History Characters / MissionImpossibleFilmSeriesIMFAllies

* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Gets stabbed by Gabriel in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'' and dies soon after.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When her death is predicted in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', her only reaction is looking down for a second in disappointment. When she chooses to risk it happening, her expression is actually confident, refusing to show any fear or hesitation to her opponent.]]

* ImpliedLoveInterest: While their relationship is never stated onscreen as being romantic or sexual, she and Ethan develop a very close bond over her appearances in the movie, making her role in ''Fallout'' and ''Dead Reckoning Part One'' very similar to a usual role of a love interest: They go through great lengths to protect and help each other, risking their lives and missions. [[spoiler: Her death affects Ethan in a big way. The other person Gabriel killed was his former girlfriend Marie and his motivation to join the IMF in the first place]]. In the end of ''Fallout'' Luther even tells Ilsa she is one of the two only women Ethan cares about - the other one being his ex and for that clearly a romantic interest, implying Ethan's feeling for her may be romantic after all.

* RelationshipUpgrade: ''Fallout'''s ending hints she become Ethan's LoveInterest. They are quite intimate in ''Dead Reckoning Part One''. [[spoiler:[[SoHappyTogether It's a shame she dies in it]].]]
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Dies via stabbing in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', to showcase how deadly the Entity and Gabriel are.]]

* SamaritanSyndrome: A trait she picked up from Ethan by the time of ''Dead Reckoning Part One''. She learned about the existence of [[DigitalAbomination the Entity]] from her few friends in [=MI6=] and that her former bosses will inevitably attempt to take advantage of it, so she gets back into the game once more to prevent the pieces of the ''Sevestapol'' key from falling into the wrong hands even if it means the rest of the world will be hunting her for it. [[spoiler:This proves to be her FatalFlaw when the Entity is able to exploit this in Venice when it coerces her that she can save Grace - who has a piece of the key on her - from being killed by Gabriel because Ethan cannot get to her in time, knowing that Ilsa wouldn't hesitate to go back to save Grace even if it means she's going to her death.]]

* DefectorFromDecadence: During the third act of ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', she's given the opportunity [[spoiler:while in disguise as Alanna[=/=]the White Widow to net a $100 million payday for trading the completed key to Kittridge onboard the train. After reflecting on Ethan's advice to her from earlier in the film, she rejects the money, showing that she's moved past her lifestyle of being a ClassyCatBurglar and is committed to the team's more altruistic goals]].

* HeelFaceTurn: She spends the first half of ''Dead Reckoning Part One'' trying to stay one step ahead of everyone on her tail, including Ethan (who she leaves handcuffed to a car in an ''active'' train tunnel at one point). By the time [[spoiler:Ilsa saves her life on the Venice bridge (sacrificing her own life in the process)]], she's fully ready to support the team's efforts to stop Gabriel, and by the end of the film, [[spoiler:she asks Kittridge to join the IMF]].

* TheLostLenore: She is long dead by the time of ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', having been killed by Gabriel before Ethan even joined the IMF.
* RememberTheNewGuy: In ''Fallout'', Luther said that Julia and Ilsa were the only two women that Ethan deeply cared about. However, ''Dead Reckoning Part One'' reveals that even before he met either of them, Marie was his first love. Apparently, her death affected Ethan so much that he never brought her up before, even to his best friend Luther, after all these years.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne''

* ImpliedLoveInterest: While their relationship is never stated onscreen as being romantic or sexual, she and Ethan develop a very close bond over her appearances in the movie, making her role in ''Fallout'' and ''Dead Reckoning Part One'' very similar to a usual role of a love interest: They go through great length to protect and help each other, risking their lifes and missions. [[spoiler: Her death affects Ethan in a big way. The other person Gabriel killed was his former girlfriend Marie and his motivation to join the IMF in the first place]]. In the end of ''Fallout'' Luther even tells Ilsa she is one of the two only women Ethan cares about - the other one being his ex and for that clearly a romantic interest, implying Ethan's feeling for her may be romantic after all.

* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Briefly seen when Benji was talking to a recent rescued Ethan and preparing to run away.

* FreudianExcuse: Ethan at one point notes that Grace grew up as an orphan and has to scrape by to survive in the world, so when she realized that her talents for thievery could get her everything she ''thought'' she wanted, she became addicted to the lifestyle and turned into a professional thief who's only looking out for herself.

* DistressedDamsel: She is kidnapped by Davian's men so Ethan can reveal the location of the "Rabbit's Foot".

->''"Look at my life. I love what I do and I never would've found this if I hadn't met you. Everything that happened... it tought me a way and showed me what I'm capable of and I... I am a survivor."''

* DefectorFromDecadence: During the third act of ''Dead Reckoning, Part One'', she's given the opportunity [[spoiler:while in disguise as Alanna[=/=]the White Widow to net a $100 million payday for trading the completed key to Kittridge onboard the train. After reflecting on Ethan's advice to her from earlier in the film, she rejects the money, showing that she's moved past her lifestyle of being a ClassyCatBurglar and is committed to the team's more altruistic goals]].

* HeelFaceTurn: She spends the first half of ''Dead Reckoning, Part One'' trying to stay one step ahead of everyone on her tail, including Ethan (who she leaves handcuffed to a car in an ''active'' train tunnel at one point). By the time [[spoiler:Ilsa saves her life on the Venice bridge (sacrificing her own life in the process)]], she's fully ready to support the team's efforts to stop Gabriel, and by the end of the film, [[spoiler:she asks Kittridge to join the IMF]].

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When her death is predicted in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', her only reaction is looking down for a second in disappointment. When she actually chooses to risk it happening, her expression is actually confident, refusing to show any fear or hesitation to her opponent.]]

* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Gets stabbed by Gabriel in Dead Reckoning part 1 and dies soon after.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: When her death is predicted in ''Dead Reckoning - Part One'', her only reaction is looking down for a second in disappointment. When she actually chooses to risk it happening, her expression is actually confident, refusing to show any fear or hesitation to her opponent.]]

* ImpliedLoveInterest: While their relationship is never stated onscreen as being romantic or sexual, she and Ethan develop a very close bond over her appearances in the movie, making her role in ''Fallout'' and ''Dead Reckoning - Part 1'' very similar to a usual role of a love interest: They go through great length to protect and help each other, risking their lifes and missions. [[spoiler: Her death affects Ethan in a big way. The other person Gabriel killed was his former girlfriend Marie and his motivation to join the IMF in the first place]]. In the end of ''Fallout'' Luther even tells Ilsa she is one of the two only women Ethan cares about - the other one being his ex and for that clearly a romantic interest, implying Ethan's feeling for her may be romantic after all.

* RelationshipUpgrade: ''Fallout'''s ending hints she become Ethan's LoveInterest. They are quite intimate in Dead Reckoning part 1. [[spoiler:[[SoHappyTogether It's a shame she dies in it]].]]
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Dies via stabbing in Dead Reckoning part 1, to showcase how deadly the Entity and Gabriel are.]]

* SamaritanSyndrome: A trait she picked up from Ethan by the time of ''Dead Reckoning, Part One''. She learned about the existence of [[DigitalAbomination the Entity]] from her few friends in [=MI6=] and that her former bosses will inevitably attempt to take advantage of it, so she gets back into the game once more to prevent the pieces of the ''Sevestapol'' key from falling into the wrong hands even if it means the rest of the world will be hunting her for it. [[spoiler:This proves to be her FatalFlaw when the Entity is able to exploit this in Venice when it coerces her that she can save Grace - who has a piece of the key on her - from being killed by Gabriel because Ethan cannot get to her in time, knowing that Ilsa wouldn't hesitate to go back to save Grace even if it means she's going to her death.]]

[[folder: Erik]]

[[folder: Grace]]

[[folder: Marie]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After [[spoiler: Gabriel kills Ilsa instead of her]], she's emotionally devastated by the knowledge that her selfish refusal to work with or trust the IMF is what led to the other woman's death, and openly says she wants to make up for it. (Luthor, for his part, tells Grace to instead see it as herself being alive ''because'' [[spoiler: of Ilsa]].]]

[[caption-width-right:300:''"You have everything you need to find me."'']]

->''"The director of the CIA called me inquiring about you personally. Of course to protect your cover, I had to lie. So, as far as the Americans are concern, you're a rogue assassin, a target of opportunity. A precious few people know about your true identity. It would be unfortunate if we forgot."''
-->-- '''Attlee'''