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!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/BernardLanneau (European French)

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* OriginalPositionFallacy: He accuses Jack Hall of being this by virtue of him suggesting everyone below a certain latitude evacuate and have everyone above said latitude wait out the storm. Since Jack Hall was below said latitude, he argued Jack Hall would have no trouble deciding that recommendation since he immediately benefited. He is [[ShutUpHannibal shut down]] when a staffer reveals Jack's son Sam is above that latitude and that he didn't make such a recommendation lightly.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Didn't directly cause the apocalypse, but by the end feels tremendous guilt for not taking action earlier in the movie and ignoring Jacks warnings too often until it was too late.
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* AllForNothing: Believes this during the events of the movie, she spent her whole life studying and working for a future that went up in smoke because of the second ice age caused by the storms.
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[[folder:Vice President Blake]]Raymond Becker]]



* CaptainErsatz: With the film being made at the height of the Bush administration, Blake was deliberately written as a scathing parody of then-vice president Dick Cheney, right down to the character being played by dead ringer Kenneth Welsh.

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* CaptainErsatz: With the film being made at the height of the Bush administration, Blake Becker was deliberately written as a scathing parody of then-vice president Dick Cheney, right down to the character being played by dead ringer Kenneth Welsh.
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[[folder:Vice President Blake]]
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KennethWelsh
The greedy, obstructive United States vice president at odds with Jack throughout much of the film.

* CaptainErsatz: With the film being made at the height of the Bush administration, Blake was deliberately written as a scathing parody of then-vice president Dick Cheney, right down to the character being played by dead ringer Kenneth Welsh.

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Sam's classmate, love interest and eventual girlfriend

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Sam's classmate, love interest and eventual girlfriendgirlfriend.



* PetTheDog: He gives Buddha his last stolen hot dog when Buddha starts whining, despite being in a situation where that food might be the deciding factor on if he lives or dies.

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* PetTheDog: A somewhat literal example. He gives Buddha his last stolen hot dog when Buddha starts whining, despite being in a situation where that food might be the deciding factor on if he lives or dies.dies.
* PluckyComicRelief: In a movie that can get pretty dark, Luther lightens the tone with some of his antics and interactions with other characters.
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!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Arjay Smith

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Characters in the film [[Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow The Day After Tomorrow]].

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Characters in the film [[Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow The Day After Tomorrow]].
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Jake Gyllenhaal

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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Dennis Quaid

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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Emmy Rossum

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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Arjay Smith

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* BlackAndNerdy: He figures he’s the biggest nerd in the library.

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* BlackAndNerdy: He figures he’s he's the biggest nerd in the library.



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

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--> '''Played by:''' Adrian Lester (Simon) & Richard [=McMillan=] (Dennis)

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--> '''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Adrian Lester (Simon) & Richard [=McMillan=] (Dennis)(Simon), Creator/RichardMcMillan (Dennis)



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His accent suggests he’s English, so “British” here is a safer bet and catch-all term


A Scottish oceanographer.

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A Scottish British oceanographer.
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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: Becomes life-threateningly ill at some point during the snowstorm when she develops septicemia (blood poisoning) from a cut on her leg.
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* CoolHat: Dennis wears a wooly red hat.

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* DistressBall: He becomes this when he desperately go home when the worst weather conditions happen.

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* DistressBall: He becomes this when he desperately wants to go home when the worst weather conditions happen.


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* ParentsAsPeople: He has a very busy job and lives apart from his family because of it. He does at least make an effort about being part of the family and keeps track of things he's promised to do, like give his son a ride to the airport when asked.
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* HomelessHero: Luther is a homeless man who lives on the streets of New York, and also one of the few refugees at the library who heeds Sam's warnings. It ends up saving his life.

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* HomelessHero: Luther is a homeless man who lives on the streets of New York, and also one of the few refugees at the library who heeds Sam's warnings. It ends up saving his life.life, as he manages to survive the superstorm and the resulting ice age.
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* HomelessHero: Luther is a homeless man who lives on the streets of New York, and also one of the few refugees at the library who heeds Sam's warnings. It ends up saving his life.
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* InsufferableGenius: He doesn't show his work on his math test, something that's a key requirement in most schools. It's not a surprise that his teacher gave him an F.

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* IgnoredExpert: Tells the people in the library that the weather will freeze anyone outside, but most of the people ignore him. [[spoiler: Jack finds their corpses later in the film.]]



* DisappearedDad: He is never around for his family, mostly because he lives in several places for work

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* BigDamnHeroes: Shows up at the library with additional resources just in time to save the survivors left freezing inside after the storm.
* DisappearedDad: He is never around for his family, mostly family because of how often he lives in several places has to travel for workhis work.
* IgnoredExpert: The Vice-President is skeptical of his research both when he predicts it will be in a thousand years and when he tells him the disaster is imminent.
* HeroicBSOD: Has this reaction when [[spoiler: Frank dies.]]



* TearsOfJoy: She cries these when she hears a group of survivors made it from the storm, and she realizes her son and husband are alive.



* IllGirl: Becomes ill at some point during the snowstorm and develops septicemia (blood poisoning).
* NiceGirl: She’s a sweet, friendly girl. Most prominently, she stays in the floodwaters to translate for a mother and child who didn’t speak English so a cop could save them.

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* IllGirl: Becomes life-threateningly ill at some point during the snowstorm and when she develops septicemia (blood poisoning).
poisoning) from a cut on her leg.
* NiceGirl: She’s a sweet, friendly girl. Most prominently, she stays in the floodwaters rapidly flooding streets to translate for a mother and child who didn’t speak English so a cop could save them.


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[[folder:Luther]]
--> '''Played by:''' Creator/GlennPlummer
A homeless man who owns a dog named Buddha.
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* AnimalMotifs: He in some scenes can be comparable to a dog himself, such as when he and Buddha shake off rain at the same time, with his rain cap taking the place of ears.
* CanineCompanion: He has a close bond with his dog Buddha, and is willing to wait in a rapidly flooding street because a security guard demands all animals be kept outside.
* PetTheDog: He gives Buddha his last stolen hot dog when Buddha starts whining, despite being in a situation where that food might be the deciding factor on if he lives or dies.
* WisdomFromTheGutter: Helps the survivors keep warm by further insulating their clothes with the paper from the books in the library.
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[[folder:Terry Rapson]]
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A Scottish oceanographer.
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* CoolOldGuy: Old enough to have grandkids, and one of the few people who believes Jack Hall and immediately realizes how serious the situation is and does whatever he can to help.
* HeroicSacrifice: Tells Jack to not focus on helping him as his weather station loses power, condemning himself to freeze so Jack will focus on saving other people.
* OneLastSmoke: When he sees Simon hid away a bottle of 12-year old scotch, he gets out three glasses as the power goes out and pours out three drinks.
* UncertainDoom: While it is implied he died from the cold, they never appear again after the scene where he has a drink with his assistants, leaving his survival ambiguous.
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--> '''Played by:''' Adrian Lester (Simon) & Richard [=McMillan=] (Dennis)
Rapson's two assistants in studying the weather.
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* CoolHat: Dennis wears a wooly red hat.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Dennis and Simon share all of their scenes in the film.
* OneLastSmoke: They both accept the glasses of scotch Rapson offers as the power goes out, likely sentencing them to die from the extreme cold.
* SurveillanceStationSlacker: They are both this trope in different ways in their first scene, with Dennis watching a soccer game while Simon sleeps on the job.
* UncertainDoom: While it is implied they died, after they take a last drink they never appear again in the film, leaving them with a slim chance of survival.

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* MamaBear: She could be seen as this trope as she was willing to read to Peter his story.

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* MamaBear: She could be seen as this trope as she was She’s willing to read to stay behind with Peter his story.until help arrives and ultimately encourages Jack to go into the storm to save their son.



* NiceGirl: She’s a sweet, friendly girl. Most prominently, she stays in the floodwaters to translate for a mother and child who didn’t speak English so a cop could save them.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She falls for Sam after he risks his life to save her during the flood of New York.



* BlackAndNerdy
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* BlackAndNerdy
BlackAndNerdy: He figures he’s the biggest nerd in the library.
* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: And he's also the snarkiest.
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[[folder:Laura Chapman]]
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Emmy Rossum

Sam's classmate, love interest and eventual girlfriend
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* IllGirl: Becomes ill at some point during the snowstorm and develops septicemia (blood poisoning).
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[[folder:Brian Parks]]
-->'''Portrayed by:''' Arjay Smith

Sam's classmate and best friend.
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* BlackAndNerdy
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Jake Gyllenhaal

A 17-year-old high school student and a member of the Scholastic Decathlon Team.


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* DistressBall: He becomes this when he desperately go home when the worst weather conditions happen.
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[[folder:Jack Hall]]
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Sam's father and a paleoclimatologist who works for the government.
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[[folder:Lucy Hall]]
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Sam's mother and a physician.
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* MamaBear: She could be seen as this trope as she was willing to read to Peter his story.
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* DisappearedDad: He is never around for his family, mostly because he lives in several places for work
* PapaWolf: He is determined to rescue his son and even ''the blistering cold'' will not stop him.
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