The Invisible Man

Griffin is the main antagonist in the 1897 novel The Invisible Man by the late English writer H.G. Wells and its following adaptations. He creates a potion that can make him invisible, though at the cost of losing his sanity.

Originating from one of the most iconic literary pieces of its time, the Invisible Man has become an icon of pop culture, and a legendary member among Universal's lineup of monsters, in near equal status with the likes of Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster.

Personality
The novel's Griffin is callous and cruel from the beginning and only pursues the experiment for wealth and his ego. The film portrays Griffin more sympathetically than the novel. It shows Griffin as an honourable man who is misguided. His insanity is purely a side-effect of the invisibility drug and his motivation for the experiment was a misguided desire to do good for science and mankind, born primarily out of his love for his fiancée.