History Characters / Spectre

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Given how he was a {{jerkass}} who was EvilAllAlong, nobody felt sorry for his DisneyVillainDeath.]]

* ShadowArchetype: He's revealed to be an [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart of M]] as the viewer gets to know more about his rationale to shut down the 00-agent program in favor of the "Nine Eyes" surveillance program, [[spoiler:which would give Blofeld unlimited backdoor access and destroy anybody who tries to meddle in his affairs, aside from further humiliating 007.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He's not just a well-meaning but slightly stressed sleazeball who starts insulting everyone because they disagree with his actions as a new higher-up to begin with, [[spoiler:he's a high-ranking member of [[NebulousEvilOrganization Spectre]] and plans to turn over the new surveillance system over to Blofeld]]. Also, as his SmugSnake characteristics begin to pop up, he devolves into a ManChild once M begins to question his surveillance plan, [[spoiler:culminating into a VillainousBreakdown once he's revealed to be TheMole for Blofeld.]]

* ManChild: Devolves into this once people question his opinions, and starts insulting others, including M. [[spoiler:This culminates into a VillainousBreakdown once [[EvilAllAlong he's revealed]] [[TheMole to be]] [[BigBadDuumvirate Blofeld's lapdog]].]]

* CorruptPolitician: He's an ObstructiveBureaucrat who advocates total surveillance and {{Attack Drone}}s, and [[spoiler:once more of his motivations to shut down the 00 agent program are exposed, he's revealed [[TheMole to be Blofeld's stooge]]. Blofeld is using him as a way to humiliate 007.]]

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, he may seem to be a sleazy and ObstructiveBureaucrat who expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button issues such as 24/7 surveillance, [[spoiler:but when revealed [[TheMole to be Spectre's lapdog]] within the British government, he sics goons on 007 and M so they won't interfere in his plans.]]

* TheDragon: [[spoiler:He serves as this to Blofeld at a political level. Bond even describes him as Blofeld's EvilChancellor at one point.]]

* BerserkButton: Subtle, but he hated it when people questioned his motives behind dismantling the 00-section.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, he may seem to be a sleazy and ObstructiveBureaucrat who expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button issues such as 24/7 surveillance, [[spoiler:but once he's revealed [[TheMole to be Spectre's lapdog]] within the British government, he sics goons on 007 and M so they won't interfere in his plans.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He attempts to dismantle the 00 branch of MI6, in favor of a 24/7 SinisterSurveillance system he calls "NCB". [[spoiler: In reality, he's cut a deal with Blofeld to hand control of the world's intelligence network to Spectre via the "Nine Eyes" program.]]

* CoDragons: With [[spoiler:C]]. He's TheBrute, while [[spoiler:C]] is more or less the EvilChancellor.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: In his first scene, it's actually mostly Bond who is being rude to him, while Denbigh is trying to take his job but remains fairly level headed and polite throughout. As the movie goes on, this devolves and Denbigh becomes more of a {{Jerkass}}, belittling his colleagues and even insulting M. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's a [[EvilAllAlong member of Spectre all along]].]]

* CorruptPolitician: He's a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain and ObstructiveBureaucrat who advocates BigBrotherIsWatching and {{Attack Drone}}s, and [[spoiler:once more of his motivations to shut down the 00 agent program are exposed, he's revealed [[TheMole to be Blofeld's stooge]]. Blofeld is using him as a way to humiliate 007.]]

* FatalFlaw: [[SmugSnake Overconfidence and arrogance]]. He effortlessly manipulates the meeting nations to buy into his Nine Eyes plan and manages to work his way up to being the head of the [=MI5=] and [=MI6=] merger without being suspected as a [[spoiler:Spectre agent. However, as his more smug characteristics pop up, he condescendingly looks down on and hurls rude insults to others, including M, whom he failed to realize as a potential threat to his plans.]]

* {{Foil}}: To M, as both have different ideas of running spy agencies in many ways. While C is interested in BigBrotherIsWatching, {{Attack Drone}}s, and shutting down the 00-agent program, M questions the role of total surveillance in society, and even asks C if an AttackDrone can do the job of field agents like 007. C is also over-reliant on technology like Silva. Also, while M sticks to his principles like 007, [[spoiler:C is willing to sell-out others in order to gain more power at the expense of killing countless innocents in staged terrorist attacks.]]

* HateSink: C is a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors sleazy civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm posing a threat to the MI6's operations]], and he compounds it by acting like a [[SmugSnake douche]] to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]].[[spoiler: Later on, C is revealed to be in cahoots with [[Characters/JamesBondBlofeld Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. At the end of the film he suffers a KarmicDeath when he plummets to the bottom of the headquarters of the merged intelligence service, which he had paid for with SPECTRE blood money]].

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Revealed to have been working for Blofeld [[EvilAllAlong all along]], as he's basically the Bond universe [[TheMole version]] of Kim Philby or Vidkun Quisling. Spectre cultivated him as an asset. In return for helping him get his electronic surveillance system implemented, he'll ensure all the intel it collects gets forwarded to them.]]

* NewEraSpeech: His speech to the Nine Eyes committee about intelligence-sharing and how it works is effective, as while South Africa initially balked at it, a terrorist attack conducted by [[spoiler:Spectre, the real backers of the Nine Eyes project]], forces them back into the fold.
* NonActionGuy: Predictably, as someone who doesn't see the use of field agents, he prefers using technology for intelligence gathering and accordingly spends his time in an office. [[spoiler:He's later revealed to be the evil version of this trope, when his allegiance to Spectre comes into light. He tries to pull a gun on M, only for it to have had the bullets removed and lasts only a few seconds in hand-to-hand combat before falling to his death.]]

* StrawNihilist: Has shades of this as evident in ''Spectre'' — he thinks DemocracyIsBad and that it's a CrapsackWorld out there. To quote his [[spoiler:ReasonYouSuckSpeech against M]]:
-->"[[spoiler:Take a look at the world [[CrapsackWorld — chaos]]. Because people like you, paper-pushers and politicians, are too spineless to do what needs to be done — [[BigBadDuumvirate so I made an alliance to put the power where it should be]], [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill and now you want to throw it away for the sake of democracy]], whatever the hell that is? How predictably moronic."]]

* HateSink: C is a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors sleazy civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm posing a threat to the MI6's operations]], and he compounds it by acting like a [[SmugSnake douche]]to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]].[[spoiler: Later on, C is revealed to be in cahoots with [[Characters/JamesBondBlofeld Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. At the end of the film he suffers a KarmicDeath when he plummets to the bottom of the headquarters of the merged intelligence service, which he had paid for with SPECTRE blood money]].

* DemocracyIsBad: Has a low opinion of democracy, thinking that totalitarianism and BigBrotherIsWatching will bring in order, alongside advocating the replacement of field agents like 007 with {{AttackDrone}}s.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Denbigh belittling M for his outdated ways of running a spy agency sounds an awful lot like Trevelyan ridiculing 007 for his belief in queen and country in ''Film/GoldenEye''.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After he's revealed to be in cahoots with Blofeld, he uses PsychologicalProjection to explain why DemocracyIsBad, TheEvilsOfFreeWill, that it's a CrapsackWorld out there, and how BigBrotherIsWatching will solve everything by calling M a "moron", only for M to [[ShutUpHannibal shut him down]] by calling him [[CountryMatters "careless".]] At first glance, it may seem that he's insulting M for his failures, but it's obvious to M that Denbigh is [[ItsAllAboutMe only ranting about himself and his insanity]].]]

* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: He believes that democracy has utterly failed to protect humanity's interests and that only by giving total control over to Nine Eyes [[spoiler:aka Spectre]] can we truly know peace.
* EvilRunningGood: C effortlessly concocts his [[spoiler:EvilPlan without being suspected as a Spectre agent. This way, Spectre will have unlimited access to the data gathered from the "Nine Eyes" project, and use it to secretly dominate the world and destroy anybody who tries to meddle in their affairs. Heck, they even do more harm to MI6 in the long run than in the original continuity. The Centre for National Security is actually a front for Spectre.]]

* {{Foil}}: To M, as both have different ideas of running spy agencies in many ways. For example:
** While C is interested in BigBrotherIsWatching, {{Attack Drone}}s, and shutting down the 00-agent program, M questions the role of total surveillance in society, and even asks C if an AttackDrone can do the job of field agents like 007. C is also over-reliant on technology like Silva.
** And while M sticks to his principles like 007, [[spoiler:C is willing to sell-out others in order to gain more power at the expense of killing countless innocents in staged terrorist attacks.]]

* HobbesWasRight: Best exemplified by his MotiveRant once he's revealed [[spoiler:to be a Blofeld toady. He believes democracy is a total failure and thinks that only totalitarianism and BigBrotherIsWatching will solve all of the world's problems.]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler:Revealed to have been working for Blofeld [[EvilAllAlong all along]]. It's being done by [[BigBad Blofeld]] to humiliate Bond psychologically.]]
* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:He's basically the Bond universe version of Kim Philby or Vidkun Quisling. Spectre cultivated him as an asset. In return for helping him get his electronic surveillance system implemented, he'll ensure all the intel it collects gets forwarded to them.]]

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, he may seem to be a sleazy and ObstructiveBureaucrat who expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button issues such as BigBrotherIsWatching, [[spoiler:but once he's revealed [[TheMole to be Spectre's lapdog]] within the British government, he sics goons on 007 and M so they won't interfere in his plans.]]

* PoliceState: What he plans to use the "Nine Eyes" program for — [[BigBrotherIsWatching 24/7 surveillance]], replacement of field agents like 007 with {{Attack Drone}}s and TheEvilsOfFreeWill. [[spoiler:In reality, he cut a deal with Blofeld to hand control of the world's intelligence network to Spectre via "Nine Eyes". With this, Spectre would be able to anticipate and crush any attempts to investigate into their operations.]]

* SinisterSurveillance: Denbigh plans to replace the 00 section with a widespread surveillance program called "Nine Eyes" over M's objections. [[spoiler:It's actually a Trojan horse for global domination, as it becomes even more sinister when C is revealed to be working for Spectre, and all the "Nine Eyes" program's intel will be directly sent to them.]]

* HateSink:[[spoiler: C is a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors sleazy civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]].[[spoiler: Later on, C is revealed to be in cahoots with [[Characters/JamesBondBlofeld Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. At the end of the film he suffers a KarmicDeath when he plummets to the bottom of the headquarters of the merged intelligence service, which he had paid for with SPECTRE blood money]].
* TheHeavy: While Obenhauser is seldom seen, Denbigh is in direct contact with the heroes and oversees the plan to have the world brought under Nine Eyes to [[spoiler:hand control of the world's intelligence network to Spectre on a silver platter]].

* HateSink: Blofeld represents EvilIsCool for the ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise and has codified many tropes, not to mention being [[MagnificentBastard intelligent]], WickedCultured, and [[FauxAffablyEvil having idle banter with 007 despite planning to kill him]], but swift and deadly toward henchmen that fail him. [[TheDragon Mr. Hinx]] has a CoolCar and is a mix of Oddjob's endurance, Jaws' strength and metal combat implants (fingernails instead of teeth) and Red Grant's methodical skills and cunning, as well as dogging Bond throughout the film. Mr. White, meanwhile, is given a sympathetic backstory as to why he resigned from SPECTRE. Perhaps because of just how cool Blofeld, Mr. Hinx, and SPECTRE are, the viewer can see Max Denbigh as the movie's Hate Sink. From the start, he's an [[TyrantTakesTheHelm oily new superior]] who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. From the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and advocating the replacement of human agents with {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he isn't just a corrupt sleazeball to begin with — he's flat-out evil as [[BigBadDuumvirate he's in cahoots with Blofeld]] and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. It's easy to see why he has few fans both InUniverse and out.]]

* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:He himself is guilty of this, as he had many chances to kill M so he won't hinder his EvilPlan, but opts to do BreakThemByTalking near the climax. He also failed to recognize M as a potential threat, given that M managed to do a total sweep of his office and empty his gun before he got there, being that M is a former field agent unlike C, who's more of a corrupt paper-shuffler and ObstructiveBureaucrat. He finally tries to kill M, but M manages to grab C's gun and send him down his DisneyVillainDeath.]]
* BreakThemByTalking: Attempts doing this on M several times, [[spoiler:even after he's revealed to be working for Blofeld]], but fails.

* {{Jerkass}}: As his SmugSnake characteristics begin to pop up, he devolves into a ManChild once M begins to question his surveillance plan, [[spoiler:culminating into a VillainousBreakdown once he's revealed to be TheMole for Blofeld.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He's not just a well-meaning but slightly stressed sleazeball who starts insulting everyone because they disagree with his actions as a new higher-up to begin with, [[spoiler:he's a high-ranking member of [[NebulousEvilOrganization Spectre]] and plans to turn over the new surveillance system he's in charge of over to Blofeld]].

* PoliceState: What C plans to use the "Nine Eyes" program for — [[BigBrotherIsWatching 24/7 surveillance]], replacement of field agents like 007 with {{Attack Drone}}s and TheEvilsOfFreeWill. [[spoiler:In reality, he's cut a deal with Blofeld to hand control of the world's intelligence network to Spectre via "Nine Eyes". And with this, Spectre would be able to anticipate and counteract any attempts to investigate into their operations.]]

!!Dr. Madeleine Swann
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Is this really what you want? Living in the shadows? Hunting, being hunted? Always alone?"'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LeaSeydoux

A young psychiatrist, she is the daughter of Mr. White, who committed suicide after Oberhauser had him poisoned for treason. Bond swore in front of White to give her protection.
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* ActionSurvivor: She's a civilian, not a ProfessionalKiller like Bond. However, she knows how to use a gun and she's willing to take advantage of opportunities when they come her way, case in point being stabbing a mook with a syringe he intended to use on her and opening fire on Mr Hinx seconds before he could murder 007.
* DamselInDistress: She's captured by Hinx, and Bond rescues her. [[spoiler: Later Blofeld captures her again in London.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: At the start of the film, she's not impressed with Bond in the slightest and isn't afraid of letting him know.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's understandably pissed when Bond nearly kills her by running the Range Rover she's in off the road. Over the course of the film, she begins to warm up to him.
* DoesntLikeGuns: Subverted. She openly disapproves of guns and the men using them, but knows how to use one which she does at one point to save Bond.
** [[spoiler:As a child, she shot an assassin who was after her father with a Beretta 9mm hidden in a kitchen cupboard, which seems to have been what triggered her dislike of them.]]
* FryingPanOfDoom: Attempts to hit Mr. Hinx with a frying pan on the train. She hits him, but [[NoSell it doesn't work on him]].
* HappilyEverAfter: [[spoiler:The sole [[GirlOfTheWeek Bond Girl]] in Craig's tenure to have romanced Bond and made it all the way to the end of the film alive.]]
* MoralityPet: Serves as one for Mr. White, [[spoiler:[[EvenEvilHasStandards who called it quits when Spectre began to dabble in human trafficking and slavery, particularly those of women and children]].]]
* RidingIntoTheSunset: [[spoiler: As with HappilyEverAfter, the only Bond Girl in the new continuity so far to do this.]]
* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Becomes this for James Bond since she becomes his replacement for Vesper Lynd.]]
* SeeYouInHell: She yells "Go to Hell!" to Bond after he rescues her from Oberhauser's men.
* WomanInWhite: Throughout the rest of the film (except for one scene in Oberhauser's lair). Particularly, during the third act when she wears a white coat over her clothes, in contrast with the rest of the heroes, representing how she's a civilian and refuses to take the life of a spy. This also provides a contrast in the climax of the film when Bond is holding Oberhauser at gunpoint. M is there dressed in black representing Bond's life as a deceiving and murderous agent for the crown, with Madeline on the other side dressed in white representing the chance of a peaceful life away from the death and lies.

* ManChild: He devolves into this once people question his opinions, and starts insulting others, including M. [[spoiler:This culminates into a VillainousBreakdown once [[EvilAllAlong he's revealed]] [[TheMole to be]] [[BigBadDuumvirate Blofeld's lapdog]].]]

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: From the start, he's an oily new superior who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. And from the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he's not just a sleazeball to begin with — he's flat-out evil as [[BigBadDuumvirate he's in cahoots with Blofeld]] and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him.]]

* GoryDiscretionShot: While his death was done offscreen long before the events of ''Spectre'', the article also shows that Hannes was crushed to his death in the staged avalanche.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Hannes encouraged Franz to refer Bond as his younger brother, unaware that Franz was secretly bitter about this. After Bond moved out, Franz kills his own father in a staged avalanche out of pure malice.

* ParentalFavoritism: Franz resented his father caring for Bond. Bitter about this, he kills his own father out of nothing but a pure desire to be favored more than 007. And this is the main reason why Franz, now calling himself Blofeld, refers to Bond as a [[AnimalMetaphor "cuckoo hatching inside another bird's nest"]]. It doesn't excuse Franz of his crimes or his general villainy, [[FreudianExcuse but it gives a legitimate reason why]] he held [[ItsPersonal an enormous]] but totally IrrationalHatred of Bond. Blofeld blames his father for creating a wedge between him and Bond, but it was obviously the other way around.
* ParentalObliviousness: He didn't have the faintest clue that his son was plotting to kill him for showing ParentalFavoritism towards Bond.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's dead by the time ''Spectre'' takes place, it's shown that much of the film's plot occurred because Hannes showed ParentalFavoritism towards Bond after he was orphaned, causing Franz to kill him out of jealousy. His death also indirectly shaped the events of ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', and ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Showing ParentalFavoritism towards Bond is what caused Franz to kill him out of jealousy by murdering him in a staged avalanche and become a DiabolicalMastermind.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's mentioned in a newspaper article regarding his death, an adoption letter that allowed Bond's aunt Charmain to grant Hannes temporary custodianship of a young James, alongside Franz giving his MotiveRant on why he killed his father.

->'''Played by:''' Thomas Kretcshmann

** While C is interested in BigBrotherIsWatching, {{Attack Drone}}s, and shutting down the 00-agent program, M questions the role of total surveillance in society, and even asks C if an AttackDrone can do the job of field agents like 007.

* HateSink: Ernst Stavro Blofeld represents EvilIsCool for the ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise and has codified many tropes, not to mention being [[MagnificentBastard intelligent]], WickedCultured, and [[FauxAffablyEvil having idle banter with 007 despite planning to kill him]], but swift and deadly toward henchmen that fail him. [[TheDragon Mr. Hinx]] has a CoolCar and is a mix of Oddjob's endurance, Jaws' strength and metal combat implants (fingernails instead of teeth) and Red Grant's methodical skills and cunning, as well as dogging Bond throughout the film. Mr. White, meanwhile, is given a sympathetic backstory as to why he resigned from SPECTRE. Perhaps because of just how cool Blofeld, Mr. Hinx, and SPECTRE are, the viewer can see Max Denbigh as the movie's Hate Sink. From the start, he's an [[TyrantTakesTheHelm oily new superior]] who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. From the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and advocating the replacement of human agents with {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he isn't just a corrupt sleazeball to begin with — he's flat-out evil as [[BigBadDuumvirate he's in cahoots with Blofeld]] and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. It's easy to see why he has few fans both InUniverse and out.]]

* TheSociopath: An arrogant SOB, Denbigh [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care for anyone except himself]], believing his surveillance idea is the future and throws rude statements to anybody who criticizes him. He's so deluded and self-righteous that he's willing to [[spoiler:bring ''his'' dream to fruition without regards as to who may get killed or maimed in the staged terrorist attacks he's conducted on behalf of Blofeld]].

* VillainHasAPoint: During his MotiveRant, [[spoiler:he points out the flaws of democracy, the failure of elected officials who don't get things done in time or fall back on their promises, and why totalitarianism will fix everything.]]

* HateSink: Ernst Stavro Blofeld represents EvilIsCool for the ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise and has codified many tropes, not to mention being [[MagnificentBastard intelligent]], WickedCultured, and [[FauxAffablyEvil having idle banter with 007 despite planning to kill him]], but swift and deadly toward henchmen that fail him. [[TheDragon Mr. Hinx]] has a CoolCar and is a mix of Oddjob's endurance, Jaws' strength and metal combat implants (fingernails instead of teeth) and Red Grant's methodical skills and cunning, as well as dogging Bond throughout the film. Mr. White, meanwhile, is given a sympathetic backstory as to why he resigned from SPECTRE. Perhaps because of just how cool Blofeld, Mr. Hinx, and SPECTRE are, the viewer can see Max Denbigh as the movie's Hate Sink. From the start, he's an [[TyrantTakesTheHelm oily new superior]] who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. From the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and advocating the replacement of human agents with {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he isn't just a corrupt sleazeball to begin with — he's flat-out evil as [[BigBadDuumvirate he's in cahoots with Blofeld]] and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. It's easy to see why he has few fans both InUniverse and out.

* HateSink: * HateSink: Ernst Stavro Blofeld represents EvilIsCool for the ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise and has codified many tropes, not to mention being [[MagnificentBastard intelligent]], WickedCultured, and [[FauxAffablyEvil having idle banter with 007 despite planning to kill him]], but swift and deadly toward henchmen that fail him. [[TheDragon Mr. Hinx]] has a CoolCar and is a mix of Oddjob's endurance, Jaws' strength and metal combat implants (fingernails instead of teeth) and Red Grant's methodical skills and cunning, as well as dogging Bond throughout the film. Mr. White, meanwhile, is given a sympathetic backstory as to why he resigned from SPECTRE. Perhaps because of just how cool Blofeld, Mr. Hinx, and SPECTRE are, the viewer can see Max Denbigh as the movie's Hate Sink. From the start, he's an [[TyrantTakesTheHelm oily new superior]] who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. From the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and advocating the replacement of human agents with {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he isn't just a corrupt sleazeball to begin with — he's flat-out evil as [[BigBadDuumvirate he's in cahoots with Blofeld]] and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. It's easy to see why he has few fans both InUniverse and out.

* HateSink: Since Ernst Stavro Blofeld represents EvilIsCool for the ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise and is the TropeCodifier for RightHandCat, BlofeldPloy and DiabolicalMastermind, not to mention being [[MagnificentBastard intelligent]], WickedCultured, and [[FauxAffablyEvil having idle banter with 007 despite planning to kill him]], but swift and deadly toward henchmen that fail him and driven by greed. Plus, having inspired many villains such as [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Giovanni]], [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]], [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Lex Luthor]], and [[Film/AustinPowers Dr. Evil]] over the years gives many a reason to root for him. Plus, [[TheDragon Mr. Hinx]] has a CoolCar and is a mix of Oddjob's endurance, Jaws' strength and metal combat implants (fingernails instead of teeth) and Red Grant's methodical skills and cunning, as well as dogging Bond throughout the film. WordOfGod also notes that he was inspired by Franchise/TheTerminator when helping develop the character. Also, Mr. White is given a sympathetic backstory as to why he resigned from SPECTRE. So who do we hate in the film? Well, perhaps because of just how cool Blofeld, Mr. Hinx, and SPECTRE are, the viewer can see Max Denbigh as the movie's Hate Sink. From the start, he's an [[TyrantTakesTheHelm oily new superior]] who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. And from the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he isn't just a corrupt sleazeball to begin with — he's flat-out evil as [[BigBadDuumvirate he's in cahoots with Blofeld]] and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him. At the end of the film, he suffers a KarmicDeath when he plummets to the bottom of the headquarters of the merged intelligence service, which he had paid for with SPECTRE blood money]]. It's easy to see why he has few fans both InUniverse and out.

* HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler:Best exemplified by this quote below once he's revealed to be a Blofeld flunky. He believes democracy is a total failure and thinks that only totalitarianism and BigBrotherIsWatching will solve all of the world's problems.]]
--->'''C:''' [[spoiler:[[StrawNihilist Take a look at the world]] [[CrapsackWorld — chaos]]. Because people like you, paper-pushers and politicians, are too spineless to do what needs to be done — [[BigBadDuumvirate so I made an alliance to put the power where it should be]], [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill and now you want to throw it away for the sake of democracy]], whatever the hell that is? How predictably moronic.]]

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:C tries to justify his MotiveRant during the climax, but M doesn't buy it [[ShutUpHannibal and]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar calls him]] [[CountryMatters "careless"]].]]

'''C:''' [[spoiler:[[StrawNihilist Take a look at the world]] [[CrapsackWorld — chaos]]. Because people like you, paper-pushers and politicians, are too spineless to do what needs to be done — [[BigBadDuumvirate so I made an alliance to put the power where it should be]], [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill and now you want to throw it away for the sake of democracy]], whatever the hell that is? How predictably moronic. ''[takes out his Glock 17 and points it at M]'' But then, isn't that what 'M' stands for — 'moron'? ''[squeezes trigger, realizes the gun is unloaded]'']]\\

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: From the start, he's an [[TyrantTakesTheHelm oily new superior]] who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. And from the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he's not just a sleazeball to begin with — he's flat-out evil as [[BigBadDuumvirate he's in cahoots with Blofeld]] and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him.]]

* VillainHasAPoint: During his MotiveRant, [[spoiler:he points out the flaws of democracy, the failure of elected officials who don't get things done in time or fall back on their promises, and why totalitarianism will fix everything. Hence his rationale for siding with Blofeld in order to further facilitate his EvilPlan.]]

* VisionaryVillain: He envisions a world where 24/7 surveillance will protect humanity. Oberhauser even refers to him with the term "visionary" when [[spoiler:Bond asks if Denbeigh is his disciple]].

* ChekhovsGun: Helicopters. Marco Sciarra attempts to escape Mexico City in one, before Bond kicks him out of it and he falls to his death. [[spoiler:At the end, Blofeld sets the detonators to blow up the old MI6 building and attempts to escape in a helicopter, but Bond shoots it down.]]

Characters specific to the Film/JamesBond film ''Film/{{Spectre}}''. For those in the entire film franchise, see [[Characters/JamesBond here]].

See his character sheet [[Characters/JamesBondBlofeld here]].

[[folder:Lucia Sciarra]]
!!Lucia Sciarra
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You're crossing over to a place where there is no mercy..."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MonicaBellucci

The widow of Marco Sciarra, a high-ranking member of Spectre.

* MsFanservice: Considering the actress' age, she's 50 years old, the oldest woman Bond has ever seduced onscreen by far, and she can still rock a merrywidow-and-garters ensemble.
* RomancingTheWidow: [[spoiler:Bond doesn't let things like grief get in the way of his advances.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:After Bond presses her for information, he tells her to find Felix Leiter, where she'll purportedly be safe in the American embassy. That's the entire extent of her contribution to the plot.]]
* WidowsWeeds: Right down to her underwear. Fitting, as she's (ostensibly) grieving for her dead husband.
* WidowWoman: She absolutely despised her husband but grieves at his death, not for his sake but hers - she's now a loose end to be cleaned up by Spectre.
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[[folder:Marco Sciarra]]
!!Marco Sciarra
->'''Played by:''' Alessandro Cremona

A high-ranking Spectre operative, he was assigned by Blofeld to stage a terrorist attack in Mexico City and assassinate Mr. White. Bond is tasked by the previous M to kill him. He's also the husband of Lucia Sciarra.
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* ChekhovsGun: Helicopters. Marco Sciarra attempts to escape Mexico City in one, before Bond kicks him out of it and he falls to his death. [[spoiler:At the end, Blofeld sets the detonators to blow up the old MI6 building and attempts to escape in a helicopter, but Bond shoots it down.]]
* DisneyVillainDeath: Bond kicks him and the pilot off the helicopter, leading to their deaths.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Even though he didn't get along with his wife, she still grieved at his death.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: His death leads to Bond uncovering the AwfulTruth behind Spectre.
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Sciarra's crimes in Mexico, while minor, not only reveals the ugly truth behind Spectre, but also [[spoiler:enables C's campaign to shut down the 00-agent program and hand the collective intel gathered by the world's major intelligence agencies to Blofeld.]]
* MinorMajorCharacter: Sciarra may have had limited screen time, but his death early on kicks off the film's plot.
* SafetyInMuggles: He attempts to elude Bond by walking through the Day of the Dead parade. It works, temporarily.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His death is what leads Bond to find more about Spectre.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: His widowed wife Lucia talks with 007 about his death and sends him to a SPECTRE meeting in Rome, while Bond gets a WhatTheHellHero speech from M for his unauthorized mission in Mexico.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Max Denbigh]]
!!Max Denbigh (C)
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We're going to bring British intelligence out of the dark ages... into the light."'']]

->'''Played by:''' Creator/AndrewScott

Head of the Joint Intelligence Service (the fusion of [=MI5=] and [=MI6=] after the events of ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'') who wants to get rid of the 00 section in favor of mass surveillance. He is nicknamed C by James.
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[[folder: Mr. White]]
See his character sheet [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters here]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hannes Oberhauser]]
!!Hannes Oberhauser
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->'''Played by:''' Thomas Kretcshmann

An Austrian climbing and skiing instructor, he is the father of Franz Oberhauser and adopted Bond when he was an orphaned at a young age.

* CoolTeacher: Taught skiing and climbing to Bond when he was in his teens.
* GoodParents: Hannes regarded an orphaned 007 as a second son, making him the GreaterScopeParagon to James.
* GoryDiscretionShot: While his death was done offscreen long before the events of ''Spectre'', the article also shows that Hannes was crushed to his death in the staged avalanche.
* GreaterScopeParagon: Became a ParentalSubstitute and mentor to a young 007, and 007 still holds him in high regards.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Hannes encouraged Franz to refer Bond as his younger brother, unaware that Franz was secretly bitter about this. After Bond moved out, Franz kills his own father in a staged avalanche out of pure malice.
* LikeASonToMe: After 007 lost his parents in a climbing accident, Hannes adopted him and began treating him like a second son. This causes Franz to be bitter about this, and [[{{Patricide}} kills him]] [[DrivenByEnvy out of envy]], before faking his death and creating Spectre.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: If we're going by the newspaper article about Hannes' death, it's shown that he was very nice towards his neighbors and son. He's a stark contrast to Franz, who later became to be a totally violent and psychopathic monster.
* MentorArchetype: Bond still held him in high regards even after his death, and was visibly angered when Franz told him that he committed {{Patricide}}.
* MinorMajorCharacter: He taught climbing and skiing in Kitzbühel before taking temporary custody of the young James Bond following the death of his parents in a climbing accident.
* NiceGuy: Implied to be the case, as the newspaper article shows that he was nice to his family and neighbors, and a stark contrast to his son, who turned out to be sociopathic.
* ParentalFavoritism: Franz resented his father caring for Bond. Bitter about this, he kills his own father out of nothing but a pure desire to be favored more than 007. And this is the main reason why Franz, now calling himself Blofeld, refers to Bond as a [[AnimalMetaphor "cuckoo hatching inside another bird's nest"]]. It doesn't excuse Franz of his crimes or his general villainy, [[FreudianExcuse but it gives a legitimate reason why]] he held [[ItsPersonal an enormous]] but totally IrrationalHatred of Bond. Blofeld blames his father for creating a wedge between him and Bond, but it was obviously the other way around.
* ParentalObliviousness: He didn't have the faintest clue that his son was plotting to kill him for showing ParentalFavoritism towards Bond.
* ParentalSubstitute: Adopted Bond after he lost his parents in a climbing accident. Bond regarded him as a substitute father.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: While Hannes was long dead, this also triggered the CainAndAbel relationship between Franz and James in later years.
* PosthumousCharacter: He was already dead by the time ''Spectre'' takes place, but his role formulated the CainAndAbel relationship between 007 and Blofeld in later years, and indirectly shaped the events of ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: He was an Austrian climbing and skiing instructor in ''Literature/OctopussyAndTheLivingDaylights'', but is Bond's foster father prior to the events of ''Spectre''.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's dead by the time ''Spectre'' takes place, it's shown that much of the film's plot occurred because Hannes showed ParentalFavoritism towards Bond after he was orphaned, causing Franz to kill him out of jealousy. His death also indirectly shaped the events of ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', and ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''
* StrongFamilyResemblance: The newspaper article about his death shows Blofeld sharing some of his father's facial features.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Showing ParentalFavoritism towards Bond is what caused Franz to kill him out of jealousy by murdering him in a staged avalanche and become a DiabolicalMastermind.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's mentioned in a newspaper article regarding his death, an adoption letter that allowed Bond's aunt Charmain to grant Hannes temporary custodianship of a young James, alongside Franz giving his MotiveRant on why he killed his father.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:His actual death has not been shown on-screen. His apparent demise is made doubly suspect given that Bautista has signed on to return as Hinx in Craig's final outing.]]