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* SuperIntelligence: Billy has supposedly the Wisdom of Solomon, but it may be an InformedAttribute as he remains pretty much a teenager in attitude. [[spoiler:However, he ''does'' use it in the final battle to thoroughly analyze the Sins to realize which one is which, and thus which one is inside Sivana. He then perfectly goads the demon into attacking him and leaving Sivana powerless, giving him the chance to apprehend him and seal the Sins back away.]]
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A powerful wizard living in the Rock of Eternity. He has guarded the imprisoned Seven Deadly Sins for centuries, and needs a young successor as his magic grows weak due to his age. He eventually passes his abilities onto Billy Batson, with the latter just having to say his name to gain superpowers.
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A powerful wizard living in the Rock of Eternity. He has guarded the imprisoned Seven Deadly Sins for centuries, and needs a worthy young successor as his magic grows weak due to his age. He eventually passes his abilities onto Billy Batson, with the latter just having to say his name to gain superpowers.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope About halfway between]] his ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' version, who was more snotty and cynical, and his classic version, who is more or less a pure (and younger) CheerfulChild.[[note]]As the New 52 change was rather contentious for long-time fans, the director of the movie even took pains to assure them that Billy would not be "a huge dickhead".[[/note]] Instead of being rude and sullen, the first trailer plays up his initial Billy is [[LeaveMeAlone glumness quiet, emotionally closed-off, and isolation]] from being an orphan (which gradually goes away as a little sarcastic]] for much of ''SHAZAM!'', in part because he embraces his superhero role and thinks his foster family), family is unnecessary and his odd sarcastic moments come off as [[KnightInSourArmor more reflexive than anything]].he doesn't want to get attached to people he's planning to ultimately leave behind]]. [[spoiler:By the end of the movie, after learning to let go of his mother and embrace the Vasquez family, he's become a much nicer person, even leading their pre-dinner family ritual as a gesture of cooperation.]]
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* BootsOfToughness: Each of them wears golden boots in their superhero form. Mary's has tallest boots among her siblings as it nearly goes up to her knees while Darla has the shortest as it goes mid-calf.
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* AdaptationNameChange: They started off (and are still known) as the "Marvel Family" in the comics, but due to [[Creator/MarvelComics the other big comics publisher]] legally [[ComicBook/CarolDanvers monopolizing]] the "Captain Marvel" name and a change since the ComicBook/New52, they are now known as the "Shazam Family" just like their flagship hero is known as "Shazam".
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* ClosestThingWeGot: After Sivana claims the powers of the Seven Deadly Sins himself, the Wizard Shazam admits that Billy is "all he has" now despite not being able to formally test his purity of heart. [[spoiler:The end where he defeats the Seven Deadly Sins and doesn't let himself be corrupted by them proves that he would have passed anyway.]]
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* ClosestThingWeGot: After Sivana claims the powers of the Seven Deadly Sins himself, the Wizard Shazam admits that Billy is "all he has" now despite not being able to formally test his purity of heart. [[spoiler:The end where he defeats the Seven Deadly Sins and doesn't let himself be corrupted holds the Eye of Sin without even being slightly tempted by them proves that he would have passed anyway.]]
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Billy Batson is a young teenage boy who grew up without his biological parents and constantly ran away from foster homes. After being chosen as champion by the Wizard Shazam, can turn into an adult superhero with a versatile skillset just by saying the word "Shazam".
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Billy Batson is a young teenage boy who grew up without his biological parents and constantly ran away from foster homes. After being chosen as champion by the Wizard Shazam, he can turn into an adult superhero with a versatile skillset just by saying the word "Shazam".
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Billy Batson is a young teenage boy who, after being chosen as champion by the Wizard Shazam, can turn into an adult superhero with a versatile skillset just by saying the word "Shazam".
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Billy Batson is a young teenage boy who, after who grew up without his biological parents and constantly ran away from foster homes. After being chosen as champion by the Wizard Shazam, can turn into an adult superhero with a versatile skillset just by saying the word "Shazam".
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!!! '''Played by''': Creator/ZacharyLevi (Shazam), Creator/AsherAngel (Billy), David Kohlsmith (younger Billy)
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* {{Legacy Character}}s: The Wizard Shazam didn't just pass his powers onto Billy to have him and him alone continue the fight against forces of evil. He intended the empty thrones of his long gone brothers and sisters at the Rock of Eternity to not be empty anymore. Billy!Shazam figures it out, and turns his foster brothers and sisters into superheroes to carry out that legacy.
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When forced by Dr. Sivana to surrender his powers, Billy Batson/Shazam instead finds out he can share them with his foster brothers and sisters, and does so, which allows them to battle Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins.
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* CompositeCharacter: He's got the name and the flowing white mane of the classic Wizard, but looks much more like the New 52 Wizard, Mamaragan, and has his sometimes rather irritable and ill-tempered side as well.
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When forced by Dr. Sivana to surrender his powers, Billy Batson/Shazam instead finds out he can share them with his foster brothers and sisters, and does so, which allows them to repel Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins.
For each individual character, see [[Characters/DCEUPhiladelphia Philadelphia - Vasquez foster family]].
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When forced by Dr. Sivana to surrender his powers, Billy Batson/Shazam instead finds out he can share them with his foster brothers and sisters, and does so, which allows them to repel battle Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins.
For each individualcharacter, character (Freddy Freeman, Mary Bromfield, Eugene Choi, Pedro Peña, Darla Dudley), see [[Characters/DCEUPhiladelphia Philadelphia - Vasquez foster family]].
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* BootsOfToughness: Each of them wears golden boots in their superhero form.
* ColorCodedCharacters: In casual clothes Billy is red, Freddy is blue, Darla purple, Pedro green, Eugene gray, and Mary is magenta. This transfers directly into ColorCodedSecretIdentity for all but Mary, whose Shazam form is pretty much the same shade of red as Billy's, whereas her civilian clothes' magenta is more similar to Darla's purple.
* CompetitiveBalance: When they acquire the powers of Shazam, eachmember kid seems to specialize in one aspect.
* ColorCodedCharacters: In casual clothes Billy is red, Freddy is blue, Darla purple, Pedro green, Eugene gray, and Mary is magenta. This transfers directly into ColorCodedSecretIdentity for all but Mary, whose Shazam form is pretty much the same shade of red as Billy's, whereas her civilian clothes' magenta is more similar to Darla's purple.
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* OlderAlterEgo: Quoting Shazam the Wizard, the kids are aged up to their full potential when they transform.
* SexierAlterEgo: The kids in their superhero forms wear [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight costumes]] that accentuate the males' ''ripped'' muscles and the females' physically fit body, with Mary's costume being MinidressOfPower and Darla's being [[SleevesAreForWimps sleeveless]].
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The superhero forms of every Vasquez foster kid bar of course [[TheProtagonist Billy]] were not featured in any trailer, for a good reason -- it's a pivotal moment in the climax.
* OlderAlterEgo: Quoting Shazam the Wizard, the kids are aged up to their full potential when they transform.
* SexierAlterEgo: The kids in their superhero forms wear [[FormFittingWardrobe skintight costumes]] that accentuate the males' ''ripped'' muscles and the females' physically fit body, with Mary's costume being MinidressOfPower and Darla's being [[SleevesAreForWimps sleeveless]].
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The superhero forms of every Vasquez foster kid bar of course [[TheProtagonist Billy]] were not featured in any trailer, for a good reason -- it's a pivotal moment in the climax.
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!!'''''The Shazam Family'''''
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!!! '''Species:''' Empowered humans
!!! '''Appearances''': ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]''
When forced by Dr. Sivana to surrender his powers, Billy Batson/Shazam instead finds out he can share them with his foster brothers and sisters, and does so, which allows them to repel Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins.
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* BadassCape: All kids have these in their superhero forms.
* BadassFamily: Once all the foster kids get the powers of Shazam, they become this.
* {{Big Little Brother}}s: All of Mary's foster brothers tower over her while they are all in their superhero forms.
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Individuals who are empowered with the wisdom of '''S'''olomon, the strength of '''H'''ercules, the stamina of '''A'''tlas, the power of '''Z'''eus, the courage of '''A'''chilles and the speed of '''M'''ercury.
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!!'''''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} William Joseph "Billy" Batson / Shazam]]'''''
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!!! '''Species:''' Empowered human
!!! '''Played by''': Creator/ZacharyLevi (Shazam), Creator/AsherAngel (Billy), David Kohlsmith (younger Billy)
!!! '''Dubbed by''': Masaki Suda (Shazam, Japanese), Creator/MegumiOgata (Billy, Japanese), Manuel Campuzano (Shazam, Latin-American Spanish), Emilio Treviño (Billy, Latin-American Spanish)
!!! '''Appearances''': ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]''
-->''"I'm bulletproof! Ah, ah! You're dead."''
Billy Batson is a young teenage boy who, after being chosen as champion by the Wizard Shazam, can turn into an adult superhero with a versatile skillset just by saying the word "Shazam".
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: The rush of sheer power he gets leaves Billy a little cocky and overconfident at first, and only becomes amplified by his newfound fame as "Philly's own superhero", leading him to charge for selfies and busk by doing light shows with his hands, all while blowing off any hero duties or chances to do good deeds. Freddy calls him on it, saying he's become no different than the Bryers. [[spoiler:It takes his new family being caught between him and Dr. Sivana for him to finally learn to act responsibly]].
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope About halfway between]] his ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' version, who was more snotty and cynical, and his classic version, who is more or less a pure (and younger) CheerfulChild.[[note]]As the New 52 change was rather contentious for long-time fans, the director of the movie even took pains to assure them that Billy would not be "a huge dickhead".[[/note]] Instead of being rude and sullen, the first trailer plays up his initial [[LeaveMeAlone glumness and isolation]] from being an orphan (which gradually goes away as he embraces his superhero role and his foster family), and his odd sarcastic moments come off as [[KnightInSourArmor more reflexive than anything]].
* AdaptationNameChange: Zig-zagged. Originally called Captain Marvel for the vast majority of his history. Promotional material for the film follows the New 52 version in changing his name to match his catchphrase, but in the actual film the transformed Billy is never called "Shazam" himself. This is turned into a running gag as various {{Atrocious Alias}}es are proposed and even the villain only calls him the Wizard's champion.
* {{Adorkable}}: Fittingly for a fifteen year old boy discovering godlike powers. Billy jumps up and down laughing like a maniac as he learns his powers, awkwardly attempts to seem heroic when stopping crimes and attempts to use a purposely adult tone of voice to buy beer.
* AgeLift: A bit older than his classic version, in keeping with the New 52 influences; by the time ''Shazam!'' begins, he's explicitly mentioned to be 14, while the pre-Crisis Billy was a [[VagueAge pre-teen of indeterminate age]] (and, in the Golden Age, didn't even know when his own birthday was, due to being an undocumented orphan).
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''illy '''B'''atson.
* AnimalMotif: He has a tiger on his backpack as well as on the links of his cape. Doubles as a MythologyGag to Tawky Tawny.
* BadBadActing: As befits a LighterAndSofter superhero work, Billy's attempts at a superhero persona come across like this instead.
* BadLiar: He's ''really'' bad at telling lies, and when he's nervous he starts fumbling up his words which gives his lie away.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Shazam gets beaten up several times and thrown across concrete buildings. However, he never looks bruised or anything and even his bright white cape remains in pristine condition.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He starts having this more towards the end of the movie in wanting to protect his foster family from harm.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's basically a child profusely enjoying being a superpowerful adult, which translates into a larger-than-life public persona.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Billy spends the entire film convinced that his mother has always been looking for him. He's devastated when he discovers that she voluntarily left him in the foster system and tells her that he's going back to his [[FamilyOfChoice "real" family]].]]
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Billy needs to say "SHAZAM!" to turn into an adult superhero.
* ChestInsignia: When transformed, Billy gains a costume with a glowing lightning bolt design on his chest. It seems to be imbued with power, as shown when Freddy Freeman touches it.
* TheChewToy: Massive amounts of the humor in ''SHAZAM!'' come from the physical mishaps of the nearly-indestructible hero.
* ClassicalAntihero: Billy is chosen as the champion of the Council of Seven but more out of desperation than any worthiness. As a result, Billy gets the powers of a superhero without having any drive to do good. Thus he displays cockiness and arrogance about his superpowers, uses his adult form to illegally buy alcohol and go to a strip club, and even shows off to earn money from amused bystanders. Worse, he [[spoiler:flees in front of Dr. Sivana, showing some human cowardice too]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Fitting in with the film's ComingOfAgeStory, Billy's origin story has him grow from an aloof, irresponsible teen into an all-loving, idealized hero. Billy initially starts out as a loner who doesn't care much about his foster family and is more interested in abusing his superpowers for his own selfish desires. However, after getting called out by Freddy for his recklessness and encountering Dr. Sivana, Billy realizes that he needs to stop goofing around and get serious. After his foster sibling [[spoiler: help him find his long-lost mother and learning that she abandoned him as a child]], Billy realizes that he was wrong in pushing away his foster family. The final battle showcases his personal growth as [[spoiler: he defeats Sivana by empowers his siblings and using his wits]], showing that he is now an altruistic and mature hero.
* TheChosenOne: Billy is chosen by Shazam the wizard to be the champion of the Council of Seven, but more because Shazam is dying and desperate than any worthiness from Billy's part. It also earns him the enmity (and envy) of Sivana, who wanted to be the Wizard's Chosen One ''badly'' before finding other ways to gain powers.
* ClosestThingWeGot: After Sivana claims the powers of the Seven Deadly Sins himself, the Wizard Shazam admits that Billy is "all he has" now despite not being able to formally test his purity of heart. [[spoiler:The end where he defeats the Seven Deadly Sins and doesn't let himself be corrupted by them proves that he would have passed anyway.]]
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: PlayedWith as nobody ever calls Billy "Captain Marvel" or even "Shazam", JustifiedTrope since he's very new to the superhero game and hasn't had the time to iron out a name. However, Freddie does try a few nicknames, one of which being the "Red Cyclone" which somewhat sticks.
* CompositeCharacter: Mainly based on the classic lighthearted [[TheCape Cape]] we all know and love, but some inspiration of making him cynical at first due to his upbringing were lifted from the ''ComicBook/New52''. This is reflected in his costume, in that there's a minor New 52 influence with his hood, but it still looks classic to the point where it could be considered retro.
* DestructiveSavior: Causes quite a bit of property damage due to his reckless behaviour. The damage he causes is more due to childish antics than any collateral damage during heroics.
** Even minus Billy's initial irresponsibility, the magic lightning here acts much more like real lightning, and worse; while most versions can have Billy harmlessly summon it indoors to transform, the bolt in this continuity will go through anything and everything inanimate to reach him. When he carelessly says "Shazam" in Darla's bedroom, it burns a fist-sized hole in the ceiling through the roof, and knocks out power to the whole house.
** Averted for his actual heroics since the battle against Dr. Sivana doesn't cause as much destruction as two beings of their powers could make. At worst, a theme park is partially thrashed.
* DualAgeModes: A boy who can turn into an adult superhero.
* FingerPokeOfDoom: Due to his SuperStrength, a single small finger push is enough to propel a metal barrel as if it was an empty beer can.
* FlyingBrick: He possesses the ability to fly and he has the Strength of Hercules, which is enough to let him compete on even terms with Superman.
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* HenshinHero: He only has superpowers when channeling the power of Shazam.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Billy has to learn what his abilities are through trial and error, and they seem to be coming in one at a time -- [[AmusingInjuries he hurts himself when falling onto a skate ramp while testing out his flight]], meaning he doesn't quite have the Stamina of Atlas yet, but he's later shot in a convenience store robbery and the bullet falls off harmlessly, much to his shock (and delight).
* IdealHero: Played with. Traditionally, Captain Marvel is considered more pure and noble than ''Superman'' himself. Billy Batson is specifically chosen by the wizard Shazam because of his purity of heart. In the film, taking influence from the New 52, Billy is not as outwardly pure of heart but still ultimately good, and the Wizard chose him more for his potential, as well as the fact that the Seven Deadly Sins had just been released and the Wizard was out of both time and options. [[spoiler:He grows into the role by the end of the film.]]
* IneffectualLoner: At the beginning of his movie, Billy believes that he is fine being on his own and doesn't need support, even going as far as preaching it to Mary while under the guise of Shazam. However, he eventually realizes that he's not strong enough to challenge Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins on his own and that his foster sibling are faithful allies so he [[spoiler:decides to share his power with them]].
* {{Irony}}: Billy as a child acts like a bitter and mature man trapped in a 14 year old boy's body, whereas his ''adult'' alter ego is a bright, happy, exuberant and hyperactive ball of energy constantly bouncing off the walls like a five year old.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Comes with the territory of a rebellious teenager with serious family issues. He can be abrasive, snarky and a DestructiveSavior several times, but he's a good person underneath it all.
* KidHero: His real identity is that of a boy, but he takes on the appearance of an adult in his superhero form.
* KungFuWizard: Technically he isn't a wizard, but all of his abilities are magical.
* LightningBruiser: Having both the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Mercury, Billy can lift a bus and can also run so fast people will only see a blur.
* LogicalWeakness: As in the comics, Billy is helpless if he's unable to physically shout "Shazam" to trigger his transformation, something Sivana exploits in the finale [[spoiler:by attempting to drown him.]]
* {{Manchild}}: Billy with the Power of Shazam becomes a 15-year old in a 30-something man's body.
* NighInvulnerability: Stamina of Atlas, which gives him a HealingFactor and toughness pretty much on par with yellow sun-exposed Kryptonians. Billy discovers by accident that he's bullet-proof and takes some severe thrashing without bruises.
* RedIsHeroic: His suit is bright red.
* RefusalOfTheCall: A minor one. He initially tries to decline the elder wizard Shazam's power but quickly agrees to it.
* TheRunaway: Billy ran away from ''twenty-three'' foster homes in six counties before he was placed at the Vasquez home, all because he wanted to find his mother.
* ShockAndAwe: He can summon lightning bolts and wield electricity, thanks to the Power of Zeus. [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength It takes him a while to get the hang of it]].
-->'''Billy:''' ''(zapping random passerbys' phones)'' YOUR phone's charged, YOUR phone's charged...\\
''(The phone immediately overloads and shorts out)''\\
'''Guy:''' The hell?!
* StepfordSnarker: His quips and deflections hide the fact that he's still a lonely young boy hurt over the loss of his mother.
* SuperIntelligence: Billy has supposedly the Wisdom of Solomon, but it may be an InformedAttribute as he remains pretty much a teenager in attitude. [[spoiler:However, he ''does'' use it in the final battle to thoroughly analyze the Sins to realize which one is which, and thus which one is inside Sivana. He then perfectly goads the demon into attacking him and leaving Sivana powerless, giving him the chance to apprehend him and seal the Sins back away.]]
* SuperMode: Unlike most heroes, who are inherently superhuman, Billy needs to activate his powers by transforming ByThePowerOfGreyskull.
* SuperpowerLottery: As versatile as Superman. Possessing SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, NighInvulnerability, SuperIntelligence, and the [[ShockAndAwe ability to summon lightning]]. In contrast, he does ''not'' have [[SuperSenses super hearing, nor any vision-related power]].
* SymbolMotifClothing: Fittingly, lightning bolts; aside from his huge chest emblem, bolt patterns are etched all over his belt and even appear on his boots.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: He doesn't think much of Sivana at first, and laughs at the idea that a "bad guy" could ever be a threat to him... and then [[PunchCatch Sivana is able to block his first punch with little effort]].
* UnskilledButStrong: The Wizard leaves Billy without any guidance to speak of (he doesn't even know what powers he ''has'' at first, let alone how to use them properly), meaning that he has to test them one at a time with Freddy before he can perfect his skills -- and even then, the learning curve is pretty sharp.
** Billy finds out he can shoot lightning from his fingers by carelessly pointing near Freddy, causing a string of power lines to blow out. Both he and Freddy are too amazed and delighted to consider what could've happened if he'd actually hit him with a bolt by accident.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: In his superhero form, Billy looks like a grown man but still remains 15 years old in his mind. In fact, Billy does clarify that he's a teenager to Doctor Sivana in hopes that he will be merciful.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Wisdom of Solomon aside, Billy insists that he can take care of himself. His counselor doesn't appear to deny or refute this and pleads with him to at least stay with the Vasquezes until he's of legal age.
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[[folder:The Wizard Shazam]]
!!'''''The Wizard Shazam'''''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Say my name so my powers will flow through you!"'']]
!!! '''Species:''' Empowered human
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/DjimonHounsou
!!! '''Dubbed by:''' Frantz Confiac (French), Creator/TomokazuSugita (Japanese), Víctor Covarrubias (Latin-American Spanish)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]''
-->''"Billy Batson. I choose you as champion."''
A powerful wizard living in the Rock of Eternity. He has guarded the imprisoned Seven Deadly Sins for centuries, and needs a young successor as his magic grows weak due to his age. He eventually passes his abilities onto Billy Batson, with the latter just having to say his name to gain superpowers.
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* ChestInsignia: He has a lightning bolt as insignia, and his powers' next host (Billy) gets it as well, albeit on a different costume.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: And a ''very'' picky one at that, given how long it takes him to find the chosen one. The only reason he ultimately chooses Billy was because circumstances forced his hand [[spoiler: although when Billy has his hand on the Eye of Sin at the end, he isn't tempted by the demons at all, showing Billy would have passed the test regardless.]]
* CompositeCharacter: He's got the name and the flowing white mane of the classic Wizard, but looks much more like the New 52 Wizard, Mamaragan, and has his sometimes rather irritable and ill-tempered side as well.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: His blunt treatment of young Thaddeus Sivana set him on the road which led him to villainy.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He summons children into a dark and cold cave, he has a deep and authoritative voice and creepy, long white hair. And all he wants is to find a champion who's pure of heart and give him his amazing powers to fight evils.
* TheFaceless: In the trailer, his face is entirely obscured from the gloom of his surroundings, so much that not even his glowing chest emblem can reveal any part of his face. Averted in the film itself where his face is visible.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: To an extent. He spent ''decades'' searching for a champion to take the powers of Shazam, and rejected every single one because they weren't completely pure of heart. He doesn't seem to grasp that HumansAreFlawed and such a person literally does not exist. He relents and chooses Billy only after the Eye of Sin has been stolen, and the movie goes to show that while Billy is a good person deep down, he still has his flaws much like any other person.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's been battling threats for thousands of years, but we meet him at the very end of his life.
* TheKindnapper: Whenever he finds a child who has the potential to be worthy, he summons said child to the Rock of Eternity to put him/her to the test, meaning no harm whatsoever. When sending back the child, it's as if [[TimeStandsStill time froze in the outside world]] for the duration of the test, as neither his father nor his brother notice Thaddeus Sivana's disappearance in the car for instance.
* LastOfHisKind: He was part of a group of six similar wizards, and he's the last living one.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: He falls apart into dust after transferring his powers to Billy.
* MagicalNegro: In a sense. While the Wizard has traditionally always been a passive figure whose role is to empower the Caucasian protagonist, said powers did belong to him for quite some time before the story starts.
* NotSoStoic: Billy snickering at his name seems to get under his skin, as he's quick to shout at the boy.
* PassingTheTorch: Due to his advanced age, the Wizard Shazam must hand his powers onto someone much younger to continue his legacy.
* PhotographicMemory: Thaddeus Sivana assumed Shazam wouldn't remember him considering how long ago it was when they first met and the many would be champions he rejected over the years but after taking a look at the man, Shazam recalled his name and remembered their first meeting.
* Really700YearsOld: He's been around since Ancient Egypt at the very least.
* SayMyName: He orders Billy to do this, triggering his first transformation.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: By necessity, since he didn't have time to properly train his champion even if he'd wanted to. He grants Billy the powers of six gods with little explanation, and can only trust that he will do the right thing and be a hero in the end.
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Individuals who are empowered with the wisdom of '''S'''olomon, the strength of '''H'''ercules, the stamina of '''A'''tlas, the power of '''Z'''eus, the courage of '''A'''chilles and the speed of '''M'''ercury.
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[[folder:Billy Batson / Shazam]]
!!'''''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} William Joseph "Billy" Batson / Shazam]]'''''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Oh, hey, what's up? I'm a superhero."'']]
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"I can take care of myself."'']]
!!! '''Species:''' Empowered human
!!! '''Played by''': Creator/ZacharyLevi (Shazam), Creator/AsherAngel (Billy), David Kohlsmith (younger Billy)
!!! '''Dubbed by''': Masaki Suda (Shazam, Japanese), Creator/MegumiOgata (Billy, Japanese), Manuel Campuzano (Shazam, Latin-American Spanish), Emilio Treviño (Billy, Latin-American Spanish)
!!! '''Appearances''': ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]''
-->''"I'm bulletproof! Ah, ah! You're dead."''
Billy Batson is a young teenage boy who, after being chosen as champion by the Wizard Shazam, can turn into an adult superhero with a versatile skillset just by saying the word "Shazam".
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* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: The rush of sheer power he gets leaves Billy a little cocky and overconfident at first, and only becomes amplified by his newfound fame as "Philly's own superhero", leading him to charge for selfies and busk by doing light shows with his hands, all while blowing off any hero duties or chances to do good deeds. Freddy calls him on it, saying he's become no different than the Bryers. [[spoiler:It takes his new family being caught between him and Dr. Sivana for him to finally learn to act responsibly]].
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: [[DownplayedTrope About halfway between]] his ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' version, who was more snotty and cynical, and his classic version, who is more or less a pure (and younger) CheerfulChild.[[note]]As the New 52 change was rather contentious for long-time fans, the director of the movie even took pains to assure them that Billy would not be "a huge dickhead".[[/note]] Instead of being rude and sullen, the first trailer plays up his initial [[LeaveMeAlone glumness and isolation]] from being an orphan (which gradually goes away as he embraces his superhero role and his foster family), and his odd sarcastic moments come off as [[KnightInSourArmor more reflexive than anything]].
* AdaptationNameChange: Zig-zagged. Originally called Captain Marvel for the vast majority of his history. Promotional material for the film follows the New 52 version in changing his name to match his catchphrase, but in the actual film the transformed Billy is never called "Shazam" himself. This is turned into a running gag as various {{Atrocious Alias}}es are proposed and even the villain only calls him the Wizard's champion.
* {{Adorkable}}: Fittingly for a fifteen year old boy discovering godlike powers. Billy jumps up and down laughing like a maniac as he learns his powers, awkwardly attempts to seem heroic when stopping crimes and attempts to use a purposely adult tone of voice to buy beer.
* AgeLift: A bit older than his classic version, in keeping with the New 52 influences; by the time ''Shazam!'' begins, he's explicitly mentioned to be 14, while the pre-Crisis Billy was a [[VagueAge pre-teen of indeterminate age]] (and, in the Golden Age, didn't even know when his own birthday was, due to being an undocumented orphan).
* AlliterativeName: '''B'''illy '''B'''atson.
* AnimalMotif: He has a tiger on his backpack as well as on the links of his cape. Doubles as a MythologyGag to Tawky Tawny.
* BadBadActing: As befits a LighterAndSofter superhero work, Billy's attempts at a superhero persona come across like this instead.
* BadLiar: He's ''really'' bad at telling lies, and when he's nervous he starts fumbling up his words which gives his lie away.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Shazam gets beaten up several times and thrown across concrete buildings. However, he never looks bruised or anything and even his bright white cape remains in pristine condition.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He starts having this more towards the end of the movie in wanting to protect his foster family from harm.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's basically a child profusely enjoying being a superpowerful adult, which translates into a larger-than-life public persona.
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Billy spends the entire film convinced that his mother has always been looking for him. He's devastated when he discovers that she voluntarily left him in the foster system and tells her that he's going back to his [[FamilyOfChoice "real" family]].]]
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Billy needs to say "SHAZAM!" to turn into an adult superhero.
* ChestInsignia: When transformed, Billy gains a costume with a glowing lightning bolt design on his chest. It seems to be imbued with power, as shown when Freddy Freeman touches it.
* TheChewToy: Massive amounts of the humor in ''SHAZAM!'' come from the physical mishaps of the nearly-indestructible hero.
* ClassicalAntihero: Billy is chosen as the champion of the Council of Seven but more out of desperation than any worthiness. As a result, Billy gets the powers of a superhero without having any drive to do good. Thus he displays cockiness and arrogance about his superpowers, uses his adult form to illegally buy alcohol and go to a strip club, and even shows off to earn money from amused bystanders. Worse, he [[spoiler:flees in front of Dr. Sivana, showing some human cowardice too]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Fitting in with the film's ComingOfAgeStory, Billy's origin story has him grow from an aloof, irresponsible teen into an all-loving, idealized hero. Billy initially starts out as a loner who doesn't care much about his foster family and is more interested in abusing his superpowers for his own selfish desires. However, after getting called out by Freddy for his recklessness and encountering Dr. Sivana, Billy realizes that he needs to stop goofing around and get serious. After his foster sibling [[spoiler: help him find his long-lost mother and learning that she abandoned him as a child]], Billy realizes that he was wrong in pushing away his foster family. The final battle showcases his personal growth as [[spoiler: he defeats Sivana by empowers his siblings and using his wits]], showing that he is now an altruistic and mature hero.
* TheChosenOne: Billy is chosen by Shazam the wizard to be the champion of the Council of Seven, but more because Shazam is dying and desperate than any worthiness from Billy's part. It also earns him the enmity (and envy) of Sivana, who wanted to be the Wizard's Chosen One ''badly'' before finding other ways to gain powers.
* ClosestThingWeGot: After Sivana claims the powers of the Seven Deadly Sins himself, the Wizard Shazam admits that Billy is "all he has" now despite not being able to formally test his purity of heart. [[spoiler:The end where he defeats the Seven Deadly Sins and doesn't let himself be corrupted by them proves that he would have passed anyway.]]
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: PlayedWith as nobody ever calls Billy "Captain Marvel" or even "Shazam", JustifiedTrope since he's very new to the superhero game and hasn't had the time to iron out a name. However, Freddie does try a few nicknames, one of which being the "Red Cyclone" which somewhat sticks.
* CompositeCharacter: Mainly based on the classic lighthearted [[TheCape Cape]] we all know and love, but some inspiration of making him cynical at first due to his upbringing were lifted from the ''ComicBook/New52''. This is reflected in his costume, in that there's a minor New 52 influence with his hood, but it still looks classic to the point where it could be considered retro.
* DestructiveSavior: Causes quite a bit of property damage due to his reckless behaviour. The damage he causes is more due to childish antics than any collateral damage during heroics.
** Even minus Billy's initial irresponsibility, the magic lightning here acts much more like real lightning, and worse; while most versions can have Billy harmlessly summon it indoors to transform, the bolt in this continuity will go through anything and everything inanimate to reach him. When he carelessly says "Shazam" in Darla's bedroom, it burns a fist-sized hole in the ceiling through the roof, and knocks out power to the whole house.
** Averted for his actual heroics since the battle against Dr. Sivana doesn't cause as much destruction as two beings of their powers could make. At worst, a theme park is partially thrashed.
* DualAgeModes: A boy who can turn into an adult superhero.
* FingerPokeOfDoom: Due to his SuperStrength, a single small finger push is enough to propel a metal barrel as if it was an empty beer can.
* FlyingBrick: He possesses the ability to fly and he has the Strength of Hercules, which is enough to let him compete on even terms with Superman.
%%* GeniusBruiser: Wisdom of Solomon, Strength of Hercules.
* HenshinHero: He only has superpowers when channeling the power of Shazam.
* HowDoIShotWeb: Billy has to learn what his abilities are through trial and error, and they seem to be coming in one at a time -- [[AmusingInjuries he hurts himself when falling onto a skate ramp while testing out his flight]], meaning he doesn't quite have the Stamina of Atlas yet, but he's later shot in a convenience store robbery and the bullet falls off harmlessly, much to his shock (and delight).
* IdealHero: Played with. Traditionally, Captain Marvel is considered more pure and noble than ''Superman'' himself. Billy Batson is specifically chosen by the wizard Shazam because of his purity of heart. In the film, taking influence from the New 52, Billy is not as outwardly pure of heart but still ultimately good, and the Wizard chose him more for his potential, as well as the fact that the Seven Deadly Sins had just been released and the Wizard was out of both time and options. [[spoiler:He grows into the role by the end of the film.]]
* IneffectualLoner: At the beginning of his movie, Billy believes that he is fine being on his own and doesn't need support, even going as far as preaching it to Mary while under the guise of Shazam. However, he eventually realizes that he's not strong enough to challenge Sivana and the Seven Deadly Sins on his own and that his foster sibling are faithful allies so he [[spoiler:decides to share his power with them]].
* {{Irony}}: Billy as a child acts like a bitter and mature man trapped in a 14 year old boy's body, whereas his ''adult'' alter ego is a bright, happy, exuberant and hyperactive ball of energy constantly bouncing off the walls like a five year old.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Comes with the territory of a rebellious teenager with serious family issues. He can be abrasive, snarky and a DestructiveSavior several times, but he's a good person underneath it all.
* KidHero: His real identity is that of a boy, but he takes on the appearance of an adult in his superhero form.
* KungFuWizard: Technically he isn't a wizard, but all of his abilities are magical.
* LightningBruiser: Having both the Strength of Hercules and the Speed of Mercury, Billy can lift a bus and can also run so fast people will only see a blur.
* LogicalWeakness: As in the comics, Billy is helpless if he's unable to physically shout "Shazam" to trigger his transformation, something Sivana exploits in the finale [[spoiler:by attempting to drown him.]]
* {{Manchild}}: Billy with the Power of Shazam becomes a 15-year old in a 30-something man's body.
* NighInvulnerability: Stamina of Atlas, which gives him a HealingFactor and toughness pretty much on par with yellow sun-exposed Kryptonians. Billy discovers by accident that he's bullet-proof and takes some severe thrashing without bruises.
* RedIsHeroic: His suit is bright red.
* RefusalOfTheCall: A minor one. He initially tries to decline the elder wizard Shazam's power but quickly agrees to it.
* TheRunaway: Billy ran away from ''twenty-three'' foster homes in six counties before he was placed at the Vasquez home, all because he wanted to find his mother.
* ShockAndAwe: He can summon lightning bolts and wield electricity, thanks to the Power of Zeus. [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength It takes him a while to get the hang of it]].
-->'''Billy:''' ''(zapping random passerbys' phones)'' YOUR phone's charged, YOUR phone's charged...\\
''(The phone immediately overloads and shorts out)''\\
'''Guy:''' The hell?!
* StepfordSnarker: His quips and deflections hide the fact that he's still a lonely young boy hurt over the loss of his mother.
* SuperIntelligence: Billy has supposedly the Wisdom of Solomon, but it may be an InformedAttribute as he remains pretty much a teenager in attitude. [[spoiler:However, he ''does'' use it in the final battle to thoroughly analyze the Sins to realize which one is which, and thus which one is inside Sivana. He then perfectly goads the demon into attacking him and leaving Sivana powerless, giving him the chance to apprehend him and seal the Sins back away.]]
* SuperMode: Unlike most heroes, who are inherently superhuman, Billy needs to activate his powers by transforming ByThePowerOfGreyskull.
* SuperpowerLottery: As versatile as Superman. Possessing SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, NighInvulnerability, SuperIntelligence, and the [[ShockAndAwe ability to summon lightning]]. In contrast, he does ''not'' have [[SuperSenses super hearing, nor any vision-related power]].
* SymbolMotifClothing: Fittingly, lightning bolts; aside from his huge chest emblem, bolt patterns are etched all over his belt and even appear on his boots.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: He doesn't think much of Sivana at first, and laughs at the idea that a "bad guy" could ever be a threat to him... and then [[PunchCatch Sivana is able to block his first punch with little effort]].
* UnskilledButStrong: The Wizard leaves Billy without any guidance to speak of (he doesn't even know what powers he ''has'' at first, let alone how to use them properly), meaning that he has to test them one at a time with Freddy before he can perfect his skills -- and even then, the learning curve is pretty sharp.
** Billy finds out he can shoot lightning from his fingers by carelessly pointing near Freddy, causing a string of power lines to blow out. Both he and Freddy are too amazed and delighted to consider what could've happened if he'd actually hit him with a bolt by accident.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: In his superhero form, Billy looks like a grown man but still remains 15 years old in his mind. In fact, Billy does clarify that he's a teenager to Doctor Sivana in hopes that he will be merciful.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Wisdom of Solomon aside, Billy insists that he can take care of himself. His counselor doesn't appear to deny or refute this and pleads with him to at least stay with the Vasquezes until he's of legal age.
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[[folder:The Wizard Shazam]]
!!'''''The Wizard Shazam'''''
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wizardshazam.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:''"Say my name so my powers will flow through you!"'']]
!!! '''Species:''' Empowered human
!!! '''Played by:''' Creator/DjimonHounsou
!!! '''Dubbed by:''' Frantz Confiac (French), Creator/TomokazuSugita (Japanese), Víctor Covarrubias (Latin-American Spanish)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]''
-->''"Billy Batson. I choose you as champion."''
A powerful wizard living in the Rock of Eternity. He has guarded the imprisoned Seven Deadly Sins for centuries, and needs a young successor as his magic grows weak due to his age. He eventually passes his abilities onto Billy Batson, with the latter just having to say his name to gain superpowers.
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* ChestInsignia: He has a lightning bolt as insignia, and his powers' next host (Billy) gets it as well, albeit on a different costume.
* TheChooserOfTheOne: And a ''very'' picky one at that, given how long it takes him to find the chosen one. The only reason he ultimately chooses Billy was because circumstances forced his hand [[spoiler: although when Billy has his hand on the Eye of Sin at the end, he isn't tempted by the demons at all, showing Billy would have passed the test regardless.]]
* CompositeCharacter: He's got the name and the flowing white mane of the classic Wizard, but looks much more like the New 52 Wizard, Mamaragan, and has his sometimes rather irritable and ill-tempered side as well.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: His blunt treatment of young Thaddeus Sivana set him on the road which led him to villainy.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He summons children into a dark and cold cave, he has a deep and authoritative voice and creepy, long white hair. And all he wants is to find a champion who's pure of heart and give him his amazing powers to fight evils.
* TheFaceless: In the trailer, his face is entirely obscured from the gloom of his surroundings, so much that not even his glowing chest emblem can reveal any part of his face. Averted in the film itself where his face is visible.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: To an extent. He spent ''decades'' searching for a champion to take the powers of Shazam, and rejected every single one because they weren't completely pure of heart. He doesn't seem to grasp that HumansAreFlawed and such a person literally does not exist. He relents and chooses Billy only after the Eye of Sin has been stolen, and the movie goes to show that while Billy is a good person deep down, he still has his flaws much like any other person.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's been battling threats for thousands of years, but we meet him at the very end of his life.
* TheKindnapper: Whenever he finds a child who has the potential to be worthy, he summons said child to the Rock of Eternity to put him/her to the test, meaning no harm whatsoever. When sending back the child, it's as if [[TimeStandsStill time froze in the outside world]] for the duration of the test, as neither his father nor his brother notice Thaddeus Sivana's disappearance in the car for instance.
* LastOfHisKind: He was part of a group of six similar wizards, and he's the last living one.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: He falls apart into dust after transferring his powers to Billy.
* MagicalNegro: In a sense. While the Wizard has traditionally always been a passive figure whose role is to empower the Caucasian protagonist, said powers did belong to him for quite some time before the story starts.
* NotSoStoic: Billy snickering at his name seems to get under his skin, as he's quick to shout at the boy.
* PassingTheTorch: Due to his advanced age, the Wizard Shazam must hand his powers onto someone much younger to continue his legacy.
* PhotographicMemory: Thaddeus Sivana assumed Shazam wouldn't remember him considering how long ago it was when they first met and the many would be champions he rejected over the years but after taking a look at the man, Shazam recalled his name and remembered their first meeting.
* Really700YearsOld: He's been around since Ancient Egypt at the very least.
* SayMyName: He orders Billy to do this, triggering his first transformation.
* SinkOrSwimMentor: By necessity, since he didn't have time to properly train his champion even if he'd wanted to. He grants Billy the powers of six gods with little explanation, and can only trust that he will do the right thing and be a hero in the end.
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