History Characters / Wanted

* KickTheSonOfABitch: One can see his bashing of a keyboard on Barry's face like this.

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Spits this out after Wesley fatally shoots him]]. It's turns out to be part of a Batman Gambit by Sloan.

* PapaWolf: He has been protecting Wesley throughout his life and had an apartment near his.

[[folder:Gibson]]

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JamesMcAvoy

* BetterLivingThroughEvil: Wesley eventually believes that being an assassin is a much better life choice than his previous occupation. [[spoiler: He is unaware that he is working for an evil man, though.]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: The quote in the caption is delivered as he looks straight to the camera.

--> '''Wesley''': She has one single iota of tenuous power. She thinks she can push everyone around. (After throwing her mini-stapler she used to bother him at a picture) I understand. Junior high must've been kind of tough, but it doesn't give you the right to treat your workers like horseshit, Janice. I know we laugh at you, Janice. We all know you keep a stash of jelly donuts in the top drawer of your desk. But I want you to know, if you weren't such a bitch, we'd feel sorry for you. I do feel sorry for you. But as it stands, the way you behave - I feel I can speak for the entire office when I tell you... go fuck yourself.

** This reappears in Wanted: Weapons of Fate as a tutorial.

!!!'''Played by''': Creator/MorganFreeman

* {{Expy}}: Possibly of Professor Seltzer of the original comics.

* KarmaHoudini: {{Subverted}}. [[spoiler: He walks away just fine from Wesley's rampage, but is killed by him in the end.]]

** [[spoiler: When he tells the Fraternity members to "shoot THIS[Wesley] motherfucker."]]

* VillainsNeverLie: [[spoiler: When he tells the Fraternity that the Loom of Fate chose each of them to die, they believe him even though Wesley just told them that Sloan has been manipulating the Loom for his own purposes. Justified; the villain is legitimately in the more trustworthy position. Who would you be more likely to believe, the boss who you've got no actual reason to distrust, or the guy who just shot up half your fortress and killed dozens of your friends, after blowing up the other half?]] It's also totally {{Justified}} in that [[spoiler: all of the members in the room had been doing Sloan's bidding unwittingly... meaning they had been killing innocent people that the loom hadn't chosen - and given Fox's actions, may have caused countless deaths of others who weren't even their targets but were in the way. Of course the loom would pick them out then.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler: In his MotiveRant, he says that they can all become more powerful and change History at their own will if they abandon the code and kill Wesley.]]

[[folder: Cross]]

One of the best members of the Fraternity who betrayed them and started killing other Fraternity members, including Wesley's father, Mr. X. When he is finally confronted, [[spoiler: there's more to the story]]. He is [[spoiler: Wesley's real father]] and was branded a traitor by [[spoiler: Sloan]] when he discovered that [[spoiler: Sloan was making fake kill orders]]. He reappears in Wanted: Weapons of Fate as a playable character.

* AdaptationalHeroism: His comic book counterpart arranges for Wesley to join the Fraternity because he can't stand the idea of his son being a wimp. Cross, on the other hand, leaves his son alone and never interferes with his life before the event of the movie.

* ColdSniper: He does this '''several miles away''' with a 6-foot musket-style rifle that uses bullets which split into 3-parts to make their way to their target.
* ContractOnTheHitman: [[spoiler: He discovers Sloan faking kill orders and is framed for denying Fate]].
* GunsAkimbo: In the video game sequel.

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Spits this out after Wesley fatally shoots him]]. It's turns out to be part of a Batman Gambit by [[spoiler: Sloan]].
* MoreDakka: He uses a Heckler & Koch [=MP7A1=] in the movie and uses two custom CZ 75 Automatic Pistols in the game.
* PapaWolf: He has been protecting [[spoiler: Wesley]] throughout his life and has an apartment near his.
* RewatchBonus: If you look back at the film, he never really fires directly at Wesley. In the train fight, he only tries to talk to him and only shoots the bullets being fired at

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wesley_wanted.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"What the fuck have you done lately?"'']]

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fox_wanted.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You apologize too much."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"For the first time in your life, you're in control."'']]

->''"I'm finding it hard to care about anything these days. In fact, the only thing I do care about is the fact that I can't care about anything. Seriously, it worries me. My name is Wesley Gibson."''

->''"We don't know how far the ripples of our decisions go. We kill one, and maybe save a thousand. That's the code of the Fraternity. That's what we believe in, and that's why we do it."''

-> ''"It's a choice, Wesley, that each of us must face: to remain ordinary, pathetic, beat-down, coasting through a miserable existence, like sheep herded by fate - or you can take control of your own destiny and join us, releasing the caged wolf you have inside. Our purpose is to maintain stability in an unstable world - kill one, save a thousand. Within the fabric of this world, every life hangs by a thread. We are that thread - a fraternity of assassins with the weapons of fate. This is the decision that lies before you now: the sheep, or the wolf. The choice is yours."''

This is a character sheet for the 2008 film ''[[Film/{{Wanted}} Wanted]]''. Examples come mostly from the film.

Beware of '''unmarked SPOILERS'''.

[[folder: Wesley Allan Gibson]]

!Wesley Allan Gibson

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

!Fox

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

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

!Cross

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

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

* RaceLift: The movie version of Janice is caucasian while her comic counterpart was African American
[[/folder]]

** The comic version of Wesley is sucha loser at the start because his mother intentionally raises him weak so he wouldn't turn out like his supervillain father. Wesley in the movie is just a wimp for no specific reason.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Depending on your taste. Comic!Wesley resembles a street punk modeled after Eminem while Movie!Wesley is played by the more effeminate Creator/JamesMcAvoy.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic books, Wesley is a supervillain who happily rapes and slaughters because he believes he has the authority to do as he pleases as a supervillain. This extends even to his pre-assassin day. Comic!Wesley is already a self-centered asshole before he joins the fraternity. In the movie he is more of an AntiHero, see below.
* AdaptationalWimp: Comic!Wesley is capable of killing an entire army of supervillains with superpowers. Movie!Wesley gets held up by guys with guns. Somewhat justified, because the Fraternity is made up of people with a similar time-slowing ability to Wesley in the movie.

* AdaptationalWimp: Wesley's father survives till the end of the comic and voluntarily dies so he would remain a legend. Cross, meanwhile, dies halfway through the movie after failing to stop his son from joining Sloan.

[[/For Comic books]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Sloan]

[[Folder Control Janice]]

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* RewatchBonus: If you look back at the film, he never really fires directly at Wesley. In the train fight, he only tries to talk to him and only shoots the bullets being fired at him.

[[/folder control: Janice]]

! Janice

[[/folder: Janice

[[folder: Sloan]]

!Sloan

[[/folder: Janice]]

[[folder: Janice]]

[[/folder]]

* RaceLift: The movie version of Janice is caucasian while her comic counterpart was African American.



[[/Comick Books]]

[[/folder]]


-> '''The Comick-Book:'''

The Comick-Book

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: Some sections of the video game has you play as him in flashbacks.
* BerserkButton: Threatening his [[spoiler: son and wife]].

* AdaptionalHeroism: His comic book counterpart arranges for Wesley to join the Fraternity because he can't stand the idea of his son being a wimp. Cross, on the other hand, leaves his son alone and never interferes with his life before the event of the movie.

* BigDamnKiss: She gives one to Wesley, so they could piss off his ex-girlfriend.

* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler: ''"Oh, fuck."'']]

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Before he [[spoiler: storms into the texture mill]], he has this speech:
--> '''Wesley''': My father was wrong about one thing. Everything they told me wasn't a lie. They taught me how to kill, how to feel no pain, and most importantly, that every job has a perfect weapon. Well, [[{{Badass Boast}} I'm the perfect weapon]]. And I'm supposed to run? No, I've been doing that my entire life. So I say no. I say kill them all and let fate sort out the mess.

%%* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: She gives a smile shortly before the bullet kills her]].

* {{Cuckold}}: His girlfriend is cheating on him with his best friend and he is powerless to do anything about it at first.