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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: They're only identified by their respective fields, with the exception of Jones.
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* GutturalGrowler: He has a very raspy voice.
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* MessianicArchetype: His [[SignificantMonogram initials]] are no coincidence. [[spoiler:He gives his life trying (and failing) to stop TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, but his work provides a complete sample of the virus so the scientists of the future can create a vaccine. The CassandraTruth and TrueCompanions elements of this trope are also played completely straight.]]* OnlySaneByComparison: In the future, anyway. Cole is shown to be genuinely mentally unstable and prone to brutal violence, but he's practically a picture of grace and kindness when compared to the other residents, which include the sociopathic and cruel Scientists, the apathetic fatalist Jose, the crazed Louie, and mindlessly dogmatic soldiers.
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* MessianicArchetype: His [[SignificantMonogram initials]] are no coincidence. [[spoiler:He gives his life trying (and failing) to stop TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, but his work provides a complete sample of the virus so the scientists of the future can create a vaccine. The CassandraTruth and TrueCompanions elements of this trope are also played completely straight.]]* ]]
* OnlySaneByComparison: In the future, anyway. Cole is shown to be genuinely mentally unstable and prone to brutal violence, but he's practically a picture of grace and kindness when compared to the other residents, which include the sociopathic and cruel Scientists, the apathetic fatalist Jose, the crazed Louie, and mindlessly dogmatic soldiers.
* OnlySaneByComparison: In the future, anyway. Cole is shown to be genuinely mentally unstable and prone to brutal violence, but he's practically a picture of grace and kindness when compared to the other residents, which include the sociopathic and cruel Scientists, the apathetic fatalist Jose, the crazed Louie, and mindlessly dogmatic soldiers.
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* OnlySaneByComparison: In the future, anyway. Cole is shown to be genuinely mentally unstable and prone to brutal violence, but he's practically a picture of grace and kindness when compared to the other residents, which include the sociopathic and cruel Scientists, the apathetic fatalist Jose, the crazed Louie, and mindlessly dogmatic soldiers.
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* MessianicArchetype: His [[SignificantMonogram initials]] are no coincidence. [[spoiler:He gives his life trying (and failing) to stop TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, but his work provides a complete sample of the virus so the scientists of the future can create a vaccine. The CassandraTruth and TrueCompanions elements of this trope are also played completely straight.]]* OnlySaneByComparison: In the future, anyway. Cole is shown to be genuinely mentally unstable and prone to brutal violence, but he's practically a picture of grace and kindness when compared to the other residents, which include the sociopathic and cruel Scientists, the apathetic fatalist Jose, the crazed Louie, and mindlessly dogmatic soldiers.soldiers.
* PhotographicMemory: Cole is selected for the expeditions because, although mentally disturbed, he possesses an extremely accurate memory for details and information, and at one point is able to recite a distorted message word-for-word after hearing it once, days earlier.
* PhotographicMemory: Cole is selected for the expeditions because, although mentally disturbed, he possesses an extremely accurate memory for details and information, and at one point is able to recite a distorted message word-for-word after hearing it once, days earlier.
* ScannableMan: Has two barcodes tattooed on his neck that reveal that he was convicted for violent crimes.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Subverted. He finds out that Jeffrey heard him babbling about the virus at the institution so Cole thinks he may have planted the idea about the extinction of 5 billion people into the villain's mind. [[spoiler:It later turns out Jeffrey had nothing to do with the spreading of the virus to begin with]].
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* BeautyInversion: Brad Pitt manages to look convincingly homely and unkempt for the majority of the film.
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* PlagueMaster: [[spoiler: Releases a deadly plague in multiple cities across the world which ended up causing the human survivors to live underground.]]
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* WastelandElder: After TheVirus kills most of humanity, the survivors live in underground shelters controlled by a council of a half-dozen middle-aged scientists who are using TimeTravel to FindTheCure.
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* WastelandElder: After TheVirus the virus kills most of humanity, the survivors live in underground shelters controlled by a council of a half-dozen middle-aged scientists who are using TimeTravel to FindTheCure.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: He angrily beats a man who was trying to rape Railly.
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* HurtingHero: Between his DarkAndTroubledPast, the apocalyptic future he hails from, being a convicted criminal and being strong armed into time travel that makes him question his sanity and reality, the poor man is put through the ringer for the entire movie as he tries to save the future of humanity.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's pretty smug and callous, openly doubting Railly's testimony and defense of Cole and flat-out accusing her of having StockholmSyndrome.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He's pretty smug and callous, openly doubting Railly's testimony and defense of Cole and flat-out accusing her of having StockholmSyndrome.UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome.
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* SignificantMonogram: '''J'''ames '''C'''ole, as [[spoiler: through his death, the world is (possibly) saved.]]
