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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Like Hawkins, he's a thoughtlessly cruel bigot who views non-English, non-white, non-male people as toys for him to use, then dispose of.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Like Hawkins, he's a thoughtlessly cruel bigot who views non-English, non-white, non-male people as toys for him to use, then use and dispose of.of.
* StupidEvil: He's more motivated by his sadistic whims than any sort of plan or logic.
* StupidEvil: He's more motivated by his sadistic whims than any sort of plan or logic.
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* TooDumbToLive: Ruse isn't just a monster, he's a ''stupid'' monster. [[spoiler:When he kills Charlie for no good reason, Hawkins is furious, and not because he values human life. Charlie was their only guide for getting back down the mountain and through the bush.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: Ruse isn't just a monster, he's a ''stupid'' monster. [[spoiler:When he kills Charlie for no good reason, Hawkins is furious, and furious... not because he values human life. was morally opposed to the act, but because Charlie was their only guide for getting back down the mountain and through the bush.]]
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Out of the main trio of soldiers, he's just about the only one with a shred of decency.
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Claire's husband and the father of her child.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He and his daughter are murdered in the first act, [[PlotTriggeringDeath but their deaths are what drives Claire to take revenge on Hawkins and his subordinates.]]
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He and his daughter are murdered in the first act, [[PlotTriggeringDeath but their deaths are what drives Claire to take revenge on Hawkins and his subordinates.]]
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A young convict that Hawkins takes under his wing.
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* BreakTheCutie: Hawkins tries to goad him into shooting Billy, and when he ultimately fails to go through with it he cruelly jokes about adding another 5 years to Eddie's sentence before getting sick of his sobbing and shooting the poor boy dead.
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* BreakTheCutie: Hawkins tries to goad him into shooting Billy, and when he ultimately fails to go through with it he cruelly jokes about adding another 5 years to Eddie's sentence before getting sick of his sobbing and shooting the poor boy dead.
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An Aboriginal woman who is captured by Ruse and kept as a sex slave.
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* SexSlave: An unwilling one kept by Ruse.
WeHardlyKnewYe: She's mostly there to show how badly the local Aborigines are being treated by the British, and is unceremoniously killed by Ruse once he decides he's had enough of her.
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* SexSlave: An unwilling one kept by Ruse.
WeHardlyKnewYe: She's mostly there to show how badly the local Aborigines are being treated by the British, and is unceremoniously killed by Ruse once he decides he's had enough of her.
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* HeroicSacrifice: He knowingly leads Hawkins' party astray in the back country, knowing that they might kill him or worse when they find out.
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Aisling Franciosi
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Dewicking per TRS.
* CommonalityConnection: From Billy, who she treats terribly at first but they bond over their shared victimization at the hands of the English.
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* NotSoDifferent: From Billy, who she treats terribly at first but they bond over their shared victimization at the hands of the English.
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* AlasPoorVillain: It’s hard not to feel bad for Jago despite what he did. He may have killed Clare’s baby girl, but he wasn’t trying to; he just wanted to quiet her and he feels horrible after the fact. He might have otherwise been a decent person who was simply led astray by his cruel commanding officer. In a way, he’s also a victim of Hawkins and his cruelty.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:He appears to be mortally wounded in the final scene, but it's not shown whether he died or not. At the very least, he seems at peace with his decision.]]
* GivenNameReveal: He goes by Billy, but eventually reveals his true name is Mangana.
* LastOfHisKind: [[spoiler:He eventually learns that he's the last of the Linetemairrener people, prompting his final revenge.]]
* NativeGuide: Clare hires him to get her through the Tasmanian forest.
* ThisMeansWarpaint: He puts on ceremonial warpaint before [[spoiler:going after Hawkins and Ruse. As he's the last of his people, the mission is effectively their last stand against the English, and thus the ceremony is appropriate.]]
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!!!The Nightingale & the Blackbird
[[folder:Clare]]
!!Clare Carroll
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AislingFranciosi
* CharacterDevelopment: As she bonds with Billy, her racism gradually softens.
* CrusadingWidow: She's out to kill the men who murdered her entire family and gang-raped her.
* ExtremeMeleeRevenge: [[spoiler:Clare kills Jago this way, stabbing him over and over with his knife before smashing his face in with the butt of her rifle.]]
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler:She treats Billy with vitriolic racism and deep-seated mistrust at first, keeping a rifle trained on him at all times and treating him like a wild dog she's in the midst of domesticating. In time, they grow to bond, understand one another and become loyal mutual allies.]]
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Aidan.
* NotSoDifferent: From Billy, who she treats terribly at first but they bond over their shared victimization at the hands of the English.
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[[folder:Billy]]
!!"Billy" Mangana
->'''Portrayed By:''' Baykali Ganambarr
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!!!The British Officers
[[folder:Hawkins]]
!!Lt. Hawkins
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SamClaflin
* AxCrazy: A slightly more subtle example, but it's clear that beneath the shiny buttons of his uniform, Hawkins is a man whose first reaction is violence. He murders according to his whims, and it doesn't take much more than a moment of potential vulnerability to drive him homicidal with indignant rage.
* BigBad: He's the main antagonist, setting the events of the story in motion through his horrific actions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Every time he almost shows a potentially decent side of him, he quickly swings hard in the other direction. [[spoiler:Perhaps the most potent example is his treatment of Eddie, to whom he takes a liking to and tries to mentor, but the moment Eddie proves a minor inconvenience he murders the poor lad without a second thought.]]
* NeverMyFault: He holds the belief that he's an unfairly-maligned officer deserving of an overdue promotion and all the benefits that come with it. In reality, he's a petty thug whose idea of leadership is nothing more than brutal bullying. He's a piss-poor officer who's unable to control his men.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's a vitriolic racist and misogynist.
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:Hawkins is found mid-thrust in a brothel, where Billy tosses a spear through his chest before he can get a word out.]]
* SociopathicSoldier: The man is a vicious monster, with the only difference between him and a serial killer being his uniform.
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[[folder:Ruse]]
!!Sgt. Ruse
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DamonHerriman
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:Ruse is pretty merciless, but when the shoe's on the other foot, he becomes a weeping mess. When confronted by Billy with a spear in hand and unable to reload his gun in time, Ruse tries to beg for his life but Billy won't even hear him out.]]
* DirtyCoward: Ruse is a craven, pitiful man who permits himself to be bullied endlessly by Hawkins, to whom he still remains loyal.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: His reaction upon finding Lowanna is to take her as a sex slave.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Billy impales him through the throat with a spear.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Like Hawkins, he's a thoughtlessly cruel bigot who views non-English, non-white, non-male people as toys for him to use, then dispose of.
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:He dies sitting down in a brothel, wordlessly pleading for his life as he's impaled through the throat.]]
* TooDumbToLive: Ruse isn't just a monster, he's a ''stupid'' monster. [[spoiler:When he kills Charlie for no good reason, Hawkins is furious, and not because he values human life. Charlie was their only guide for getting back down the mountain and through the bush.]]
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[[folder:Jago]]
!!Jago
->'''Portrayed By:''' Harry Greenwood
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!!!Other Characters
[[folder:Charlie]]
!!"Uncle" Charlie
->'''Portrayed By:''' Charlie Jampijinpa
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[[folder:Aidan]]
!!Aidan Carroll
->'''Portrayed By:''' Michael Sheasby
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[[folder:Eddie]]
!!Eddie
->'''Portrayed By:''' Charlie Shotwell
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[[folder:Lowanna]]
!!Lowanna
->'''Portrayed By:''' Magnolia Maymuru
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Clare]]
!!Clare Carroll
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AislingFranciosi
* CharacterDevelopment: As she bonds with Billy, her racism gradually softens.
* CrusadingWidow: She's out to kill the men who murdered her entire family and gang-raped her.
* ExtremeMeleeRevenge: [[spoiler:Clare kills Jago this way, stabbing him over and over with his knife before smashing his face in with the butt of her rifle.]]
* FireForgedFriends: [[spoiler:She treats Billy with vitriolic racism and deep-seated mistrust at first, keeping a rifle trained on him at all times and treating him like a wild dog she's in the midst of domesticating. In time, they grow to bond, understand one another and become loyal mutual allies.]]
* HappilyMarried: To her husband, Aidan.
* NotSoDifferent: From Billy, who she treats terribly at first but they bond over their shared victimization at the hands of the English.
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[[folder:Billy]]
!!"Billy" Mangana
->'''Portrayed By:''' Baykali Ganambarr
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!!!The British Officers
[[folder:Hawkins]]
!!Lt. Hawkins
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SamClaflin
* AxCrazy: A slightly more subtle example, but it's clear that beneath the shiny buttons of his uniform, Hawkins is a man whose first reaction is violence. He murders according to his whims, and it doesn't take much more than a moment of potential vulnerability to drive him homicidal with indignant rage.
* BigBad: He's the main antagonist, setting the events of the story in motion through his horrific actions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Every time he almost shows a potentially decent side of him, he quickly swings hard in the other direction. [[spoiler:Perhaps the most potent example is his treatment of Eddie, to whom he takes a liking to and tries to mentor, but the moment Eddie proves a minor inconvenience he murders the poor lad without a second thought.]]
* NeverMyFault: He holds the belief that he's an unfairly-maligned officer deserving of an overdue promotion and all the benefits that come with it. In reality, he's a petty thug whose idea of leadership is nothing more than brutal bullying. He's a piss-poor officer who's unable to control his men.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's a vitriolic racist and misogynist.
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:Hawkins is found mid-thrust in a brothel, where Billy tosses a spear through his chest before he can get a word out.]]
* SociopathicSoldier: The man is a vicious monster, with the only difference between him and a serial killer being his uniform.
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[[folder:Ruse]]
!!Sgt. Ruse
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DamonHerriman
* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:Ruse is pretty merciless, but when the shoe's on the other foot, he becomes a weeping mess. When confronted by Billy with a spear in hand and unable to reload his gun in time, Ruse tries to beg for his life but Billy won't even hear him out.]]
* DirtyCoward: Ruse is a craven, pitiful man who permits himself to be bullied endlessly by Hawkins, to whom he still remains loyal.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: His reaction upon finding Lowanna is to take her as a sex slave.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Billy impales him through the throat with a spear.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Like Hawkins, he's a thoughtlessly cruel bigot who views non-English, non-white, non-male people as toys for him to use, then dispose of.
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:He dies sitting down in a brothel, wordlessly pleading for his life as he's impaled through the throat.]]
* TooDumbToLive: Ruse isn't just a monster, he's a ''stupid'' monster. [[spoiler:When he kills Charlie for no good reason, Hawkins is furious, and not because he values human life. Charlie was their only guide for getting back down the mountain and through the bush.]]
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[[folder:Jago]]
!!Jago
->'''Portrayed By:''' Harry Greenwood
[[/folder]]
!!!Other Characters
[[folder:Charlie]]
!!"Uncle" Charlie
->'''Portrayed By:''' Charlie Jampijinpa
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Aidan]]
!!Aidan Carroll
->'''Portrayed By:''' Michael Sheasby
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Eddie]]
!!Eddie
->'''Portrayed By:''' Charlie Shotwell
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lowanna]]
!!Lowanna
->'''Portrayed By:''' Magnolia Maymuru
[[/folder]]
