Line #91 Characters/MoneyHeistHostages


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7	!!Royal Mint of Spain Heist (Seasons 1 & 2):
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9	!!!'''Mint employees:'''
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11	[[folder:Arturo Román]]
12	!!Arturo Román
13	[[quoteright:289:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arturo.png]]
14
15	->'''Played by''': Enrique Arce
16	->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BrianBeacock (English)
17
18	The director of the Royal Mint during the first two seasons. Being a hostage in both heists (the latter case being because of his own behalf), he still has a sense of leadership and initiative, though it eventually gets the worse for him.
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20	* AesopAmnesia: In the middle of the first season, Arturo is devastated from grief and guilt over Mónica's apparent death because she was only following ''his'' plan. Once he learns Mónica is still alive, he goes right back to making half-assed escape "plans" and convincing or bullying the other hostages into helping him.
21	* AintTooProudToBeg: In the first season's twelfth episode, when Denver overpowers him in his attempted CockFight with the latter, Arturo begs him to not punch him in the face by saying [[BlatantLies his stress makes him do reckless mistakes]]. Denver only spares him when Arturo mentions that several hostages are executing his escape plan at the moment, forcing Denver to intervene with that.
22	* AttentionWhore: Especially in Seasons 3 and 4, where he desperately tries to be seen as a hero.
23	* BlatantLies: At the beginning of Season 3, Arturo has made his post-mint heist life talking about his "heroics" by the time the bank heist begins, even though we had already seen in the previous two seasons that he's a DirtyCoward who, while coming up with some of the plans, merely delegated them to other hostages without him participating in them whatsoever, and all of them backfired in some way.
24	* ButtMonkey: He gets abused far more repeatedly than the other hostages. Justified, as he's a despicable, stubborn coward who doesn't really care about the other hostages and is just using them as a means to escape.
25	* CharacterDevelopment: Of the negative type. While he's shown as a bad person from his first appearance, he still shows some significant redeeming qualities in the first few episodes, such as trying to convince the robbers to let go the most vulnerable hostages from early on, being more active in trying to find a way to escape and even changing his mind about not taking care of his child with Monica. However, as the series progresses, he becomes a bigger and bigger GlorySeeker, and his good traits eventually disappear.
26	* CockFight: In Episode 12 of Season 1, he deliberately starts a physical one against Denver in an attempt to get Mónica back. He ends up failing quickly, without landing any hit on Denver before the latter overpowers him and [[AintTooProudToBeg sends him begging Denver to not punch him in the face]].
27	* DefiantCaptive: Thoroughly deconstructed. He wishes to be seen as a brave and heroic leader to the other hostages, but comes off as nothing more than a [[DirtyCoward cowardly and entitled]] {{Manchild}}. His increasingly desperate plans to escape and resist the robbers only make things worse for everyone including himself, and both heists eventually get to the point where even the other hostages tell him to sit down and shut up.
28	* DirtyCoward: The damned jerk makes a big plan to escape capture that he tells the heist team the moment they threaten to beat him up.
29	* DramaQueen: Big time. When Manila [[KneeCapping kneecaps him]] in Season 4, he acts as if he's mortally wounded, even though the bullet didn't hit any of his essential arteries at all.
30	* HateSink: To make a long story short, among all of the cast, throughout multiple seasons, he is one of the most loathsome individuals. Cheating on his wife, being a DirtyCoward, making idiotic attempts at being a DefiantCaptive that he bullies other people into helping him with (and then gets them killed or nearly so), elitist, being a MeanBoss... And in Season 4 he [[spoiler:offers Amanda pills to help her anxiety, but later flashbacks show he molested her while she was under its effects]].
31	* {{Hypocrite}}: When Arturo catches Mónica and Denver having sex in Episode 11 of Season 1, he accuses the latter of raping his then-lover. It doesn't stop him from [[spoiler:actually raping Amanda]] later in Season 4.
32	* InSeriesNickname: Berlin coins "Arturito" (translated to "Little Artie" in English) as a derogatory term for him, which several other robbers also use whenever they refer to him. Considering Arturo tries to be as macho as possible, it's as denigrating to him as you expect it to be.
33	* ItsAllAboutMe: Even if he claims to care about Mónica and their child, ultimately he's only trying to make everything about himself because he's an EntitledBastard.
34	* JerkassHasAPoint:
35	** Can't really blame the guy for not counting on the heist team to keep their word to not harm the hostages. Helsinki concedes to Arturo's distrust.
36	** He's right about the bomb strapped to him in Season 2 being a fake. Granted, his way of responding to this realization ([[TooDumbToLive wanting to strip it off and make another escape plan]]) [[SpannerInTheWorks would have fucked everyone over, himself included]], so Alison's right in forcing him to sit down and shut up.
37	** Even if he's [[MilesGloriosus playing himself up to an extreme]] during his talk at the TED {{Expy}} in the intro of Season 3's premiere, he has a point in saying the heist team are ''far'' from being heroes, and put him and the other hostages in the Mint through many terrible things. Most notably, he has a right to hate Denver for basically kidnapping his child.
38	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Since the beginning, every time the viewers may think he has some standards and decency deep down, he will say or do something that contradicts this in the same scene. In the first season, he makes a couple moving speechs to his wife Laura, but ruins it at the end of both times by calling her Monica, the name of his lover; Berlin gets amused by this and comments it to him after the first time.
39	* JizzedInMyPants: Arturo gets a little... ''overexcited'' while groping Mónica after her apparent return from the dead.
40	* KavorkaMan: There's nothing attractive about his appearance or personality, but at the start of the show, he has two women in love with him. [[LaserGuidedKarma He ends up losing both of them.]]
41	* KneeCapping: Manila shoots him in the knee in Season 4 as punishment for yet another stupid act of defiance.
42	* LaserGuidedKarma:
43	** After the Mint heist, his relationships with both his wife Laura and Monica completely fall apart, and he effectively loses his son with Monica, while his three other sons refuse to speak to him as he cheated on their mother.
44	** During the Bank heist, he ends up getting shot by Monica when he tries to let her guard down to kill her, only to fall for a very obvious trap after dismissing Mario's warnings.
45	* LeeroyJenkins: He never really has a plan when he tries to sabotage the thieves', he just tosses crazy ideas at the wall as soon as he thinks of them in the hopes something sticks. And he purposely gets taken hostage in Season 3 to try to be a hero.
46	* ManipulativeBastard: He constantly tries to make other hostages do what he wants by appealing to their desire to survive or the chance that they could be the heroes of the day.
47	* MeanBoss: During his time as the Mint's director, he continuously bullies his employees around by threatening to fire them. It says a whole lot about him when Torres, a former employee of his and one of the hostages during the Mint heist, tells Nairobi (one of the ''robbers'') in Episode 13 of Season 1 that she's the best boss he's ever worked for.
48	* MilesGloriosus: By the time of Season 3, he managed to build himself a pretty profitable reputation by spreading BlatantLies about his "heroism" during the Mint heist, the premiere episode's opening scene involving him entering as a guest speaker in a Spanish TED {{Expy}} event.
49	* RabbleRouser: When he becomes a hostage again in Season 3, all of his attempted manipulations to have the other hostages fight the heist team come across as this.
50	* SleepingWithTheBoss: At the beginning of the series, Arturo has had an affair relationship with Mónica for several years, with Tokyo narrating that Mónica had made him feel young again ever since his marriage to his wife Laura 14 years ago. By the end of the second season, he ends up losing both Laura and Mónica, the former once she discovered she had been cheating on him for a good while and thus filed a divorce from him, and the latter when she defects to the heist team after finding Denver to be a better boyfriend for her.
51	* SmallNameBigEgo: He definitely overestimates himself and has a narcissistic ego.
52	* TooDumbToLive: His pathetic attempts at being a DefiantCaptive usually end up biting him in the ass, such as getting shot in the first season, and [[spoiler:getting near-fatally shot in the fifth]]. It's a miracle he's still alive.
53	* TookALevelInJerkass: Originally, he was just a cowardly, selfish jerk. In Season 4, he [[spoiler:ends up becoming a rapist]].
54	* UncertainDoom: Despite having a pulse in Episode 3 of Season 5, it's not made clear if Arturo ultimately survived the shootout with Mónica.
55	* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In the intro of Season 3's first episode, he's shown to have become a well-known public figure and motivational speaker after the first heist, with legions of fans who believe him to be a courageous hero, and comprise the only notable group of civilians who oppose the heist team. While he makes some good points during his speech in that moment (e.g. the heist crew shouldn't be considered heroes at all), Arturo himself is far from a hero, and the following events after he deliberately gets himself inside the Bank reveal him to be even more despicable than he was in the series' beginning.
56	* VomitDiscretionShot: In Episode 12 of Season 1, Arturo vomits at the sight of Mónica having sex with Denver, but the resulting puke isn't shown from the angles of the ensuing shots.
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59	[[folder:Mónica Gaztambide]]
60	See the "Stockholm" folder in the "Criminals" page.
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63	[[folder:Ariadna Cascales]]
64	!!Ariadna Cascales
65	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ariadna.jpg]]
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67	->'''Played by''': Clara Alvarado
68	->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ErikaHarlacher (English)
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70	A Mint employee whom Berlin takes an interest in.
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72	* {{Foil}}: To Monica, another female hostage who begins a relationship with one of the robbers. After Monica is scorned by the other women for siding with Denver and the others, Ariadna is the only one to talk to her in the bathroom, and they chat about their respective relationships. While Monica and Denver have a more genuine attraction, Ariadna is continually raped by Berlin and wants him dead.
73	* GoldDigger: PlayedForDrama. She hates how Berlin continuously takes advantage of her and [[LimaSyndrome has deluded himself into thinking they are in love]], but resolves to marry him like he asks -- [[spoiler:because he's SecretlyDying and she can inherit all his money if she holds on that long]].
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77	[[folder:Jacinto]]
78	!!Jacinto
79	* ChekhovsGunman: He had little screentime until Episodes 11 and 12 of Season 1, Jacinto, between which he becomes the one who carries out Arturo's first escape plan, with notably successful results into the season's thirteenth and final episode.
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81
82	!!!'''Brighton College students/staff:'''
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84	[[folder:Alison Parker]]
85	!!Alison Parker
86	[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alison_parker.jpg]]
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88	->'''Played by''': María Pedraza
89	->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RebaBuhr (English)
90
91	The daughter of the British ambassador to Spain. The day of her class' school trip to the Royal Mint was deliberately chosen by the Professor to ensure the heist is secured from major police attacks; indeed, her presence prevents Colonel Prieto from ordering a storm into the building as he may have wanted.
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93	* AllTheOtherReindeer: She's bullied at school, and things get worse after the recording of the conversation where Raquel tells the Professor that the police is willing to get Alison free instead of eight of her colleagues is made public.
94	* BrainyBrunette: Brown-haired, and definitely not dumb.
95	* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: She's the proper and feminine daughter of a diplomat who nevertheless knows her way around guns and hunting due to it being a hobby of her father. Rio and Nairobi are independently surprised when they learn this.
96	* TheIngenue: In contrast to the older and more cynical female robbers Nairobi and Tokyo, the young and pretty teenager Alison is naive enough to trust a JerkJock guy and insecure enough to let her classmates walk over her.
97	* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: In this case, Instagram, when Pablo publishes a picture where Alison is half naked.
98	* LivingMacGuffin: Her status as the daughter of the British ambassador makes her a high-value hostage. Deconstructed when Colonel Prieto orders Raquel to get her [[SadisticChoice instead of]] other eight teen hostages the Professor was offering for the sake of politics, and the gang releases a recording of this conversation on the news -- the shitstorm of bad PR is instant and brutal.
99	%%* MoralityPet: She is this to Rio.
100	* TookALevelInBadass: During the heist, she starts being a bullied and frail high school student to a more confident and emotionally stronger girl able to make shut out Arturo the building director.
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102
103	[[folder:Pablo]]
104	!!Pablo
105	One of Alison's classmates at Brighton College's and the captain of its athletics team.
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107	* JerkJock: In the series' very first episode, he fakes interest in Alison so he can take a half-naked photo of her and [[InstantHumiliationJustAddYoutube publish it on social media]], which happens just as Tokyo comes and interrupts the two (Tokyo even describes him as "a fucking asshole" in her first narration from the fifth episode). Downplayed in that he didn't necessarily attempt to do it out of his own will, but rather because he was forced by two female classmates, and he apologizes to Alison (with the aforementioned two girls immediately following him on it)[[note]]Even when he returns to picking on her and bringing up the photo in Episode 8, it was because of his anger at finding out the police tried to negotiate with the robbers by choosing to have Alison freed, rather than eight of her classmates of which he could've been part of.[[/note]] and [[TookALevelInKindness stops being a jerk]] as the Mint heist progresses, until he escapes with a number of other hostages in Episode 12.
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109
110	!!Bank of Spain Heist (Seasons 3, 4, and 5):
111	[[folder:César Gandía]]
112	!!César Gandía
113	[[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gandia.png]]
114	->'''Played by''': José Manuel Poga
115
116	The chief of security of the Bank of Spain, who escapes from being a hostage.
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118	* AscendedExtra: Has a minor role in season 3, but ends up becoming the BigBad in the second half of season 4, and returns as one of the antagonists in Season 5 allying with the Special Forces.
119	* AxCrazy: He's overly violent and unstable even ''before'' going on a murderous rampage in the bank and becoming disturbingly obsessed with killing Nairobi, [[spoiler: which he succeeds in doing. He then becomes obsessed with killing Tokyo; [[TakingYouWithMe that one kind of backfired on him]].]]
120	* BaldOfEvil: Bald and a despicable person.
121	* BigBad: After escaping, he becomes the main obstacle to the robbers in Season 4.
122	* EvilGloating: [[spoiler:After he kills Nairobi, he just ''loves'' to keep rubbing it in.]]
123	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He has a wife named Marisa and a son named Juanito.
124	* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler: He murders Nairobi after seemingly letting her go solely for this reason.]]
125	* HateSink: He's made to be as mean, racist, and ruthless as possible, even if it wasn't necessary. HeroAntagonist or not, the writers certainly didn't want the viewers to like this guy.
126	* HeroAntagonist: If you heard the story of a chief of security doing everything to stop a gang of robbers, he would easily be considered the hero. [[{{Jerkass}} He's still not a good person by his will, though.]]
127	* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler: He sees Nairobi as nothing but an insane violent woman before he kills her, when in reality it's the other way around and Nairobi is completely sane.]]
128	* InvincibleVillain: He manages to survive and avoid the bullets despite having at least eight people shooting at his direction at the same time. [[spoiler: Until Season 5.]]
129	* IronicName: In a pretty roundabout way. His surname, Gandía, is the name of a city in Spain, so it would fit perfectly with the LocationThemeNaming of the robbers.
130	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Episode 6 of season 5 confirmes he was indeed killed by Tokyo's suicide attack. It's safe to say no one is going to miss him at all after the misdeeds he's done and got away with, and becoming the victim of one he tortured and tried to assault.]]
131	* KnightOfCerebus: The most terrifying threat the gang has to the plan. Even when he's handcuffed, his terrifying aura can be felt.
132	* LastNameBasis: Always referred to by his last name, while his first name is rarely mentioned.
133	* MysteriousPast: Before the heist, Berlin, Palermo, and the Professor assume he had a shady past as a killer before becoming the bank's Chief of security, but it's not elaborated on. During the heist proper the Professor discovers Gandía is an ex-Spanish Green Beret seemingly specialized in... "off the books" operations (black ops).
134	* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He considers killing the robbers a necessary act to protect the bank, but it's clear from his behavior that he takes pleasure in killing and inflicting pain on other people.
135	* OneManArmy: The guy manages to fight against multiple heist members all at once without suffering so much as a scratch. Could be justified because he's wearing heavy combat armor.
136	* OutsideGenreFoe: His stealthy SlasherFilm tactics wreck havoc amongst the robbers.
137	* PlotArmor: The reason why he's apparently able to avoid hundreds of bullets so many times during the gunfights. [[spoiler: His armor expires midway through Season 5, though.]]
138	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He often makes racist remarks, especially towards Nairobi.
139	* RelativeButton: He taunts Denver by bringing up his father's death at the hands of the police. He gets a punch to the face for his troubles.
140	* RevengeBeforeReason: When Palermo offers him a chance to leave the Bank unscathed, he [[spoiler: ditches the opportunity to shoot Nairobi for her earlier remarks. It leads to his death in Season 5.]]
141	* TokenEvilTeammate: For the Bank of Spain's staff.
142	* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler: He kills Nairobi by shooting her in the head.]]
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145	[[folder:Mario Urbaneja]]
146	!!Mario Urbaneja
147	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mario_urbaneja.jpg]]
148
149	->'''Played by:''' Pep Munné
150
151	The Governor of the Bank of Spain.
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153	* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Or hostage. While Arturo was a MilesGloriosus and attempted to make others do the dirty work for him, Mario is AFatherToHisMen and a truer DefiantCaptive than Arturo could ever hope to be. It's even more clear when Mario and Arturo are in the same room.
154	* DefiantToTheEnd: Is prepared to die rather than hand over Europe's darkest secrets to them. Too bad the Professor had an alternate plan.
155	* GoodCounterpart: To Arturo from the first heist.
156	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tears into Arturo when the latter attempts to stage an uprising on the armed and dangerous robbers.
157	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Much more reasonable than most of the ''police'' especially.
158	* SmarterThanYouLook: He's way more sensible than most authority figures, [[SpottingTheThread easily pokes holes]] into Tokyo and Nairobi's cover stories as Army members, and could have busted them hadn't Gandia been too trigger-happy.
159	* TokenGoodTeammate: From the top echelon of the Bank of Spain. The Professor recognizes this as well, as he orders the team to be more lenient to him to be in his good books.
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161
162	[[folder:Amanda]]
163	!!Amanda
164	->'''Played by:''' Olalla Hernández
165
166	The secretary to the Governor of the Bank of Spain.
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168	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Busts Arturo by exposing him as a rapist in front of the hostages and the heist members.
169	* BreakTheCutie: Arturo takes advantage of her when she was suffering from anxiety due to the heist.
170	* NiceGirl: She attempts to cover Miguel when he was being threatened by Denver.
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172
173	[[folder:Miguel Fernández Talanilla]]
174	!!Miguel Fernández Talanilla
175	->'''Played By:''' Carlos Suárez
176
177	An intern at the Bank of Spain.
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179	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Attacks Arturo and captures him once Arturo is revealed as a rapist.
180	* DareToBeBadass: Denver play-acts threatening him so as to invoke this trope unto him. By the end of Season 4, he seems to have succeeded.
181	* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Apparently fails to get a reference to ''Film/TheTerminator'' despite other hostages attempting to give him a hint.
182	* TookALevelInBadass: Goes from a scared hostage to a fighter as he stops Arturo from coercing Amanda.
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