History Characters / CasinoRoyale2006

* BlondesAreEvil: She's an attractive blonde who works for the very evil Le Chiffre.

!'''Mr. White'''
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->Played by: '''Jesper Christensen'''

He is a Quantum operative in charge of Quantum's financial deal with Le Chiffre. [[spoiler: He ends up killing Le Chiffre because of his unreliability.]] He reappears in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.

* BadassInANiceSuit: He wears a nice suit in all of his scenes.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler: Confident his daughter will be safe with Bond, White takes his own life to deny Blofeld the satisfaction]].
* BigBad: Le Chiffre's contact in Quantum and the reason he sets up the poker game in Montenegro to begin with. At first he seems to be a [[GreaterScopeVillain background threat]] but he controls Le Chiffre and after the man's failure he [[spoiler:kills Le Chiffre himself and directly drives the plot himself by taking charge of getting the terrorist money back himself]].
* TheChessmaster: The SMS in Vesper's phone indicates that he had a hand in her extortion.
* DiabolicalMastermind: He's an even higher operative within Quantum than Le Chiffre, who's himself already an example of this.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: In ''Film/{{Spectre}}'', he kills himself by firing his gun at the jaw from point blank range.]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite their estrangement, he still deeply cares for his daughter and gives Bond intel on SPECTRE in return for Bond promising to protect her.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He had a falling out with SPECTRE over their involvement in human trafficking of children.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty Averted]], as Bond captures him thanks to Vesper's last SMS.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: He was the one in charge of blackmailing Vesper Lynd.
* TheManBehindTheMan: He was the man behing Le Chiffre's acts.
* NebulousEvilOrganization: Quantum, the criminal organization of which he's the liaison with Le Chiffre. [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed that Quantum is just one branch of SPECTRE]].
* NonActionBigBad: Le Chiffre is TheHeavy and Mr. White is content to sit back while his subordinate attempts to recover his losses [[spoiler:until he becomes fed up with Le Chiffre's incompetence and begins focusing on Bond himself]].
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Like a lot of the bad guys in here, we never find out his real name.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Before shooting [[spoiler: Le Chiffre in the head]].
--> '''Mr. White:''' [[spoiler: Money isn't as valuable to our organization as knowing who to trust. ''*BANG*'']]
* SoftSpokenSadist: The only time where he raises his voice is when [[spoiler: he screams after he's shot in the leg by Bond]].
* VillainousRescue: [[spoiler: Saves Bond's and Vesper's life when they are tortured by Le Chiffre.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: In ''Film/{{Spectre}}'', we find that [[spoiler: following his failures with Le Chiffre and Greene, as well as his [[EvenEvilHasStandards objection to SPECTRE's entry into the child sex trade]], Blofeld has declared him a liability and had him poisoned. He hangs on long enough, apparently through sheer force of will, to [[WorthyOpponent entrust his daughter's safety to Bond]] before [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled ending his life on his own terms]]]].

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** She's arguably this for the Craig-Era Bond in general, as years later in ''Film/Spectre'' he is still shown to be somewhat affected by her death.

* AntiVillain: She's directly [[spoiler: working against Bond and his mission the entire time]], but it's clear that it wasn't her choice. The sequel makes her [[spoiler: an even more sympathetic antagonist]].

* BreakTheCutie: She [[spoiler: has to play along with everything to steal Bond's money and rescue her kidnapped/dead boyfriend.]]

* DarkSecret: [[spoiler: Vesper is being blackmailed by Quantum into helping Le Chiffre so she can rescue her kidnapped boyfriend]].

* LoveInterestTraitor: [[spoiler: She has no choice however, and she doesn't want to harm Bond.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler: She's secretly working for Quantum.]]

* MeaningfulName: Vesper Lynd is a {{pun|nyName}} on "West Berlin". Berlin was a city split down the middle during the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. [[spoiler:Vesper's loyalties are equally split. [[MsFanservice And so are]] [[AbsoluteCleavage a lot of her dresses]] ]].

* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler: For Bond in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace''.]]

* MacheteMayhem: His signature weapon is a machete. He uses a machete to intimidate Valenka while menacing Le Chiffre.
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler: How Bond kills him.]]

* MeaningfulName: Vesper Lynd is a {{pun|nyName}} on "West Berlin". Berlin was a city split down the middle during the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. [[spoiler:Vesper's loyalties are equally split]].

* NebulousEvilOrganization: Quantum, the criminal organisation of which he's the liaison with Le Chiffre.

Vesper Lynd is a treasury agent who is tasked to accompany Bond to the poker tournament at Casino Royale, posing as his wife. Bond and Vesper eventually fall in love in the aftermath of the mission and Bond is prepared to leave the service for her. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it turns out that Vesper is being blackmailed into helping the GreaterScopeVillain behind Le Chiffre (Quantum (which later becomes SPECTRE) in the film, SMERSH in the original novel) into betraying her country, and she subsequently commits suicide (directly in the novel, and by not allowing Bond to rescue her from drowning in the film).]] Vesper is the very first Bond Girl to appear in the novels, and she is arguably Bond's love of his life in the Craig continuity. [[spoiler: Her death impacts Bond severely and defines his later relationships with women in the novels, and revenge for her death is the driving focus of ''Film/QuantumOfSolace''.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: Le Chiffre's contact in Quantum and the reason he sets up the poker game in Montenegro to begin with.

* FauxAffablyEvil: He's calm, collected, and polite, even when torturing Bond for the password to the winnings, but loses it when he realizes that Bond has no intention of giving him said information.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite their estrangement, he still deeply cares for his daughter and gives Bond intel on SPECTRE in return for Bond promising to protect he.r

Vesper Lynd is a treasury agent who is tasked to accompany Bond to the poker tournament at Casino Royale, posing as his wife. Bond and Vesper eventually fall in love in the aftermath of the mission and Bond is prepared to leave the service for her. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it turns out that Vesper is being blackmailed into helping the GreaterScopeVillain behind Le Chiffre (Quantum in the film, SMERSH in the original novel) into betraying her country, and she subsequently commits suicide (directly in the novel, and by not allowing Bond to rescue her from drowning in the film).]] Vesper is the very first Bond Girl to appear in the novels, and she is arguably Bond's love of his life in the Craig continuity. [[spoiler: Her death impacts Bond severely and defines his later relationships with women in the novels, and revenge for her death is the driving focus of ''Film/QuantumOfSolace''.]]

* DiabolicalMastermind: He's an even highter operative within Quantum than Le Chiffre, who's himself already an example of this.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite their estrangement, he still deeply cares for his daughter and gives Bond intel on SPECTRE in return for Bond promising to protect her

* OnlyKnownByHisNickname Like a lot of the bad guys in here, we never find out his real name.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes
* EvenEvilHasStandards

* DragonInChief: Works for Mr. White, who is TheManBehindTheMan.

He is a Quantum operative in charge of Quantum's financial deal with Le Chiffre. [[spoiler: He ends up killing Le Chiffre because of his unreliability.]] He reappears in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace''.

* CartwrightCurse: She subsequently commits suicide by not allowing Bond to rescue her from drowning out of guilt from betraying Bond and her country.

* FemmeFatale: This film's primary example.

* ObviouslyEvil: If the [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience all black suit]] and his bearing and demeanor wasn't enough, he tells his [[TheDragon second-in-command]] to throw the guests he had just beaten in poker overboard if they weren't gone in five minutes.

* MistakenForAnImposter: At the end of the film Bond has Mathis arrested because Le Chiffre identified as a DoubleAgent. In ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' this is revealed to have been false.

* {{Gambler Groupie|s}}: Le Chiffre uses her the same way Bond uses Vesper : a distraction for the other competitors during the card game.

%%* AfraidOfBlood

%%* BrainyBrunette

* CartwrightCurse: As expected in a Bond movie.
%%* DarkSecret

* FemmeFatale: This films primary example.
* [[GamblerGroupies Gambler Groupie]]: She is used by Bond as a strategic distraction for the other competitors during the card game.

* MeaningfulName: Vesper Lynd is a [[PunnyName pun]] on "West Berlin". Berlin was a city split down the middle during the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. [[spoiler:Vesper's loyalties are equally split]].
%%* RavenHairIvorySkin

* WomanInBlack: She usually dress in black. Infact seems like it's her favourite colour.

* AdaptationalBadass: This Le Chiffre is ''far'' more dangerous than his counterpart in the [[Film/CasinoRoyale1967 1967 film]]

%%* TheChessmaster

%%* DiabolicalMastermind
* DragonInChief: Works for Mr. White, who is {{the man behind the man}}.
%%* EvilGenius

%%* TheHeavy
%%* HollywoodNerd

%%* KarmicDeath

* TheStateless: His nationality is indicated as such on his MI6 file.

* YouHaveFailedMe: Mr. White kills him for his failures and untrustworthiness.

%%* BadassInANiceSuit
%%* TheChessmaster
%%* DiabolicalMastermind

%%* ManipulativeBastard
%%* TheManBehindTheMan
%%* NebulousEvilOrganization: Quantum.

--> [[spoiler: Money isn't as valuable to our organization as knowing who to trust. *BANG*]]
* SoftSpokenSadist: He's TheQuietOne for a reason.

An MI6 field agent and Bond's ally inside the Casino Royale. He reappears in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace''.

%%* CoolOldGuy
%%* MistakenForAnImposter

* PunkInTheTrunk: Places the dead bodies of Steven Obanno and his bodyguard in the police chief's car trunk to frame him. This tactic comes to bite him in the ass in the next film.

!'''Alexandre Dimitrios'''

Bond tracked Mollaka's phone to the Bahamas and found that he had been contacted by Dimitrios, a contractor in charge of Le Chiffre's operation.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: {{Deconstructed}} brutally.
%%* CartwrightCurse
* ChekovsGun: The way she comes up behind Dimitrios and kisses him is Bond's inspiration for having Vesper do the same at Casino Royale.
%%* DisposableWoman
* KillTheCutie: What happens to her for telling Bond what she knows about her husband's plans.
* MsFanservice: The other half of her role in the movie, including scenes in a sexy, sea-green two-piece, and a pinkish-red evening gown with a neckline that borders on AbsoluteCleavage.

->Played by: '''Ivana Milicevic'''

* FemmeFatale: A very good and deadly example of this.
* [[GamblerGroupies Gambler Groupie]]: Le Chiffre uses her the same way Bond uses Vesper : a distraction for the other competitors during the card game.

%%* SensualSlavs
* SmugSnake: She's smug when Le Chiffre kidnaps Bond and Vesper.

* {{Expy}}: Of RealLife terrorist [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony Joseph Kony]]. It's been commented that Obanno is probably the closest thing to a real person to have served as a Bond villain thus far.

A man in Mr White's employment, whose job is to collect the Casino Royale winnings in Venice [[spoiler:from Vesper]].

* MoeGreeneSpecial: [[NailEm Dies when Bond puts a nail]] [[EyeScream through his eye]], [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with the nail gun he used against Bond]] moments earlier.

%%* NiceHat
%%* SinisterShades

%%* AfricanTerrorists
%%* {{Badass}}

* LeParkour: And played by one of the pioneering members, too.
%%* ScaryBlackMan
%%* TerroristsWithoutACause

* DressingAsTheEnemy: ImpersonatingAnOfficer of the Miami-Dade Police Department.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Literally.
%%* TerroristsWithoutACause
* WhyAmITicking: The OhCrap look he has at the end of the ChaseScene on the airport runway is this.

Dryden appears in the DeliberatelyMonochrome prologue of the film. He is a corrupt MI6 section chief in Prague. He is shot by Bond on his last mission before becoming a 00 Agent. He is Bond's second kill in the Craig continuity.

-->'''Dryden''': Shame. We barely got to know each other.

%%* DoubleAgent

-->'''Dryden''': Made you feel it, did he? Well, you needn't worry. The second is -- [''BAMM'']
-->'''Bond''': [[BondOneLiner Yes. Considerably.]]
%%* TheMole
%%* SmugSnake
%%* UnderestimatingBadassery

%%* {{Mook}}

Vesper Lynd is a treasury agent who is tasked to accompany Bond to the poker tournament at Casino Royale, posing as his wife. Bond and Vesper eventually fall in love in the aftermath of the mission and Bond is prepared to leave the service for her. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, it turns out that Vesper is being blackmailed into helping the BiggerBad behind Le Chiffre (Quantum in the film, SMERSH in the original novel) into betraying her country, and she subsequently commits suicide (directly in the novel, and by not allowing Bond to rescue her from drowning in the film).]] Vesper is the very first Bond Girl to appear in the novels, and she is arguably Bond's love of his life in the Craig continuity. [[spoiler: Her death impacts Bond severely and defines his later relationships with women in the novels, and revenge for her death is the driving focus of ''Film/QuantumOfSolace''.]]

* BiggerBad: Le Chiffre's contact in Quantum and the reason he sets up the poker game in Montenegro to begin with.

* BoomHeadshot: When Mr. White kills him.

%%* FemmeFatale

%%* TheMole

%%* DarkChick
%%* FemmeFatale

* GenreSavvy: Is fully aware that Bond will sleep with her for information. She goes along anyway.