History Characters / TheProfessional

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly enough, he comes off as a realistic hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padmé in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (and the latter would be played by Creator/NataliePortman, amusingly enough) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a small non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith. Much like Vader, [[spoiler:Leon does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Ironically, he also shares elements of Anakin's first mentor Qui-Gon Jinn since he is a middle-aged man who saves a young child from being hurt and is killed by a younger, less experienced opponent in the final act of the movie.

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly enough, he comes off as a realistic hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padmé in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (and the latter would be played by Creator/NataliePortman, amusingly enough) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a small non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith. Much like Vader, [[spoiler:Leon does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]].

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly enough, he comes off as a realistic hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padmé in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (and the latter would be played by Creator/NataliePortman, amusingly enough) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a small non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith. And much like Vader, [[spoiler:Leon does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]] .

* DefiantToTheEnd: As [[spoiler:he lays dying]]:

* FamousLastWords: "This is from Mathilda".

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* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a realistic hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padmé in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (and the latter would be played by Creator/NataliePortman, amusingly enough) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a small non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: She raised her 4-year old little brother as if she were her mom and as an assassin does a lot of tasks beyond her age.

-->''Mathilda'': She's not my mother. My sister, she wanted to lose some weight anyway. But she never looked better. Not even my real sister.

--.''Mathilda'': She's not my mother. My sister, she wanted to lose some weight anyway. But she never looked better. Not even my real sister.

* HalfSiblingAngst: Implied to be the case with Mathilda since she claims that her mother and sister aren't fully related to her.

[[folder:Norman Stansfield]]

* AssassinOutclassin / BestedByTheExperienced:[[spoiler:Formidable badass Leon is killed when Stansfield cowardly shoots him in the back of the head]].

* BestedByTheInexperienced: [[spoiler:Formidable badass Leon is killed when Stansfield cowardly shoots him in the back of the head]].

* BareYourMidriff: Most of her outfits bare her midriff.

* PsychoForHire: Even though he is a DEA agent, he definitely fits this trope as not only does he love just his job but relishes killing anyone who gets in his way.

* ChekhovsSkill: He's seen doing crunches[=/=]sit-ups in early scenes of the film, and he tries to teach Mathilda how to do them while training her. [[spoiler:These exercises allow him to hang from the ceiling unseen and ambush Stansfeld's men during the climatic showdown.]]

* ConsummateProfessional: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As the title makes it clear]], he is proficient with everything from his bare hands to explosives, doesn't drink alcohol, doesn't leave witnesses or evidence, lives off the grid, doesn't form emotional attachments and, aside from occasional trips to the cinema and tending to his plant, seems to have no life at all outside of professional killing.

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a realistic hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padmé in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (and Padmé would be played by Creator/NataliePortman, amusingly enough) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a small non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

* ConsummateProfessional: Proficient with everything from his bare hands to explosives, doesn't drink alcohol, doesn't leave witnesses or evidence, lives off the grid, doesn't form emotional attachments and, aside from occasional trips to the cinema and tending to his plant, seems to have no life at all outside of professional killing.

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a realistic hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padme in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (which featured Natalie Portman) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a small non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

A mysterious assassin living alone. He ends up 'adopting' his young next-door neighbor after her family is murdered.

* BrokenBird: An orphan with an abusive childhood whose family was wiped out. She's not in a very good place mentally.

Stansfield's right hand man and [[TheDragon Dragon]].

* DissonantSerenity: When he's killing Matilda's family while cheerfully humming along to the classical music in his headphones.

* PetTheDog: The first true indicator that he's a good guy is when he performs a little puppet show with a pig-faced oven mitt to cheer up Matilda.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[UsefulNotes/{{Italy}} In the old country]], Leon came from a less than respectable family that fell in love with a girl from a rich household. Then her father killed her and he would murder him in revenge. After taking a boat to America, he would be trained by Tony to become a master assassin.

* FauxActionGirl: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since she is a little girl that only received training in a couple of months and isn't as experienced as Léeon or Stansfield.

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padme in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (which featured Natalie Portman) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a small non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

* AntagonisticOffspring: Basically her relationship with her father in general. It is also [[ImpliedTrope implied]] that she would have killed him if the corrupt cops hadn't barged into her apartment.

* CreepyChild: She's a nice girl, but León's admittedly disturbed when she starts to play russian roulette.

%%* FauxActionGirl

* {{Leitmotif}}: The soundtrack has a tune called "A Ballad for Mathilda", which is quite gentle and sweet, signifying Mathilda's innocence, but with some darker beats towards the end to hint the darkness in her soul.

* WiseBeyondHerYears: Not only is Mathilda surprisingly philosophical at times but she raised her little brother as if she were her mom.
%%* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padme in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (which featured Natalie Portman) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a non-sentient, non-human companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padme in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (which featured Natalie Portman) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a non-sentient companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Just like how Anakin was a slave on Tatooine with her mother Shmi, Leon came from a "less than respectable" family from Italy. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padme in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (which featured Natalie Portman) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a non-sentient companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. While he doesn't wear a mask, he does have a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.

* DarthVaderClone: Interestingly, he comes off as a hybrid of Vader and Prequel-era Anakin, predating the latter by a half-decade. A badass warrior in black clothing with a stoic personality who has a tragic backstory of losing a loved one which drove him down a dark path and a deep voice befitting of his ferocious, intimidating nature. He also trains a young apprentice to become just like him, works for a mentor that sends him to do various tasks and missions for a larger organization, and [[spoiler:does a HeroicSacrifice that kills him and the main villain in the climax of the movie]]. Not to mention that he has a romantic relationship with Mathilda despite the big age difference, like Anakin and Padme in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' (which featured Natalie Portman) albeit [[DownplayedTrope downplayed later on]] and has a non-sentient companion as a friend. Even his lecture on revenge isn't too dissimilar to Anakin's warning to Ahsoka in the fifth season of ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''. Additionally, he wears a beanie hat with black shades which is somewhat akin to the Kabuto-esque helmet of the Dark Lord of the Sith.