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* AxCrazy: He is probably a psychotic/insane individual, even if is not so obvious as [[ForAFewDollarsMore El Indio]]. He is incredibly sadistic, sociopathic, impulsive, short-tempered, and apparently kills people for fun or for the smallest things. He [[spoiler: even killed a more or less 12-years-old child]] ''with a creepy smile''.



* TheDragon / DragonInChief: He's Morton's second-in-command, but is clearly the more savage of the two, and later [[spoiler:betrays his employer.]]

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* TheDragon / DragonInChief: TheDragon[=/=]DragonInChief: He's Morton's second-in-command, but is clearly the more savage of the two, and later [[spoiler:betrays his employer.]]



* LackOfEmpathy



* RetiredBadass / RetiredOutlaw: Although he hasn't really changed a bit.

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* RetiredBadass / RetiredOutlaw: Although he hasn't really changed a bit.



* TheSociopath

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* TheSociopathTheSociopath: Possibly one of the most perfect examples in a SergioLeone film.

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** DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:Becomes the biggest threat following his cold-blooded dispatch of Mr. Morton.]]
** DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler:Outlives his master.]]



* TheHeavy: Morton's top field agent, who is the real threat to Jill.



* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:The aforementioned moment of the death of Harmonica's brother and letting Harmonica suffer watching it and bringing it about, as well as when he kills the [=McBain=] family at the beginning, and kicking Morton's crutches out from underneath him.]]

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* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:The aforementioned moment of the death of [[spoiler:Killing Harmonica's brother and letting Harmonica the latter suffer watching it and while bringing it about, as well as when he kills dispatching the ''entire'' [=McBain=] family at the beginning, family, and kicking the helpless Morton's crutches out from underneath him.him to show who's ''really'' in charge.]]

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* DeterminedWidow

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* DeterminedWidowDeterminedWidow: Nothing will stop her from fulfilling Brett's dream.



** ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Gets her dress ripped by Harmonica, and is seen wearing nothing but a towel.



* SugarAndIcePersonality

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* SugarAndIcePersonalitySugarAndIcePersonality: Comes off as a bit icey to Cheyenne and Harmonica, but later warms up to them, and in addition, she's probably the nicest person in the film (well, when you're comparing her to three gunslingers...)


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* EvilVersusEvil: He and Morton spend the second half of the movie trying to checkmate each other, with increasingly violent results.


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* HandicappedBadass: Not only does he have the balls to play mind games with Frank, he would have succeeded in [[spoiler:having Frank killed as well, if Harmonica had not intervened.]]

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* TheChessmaster: His exploits control the majority of the film.

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* TheChessmaster: His exploits control the majority of the film.Although he takes his orders from Morton, Frank manipulates everyone to function as he wants them to.



* FauxAffablyEvil: He is a ruthless and sadistic murderer who behaves in a likeable and reasonable way when is not angry or killing people.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: He is a ruthless and sadistic murderer who behaves in a likeable and reasonable way when is not angry or killing people.



** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:His sole reason to let Harmonica live is merely to indulge in the sadistic glee of watching him witness the murder of his brother.]]

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** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:His sole reason to let in allowing Harmonica live to survive is merely to indulge in so that the sadistic glee of watching him latter can witness the murder of what he (Frank) has done to his (Harmonica's) brother.]]



* NoLastNameGiven: Which adds to his mystique.



* TheStarscream: To Morton, who he sees as a doddering old fool, and couldn't care less what Morton does unless he's being paid.




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** This was one of the reasons Fonda decided to sign on to be in the film. Sergio Leone told Fonda: "Imagine, you see someone kill a child. The camera pans up, and it's... Henry Fonda."

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* HappilyMarried: Brief as it was, she and Brett truly loved each other; Jill also notably insists on using his last name, not hers.

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* HappilyMarried: Brief as it was, she and Brett truly loved each other; Jill also notably insists on using his ''his'' last name, not hers.



* TookALevelInBadass

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* TookALevelInBadass
TookALevelInBadass: Rides into town a somewhat aloof city girl and ends up the head of a soon-to-be-functioning, prosperous railroad company.



--> '''Frank:''' ''[beat]'' Well, now that you've called me by name... ''[shoots the child]''

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--> '''Frank:''' ''[beat]'' Well, now that you've called me by name... ''[shoots the child]''
name...



* AffablyEvil
* AntiHero

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* AffablyEvil
AffablyEvil: Comes off this when he's talking to Jill.
* AntiHeroAntiHero: While by no means a hero, he's not nearly as bad as Frank.



* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: His "biggest whore" speech about his mother.

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: His "biggest whore" speech about Apparently, [[SonOfAWhore his mother.mother really got around]], but that doesn't stop him from calling her "the finest woman that ever lived."



* QuickDraw



* SonOfAWhore: And he's proud of it, calling his mother "the finest woman who ever lived."



* TheDrifter: Although he's in town for a reason.

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* TheDrifter: Although unlike most examples of this trope, he's in town for a reason.specific reason, and not by accident.



* GoodIsNotNice

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* GoodIsNotNiceGoodIsNotNice: The only thing that differentiates the two is that he wants Frank (a homicidal maniac) dead, in addition to caring for Jill's safety (although he's not very quick to show it).



* AlasPoorVillain: The closest he comes to seeing the Pacific Ocean again is [[spoiler:a small puddle on the ground, which he had to crawl to after being shot by Frank.]]



* BigBad
** NonActionBigBad
** NonActionGuy

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* BigBad
BigBad: Despite Frank being the more powerful of the two, Morton's actions are responsible for everything that occurs in the film.
** NonActionBigBad
** NonActionGuy
NonActionBigBad: He's long since been confined to a wheelchair and pays Frank to do his bidding. Regardless, he still manages to hold his own in a gunfight against [[spoiler:Cheyenne]], of all people, and fires the [[spoiler:fatal bullet that [[spoiler:kills Cheyenne.]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: Unfortunately for him, [[spoiler:Harmonica seeks revenge...]]

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* TheDogBitesBack: Unfortunately for him, [[spoiler:Harmonica seeks revenge...]]Harmonica really ''did'' remember what Frank did to him all those years ago...



* AntiHero
* {{Badass}}
** BadassLongcoat

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* AntiHero
AntiHero: Seeks to kill a man who very much deserves to be killed, and shows tantalizing glimmers of having a heart to go with his gun, especially towards Jill.
* {{Badass}}
{{Badass}}: It's Charles Bronson. This is a given.
** BadassLongcoatBadassLongcoat: To match with Frank's, enforcing the Hero vs. Villain theme during the climactic showdown.



* DeadpanSnarker
* TheDrifter

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* DeadpanSnarker
DeadpanSnarker: Has a very dry, sardonic wit.
* TheDrifterTheDrifter: Although he's in town for a reason.



* NoNameGiven
* TookALevelInBadass

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* NoNameGiven
NoNameGiven: Only referred to as "Harmonica."
* TookALevelInBadassTookALevelInBadass: From his childhood incarnate, where [[spoiler:Frank had him tied down to a post with a harmonica in his mouth, hence the reason Harmonica wants to kill Frank.]]

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** BadassBeard: In Harmonica's flashbacks.
** BadassGrandpa
** BadassLongcoat

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** BadassBeard: In During his youth, as shown in Harmonica's flashbacks.
** BadassGrandpa
BadassGrandpa: Fonda was 62 during production of the film.
** BadassLongcoatBadassLongcoat: As all traditional good or bad guys must have.



* TheChessmaster

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* TheChessmasterTheChessmaster: His exploits control the majority of the film.



* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: Emphasis on the "deadpan" part.



* HairTriggerTemper

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* HairTriggerTemperHairTriggerTemper: Gets angry pretty quickly when Harmonica refuses to tell him exactly who he is, even triple-slapping Harmonica in the face to prove it, before Morton stops him.



** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:He lets Harmonica live only to indulge in the sadistic glee of watching him witness the murder of his brother.]]

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** JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:He lets [[spoiler:His sole reason to let Harmonica live only is merely to indulge in the sadistic glee of watching him witness the murder of his brother.]]



* {{Sadist}}
* SlasherSmile

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* {{Sadist}}
* SlasherSmile
{{Sadist}}: Replete with the trademark SlasherSmile.



* VillainProtagonist: Played completely straight.

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* VillainProtagonist: Played completely straight. Although Jill is arguably the film's protagonist, a lot of it is told through Frank's P.O.V., and it is ultimately his actions that set off the main storyline.
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* GoodIsNotNice

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* NiceGal



!!!Played by: Henry Fonda

* [[spoiler:AssholeVictim]]

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!!!Played by: Henry Fonda

* [[spoiler:AssholeVictim]]
Creator/HenryFonda



* NotSoDifferent: From TheManWithNoName, believe it or not.
* PlayingAgainstType: This was Henry Fonda's motive for taking the role of Frank.



* WouldHurtAChild: This ruthless exchange between Frank and one of his goons as they are contemplating the fate of the young [=McBain=] boy.

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* WouldHurtAChild: This ruthless exchange between Frank and one of his goons as they are contemplating the fate of the young [=McBain=] Hoo, boy.


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* BewareTheQuietOnes

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* SugarAndIcePersonality



* QuickDraw



* BiggerBad

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* BiggerBadBigBad
** NonActionBigBad
** NonActionGuy

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* AbsoluteCleavage: When Harmonica roughs her up, and towards the end.
* CitySlicker: At first.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: When Harmonica roughs her up, and towards the end.
* CitySlicker: At first.Originally.



* HappilyMarried: Brief as it was, she and Brett truly loved each other. She notably insists on using his last name, not hers.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Jaded and cold as she is, she wants to see Brett's dream fulfilled.

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* HappilyMarried: Brief as it was, she and Brett truly loved each other. She other; Jill also notably insists on using his last name, not hers.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Jaded and cold as she is, she wants to see Brett's her late husband's dream fulfilled.



* OneWomanWail: "Jill's America."




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* TookALevelInBadass



* {{Bandito}}: In Harmonica's flashbacks.
* BigBad: Becoming this at the end.

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* {{Bandito}}: In According to Harmonica's flashbacks.
* BigBad: Becoming this at the end.
flashbacks, he was one of these before graduating to gunfighter status.



* CoolOldGuy

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* CoolOldGuyCoolOldGuy: It's Henry Fonda playing a gunslinger. Whether he's evil or not doesn't even matter here.



* TheDragon: For Mr. Morton.

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* TheDragon: For Mr. Morton.TheDragon / DragonInChief: He's Morton's second-in-command, but is clearly the more savage of the two, and later [[spoiler:betrays his employer.]]



* QuickDraw

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* QuickDrawTookALevelInBadass



* BadassLongcoat: Snaky

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* BadassLongcoat: SnakySnaky.



* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey Its Those Guys]]: Elam is a notable character actor of the time period, and Strode became an actor as well following a football career.



* ThoseTwoGuys

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* ThoseTwoGuysThoseTwoBadGuys
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--> '''Harmonica:''' (beat) No. You brought two too many.

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--> '''Harmonica:''' (beat) No. (shakes head) You brought two too many.
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* GoodColorsEvilColors: The White to Frank's Black.
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* LightIsGood
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* DarkIsEvil: Always wearing dark and black clothes, and that is perfectly adjusted to his evilness.


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* HairTriggerTemper
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* AxCrazy: He is probably a psychotic/insane individual, even if is not so obvious as [[ForAFewDollarsMore El Indio]]. He is incredibly sadistic, sociopathic, impulsive, short-tempered, and apparently kills people for fun or for the smallest things. He [[spoiler: even killed a more or less 12-years-old child]] ''with a creepy smile''.

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* AssholeVictim

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* AssholeVictim[[spoiler:AssholeVictim]]



** JerkWithAHeartofJerk: [[spoiler:He lets Harmonica live only to indulge in the sadistic glee of watching him witness the murder of his brother.]]

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** JerkWithAHeartofJerk: JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:He lets Harmonica live only to indulge in the sadistic glee of watching him witness the murder of his brother.]]



* NiceGuy: Again, at times.



* NotableQuotables: Snaky's tense exchange with Harmonica.
--> '''Snaky:''' Well, looks like we're shy one horse.
--> '''Harmonica:''' (beat) No. You brought two too many.


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* PreMortemOneLiner: Snaky's tense exchange with Harmonica.
--> '''Snaky:''' Well, looks like we're shy one horse.
--> '''Harmonica:''' (beat) No. You brought two too many.
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--> '''Frank:''' (beat) Well, now that you've called me by name - (shoots the child)

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--> '''Frank:''' (beat) ''[beat]'' Well, now that you've called me by name - (shoots name... ''[shoots the child)
child]''
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* YoungerThanHeLooks: Though you really can't tell with him being as sun-dried and wrinkled as he is, he is roughly 20 years younger than Frank.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGoldHookerWithAHeartOfGold: Jaded and cold as she is, she wants to see Brett's dream fulfilled.

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* BigBad: Becoming this at the end.



* BigBad

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* BigBadBiggerBad

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* FauxAffablyEvil

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* FauxAffablyEvilFauxAffablyEvil: He is a ruthless and sadistic murderer who behaves in a likeable and reasonable way when is not angry or killing people.

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* BadassBeard: In Harmonica's flashbacks.
* BadassGrandpa
* BadassLongcoat

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* ** BadassBeard: In Harmonica's flashbacks.
* ** BadassGrandpa
* ** BadassLongcoat



* CoolOldGuy



* BadassBeard

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* BadassBeard** BadassBeard
** BadassLongcoat



** BadassLongcoat



* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler:Averted, Stony is the last out of the three henchman waiting at the station to be killed. He even gets a shot off at Harmonica before Harmonica shoots him back as he goes down.]]

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* BadassLongcoat: Snaky
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler:Averted, Stony is the last out of the three henchman henchmen waiting at the station to be killed. He even gets a shot off at Harmonica before Harmonica shoots him back as he goes down.]]

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'''Jill [=McBain=] (Claudia Cardinale)'''

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'''Jill [=McBain=] (Claudia Cardinale)'''
!!'''Jill [=McBain=]'''
!!!Played by: Claudia Cardinale



'''Frank (Henry Fonda)'''

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'''Frank (Henry Fonda)'''
!!'''Frank'''
!!!Played by: Henry Fonda



'''Cheyenne (Jason Robards)'''

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'''Cheyenne (Jason Robards)'''
!!'''Cheyenne'''
!!!Played by: Jason Robards



'''Harmonica (Charles Bronson)'''

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'''Harmonica (Charles Bronson)'''
!!'''Harmonica'''
!!!Played by: Charles Bronson



'''Mr. Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti)'''

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'''Mr. Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti)'''
!!'''Mr. Morton'''
!!!Played by: Gabriele Ferzetti



'''Stony and Snaky (Woody Strode and Jack Elam)'''

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'''Stony !!'''Stony and Snaky (Woody Snaky'''
!!!Played by: Woody
Strode and Jack Elam)'''
Elam



* TheVoiceless: Stony never says a word the entire time.

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* TheVoiceless: Stony never says a word the entire time.time.
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* HappilyMarried: Brief as it was, she and Brett truly loved each other. She notably insists on using his last name, not hers.
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* BadassGrandpa


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* VillainProtagonist: Played completely straight.

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* MuscalisInterruptus: His theme stops a few times to allow him to say a bit of dialogue, and then [[spoiler:later on, when his dead body drops to the ground.]]

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* MuscalisInterruptus: MusicalisInterruptus: His theme stops a few times to allow him to say a bit of dialogue, and then [[spoiler:later on, when his dead body drops to the ground.]]



* InvincibleHero: [[Averted directly from the beginning, when he gets shot during a showdown with Frank's men. This heightens the tension in the fact that bets are off when it comes to his confrontation with Frank. Harmonica getting shot is actually quite realistic, more so than most [[InvincibleHero InvincibleHeroes]], who can run through a sniper's nest without getting hit by a single bullet.

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* InvincibleHero: [[Averted [[spoiler:Averted directly from the beginning, when he gets shot during a showdown with Frank's men. This heightens the tension in the fact that bets are off when it comes to his confrontation with Frank. Harmonica getting shot is actually quite realistic, more so than most [[InvincibleHero InvincibleHeroes]], who can run through a sniper's nest without getting hit by a single bullet.]]



'''Mr. Morton'''

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'''Mr. Morton'''
Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti)'''



* RailroadBaron

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* RailroadBaronRailroadBaron

'''Stony and Snaky (Woody Strode and Jack Elam)'''

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler:Averted, Stony is the last out of the three henchman waiting at the station to be killed. He even gets a shot off at Harmonica before Harmonica shoots him back as he goes down.]]
* DarkIsEvil: Stony wears black.
* EvilMinions
* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey Its Those Guys]]: Elam is a notable character actor of the time period, and Strode became an actor as well following a football career.
* HiredGuns
* [[{{Jerkass}} Jerkasses]]
* NotableQuotables: Snaky's tense exchange with Harmonica.
--> '''Snaky:''' Well, looks like we're shy one horse.
--> '''Harmonica:''' (beat) No. You brought two too many.
* ObviouslyEvil
* ThoseTwoGuys
* TheVoiceless: Stony never says a word the entire time.

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* AbsoluteCleavage

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* AbsoluteCleavageAbsoluteCleavage: When Harmonica roughs her up, and towards the end.




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* OneWomanWail: "Jill's America."
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Cardinale is the only female member of the principal cast.



* TheDragon: For Mr. Morton

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* TheDragon: For Mr. MortonMorton.



* GoodColorsEvilColors: Black to Harmonica's White.

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* GoodColorsEvilColors: The Black to Harmonica's White.



* Jerkass

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* Jerkass{{Jerkass}}



* EvenEvilHasStandards: He draws the line at killing children and Catholic priests.



'''Cheyenne (Charles Bronson)'''

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'''Cheyenne '''Harmonica (Charles Bronson)'''
Bronson)'''

* AntiHero



* TheDrifter
* [[spoiler:ForDoomTheBellTolls: His brother is hanged from a bell.]]
* GoodColorsEvilColors: The White to Frank's Black.



* InvincibleHero: Averted directly from the beginning, when he gets shot during a showdown with Frank's men. {{Badass} though he may be, all bets are off when it comes to his confrontation with Frank.

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* IronicEcho: [[spoiler:Placing the harmonica in Frank's mouth just before Frank dies as a CallBack to the moment when Frank did the same for his dying brother.]]
* InvincibleHero: Averted [[Averted directly from the beginning, when he gets shot during a showdown with Frank's men. {{Badass} though he may be, all This heightens the tension in the fact that bets are off when it comes to his confrontation with Frank.Frank. Harmonica getting shot is actually quite realistic, more so than most [[InvincibleHero InvincibleHeroes]], who can run through a sniper's nest without getting hit by a single bullet.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold



* QuickDraw

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* QuickDrawNoNameGiven
* QuickDraw
* VehicleVanish: Makes his entrance this way, as a train passes by.
* [[spoiler:[[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Brother]]: His entire motive for seeking revenge on Frank.]]

'''Mr. Morton'''

* AntiVillain: All he wants to do before dying is take another whiff of the sweet Pacific air.
* BigBad
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Reason before slaughter.
* EvilCripple
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He doesn't attribute to much killing, is a crippled and dying old man, and his last dream is to see the Pacific Ocean again. [[spoiler:He is forced to spend his last seconds crawling towards a small puddle of water inches away.]]
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: [[spoiler:Despite being wheelchair-bound, he refuses to be intimidated, convinces Frank's men to betray him, and even kills Cheyenne.]]
* RailroadBaron

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'''Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale)'''

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'''Jill McBain [=McBain=] (Claudia Cardinale)'''



* CitySlicker: At first.
* DeterminedWidow



* MoralityPet: For Cheyenne.



* {{Badass}}: He's a psycho, but definitely qualifies.



* BadassLongcoat



* CreepyBlueEyes: Leone wanted to enforce Fonda's appearance in a villain role by ordering him to remove the brown contacts he originally planned to wear, since he was playing a villain.



* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:The aforementioned moment of the death of Harmonica's brother and letting Harmonica suffer watching it and bringing it about, as well as when he kills the McBain family at the beginning, and kicking Morton's crutches out from underneath him.]]

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* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:The aforementioned moment of the death of Harmonica's brother and letting Harmonica suffer watching it and bringing it about, as well as when he kills the McBain [=McBain=] family at the beginning, and kicking Morton's crutches out from underneath him.]]



* QuickDraw



* RetiredOutlaw: Although he hasn't really changed a bit.

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* RetiredBadass / RetiredOutlaw: Although he hasn't really changed a bit.



* WouldHurtAChild: This ruthless exchange between Frank and one of his goons as they are contemplating the fate of the young McBain boy.

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* WouldHurtAChild: This ruthless exchange between Frank and one of his goons as they are contemplating the fate of the young McBain [=McBain=] boy.



--> '''Frank:''' (beat) Well, now that you've called me by name - (shoots the child)

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--> '''Frank:''' (beat) Well, now that you've called me by name - (shoots the child)child)

'''Cheyenne (Jason Robards)'''

* AffablyEvil
* AntiHero
* {{Badass}}
* BadassBeard
* DyingAlone: [[spoiler:He asks Harmonica to look away as he goes.]]
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: His "biggest whore" speech about his mother.
* TheGunslinger
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has his moments.
* LoveableRogue
* MuscalisInterruptus: His theme stops a few times to allow him to say a bit of dialogue, and then [[spoiler:later on, when his dead body drops to the ground.]]
* NiceGuy: Again, at times.
* QuickDraw
* [[spoiler:[[SecretStabWound SecretGunshotWound]]: In the finale, brought about by the most unlikely person - Mr. Morton.]]
* [[spoiler:SecretlyDying: See above.]]
* SonOfAWhore: And he's proud of it, calling his mother "the finest woman who ever lived."
* TeamDad: To some lengths, protecting Jill and Harmonica, and genuinely trusting his men, even if he doesn't make it sound so.

'''Cheyenne (Charles Bronson)'''

* {{Badass}}
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheGunslinger
* InvincibleHero: Averted directly from the beginning, when he gets shot during a showdown with Frank's men. {{Badass} though he may be, all bets are off when it comes to his confrontation with Frank.
* NiceHat
* QuickDraw
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'''Jill McBain (Claudia Cardinale)'''

* AbsoluteCleavage
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold
* MailOrderBride
* MissKitty
* MsFanservice
* NiceGal

'''Frank (Henry Fonda)'''

* AssholeVictim
* BadassBeard: In Harmonica's flashbacks.
* {{Bandito}}: In Harmonica's flashbacks.
* TheChessmaster
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheDogBitesBack: Unfortunately for him, [[spoiler:Harmonica seeks revenge...]]
* TheDragon: For Mr. Morton
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Averted. Unlike Cheyenne or Mr. Morton, Frank doesn't care who he kills, whether it be for the money or for the pure enjoyment.
* EvilCounterpart: For TheManWithNoName, as Sergio Leone himself envisioned.
* FauxAffablyEvil
* GoodColorsEvilColors: Black to Harmonica's White.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: To Jill after he catches up to her, but Jill only plays along with it to save her life.
* Jerkass
** JerkWithAHeartofJerk: [[spoiler:He lets Harmonica live only to indulge in the sadistic glee of watching him witness the murder of his brother.]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:The aforementioned moment of the death of Harmonica's brother and letting Harmonica suffer watching it and bringing it about, as well as when he kills the McBain family at the beginning, and kicking Morton's crutches out from underneath him.]]
* NotSoDifferent: From TheManWithNoName, believe it or not.
* PlayingAgainstType: This was Henry Fonda's motive for taking the role of Frank.
* PsychoForHire
* RetiredOutlaw: Although he hasn't really changed a bit.
* {{Sadist}}
* SlasherSmile
* TheSociopath
* TurnCoat: [[spoiler:He betrays Morton, and his own men betray ''him.'']]
* WouldHurtAChild: This ruthless exchange between Frank and one of his goons as they are contemplating the fate of the young McBain boy.
--> '''Goon:''' What are we gonna do with him, Frank?
--> '''Frank:''' (beat) Well, now that you've called me by name - (shoots the child)

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