History Film / TheDrop

* AmbiguousDisorder: Bob shuffles around slowly, has an awkward speech pattern, lacks understanding of some basic social cues, and seems to have trouble looking at people directly for very long (especially avoiding extended eye contact). Hardy has said that he played the character as having a mild form of autism.

* CassandraTruth: Marv is stopped in the street by a stranger who asks him for directions to the hospital. However, the randomness of this act causes Marv to become paranoid that the Chechens are watching him and even discusses it with Bob, who simply brushes off his concerns. [[spoiler: As it turns out, said stranger does indeed work for the Chechens, and is the one they send to execute Marv when they discover he's been ripping them off.]]

* VillainRespect: While Chovka isn't a villainous force for Bob, he's still a dangerous gangster. However, he seems to have some small degree of respect for Bob, or at the very least, he respects him more than he does Marv. [[spoiler: When Bob executes a man who tried to steal the mob's money, Chovka realises Marv was behind it and has him killed, before allowing Bob to take over the bar for them.]]

* VillainRespect: Chovka seems to have some small degree of respect for Bob, or at the very least, he respects him more than he does Marv. [[spoiler: When Bob executes the man who tried to steal the mob money on behalf of Marv, Chovka has Marv killed and allows Bob to take ownership the bar.]]

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Eric antagonises Bob at every opportunity, even after Marv warns him that Bob is not someone to be fucked with. He even attempts to steal the mob money stashed in the safe beneath the bar, which is a monumentally stupid idea by itself. Quite predictably, it doesn't end well for him, as he's so confident in his macho, tough-guy act that he doesn't even see it coming when Bob suddenly draws a gun and blows his brains out.]]

* ConfrontingYourImposter: Eric Deeds is known around the area as the man who killed Richie Whelan, a fact he uses to intimidate people and strongarm them into doing what he wants, including Bob. [[spoiler: It later turns out that Bob was the one who really killed Richie, with Eric only claiming to have done it in order to advance his street cred. And while Bob could've revealed at any time that he knew Eric was lying, he only waits to do it moments before killing him, possibly to let him realise what a fatal mistake he's made.]]

* KarmicThief: [[spoiler:Cousin Marv]] thought he was this since the stolen money was from mob business.

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Eric antagonises Bob at every opportunity, even after Marv warns him that Bob is not someone to be fucked with. He even attempts to steal the mob money stashed in the safe beneath the bar, which is monumentally stupid idea by itself. Predictably, it doesn't end well for him, as he's so confident in his macho, tough-guy act that he doesn't even see it coming when Bob suddenly draws a gun and blows his brains out.]]

* NiceGuy: Bob is a shy and friendly guy who wants nothing more than to leave his criminal past behind, especially after rescuing Rocco and forming a bond with Nadiya. [[spoiler: Even after it's revealed that he murdered Richie Whelan, it remains obvious that he's not really a bad person at heart.]]

* TooDumbToLive: [[Eric antagonises Bob at every opportunity, even after Marv warns him that Bob is not someone to be fucked with. He even attempts to steal the mob money stashed in the safe beneath the bar, which is monumentally stupid idea by itself. Predictably, it doesn't end well for him, as he's so confident in his macho, tough-guy act that he doesn't even see it coming when Bob suddenly draws a gun and blows his brains out.]]

* BewareTheQuietOnes: Bob, who, though meek, rarely gets rattled. And when he's given reason to fear for those he loves? Watch out.

** A lot of focus is given to a boiler in Bob's basement. [[spoiler: It turns out to have the remains of Richie Whelan festering inside.]]
** Bob is shown expertly wrapping a human arm in cling film as if it were a piece of meat, and Marv points out that Bob seems to know what he's doing. [[spoiler: He does, because he had previously killed Richie Whelan, chopped him up and sealed him inside his boiler.]]