History Characters / KillBill

* AssholeVictim: Boss Matsumoto was a pedophilic crime boss who violently murdered her parents for no apparent reason other than for [[ForTheEvulz fun]] when she was a child. Boss Tanaka was a

* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: O-Ren's StartOfDarkness as a child was when a powerful Yakuza boss killed her parents, resulting in her killing him and trying to make a living as an independent assassin-for-hire. By the time we see her in the present day, she's now the most powerful leader of the very organization that ruined her life in the first place.

* DragonLady: Exemplified in her battle with the Bride thanks to the kimono she's wearing.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Doesn't tolerate anyone mocking her origins (and punishes [[OffWithHisHead harshly]] those who dare to), but mocks Beatrix for being a 'Silly caucasian girl' who 'likes to play with samurai swords'. She ultimately apologize for the said comment after the latter gets a HeroicSecondWind and proves herself to be a WorthyOpponent.

* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: O-Ren's StartOfDarkness as a child was when a powerful Yakuza boss killed her parents, resulting in her killing him and trying to make a living as an independent assassin-for-hire. By the time we see her in the present day, she's now the most powerful leader of the very organization that ruined her life in the first place.

* DragonLady: Exemplified in her battle with the Bride thanks to the kimono she's wearing.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Doesn't tolerate anyone mocking her origins (and punishes [[OffWithHisHead harshly]] those who dare to), but mocks Beatrix for being a 'Silly caucasian girl' who 'likes to play with samurai swords'. She ultimately apologize for the said comment after the latter gets a HeroicSecondWind and proves herself to be a WorthyOpponent.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In his monologue on superheroes, he states that Superman took on the identity of Clark * EvilCannotComprehendGood: In his monologue on superheroes, he states that Superman took on the identity of Clark Kent because he sees humanity as a whole as cowards. However, this, if anything, says more about Bill than Superman.

* DirtyCoward: For all of Elle's posturing about how [[spoiler:the Bride deserved better than presumably being shot and buried alive by Budd]], she does everything possible to avoid a fair fight with her. She tried killing the Bride while she was in a ''coma'', and is more than happy to [[spoiler:let Budd finish the job after he incapacitates her. She also repeatedly attempts to gain an unfair advantage when they finally do fight by relying on Hattori Hanzo's sword rather than fighting her on even footing]]. That's in addition to poisoning Pai Mei rather than facing him in a fight that she'd more than likely lose.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Esteban does say Bill was always [[HasAType "a fool for blondes."]] It's all but stated she and Bill are currently in a relationship, and being another deadly blonde assassin, it's heavily implied that Bill is using her as a poor replacement for the Bride in his life. This adds a whole new layer to why Elle '''hates''' her.

** He sexually harasses the Bride when she's at his mercy, including commenting on her "tits" and calling her "the cutest little blonde pussy you ever saw."

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: "I don't dodge guilt, and I don't '''jew''' out of paying my comeuppance."

* IconicOutfit: The yellow jumpsuit with black stripes down the side.

* MamaBear: Her love for her unborn daughter spurred her to give up the assassin's life, and the loss of her child motivates her to revenge.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He sincerely loves his brother Budd despite their differences, had a previous romance with the Bride, and [[spoiler:is a good father to their daughter BB]].

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: In his monologue on superheroes, he states that Superman took on the identity of Clark Kent because he sees humanity as a whole as cowards. However, this, if anything, says more about Bill than Superman.

* OldMaster: He's more of a [[EvilOldFolks cruel and evil]] master than the kindly Mr. Miyagi type, and according to the film's mythology, was responsible for the destruction of the Shaolin Temple because [[DisproportionateRetribution a Shaolin monk that he passed on the road didn't return the slight nod that he gave him]]. He's been known to snatch out the eyes of those who look on him with defiance, and snap the backs and necks of those who give him sass like they were twigs. [[spoiler:This eventually gets him killed when he snatches out Elle Driver's right eye for calling him a "miserable old fool," and she retaliates by poisoning his fish heads, killing him.]]

* HelloAttorney: The Bride even describes her as a "pretty lady".

* PsychoForHire: Hoo boy, yes. Gogo is psychotic to the core, with even the Bride describing her as mad.

* MeaningfulName: While there are only about three dozen {{Mook}}s in the fight scene, the name of the Crazy 88 was chosen for its significance to the Japanese.
-->'''Bill:''' There wasn't really 88 of them, they just called themselves the Crazy 88.\\
'''Budd:''' How come?\\
'''Bill:''' I dunno, I guess they thought it sounded cool.

* NonIndicativeName: There aren't actually 88 of them. [[RuleOfCool They just thought it sounded cool]]. Though if you keep track, the Bride kills or maims 78 people while fighting them, so there could actually have been 88 mooks there.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Bill despairingly notes that Pai Mei "...hates white people, despises Americans, and has nothing but contempt for women." He also hates the Japanese. [[spoiler:Ironically, his greatest student, and the only one whom he teaches the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique]] turns out to be a blonde [[MightyWhitey American]] [[LadyOfWar woman]] who favors katanas and who also learned to love him like a father, if joyfully snatching out Elle Driver's ''left'' eye as vengeance for killing Pai Mei is any indication.]] Another possibility is that he just hates ''[[HatesEveryoneEqually everyone]]'' until they prove themselves.

* ForeignCultureFetish: She's a bit of a weeb for Japanese culture and combat, extolling the "exquisite art of the samurai sword" and having Japanese as the only non-English language she can fluently speak. This doesn't make a good first impression on Pai Mei, who already hates her for being a Caucasian American woman. Finding out her affinity for the Japanese only increases his contempt. O-Ren sums it up best.

* CharacterDevelopment: Yes, he does get some of this [[spoiler:in his interactions with the Bride. It's telling that, for a man whom Bill describes as hateful of women, Caucasians, and the Japanese (and the Bride is a great admirer and practitioner of Japanese martial arts), he ends up growing to respect someone - the Bride - who accounts for all of the above.]]

* HairTriggerTemper: He gets ticked off by Caucasians, women, "Japanese fatheads", and other petty things. Then he goes from completely tranquil (if intense) to murderous in an instant.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Bill despairingly notes that Pai Mei "...hates Caucasians, despises Americans, and has nothing but contempt for women." He also hates the Japanese. [[spoiler:Ironically, his greatest student, and the only one whom he teaches the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique]] turns out to be a blonde [[MightyWhitey American]] [[LadyOfWar woman]] who favors katanas and who also learned to love him like a father, if joyfully snatching out Elle Driver's ''left'' eye as vengeance for killing Pai Mei is any indication.]] Another possibility is that he just hates ''[[HatesEveryoneEqually everyone]]'' until they prove themselves.

!!The Bride AKA Black Mamba AKA Arlene Machiavelli

-->''"In another age, men who shook the world for their own purposes were called conquerors. In our age, the men who shake the planet for their own power and greed are called corruptors. And of the world's corrupters Bill stands alone. For while he corrupts the world, inside himself he is pure."''

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Averted; he admits that he loves his criminal empire more than he loves his own children. It really goes far in showing what a scumbag he is.

-->''"I speak, of the perversion done to this council... which I love... more than my own children, by making a Chinese Jap-American half-breed bitch its leader!"'' [[spoiler:''[Cue O-Ren decapitating him.]'']]

* BerserkButton: One of her business partners starts making bigoted remarks about her heritage. She decapitates him. Considering how she's still sore over her parents' deaths, and she sacrificed her own innocence and put her life on the line to avenge them, pressing this button and its subsequent reaction is justified.

* GutturalGrowler: Budd's voice is almost as gritty as his brother's.

'''Bill:''' I was very sad. And that was when I learned, some things, once you do, they can never be undone.

* ThemeNaming: They each have a codename that corresponds to a species of snake, with Bill being the "Snakecharmer."

!!The Bride[[spoiler:/Beatrix Kiddo]] AKA Black Mamba AKA Arlene Machiavelli

* {{Catchphrase}}: When facing her targets, she's fond of, "You and I have unfinished business."

* ChokeHolds: This seems to be one of her preferred methods of killing since he attempts it on both Vernita Green and Elle. Neither works but she comes close both times.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:The moment he expresses a racist sentiment against O-Ren's partial Chinese heritage, she chops his head clean off with her katana. The rest of the Yakuza bosses get the message, and the subject is never raised again.]

* {{Jerkass}}: Tanaka insults O-Ren at her own table, [[spoiler:which which quickly became the last thing he ever did]].