[1] He appears in the 1965 film adaptation, again as the main antagonist, with Italian actor Adolfo Celi filling the role.

1"; however the numbers are rotated every month as a security precaution, although Largo is the successor to Ernst Stavro Blofeld and the Supreme Commander of "Plan Omega".

Bond, Domino, and Kutze all evacuate the Disco Volante seconds before the ship collides with rocks and explodes.

[5] Largo's scheme in Thunderball involves the theft of two nuclear weapons from NATO at sea to which he would then use to hold the world hostage by threatening to detonate the two devices in Britain or the United States unless they paid the ransom of £100 million British pounds.

As in Thunderball, the scheme involves obtaining two nuclear warheads, this time stealing them directly from a United States Air Force base in the UK and holding the world hostage.

In the novel he is depicted as a large, muscular, olive-skinned, powerful man exuding animal charm, with the profile of a Roman emperor, hooked nose, long sideburns and hairy hands which are likened to crawling tarantulas.

[11] With his status as SPECTRE's second in command, Largo and his appearance inspired Robert Wagner's character "Number Two" in the Austin Powers films.