Veidt exerts his influence to manipulate others into doing his bidding. Using his influence and charisma, he successfully manipulated missing writers and artists into creating the "alien" creature (8.11.1-6; 10.17.1-4). However, Veidt got rid of them because they are no longer useful to him and this ensures that his plan will work successfully (10.18.4). Furthermore, although Veidt uses his influence to control which films to broadcast (3.11.2; 5.18.2; 8.3.3), this may be remarkably an act of kindness; this is because he sublimely manipulates the audience into being more receptive to alien invasions. By exposing apocalyptic scenarios to the public in the form of films (3.11.2; 5.18.2; 8.3.3), it would have lessened the damage in people's minds and they would have quickly been able to recover from the initial shock. Veidt's personality is composed of two forms at opposite ends of the spectrum, in which his character can fluctuate between the realms of heaven and