Line #147 Characters/Spectre


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3	Character sheet for the Film/JamesBond film ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.
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7	!![=MI6=]
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9	* [[Characters/JamesBondTheCharacter James Bond]]
10	* [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters M]]
11	* [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters Moneypenny]]
12	* [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters Q]]
13	* [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters Bill Tanner]]
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15	!!Bond's Allies
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17	* [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters Madeleine Swann]]
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19	!!Spectre
20	* [[Characters/JamesBondBlofeld Franz Oberhauser / Ernst Stavro Blofeld]]
21	* [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters Dr. Vogel]]
22	[[folder:Mr. Hinx]]
23	!!Mr. Hinx
24	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/000_4.png]]
25	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/DaveBautista
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27	A huge, strong and wordless Spectre enforcer.
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29	* AllThereInTheScript: His name is never actually mentioned in the film.
30	* BadassDriver: Complete with flat cap. During the Rome car chase, he almost effortlessly keeps up with Bond, one of cinema's greatest badass drivers by utilising a CoolCar which is even faster than the Aston Martin Bond is using.
31	* BadassInANiceSuit: Sharply dressed and a ruthless enforcer, Hinx is this in spades.
32	* BaldOfEvil: He's a [[NebulousEvilOrganization Spectre]] enforcer, and he's bald.
33	* BeardOfEvil: He has a beard and is a brutal enforcer for Blofeld.
34	* TheBrute: Obviously Bond's physical superior.
35	* CombatPragmatist: Hinx does not mess around when it comes to fighting. During his introduction, he challenges Gurrea to fill the recently vacated position of Spectre's top hitman. Hinx doesn't give him the slightest chance to fight back; he just smashes the guy's head onto the tables, pokes out his eyes and then breaks his neck.
36	* CompositeCharacter: A mix of Oddjob's endurance, Jaws' strength and metal combat implants (fingernails instead of teeth) and Red Grant's methodical skills and cunning, as well as dogging Bond throughout the film. WordOfGod also notes that he was inspired by Franchise/TheTerminator when helping develop the character.
37	* CoolCar: Owns a Jaguar C-X75, and despite not being a WeaponizedCar, manages to [[spoiler: run Bond's Aston Martin down and send it flying into the Tiber]].
38	* CurbStompBattle: Given his size, speed and skill, most of his fights go squarely in his favor and he even easily dominates Bond at first during their battle.
39	* {{Determinator}}: Once Mr. Hinx is after you, he just doesn't stop coming.
40	* DissonantSerenity: His general attitude to the events around him and Bond. Almost nothing fazes him and WordOfGod notes that he finds Bond "amusing", believing that not even 007 can take him on.
41	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When we're first introduced to him, he bashes the skull of Gurrea who was supposed to substitute Marco Sciarra in the Spectre meeting, before [[EyePoke gouging his eyes]] and killing him with a NeckSnap. And noticing his hands covered in blood, grabs a handkerchief from his pocket to clean up a bit before taking his seat.
42	* EvilCounterpart: To Bond. Hinx is a well dressed BadAssDriver assassin who is as skilled an operative as Bond. The only difference is that Hinx is larger and borderline indestructible in combat, something which he takes full advantage of when [[spoiler:trying to kill Bond on the train out of Tangier]].
43	* EvilIsBigger: He towers over and drastically outweighs both Bond and every other character.
44	* EyePoke: In his EstablishingCharacterMoment, he [[EyeScream does this brutally]] to Gurrea, a fellow Spectre member that was supposed to substitute Sciarra's position in Rome, and later attempts to poke Bond's eyes when [[spoiler:they fight on the train out of Tangier]].
45	* GeniusBruiser: In addition to his obvious "bruiser" credentials, he's also surprisingly clever as he managed to track down Bond and Madeline twice.
46	* GiantMook: He's a towering mountain of a man and one of Spectre's top enforcers.
47	* ImplacableMan: Ticks all the boxes and it's what makes Hinx a far more dangerous enemy compared to the henchmen in the previous Craig films. Being sent hurtling through a Range Rover's windscreen stuns him for, oh, a minute or two.
48	* LightningBruiser: He may be large but Hinx is no lumbering MightyGlacier like Jaws. He's shown himself to be incredibly fast in the [[spoiler:train brawl]].
49	* MadeOfIron: Survives a car crash no worse for wear and tears through Bond's desperate attempts at fighting back when cornering him on the train out of Tangier Morocco.
50	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The fight between him and Bond on the train is quite possibly the most brutal fight in the entire series.
51	* NoSell: Just like one of his inspirations, whatever Bond can throw at him, Hinx can overcome or power through.
52	* OhCrap: His last words before [[spoiler: being dragged out of a speeding train]] is "shit". It's even his only line of dialogue in the film.
53	* ProfaneLastWords: The last (and only) thing he says [[spoiler:before he gets yanked off the train]] is a quiet "...shit".
54	* PsychoticSmirk: Hinx's default expression unless he's mad. Mostly seen during Bond's attempt to flee the Spectre conference in Rome.
55	* TheQuietOne: He has no problems talking that we know of, but he doesn't say a word the entire time he's on-screen, [[spoiler:aside from when he's about to die.]]
56	* RedRightHand: His natural thumbnails have been removed and steel replacements grafted on in place. It allows Hinx to pull off a lethal EyePoke when he's killing someone with his bare hands.
57	* SharpDressedMan: Evil as he is, Hinx really wears the hell out of some very nice three-piece suits.
58	* SilentAntagonist: [[spoiler:His last words after he is attached to various steel barrels and is about to be thrown off the train are a simple "[[OhCrap Shit]]".]] Aside from that, he doesn't say a word on-screen.
59	* SmugSnake: As noted above, he really doesn't think much of Bond. It costs him dearly when Madeleine Swann provides 007 the opening to kill him.
60	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: He may be a towering juggernaut of a man but he's still human. His size and strength don't make him bulletproof as seen when he hides from Madeleine firing a gun at him or immune to strangulation which is how Bond gains the upper hand on him and his (possible) demise comes from being dragged out of a speeding train, either dying from impact or having his neck broken from the force. He also has to be cautious when Bond pulls an ice pick on him and even has a brief moment of panic when he's set on fire as both could easily kill him.]]
61	* TerminatorImpersonator: He was confirmed to be based on the Terminator, as he's a stoic, towering assassin who silently brushes off ridiculous amounts of punishment in his single-minded pursuit of his target.
62	* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:His actual death has not been shown on-screen. His apparent demise is made doubly suspect given that Bautista has expressed willingness to return as Hinx, which queued a lot of HesJustHiding from the fandom.]]
63	* WouldHitAGirl: Has no issue striking and then trying to choke Madeleine to death during his battle with Bond.
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66	[[folder:Max Denbigh]]
67	!!Max Denbigh / "C"
68	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0_6_49.jpg]]
69	[[caption-width-right:350:''"We're going to bring British intelligence out of the dark ages... into the light."'']]
70	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AndrewScott
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72	Head of the Joint Intelligence Service (the fusion of [=MI5=] and [=MI6=] after the events of ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'') who wants to get rid of the 00 section in favor of mass surveillance. He is nicknamed "C" by James.
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74	* ActorAllusion: [[spoiler:C is reminiscent of Moriarty's portrayal in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' (a previous role of Andrew Scott): both are introduced as personable employees of a British law enforcement[=/=]intelligence agency, who is actually revealed to be a mole and a FauxAffablyEvil villain.]]
75	* ArmourPiercingQuestion: M explains to C that a man having a licence to kill also means having a licence ''not'' to kill in difficult situations, and asks C if he's ever actually killed anyone in person (as Bond and M both have). C refuses to answer, and instead states that he's monitoring all [=MI6=] employees, including 007.
76	* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Although Bond refers to him as Blofeld's disciple, it would much be more accurate to describe him as a senior partner. He holds infinitely more power in Spectre than Le Chiffre and Silva (the {{Big Bad}}s of previous movies), and arguably more than even Dominic Greene and Mr. White. It's also implied that Nine Eyes really is his idea and that he will be the one controlling it, merely loaning it to Blofeld. It should be noted that an earlier draft of the script even had Denbigh as the BigBad... as in, higher than '''BLOFELD''' of all people]].
77	* BitchInSheepsClothing: In his first scene, it's actually mostly Bond who is being rude to him, while Denbigh is trying to take his job but remains fairly level headed and polite throughout. As the movie goes on, this devolves and Denbigh becomes more of a {{jerkass}}, belittling his colleagues and even insulting M. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's a [[EvilAllAlong member of Spectre all along]]]].
78	* BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler:He himself is guilty of this, as he had many chances to kill M so he won't hinder his EvilPlan, but opts for BreakThemByTalking near the climax. He also failed to recognize M as a potential threat, given that M managed to do a total sweep of his office and empty his gun before he got there, being that M is a former field agent unlike C, who's more of a corrupt paper-shuffler. He finally tries to kill M, but M manages to grab C's gun and send him down his DisneyVillainDeath]].
79	* BreakThemByTalking: Attempts doing this on M several times [[spoiler:even after he's revealed to be working for Blofeld]], but fails.
80	* TheChessmaster: He effortlessly works the meeting nations to buy into his Nine Eyes plan and manages to weasel his way up to being the head of the [=MI5=] and [=MI6=] merger without being suspected as a [[spoiler:Spectre agent. However, this trope is subverted once his SmugSnake characteristics pop up and he looks so far down on everyone, including M that he gets killed by neglecting to take him as a serious threat.]]
81	* CoDragons: [[spoiler:He's this alongside Mr. Hinx to Blofeld, albeit more of the EvilChancellor type]].
82	* ControlFreak: He's a narcissistic and arrogant SOB who advocates BigBrotherIsWatching and {{Attack Drone}}s, but insults and demeans those who question his real motives behind the "Nine Eyes" program. [[spoiler:Once he's exposed for being Blofeld's lapdog, he's willing to have M killed for interfering in his operations]].
83	* CorruptBureaucrat: He's a paper-shuffler who interferes in [=MI6=]'s operations, and [[spoiler:once more of his motivations to shut down the 00 agent program are exposed, he's revealed [[TheMole to be Blofeld's stooge]]. Blofeld is using him as a way to humiliate 007]].
84	* CountryMatters:
85	** After being introduced as the man who is trying to get rid of the agent system used by [=MI6=], he is promptly nicknamed "C" by Bond. When Denbigh gives his actual name, Bond responds with a smirk and notes that he prefers to call him C.
86	** As his {{Jerkass}} side becomes more evident, M calls him "a cocky little bastard".
87	** After mocking M by saying that it stands for "moron" [[spoiler:and then finding out that M took the bullets out of the gun he was about to shoot him with]], M responds by saying it's clear what C stands for... then after a beat using the milder "careless", though with a clear indication of another word coming to mind.
88	* DeathFromAbove: [[spoiler:Related to DisneyVillainDeath, C falls to his death after being hit off balance by shattered glass falling on him from above]].
89	* DiabolicalMastermind: C is in charge of a proposed merger of [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], but [[spoiler:peddles his influence to Spectre for more power, which would further enable Blofeld to humiliate 007]].
90	* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Ironically happens in the building he worked so hard to build]].
91	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Denbigh belittling M for his outdated ways of running a spy agency reminds of Trevelyan mocking 007 for his belief in queen and country in ''Film/GoldenEye''.
92	* EvilAllAlong: He was always a snarky {{Jerkass}} but eventually [[spoiler:it comes to light that he's in cahoots with Blofeld, merely using [=MI6=] as a base to install his Nine Eyes program]].
93	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:After he's revealed to be in cahoots with Blofeld, he uses PsychologicalProjection to give a MotiveRant on his plans by calling M a "moron", only for M to [[ShutUpHannibal shut him down]] by calling him [[CountryMatters "careless".]] At first glance, it may seem that he's insulting M for his failures, but it's obvious to M that Denbigh is [[ItsAllAboutMe only ranting about himself and his insanity]]]].
94	* EvilChancellor: At first, he's an ObstructiveBureaucrat advocating BigBrotherIsWatching, the replacement of field agents like 007 with {{Attack Drone}}s, and total surveillance. [[spoiler:As the film progresses, it's later revealed that he cut a deal with Blofeld so Spectre could use "Nine Eyes" as a way to counteract any attempts to investigate into their operations]].
95	* EvilCounterpart: To [[BigGood M]], as the malevolent head of an intelligence agency seeking to [[spoiler:bring the world under Spectre's absolute authority]].
96	* EvilGenius: [[spoiler:Of Spectre, as the man who was sent to infiltrate the British spy agencies and put forth their own world-dominating security system. [[NearVillainVictory He nearly succeeds in getting it activated too]]]].
97	* EvilRunningGood: C effortlessly concocts his [[spoiler:EvilPlan without being suspected as a Spectre agent. This way, Spectre has unlimited access to the data gathered from the "Nine Eyes" project and stay ahead of their enemies. Heck, they even do more harm to [=MI6=] in the long run than in the original continuity]].
98	* TheFace: [[spoiler:Spectre is a secretive, criminal organization]] and Denbigh is a member of a well-known spy agency so he provides the charm to get key countries to sign on to the "Nine Eyes" plan.
99	* FatalFlaw: [[SmugSnake Overconfidence and arrogance]]. He effortlessly manipulates the meeting nations to buy into his Nine Eyes plan and weasels his way up to being the head of the [=MI5=] and [=MI6=] merger without being suspected as a [[spoiler:Spectre agent. However, as his more smug characteristics pop up, he condescendingly looks down on and hurls rude insults to others, including M, whom he failed to realize as a potential threat to his plans]].
100	* FauxAffablyEvil: It's quite clear that despite his calm manner, [[spoiler:he really wants to have M killed for interfering in his fiendish schemes]].
101	* FirstNameBasis: M and everybody within [=MI6=] except James always addressed him by his first name. Even if he's revealed to work for [[spoiler:Blofeld. M calmly calls him by his first name as he attempts to take him in and decided to kill him when it went off the tracks]].
102	* {{Foil}}: To M, as both have different ideas of running spy agencies in many ways. While C is interested in BigBrotherIsWatching, {{Attack Drone}}s, and shutting down the 00-agent program, M questions the role of total surveillance in society, and even asks C if an AttackDrone can do the job of field agents like 007. C is also over-reliant on technology like [[Film/{{Skyfall}} Silva.]] Also, while M sticks to his principles like 007, [[spoiler:C is willing to betray others in order to gain more power at the expense of killing countless innocents in staged terrorist attacks]].
103	* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: He heads up the Centre for National Surveillance system, which [[spoiler:is really a Trojan horse for world domination for Spectre, so they could use it to permanently stay ahead of their enemies]].
104	* GunStruggle: [[spoiler:Between him and M. Noticeably, neither party gets shot, instead the stray bullets bring shattered glass falling down on them, which causes C to fall to his DisneyVillainDeath]].
105	* HateSink: A sleazeball placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=] and [[TyrantTakesTheHelm posing a threat to MI6's operations]], C jacks it up by acting like a [[SmugSnake douche]] to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. [[spoiler:Later on, he is revealed to be in cahoots with Blofeld, and plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to Spectre. At the end of the film, he suffers a KarmicDeath when he plummets to the bottom of the headquarters of the merged intelligence service, which he had paid for with Spectre blood money]].
106	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Has a DisneyVillainDeath in the building representing the culmination of his hopes and dreams]].
107	* {{Hypocrite}}:
108	** [[spoiler:For a guy who's actively involved in shutting down [=MI6=] and sold himself out to Spectre to enhance his EvilPlan, and furthermore, is an ObstructiveBureaucrat to begin with, it's ironic that he calls M a "paper-pusher" when he ''himself'' is one once he's exposed for being the MoleInCharge within the British government.]]
109	** [[spoiler:For all the ranting he does about how full of chaos the world is and how he allied with Spectre to stop it, he conveniently overlooks the fact that ''Spectre itself'' instigated the terror attacks that induced enough fear to get the nations to vote for the Nine Eyes program.]]
110	* IllTakeThatAsACompliment: Said word-for-word by C when M confronts him about the deactivation of the 00-agent program; M isn't amused.
111	-->'''M:''' You're a cocky little bastard, aren't you?\
112	'''C:''' ''(Laughs)''...I'll take that as a compliment.\
113	'''M:''' I wouldn't.
114	* InsufferableGenius: He pisses Bond and M off to no end by constantly insulting their work and affirming the superiority of the program he will be putting in. He even directly calls M a "moron" after he's been [[spoiler:revealed as a villain]].
115	* InsultBackfire: [[spoiler:After being exposed as TheMole within the British government, Denbigh belittles M about [[MotiveRant why he chose to support Spectre]] by calling him a "moron", only for M [[ShutUpHannibal to fire back and]] [[CountryMatters call him "careless"]].]]
116	* InterserviceRivalry: Is a former [=MI5=] employee who has managed to get himself in charge of the merged [=MI5=] and [=MI6=]. As a result, he comes into conflict with M, whose power has been crippled due to the shake-up. The fact Denbigh is from a rival service doesn't help matters in the slightest.
117	* {{Irony}}: At one point, M questions his surveillance plan's ability to deal with morally difficult situations, wondering if someone who just sits with such technology would be capable of pulling a trigger and killing someone. Later, when [[spoiler:Denbigh does pull a gun on M, it's not lack of willing that stops him from shooting, but that M's more hands-on field approach enabled him to sweep the room and empty Denbigh's gun]] before he got there.
118	** Also, [[spoiler:it seems he leaves his office computer on, with the password typed in. Which is a very basic, very stupid mistake for someone who wants to control the world's security and loves electronic surveillance. He also failed to notice two grown men hanging around in his office, one of them illuminated by a computer. Major lack of basic awareness for an ''intelligence'' chief.]]
119	* ItsAllAboutMe: A total scumbag, he doesn't care for anyone except himself, believing his surveillance idea is the future and scoffs at anybody who criticizes him.
120	* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: [[spoiler:M calls him out on his carelessness, after the latter tries to shoot him without checking if his gun is still loaded (the bullets are all in M's hand)]].
121	* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He's not just a well-meaning but slightly stressed sleazeball who starts insulting everyone because they disagree with his actions as a new higher-up to begin with, [[spoiler:he's a high-ranking member of [[NebulousEvilOrganization Spectre]] and plans to turn over the new surveillance system over to Blofeld]]. Also, as his SmugSnake characteristics begin to pop up, he devolves into a PsychopathicManchild once M begins to question his surveillance plan, [[spoiler:culminating into a VillainousBreakdown once he's revealed to be TheMole for Blofeld]].
122	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Being the movie's HateSink, it's no surprise that he received this at the end, when he was revealed to be a toady for Blofeld]].
123	* KnightTemplar: Utterly dedicated to the idea that 24/7 surveillance is the way of the future. [[spoiler:He's willing to cut a deal with Blofeld for its sake — not quite an UnwittingPawn given his cognizance of his role]].
124	* KubrickStare: In his most menacing DeathGlare as shown above [[spoiler:when he reveals to M that he is spying on Bond]].
125	* LuddWasRight: Discussed and [[spoiler:justified]]. C believes that [[BigBrotherIsWatching digital surveillance]] has made the "00" program obsolete. Later on, the suspicions of 007 and M towards C are proven right, when it turns out [[spoiler:that C is a Spectre operative and that the [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction Centre for National Surveillance]] system is really a Trojan horse for world domination]].
126	* ManipulativeBastard: A corrupt paper-pusher and ObstructiveBureaucrat to begin with, he advocated the replacement of field agents like 007 with total surveillance. He also effortlessly works the meeting nations to buy into his "Nine Eyes" scheme and weasels his way up to being the head of the [=MI5=] and [=MI6=] merger without being suspected as a [[spoiler:Spectre agent]].
127	* MoleInCharge: [[spoiler:Revealed to have been working for Blofeld [[EvilAllAlong all along]], as he's basically the Kim Philby or Vidkun Quisling of the Bond universe. Spectre cultivated him as an asset. In return for helping him get his electronic surveillance system implemented, he'll ensure all the data it collects gets forwarded to them]].
128	* {{Narcissist}}: Throughout the film, he gives absolutely no congratulations to anyone except himself, believing his surveillance idea is the future and that anyone who questions it, for any reason, must be stupid and ignorant. He's so deluded and self-righteous that he's willing to [[spoiler:sell his country out for Blofeld and kill thousands of innocents]] since it would bring ''his'' dream to fruition.
129	* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:If it weren't for Bond realizing that C was TheMole for Spectre and relaying this info to M, Denbigh would have managed to get Nine Eyes implemented and Blofeld would have succeeded in further humiliating 007]].
130	* NewEraSpeech: His speech to the Nine Eyes committee about intelligence-sharing is effective, as while South Africa initially balked at it, a terrorist attack conducted by [[spoiler:Spectre]] forces them back into the fold.
131	* NonActionGuy: Predictably, as someone who doesn't see the use of field agents, he prefers using technology for intelligence gathering and accordingly, spends his time in an office. [[spoiler:He's later revealed to be the evil version of this trope, when his allegiance to Spectre comes into light. He tries to pull a gun on M, only for it to have had the bullets removed and lasts only a few seconds in hand-to-hand combat before falling to his death]].
132	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: At first, he's perceived as a sleazeball who expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button issues such as 24/7 surveillance, [[spoiler:but when revealed [[TheMole to be Spectre's lapdog]] within the British government, he sics goons on 007 and M so they won't interfere in his plans]].
133	* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: His [[KnightTemplar rationale]] for 24/7 surveillance and attack drones fall flat when [[spoiler:he's revealed to be working for Blofeld. In reality, he's using his position to allow Spectre to have permanent backdoor access to the world's major intelligence agencies in exchange for more political power]].
134	* ObstructiveBureaucrat: [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype Deconstructed]]. He attempts to shut the 00 branch of [=MI6=] in favor of a 24/7 SinisterSurveillance system he calls "NCB". [[spoiler:In reality, he's cut a deal with Blofeld to hand control of the world's intelligence network to Spectre via the "Nine Eyes" program, which would allow them to stay permanently ahead of their enemies]].
135	* OhCrap: Gets one [[spoiler:in the climax when he's about to shoot M after delivering his MotiveRant, only to realize that M emptied his gun's magazine beforehand]].
136	** Has another one when [[spoiler:he plunges to his death]].
137	* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Not quite a villain to Bond, but his idea to end the 00-agent program makes him quite antagonistic to the protagonists. The age gap is even greater between him and M, who he [[spoiler:actually engages in combat with, after revealing he is, indeed, a villain]]. The difference in their ages is also parallel to the new vs. old ideas of running spy agencies they adhere to.
138	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Expresses ignorant opinions on real-world issues, thinks that 24/7 surveillance will bring the people into total submission, and advocates the replacement of field agents like 007 with {{Attack Drone}}s.
139	* PsychologicalProjection: [[spoiler:Near the climax, he projects his own flaws on M, though M obviously knows he's just a nutcase]].
140	* PsychopathicManchild: Type C: Despite his supposed wit and sophistication, his response to having his ideas questioned is to hurl insults like a spoiled child being told "No" for the first time. [[spoiler:This culminates in a VillainousBreakdown once [[EvilAllAlong he's revealed]] [[TheMole to be]] Blofeld's lapdog]].
141	* TheQuisling: [[spoiler:Revealed to have been working for Spectre all along. Blofeld had been cultivating him as a way to further humiliate 007. In return for helping him get his electronic surveillance system implemented, he'll ensure all the info it collects gets sent to Spectre]].
142	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Near the climax, [[spoiler:[[PsychologicalProjection he mockingly]] calls M outdated. M fires back with a brief but blunt ShutUpHannibal reply when C [[OhCrap realizes]] that M emptied his gun magazine]].
143	* ShadowArchetype: He's revealed to be an [[spoiler:EvilCounterpart of M]] as the viewer gets to know more about his rationale to scrap the 00-agent program in favor of the "Nine Eyes" surveillance system. The difference in their ages is also parallel to the new vs. old ideas of running spy agencies they adhere to. [[spoiler:In short, Denbigh is M without a moral compass, someone who's willing to sell out his country in exchange for more political power, as he is later revealed to be a Blofeld flunky]].
144	* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:After being exposed as TheMole within the British government, he rants about M's failures and calls him a "moron," only for M to shut him down by calling him [[CountryMatters "careless"]]]].
145	* SmugSnake: To the bitter end. Even finding his Glock 17 empty does nothing to break his composure. But, it costs him greatly when he makes the mistake of taking on "M", the veteran SAS soldier who sends him slipping on broken glass [[spoiler:and off the edge of a blown out stairwell]].
146	* TheSociopath: An arrogant SOB, he [[ItsAllAboutMe doesn't care for anyone except himself]], believing his surveillance idea is the future and throws rude statements to anybody who criticizes him. He's so deluded and self-righteous that he's willing to [[spoiler:bring ''his'' dream to fruition without regards as to who may get killed or maimed in the staged terrorist attacks he's conducted on behalf of Blofeld]].
147	* StrawNihilist: Has shades of this as evident in his ReasonYouSuckSpeech against M [[spoiler:in the climax — he thinks that it's a CrapsackWorld out there.]]
148	* TotalitarianUtilitarian: Justifies working with [[spoiler:Spectre]] to create a global PoliceState because he sees it as the best way to bring order to a chaotic world.
149	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: From the start, he's an oily new superior who [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain expresses ignorant opinions on hot-button real-world issues]] [[spoiler:and furthermore, is a terrorist himself]]. And from the moment the audience learns he's a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors civilian contractor]] placed in charge of a merger between [=MI5=] and [=MI6=], [[TyrantTakesTheHelm we know he's going to be trouble]], and he proves it by acting like a SmugSnake to Bond and M and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything advocating the replacement of human agents with]] {{Attack Drone}}s and [[BigBrotherIsWatching mass surveillance]]. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:he's not just a sleazeball to begin with — [[BigBadDuumvirate he's a Blofeld ally]] who plans to turn control of the new surveillance system he's designing over to him]].
150	* TheUnfettered: After TheReveal, [[spoiler:he's willing to bring ''his'' dream to fruition without regards as to who may get killed or maimed in the staged terrorist attacks he's conducted on behalf of Blofeld]].
151	* VillainHasAPoint: During his MotiveRant, [[spoiler:he points out the failure of elected officials who don't get things done in time or fall back on their promises]].
152	* VillainousBreakdown: As everyone gets to see more of his {{Jerkass}} side, he begins to belittle anybody who criticizes his opinions, even insulting M in his face. His tone of voice is akin to that of a child whining and arguing with his parents underneath his calmness, which of course makes him more of a ManChild, especially the scenes where he's arguing with M.
153	** A subtle one in the end. [[spoiler:Max tries one last time to break M by saying that he doesn't matter anymore and face it. After M says "Maybe I don't, but something has to," C abruptly starts fighting M over the gun]].
154	* VisionaryVillain: He envisions a world where 24/7 surveillance will protect humanity. [[spoiler:Oberhauser even refers to him with the term "visionary" when Bond asks if Denbeigh is his disciple]].
155	* WalkingSpoiler: It is difficult to talk about him without revealing [[spoiler:he is one of the main antagonists]].
156	* WellIntentionedExtremist: C fancies himself as a KnightTemplar who believes that BigBrotherIsWatching and {{Attack Drone}}s will solve all of the world's problems. [[spoiler:This motivation [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist falls apart]] once C is revealed to be TheMole within the British government, something pointed out by M]].
157	* YoureInsane: [[spoiler:Not to him directly, but after Bond learns that [[EvilAllAlong C is a member of Spectre]] and Blofeld refers to himself and C as "visionaries", Bond [[ShutUpHannibal bluntly shuts him down and refers to both of them as insane loons]] once 007 gets to hear more about the "Nine Eyes" surveillance program. "Psychiatric wards are full of them."]]
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Guerra]]
161	!!Guerra
162	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guerra_profile.jpg]]
163	%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]]
164	!!!'''Played by:''' Benito Sagredo
165
166	->''"James and I were both present recently when a man was deprived of his eyes..."''
167	-->-- '''Ernst Stavro Blofeld''' to '''Madeleine Swann'''
168
169	A high-ranking Spanish Spectre operative, who volunteers to take over Marco Sciarra's mission to assassinate the Pale King (aka Mr. White). However, after the question is asked on whether there are any challengers for Guerra's position, Mr. Hinx emerges and promptly smashes Guerra's head on the meeting table, gouges his eyes with his thumbs, and breaks his neck, killing him, afterwards taking his vacant seat.
170	----
171	* AllThereInTheScript: In a leaked script for "Bond 24" dated December 1, 2014, besides other details about the Spectre meeting that didn't make the film,[[note]]such as there being a Japanese member named "Kimura" and an American member named "Marshall",[[/note]] Guerra is given a full name in it -- Carlos Francisco Guerra.
172	* BadassBoast: He delivers a good one when Moreau asks him if he would make the journey to Altaussee to assassinate The Pale King/[[spoiler:Mr. White]].
173	-->'''Guerra:''' Of course. My [[UndyingLoyalty loyalty]] to this organization is total. I will protect it with my last breath. There will be no more...amateurs. No more shows of weakness.
174	* EyeScream: He gets his eyes gouged out by Mr. Hinx before getting killed.
175	* NeckSnap: How he gets killed by Mr. Hinx, but not before getting his head smashed in against a table and getting his eyes gouged out.
176	[[/folder]]
177
178	[[folder:Moreau]]
179	!!Moreau
180	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moreau_spectre.jpg]]
181	%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]]
182	!!!'''Played by:''' Marc Zinga
183
184	A high-ranking French Spectre operative.
185	----
186	* NumberTwo: To Blofeld in the Spectre council, at least during the Palazzo Cadenza meeting, since he acts as his spokesperson during it.
187	* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Virtually all of Spectre dies during Blofeld's "birthday party" in ''No Time to Die'' when they were subjected to the Heracles bioweapon, yet Moreau wasn't shown to be among the party guests (in fact, the only other member shown was Vogel from ''Spectre''). It's not clear if Moreau wasn't present or was present and was just not shown.]]
188	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being shown to be at least important enough that Blofeld chose him to be his spokesperson during the Spectre board meeting, he doesn't appear at all during Blofeld's "birthday party" in ''No Time to Die'' in which the rest of Spectre was shown to be attending (including Vogel from this very film being explicitly shown to have attended it).
189	[[/folder]]
190
191	[[folder:Marco Sciarra]]
192	!!Marco Sciarra
193	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marco_sciarra.png]]
194	%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]]
195	!!!'''Played by:''' Alessandro Cremona
196
197	A high-ranking Spectre operative, he was assigned by Blofeld to stage a terrorist attack in Mexico City and assassinate Mr. White. Bond is tasked by the previous M to kill him. He's also the husband of Lucia Sciarra.
198	----
199	* DisneyVillainDeath: Bond kicks him and the pilot off the helicopter, leading to their deaths.
200	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: {{Subverted\|Trope}}. Lucia doesn't mourn his death out of love, she hated him; she was mourning for the impending assassination attempts on her life that would occur as a result of his death.
201	* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Sciarra's crimes in Mexico, while minor, not only reveals the ugly truth behind Spectre, but also [[spoiler:enables C's campaign to shut down the 00-agent program and hand the collective intel gathered by the world's major intelligence agencies to Blofeld.]]
202	* MinorMajorCharacter: Sciarra may have had limited screen time, but his death early on kicks off the film's plot.
203	* PlotTriggeringDeath: His death leads to Bond uncovering the AwfulTruth behind Spectre.
204	* SafetyInMuggles: He attempts to elude Bond by walking through the Day of the Dead parade. It works, temporarily.
205	* SmallRoleBigImpact: His death is what leads Bond to find more about Spectre.
206	* StarterVillain: The first villain Bond fights in the movie.
207	* VillainInAWhiteSuit: He's wearing a natty white suit — which, perhaps inevitably, [[WhiteShirtOfDeath gets stained with blood]] — during his confrontation with Bond.
208	* WeHardlyKnewYe: His widowed wife Lucia talks with 007 about his death and sends him to a Spectre meeting in Rome, while Bond gets a WhatTheHellHero speech from M for his unauthorized mission in Mexico.
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	!!Other Characters
212
213	* [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters Mr. White]]
214
215	[[folder:Lucia Sciarra]]
216	!!Lucia Sciarra
217	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0_6_9.jpg]]
218	[[caption-width-right:350:''"You're crossing over to a place where there is no mercy..."'']]
219	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MonicaBellucci
220
221	The widow of Spectre member Marco Sciarra.
222	----
223	* AdvertisedExtra: Has little screen time or much connection to the plot.
224	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She acts frosty when meeting Bond, [[spoiler:but it doesn't much for Bond to defrost her.]]
225	* DrowningMySorrows: Upon returning to her villa, she quickly takes a drink knowing that her time is up.
226	* FaceDeathWithDignity: She accepts her imminent execution with resignation, but is narrowly saved thanks to Bond's intervention.
227	* LettingHerHairDown: Once she returns from her husband's funeral, she undoes her bun which reveals her long hair.
228	* MsFanservice: Considering the actress' age, she's 50 years old, the oldest woman Bond has ever seduced onscreen by far, and she can still rock a merrywidow-and-garters ensemble.
229	* RomancingTheWidow: [[spoiler:Bond doesn't let things like grief get in the way of his advances.]]
230	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:After Bond presses her for information, he tells her to find Felix Leiter, where she'll purportedly be safe in the American embassy. That's the entire extent of her contribution to the plot.]]
231	* WidowsWeeds: She absolutely despised her husband but grieves at his death, not for his sake but hers - she's now a loose end to be cleaned up by Spectre. She wears all black, right down to her underwear.
232	[[/folder]]
233
234	[[folder:Hannes Oberhauser]]
235	!!Hannes Oberhauser
236	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hannesoberhauser.png]]
237	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ThomasKretschmann (photo)
238
239	An Austrian climbing and skiing instructor, he is the father of Franz Oberhauser and adopted Bond when he was an orphaned at a young age.
240	----
241	* CoolTeacher: Taught skiing and climbing to Bond when he was in his teens.
242	* DeadAllAlong: He's long dead before the events of ''Spectre'' take place.
243	* GoodParents: Hannes regarded an orphaned 007 as a second son, making him the GreaterScopeParagon to James.
244	* GoryDiscretionShot: While his death was done off-screen long before the events of ''Spectre'', the article also shows that Hannes was crushed to his death in the staged avalanche.
245	* GreaterScopeParagon: Became a ParentalSubstitute and mentor to a young 007, and 007 still holds him in high regards.
246	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Hannes encouraged Franz to refer Bond as his younger brother, unaware that Franz hated this. After Bond moved out, Franz kills his own father in a staged avalanche out of pure malice.
247	* LikeASonToMe: After 007 lost his parents in a climbing accident, Hannes adopted him and began treating him like a second son. This causes Franz to committ {{Patricide}} [[DrivenByEnvy out of envy]], before faking his death and creating Spectre.
248	* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: If we're going by the newspaper article about Hannes' death, it's shown that he was very nice towards his neighbors and son. He's a stark contrast to Franz, who later became to be a totally violent and psychopathic monster.
249	* MentorArchetype: Bond still held him in high regards even after his death, and was visibly angered when Franz told him that he committed {{Patricide}}.
250	* MinorMajorCharacter: He taught climbing and skiing in Kitzbühel before taking temporary custody of the young James Bond following the death of his parents in a climbing accident.
251	* NiceGuy: Implied to be the case, as the newspaper article shows that he was nice to his family and neighbors, and a stark contrast to his son, who turned out to be sociopathic.
252	* ParentalFavoritism: Bitter about his father caring for Bond, Franz commits patricide out of nothing but a pure desire to be favored more than 007. This is also why Franz, now calling himself Ernst Blofeld, refers to Bond as a [[AnimalMetaphor "cuckoo hatching inside another bird's nest]]." It doesn't excuse Franz of his crimes, [[FreudianExcuse but it gives a good reason why]] he held [[ItsPersonal an enormous]] but totally IrrationalHatred of Bond. Franz blames 007 for creating a wedge between him and his father, but it was obviously the other way around.
253	* ParentalObliviousness: He had no clue that his son was plotting to kill him for showing ParentalFavoritism towards Bond.
254	* ParentalSubstitute: Adopted Bond after he lost his parents in a climbing accident. Bond regarded him as a substitute father.
255	* PlotBasedPhotographObfuscation: The photo Bond looks at early on in the film features him as a boy with the older Oberhauser and the face of the other boy has been burned away. This foreshadows the relationship between Bond and Franz, as Franz retains a whole copy of the photo.
256	* PlotTriggeringDeath: While Hannes was long dead, this also triggered the CainAndAbel relationship between Franz and James in later years.
257	* PosthumousCharacter: He was already dead by the time ''Spectre'' takes place, but his role formulated the CainAndAbel relationship between 007 and Blofeld in later years, and indirectly shaped the Creator/DanielCraig era.
258	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: He was an Austrian climbing and skiing instructor in ''Literature/OctopussyAndTheLivingDaylights'', but is Bond's foster father prior to the events of ''Spectre''.
259	* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he's dead by the time ''Spectre'' takes place, it's shown that his death also indirectly shaped the events of ''Casino Royale'', ''Quantum of Solace'', and ''Skyfall''.
260	* StrongFamilyResemblance: The newspaper article about his death shows Blofeld sharing some of his father's facial features.
261	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Unknowingly showing ParentalFavoritism towards Bond is what caused Franz to kill him out of jealousy by murdering him in a staged avalanche and become a DiabolicalMastermind.
262	[[/folder]]
263
264	[[folder:Estrella]]
265	!!Estrella
266	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/estrella.jpg]]
267	[[caption-width-right:300:''"Where are you going?"'']]
268	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/StephanieSigman
269	!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/EthelHoubiers (European French)
270
271	A Mexican woman that accompanies Bond in the course of his mission to track and kill Marco Sciarra in Mexico City. She accompanies him at the Día de Muertos parade.
272	----
273	* AdvertisedExtra: For all the talk that happened when Stephanie Sigman was cast by request of UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}'s own government (among other concessions) in exchange for tax rebates on the production, the character has a grand total of one minute and a half screentime and exactly one line.
274	* AllThereInTheManual: Official Bond websites and press releases credit her as "Estrella", that's the only way to know her name.
275	* SpearCarrier: She appears alongside Bond, accompanies him though the Día de Muertos parade, they go into a hotel room, start kissing, then Bond leaves the room through the window just like that to find and kill Marco Sciarra. She has exactly one line, "Where are you going?".
276	[[/folder]]

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