History Characters / WhiteHouseDown

%%* BaldBlackLeaderGuy

%%* BaldOfAwesome

* BigNo:[[spoiler: He lets one-off when Cale ties his holster vest around his neck and pulls the pins out of every grenade.]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler: Having six grenades go off in his face certainly qualifies.]]

* OldSoldier: [[spoiler:Walker may be retirement age and dying from cancer, but that doesn’t mean he can’t hold his own in a gunfight or outfight a man 15 to 20 years younger than him.]]

* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Walker has a brain tumor and has three months to live.]]

* ForTheEvulz: During the initial takeover of the White House, Stenz shoots a portrait of George Washington for the kicks.
* ItsPersonal: Stenz already has a grudge against the US for [[spoiler:what happened in Pakistan]]. He also develops a grudge against Cale when Cale kills one of his best friends early on.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Towards the end of the film, Motts, [[spoiler:balking at the plan to nuke the Middle East, tries to leave and claim the money the government has left for them. He doesn't get far as Walker kills him]].

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Does something right for once by waving the presidential flag to signal the threat has been neutralized and to call off the bombing run. Seeing the flag being flown by Emily, the bomber pilots decide to terminate their bombing mission just in the nick of time.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Does something right for once by waving the presidential flag to signal the threat has been neutralized and to call off the bombing run. Seeing the flag being flown by Emily, the bomber pilots decide to terminate their bombing mission just in the nick of time.

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Raphelson would have gotten away with everything if Cale, Sawyer, and Finnerty didn't figure out that he was the mastermind.]]

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, temporary Ch.

* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Stenz was a former US Special Forces operative working for the CIA in Pakistan. Sawyer’s Secretary of Defense shut down the operation and disavowed its assets. As a result, Stenz was found, captured, and imprisoned by the Taliban for two years. When he finds himself face-to-face with the Secretary of Defense, Stenz doesn’t hesitate to put a bullet in his head aside from uttering a PreMortemOneLiner.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: Tried to bomb Apple HQ because he didn’t like their music-sharing policies.

* EvilIsPetty: If his desire to blow up Apple HQ with an ICBM because he didn’t like their music-sharing policies is any indication.

* OralFixation: Frequently seen with Tootsie Lollipops.

An associate of Killick’s who runs a hate blog against President Sawyer.

* WeNeedADistraction: Provides one for the terrorists by bombing the Capitol, ensuring that the D.C. police would be distracted enough to be led away from the White House, allowing the terrorists to enter.

* ActionDad: Sawyer is a father of two and decent in a fight. He doesn’t have to go PapaWolf because his family is out of harm’s way.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: It’s a big deal when the President pulls out a rocket launcher to shoot out the gate.

* PrecisionFStrike: “I say this with the full weight and power of the office. . . Fuck you".

* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Raphelson would have gotten away with everything if Cale, Sawyer, and Finnety didn't figure out that he was the mastermind.]]

* TheSociopath: Outright described as a “right-wing sociopath”.

* WeaponOfChoice: A Brugger & Thomet [=APC9=] submachine gun. He’s usually shown firing it one-handed.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Cern likely has the highest killcount of all the terrorists. Judging by the fact that he was able to get well away from the blast and isn't seen later, he got away scot-free]].

A U.S. Capitol policeman and bodyguard to Speaker of the House Eli Raphaelson, Cale hopes to become a member of the Secret Service.

* PapaWolf: Don’t harm his daughter.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:His decision to order an air strike on the White House in spite of the potential for killing numerous bystanders in the process is the biggest clue to his true nature.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Raphelson had pretty much everyone fooled up until after Walker had been killed.]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Raphelson''': "You dim little ''shit''. I hired you out of pity, and this is how you repay me? But you know tomorrow, when people find out that your precious president helped a maniac open... a nuclear football, who do you think they're going to believe—you or me? Well, let's see; now ''you?'' You would be a nobody. But me? I'm the president of the United States.]]

[[folder:Cale]]

The Speaker of the House. Cale is his usual bodyguard.

-->"Well then I hereby declassify it. Now you wanna share it with the group?"

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:In the third act of the film, he becomes this after Sawyer's Vice President Hammond is killed and the presidency passes to him. This puts him in prime position to text Walker the nuclear codes to activate the nuclear football.]]

[[folder:Walker]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler:The film's first act reveals him as its main antagonist, as he's in charge of the terrorists who take over the White House. However, [[TheManBehindTheMan someone else]] contacted said terrorists.]]

* OldSoldier: [[spoiler:Walker may be retirement age and dying from cancer, but that doesn’t mean he can’t hold his own in a gunfight or outfight a man 15 to 20 years younger than he is.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: His son Kevin was KIA a year before the film. [[spoiler:It plays into

* ASinisterClue: Stenz is left-handed and one of the main villains.

* DeadpanSnarker: Cale's sarcasm seems to have rubbed off on him. When Caulfield tells the command group that the information on Stenz is classified, Raphaelson responds thus:

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:In the third act of the film after Sawyer's Vice President Hammond is killed and the presidency passes to him. This puts him in prime position to text Walker the nuclear codes to activate the nuclear football.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's pretty hard to talk about him with all the white spaces.

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Walker is the head of the Secret Service and the main villain.]]
* OldSoldier: [[spoiler:Walker may be retirement age and dying from cancer, but that doesn’t mean he can’t hold his own in a gunfight or outfight a man 15-20 years younger.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: His son Kevin was KIA a year before the film.

* EvilRedhead: A redhaired terrorist with [[BeardOfEvil matching beard]].
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Cern likely has the highest killcount of all the terrorists and judging by the fact that he was able to get well away from the blast and isn't seen later, he got away scot-free]].

* RealMenHateSugar. Albeit for good reason. When Walker offers him a piece of cake, Stenz declines, saying he's a diabetic.

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:In the third act of the film after Sawyer's Vice President Hammond is killed and the presidency passes to him.]]
%%* WalkingSpoiler: It's pretty hard to talk about him with all the white spaces.

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* ItsPersonal: Stenz already has a grudge against the US for [[spoiler:what happened in Pakistan]]. He also develops one against Cale when Cale kills one of his best friends early on.

* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Stenz was a former US Special Forces operative working for the CIA in Pakistan. Sawyer’s Secretary of Defense shut down the operation and disavowed its assets. As a result, Stenz was found, captured, and imprisoned by the Taliban for two years. When he finds himself face-to-face with the Secretary of Defense, Stenz doesn’t hesitate to put a bullet in his head.]]

!!Antagonists

[[folder:Walker]]
!!USSS Agent Martin Walker
!!!Played By: Creator/JamesWoods
The head of the US Secret Service, [[{{Retirony}} Walker is serving his last week]].

* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Walker is the head of the Secret Service and the main villain.]]
* OldSoldier: [[spoiler:Walker may be retirement age and dying from cancer, but that doesn’t mean he can’t hold his own in a gunfight or outfight a man 15-20 years younger.]]
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: His son Kevin was KIA a year before the film.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Beretta [=92FS=] pistol.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Walker has a brain tumor and has three months to live.]]

[[folder:Stenz]]
!!Emil Stenz
!!!Played By: Creator/JasonClarke
A ruthless mercenary leader who takes over the White House.

* AxCrazy: He's batshit insane.
* BadassDriver: Keeps up with Cale in the limo chase on the White House grounds.
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Tortured by the Taliban for two years caused him to have a psychotic break and turn traitor.]]
* CurbStompBattle: Stenz and his men clear most of the White House of Secret Service agents in about two minutes, with the exception of the agents guarding Sawyer and the tour group.
* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Martin Walker]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: He's portrayed with a low, resonant voice.
* FallenHero: A highly decorated Special Forces officer, now a vengeful and psychopathic mercenary.
* ForTheEvulz: During the initial takeover of the White House, Stenz shoots a portrait of George Washington for the kicks.
* ItsPersonal: Stenz already has a grudge against the US for [[spoiler:what happened in Pakistan]]. He also develops one against Cale when Cale kills one of his best friends early on.
* PsychoForHire: An AxCrazy nut job working for [[spoiler:Martin Walker]].
* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:Stenz was a former US Special Forces operative working for the CIA in Pakistan. Sawyer’s Secretary of Defense shut down the operation and disavowed its assets. As a result, Stenz was found, captured, and imprisoned by the Taliban for two years. When he finds himself face-to-face with the Secretary of Defense, Stenz doesn’t hesitate to put a bullet in his head.]]
* ASinisterClue: Stenz is left-handed and one of the main villains.

[[folder:Tyler]]
!!Skip Tyler
!!!Played By: Creator/JimmiSimpson
A former NSA hacker working for Stenz.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Tried to bomb Apple HQ because he didn’t like their music-sharing policies.
* EvilGenius: Very good with computers.
* EvilIsPetty: If his desire to blow up Apple HQ with an ICBM because he didn’t like their music-sharing policies is any indication.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Wears a pair of glasses and is one of the main villains.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Killed with his own bomb]].
* OralFixation: Frequently seen with Tootsie Lollipops.
* WickedCultured: Very fond of his [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven]] and owns a small statue of [[UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} Shiva]].

[[folder:Killick]]
!!Carl Killick
!!!Played By: Kevin Rankin
A white supremacist and a leader of his own faction among the mercenaries.

* TheBrute: A big, bullying man with a big mouth.
* FanBoy: He's a fan of right-wing talk show host Roger Skinner, and actually tries to get [[FauxAffablyEvil chummy]] with him when Skinner is taken hostage despite being TheSociopath.
* KarmicDeath: Halfway through the film, Killick smashes a Ming vase [[EvilIsPetty just to antagonize the tour guide Donnie]]. [[spoiler:Donnie beats Killick to death with another artifact: a German mantle clock.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He blew up a post office because they had too many African-Americans working there.
* TheSociopath: Outright described as a “right-wing sociopath”.
* TeensAreMonsters: See that note about the post office explosion? He did that when he was 12.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Brugger & Thomet [=APC9=] submachine gun. He’s usually shown firing it one-handed.

[[folder:Motts]]
!!Motts
!!!Played By: Falk Hentschel
Stenz's right-hand man.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:He balks at Walker's plan to nuke the Middle East]].
-->'''Motts''': [[NotWhatISignedOnFor I didn't sign up for]] [[spoiler:this nuclear bullshit]].
* GatlingGood: For the CarChase on the White House lawn, Motts wields a minigun mounted atop a Suburban driven by Stenz.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Towards the end of the film, Motts, [[spoiler:balking at the plan to nuke the Middle East, tries to leave and claim the money the government has left for them. He doesn't get far as Walker kills him]].
* WeaponOfChoice: A Heckler & Koch [=MP5A3=] with a tan frame.

* BadassGrandpa: [[spoiler:Walker may be retirement age and dying from cancer, but that doesn’t mean he can’t hold his own in a gunfight or outfight a man 15-20 years younger.]]

* EvilIsPetty: If his desire to Apple HQ because he didn’t like their music-sharing policies is any indication.

* FallenHero: A highly decorated Special Forces officer, now a vengeful mercenary.

* FanBoy: He's a fan of right-wing talk show host Roger Skinner, and actually tries to get chummy with him when Skinner is taken hostage.

* KarmicDeath: Halfway through the film, Killick smashes a Ming vase just to antagonize the tour guide Donnie. [[spoiler:Donnie beats Killick to death with another artifact: a German mantle clock.]]

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Towards the end of the film, Motts, [[spoiler:balking at the plan to nuke the Middle East, tries to leave and claim the money the government has left for them. Walker kills him]].

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Cern likely has the highest killcount of all the terrorists and judging by the fact that he was able to get well away from the blast since the blast seemed to be isolated to the dome, he got away scot-free]].

!!!Played By: Jimmi Simpson

* PolitcallyIncorrectVillain: He blew up a post office because they had too many African-Americans working there.

* WickedCultured: Very fond of his [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven]] and owns a small statue of [[UsefulNotes/Hinduism Shiva]].

* FantasticRacism: He blew up a post office because they had too many African-Americans working there.

The head of the US Secret Service, Walker is serving his last week.

* WickedCultured: Very fond of his Beethoven and owns a small statue of Shiva.

* BadassDriver: Used to be a limo driver. This comes in handy when he and President Sawyer try to escape the White House using the Presidential Limo.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Fired from the NSA for trying to bomb Apple HQ because he didn’t like their music-sharing policies.

* OralFixation: Lollipops.
* WickedCultured: Very fond of his Beethoven.

* CaptainErstaz: For UsefulNotes/BarackObama.

A white supremacist and a leader of his own faction among the mercenaries