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* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
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* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]]: Maybe. If that's [[MindScrew really what the trenches are]].
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* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]]: Maybe.DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Maybe. If that's [[MindScrew really what the trenches are]].]]
* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
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** [[spoiler: He snaps (briefly) when he watches Doc's execution right in front of him.]]
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** [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He snaps (briefly) when he watches Doc's execution right in front of him.]]
**[[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When he finds all his diseased squadmates around the campfire at the end of the film, he realises what this most likely means and justifiably doesn't take it very well.]]]]
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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: He's the last man standing in the trench besides Fritz, with all his squad dead. Though whether or not he was ever a survivor is up for interpretation.]]
* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
* TheLoad: He's green as grass, and is probably the last man the squad would pick for a dangerous task.
* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
* TheLoad: He's green as grass, and is probably the last man the squad would pick for a dangerous task.
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* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's the last man standing in the trench besides Fritz, with all his squad dead. Though whether or not he was ever a survivor is up for interpretation.]]
* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
* TheLoad: He's green as grass, and is probably the last man the squad would pick for a dangerous task.]]
* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
* TheLoad: He's green as grass, and is probably the last man the squad would pick for a dangerous task.
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The squads medic and apparent NCO. He manages to hold together a lot better than the rest of his squad, [[spoiler: in fact, he and Charlie end up being the only sane people left in the trench before the end.]]
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The squads medic and apparent NCO. He manages to hold together a lot better than the rest of his squad, [[spoiler: in [[spoiler:in fact, he and Charlie end up being the only sane people left in the trench before the end.]]
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* CombatMedic: Subverted, in that he doesn't seem to be much of a fighter. [[spoiler: He's never seen in combat, and it gets to the point where he lets [=McNess=] die and himself get taken hostage because of it.]]
* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]]
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: Right after he thought he was saved.]]
* DirtyCoward: Comes into light later in the film. [[spoiler: Somewhat justified as the trench weakening his resolve, but it still gets [=McNess=] killed.]]
* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]]
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: Right after he thought he was saved.]]
* DirtyCoward: Comes into light later in the film. [[spoiler: Somewhat justified as the trench weakening his resolve, but it still gets [=McNess=] killed.]]
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* CombatMedic: Subverted, in that he doesn't seem to be much of a fighter. [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's never seen in combat, and it gets to the point where he lets [=McNess=] die and himself get taken hostage because of it.]]
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* DiesWideOpen:[[spoiler: Right [[spoiler:Right after he thought he was saved.]]
* DirtyCoward: Comes into light later in the film.[[spoiler: Somewhat [[spoiler:Somewhat justified as the trench weakening his resolve, but it still gets [=McNess=] killed.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Comes into light later in the film.
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* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Becomes the victim of this in the climax. [[spoiler: Initially subverted, until Bradford draws his pistol.]]
* TheMedic: Obviously.
* TheMedic: Obviously.
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* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Becomes the victim of this in the climax. [[spoiler: Initially [[spoiler:Initially subverted, until Bradford draws his pistol.]]
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* DangerousTerrain: Not to the extent of [[spoiler: [=McNess=]]], but it does [[spoiler: leave him exposed for Quinn's club.]]
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* DangerousTerrain: Not to the extent of [[spoiler: [=McNess=]]], [[spoiler:[=McNess=]]], but it does [[spoiler: leave [[spoiler:leave him exposed for Quinn's club.]]
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* GetAholdOfYourselfMan!: Shakespeare and Fairweather attempt this to snap him out of his inactivity. He snaps out of it, though a bit too late for [[spoiler: Jennings.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: When his head gets caved in by Quinn's club. We don't see the aftermath though.]]
* MrViceGuy: A rare example of Sloth and/or Apathy. [[spoiler: With the trench messing with his mind, he just sits by and watches Quinn torture Freidrich and murder Jennings. He snaps out of it though.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Attempts this on [[spoiler: Quinn.]] [[spoiler: He loses.]]
* SergeantRock: Definitely.
* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: When his head gets caved in by Quinn's club. We don't see the aftermath though.]]
* MrViceGuy: A rare example of Sloth and/or Apathy. [[spoiler: With the trench messing with his mind, he just sits by and watches Quinn torture Freidrich and murder Jennings. He snaps out of it though.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Attempts this on [[spoiler: Quinn.]] [[spoiler: He loses.]]
* SergeantRock: Definitely.
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* GetAholdOfYourselfMan!: Shakespeare and Fairweather attempt this to snap him out of his inactivity. He snaps out of it, though a bit too late for [[spoiler: Jennings.[[spoiler:Jennings.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot:[[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When his head gets caved in by Quinn's club. We don't see the aftermath though.]]
* MrViceGuy: A rare example of Sloth and/or Apathy.[[spoiler: With [[spoiler:With the trench messing with his mind, he just sits by and watches Quinn torture Freidrich and murder Jennings. He snaps out of it though.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Attempts this on[[spoiler: Quinn.[[spoiler:Quinn.]] [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He loses.]]
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* MrViceGuy: A rare example of Sloth and/or Apathy.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Attempts this on
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* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]][[spoiler:DeadAllAlong]]: Maybe. If that's [[MindScrew really what the trenches are]].
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* CombatMedic: Subverted, in that he doesn't seem to be much of a fighter. [[spoiler: He's never seen in combat, and it gets to the point where he lets McNess die and himself get taken hostage because of it.]]
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* CombatMedic: Subverted, in that he doesn't seem to be much of a fighter. [[spoiler: He's never seen in combat, and it gets to the point where he lets McNess [=McNess=] die and himself get taken hostage because of it.]]
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* DirtyCoward: Comes into light later in the film. [[Somewhat justified as the trench weakening his resolve, but it still gets McNess killed.]]
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[[folder:Private Charlie Shakespeare]]
!!Private Charlie Shakespeare
[[quoteright:223:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unnamed_1654.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:223:'I can't do this.']]
!!! Actor: Creator/JamieBell
A private enlisted in the British Army, though seemingly very recently. Easily the most naive and idealistic member of his squad, as well as the youngest at only 16.
* CowardlyLion: Shifts into this, eventually, [[spoiler: even though it took the death of pretty much his entire squad to get there]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Most likely.]]
* DirtyCoward: In the opening battle he leaves Sergeant Tate trapped in barbed wire so he can hide in a nearby crater. He eases out of it in the latter half of the film.
* HeroicBSOD: The events of the film take its toll on him.
** [[spoiler: He snaps (briefly) when he watches Doc's execution right in front of him.]]
** [[spoiler: When he finds all his diseased squadmates around the campfire at the end of the film, he realises what this most likely means and justifiably doesn't take it very well.]]
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: He gets this treatment from most of the squad, although he slowly begins earning more respect as the film goes on.
* NaiveNewcomer: Definitely. He's terrified of war and refuses to kill anyone unless he's forced to, such as the case for [[spoiler: Quinn and Bradford]]
* NewMeat: So new he's not even old enough to enlist. Not that it stopped him.
* OnlySaneMan: Gradually seems to become this with a few of his squadmates, [[spoiler: As the others become manipulated by the trench.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tries to pull this in the opening battle. Tate stops him before he can take second step.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: He's the last man standing in the trench besides Fritz, with all his squad dead. Though whether or not he was ever a survivor is up for interpretation.]]
* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
* TheLoad: He's green as grass, and is probably the last man the squad would pick for a dangerous task.
* WideEyedIdealist: The most notable of the cast, to the point where it seems [[spoiler: the trench is unable to warp his mind]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Corporal "Doc" Fairweather]]
!!Corporal "Doc" Fairweather
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doc_0.png]]
!!! Actor: Creator/MatthewRhys
The squads medic and apparent NCO. He manages to hold together a lot better than the rest of his squad, [[spoiler: in fact, he and Charlie end up being the only sane people left in the trench before the end.]]
!! Tropes:
* BoomHeadshot!: [[spoiler: On the receiving end of one by a crazed Bradford]]
* CombatMedic: Subverted, in that he doesn't seem to be much of a fighter. [[spoiler: He's never seen in combat, and it gets to the point where he lets McNess die and himself get taken hostage because of it.]]
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: Right after he thought he was saved.]]
* DirtyCoward: Comes into light later in the film. [[Somewhat justified as the trench weakening his resolve, but it still gets McNess killed.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Alongside Shakespeare, he's mentally sound throughout the movie, though he does get frightened.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Becomes the victim of this in the climax. [[spoiler: Initially subverted, until Bradford draws his pistol.]]
* TheMedic: Obviously.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sergeant David Tate]]
!!Sergeant David Tate
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tate_22.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm a soldier son. I fight what's in front of me."]]
!!! Actor: Creator/HugoSpeer
The squad's SergeantRock and platoon XO. He's quite bitter and resentful of the situation as to be expected, but he truly does care for his men, even if he doesn't show it much.
!! Tropes:
* ActionDad: He brings up the fact that he has a family back home, [[spoiler: in an effort to stop Quinn from killing him. It almost works.]]
* AFatherToHisMen: It isn't shown very much, but it's there.
** Zig-zagged with Shakespeare. Justified considering the opening where Shakespeare abandons him in a strip of barbed wire after Tate had to drag him out of the trench into combat.
* BookEnds: In the opening battle, he ends up trapped in barbed wire [[spoiler: where he supposedly died. He goes out in the last 20 or minutes of the film this way.]]
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: He smokes an awful damn lot.
* DangerousTerrain: Not to the extent of [[spoiler: McNess]], but it does [[spoiler: leave him exposed for Quinn's club.]]
* GetAholdOfYourselfMan!: Shakespeare and Fairweather attempt this to snap him out of his inactivity. He snaps out of it, though a bit too late for [[spoiler: Jennings.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: When his head gets caved in by Quinn's club. We don't see the aftermath though.]]
* MrViceGuy: A rare example of Sloth and/or Apathy. [[spoiler: With the trench messing with his mind, he just sits by and watches Quinn torture Freidrich and murder Jennings. He snaps out of it though.]]
* NiceHat: Opts for one over a helmet. Might not be as nice as Jennings' or McNess' though.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Attempts this on [[spoiler: Quinn.]] [[spoiler: He loses.]]
* SergeantRock: Definitely.
* SourSupporter: As his squad slowly dies off, he becomes less and less willing to act. By the end, he barely listens to Jenning's orders, let alone follow them.
* TeamDad: Though the squad isn't very sentimental, Tate is clearly the one they really listen and keeps them in line, not Jennings.
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[[folder:Private Charlie Shakespeare]]
!!Private Charlie Shakespeare
[[quoteright:223:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unnamed_1654.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:223:'I can't do this.']]
!!! Actor: Creator/JamieBell
A private enlisted in the British Army, though seemingly very recently. Easily the most naive and idealistic member of his squad, as well as the youngest at only 16.
* CowardlyLion: Shifts into this, eventually, [[spoiler: even though it took the death of pretty much his entire squad to get there]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Most likely.]]
* DirtyCoward: In the opening battle he leaves Sergeant Tate trapped in barbed wire so he can hide in a nearby crater. He eases out of it in the latter half of the film.
* HeroicBSOD: The events of the film take its toll on him.
** [[spoiler: He snaps (briefly) when he watches Doc's execution right in front of him.]]
** [[spoiler: When he finds all his diseased squadmates around the campfire at the end of the film, he realises what this most likely means and justifiably doesn't take it very well.]]
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: He gets this treatment from most of the squad, although he slowly begins earning more respect as the film goes on.
* NaiveNewcomer: Definitely. He's terrified of war and refuses to kill anyone unless he's forced to, such as the case for [[spoiler: Quinn and Bradford]]
* NewMeat: So new he's not even old enough to enlist. Not that it stopped him.
* OnlySaneMan: Gradually seems to become this with a few of his squadmates, [[spoiler: As the others become manipulated by the trench.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Tries to pull this in the opening battle. Tate stops him before he can take second step.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: He's the last man standing in the trench besides Fritz, with all his squad dead. Though whether or not he was ever a survivor is up for interpretation.]]
* TheHero: The main character of the film around whom the action centers around.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: If some interpreations are true, he and the rest of his squad have been dead since before they arrived at the trench.]]
* TheLoad: He's green as grass, and is probably the last man the squad would pick for a dangerous task.
* WideEyedIdealist: The most notable of the cast, to the point where it seems [[spoiler: the trench is unable to warp his mind]]
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[[folder:Corporal "Doc" Fairweather]]
!!Corporal "Doc" Fairweather
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doc_0.png]]
!!! Actor: Creator/MatthewRhys
The squads medic and apparent NCO. He manages to hold together a lot better than the rest of his squad, [[spoiler: in fact, he and Charlie end up being the only sane people left in the trench before the end.]]
!! Tropes:
* BoomHeadshot!: [[spoiler: On the receiving end of one by a crazed Bradford]]
* CombatMedic: Subverted, in that he doesn't seem to be much of a fighter. [[spoiler: He's never seen in combat, and it gets to the point where he lets McNess die and himself get taken hostage because of it.]]
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: Right after he thought he was saved.]]
* DirtyCoward: Comes into light later in the film. [[Somewhat justified as the trench weakening his resolve, but it still gets McNess killed.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Alongside Shakespeare, he's mentally sound throughout the movie, though he does get frightened.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Becomes the victim of this in the climax. [[spoiler: Initially subverted, until Bradford draws his pistol.]]
* TheMedic: Obviously.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sergeant David Tate]]
!!Sergeant David Tate
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tate_22.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm a soldier son. I fight what's in front of me."]]
!!! Actor: Creator/HugoSpeer
The squad's SergeantRock and platoon XO. He's quite bitter and resentful of the situation as to be expected, but he truly does care for his men, even if he doesn't show it much.
!! Tropes:
* ActionDad: He brings up the fact that he has a family back home, [[spoiler: in an effort to stop Quinn from killing him. It almost works.]]
* AFatherToHisMen: It isn't shown very much, but it's there.
** Zig-zagged with Shakespeare. Justified considering the opening where Shakespeare abandons him in a strip of barbed wire after Tate had to drag him out of the trench into combat.
* BookEnds: In the opening battle, he ends up trapped in barbed wire [[spoiler: where he supposedly died. He goes out in the last 20 or minutes of the film this way.]]
* CigaretteOfAnxiety: He smokes an awful damn lot.
* DangerousTerrain: Not to the extent of [[spoiler: McNess]], but it does [[spoiler: leave him exposed for Quinn's club.]]
* GetAholdOfYourselfMan!: Shakespeare and Fairweather attempt this to snap him out of his inactivity. He snaps out of it, though a bit too late for [[spoiler: Jennings.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: When his head gets caved in by Quinn's club. We don't see the aftermath though.]]
* MrViceGuy: A rare example of Sloth and/or Apathy. [[spoiler: With the trench messing with his mind, he just sits by and watches Quinn torture Freidrich and murder Jennings. He snaps out of it though.]]
* NiceHat: Opts for one over a helmet. Might not be as nice as Jennings' or McNess' though.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Attempts this on [[spoiler: Quinn.]] [[spoiler: He loses.]]
* SergeantRock: Definitely.
* SourSupporter: As his squad slowly dies off, he becomes less and less willing to act. By the end, he barely listens to Jenning's orders, let alone follow them.
* TeamDad: Though the squad isn't very sentimental, Tate is clearly the one they really listen and keeps them in line, not Jennings.
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