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'''[[center: [- [[Characters/JamesBond Main Character Index]] -]]]'''
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Character sheet for the Film/JamesBond film ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''.
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!![=MI6=]

* [[Characters/JamesBondTheCharacter James Bond]]
* [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters M]]
* [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters Moneypenny]]
* [[Characters/JamesBondMajorRecurringCharacters Q]]
* [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters Bill Tanner]]

[[folder: Mary Goodnight]]
!!Mary Goodnight
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Oh, darling, I'm tempted. But killing a few hours as one of your passing fancies isn't quite my scene."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BrittEkland

A [=MI-6=] field agent working in Macau who joins Bond (much to his dismay) to help in the Scaramanga case. She's James Bond's secretary in the Ian Fleming novels. Is an competent agent and important character in the books, but is [[TheScrappy considered]] to be a truly idiotic Bond Girl in the movie.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Mary Goodnight is described as a brunette in at least one of the novels she appears in. She is blonde in another one, but that appears to be a continuity error.
* AdaptationalDumbass: A particularly glaring example. In the original novels, she was a capable and intelligent field agent, and ultimately the girl Bond ends up with in the end. In the film, she's incredibly clumsy and an active liability for Bond whenever she's on-screen. Bond acts annoyed with her, justifiably, for almost the entire film.
* AdaptationalJobChange: She was Bond's secretary in the latter novels. In the film, she's a field agent.
* AscendedExtra: In the books, she was the secretary to the 00 section, she had a requisite appearance in the last few of Fleming's novels, and her role in the films was combined with Moneypenny's to create the film incarnation of the latter. In the film, she's made a field agent, has a much expanded role and eventually gets together with Bond in the end.
* TheDitz: Her defining characteristic seems to be her profound clumsiness and inexperience. However, she somewhat makes up for these flaws with her courage.
* DumbBlonde: The most blatant example in the whole ''Bond'' series. Especially bad considering she's supposed to be a trained agent herself.
* GirlFriday: As the 00 Section's secretary, she assists Bond in his mission in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' and ''The Man With the Golden Gun''.
* GirlOfTheWeek: The main Bond Girl of this film.
* GoGoEnslavement: Scaramanga forces her to wear a bikini - a rare justification, it's so she can't have concealed weapons, a legitimate concern as Goodnight is (at least supposed to be) a trained agent. Another reason is to break her psychologically through the humiliation of being half-naked in front of her enemies (fortunately this fails, as Goodnight retains her dignity as she waits for rescue).
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: For all her faults, she is sweet, courageous and gentle.
* InformedAbility: Supposedly she's a trained agent; instead, her performance will have one wonder if she's taking ObfuscatingStupidity up to eleven or if standards at [=MI6=] are simply taking a turn for the worse.
* TheKlutz: She bumbles and fumbles at seemingly anything she does through the film.
* LastGirlWins: In the Ian Fleming books, she was the last Bond Girl by virtue of the book she appeared in being the last Fleming wrote.
* TheLoad: She shows to be a liability to Bond on many occasions, especially at Scaramanga's island.
* TheMillstone: Some Bond Girls are {{neutral|Female}} during fights, some are ultimately [[TheLoad useless]]. Mary's the one Bond Girl who's even worse than that. She contributes to the plot in ways that make her an actual ''hindrance'', which is worse than normal because she's supposed to be a trained agent herself.
* MsFanservice: For all her character's faults, a bikini-clad Creator/BrittEkland is still a bikini-clad Britt Ekland, and it's still a spectacular sight.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** Goodnight trying to put a tracer in Scaramanga's car ends up with her captured and Bond having to not only rescue her but also retrieve the Solex, since she was carrying it.
** Also, the CollapsingLair is due to Goodnight pushing a {{mook}} into a liquid helium tank.
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Mary Goodnight, while being held prisoner on his private island by Scaramanga, is forbidden any clothes other than a bikini; Scaramanga's excuse is that he wants to make sure she has no weapons concealed.
* SexySecretary: In the books, she's the secretary of 00 section, and flirts with Bond more than a few times. The 00s have a bet to see who will be the first to have sex with her.
* TooDumbToLive: She puts life and limb at risk by doing things that one would think that someone who isn't even a trained agent, like herself is supposed to be, would know to ''not'' do.
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Spends most of the film's third act onscreen wearing a bikini.
* WhatTheHellHero: Mary glares at Bond during the lunch with Scaramanga, implying that she blames him for her humiliating captivity.
[[/folder]]

!!Bond's Allies

[[folder: Lieutenant Hip]]
!!Lieutenant Hip
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!!!'''Played by:''' Soon-Tek Oh

Bond's local [=MI6=] contact in Hong Kong and Bangkok.
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* BadassFamily: His nieces have a father who runs a karate school, and it shows. And himself is a pretty good fighter.
* TheCavalry: Comes to rescue Bond from the martial arts school when he's prisoner there and brings his badass nieces along at that. Then he somehow leaves Bond behind!
* DeliveryGuyInfiltration: Disguises himself as a popcorn vendor at the Muay Thai match where Andrea Anders is supposed to hand the Solex unit over to Bond.
* HumanLadder: Bond stands on his shoulders to get a view into Hai Fat's residence. Despite seeing loads of security, Bond hops the wall and lets himself in.
* TheKindnapper: Bond doesn't find out that Hip is an ally until well after being arrested by him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hip's Nieces]]
!!Cha and Nara
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!!!'''Played by:''' Joie Vejjajiva (Cha) and Yuen Qiu (Nara)

Lieutenant Hip's nieces, who help him rescue Bond from a martial arts school where Hai Fat had him put to be killed.
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* ActionGirl: They mop up the floor with over a dozen or so martial arts students without breaking a sweat.
* BadassFamily: Their father runs a karate school, and taught them to fight. And their uncle knows how to fight as well.
* TheCavalry: They come with their uncle to rescue Bond from the martial arts school when he's prisoner there.
* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: When Bond tells them to stand back and gallantly prepares himself to fight a dozen or so martial arts students on his own, they step up and, much to Bond's surprise, turn out to be great fighters and [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] the students. While they're fighting, Hip mentions that their father runs a karate school.
[[/folder]]

!!Villains

[[folder: Francisco Scaramanga]]
!!Francisco Scaramanga
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"A duel between titans... my golden gun against your Walther PPK."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherLee

A former Rio gunman who worked for the KGB before going freelance as a [[ProfessionalKiller high profile assassin]].
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* ActorAllusion: One scene has Andrea walk in on him [[Film/HorrorOfDracula lying on his back with his hands folded on his chest.]]
* AdaptationalBadass: In the book Scaramanga did have legitimate gunfighter and marksman skills, but was overall simply a mid-level thug who happened to have a streak of good luck that got him prominent enough to be on Bond's radar. In the film he's a full-on EvilCounterpart to Bond with ImprobableAimingSkills who's actually credible when he calls himself "the world's greatest assassin". He really fits the trailer description of being "The Most Dangerous Man Alive".
* AdaptationalDyeJob: He's described as having a pencil-thin moustache in the novel. In the film, he's clean-shaven.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He's considerably more affable and charming than his book counterpart.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the book, he was an unpleasant, one-dimensional thug. In the film, he's still a villain, but much more charismatic and charming to the point of being a dark reflection of Bond.
* AdaptationalNationality: He is of Catalonian origin in the novel, while in the movie he is British-born and lived in Brazil.
* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: In the novel, his titular weapon was a regular revolver painted gold. The film version is much more elaborate, being made out of different components and can be assembled.
* AffablyEvil: Unlike other villains, he genuinely respects Bond. It won't stop him from killing him though. He is genuinely suave, charming, and very charismatic - until you get on his bad side. It's interesting to note that when he reveals his dangerous side, his eyes take on a very cold look that could freeze anyone where they stand, and make them squirm; he actually manages to startle and unsettle Bond on more than one occasion. Even when he's being charming, he exudes an aura of dangerous charisma that is both frightening, and very alluring at the same time. Unlike the other villains that Bond has encountered - before and after - Scaramanga is not a terrorist hell bent on world domination or destruction, but an assassin who actually enjoys the thrill of the hunt when on an assignment, or when facing those who have been summoned to try and kill him in his playhouse.
* AnimalLover: As a child, he befriended an abused circus elephant. When the animal's handler killed it, Scaramanga killed him in turn.
* AwesomeButImpractical:
** In the novel, he carries the single-action, six-round Colt Single Action Army for powerful shots, despite the availability of higher-capacity semiautomatics with faster reloads.
** In the film, his custom pistol is a small, light gun that can be easily split apart and disguised as ordinary trinkets. However, it can only hold one round, and a low-caliber one at that. It's only useful to Scaramanga's job as a hitman by virtue of his being Scaramanga.
* AntagonistTitle: He's the titular "Man with the Golden Gun."
* BadassBoast: Gives a brief one when convinces Bond to duel him.
-->'''Scaramanga:''' A duel between titans. My golden gun against your Walther PPK. Each of us a 50-50 chance.
-->'''Bond:''' Six bullets to your one?
-->'''Scaramanga:''' [[BadassBoast I only need one.]]
* BerserkButton: Downplayed. When Hai Fat dismisses him as a junior partner, Scaramanga remains calm but it's clear the man took offense at Fat's remarks. Scaramanga responds to this in the most painful way.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the film.
* BifurcatedWeapon: His gun is made of a lighter, a cigarette box, a pen, and a cufflink.
* BlingBlingBang: In the film his bespoke gun and bullets are made of pure gold. In the novel, he uses a somewhat more practical gold-plated Colt Single Action Army revolver firing gold-jacketed silver bullets.
* BloodKnight: Scaramanga loves a good challenge, to the point that he has [[TheDragon Nick Nack]] hire people to kill him so he can [[TestedOnHumans improve his skills]].
* BondOneLiner: Appropriately as an EvilCounterpart for Bond, Scaramanga gets a couple.
** After killing [[spoiler:Hai Fat]].
--->'''Scaramanga:''' [[spoiler:Mr. Fat has just resigned.]] I'm the new Chairman of the Board.
** After destroying Bond's plane with a solar-powered laser cannon:
--->'''Scaramanga:''' Now, that's what I call solar power.\\
'''Bond:''' And, that's what I call trouble...
* CircusBrat: He worked and lived in a circus until at least the age of ten, his parents being a ringmaster and snake charmer. He befriended an elephant. Said elephant's trainer abused the animal and finally killed it. Scaramanga committed his first murder when he shot the trainer out of revenge for the animal's death, and continued on this path from then on.
* ComplexityAddiction: Scaramanga chooses to use a one bullet gun because extra bullets would imply he misses. He keeps an extra (and normal) gun, of course, plus a sizeable collection. The literary version uses a more conventional gold plated Colt SAA (with a gold plated Derringer as backup), which would still be considered impractical for modern combat (even back in the 60's), and a deliberate handicap to show off his skill.
* CoolCar: An AMC Matador [[spoiler: [[FlyingCar that comes with attachable wings and jet engine!]]]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His only companion as a child was an elephant from his father's circus that was killed by a trigger-happy handler.
* DeadpanSnarker: Scaramanga has a particularly wry sense of humor, [[EvilCounterpart another aspect he shares with Bond]]. He seems to speak for the audience about [[BondVillainStupidity Hai Fat's decision to send Bond to his dojo rather than simply killing him]].
-->'''Scaramanga:''' What do they teach at that school, ballet dancing?
* DeathCourse: Scaramanga keeps a fun house of murder.
* DeathGlare: Whenever Scaramanga kills anyone, his eyes take on a very cold look, most prominently seen when [[spoiler:he kills Hai Fat]].
* DepravedHomosexual: The literary version is accused of being so (due to his inability to whistle). The movie version is a stated heterosexual {{sadist}}, though he seems to have a bit of a "man crush" on Bond.
* TheDogBitesBack: He stops enduring Hai Fat's verbal abuse and [[spoiler: murders him]] once their arrangement exceeds its benefit to him.
* DragonInChief: Hai Fat believes Scaramanga is his [[TheDragon Dragon]]. Scaramanga corrects him most painfully.
* TheDreaded: Due to his reputation as the greatest hitman in the world and an uncanny marksman, he is naturally this. He even invokes this trope, sending bullets to let his victims know of his plans and obscuring all traces of his identity so no one knows what he looks like.
* EdgyBackwardsChairSitting: When he first meets Bond in the book, he casually drags over a metal chair, turns it around and sits to face him, "ass-backwards". Bond is conscious of how, he now in fact has not only one hand resting inches from his gun but a metal shield in front of his body.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He gives a NotSoDifferentRemark to Bond, though 007 [[ShutUpHannibal bluntly tells him]] that he's full of a "[[CountryMatters four-letter word]]".
* EvilCounterpart: Scaramanga is Bond without his loyalty to Britain or his (dim) code of chivalry towards women. And unlike Bond, he is unfettered about who he kills.
* EvilIsBigger: Christopher Lee stands 6'4", compared to Roger Moore, who stands 6'1". Likewise, in the novel Scaramanga is described as being 6'3" to Bond's 6'0".
* EvilPaysBetter: Scaramanga invokes this in his NotSoDifferentRemark to Bond to illustrate the one difference between the two men as Scaramanga sees it. He can afford to live on an island paradise because he gets paid a million dollars per assassination contract, while Bond, as Scaramanga puts it, "works for peanuts; a hearty 'well done' from the Queen and a pittance of a pension."
* EvilPlan: He wants to corner the market on solar power during the '73-'74 energy crisis. Bit of an ExcusePlot- the real meat of the story is that Scaramanga has abused his girlfriend one too many times and she has duped Bond into going after him by making it look like Scaramanga has taken a contract on his life.
* EvilSoundsDeep: As per the course for a Christopher Lee villain.
* EyeScream: In the film, he mentioned emptying his stage pistol into the eye of an abusive elephant handler who killed an elephant by shooting him in the eye.
* FailedASpotCheck: Um, Francisco, that [[spoiler:mannequin Bond's fingers are all intact...]]
* {{Fingore}}: Played with. After killing the thug Nick Nack has sent against him in the opening sequence, he shoots the fingers off a mannequin of Bond.
* FreudianExcuse: He claims his bloodlust started thanks to a circus wrangler putting down an elephant in his parents' circus. This has its roots in the original novel -- one of the odd Bond villains (another would be Dr. No) to have some kind of tragic backstory.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: The son of a circus owner who grew up to become the most menacing assassin around.
* AGlassOfChianti: He likes to drink good wine. Movie version only though.
* GunNut: Scaramanga's interests have always revolved (no pun intended) around guns. He started out as a trick marksman in a circus, was a hired gunman for the KGB, and owns a sizeable collection of guns at his base.
* HeroKiller: He previously killed 002 in Beirut and wants to be the one to kill James Bond.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Instead of killing Bond outright, Scaramanga decides to face him in a duel that leads through the island funhouse. Bond switches places with a mannequin of himself - the same one whose fingers Scaramanga shot off in the intro - and kills Scaramanga when he gets close enough.]]
* IKEAWeaponry: [[ScaramangaSpecial His iconic golden gun]] can be assembled from a pen, a cigarette case, a lighter and a cuff link, all made of gold. This allows him to conceal his weapon of choice on commercial flights. It was custom made by an underground gunsmith, and fires gold bullets in a non-standard caliber. The material allows him to carry it through metal detectors and airport security with relative ease.
* KickTheDog: Scaramanga kills his girlfriend more or less so the audience has a reason to hate him. Even then, she's guilty of plotting to murder him.
* KlingonPromotion: Scaramanga takes over Hai Fat's company this way.
* ISurrenderSuckers: In the book, when he is at Bond's mercy, he pleads for Bond to let him have his last prayers, [[HonorBeforeReason which Bond does]]. Once he finishes, he pulls out a Derringer and shoots Bond with it. Bond quickly kills Scaramanga, but the shot puts him in the hospital.
* ImprobableAimingSkills:
** His gun fires a 4.2mm bullet. A caliber that small (.165) has no stopping power to speak of unless you hit a vital point guaranteed to be an instant kill, which he ''always'' does.
** Downplayed in the novel. Scaramanga is described as a former trick shot artist and one of the world's top marksmen, but this is mostly an InformedAbility. His weapon of choice is also a .45 revolver, which while somewhat impractical is still a fairly normal firearm.
* InstantDeathBullet: Every single person he shoots dies immediately. This is made more notable by the fact that his gun uses custom made bullets of an absurdly low caliber [[note]]4.2mm[[/note]], making them ''less'' likely to kill anyone they hit than bullets fired from a normal gun... unless the man firing it is a spectacularly skilled marksman, which it is established that Scaramanga is. There are places on the human body other than the head where a bullet will indeed kill instantly, and presumably Scaramanga would know of them.
* IslandBase: He has a private island. The Chinese government lets him live there "rent free" in exchange for "an occasional favour".
* JustBetweenYouAndMe: JustifiedTrope. Scaramanga's plans for the Solex Agitator have no bearing on whether or not Bond or he survives their upcoming duel.
* KingpinInHisGym: He has a warped relationship with his diminutive manservant Nick-Nack; in the event of his death, Nick-Nack inherits everything... in return for Nick-Nack actually ''trying'' to kill him by hiring the best assassins in the world for Scaramanga to pit his skills against. Scaramanga isn't at all resentful about it and even appreciates the opportunity to keep his skills sharp.
* KlingonPromotion: He takes over [[spoiler: Hai Fat's business corporation this way, by shooting him with his Golden Gun and steals the [[McGuffin Solex Agitator]] as well. An assistant to Hai Fat arrives shortly after Scaramanga kills Hai Fat]]. Scaramanga then leaves [[spoiler: Hai Fat's]] office and makes a BondOneLiner of his own:
-->'''Assistant''': What happened?\\
'''Scaramanga''': [[spoiler: Mr. Fat]] has just resigned. I'm the new chairman of the board.\\
''(after exiting the office)''\\
'''Scaramanga''': He always did like that mausoleum. Put him in it!
* {{Kneecapping}}: In the book, it is mentioned that he shot agent 098 through both knees, forcing him to retire from the Secret Service. He shot another one through the knees and elbows, then made the man crawl and kiss his boots before finishing him off.
* KnightOfCerebus: The most dangerous villain Bond has faced since either Film/{{Goldfinger}} or [[Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice Ernst Stavro Blofeld]].
* LightIsNotGood: He often wears [[VillainInAWhiteSuit a white suit]].
* LoadBearingBoss: Averted. His death has no impact on the collapse of his lair, which was the result of Goodnight shoving Scaramanga's technician into a liquid helium vat, which destabilized the power station.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: As mentioned above, he often wears a white suit, possibly in contrast to Bond's usual dark suits, or maybe as a reference to Bond's iconic white tuxedo from ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' (Moore's Bond dons a white tuxedo briefly in this film).
* NobleDemon: He's a ruthless hitman but he does have a strict code of honor, genuinely respecting Bond and refusing to kill him with a sneak attack, only willing to do so in a fair duel.
* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: He notes that he could have easily killed Bond the second he arrived on the island but he only wants to do so in a fair duel.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: Scaramanga genuinely admires Bond's skill as an assassin and even invokes this card, but Bond [[ShutUpHannibal bluntly tells that he's full of a "four-letter word"]].
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: Before starting the duel, Scaramanga has lunch with Bond. Superbly parodied [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aMmtNpHqzs here]].
* PetTheDog: Genuinely cared for an African bull elephant, his only companion in his youth. Also, he harbors no malice towards Nick-Nack trying to have him killed in order to gain all his money, as it allows Scaramanga to test his skills, have fun and kill people at the same time.
* PoisonedWeapons: In the book, the bullet in his golden derringer is coated with snake venom.
* PostFinalBoss: He's the villain of the final full length James Bond novel by Ian Fleming (published after his death), which takes place immediately after James's climactic final confrontation with Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ''You Only Live Twice''.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Again, he *is* James Bond's EvilCounterpart. Of course he would get at least one.
-->'''[[spoiler:Hai Fat]]:''' Bond doesn't know you're in Bangkok. He's never seen you. But he knows me. That's the problem.\\
'''Scaramanga:''' ''[revealing he has assembled his Golden Gun]'' There's no problem...
* ProfessionalKiller: He's one of the world's best hitmen. To quote the theme: "One golden shot means another poor victim, has come to a glittering end..."
* PsychoForHire: Scaramanga does not take lip from anyone. Even employers. Hai Fat should've known this.
* PunchClockVillain: He only goes after Bond when he tries to interfere with his plans, which Bond had only uncovered because he believed Scaramanga had been hired to take out a contract on him.
* RaisedCatholic: The book version cites his Catholic identity when he asks for permission to pray before dying.
* RedBaron: The Man with the Golden Gun, on account of his weapon of choice.
* RedRightHand: A third nipple on his chest. Though Bond is quick to point out that such information is useless "unless, of course, the "Bottoms Up" is a strip club and Scaramanga is performing".
* RevolversAreJustBetter: In the book his weapon of choice is a gold-plated Colt Single Action Army. Given that this over 100-year old weapon takes forever to reload and requires the hammer to be manually cocked before each shot, it serves a similar purpose as the film version's single-bullet golden gun, as a deliberate handicap to show off the user's absolute confidence in his skills. In the film he uses a SAA to pop the cork on a bottle of champagne for Bond, then reassures Bond that the revolver is merely a "harmless toy".
* ScaramangaSpecial: The titular Golden Gun. Scaramanga combines specially designed parts disguised as a pen, a cigarette lighter, a cigarette box and a cuff link. The TropeNamer and TropeMaker.
* ShadowArchetype: He is essentially Bond without a moral compass, having [[LackOfEmpathy no real scruples]] about who he kills. He even [[AtLeastIAdmitIt freely admits being a]] ProfessionalKiller as well, invokes the NotSoDifferentRemark on 007, and harbors no loyalty towards any of his employers, including Hai Fat or the KGB.
* SightedGunsAreLowTech: He is a good enough of a marksman that, even though the pen clip that is part of his gun is in the correct position for a sight, he only aims obviously with it once.
* SilverBullet: He is equipped with a golden gun (assembled from ordinary-looking parts) which is then loaded with custom-caliber, gold bullets engraved with the name of their targets. Averted because the bullets have no supernatural powers - Scaramanga is ''really that good''.
* ShootingGallery: His funhouse.
* SniperPistol: He uses his golden pistol to shoot Gibson on a sidewalk while hiding on a rooftop across the street.
* TheSpook: While there is some biographical information on him due to his time as a KGB assassin, he's done an exceptional job of covering his tracks in the years since, to the point of making sure there are no available pictures of him.
* TheStarscream: He overthrows Hai Fat and takes over his company.
-->'''Scaramanga:''' Mr. Fat has just resigned. I'm the new Chairman of the Board.
* StrongFleshWeakSteel: Scaramanga's Golden Gun should be a LittleUselessGun due to its small bullets, meaning a lack of stopping power. But in the hands of [[ImprobableAimingSkills Scaramanga]], one of the most dangerous men alive, it becomes an extremely deadly weapon, a SniperPistol that can [[InstantDeathBullet kill with a single shot]].
* SurpriseSlideStaircase: Scaramanga has one of these in his lair. In the opening segment he uses it to slide down and grab his golden gun to kill an assassin.
* SuspectIsHatless: As Bond talks to Miss Anders about Scaramanga.
-->'''Bond:''' How will I recognize him?\\
'''Anders:''' Tall, slim and dark.\\
'''Bond:''' So's my aunt.\\
'''Anders:''' Yes, but how can I tell you? He's not like other men. [gestures toward her chest] He has three...\\
'''Bond:''' Fascinating anatomical tidbit. But probably the most useless piece of information I've ever heard. Unless, of course, the "Bottoms Up" is a strip club and Scaramanga is performing.
** It actually ''is'' a strip club, but Scaramanga doesn't perform.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He is described this way by Andrea Anders to Bond. Bond remarks that his aunt matches that description, too.
* ThatsWhatICallX:
-->'''Scaramanga''': ''[Destroys Bond's sea plane with a solar-powered weapon]'' Now that's what I call solar power.
* TranquilFury: He has a somewhat calm and relaxed, never getting flustered even in hair raising situations; he was even gentlemanly in demeanor and speech, but once crossed, he reveals his cold, ruthless side without blinking; when his dark side emerges, his normally calm brown eyes take on a cold, intense look that would scare even the most seasoned killers, at some points even seeming to put Bond on edge. He only shows real anger when Bond questions his qualifications as a 'gentleman'.
* TripleNipple: He as a third nipple. The gene that triggers breast formation [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16140987 was named after him]].
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: He's usually seen wearing an all-white suit.
* VillainousFriendship: He and Nick Nack have a peculiar but affectionate relationship. The former in general is one of the few Bond villains to avert the BadBoss trope, no doubt helped by only having two employees and one of them being his heir.
* VillainRespect: He genuinely respects Bond as a fellow assassin of equal skill, to the point of [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim refusing to kill him immediately]] because the prospect of testing his mettle in a DuelToTheDeath with the legendary secret agent was too great for him to pass up.
-->'''Scaramanga:''' [''raising a glass in a toast''] To us, Mr. Bond; we are the best.
* WeDontNeedRoads: He has a car that can fly (with an attachable wing and engine).
* WealthyYachtOwner: A Chinese junk, that is.
* WickedCultured: As portrayed by Christopher Lee, Scaramanga is an urbane sophisticate who indulges in AGlassOfChianti.
* WorthyOpponent: Sees Bond this way and views killing him in a duel as his ultimate legacy, but 007 tells him [[ShutUpHannibal that he's full of a "four-letter word."]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Nick Nack]]
!!Nick Nack
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[[caption-width-right:260:''"I'll get you yet. And I'll enjoy everything you leave me."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/HerveVillechaize

Scaramanga's dwarf manservant. He has struck a deal with him, where he routinely hires killers to take his boss out as a part of his training, and Scaramanga has promised him everything if one were ever to succeed.
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* AffablyEvil: He's quite cheerful, courteous and pleasant. He's also the BigBad's manservant.
* BattleButler: He's Scaramanga's manservant, but also gets his hands dirty now and then. He sends other hitmen after his boss, holds Bond hostage with a small gun, makes it clear he will perform a CoupDeGrace if necessary in the run-up to the climactic duel, and nearly gets the drop on Bond again at the end.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He is comical, but he was about to kill Bond with a pitchfork before Hai Fat intervened.
* DastardlyDapperDerby: He wears a small bowler hat at times.
* DepravedDwarf: Downplayed. He's AffablyEvil at all times, but he does work for a renowned contract killer, and does not hesitate to try and kill others when he feels like it.
* TheDragon: He's Scaramanga's right hand man.
* DragonTheirFeet: Pissed off that Scaramanga's base blew up (since it was to be his after his death), he attacks Bond and Goodnight as they make their way back to civilization on the junk.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: A weird subversion, in that the agenda ''is part of his job''. He hires various assassins to kill Scaramanga to whom he can pit his skills against. If one of those assassins ever succeeds, Nick Nack will inherit all of Scaramanga's belongings.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's willing to use hitmen and setups against his boss, but never considered tampering with his food or wine.
* NobodyHereButUsStatues: He and the sumo wrestlers pull that trick in Hai Fat's house to ambush Bond when he goes through its garden.
* PersonalMook: When not trying to get his boss killed, he cooks and serves drinks.
* PoirotSpeak: Peppers his speech with French.
* ProngsOfPoseidon: When he attacks Bond in Hai Fat's garden, he uses a trident.
* PsychoticSmirk: He usually does this when taunting Bond, and sports one when putting Scaramanga in one of his assassination challenges at the beginning of the movie.
* PunnyName: Nick Nack derives from the word knick-knack, which means a trinket or a small ornament.
* RealMenCook: Even Bond himself is impressed and insists on finishing the meal before the climatic duel.
* TheStarscream: And Scaramanga has no illusions otherwise.
* XanatosGambit: His arrangement with Scaramanga, and why they're on good terms despite his {{Starscream}} moments: Get your boss killed? Inherit his fortune and property. Fail? Lose nothing [[note]]In the beginning, Nick Nack just recovers his money from the corpse of a would-be assassin. And he doesn't even have to pay Bond, who's already there to kill Scaramanga.[[/note]], and [[BloodKnight your boss]] is happy with your work. Ultimately subverted hard: Bond destroys Scaramanga's base after killing him, leaving Nick Nack with neither the inheritance nor the VillainousFriendship.
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[[folder: Hai Fat]]
!!Hai Fat
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"May I remind you that you work for me? I took you on as a junior partner to be an occasional convenience, nothing more! I did not hire you to interfere in my affairs!"'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardLoo

A Thai millionaire industrialist who hired Scaramanga to assassinate the inventor of the Solex Agitator and steal it.
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* BigBadWannabe: Hai Fat imagines that he is in charge or at least part of a BigBadDuumvirate with Francisco Scaramanga in their plot to steal the Solex device, but once the assassin has what he wants, [[spoiler:he quickly uses his signature weapon to slay Fat and then takes over his company.]]
* BigFancyHouse: He has one, wide enough to build his own mausoleum within its domains, [[spoiler:a mausoleum he winds up in halfway through the film when Scaramanga shoots him]].
* BondVillainStupidity: Puts Bond in his martial arts school instead of having him killed while he is unconscious. [[spoiler:This was one of the reasons Scaramanga pulled the trigger on Fat's job and life, and snarks, "What do they teach at that school? Ballet dancing?" just before killing him.]]
* BullyingADragon: Or rather, bullying a DragonInChief. He thinks he's running the show and considers nothing of insulting and belittling Scaramanga, oblivious to the idea that [[spoiler:Scaramanga is perfectly able and willing to kill him once he's [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer of benefit]]]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Hai Fat is the one who is actually after the MacGuffin, has most of the {{mooks}}, and his company paid for and built Scaramanga's evil lair, [[spoiler:but becomes a victim of KlingonPromotion midway through]].
* FatalFlaw: He thought of Scaramanga as a subordinate or junior partner with quite some disdain. [[spoiler:The Man with the Golden Gun proves him spectacularly wrong.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He was based on legendary Hong Kong film producer [[Creator/ShawBrothers Run Run Shaw]].
* OhCrap: He has a brief silent reaction that screams this trope when he realizes that [[spoiler:Scaramanga is about to shoot him]].
* {{Retirony}}: Hai Fat talks to Scaramanga about how he already built his mausoleum within the domains of his vast house [[spoiler:as Scaramanga is assembling his Golden Gun. To drive the point home, after killing him, Scaramanga tells Hai Fat's employees to put him there]].
* SmugSnake: He treats Scaramanga, a ProfessionalKiller, with quite some disdain. [[spoiler:This proves to be his eventual undoing.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Scaramanga kills Hai Fat to usurp control of his enterprise and take the Solex. See {{Retirony}} above.]]
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[[folder: Kra]]
!!Kra
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!!!'''Played by:''' Sonny Caldinez

Scaramanga's maintenance and security officer, responsible for maintaining Scaramanga's solar energy station as well as the rest of his estate.
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* SeventiesHair: That afro/PornStache combo.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Towards Goodnight.
* GeniusBruiser: He's a reasonably buff guy, but also an engineer who oversees the solar energy plant at Scaramanga's island. Predictably, Scaramanga uses him for both security and maintenance.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: He is ordered to watch Goodnight so she doesn't interfere in the duel between Bond and Scaramanga. He caresses her very suggestively before he is distracted.
* KillItWithIce: [[spoiler:He's pushed into liquid helium by Goodnight.]]
* {{Mooks}}: Seems to be the only other one Scaramanga has in his island besides Nick Nack.
* PornStache: Has one in the classic style, as if to complement the IHaveYouNowMyPretty moment with Goodnight.
* RailingKill: [[spoiler: Dies after Goodnight hits him while in the power source room's catwalks, causing him to fall into an uncovered cooling tank of cryogenic liquid, eventually causing the whole island to blow up. Unlike most examples of this trope, this time is justified in that [[NoOSHACompliance the railing is low enough for someone to fall over it]], as well as being weak enough that someone putting their weight on it could fall through it.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's the least memorable named henchman in the film but he's the one that triggers the CollapsingLair [[spoiler:when he falls into the tank]].
* TheVoiceless: Other than his scream [[spoiler:while falling into the liquid nitrogen vat]], he isn't heard speaking onscreen.
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!!Other Characters

* [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters Sheriff J. W. Pepper]]

[[folder: Andrea Anders]]
!!Andrea Anders
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I've dreamt about you setting me free..."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MaudAdams

Scaramanga's mistress. Adams described the role as "a woman without a lot of choices: she's under the influence of this very rich, strong man, and is fearing for her life most of the time; and when she actually rebels against him and defects is a major step."
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* AlliterativeName: '''A'''ndrea '''A'''nders.
* BrokenBird: She's unhappy with her lot as Scaramanga's mistress.
* CantBatheWithoutAWeapon: Andrea pulls a gun on Bond when he walks in on her in the shower.
-->'''Bond:''' A water pistol?
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:Bond finds her sitting in a seat at the boxing match staring straight ahead, and doesn't realize she's dead until he sees a bullet hole in her chest]].
* DisposableWoman: [[spoiler:Scaramanga does not give much thought about her after killing her. He actually tells Bond that she is "replaceable" and this turns out to be true as he promptly kidnaps Mary Goodnight as a substitute]]
* FemmeFatale: She certainly gives the vibe, and milks it for all its worth when she visits Bond.
-->'''Anders:''' You can have me too, if you like. I'm not unattractive.\\
'''Bond:''' At last you're starting to tell the truth.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: Justified and deconstructed. As shown in the movie, Scaramanga pretty much has her as his SexSlave, and she wants to be freed of him. It's later revealed that she actually was the one who sent the gold bullet to [=MI6=] and not Scaramanga, so that Bond would kill him.
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:When Bond meets her at the boxing match, Scaramanga has already killed her]].
* MsFanservice: The pre-credits sequence has a lovely shot of her in a swimsuit.
* SexEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:She gets killed by Scaramanga after having sex with Bond.]]
* SexFaceTurn: Despite their rocky start due to Bond being unusually a {{Jerkass}} (even by his standards), she truly switches sides after he seduced her. She later claims to actually been attracted to him before it happened.
* SexSlave: She has a luxurious life on Scaramanga's secret island, but she is virtually his slave. Fortunately for Scaramanga he is able to recruit Mary Goodnight to take her place practically instantly.
* SuspectIsHatless: As Bond talks to her about Scaramanga.
-->'''Bond:''' How will I recognize him?
-->'''Anders:''' Tall, slim and dark.
-->'''Bond:''' So's my aunt.
-->'''Anders:''' Yes, but how can I tell you? He's not like other men. ''[gestures toward her chest]'' He has three...
-->'''Bond:''' Fascinating anatomical tidbit. But probably the most useless piece of information I've ever heard. Unless, of course, the "Bottoms Up" is a strip club and Scaramanga is performing.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: [[spoiler:She was wearing a white blazer, dress, and hat when Scaramanga kills her at the boxing match]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mr. Lazar]]
!!Mr. Lazar
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[[caption-width-right:320:''"Mr. Bond, bullets do not kill. It is the finger that pulls the trigger."'']]
!!!'''Played by:''' Marne Maitland

A Portuguese artisan gunsmith based in Macau who manufactures golden bullets for Scaramanga.
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* BallisticDiscount: Bond threatens to [[GroinAttack shoot him in the groin]] with the rifle for people with missing fingers he conceived if he doesn't give him satisfying bits of information about Scaramanga.
* ConsummateProfessional: Lazar is a master at his craft who has built many custom designs for his clients, including Scaramanga's pistol.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Makes custom guns and ammo for killers and doesn't care how they're used. Bond doesn't have a lot of sympathy for Lazar because of this and threatens him to get the gunsmith to talk.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Saida]]
!!Saida
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!!!'''Played by:''' Carmen du Sautoy

->'''Saida:''' ''[after noticing her "amulet" is lost]'' Ah! I've lost my charm!
->'''Bond:''' Not from where I'm standing.

A belly dancer in Beirut, she was with Bill Fairbanks (002) the night he was shot by Scaramanga. She kept the damaged golden bullet as an amulet in her navel until Bond stole it during the brawl in her dressing room.
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* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: She speaks in a thick French accent.
* IgnoreTheFanservice: She tries to get with James. While he would ordinarily welcome this, irony would have it that he's simply not interested because of the target he has on his back from Scaramanga, and thus his priority is to find him, and Saida just so happens to carry the clue in her belly button. He is forced to play along before they're interrupted by a couple of crooks who appear to have recognized Bond.
* InnocentBystander: She gets caught in the middle of a brawl in her dressing room in which some mooks (who apparently aren't related to Scaramanga) attack Bond.
* MsFanservice: About par for the course for a belly dancer. Saida was originally written as overweight and wearing excessive make-up, suggesting that she was originally intended as an AbhorrentAdmirer, but the producers decided to cast a woman closer to the classic Bond Girl. Bond is still not interested, but due to circumstance, not anything to do with Saida's appearance.
* SultryBellyDancer: Saida is a Beirut belly dancer. Bond would've most certainly be genuinely interested n her if not for being in a hurry due to having a target on his back from Scaramanga.
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[[folder: Rodney]]
!!Rodney
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/{{Marc Lawrence|Actor}} [[labelnote:Other Languages]] Creator/RaymondLoyer (European French)[[/labelnote]]

A gangster and hitman who's been hired by Nick Nack to kill Scaramanga, in order to provide a living training target to Scaramanga.
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* BoomHeadshot: Ends up with a golden bullet in his forehead courtesy of Scaramanga's gunslinger skills, after being lured and deceived in Scaramanga's "fun house".
* CastingGag: Marc Lawrence played a Las Vegas gangster who dressed pretty much the same in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever''. Whether or not it's the same character is never brought up.
* TheMafia: Apparently a mobster who has respect for a historical figure of the underworld, UsefulNotes/AlCapone.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Averted. When he shoots a figure of UsefulNotes/AlCapone in Scaramanga's "fun house" thinking it's Scaramanga, he reacts in consternation as if he shot the genuine article, muttering a "Sorry Al..."
* ProfessionalKiller: A hitman who's hired by Nick Nack to kill Scaramanga (per Scaramanga's and Nick Nack's murual arrangement).
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