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* [[spoiler: ParentalSubstitute: The closest person Commander Bond has to a father ever since he lost his real one.]]

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* [[spoiler: ParentalSubstitute: The closest person Commander Bond has had to a father ever since he lost his real one.]]



* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Becomes the new M after the death of the old.]]

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* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Becomes the new M after the death of the old.Judi Dench's character.]]
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* EtTuBrute: He felt this way when [[spoiler:M herself abandons him to be tortured by the Chinese.]]

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* EtTuBrute: [[EtTuBrute Et Tu, M?]]: He felt this way when [[spoiler:M upon realizing that [[spoiler:she herself abandons him to be tortured by the Chinese.]]

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* EtTuBrute: He felt this way when [[spoiler:M herself abandons him to be tortured by the Chinese.]]



* [[spoiler:FallenHero]]

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* [[spoiler:FallenHero]][[spoiler:FallenHero: He is an ex-{{MI6}} agent.]]



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* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot]][[spoiler:BoomHeadshot]]: [[spoiler:How Silva kills her.]]



* [[spoiler: TakingTheBullet:]] [[spoiler: Although he survives doing it.]]

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* [[spoiler: TakingTheBullet:]] [[spoiler: Although TakingTheBullet]]: [[spoiler:For M, although he survives doing it.]]



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* DisneyVillainDeathDisneyVillainDeath: This is how he dies at the end of his fight with Bond.



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* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Hunting shotguns, in fact.

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!Gareth Mallory ([[spoiler: And later, M]])

A chairman of the defense comittee of Britain, whom [[spoiler: takes over M's job at the end of the film.]]
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* BadassBureaucrat
* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler: Becomes the new M after the death of the old.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: What he first appears to be.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure
* RetiredBadass: He was once held hostage by the IRA.
* [[spoiler: TakingTheBullet:]] [[spoiler: Although he survives doing it.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Twice. First, when he [[spoiler: participates in the gunfight agaisnt Silvas mooks, and kills two of them, and takes a shot for M, and later when he approves that Q and Tanner put out tracking devices for Silva to follow outside regulations.]]

!Patrice

A French mercenary working for Silva, and is responsible for setting the events of the movie in action, by stealing the list of field agents true identities. Is the first of Silvas mooks to die, and notable for being the only named one.
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* AllThereInTheManual: His actor, Swedish Ola Rapace, has described him as a man of few words, who loves violence.
* AwesomeButImpractical: His depleted uranium bullets, which allows Bond to track down and kill him. [[spoiler: However, considering how much of a Chessmaster Silva is, it is possible that he planned for [[WeHaveReserves Bond to track down Patrice, kill him, and lead him to Severine in the Macau casino, to set his plans in motion. After all, it seems he is dependent on this to happen.]]]]
* ColdSniper: Conducts a sniper kill shortly before his death. [[spoiler: Possible just a set up to attract the attention of Bond.]]
* DisneyVillainDeath
* TheDragon: The closest the movie has to one, but given his death before the first appearence of Silva, and the lack of contact between them, he isn't really.
* FrenchJerk: While it is hard to say if hes a jerk, he is a ruthless killer.
* HighAltitudeInterrogation: After his FightScene with Patrice, Bond tries this, but just for once, it fails for him. Patrice remains silent until he falls to his death. Perhaps Patrice had seen what happened to Sandor in TheSpyWhoLovedMe?
* ProfessionalKillers: Pretty explicitly his employment, althoug it is shown he does other jobs, namely retrieving MacGuffin's.
* TraintopBattle: Has a very tough fight scene with Bond in the beginning of the movie.
* TheVoiceless
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* [[spoiler: ParentalSubstitue: The closest person Commander Bond has to a father ever since he lost his real one.]]

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* SissyVillain: Very flamboyant and possesses quite a few effeminate mannerisms. Doesn't make him any less dangerous.
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* HeroKiller
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* PsychopathicManchild: Probably best exemplified at the end when [[spoiler:he turns into a crying, scared little boy when he realizes M has been mortally injured]].

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* PsychopathicManchild: Probably best exemplified at the end when [[spoiler:he turns into a crying, scared little boy when he realizes M has been mortally injured]].M's death was not going to be swiftly-painless affair, and proceeds to lovingly embrace her like a mother while while begging for her forgiveness]].
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's a PsychopathicManchild and LargeHam, but at the same time is ''extremely'' competent and a HeroKiller. And as the film moves on, his 'silly' traits begin to make him more and more creepy instead of funny.


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* [[spoiler:HeWhoFightsMonsters: His desire for revenge on M stems from her selling him out (for admittedly criminal actions he committed). He gets his revenge by doing the same thing to at least five completely innocent secret agents, and planning to do it to many more.]]
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The guy sets up his endgame by pretty much ''faking'' BondVillainStupidity to get him exactly where he wanted to be. And that's not even the most GenreSavvy thing he does. [[spoiler:Justified, as he's a FallenHero.]]


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* [[spoiler:LimpAndLivid: After Skyfall manor blows up, causing him to suffer a VillainousBreakdown.]]
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** {{Fanon}} also speculates Silva may have been mentally affected by the [[spoiler: faulty cyanide pill]] as well.



** [[spoiler:CyanidePill: Though it didn't kill him.]]
** [[spoiler:ICannotSelfTerminate]]
* EvilGenius: An expert hacker, giving a[[EvilCounterpart comparison]] to Q.



* FacialHorror: His real mouth is missing many of his teeth [[spoiler:due to his [[ICannotSelfTerminate failed suicide]] by CyanidePill]].



* [[spoiler:ICannotSelfTerminate: He tried to use his cyanide pill to kill himself when he was given up. The problem is that it didn't actually kill him, but rather left him alive as his innards were burned up.]]


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* OnlyOneName: Or at least, we don't know what her other part of her name is if there is one.

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* [[spoiler:ICannotSelfTerminate: He tried to use his cyanide pill to kill himself when he was given up. The problem is that it didn't actually kill him, but rather left him alive as his innards were burned up.]]



* RogueAgent
* UncannyValley: A JustifiedTrope. His smile seems... off. But then we learn [[spoiler:that he tried to poison himself with cyanide, so those aren't even his real teeth]].

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* RogueAgent
[[spoiler:RogueAgent: Ex-{{MI6}} agent.]]
* UncannyValley: A An InvokedTrope and JustifiedTrope. His smile seems... off. But then we learn [[spoiler:that he tried to poison himself with cyanide, so those aren't even his real teeth]].



* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Sold out by [[ParentalSubstitute M]], tortured for five months, and tried to commit suicide via cyanide capsule only to end up horribly disfigured, his only goal now is destroy M and die with her]].

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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Sold out by [[ParentalSubstitute M]], tortured for five months, and tried to commit suicide via cyanide capsule only to end up horribly disfigured, his only goal now is destroy M and die with her]].
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* {{Badass}}: While he makes good use of his {{mook}}s, Silva's no slouch when it comes to getting his hands dirty.
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** {{Fanon}} also speculates Silva may have been mentally affected by the cyanide pill as well.

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** {{Fanon}} also speculates Silva may have been mentally affected by the [[spoiler: faulty cyanide pill pill]] as well.
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The GirlOfTheWeek of the film [[spoiler:at least for the beginning]].

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** EvilCounterpart: See {{Foil}}.

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** EvilCounterpart: See {{Foil}}.EvilCounterpart
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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: He was tortured for months on end, not giving up any information, [[spoiler:until he realized M sold him out and he subsequently tried to commit suicide. Instead of dying he ended up horribly disfigured. Still clinging to life, he realized vengeance against M is now all he has left]].

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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: He was captured and tortured for months on end, not giving end but he refused to give up any information, [[spoiler:until he realized M sold him out and he subsequently tried to commit suicide. Instead of dying he ended up horribly disfigured. Still clinging to life, he realized vengeance against M is now all he has left]].
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** ParentalBetrayal: [[spoiler:The realization that M abandoned him to be tortured for months is what prompted his FaceHeelTurn and RoaringRampageOfRevenge]].


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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His actions throughout the entire movie are him enacting one of these on M.
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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: He was tortured for months on end, not giving up any information, [[spoiler:until he realized M sold him out and he subsequently tried to commit suicide. Instead of dying he ended up horribly disfigured. Still clinging to life, he realized vengeance against M is now all he has left]].



* TheChessmaster: Everything you've planned for, he's already three steps ahead of you.



* FauxAffablyEvil



* ManipulativeBastard



* PsychopathicManchild: Probably best exemplified at the end when [[spoiler:he turns into a crying, scared little boy when he realizes M has been mortally injured]].




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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Sold out by [[ParentalSubstitute M]], tortured for five months, and tried to commit suicide via cyanide capsule only to end up horribly disfigured, his only goal now is destroy M and die with her]].
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!Raoul Silva ([[spoiler:real name Tiago Rodriguez]])

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* DragonLady: What she seems to be at first.
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!Raoul Silva ([[spoiler:a.k.a. Tiago Rodriguez]])

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An OldRetainer who still keeps up [[spoiler:Skyfall, the Bond family manner in Scotland]].

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An OldRetainer old gamekeeper who still keeps up [[spoiler:Skyfall, the Bond family manner estate in Scotland]].



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* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: In his backstory, he tried this with a cyanide pill, but survived.]]


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* [[spoiler:FallenHero]]


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* [[spoiler:InTheBack: A knife is thrown into his back as the killing blow.]]


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* UncannyValley: A JustifiedTrope. His smile seems... off. But then we learn [[spoiler:that he tried to poison himself with cyanide, so those aren't even his real teeth]].
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* BlondeGuysAreEvilBlondeGuysAreEvil: [[ShadowArchetype In contrast to]] Bond.
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Characters specific to Film/{{Skyfall}}. For those in the entire [[Film/JamesBond film franchise]], see [[Characters/JamesBond here]].

!Raoul Silva ([[spoiler:a.k.a. Tiago Rodriguez]])

The BigBad, he wants to discredit and kill M. [[spoiler:His real name is Tiago Rodriguez, and he was a sold-out {{MI6}} agent who took his cyanide pill, but survived.]]
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Uses FauxYay to get under people's skin, regardless of gender.
* [[spoiler:TheBadGuyWins: Posthumously, he manages to kill M.]]
* BigBad
* BlondeGuysAreEvil
* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker: As revealed in the end, he wants to die along with M.]]
* {{Expy}}: The filmmakers specifically said they based him off of the HeathLedger [[Film/TheDarkKnight interpretation]] of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker.
* {{Foil}}: To Bond mostly, though he has elements of Q and M as well. He's an evil agent who uses multiple gadgets, opposed to Bond. He is an expert hacker, opposed to Q. He makes very dark decisions and leads his organization, opposed to M.
** EvilCounterpart: See {{Foil}}.
** ShadowArchetype: He's what Bond ''could'' be if he didn't forgive or trust M for the things she puts him through.
* MommyIssues: Though M isn't actually his mother, he treats it like she is, and her reactions to her agents does mirror one.
* [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown: First when Bond foils his initial plot to kill M. Later, he has another after Bond blows up the Skyfall manor.]]

!Sévérine

The GirlOfTheWeek of the film [[spoiler:at least for the beginning]].
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* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot]]
* BrokenBird
* [[spoiler:DisposableWoman: Bond doesn't seem to think much about her murder, and neither does Silva.]]
* GirlOfTheWeek
* MadeASlave: Her origin.
** SexSlave
* SmokingIsGlamorous: A rare tribute to the earlier films with more smoking.
* StepfordSmiler: Though Bond sees through it.

!Kincade

An OldRetainer who still keeps up [[spoiler:Skyfall, the Bond family manner in Scotland]].
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* BadassGrandpa
* CoolOldGuy
* OldRetainer
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Hunting shotguns, in fact.

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