History Characters / FantasticBeastsGrindelwaldsArmy

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HiroakiHirata (Japanese, in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' films), Bruno Choël (French, in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' films), Luis Posada (European Spanish, ''Fantastic Beasts''), Enrique Cazorla (European Spanish, ''Deathly Hallows''), Creator/RicardoTejedo (Latin American Spanish, ''Fantastic Beasts''), Ernesto Casillas (Latin American Spanish, ''Deathly Hallows''), Marco Antônio Costa (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Fantastic Beasts''), Jorge Lucas (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Crimes of Grindelwald''), Creator/MarioMonjardim (Brazilian Portuguese, ''Deathly Hallows Part 1'') \\

* FirstNameBasis: When he meets Dumbledore at the restaurant, he calls him Albus, as is fitting for a romantic partner. After [[spoiler:the blood troth breaks]] he switches to calling him Dumbledore, signifying the final rift in their relationship.

** Although both are described as handsome in their younger years, Voldemort is TallDarkAndHandsome while Grindelwald is blonde. Voldemort's forays into dark magic twists his appearance into something akin to a snake or a living corpse but Grindelwald keeps his normal human features and remains handsome into middle age, although pre-recast his design had bleached skin and hair, though never to the extent of making him look inhuman. The Mikkelsen version of the character has Mikkelsen's rugged good looks and charismatic demeanor, which makes him all the more dangerous as a way to manipulate people into believing his benevolence.

* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Every description of Grindelwald as a young man credits him as very handsome, and in the first two films, he's portrayed by Johnny Depp, whose handsome features are not greatly marred by Grindelwald's colourless appearance. Once Mikkelsen took over the role, he became more conventionally attractive. If nothing else, Grindelwald's good looks were a big part of what won him the heart of a young Albus Dumbledore. Beneath all that beauty, however, lurks a manipulative extremist who, while [[KnightTemplar believing himself righteous]], is capable of exceptional violence and cruelty.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. Despite being extremely attractive and charismatic, [[EvilIsSexy being a villain]], having NoSenseOfPersonalSpace, and having hordes of followers who would likely do anything for him, he never shows interest in anyone but Dumbledore.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. Despite being extremely attractive and charismatic, having NoSenseOfPersonalSpace, and having hordes of followers who would likely do anything for him, he never shows interest in anyone but Dumbledore.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. Despite being extremely attractive and charismatic, having [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace no sense of personal space]], and having hordes of followers who would likely do anything for him, he never shows interest in anyone but Dumbledore.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. Despite being extremely attractive and charismatic, having [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace]], and having hordes of followers who would likely do anything for him, he never shows interest in anyone but Dumbledore.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. Despite being extremely attractive and charismatic, having [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace no sense of personal space]], and having hordes of followers who would likely do anything for him, he never shows interest in anyone but Dumbledore.

* AllGaysArePromiscuous: Subverted. Despite being extremely attractive and charismatic and having hordes of followers who would likely do anything for him, he never shows interest in anyone but Dumbledore.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in "Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone" that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in "Literature/HarryPotterandThePhilosophersStone" that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone book]] that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosopher'sStone book]] that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in "Literature/HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone book" that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in "Literature/HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone" that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a callback to Dumbledore's statement in Sorcerer's Stone that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: While he's definitely gone off the deep end and committed horrible atrocities, whether or not he is a WellIntentionedExtremist who genuinely believes that subjugating Muggles is justified because they're forcing wizards into hiding and then takes that belief too far or if that belief is just a front for gaining power for power's sake is ultimately left open to interpretation. If he truly came to regret what he'd done as an old man or if he was just miserable after being locked in a prison for half a century is also left open to interpretation.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part. His line to Voldemort in the same scene, "there is so much you do not understand," is almost certainly a call-back to Dumbledore's statement in Sorcerer's Stone that "if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love," given that Grindelwald then proceeds to die trying to protect his lover's tomb from being desecrated.

* MeaningfulEcho: His face-off with Voldemort, right down to him noting "I welcome death", echoes the "The Tale of the Three Brothers" story, which, considering Grindelwald's interest in the hallows and Voldemort's interest in the wand being based on the same thing, was likely an invoked trope on his part.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He tends to stand really close to someone he threatens or sways, as he did to Credence, Krall, and [[spoiler:Queenie]]. He also pulls Spielman awfully close and does a little turn with him before throwing him out of the carriage during his prison break.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He tends to stand really close to someone he threatens or sways, as he did to Credence, Krall, and [[spoiler:Queenie]].

* WhiteMansBurden: His plan to conquer {{Muggles}} justifies itself by claiming to be for their "greater good."

* CulturedBadass: He looks completely at home in the upscale cafe where he meets with Dumbledore, and comments on his appreciation of a good cup of tea. He also wears a tux extremely well.

* WouldHitAGirl: Grindelwald makes it clear that he has no qualms treating woman just like he treats his male opponents. He callously flung a car at Tina to prevent her from hindering him and he takes down groups of aurors that included female ones while making it clear that he would have also killed Picquery had he not been restrained by Newt at the last moment. During the second film, he has a mother of a family killed like her husband and infant child, kills female aurors as mercilessly as he did with the male ones, tries openly to burn Tina to death, and when Leta saved them, he coldly kills her as well. Not to mention the fact that he may or may not have been the one that killed Ariana.

* SuicideByCop: He essentially commits suicide by letting Voldemort kill him.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Played with; to the wizarding world at large, Grindelwald is an infamous criminal, but to his sympathisers and followers, he's a righteous revolutionary fighting to free Wizardkind from oppressive and unjust laws. During his rally at the climax of ''The Crimes of Grindelwald'', he presents himself as a noble and sympathetic figure fighting against bloodthirsty Aurors to save Muggles from themselves, presenting compelling arguments in his favour that succeed in swaying the hearts and minds of many, [[spoiler:including Queenie and Credence]]. Keeping up this appearance is crucial to Grindelwald's success; he waits until his sympathisers and new recruits have left before he starts slaughtering Aurors and abandoning Paris to what he believes will be its destruction. However, his true colors are exposed at the end of the third film.