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* BellyDancer: Saida was the lover of Bill Fairbanks, who was killed by Scaramanga, and after he died, started wearing the golden bullet used to kill him in her navel when she performs. Bond needs the bullet as evidence and... Well, suffice to say, getting it from her isn't easy.



** In the fight at [[BellyDancer Saida's]] room, [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl a chair]], a spray can, [[GrievousBottleyHarm a bottle]] and lastly a mirror are used to hurt a human being.

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** In the fight at [[BellyDancer Saida's]] Saida's room, [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl a chair]], a spray can, [[GrievousBottleyHarm a bottle]] and lastly a mirror are used to hurt a human being.



* KissOfDistraction: Bond makes out with [[BellyDancer Saida]] in her dressing room in an attempt to get the spent golden bullet she uses as a navel charm. He then [[AnywhereButTheirLips crouched down and started intimately kissing her bare stomach, praising how sexy her abs are]]. Bond continues to make out with her belly until he manages to pluck out the gold bullet from her navel.

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* KissOfDistraction: Bond makes out with [[BellyDancer Saida]] Saida in her dressing room in an attempt to get the spent golden bullet she uses as a navel charm. He then [[AnywhereButTheirLips crouched down and started intimately kissing her bare stomach, praising how sexy her abs are]]. Bond continues to make out with her belly until he manages to pluck out the gold bullet from her navel.



* {{Sexophone}}: A very saucy sax soundtrack bit plays when Bond woos the BellyDancer in Beirut to steal her the golden bullet of Scaramanga that she keeps as charm on her navel.

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* {{Sexophone}}: A very saucy sax soundtrack bit plays when Bond woos the BellyDancer belly dancer in Beirut to steal her the golden bullet of Scaramanga that she keeps as charm on her navel.

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* CoolGuns:
** Scaramanga's "Golden Gun", that can be [[ScaramangaSpecial assembled from simple parts]] and used for assassinations. It's been a staple weapon in many ''007'' video games such as ''[[VideoGame/{{Goldeneye1997}} Goldeneye 007]]'' and ''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}'' as a [[OneHitKill one shot, one kill]] weapon. It's a complicated story what it is, details [[http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/(James_Bond_007)_-_Golden_Gun here]].
** The rifle custom-built by Lazar for a client who's missing two fingers. The trigger is built into the butt and has to be squeezed in order to fire, and it's designed to shoot accurately only for a three-fingered user.



* NearMissGroinAttack: [[InvokedTrope Invoked.]] Lazar says his custom-made rifle (see CoolGuns above) will fire one inch too low for anyone who has all his fingers. Bond threatens him with said rifle (see FreudianThreat, also above), but when Lazar doesn't talk, Bond fires -- between the man's legs.

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* NearMissGroinAttack: [[InvokedTrope Invoked.]] Lazar says his custom-made rifle (see CoolGuns above) will fire one inch too low for anyone who has all his fingers. Bond threatens him with said rifle (see FreudianThreat, also above), but when Lazar doesn't talk, Bond fires -- between the man's legs.
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* SequenceBreaking: While Bond walks into the same funhouse trap as the assassin in the intro, he fares a lot better because he refuses to play into their game and simply finds the edge of the maze so the cameras will lose track of him. This results in him beating Scaramanga since Nick Nack can't give his boss any more hints or sabotage his opponent.
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* KissOfDistraction: Bond makes out with [[BellyDancer Saida]] in her dressing room in an attempt to get the spent golden bullet she uses as a navel charm. He then [[AnywhereButTheirLips crouched down and started intimately kissing her bare stomach, praising how sexy her abs are]]. Bond continues to make out with her belly until he manages to pluck out the gold bullet from her navel.
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* BitPartBadGuys: Bond travels to Beirut to retrieve a golden bullet that was kept as a charm by a belly dancer. While there, he gets into a messy brawl with a couple of criminals who are apparently wholly unrelated to Scaramanga or Hai Fat. In fact, the entire sequence is rather pointless, since Scaramanga had already sent him one of his golden bullets.

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'''Bond:''' Fascinating anatomical tidbit. But probably the most useless piece of information I've ever heard. Unless, of course, the "Bottoms Up" is a strip club and Scaramanga is performing.
** It actually ''is'' a strip club, but Scaramanga doesn't perform.

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'''Bond:''' Fascinating anatomical tidbit. But probably the most useless piece of information I've ever heard. Unless, of course, the "Bottoms Up" is a strip club and Scaramanga is performing.
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performing.[[note]]It actually ''is'' a strip club, but Scaramanga doesn't perform.[[/note]]
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* HumanHeadOnTheWall: DiscussedTrope when Bond confronts Scaramanga.
-->'''Scaramanga:''' [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim I could have shot you down when you landed]], [[NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction but that would have been ridiculously easy]]. You see, Mr. Bond, like every great artist, [[MagnumOpus I want to create an indisputable masterpiece once in my lifetime]]: The death of 007, mano a mano, face to face, will be mine.
-->'''Bond:''' You mean stuffed and mounted over your rocky mantelpiece?
-->'''Scaramanga:''' It's an amusing idea, but I was thinking more in terms of history. [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny A duel between titans]]. My golden gun against your Walther PPK. Each of us with a 50-50 chance.
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* PaperThinDisguise: {{Subverted}} when James Bond tries to pose as Francisco Scaramanga and gain information from Hai Fat simply by wearing a fake third nipple. (Bond thinks this will work, because nobody knows what Scaramanga looks like, and he has always, up to now, dealt with his clients via intermediaries; the third nipple is his only known distinguishing feature.) Unbeknownst to Bond, Scaramanga has a new goal in mind and ''has'' met with Hai Fat personally this time, so he isn't fooled, but plays along with Bond for now.

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* PaperThinDisguise: {{Subverted}} when James Bond tries to pose as Francisco Scaramanga and gain information from Hai Fat simply by wearing a fake third nipple. (Bond Bond thinks this will work, because nobody knows what Scaramanga looks like, and he has always, up to now, dealt with his clients via intermediaries; the third nipple is his only known distinguishing feature.) feature. Unbeknownst to Bond, Scaramanga has a new goal in mind and ''has'' met with Hai Fat personally this time, so he isn't fooled, but plays along with Bond for now.

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* FanserviceExtra: Bond is told that Scaramanga will be at a strip club in Hong Kong, the "Bottoms Up". A VisualPun follows with a random Chinese girl's bum filling up the screen.

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** At Hai-Fat's residence in Bangkok, Bond finds a girl swimming naked in his pool, with the PunnyName Chu-Mi. She disappears after flirting with Bond for a bit.
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* {{Defictionalisation}}: The Bottoms Up strip club kept the same interior used in the film until it closed in 2004. The island which is Scaramanga's hideout (Ko Tapu or Nail Island) was virtually unknown to outsiders -- it's now called James Bond Island and is an overcrowded tourist attraction (much to the annoyance of Christopher Lee when he took his wife there). Longtail boats are also referred to as "James Bond boats" in Thai tourist advertisements.
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* FanserviceExtra: Bond is told that Scaramanga will be at a strip club in Hong Kong, the "Bottoms Up". A VisualPun follows with a random Chinese girl's bum filling up the screen.
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* SuspectIsHatless: As Bond talks to Miss Anders about Scaramanga.

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* SuspectIsHatless: As Bond talks to Miss Anders about Scaramanga. Anders does provide an actually useful description after this, such as the fact that Scaramanga is a VillainInAWhiteSuit and prefers gold jewelry.
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* StartOfDarkness: Scaramanga tells his to Bond while watching a kickboxing match.
--->'''Scaramanga:''' When I was a boy, I was brought up in a circus. My only real friend was a huge, magnificent, African bull elephant. One day, his handler mistreated him and he went berserk. Bleeding, dying, he came and found me, stood on one leg, his best trick, picked me up and put me on his back. The drunken handler came along and emptied his gun into his eye. I emptied my stage pistol into his! You see, Mr. Bond, I always thought I loved animals. Then I discovered that I enjoyed killing people even more.

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* StartOfDarkness: Halfway through the film, Scaramanga tells his backstory to Bond while watching a kickboxing match.
--->'''Scaramanga:''' -->'''Scaramanga:''' When I was a boy, I was brought up in a circus. My only real friend was a huge, magnificent, African bull elephant. One day, his handler mistreated him and he went berserk. Bleeding, dying, he came and found me, stood on one leg, his best trick, picked me up and put me on his back. The drunken handler came along and emptied his gun into his eye. I emptied my stage pistol into his! You see, Mr. Bond, I always thought I loved animals. Then I discovered that I enjoyed killing people even more.
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* ChinaTakesOverTheWorld: A minor example; Scaramanga lives on a luxury island in Chinese waters "rent free" in return for "an occasional favour". His island has been turned into a power plant for a revolutionary solar energy device by a Malaysian conglomerate, but though it's in their territory, the Chinese don't seem to have much involvement in that.

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* ChinaTakesOverTheWorld: A minor example; Scaramanga lives on a luxury island in Chinese waters "rent free" in return for "an occasional favour". His island has been turned into a power plant for a revolutionary solar energy device by a Malaysian Thai conglomerate, but though it's in their territory, the Chinese don't seem to have much involvement in that.
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-->'''Scaramanga:''' At a million dollars a contract I can afford to, Mr. Bond. You work for peanuts. A heart 'well done!' from Her Majesty and a pittance of a pension. Apart from that, we are the same.

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-->'''Scaramanga:''' At a million dollars a contract I can afford to, Mr. Bond. You work for peanuts. A heart 'well hearty 'Well done!' from Her Majesty and a pittance of a pension. Apart from that, we are the same.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Scaramanga does this with James Bond. Bond tells him that he is full of a certain bodily discharge.
-->There's a useful four letter word. And you're full of it. When I kill, it's on the direct orders of my government. And the men I kill are themselves killers.
* NotSoSimilar: As the above quote shows, Bond thinks Scaramanga's comparison between them is total bunk, and doesn't mind saying so.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Scaramanga does this with is clearly envious of James Bond, putting a wax statue of the man in his shooting gallery and desiring a titanic duel so he can finally prove he is the best killer in the world. When they meet at Scaramanga's island resort in the climax, Scaramanga tells Bond how similar he feels they are, especially in how they both enjoy killing, albeit in a manner dripping with barely-veiled contempt.
-->'''Bond:''' You live well, Scaramanga.
-->'''Scaramanga:''' At a million dollars a contract I can afford to, Mr.
Bond. You work for peanuts. A heart 'well done!' from Her Majesty and a pittance of a pension. Apart from that, we are the same.
* NotSoSimilar:
Bond tells him thinks Scaramanga's comparison between them is total bunk, and doesn't mind saying so. The only thing he agrees with is that he is full does enjoy disposing of a certain bodily discharge.
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-->'''Bond:''' There's
a useful four letter word. And you're full of it. When I kill, it's on the direct orders of my government. And the men I kill are themselves killers.
* NotSoSimilar: As the above quote shows, Bond thinks Scaramanga's comparison between them is total bunk, and doesn't mind saying so.
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* BlingBlingBang: The eponymous Golden Gun.

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* BlingBlingBang: The eponymous Golden Gun. While Scaramanga could have conceivably made his ScaramangaSpecial out of a number of other materials, he chose gold as a way to boast about his marksmanship skills.
-->'''Scaramanga:''' I only need one bullet.
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** Two young karate-kicking Asian schoolgirls aid Bond from within a fight against a couple of mooks and near the end of the battle, one of the mooks gets kicked in the balls from behind by one of the schoolgirls, which causes Bond to be most impressed by it.

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** Two young Hip's karate-kicking Asian schoolgirls schoolgirl nieces aid Bond from within in a fight against a couple of mooks and near the end of the battle, one of the mooks gets kicked in the balls from behind by one of the schoolgirls, nieces, which causes Bond to be most impressed by it.
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* MartialArtsUniform: Bond and his opponents wear them when he fights the students at the martial arts school.
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** Justifiably invoked by Scaramanga late in the film; he freely admits that he could have used his solar-powered laser to blow up Bond's plane the monent he landed on the island, but chose not to do so because of how unsatisfying it would be. Scaramanga would like nothing better than to engage in a fair DuelToTheDeath with 007 himself.

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** Justifiably invoked by Scaramanga late in the film; he freely admits that he could have used his solar-powered laser to blow up Bond's plane the monent he landed on the island, but chose not to do so because of how unsatisfying it would be. Scaramanga would like nothing better than to engage in a fair DuelToTheDeath with 007 himself. Scaramanga is such an expert killer that he really desires a SelfImposedChallenge, even allowing his minion Nick-Nack to send other assassins after him when he least expects it.
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** In real-life, a solid gold gun would be impossible to feasibly use. Not because of the costs involved with manufacturing, but because of the sheer malleability of gold: the metal is so soft-- one of the softest solid metals on Earth, in fact-- that firing a single shot from a gun made purely of the material would cause the weapon to blow itself wide open, doing more to injure the shooter than the target.

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* MarkedBullet: Bond is sent a golden bullet with the number "007" on it, which leads him and MI-6 to believe that the eponymous assassin has marked him for death. He hasn't; Anders sent the bullet in the hope that Bond would kill Scaramanga.

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* MarkedBullet: Bond is sent a golden bullet with the number "007" on it, which leads him and MI-6 to believe that the eponymous assassin has marked him for death. He [[spoiler:He hasn't; Anders sent the bullet in the hope that Bond would kill Scaramanga.]]



** Scaramanda has two of these early in the film, while evading the Mob hitman Rodney. First occurs when he tries to open his gun cabinet, only to discover it's been locked by Nick Nack. The second occurs when he tries to grab his Golden Gun, only it's just a reflection in a mirror.

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** Scaramanda Scaramanga has two of these early in the film, while evading the Mob hitman Rodney. First occurs when he tries to open his gun cabinet, only to discover it's been locked by Nick Nack. The second occurs when he tries to grab his Golden Gun, only it's just a reflection in a mirror.



* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Minor example when Bond faces two sumo wrestlers. After beating one off, he gets carried by the other, and tries to beat him, to the beat of the soundtrack no less- but the guy doesn't even flinch. Bond has to give the poor wrestler a painful wedgie in order to escape.

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* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Minor example when Bond faces two sumo wrestlers. After beating one off, he gets carried by the other, and tries to beat him, to the beat of the soundtrack no less- less -- but the guy doesn't even flinch. Bond has to give the poor wrestler a painful wedgie in order to escape.



* SexSlave: Andrea Anders serves as this for Scaramanga as later so does Mary Goodnight.

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* SexSlave: Andrea Anders serves as this for Scaramanga as later so does Mary Goodnight.Scaramanga.



* SleepingDummy: Referenced -- When Mary Goodnight is hiding under the covers, James Bond tells Andrea Anders that he was using the Sleeping Dummy trick.

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* SleepingDummy: Referenced -- Referenced: When Mary Goodnight is hiding under the covers, James Bond tells Andrea Anders that he was using the Sleeping Dummy "three-pillow trick."



** Nick Nack hires various assassins to kill Scaramanga to keep him on the edge. Subverted in that unlike most other examples, Scarmanaga not only knows about it all, but has specifically made it Nick Nack's job in order to constantly test him-- if he ever succeeds, Nick Nack inherits his boss' money-- and even quite enjoys the exercise.

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** Nick Nack hires various assassins to kill Scaramanga to keep him on the edge. Subverted in that unlike most other examples, Scarmanaga not only knows about it all, but has specifically made it Nick Nack's job in order to constantly test him-- him -- if he ever succeeds, Nick Nack inherits his boss' money-- money -- and even quite enjoys the exercise.



* TallDarkAndHandsome: Andrea Anders describes Scaramanga in this way to Bond. Bond remarks that his aunt matches that description, too.

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* TallDarkAndHandsome: Andrea Anders describes Scaramanga in this way to Bond. Bond as "tall, slim, and dark." Bond remarks that his aunt matches that description, too.



* TemptingFate: Hai Fat building his own mausoleum. And an InUniverse example -- Scaramanga has left Nick Nack all his money in his will. Nick Nack in return arranges for various {{Professional Killer}}s to murder his boss, but this is actually ''what Scaramanga wants'', since it helps him keep his skills sharp.

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Hai Fat building his own mausoleum. And an InUniverse example -- mausoleum.
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Scaramanga has left Nick Nack all his money in his will. Nick Nack in return arranges for various {{Professional Killer}}s to murder his boss, but this is actually ''what Scaramanga wants'', since it helps him keep his skills sharp.



* UnknownRival: This is the case for the first half of the film. James Bond is tracking down Scaramanga on the basis of the bullet carved with his number which was sent to [=MI6=] and interpreted as a threat. The bullet was actually sent by Scaramanga's assistant Andrea, who wanted Bond to kill him, and Scaramanga even admits when he meets Bond that he has nothing against him.

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* UnknownRival: This is the case for the first half of the film. James Bond is tracking down Scaramanga on the basis of the bullet carved with his number which was sent to [=MI6=] and interpreted as a threat. The bullet was actually sent [[spoiler:sent by Scaramanga's assistant Andrea, who wanted Bond to kill him, and Scaramanga even admits when he meets Bond that he has nothing against him.]]



* UnwinnableTrainingSimulation: Scaramanga vs. the gangster, except that Scaramanga could have died.

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* ActionPrologue: Par for the course, but this time focused on [[BigBad Scaramanga]] and not Bond himself. Scaramanga is seen duelling with a mafia hitman hired by Nick Knack to keep his skills sharp.

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* ActionPrologue: Par for the course, but this time focused on [[BigBad Scaramanga]] and not Bond himself. Scaramanga is seen duelling with a mafia hitman hired by Nick Knack Nack to keep his skills sharp.



* AffablyEvil: Unlike other villains, Scaramanga genuinely respects Bond. It won't stop him from killing him though. He is genuinely suave, charming, and very charismatic - until you get on his bad side. It's interesting to note that when he reveals his dangerous side, his eyes take on a very cold look that could freeze anyone where they stand, and make them squirm; he actually manages to startle and unsettle Bond on more than one occasion. Even when he's being charming, he exudes an aura of dangerous charisma that is both frightening, and very alluring at the same time. Unlike the other villains that Bond has encountered - before and after - Scaramanga is not a terrorist hell bent on world domination or destruction, but an assassin who actually enjoys the thrill of the hunt when on an assignment, or when facing those who have been summoned to try and kill him in his playhouse.

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* AffablyEvil: Unlike other villains, Scaramanga genuinely respects Bond. It won't stop him from killing him though. He is genuinely suave, charming, and very charismatic - -- until you get on his bad side. It's interesting to note that when he reveals his dangerous side, his eyes take on a very cold look that could freeze anyone where they stand, and make them squirm; he actually manages to startle and unsettle Bond on more than one occasion. Even when he's being charming, he exudes an aura of dangerous charisma that is both frightening, and very alluring at the same time. Unlike the other villains that Bond has encountered - -- before and after - -- Scaramanga is not a terrorist hell bent on world domination or destruction, but an assassin who actually enjoys the thrill of the hunt when on an assignment, or when facing those who have been summoned to try and kill him in his playhouse.



* AsianDrivers: For the most part averted, but one driver in the car chase through Bangkok is so distracted cursing out Scaramanga that he drives his car onto a fruit cart and crashes into another car.

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* AsianDrivers: For the most part averted, but one driver in the car chase through Bangkok is so distracted cursing out Scaramanga that he drives his car onto a fruit cart FruitCart and crashes into another car.



* CallBack: When Bond confronts Andrea as she's showering in her hotel, she asks for a towel, but instead of the larger bath towel, Bond hands her a tiny hand towel. This is similar to a scene in ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'', as Bond walks in on Fiona Volpe as she's bathing, she asked him to give her something to put on, so he put her slippers in front of the tub before she simply takes the towel for her hair off to cover herself.

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** As in [[Film/LiveAndLetDie his previous outing]], Bond uses an aerosol spray as an ImprovisedWeapon.



* DoomedAppointment: Bond is scheduled to meet with Andrea Anders at a boxing venue so she can give him the Solex Agitator. When he gets there he finds her dead - murdered by Scaramanga.

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* DoomedAppointment: Bond is scheduled to meet with Andrea Anders at a boxing venue so she can give him the Solex Agitator. When [[spoiler:When he gets there he finds her dead - -- murdered by Scaramanga.]]



* GiantMook: Bond had to fight two Sumo wrestlers in one scene. He just about beats them, but then Nick-Nack cheats, clocking him on the head from behind.

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* GiantMook: Bond had to fight two Sumo wrestlers in one scene. He just about beats them, but then Nick-Nack Nick Nack cheats, clocking him on the head from behind.



* GoGoEnslavement: In a CallBack to ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', Scaramanga forces Mary Goodnight to wear a bikini - a rare justification, it's so she can't have concealed weapons, a legitimate concern as Goodnight is (at least [[FauxActionGirl supposed to be]]) a trained agent. The psychological effect of forcing her to be almost totally naked in the midst of her enemies, enhancing her sense of vulnerability, is also a good reason - you can see it when the handyman openly leers at her while they are listening to the beginning of the duel, causing her to cross her arms over her exposed midriff.

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* GoGoEnslavement: In a CallBack to ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', Scaramanga forces Mary Goodnight to wear a bikini - -- a rare justification, it's so she can't have concealed weapons, a legitimate concern as Goodnight is (at least [[FauxActionGirl supposed to be]]) a trained agent. The psychological effect of forcing her to be almost totally naked in the midst of her enemies, enhancing her sense of vulnerability, is also a good reason - -- you can see it when the handyman openly leers at her while they are listening to the beginning of the duel, causing her to cross her arms over her exposed midriff.



* HollywoodDarkness: The pre-credits scene has an assassin pitted against Scaramanga. He gets the drop on Scaramanga, but Nick-Nack turns the lights off, causing him to miss. We see the room flooded with red light.

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* HollywoodDarkness: The pre-credits scene has an assassin pitted against Scaramanga. He gets the drop on Scaramanga, but Nick-Nack Nick Nack turns the lights off, causing him to miss. We see the room flooded with red light.



* {{Jerkass}}: [[EnforcedTrope Inflicted upon Bond by the studio, in an effort to counteract Roger Moore's natural urbanity.]] Bond is infamously a total ''asshole'' throughout this film, threatening to break a woman's arm, slapping said woman, threatening to blow off a guy's testicles, and later pushing a kid salesman ("''bloody tourist!''") into a rapid stream during a boat chase. Having sex with Anders while Goodnight, ''who he was just about to have sex with'', is hiding in the closet. [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack And then she still has sex with Bond at the end!]] This could be viewed as reversing the changes of previous movies, as the Bond of the books started off as a much more ruthless, cold-blooded and racist {{Jerkass}} than is generally portrayed (at least up until the second ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006''. Or ''Film/LicenceToKill'', anyway), plus the undeniable fact that this is ''exactly'' how a real life agent would behave - you don't get to save the world without, at the very least, ''threatening'' violence. And keep in mind though that in this one, he also has a target on his back from the beginning, so like most other people who are being threatened, he's understandably willing to go to extreme lengths to save his hide. Of course, it still doesn't justify everything he does, but it's got to play a part in some of his actions.

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* {{Jerkass}}: [[EnforcedTrope Inflicted upon Bond by the studio, in an effort to counteract Roger Moore's natural urbanity.]] Bond is infamously a total ''asshole'' throughout this film, threatening to break a woman's arm, slapping said woman, threatening to blow off a guy's testicles, and later pushing a kid salesman ("''bloody tourist!''") into a rapid stream during a boat chase. Having sex with Anders while Goodnight, ''who he was just about to have sex with'', is hiding in the closet. [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack And then she still has sex with Bond at the end!]] This could be viewed as reversing the changes of previous movies, as the Bond of the books started off as a much more ruthless, cold-blooded and racist {{Jerkass}} than is generally portrayed (at least up until the second ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006''. Or ''Film/LicenceToKill'', anyway), plus the undeniable fact that this is ''exactly'' how a real life agent would behave - -- you don't get to save the world without, at the very least, ''threatening'' violence. And keep in mind though that in this one, he also has a target on his back from the beginning, so like most other people who are being threatened, he's understandably willing to go to extreme lengths to save his hide. Of course, it still doesn't justify everything he does, but it's got to play a part in some of his actions. He may also be unusually angry because (to paraphrase his own sentiments) the entire affair's seemingly a massive waste of his time and caused by one assassin being bored and envious of him.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: Scaramanga tells Bond how he killed an abusive animal handler - by emptying his stage pistol into his eye after he did the same to his favourite elephant. His killing of Hai Fat also counts.



* KingpinInHisGym: Scaramanga has a warped relationship with his diminutive manservant Nick-Nack; in the event of his death, Nick-Nack inherits everything... in return for Nick-Nack actually ''trying'' to kill him by hiring the best assassins in the world for Scaramanga to pit his skills against.

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* KingpinInHisGym: Scaramanga has a warped relationship with his diminutive manservant Nick-Nack; Nick Nack; in the event of his death, Nick-Nack Nick Nack inherits everything... in return for Nick-Nack Nick Nack actually ''trying'' to kill him by hiring the best assassins in the world for Scaramanga to pit his skills against.



* OvertRendezvous: Bond is scheduled to meet with Andrea Anders at a boxing venue so she can give him the Solex Agitator. When he gets there [[spoiler: he finds her dead - murdered by Scaramanga.]]

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* OvertRendezvous: Bond is scheduled to meet with Andrea Anders at a boxing venue so she can give him the Solex Agitator. When he gets there [[spoiler: he finds her dead - -- murdered by Scaramanga.]]



* PayEvilUntoEvil: Scaramanga tells Bond how he killed an abusive animal handler -- by emptying his stage pistol into his eye after he did the same to his favourite elephant.



* PostClimaxConfrontation: Nick-Nack tries to attack Bond on the junk after he's defeated Scaramanga... like he had any chance.

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* PostClimaxConfrontation: Nick-Nack Nick Nack tries to attack Bond on the junk after he's defeated Scaramanga... like he had any chance.



* SilverBullet: Scaramanga is equipped with a golden gun (assembled from ordinary-looking parts) which is then loaded with custom-caliber, gold bullets engraved with the name of their targets. Averted because the bullets have no supernatural powers - Scaramanga is ''really that good''.

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* SilverBullet: Scaramanga is equipped with a golden gun (assembled from ordinary-looking parts) which is then loaded with custom-caliber, gold bullets engraved with the name of their targets. Averted because the bullets have no supernatural powers - -- Scaramanga is ''really that good''.



* TenPacesAndTurn: Subverted - it's 20 for a start. Scaramanga disappears while Bond's back is turned, leading to a hunt.

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* TenPacesAndTurn: Subverted - -- it's 20 for a start. Scaramanga disappears while Bond's back is turned, leading to a hunt.



* TookALevelInDumbass: Mary Goodnight, compared to her literary incarnation.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Creator/RogerMoore's Film/JamesBond went from being charming and urbane in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' to a ''huge'' asshole in this film. [[EnforcedTrope This was mandated by the studio to counteract Roger Moore's "nice guy" image"]], as we see him threatening to break a woman's arm, threatening to blow off a guy's testicles, and later pushing a kid salesman ("''bloody tourist!''") into a rapid stream during a boat chase. Having sex with Anders while Goodnight, ''who he was just about to have sex with'', is hiding in the closet. [[WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack And then she still has sex with Bond at the end!]] Fortunately, Moore went back to his previous portrayal for the rest of his tenure.
** In-universe, Bond's probably just grumpy because (to paraphrase his own sentiments) the entire affair's seemingly a massive waste of his time and caused by one assassin being bored and envious of him.
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* CutLexLuthorACheck: Averted; Scaramanga has used the Solex Agitator to power a DeathRay, but it's just a toy to amuse himself. Instead he intends to sell the technology to the highest bidder, or take a larger offer from the oil producing countries not to.



* DeathRay:
** One of the few supervillain tropes in this movie.
--->'''Scaramanga:''' Now that's what I call solar power.
--->'''Bond:''' That's what I call trouble.
** It "realistically" fires an ''invisible'' laser beam, but this only occurred because the special effects team didn't have the money to make the "golden beam of laser light" the script called for.

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* DeathRay:
**
DeathRay: One of the few supervillain tropes in this movie.
--->'''Scaramanga:''' Now that's what I call solar power.
--->'''Bond:''' That's what I call trouble.
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movie. It "realistically" fires an ''invisible'' laser beam, but this only occurred because the special effects team didn't have the money to make the "golden beam of laser light" the script called for.for.
-->'''Scaramanga:''' Now that's what I call solar power.
-->'''Bond:''' That's what I call trouble.
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A loose adaptation of Creator/IanFleming's [[Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun novel of same name]], the film has Bond sent after the [[MacGuffin Solex Agitator]], a device that can harness solar energy, while facing the famous and dreaded assassin Francisco Scaramanga (Creator/ChristopherLee), the "Man with the Golden Gun." The action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the Solex.

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A loose adaptation of Creator/IanFleming's [[Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun novel of same name]], the film has Bond sent after to UsefulNotes/{{Thailand}} to track and find the [[MacGuffin Solex Agitator]], a device that can harness solar energy, while facing the famous and dreaded assassin Francisco Scaramanga (Creator/ChristopherLee), the "Man with the Golden Gun." The action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the Solex.
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* SexSlave: Andrea Anders serves as this for Scaramanga as later so does Mary Goodnight.
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