstrong Feint from All the Wrong Questions series.
    • If Nero was indeed related to the founder of Prufrock, this would go a long way in explaining how he was able to secure such a lofty position for himself as "Vice Principal," despite being highly unqualified and generally disinterested in his job responsibilities. 
  • It is unknown if there is an official principal at Prufrock Preparatory School. It is known in the TV series that Ishmael used to be the principal, although it is unknown if someone else took over his role eventually.
    • Within the TV series canon, it is likely that Prufrock became a very lacking educational institution after Ishmael went into self-imposed exile, after the V.F.D. schism, and the school fell solely under the control of Nero.  
  • Fans theorize he may be on the fire-starting side of V.F.D., although it is unknown if he is aware of or involved in the organization.
    • Considering the Esmé Squalor Fan Club is actually a group of fire-starting V.F.D. agents, Nero being the vice-president of it heavily implies he is in cohoots with Count Olaf. This may have been Daniel Handler's way of confirming this theory as he helped write the TV series.
  • Nero was partially inspired by the Roman Emperor Nero, who, when a great fire was spreading across the city, famously stayed in his palace and played the fiddle while Rome burnt. This is supported by the fact that at one point, Count Olaf incorrectly calls him “Caligula”, another Roman Emperor known to be equally terrible.
  • The Baudelaire parents may have known him, or at least went to one of his recitals. Bertrand Baudelaire said, "Children, there is no worse sound in the world than somebody who cannot play the violin who insists on doing so anyway."
  • His name might have its origins in the Finnish language, since he is referred to as a genius many times in the show and the word nero means genius in Finnish.
  • His letter to the Spats parents reveals he reads The Daily Punctilio, but only the music section to see if there will be an article about the greatest violin player in the world (himself).

Appearances



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