On the subject of Vladek...
Okay, so my main mental image of this guy is based around King Bradley/Wrath from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. To show you the awesomeness that is Wrath, I've made a playlist of videos encompassing action scenes with him in them (a specific selection of action scenes, in all honesty, but it should be obvious of how it ends.)
Before I provide the link, I will provide a WARNING: As awesome as these scenes may be, I do not advise anyone to watch them if they are not comfortable with animated violence/death, cus there's a lot of "something warm" (as Jonna so subtley put it) being spashed around. People also call each other sons of female dogs and illegitimate children, but in a lot less classy manner. :P
You have been warned!
Oh, and Wrath is the one in the eye patch, BTW. First character you see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhza0DBAong&list=PLY13Yifod25OQX-i84ouq0YTr8lp48NuZ&index=2