History Characters / NowYouSeeMe

-->'''Merritt:''' When I first met you, I thought you were a dick.
-->'''Daniel:''' [''[[{{Beat}} beat]]'']
-->'''Henley:''' [''[[{{Beat}} beat]]''] And?
-->'''Merritt:''' No, no- that's it.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his condescending attitude to nearly everyone he encounters, during their video in the aftermath [[spoiler:Jack's death]], he chokes up slightly and Merrit has to continue for him. [[spoiler:Which was all part of the act, of course, since Jack's death was faked- but during the conversation in the elevator to the roof, he seems to express a genuine fondness for the other Horsemen.]]

** During the show in New Orleans, one part of their act involved Henley floating above the audience in a soap bubble, until the bubble pops -- and she promptly falls into whose arms? Yes, Danny's.

Second fourth of the Four Horsemen. Was previously J. Daniel Atlas' assistant, until she quit to become a solo act. (Also because he called her fat. ''Once''.) Other than Atlas, Henley is closest to Merritt in the group.

* BatmanGambit: His "magic" relies to an extent on people's reactions and their behaviour; his hypnotism trick in New Orleans relied wholly on the fact that Rhodes would shout "FREEZE!", despite being part of the audience and being aware of the trick he had set up.

* OutOfFocus: Out of all the four Horsemen, he is definitely the one out of focus. He gets better in the sequel considering that his brother happens to be the movie's [[TheDragon Dragon]].

After Henley left the Horsemen (due to Isla Fisher's pregnancy), Lula steps in her place. She assists the other Horsemen with her tricks, including her amazing ability to fake deaths, and is Jack's love interest.

* TarotMotifs: Each of the Horsemen (sans Lila) are associated with a specific card:

-->'''Portrayed by:''' José Garcia'''

* HeroesWantRedheads: While not a hero as such, he is the de facto leader of the Four Horsemen and has a past- and heavily implied still present- romantic attachment to Henley.

* HeroesWantRedheads: At least, Danny does.

* OutOfFocus: Out of all the four Horsemen, he is definitely the one out of focus. He gets better in the sequel considering that his brother happens to be the movies {{Dragon}}.

* WrittenInAbsence: Due to Isla Fisher's pregnency, Henley is said to have left the Horsemen in the sequel, having "growing tired of waiting," and The Eye just gives her the leave. Taking her place is Lula May.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:During their second show, the Horsemen hijack one of his bank accounts and distribute the money to struggling audience members.]] He's understandably upset about this.

[[folder:The Fifth Horseman]]

%%* TheChessmaster
%%* DetectiveMole

* HeroAntagonist: Though a very [[NominalHero nominal]] one. [[spoiler:Subverted, as he turns out to be the Fifth Horseman.]]

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Dylan's fight with Jack comes across as this, [[spoiler:since they were on the same team the whole time.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: The Four Horsemen were the {{Big Bad}}s at first, but in the end, after TheReveal, we learn that [[spoiler:Dylan was actually the true BigBad who was controlling the Four Horsemen ''the entire time''.]]
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is [[spoiler:a member of The Eye]], though this depends on your interpretation of 'real magic'.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Pretended to not know what was going on when in actuality [[spoiler:he was controlling whole thing from the start.]]

* StealthMentor: To the Horsemen. [[spoiler:He was the one who came up with the entire plot; they merely executed it.]]

* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Dylan is doing exactly what he should be doing, but never quite as well as the protagonists are doing their job. [[spoiler:Subverted, since he was the mysterious benefactor of the protagonists and the mastermind behind everything they did.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: His main motivation for [[spoiler:setting the Four Horsemen to help him take revenge on those whom he believed wronged his father.]]

* AgentScully: To Alma's Mulder. [[spoiler:Subverted, as he's the Fifth Horseman and his attitude towards magic is part of his facade.]]

* ButtMonkey: The smartest guy in the room, he is not. [[spoiler:[[ObfuscatingStupidity Except he actually]] ''[[ObfuscatingStupidity is]]''.]]

* DetectiveMole: He's a detective that's trying to pin down the Horsemen and [[spoiler:also the guy directing their actions.]]

* PoliceAreUseless: He is from FBI, actually, but he fits. [[spoiler:Actually invoked since he's the Fifth Horseman and keeps leading the authorities in the wrong direction.]]

* StrawMisogynist: At first towards Alma, but he grows out of it. [[spoiler:Again, this was probably just part of the act, though.]]