| 1 | '''[[center: [- [[Characters/JamesBond Main Character Index]] -]]]''' |
| 2 | ---- |
| 3 | Character sheet for [[Literature/{{Thunderball}} the novel]] and Film/JamesBond film ''Film/{{Thunderball}}''. |
| 4 | ---- |
| 5 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | !![=MI6=] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | * [[Characters/JamesBondTheCharacter James Bond]] |
| 10 | * [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters M]] |
| 11 | * [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters Moneypenny]] |
| 12 | * [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters Q]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[folder:Pinder]] |
| 15 | !!Pinder |
| 16 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pinder.gif]] |
| 17 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/EarlCameron |
| 18 | |
| 19 | Pinder, a native Bahamian, works for the British Secret Service in Nassau. Operating from the basement of his boating supplies shop, ''Symonette Marine Store'', he assists James Bond in his investigation of Emilio Largo. |
| 20 | ---- |
| 21 | * OnlyOneName: Pinder's first name is never mentioned. |
| 22 | [[/folder]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | !!Bond's Allies |
| 25 | |
| 26 | * [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters Felix Leiter]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder: Domino]] |
| 29 | !!Dominique "Domino" Derval (film) / Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (novel) |
| 30 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dominothunderball.jpg]] |
| 31 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"So... what sharp little eyes you've got!"'']] |
| 32 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/ClaudineAuger |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ->''"You don't get far in the Italian theatre by being able to walk about with a book balanced on your head."'' |
| 35 | -->--''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' |
| 36 | |
| 37 | In the film, Dominique "Domino" Derval is Emilio Largo's French mistress and the sister of François Derval, the NATO pilot who was killed and impersonated by Angelo Palazzi. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | In the novel, Dominetta "Domino" Vitali (born Petacchi) is a former Italian actress and the sister of Giuseppe Petacchi, who was secretly murdered by Largo. |
| 40 | ---- |
| 41 | * AdaptationalBackstoryChange: The film omits her backstory about being a former actress. |
| 42 | * AdaptationalNameChange: She was originally called Dominetta Vitali (born Petacchi). |
| 43 | * AdaptationalNationality: Italian in the novel, French in the movie. |
| 44 | * AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed. While she still kills Largo and saves Bond, in the novel she escaped on her own (rather than Kutz doing a HeelFaceTurn and freeing her) and Bond is fighting Largo underwater, so that she both kills Largo and saves Bond from drowning. |
| 45 | * AffectionateNickname: Her friends nickname her Domino. |
| 46 | * AlliterativeName: In the film, where her real name is '''D'''ominique '''D'''erval. |
| 47 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: After beating and torturing her, she has no problems with putting a harpoon in Largo's back. |
| 48 | * BreakTheCutie: First her brother dies, then she finds out that her guardian is a master criminal who murdered her brother, then said guardian tortures her. |
| 49 | * ColorMotif: In keeping with her namesake, her clothes are black and white - black swimsuit, white dress and black and white bikini. |
| 50 | * DamselInDistress: She gets captured trying to locate the bombs with a Geiger counter hidden in a photo camera. |
| 51 | * TheDogBitesBack: Comes back to shoot a spear in Largo's back after he tortured her. |
| 52 | * EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: In the movie, the character's name and backstory were retconned from Italian to French to fit the actress' nationality. |
| 53 | * FluffyFashionFeathers: First appears in a white wrap trimmed with white feathers. |
| 54 | * GirlOfTheWeek: She's the main Bond Girl of the film. |
| 55 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Downplayed, but she seems to legitimately have no idea Largo is evil until Bond tells her about his plot near the end, despite him having a ''pool filled with killer sharks'' on his property, among other things. |
| 56 | * TheMistress: When Bond meets her, she's publicly known as Largo's niece, which she thinks is better than "mistress" or "kept woman". She implies she currently feels trapped in the relationship, which [[RescueRomance helps explain why she was so receptive to Bond's advances]]. |
| 57 | -->'''Bond:''' I understand you're Mr Largo's niece.\ |
| 58 | '''Domino:''' It sounds better than... What would you say? "Mistress"? "Kept woman"?\ |
| 59 | '''Bond:''' I wouldn't say that. Where did you meet him?\ |
| 60 | '''Domino:''' In Capri. I was there with my brother, François. Strange. I found Emilio attractive... then. |
| 61 | * MsFanservice: Claudine Auger was Miss France Monde and was also the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest, and it shows. |
| 62 | * NiceGirl: Undoubtedly one of the sweetest and most pleasant Bond girls and is always friendly to Bond. She's also the nicest person on a boat filled with sadists and murderers. This makes her being tortured by Largo even more cruel. |
| 63 | * {{Revenge}}: She shoots Largo in the back with a harpoon gun for the murder of her brother and for torturing her. |
| 64 | * SexFaceTurn: Part of what makes her join Bond's side. The other part is TheReveal of [[AwfulTruth what actually happened to her brother]]. |
| 65 | * WalkingSwimsuitScene: Out of all the actresses in the film, she has the most prominent amount of swimsuit scenes. |
| 66 | * YouKilledMyFather: She kills Largo to avenge her brother. |
| 67 | [[/folder]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[folder: Paula Caplan]] |
| 70 | !!Paula Caplan |
| 71 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paulacaplanthunderball.png]] |
| 72 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/MartineBeswick |
| 73 | |
| 74 | A [=MI6=] operative in Nassau in the film. |
| 75 | ---- |
| 76 | * BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:She takes a CyanidePill after being abducted by Fiona Volpe.]] |
| 77 | * MsFanservice: She has a WalkingSwimsuitScene at one point. |
| 78 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:She's killed partway through the story to show that the mission is as dangerous as it seems.]] |
| 79 | * WalkingSwimsuitScene: She wears a swimsuit at one point. |
| 80 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Little is known about her before her death.]] |
| 81 | [[/folder]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | !!SPECTRE |
| 84 | |
| 85 | * [[Characters/JamesBondBlofeld SPECTRE Number One]] |
| 86 | |
| 87 | [[folder:Emilio Largo]] |
| 88 | !!Emilio Largo |
| 89 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/largothunderball.JPG]] |
| 90 | [[caption-width-right:300: ''"You wish to put the evil eye on me, eh? We have a way to deal with that where I come from."'']] |
| 91 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/AdolfoCeli |
| 92 | |
| 93 | ->''"But you are hunting me, my dear fellow. You are pursuing me. What is this? Vendetta?"'' |
| 94 | -->--''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' |
| 95 | |
| 96 | Second-in-command of SPECTRE under Blofeld, and architect/supervisor of the events inside the book/movie. He is a brutal sadist and ruthless criminal. |
| 97 | ---- |
| 98 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: The books' version of Largo has a freakishly large head and hands, along with pointed ears and brown hair. The film's version is Adolfo Celi, a handsome SilverFox with a simpler, more iconic eyepatch. |
| 99 | * AdaptationalDyeJob: He has brown hair in the book and white hair in the film. |
| 100 | * AnimalMotifs: In the novel, he's described as having hairy hands which are likened to crawling tarantulas. |
| 101 | * BadBoss: He has Quist thrown in his SharkPool for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing him]] and later close the pool when Bond is fighting a mook down there, leaving them both for the sharks. He also shoots a potential traitor three times during a tense meeting in the book. |
| 102 | * BigBad: The main antagonist of the book/movie. This is especially the case in the latter, where the GreaterScopeVillain Blofeld has less of an active role. |
| 103 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: He seems to be a [[UnclePennybags gentlemanly rich guy]], but is really a sadistic crime lord and murderer plotting a nuclear terrorist attack. Furthermore, it's implied he doesn't really love Domino and just sees her as basically his property, as he has no problem with torturing her when he thinks she's impeding his plans. |
| 104 | * BondVillainStupidity: He provides a classic example. He catches Bond in his pool fighting with one of his men. The mook with him is just about to shoot Bond, while Largo stops him and instead traps Bond in there to be eaten by his sharks. Naturally, Bond uses this to escape - there were no security precautions keeping Bond from swimming to the shark pool and leaving from there apart from the sharks themselves. |
| 105 | * BornInTheWrongCentury: The novel narrates that he would have been right at home in the time of pirates, effectively calling him a murderous cut-throat. |
| 106 | * CigaretteBurns: On the giving end. He uses a combination of a lit cigarette and ice cubes to torture his mistress for information, when he finds out she's in league with James Bond. |
| 107 | * CoolBoat: He owns a yacht, the ''Disco Volante''. A luxurious craft decked out with sleeping quarters, living areas and many other luxuries, it also possesses a number of smaller underwater submarine craft and its front part is a detachable hydrofoil. |
| 108 | * ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: On the receiving end. As Largo is about to shoot Bond, Domino shoots him from behind with a [[HarpoonGun speargun]]. |
| 109 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The book and the film have him killed by Domino with a speargun, but in different circumstances. In the novel, this happened underwater and she shot him through the neck, while in the film, it happens onboard the ''Disco Volante'' and she shoots him in the back. |
| 110 | * DisabledInTheAdaptation: He didn't have an eyepatch in the novel. |
| 111 | * TheDragon: He's this for SPECTRE overall, as the number two of the organization. In ''Thunderball'' itself he's more of a DragonInChief, serving as the Big Bad of the book/movie while his boss [[GreaterScopeVillain lurks behind him]]. |
| 112 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: When Blofeld suddenly executes SPECTRE Number 9 for embezzling from SPECTRE's heroin sales, everyone present is shocked at the man's sudden painful death... except for Largo, who just looks up from the brief he's reading at the noise to see what happened, then goes right back to what he was doing without a word. It shows both his loyalty to Blofeld and his LackOfEmpathy. |
| 113 | * EvilRunningGood: He is in charge of the International Brotherhood for Assistance of Stateless Persons, a philanthropic organization based in Paris. He is also "Number Two" in SPECTRE. The Brotherhood acts as a front group for SPECTRE. |
| 114 | * EyepatchOfPower: Wears an eyepatch over his eye and is the number two of SPECTRE. |
| 115 | * FaceOfAThug: Downplayed in that "scary-looking" would be kind of a stretch for him, but he's still a bad guy with an eyepatch, of all things. It certainly gives an unique first impression. |
| 116 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He keeps his socialite manners for most of the film, but when things go south, he tortures Domino and tries to kill Bond after his plan is completely foiled. |
| 117 | * TheHeavy: Largo's the one directly moving along SPECTRE'S plan from start to finish, forming the primary focus of the story of the book/movie. |
| 118 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Like Vargas, he gets speared, but in Largo's case, it's a spear in the back. |
| 119 | * InTheBack: Gets killed with a spear in the back. |
| 120 | * LackOfEmpathy: Shows almost no emotion when a fellow operative embezzling from within SPECTRE is summarily executed by Number One, only showing mild disgust at his comrade's disloyalty before returning to the files before him. |
| 121 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Shot InTheBack with a HarpoonGun by his own mistress, who's brother was murdered on Largo's orders. If, for some reason, that didn't kill him, the explosive crash of his hydrofoil did. |
| 122 | * KickTheDog: Torturing Domino for several hours. |
| 123 | * KingpinInHisGym: He enjoys skeet shooting with Fiona Volpe. |
| 124 | * ManOfWealthAndTaste: Always well-dressed, has a large estate in Nassau and owns a yacht. |
| 125 | * MeaningfulName: Largo means "play slowly and broadly". |
| 126 | * NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Well, lunch. He invites Bond for lunch. |
| 127 | * NumberTwo: In the SPECTRE organization, just below Number One (Blofeld). |
| 128 | * ObviouslyEvil: Shockingly, the guy with white hair, a sinister voice and an eyepatch turns out to be less than virtuous. |
| 129 | * RedOniBlueOni: With Number One (Blofeld). While in this and the previous film Blofeld was icy cold and calculating, Largo is hot-blooded with a side of LargeHam. |
| 130 | * RedRightHand: One of the cases where the film is more down-to-earth than the book. In the book, Largo has an abnormally large head and hands, and pointed ears. In the film, he has a simpler (and more iconic) eyepatch. |
| 131 | * {{Sadist}}: His proposed torture of Domino seems designed to be sexually dominating. |
| 132 | * SameLanguageDub: Celi was dubbed by Robert Rietti due to his strong Italian accent. |
| 133 | * SoftSpokenSadist: Rarely raises his voice and gets noticeably quiet when subjecting Domino to horrific torture. |
| 134 | * SoreLoser: He tries to kill Bond once his plan is foiled. This is made even more notable in that his henchmen actually surrender after the battle in the climax. |
| 135 | * SupervillainLair: His yacht, which is noticeably low-key for a Bond villain. |
| 136 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: His reaction to one of his fellow SPECTRE boardmembers being electrocuted. |
| 137 | * TortureTechnician: Uses a cigarette and ice to torture Domino. |
| 138 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Apparently a renowned socialite. |
| 139 | * VillainousBreakdown: Once his plans go south, he tortures Domino and tries to kill Bond after his plan is completely foiled. |
| 140 | * WickedCultured: Has a large estate in Nassau. |
| 141 | * WealthyYachtOwner: Owns a yacht, the ''Disco Volante'' ("Flying Saucer"). Its front part is a detachable hydrofoil. |
| 142 | * YouAreNumberSix: In the book, SPECTRE changes numbers each month, with him currently Number One. In the film, his SPECTRE number is Number Two, which indicates his status as Blofeld's second-in-command. |
| 143 | * YouHaveFailedMe: He has Quist fed to Largo's sharks after Quist is bested by Bond. |
| 144 | [[/folder]] |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[folder: Fiona Volpe]] |
| 147 | !!Fiona Volpe |
| 148 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fiona_volpe_2.jpg]] |
| 149 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"James Bond, the one where he has to make love to a woman, and she starts to hear heavenly choirs singing. She repents, and turns to the side of right and virtue... but not this one!"'']] |
| 150 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/LucianaPaluzzi |
| 151 | |
| 152 | A high-ranking SPECTRE assassin who is charged with seeing Largo's operation through. |
| 153 | ---- |
| 154 | * BadassDriver: At one point, Fiona drives at high speed (with Bond as her passenger) without breaking a sweat. It says something that Bond ends up a little unnerved by the experience. |
| 155 | * TheBaroness: A female bad guy with a chilly disposition, she steers more towards the sexpot variety, although unlike most examples, her ice facade doesn't crack one bit. |
| 156 | * BulletproofHumanShield: [[spoiler:She's killed by the bullet meant for Bond when he sees the shooter.]] |
| 157 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: She has a very ample bust, which she [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey makes use]] in order to seduce Bond by lowering her ModestyTowel to flash her breasts. [[InstantSeduction The next time we see them, they're in bed]]. |
| 158 | * CoolBike: Her rocket-armed motorcycle that she uses to murder Count Lippe; she promptly ditches it in a lake to destroy the evidence. The bike, incidentally, is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Lightning BSA Lightning A65L]] with a custom-made front fairing to accommodate the rocket launchers. |
| 159 | * CorporateSamurai: Meets much of the criteria. Orders around {{Mooks}} including Count Lippe, negotiates a new deal with Angelo and has a [[DuelOfSeduction strange relationship with Bond]]. |
| 160 | * DarkActionGirl: Blows up Lippe with a motorcycle. |
| 161 | * TheDragon: To a degree. She's charged with overseeing Largo's operation, but she is a little too independent to qualify as Largo's dragon. |
| 162 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Bond certainly seems to think so after the really fast drive she gives him. |
| 163 | * DuelOfSeduction: Bond and Fiona have an odd relationship as they both know they're enemy spies trying to out-seduce the other. |
| 164 | * EvilCounterpart: To Bond himself. Fiona is a versatile, highly skilled and charismatic special operative who uses special gadgets in her missions and is unusually independent minded to her superiors (she noticably isn't afraid of Largo.) Essentially she seems like the SPECTRE equivalent to a '00' agent. The argument she has with Bond after they have sex really underlines how uncomfortably similar the two characters are, especially since they both are obviously getting under each others skin. |
| 165 | * EvilRedhead: She's a redhead and Largo's right hand. |
| 166 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Like most Bond girls, she's charming to Bond, but once she's exposed as a SPECTRE agent, she drops the act and turns downright spiteful. |
| 167 | * FemmeFatale: Seemingly her speciality in SPECTRE. She drove François Derval to his doom, and tried the same with Bond. |
| 168 | * FluffyFashionFeathers: Wears a blue feather boa. |
| 169 | * HighHeelFaceTurn: Averted. She's the lone female among the cast of villains, but she doesn't switch sides, and even mocks Bond telling him that she will not. |
| 170 | * HoneyTrap: She's a specialist in setting them, and seems to actively enjoy doing it. |
| 171 | * HypercompetentSidekick: Aside from being a HoneyTrap, she spends the whole first half of the film cleaning up other SPECTRE operatives' messes, starting with getting Fake Derval to play ball by negotiating when he demands a higher payday at zero hour (overriding a goon who tries to hold him at gunpoint). She then ties up the loose end of the idiots who tried and failed to kill Bond at the spa and clued him in that something weird was going on, followed by capturing Paula, and then flawlessly seducing and then capturing Bond despite the fact he was already pretty sure she was a SPECTRE operative. In the end she's only done in by dumb luck: if she actually succeeded in taking Bond prisoner at that point, the movie would probably be over. |
| 172 | * InstantDeathBullet: [[spoiler: She seems to be killed instantly the moment she gets shot in the back.]] |
| 173 | * KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Accidentaly shot by her own henchman in ploy to assassinate Bond, when he uses her as a HumanShield to block the bullet.]] |
| 174 | * LousyLoversAreLosers: Bond makes a point to insult her bedroom prowess in an attempt to rile her up. It doesn't quite work, and she instead mocks his own ego for thinking he's such a SexGod he could do a SexFaceTurn on her. |
| 175 | -->'''Bond:''' My dear girl, don't flatter yourself. [[LieBackAndThinkOfEngland What I did this evening was for King and country]]. You don't think it gave me any pleasure, do you? |
| 176 | * MeaningfulName: Her surname means "fox", an animal often associated in fiction with [[CunningLikeAFox guile]], [[FoulFox predatory sadism]], and [[FoxyVixen sexuality]] -- all of which fit Fiona perfectly. |
| 177 | * MsFanservice: She's very attractive, as expected from a Bond villainess who's trying to seduce him. She has one BathtubScene where the camera angle only [[ShouldersUpNudity barely manages to conceal her breasts]], followed by a conversation with Bond where she [[SexySurfacingShot stands up from her bath]] while wearing nothing but a small ModestyTowel. |
| 178 | * NiceJobFixingItVillain: She blows up Lippe as he is chasing Bond. Considering the fact that Bond is in [[WeaponizedCar the Aston Martin]] and Lippe is seemingly only armed with [[LittleUselessGun a .38 revolver]] it probably would have ended badly for Lippe either way, but Bond is as puzzled about the accidental VillainousRescue as you'd expect. |
| 179 | * PragmaticVillainy: When Angelo extorts her for more money, Lippe just wants to [[YouHaveFailedMe kill him]], but she puts a stop to it, knowing just paying Angelo is [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou better than the complications of killing him and training someone else]]. Her boss agrees with her judgment, and orders her to have ''Lippe'' killed instead, for his poor judgment in hiring Angelo in the first place. |
| 180 | * SexFaceTurn: {{Averted|Trope}} and openly mocked in the face of Bond by her, followed by her stepping on his foot. |
| 181 | -->'''Fiona:''' But of course, I forgot your ego, Mr. Bond. James Bond, who only has to make love to a woman and she stars to hear heavenly choirs singing. She repents, then immediately returns to the side of right and virtue... but not this one! |
| 182 | * SexySecretary: She answers the phone as Major Derval's [[UnusualEuphemism 'social secretary']]. |
| 183 | * TheVamp: She uses her feminine wiles to drive François Derval to his doom, and tries the same with Bond, but while she succeeds in sleeping and manipulating him, he never completely lets his guard down around her. |
| 184 | [[/folder]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[folder: Vargas]] |
| 187 | !!Vargas |
| 188 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vargas_philip_locke___profile.jpg]] |
| 189 | !!! '''Played by:''' Creator/PhillipLocke |
| 190 | |
| 191 | Largo's personal assistant and henchman in the film. |
| 192 | ---- |
| 193 | * ConsummateProfessional: If Largo's quote about the things he doesn't do is any indication, he lives only for his job. |
| 194 | * TheDividual: With Janni. When Largo introduces them as "Mr. Vargas and Mr. Janni," Bond quips "Which is which?" |
| 195 | * TheDragon: To Largo, being his assistant and main henchman. |
| 196 | * EvilWearsBlack: Spends most of the movie dressed entirely in black. |
| 197 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Bond casually shoots him with a speargun on Love Beach. |
| 198 | -->'''Bond:''' [[BondOneLiner I think he got the point.]] |
| 199 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Is pretty much an ice-cold Spectre goon throughout most of the movie, but when Bond tries to photograph the ''Volante'' he's shown to be quite excitable after he and the other goons think they've killed him. |
| 200 | * SinisterShades: Seen wearing these when Largo says the "Does not drink. Does not smoke. Does not make love." quote. |
| 201 | * StraightEdgeEvil: As [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Largo. |
| 202 | -->'''Largo:''' Vargas [[TheTeetotaler does not drink]]. Does not smoke. Does not make love. What do you do, Vargas? |
| 203 | * TheTeetotaler: According to Largo, he doesn't drink. |
| 204 | [[/folder]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[folder:Janni]] |
| 207 | !!Janni |
| 208 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/janni.jpg]] |
| 209 | !!! '''Played by:''' Michael Brennan |
| 210 | |
| 211 | A henchman often seen with Vargas. |
| 212 | ---- |
| 213 | * TheDividual: With Janni. When Largo introduces them as "Mr. Vargas and Mr. Janni," Bond quips "Which is which?" |
| 214 | * EvilWearsBlack: Never seen without a black polo shirt and slacks. |
| 215 | * FatBastard: Pretty chubby. |
| 216 | * MookLieutenant: Fiona and Vargas delegate a few duties to him such as commanding smaller groups of Largo's henchmen. |
| 217 | * SatelliteCharacter: Mostly just hangs around Vargas and lacks any real agency of his own. |
| 218 | * UncertainDoom: The main part of the ''Disco Volante'', which he was left on, is blown up, but it's not shown if he was one of the henchmen who jumped overboard before the explosion. If so, did he get out of range of the explosion? |
| 219 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Is left behind on the main part of the ''Disco Volante'' after Largo detaches the front and escapes. His ultimate fate after this is unknown. |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder: Quist]] |
| 223 | !!Quist |
| 224 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quist_3.jpg]] |
| 225 | !!! '''Played by:''' Bill Cummings |
| 226 | |
| 227 | A henchman sent by Largo to murder Bond in his Nassau hotel suite, but blundered into a booby-trap the spy had prepared and quickly overpowered. Rather than kill the man, 007 sends him back to Largo. Quist promptly reports back to Largo at Palmyra, only to be thrown into the SharkPool for failing his mission. |
| 228 | ---- |
| 229 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: Being eaten by sharks is not a pleasant way to go. |
| 230 | * FedToTheBeast: His punishment for failing. |
| 231 | * MauveShirt: He's one of many {{Mooks}} serving Largo, albeit one given a name. |
| 232 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appears twice before dying. |
| 233 | * YouHaveFailedMe: He gets caught by Bond in the hotel, and sent back to Largo with the words, "The little fish I throw back into the sea." He doesn't say this or anything else when Largo questions him about Bond, and Largo realizes immediately that he failed. He then becomes shark food. |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder: Ladislav Kutze]] |
| 237 | !!Ladislav Kutze |
| 238 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kutze_9.png]] |
| 239 | %%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]] |
| 240 | !!! '''Played by:''' George Pravda |
| 241 | |
| 242 | ->''"But I am in favour of a most rigorous interrogation. There are certain uses of electricity of which I have knowledge. The human body cannot resist them. If I can be of any service...?"'' |
| 243 | -->--''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' |
| 244 | |
| 245 | A Polish nuclear physicist who aids Largo with the captured bombs. He eventually redeems himself by releasing Domino following her torture at Largo's hands and expresses regret over his part in enabling use of the atomic weapons, stating that he had disposed of the arming device by throwing it overboard - thus rendering the bombs harmless. Curiously, his fate is unknown. At the end of the film, Bond (perhaps unintentionally) abandons him somewhere off the coast of Florida. His last words were "I never learned to swim," to which Bond replied "never too late to learn" before throwing him a life preserver. |
| 246 | ---- |
| 247 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the book, he was an amoral physicist who had a passion for electrocuting people to test voltages aside nuclear physics. In the film, however, he redeems himself by saving Domino and regretting taking part in Largo's scheme. |
| 248 | * BaldOfEvil: He's described as being bald in the book. |
| 249 | * EveryoneHasStandards: He was horrified that Largo intended to use the bombs, so he disarmed the second one (the first was captured by [=MI6=]). |
| 250 | ** Averted in the book, where he's ''really'' enthusiastic about using electricity to torture Domino, although Largo doesn't go along with it. |
| 251 | * EvilGenius: He's the brains in regards to science for Largo's operation. This is more zig-zagged in the movie where he's regretful over having worked with Largo, but played straight in the book where he doesn't show any remorse. |
| 252 | * HeelFaceTurn: Frees Domino from her hold in the Disco Volante in the film, which allows her to kill Largo. |
| 253 | * PunchClockVillain: Only in the movie. |
| 254 | * UncertainDoom: In the film, Bond abandons him off the East Coast, throwing him the water with a lifesaver after he says he can't swim. This leaves the possibility that he was left in the sea to drown or die from exposure. Averted in the book, where he definitely survives and is captured. |
| 255 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of him, Bond throws him off the Disco Volante with a lifesaver after he reveals that he never learned to swim. |
| 256 | * YouAreNumberSix: He is Number Five in the book. |
| 257 | [[/folder]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[folder: Angelo Palazzi/Giuseppe Petacchi]] |
| 260 | !!Angelo Palazzi/Giuseppe Petacchi |
| 261 | [[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gw290h254.jpeg]] |
| 262 | [[caption-width-right:290:''"Ciao!"'']] |
| 263 | !!! '''Played by:''' Paul Stassino |
| 264 | |
| 265 | ->''"Good evening, good evening. I am delivering one plane in good condition. Please sign here."'' |
| 266 | -->--'''Giuseppe Petacchi''' joking with Largo's henchmen, ''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' |
| 267 | |
| 268 | In the film, Angelo Palazzi is a SPECTRE operative trained and surgically modified to impersonate French military officer Colonel and pilot François Derval. |
| 269 | |
| 270 | In the novel, the characters of Palazzi and Derval were one and the same individual; Giuseppe Petacchi, an Italian pilot and playboy who defected from Fascist Italy to the Allies in World War II. |
| 271 | ---- |
| 272 | * AcePilot: In the book, we get to see him at the controls, and he is indeed a very talented pilot. |
| 273 | * AdaptationalHeroism: By way of DecompositeCharacter. In the novel, Giuseppe Petacchi is an Italian pilot who served Fascist Italy in World War II before defecting to the Allies out of pure convenience, and after the war became a henchman for hire for a high enough price by the time SPECTRE hires him to steal the nuclear warheads. In the film, he's split into François Derval, a NATO pilot and Domino's brother, and the thoroughly-evil Angelo Palazzi, a henchman hired to kill him and take his place, making François innocent. |
| 274 | * AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel bad for him when Largo leaves him to drown given he's a smug murderer fully on board with SPECTRE's plot. |
| 275 | * BandagedFace: When he is undergoing the plastic surgery necessary to make him look like Major Derval. |
| 276 | * CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Count Lippe was sorely tempted to kill Angelo for demanding his raise, but Angelo smugly points out he's the only person who can do his job. [[spoiler:But when word of his behaviour reaches Blofeld, Blofeld orders both Angelo and Lippe to be eliminated.]] |
| 277 | * DecompositeCharacter: One half of one with the aforementioned François Derval -- in the book, he was a pilot named Giuseppe Petacchi from Fascist Italy (who had kind of an interesting story for which the movie didn't have time) planted on the plane by SPECTRE. |
| 278 | * DeathByMaterialism: He's killed after asking Count Lippe and Fiona to increase his reward because he's smugly knows he's the only one who can do the job. |
| 279 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: The novel, Largo's henchmen stab him through the jaw. In the film, Largo slices through his airhose and leaves him to drown. |
| 280 | * KillAndReplace: Gasses the real Derval in his apartment. |
| 281 | * MagicPlasticSurgery: Underwent this at Shrublands; he's played by the same actor who plays Francois. |
| 282 | * SmugSnake: Before he goes on his mission, he makes Count Lippe and Fiona increase his reward simply because he's the only one who can do their job. [[spoiler:This gets him killed when Blofeld and Largo hear of his new demand, but [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Largo leaves his body, with Francois Derval's face AND personal belongings, in the sunken jet for Bond to find later.]]]] |
| 283 | * TooDumbToLive: He thinks it's a brilliant idea to, at the last minute, try to hold out for more money from a group clearly ready to kill anyone to get their way. It's even hinted they were always going to eliminate him once he finished the job and he just gave them a better excuse to do it. |
| 284 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:In response to his behaviour, he is executed by Largo himself, who cuts his air hose underwater after Palazzi's seat belt jammed. In the book, he gets stabbed through the mouth with a knife by one of Largo's henchmen.]] |
| 285 | [[/folder]] |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[folder: Count Lippe]] |
| 288 | !!Count Lippe |
| 289 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lippe.jpg]] |
| 290 | [[caption-width-right:300: ''"What the hell do you think you're doing?!"'']] |
| 291 | !!! '''Played by:''' Guy Doleman |
| 292 | |
| 293 | ->''"Goddammit, Beresford. Let me out of this thing. I'm sweating like a pig."'' |
| 294 | -->--''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' |
| 295 | |
| 296 | A SPECTRE agent who is charged to guard Angelo Palazzi while the latter recovers from his plastic surgery at Shrublands. There, he tries to kill Bond. |
| 297 | ---- |
| 298 | * AristocratsAreEvil: It is never known why he is a Count. |
| 299 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: His decision to hire the greedy, disloyal Angelo nearly jepordises SPECTRE's plan, so Blofeld has him killed. |
| 300 | * ImproperlyParanoid: Bond sees he has a weird tattoo on his wrist and looks around, but he does not sees any kind of foul game (so far). Lippe's fear of probably having been made by Bond leads to him trying to kill 007, which leads to Bond [[spoiler:investigating further and finding Derval's body, which leads to the plan being ruined]]. This detail is more clear in the novel, with Number One actually pointing it out [[SurroundedByIdiots and calling Lippe an idiot]]. |
| 301 | * KillItWithFire: His car is blown up by Fiona's rocket-armed motorcycle during his attempt to pursue Bond, and he is quickly consumed in the explosion. |
| 302 | * MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: If he hadn't tried to kill Bond, SPECTRE's plan might've succeeded. |
| 303 | * SmugSnake: Had a condescending tone when he traps Bond in a machine, but didn't take the advantage of killing Bond, which is part of the reason that gets him killed and ultimately seals the fate of the NATO project and the top major players (Largo, Volpe, and Vargas) in them. |
| 304 | * TattooedCrook: He has a Red Dragon [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Tong]] tattoo on the left wrist. |
| 305 | * VillainBall: [[spoiler:His goof-up with both Bond and Angelo Palazzi starts the chain of events that ultimately derail SPECTRE's NATO project. When the Palazzi incident reaches Largo and Blofeld, the latter orders Lippe's death.]] |
| 306 | * YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:The VillainBall is unforgiving, Count Lippe.]] |
| 307 | [[/folder]] |
| 308 | |
| 309 | [[folder: Colonel Jacques Bouvar]] |
| 310 | !!Colonel Jacques Bouvar |
| 311 | [[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jacques_Bouvard_204.png]] |
| 312 | !!! '''Played by:''' Bob Simmons |
| 313 | |
| 314 | The villain of the pre-credits sequence and an influential member of SPECTRE (number 6). Bond and his French liason were present at his funeral, investigating his apparent death. As the pair stand on the balcony outside the chapel, Bond observes Bouvar's widow behaving suspiciously. It is revealed that in an attempt to evade reprisals, Colonel Bouvar has faked his death and disguised himself as his own widow. Bond surprises him at his French château, where a fight ensues and ends with Bond breaking his neck and escaping with the jet-pack. |
| 315 | |
| 316 | He was played by Bob Simmons, the main stuntman of the Bond franchise until ''Film/AViewToAKill'', as well as the guy in the gunbarrel sequence in the previous three films. |
| 317 | ---- |
| 318 | * AttendingYourOwnFuneral: Plays this card to try to escape [=MI6=], but when he opens the door to his car, it tips Bond off to the ruse. |
| 319 | * DisguisedInDrag: Poses as his widow. |
| 320 | * FakingTheDead: Disguised as his widow after supposedly dying in his sleep. |
| 321 | * HarmlessLadyDisguise: Poses as his widow. |
| 322 | * HeroKiller: Bond laments that he did not have the opportunity to kill him, stating that he had murdered two of his colleagues. |
| 323 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Bond breaks Bouvar's neck with his fire poker. |
| 324 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Uses a fire poker against Bond. |
| 325 | * JustOneLittleMistake: |
| 326 | -->'''Bond:''' Madame, I've come to offer my sincere condolences. ''[punches Bouvar]'' My dear Colonel Bouvar, I don't think you should have opened that car door by yourself! |
| 327 | * TalentDouble: Rose Alba plays the character whilst in drag, giving him considerable more attractive legs. |
| 328 | * WidowsWeeds: Disguises himself as his own widow with black feminine mourning clothes. |
| 329 | * YouAreNumberSix: His code name was Number 6 when Blofeld holds the NATO meeting after the opening credits. |
| 330 | [[/folder]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[folder: Pierre Borraud]] |
| 333 | !!Pierre Borraud |
| 334 | [[quoteright:259:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clive_cazes.jpg]] |
| 335 | !!! '''Played by:''' Clive Cazes |
| 336 | |
| 337 | Another influential SPECTRE agent who is killed by Blofeld for raping a hostage in the book, and stealing from SPECTRE in the movie. He is Number 12 in the book, and Number 9 in the movie. |
| 338 | ---- |
| 339 | * AssholeVictim: |
| 340 | ** In the book: Blofeld kills him for raping a hostage and refunds a portion of the ransom money to the victim's family as compensation. |
| 341 | ** In the movie: he tried to steal from SPECTRE. [[BlofeldPloy Number One zaps him, but only after grilling Number 11]] on why their drug-running operation generated less than expected revenues. |
| 342 | * BoardToDeath: Gets zapped by Blofeld for raping a hostage in the book and stealing from SPECTRE in the movie. |
| 343 | * HateSink: Establishes himself as a loathsome person for raping a hostage his organization took in for ransom. Thankfully, Blofeld deals with his misconduct severely by subjecting him to a HighVoltageDeath during the [[BoardToDeath SPECTRE board meeting]]. Blofeld also returns half of the ransom to the victim's family as compensation for his henchman's devious actions. |
| 344 | * HighVoltageDeath: |
| 345 | ** In the book, he is zapped in his chair by Blofeld for raping a hostage. To compensate for his henchman's devious behaviour, Blofeld refunds a portion of the ransom money to the victim's family. |
| 346 | ** Dies in the same manner in the movie, albeit for StealingFromTheTill. |
| 347 | * KarmicDeath: Gets electrocuted by Blofeld during the SPECTRE meeting. |
| 348 | * LaserGuidedKarma: Just when he thinks he won't be noticed for his crimes, he's proven wrong. |
| 349 | * RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: In the book, Borraud raped one of their kidnapping victims. When Blofeld gets wind of it, he dealt with his misconduct severely by having his chair rigged to deliver a massive electric shock. |
| 350 | * SmugSnake: In the movie, he smugly tries to let Number 11 be the fall guy when Blofeld asks them why their drug sales generated poor profits. |
| 351 | * StealingFromTheTill: In the movie, he steals from SPECTRE's drug-running rackets in the United States, lets Number 11 take the bait, and [[SmugSnake thinks]] nobody will notice it. Blofeld proves him [[KarmicDeath spectacularly wrong]] in the SPECTRE meeting. TruthInTelevision as IRL criminal gangs have killed wayward members for embezzlement. |
| 352 | * TooDumbToLive: What's more stupid? Trying to steal from SPECTRE or thinking they won't notice it? |
| 353 | * WouldHitAGirl: In the book, he rapes a hostage victim and gets killed for it. |
| 354 | * YouAreNumberSix: |
| 355 | ** He is SPECTRE Number 12 in the book. |
| 356 | ** His code name was Number 9 when Blofeld holds the NATO meeting after the opening credits. |
| 357 | * YouHaveFailedMe: Gets zapped for for raping a hostage in the book and embezzlement after sweating his partner on their drug-smuggling ring in the movie. [[EvenEvilHasStandards While the other members were clearly spooked]] when Blofeld zaps him, Largo doesn't even flinch a bit. This also sends a clear message to the SPECTRE henchmen - betray Blofeld and you face the music. |
| 358 | [[/folder]] |
| 359 | |
| 360 | !!Other Characters |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[folder: Patricia Fearing]] |
| 363 | !!Patricia Fearing |
| 364 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patriciafearing.jpg]] |
| 365 | [[caption-width-right:300: ''"Really? I'd have thought you were just the type for a widow."'']] |
| 366 | !!! '''Played by:''' Molly Peters |
| 367 | |
| 368 | ->''"Well, it's all over now. And thank heavens nothing's badly strained. Another two days of treatment and you'll be as right as rain."'' |
| 369 | -->--''Literature/{{Thunderball}}'' |
| 370 | |
| 371 | A physical therapist at Shrublands Clinic. |
| 372 | ---- |
| 373 | * BlackComedyRape: One of the most unnerving pieces of [[invoked]]ValuesDissonance in the series, as Bond actually blackmails her into having sex with him. She had been sternly rebuffing his advances the whole time beforehand. Afterward though she is hopelessly infatuated with Bond and wants more of his manliness. Interestingly, though, Bond is a little freaked out by how infatuated she is with him post-coitus. In the book, Bond simply flirts with her, asks her out and they consensually do it together a few days before he leaves Shrublands. |
| 374 | * DefrostingIceQueen: It may take a while, but she does warm to Bond. |
| 375 | * FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Her relationship with Bond is this, as she was his therapist. |
| 376 | * HospitalHottie: She's an attractive physiotherapist. |
| 377 | * MsFanservice: She's even nude post-coitus, covered only by being down in bed. |
| 378 | [[/folder]] |
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