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* FaceDeathWithDignity: He doesn't seem very frightened of being blown to pieces on the ship, gleefully boasting about how he and Bond will die together.



* GeniusBruiser: He's a massive and incredibly strong guy but also very intelligent as he oversees the execution of Carver's plan. It's clear he reached his position as Stamper's right-hand through his intellect more than his muscle.

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* GeniusBruiser: He's a massive and incredibly strong guy who can toss Bond around with ease but also very intelligent as he oversees the execution of Carver's plan.plan and pulls off every step with absolute precision. It's clear he reached his position as Stamper's right-hand through his intellect more than his muscle.



* OhCrap: At the end when Bond cuts himself free of the bullet-proof vest Stamper was holding him by, escaping and leaving Stamper trapped on the stealth boat 10 seconds before it self-destructs.

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* OhCrap: At the end when Bond cuts himself free of the bullet-proof vest Stamper was holding him by, escaping and leaving Stamper trapped on the stealth boat 10 seconds before it self-destructs.self-destructs, depriving Stamper of his revenge.

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* DeathDealer: Deleted scenes reveal that he can throw playing cards with lethal force and accuracy. He's shown practicing when Stamper calls him about the ''Devonshire'', and he narrowly misses a shot at Bond and Wai Lin when they first make their escape from Carver's tower in Saigon. Gupta's skill with the cards is due to Ricky Jay's years of experience as a stage magician.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Makes a lot of sardonic remarks such as telling his men to be careful with a three-hundred million dollar satellite by adding "you break it, you bought it".
* DeathDealer: Deleted scenes reveal that he can throw playing cards with lethal force and accuracy.accuracy which is what Ricky Jay is famous for as a magician. He's shown practicing when Stamper calls him about the ''Devonshire'', and he narrowly misses a shot at Bond and Wai Lin when they first make their escape from Carver's tower in Saigon. Gupta's skill with the cards is due to Ricky Jay's years of experience as a stage magician.



* EvilIsBigger: It's not really apparent as he's sitting for most of his scenes but he is played by 6'5 Vincent Schiavelli.

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* EvilIsBigger: It's not really apparent as he's sitting for most of his scenes but he is played by 6'5 Vincent Schiavelli.Schiavelli who towers even over Pierce Brosnan.



* ImprobableAimingSkills: One of the first things he boasts about is his pistol marksmanship.

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* ImprobableAimingSkills: One of the first things he boasts about is his pistol marksmanship.marksmanship, claiming he could shoot Bond from Stuttgart and still make it look like a suicide.

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* BerserkButton: As befits such a raging narcissist, he takes any perceived humiliation or affront to his image or ego extremely poorly, practically seething with murderous rage when his speech launching his new satellite goes off the air.



* INeverSaidItWasPoison: What gets MI6 on his tail is printing a new story about the sinking of the Devonshire and the number of sailors killed before even MI6 knew and includes details not made public yet, making them suspect he was involved in some way.



* {{Narcissist}}: A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissist malignant]] example.

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* {{Narcissist}}: A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissist malignant]] example.example, being happy to see untold millions die just for his own benefit.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He makes exaggerated kung fu moves and noises to mock the Chinese agent Wai Lin.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He makes exaggerated kung fu moves and noises to mock the Chinese agent Wai Lin. The novelization mentions that he used to sexually harass female journalists with at least one fleeing Hong Kong just to get away from him.
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* SmugSnake: He's ''very'' confident in his own genius to the point of bringing up credible accusations against himself to his own party guests as a joke. This ends up undoing his entire scheme as he has the audacity to release a headline of his own crime before all the facts were released to the public, putting MI6 on his trail.

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* SmugSnake: He's ''very'' confident in his own genius to the point of bringing up credible accusations against himself to his own party guests as a joke. This ends up undoing his entire scheme as he has the audacity to release a headline of his own crime before all the facts were released to the public, putting MI6 [=MI6=] on his trail.

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* TheCracker: Is described as a "techno-terrorist", which nowadays would be more commonly called a cyberterrorist.



* TheCracker: Is described as a "techno-terrorist", which nowadays would be more commonly called a cyberterrorist.
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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Gives this view after Bond takes off her top.

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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Gives Famously gives this view after Bond takes off her top.dress.
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichelleYeoh

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

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->'''Played by:''' Götz Otto

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->'''Played by:''' Ricky Jay

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

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/VincentSchiavelli



->'''Played by:''' Mark Spalding

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->'''Played !!!'''Played by:''' Mark Spalding



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

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->'''Played by:''' Cecilie Thomsen

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