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* AffablyEvil: A defining trait. As selfish and greedy as Jerry is, he simply ''cannot'' drop the MinnesotaNice attitude, even in situations where rudeness and intimidation would benefit him (such as when bargaining with literal career criminals).
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* VillainousFriendship: Averted with Carl but played straight with Shep Proudfoot. [[spoiler:He even kills Carl when the latter threatens Shep. Though this seems more like caused by Carl's refusal to pay him for half for the Ciera.]]
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* VillainousFriendship: Averted with Carl but played straight straighter with Shep Proudfoot. [[spoiler:He [[spoiler:It's even kills possible that the reason why he killed Carl when was because the latter threatens threatened Shep. Though this seems more like caused by Carl's refusal to pay him for half for the Ciera.]]
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* TheComicallySerious: He's an emotionless, murderous machine, but he's this in his more comedic moments -- his [[FunnyForeigner broken English]] and SkewedPriorities intermixed with his deadpan reaction to absolutely ''everything'' create some moments of levity with him between his constant murders.
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* TheComicallySerious: He's an emotionless, murderous machine, but he's this in his more comedic moments -- his [[FunnyForeigner broken English]] and SkewedPriorities intermixed with his deadpan reaction to absolutely ''everything'' create some moments of levity with him between his constant murders.
* SirSwearsALot: Though not on Carl's levels, much of his dialogues contains the "F" word.
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* SirSwearsALot: Though not on Carl's levels, much of his dialogues contains the "F" word.
* SoftSpokenSadist: The few times he talks, he sounds very calm and collected.
* SoftSpokenSadist: The few times he talks, he sounds very calm and collected.
* SoftSpokenSadist: The few times he talks, he sounds very calm and collected.
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* SuspectIsHatless: On the receiving end of this. The only thing wtnesses who saw him can recall about him is "looks Swedish".
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* SuspectIsHatless: On the receiving end of this. The only thing wtnesses witnesses who saw him can recall about him is "looks Swedish".
* TranquilFury: Even when he's angry or upset, he doesn't raise his voice at all, with the exception of when he gives a BigShutUp to Jean Lundegaard when she whimpers in the back of the car.
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* TranquilFury: Even when he's angry or upset, he doesn't raise his voice at all, with the exception of when he gives a BigShutUp to Jean Lundegaard when she whimpers in the back of the car.
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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: He kills Jean for being too much noisy.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: He WouldHitAGirl:He kills Jean a female witness trapped in the wrecked car and [[spoiler:Jean for being too much noisy.]]
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* LackOfEmpathy: The fact he kills people left and right without even blinking and [[spoiler:justifies Mrs. Lundegaard's murder by saying simply that "she started shrieking" without remorse]] shows how little he respects the lives of the others. [[spoiler: When Marge finally arrests him and very calmly shows her disgust at his crimes pointing out that "There's more to life than a little money" he simply remains stone-faced without changing expression. It's quite clear he doesn't feel no remorse whatsoever for what he did.]]
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* LackOfEmpathy: The fact he kills people left and right without even blinking and [[spoiler:justifies Mrs. Lundegaard's Jean's murder by saying simply that "she started shrieking" without remorse]] shows how little he respects the lives of the others. [[spoiler: When Marge finally arrests him and very calmly shows her disgust at his crimes pointing out that "There's more to life than a little money" he simply remains stone-faced without changing expression. It's quite clear he doesn't feel no remorse whatsoever for what he did.]]
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* LackOfEmpathy: The fact he kills people left and right without even blinking and [[spoiler:justifies Mrs. Lundegaard's murder by saying simply that "she started shrieking" without remorse]] shows how little he respects the lives of the others.
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* LackOfEmpathy: The fact he kills people left and right without even blinking and [[spoiler:justifies Mrs. Lundegaard's murder by saying simply that "she started shrieking" without remorse]] shows how little he respects the lives of the others. [[spoiler: When Marge finally arrests him and very calmly shows her disgust at his crimes pointing out that "There's more to life than a little money" he simply remains stone-faced without changing expression. It's quite clear he doesn't feel no remorse whatsoever for what he did.]]
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* PrecisionFStrike: He tends to speak in the typical [[GoshDangItToHeck curse-free]] vernacular of the region, but when it becomes clear there's no way out of the scam, he gives in and calls Jerry "a fucking liar", with a stutter like he had to mentally prepare himself to swear for real.
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* ButtMonkey: When all is said and done, Jean is at the very bottom of the film's totem pole. Not only does her own husband hire two dangerous idiots to kidnap her for $1 million, but her own father decides to haggle with the kidnappers despite being already very rich. [[spoiler:Finally, she gets beaten to death offscreen and nobody seems to care.]]
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* ButtMonkey: When all is said and done, Jean is at the very bottom of the film's totem pole.pyramid. Not only does her own husband hire two dangerous idiots to kidnap her for $1 million, but her own father decides to haggle with the kidnappers despite being already very rich. [[spoiler:Finally, she gets beaten to death offscreen and nobody seems to care.]]
* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Her attempt to escape during the kidnapping fails when she panics, runs out blinded by her shower curtain, and falls down the stairs knocking herself out.
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* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:She beaten to death by Grimsrud for shrieking too much.]]
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* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:She [[spoiler:She's beaten to death by Grimsrud for shrieking too much.]]
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** [[spoiler:Season 3 of the series reveals that he is still alive as of 2010 and has made his fortune by building condos.]]
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** [[spoiler:Season 3 of the series reveals that he is still alive as of 2010 and has made his fortune by building condos. Arguably a positive example of LaserGuidedKarma, seeing as he's one of the film's more decent, honest characters and the only adult between himself, Wade, and Jerry that actually cares about Scotty's well-being.]]
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* GoodIsDumb: He means well, but he is ''not'' a very good cop.
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* GoodIsDumb: He means well, well and helps provide some leads, but he is ''not'' a very good cop.he's not the smartest cop, per se.
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* SmarterThanYouLook: Her attempt to escape the two kidnappers by hiding in the shower next to the open window is surprisingly clever and almost fools them. Almost.
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* SmarterThanYouLook: Her attempt to escape the two kidnappers by hiding in the shower next to the open window is surprisingly clever and almost fools them. Almost. Grimsrud may be a psychotic monster but he's certainly not dumb.
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* {{Sadist}}: He laughs as he watches Jean's futile attempts to escape blindfolded.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He screams like this when he turns around and sees Grimsrud, who's about to attack him with an axe, after he insults both him and Shep. He also did this while being whipped with his own belt by Shep and after being shot in the cheeck by Wade.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He screams like this when he turns around and sees Grimsrud, who's about to attack him with an axe, after he insults both him and Shep. He also did this while being whipped with his own belt by Shep and after being shot in the cheeck by Wade.
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* {{Sadist}}: He cruelly laughs as he watches Jean's futile attempts to escape blindfolded.blindfolded even stopping Grimsrud to catch her as he wants to enjoy the show.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He screams like this when he turns around and sees Grimsrud, who's about to attack him with an axe, after he insults both him and Shep. He also did this while being whipped with his own belt by Shep and after being shot in thecheeck face by Wade.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: He kills Jean cause her screams didn't allow him to watch the soap opera.]]
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* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: He kills Jean cause her screams didn't allow him to watch the soap opera.opera and later does the same with Carl with an axe for wanting to take the Cierra without paying for its value.]]
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff!: He uses Carl's own belt to whip him with it.
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* VillainousFriendship: It is implied that he has one with Grimsrud.
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* VillainousFriendship: It is implied that he has one with Grimsrud.Grimsrud though it's not furtherly explained.
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* {{Sadist}}: He laughs as he watches Jean's futile attempts to escape blindfolded.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: He kills Jean cause her screams prevented him to watch the soap opera.]]
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* DissonantSerenity: [[spoiler: When Carl notices Jean's dead body and asks what happpened to her Grimsrud, without looking away from the TV, simply replies that "she started shrieking".]]
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* VerbalTic: He has the tendency to finish some of his sentences with "You know".
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* SkewedPriorities: When Shep angrily confronts him and shoves the hoooker he's (trying to, to be honest) having sex aside Carl's complaints that he was "banging that girl."
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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: He kills Jean for being too much noisy.]]
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* BerserkButton: He does NOT want to go back to prison. Carl learned this the hard way when Shep confronts him by beating him up.
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* BerserkButton: He does NOT want to go back to prison. Carl learned this the hard way when Shep confronts him by beating him up.up for having drawn police's attention on him.
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* DeathGlare: He often gives one to Carl showing that despite his calm demeanor he's visibly annoyed by his talkative partner.
* MoreDespicableMinion: Jerry is too pathetic to be considered pure evil, Carl is quite clumsy and slow-witted (though far from being a good person) but Grimsrud is a multiple murderer and a very dangerous and unpredictable psychopath.
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He's Swedish (or at least North European) and he's a cruel, violent and remorseless criminal.
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* HellBentForLeather: He wears a leather trenchcoat for most of the movie.
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* CopKiller: He kills the state trooper after he refuses Showalter's bribe.
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He's Swedish (or at least North European) and the evilest character in the movie by far.
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* SirSwearsALot: Though not on Carl's levels, much of his dialogues contains the "F" word.
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* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He screams like this when he turns around and sees Grimsrud, who's about to attack him with an axe, after he insults both him and Shep. He also did this after being shot in the cheeck by Wade.
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's not threatening like Grimsrud. In fact he's a total moron and a poor excuse of a criminal. That said when he's pushed over he can be quite cruel [[spoiler: as he viciously kills Wade and the park attendant.]]
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* HairTriggerTemper: He's very easilly angered and prone to violence. Though kinda justified considering the abuse and the troubles he gets through.
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* WouldHurtAChild: He threatens to kill Scotty if Jerry doesn't bring him the ransom money. While that could be just words of anger nothing suggests he was bluffing either.
