History YMMV / OnceUponATimeInTheWest

** Still, Frank had already crossed the line at the beginning of the movie, killing a child.

* NightmareFuel: Frank. He is as frightening as the three main antagonists of the ''DollarsTrilogy''.

** Frank. It is absolutely unknown why he killed the brother of John. He really had an excuse for this? (perhaps a reason for revenge).

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother]]. Yes, Frank is pretty vile.
* NightmareFuel: Frank. Who else?
* TearJerker
** Frank killing off Jill's nice new family. Especially because she doesn't know, and is looking forward to her new life. Poor Jill is understandably horrified when she arrives. And Jill petting Timmy (the youngest son) on the head.

* TheWoobie: Jill

* CompleteMonster: Frank. Years ago, he [[spoiler:killed off Harmonica's brother]], and now he goes and kills off a farming family, including their youngest son. Then he advances on the widow. In fact, Frank is considered the most evil interpretation made by the actor HenryFonda.

* LoveToHate: Frank. Yes sir!, even to be a psychopathic bastard, is who gets more attention in fandom that most other characters in the same film.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing Harmonica when he was younger to support his fully-grown brother to death]]. Yes, Frank is pretty vile.

-->"Hey, Harmonica. When they do you in, pray it's somebody who knows ''where'' to shoot."

* EvilIsCool: Frank. Although it is mostly due to his DeadpanSnarker personality, his costume certainly helps this trope.

* CompleteMonster: Frank. Years ago, he [[spoiler:killed off Harmonica's brother]], and now he goes and kills off a farming family, including their youngest son. Then he advances on the widow.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing Harmonica when he was younger to support his fully-grown brother so that he doesn't die by hanging is one of the worst acts of cruelty a Leone villain has ever done]], in fact, this could easily compete with the murder of a baby that El Indio made from ForAFewDollarsMore.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing a little boy to support his fully-grown brother so that he doesn't die by hanging is one of the worst acts of cruelty a Leone villain has ever done]]. In fact, this could easily compete with the murder of a baby that El Indio made from ForAFewDollarsMore.

** The flashback.

* CompleteMonster: Frank. Years ago, he [[spoiler:killed off Harmonica's brother in probably the most sadistic way possible]], and now he goes and kills off a farming family, including their youngest son. Then he advances on the widow.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing a little boy to support his fully-grown brother so that he doesn't die by hanging is one of the worst acts of cruelty a Leone villain has ever done]]. In fact, this could easily compete with the murder of a baby that El Indio made from ForAFewDollarsMore

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing a little boy to support his fully-grown brother so that he doesn't die by hanging is one of the worst acts of cruelty a Leone villain has ever done]]. In fact, this could easily compete with the murder of a baby that El Indio made in [[ForAFewDollarsMore ​​another Sergio Leone's film.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing a little boy to support his fully-grown brother so that he doesn't die by hanging is one of the worst acts of cruelty a Leone villain has ever done]].

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Morton had the desperate goal of seeing the blue ocean of the Pacific before he succumbed to his fatal disease, instead dies slowly face down in a mud puddle while he imagines to hear the ocean.]]

* HoYay
** Cheyenne and Harmonica, especially in the tavern during their first meeting.
-->'''Cheyenne:''' You know how to play... but can you shoot? ''(while idly playing with Harmonica's gun, and gazing at him)''
** They even go RidingIntoTheSunset together at the end. [[spoiler:And then, Cheyenne dies. But Harmonica ''keeps his body''.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Morton had the desperate goal of seeing the blue ocean of the Pacific before he succumbed to his fatal disease, instead dies slowly face down in a mud puddle while he imagines to hear the ocean.]]

-->'''Morton''': Tell me, was it necessary that you kill all of them? I only told you to scare them.
-->'''Frank''': People scare better when they're dying.

* TearJerker: The flashback.
** Frank killing off Jill's nice new family. Especially because she doesn't know, and is looking forward to her new life. Poor Jill is understandably horrified when she arrives.
*** And Jill petting Timmy (the youngest son) on the head.
** The death of [[spoiler: Cheyenne.]] That is all.
** The death of [[spoiler: Mr Morton]] the sight of it is tragic enough, even more so if you knew what he wanted to do before his death.
--->Hey, Harmonica. When they do you in, pray it's somebody who knows ''where'' to shoot.
* TheWoobie: Jill.

* CompleteMonster - Frank. Years ago, he [[spoiler:killed off Harmonica's brother in probably the most sadistic way possible]], and now he goes and kills off a farming family, including their youngest son. Then he advances on the widow.

* MoralEventHorizon - [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing a little boy to support his fully-grown brother so that he doesn't die by hanging is one of the worst acts of cruelty a Leone villain has ever done]].
* TearJerker - The flashback.

-->Hey, Harmonica. When they do you in, pray it's somebody who knows ''where'' to shoot.

* CompleteMonster - Frank. Years ago, he [[spoiler:killed off Harmonica's brother in probably the most sadistic way possible]], and now he goes and kills off a farming family, including their youngest son. Then he advances on the widow. [[{{Understatement}} He's kind of a jerk]].

* MoralEventHorizon - [[spoiler:The way Frank killed Harmonica's brother. Forcing a little boy to support his fully-grown brother so that he doesn't die by hanging is quite possibly one of the worst acts of cruelty a Leone villain has ever done]].

* CompleteMonster - Frank. [[spoiler:Years ago, he killed off Harmonica's brother in probably the most sadistic way possible, and now he goes and kills off a farming family, including their youngest son. Then he advances on the widow. He's kind of a jerk.]]

* CompleteMonster - Frank. [[spoiler:Years ago, he killed off Harmonica's brother, and now he goes and kills off a farming family. Then he advances on the widow. He's kind of a jerk.]]

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome - [[spoiler:Harmonica shooting Frank as soon as the flashback ends.]] Followed by [[spoiler: Harmonica returning his namesake to Frank after said shooting]].
** A lesser one being the town shootout.

-->Hey, Harmonica. When they do you in, pray it's somebody who knows ''where'' to shoot.