History Characters / BlacKkKlansman

* RealitySubtext: Ron tells Walter over the phone that his father is sick in El Paso. The real life Ron Stallworth was born in Chicago, but grew up in El Paso.

* AxCrazy: Even by the standards of the Klu Klux Klan.
* BigBad: Despite technically being TheDragon.

* TokenEvilTeammate: One of the few KKK members willing to rely on terrorism to achieve the clan's ends.

* FatBitch

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Paul Walter Hauser

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Ashlie Atkinson

* SeventiesHair: A Black female version with an Afro invoking the image of a young Assata Sakur or Angela Davis.

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Laura Harrier

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Corey Hawkins

* AffablyEvil: David Duke is incredibly mild-mannered, polite, and friendly to everyone, and he and Ron even have some somewhat pleasant conversations on the phone. Despite this, he's the Grand Wizard/National Director of TheKlan, the antagonists of the movie.

* FatBastard

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Nicholas Turturro

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RobertJohn Burke

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RobertJohnBurke

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Robert John Burke

-> '''Portrayed by:''' John David Washington

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Topher Grace

-> '''Portrayed by:''' Adam Driver

* BigBad: Despite being TheDragon.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain

* 70sHair: A Black female version with an Afro invoking the image of a young Assata Sakur or Angela Davis.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Downplayed.

* CowboyCop: Ron comes up with the idea to infiltrate the KKK on his own despite being a rookie, and repeatedly gets personally involved to further the case. Several times he does heroic but procedurally questionable actions, like throwing a brick through Felix's window when he thinks Flip is in trouble, or personally tackling [[spoiler: Connie when he thinks she has the bomb.]]

* DirtyCop: Andy Landers, who never fails to antagonize Ron and other black folks.

* WasAllOfItALie?: Patrice is understandably upset when she finds out that her boyfriend is an undercover cop who was uncover the night they met.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Connie is a very sweet looking housewife, but is just as wildly racist as her husband.

* BlackVikings: Turturro is very obviously of Italian heritage, yet is playing a card-carrying member of the KKK, who demand only Anglo-Saxon Protestants as members.

* AmbiguousSituation: It is not clear if Ron and Patrice are going to stay together at the end of the film. [[spoiler: On one level, the movie has a BolivianArmyEnding that leaves ambiguous whether or not Patrice and Ron get into a literal or metaphorical shoot out with potential white supremacists (who still know Ron's address). Given that the real life Ron Stallworth is alive and well and that Patrice appears to be a fictionalized character, we can assume that they either survive an assassination attempt or that the final Spike Lee dolly shot into the future is meant to be symbolic]].

* OddCouple: "The Stallworth Brothers"--the first black Colorado Springs cop and a non-practising Jewish man who share the undercover identity of a rising star in the KKK. Also while Ron is a talkative, charismatic, SharpDressedMan (albeit in a classic 70s) way with a carefully maintained Afro, Flip is reserved, taciturn, and does not seem to own an outfit not consisting of blue jeans and flannel.

* OddCouple: "The Stallworth Brothers"--the first black Colorado Springs cop and a non-practicing Jewish man who share the undercover identity of a rising star in the KKK. Also while Ron is a talkative, charismatic, SharpDressedMan (albeit in a classic 70s) way with a carefully maintained Afro, Flip is reserved, taciturn, and does not seem to own an outfit not consisting of blue jeans and flannel.
* [[{{OhCrapSmile}} "Oh Crap! Smile]]: Flip's artificial smile and clearly panicky eyes when Felix shows him the Klan's weapons arsenal. It may be the only time in the film Flip is visibly fighting back pure panic when undercover. Also, he cannot stop smiling nervously in the banquet scene after Felix calls him by his real name, hinting that a nervous smile might be Flip's [[{{TheTell}} tell]] (as Flip is normally [[{{TheStoic}} stoic]]) in both his Klan persona and his regular life.

* AmbiguousSituation: It is not clear if she and Ron are going to stay together at the end of the film. [[spoiler: On one level, the movie has a BolivianArmyEnding that leaves ambiguous whether or not Patrice and Ron get into a literal or metaphorical shoot out with potential white supremacists (who still know Ron's address). Given that the real life Ron Stallworth is alive and well and that Patrice appears to be a fictionalized character, we can assume that they either survive an assassination attempt or that the final Spike Lee dolly shot into the future is meant to be symbolic]].

* MeaningfulName: "Patrice" means "noble" or "patrician." A fitting name for a 70s Black radical in the tradition of political invocation of the rhetoric of Black royalty (unstated in the film).

* TrainingYourReplacement: Walter is very eager to recruit "Ron" and almost immediately names him as his successor because, as we see in his smoozing up to David Duke, Walter wants to work for the Klan in a national capacity and knows Felix is too crazy to replace him.

* IndyPloy: Although he is TheMastermind behind the entire mission, he also has a tendency to improv on the spot when necessary (such as when he needs to break a window to save Flip's life) or wants to troll David Duke.

* [[{{OhCrapSmile}} "Oh Crap! Smile]]: Flip's artificial smile and clearly panicky eyes when Felix shows him the Klan's weapons arsenal. It may be the only time in the film Flip is visibly fighting back pure panic when undercover. Also, he cannot stop smiling nervously in the banquet scene after Felix calls him by his real name, hinting that a nervous smile might be Flip's [[{{TheTell}} tell]] (as Flip is normally [[{{TheStoic}} stoic]] in both his Klan persona and his regular life.

* OhCrap!Smile: Flip's artificial smile and clearly panicky eyes when Felix shows him the Klan's weapons arsenal. It may be the only time in the film Flip is visibly fighting back pure panic when undercover. Also, he cannot stop smiling nervously in the banquet scene after Felix calls him by his real name, hinting that a nervous smile might be Flip's [[{{TheTell}} tell]] (as Flip is normally [[{{TheStoic}} stoic]] in both his Klan persona and his regular life.