Robbing banks, killing people and more, Ned Kelly was a brave and cold-hearted bushranger. With the evidence from the book Black Snake by Carole Wilkinson, it is an indisputable fact that Ned Kelly was a villain. Edward "Ned" Kelly was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police killer. One of the last bushrangers, and by far the most famous, is best known for wearing body armor during his last shootout with police. He was very brave and had a rebellion against the police and the government. This can be supported by the fact that Ned Kelly robbed numerous banks and held innocent people captive. He also was a murderer after facing a brutal life. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay After being accused of becoming a villain, Ned Kelly is also known as a thief. While living in a poor household, Ned was willing to do anything he could to help and support his family, including stealing livestock and valuables and selling them for money. Additionally, Ned was booked for numerous bank robberies with one outstanding escape and a huge amount of money stolen. An example from the book Black Snake can be seen on page 12-13 when Ned had stolen money, watches and a good quality saddle as he didn't earn a fortune and desperately needed them. Just as on page 4-5 and 24-25 Ned had stolen cattle and had undertaken the business of what he called the "wholesale and retail horse and cattle trade", i.e. the theft of horses and cattle. Along with this Ned and his band returned and sold horses and cattle for rewards and money. Also, from the Jerilderie Letter the quote "No one had anything to do with the theft and sale of the horses, but myself and George King William Cooke, who was convicted for Whitty's horses, were innocent." written by Ned we see that he was guilty of stealing and selling horses. Therefore, after robbing numerous banks, horses, and livestock, Ned will always be remembered as an evil outlaw. However, in addition to being a villain, Ned Kelly held innocent people captive before robbing any bank. Ned was known to be one of the best bank robbers. So he was always wanted as a thief by the police. Therefore, this information can be supported by the book Black Snake on page 104 when it says: “The gang made themselves comfortable at the Glenrowan Inn and waited for the train. Meanwhile they gathered a crowd of prisoners." this shows that Ned and the gang had gathered a group of innocent people and held them prisoner in the inn while they waited for the train full of police officers to arrive, which was unnecessary. This is because during the final battle between Ned and the police, Ned's brother, his best friend and 4 innocent citizens were killed. However, if the citizens had not been held captive, there may have been little to no death of the innocent citizens. Over on pages 77-80 of Black Snake, before the Kelly Gang broke into the bank, they had held people captive while Mr. John Tarleton (bank manager) went to open the safe. Therefore, Ned Kelly wasn't just a villain: he had held innocent people captive before robbing every bank. In addition to becoming a robber, he became a murderer, thus making him more known as a villain. Many people who knew Ned Kelly knew him as a hero but after he fired the first shots and hit a policeman in the wrist at the inn, as seen on page 95, hope for Ned's fans began to wane. Also, a sentence a.