History Characters / FantasticFour2005

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!The Fantastic Four
A team of four scientists and pilots who were caught up in a cosmic anomaly and given strange powers as a result of the exposure.

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* BadassFamily: Sue and Johnny are a SiblingTeam while Sue and Reed get married in the sequel.
* CelebritySuperhero: They're portrayed this way, similar to the comics. The films crack a few jokes about them signing deals with big corporations.
* CivvieSpandex: The films straddle the line, being body-hugging but clearly not spandex. The funny part is that before they got their powers, they were wearing the same outfits under their spacesuits and the jumpsuits worn on the space station. That's right, folks--they're literally wearing long underwear.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: The Four themselves are only very rarely called by their codenames, Ben in particular because calling him "The Thing" is seen as unnecessarily cruel. Sue also takes offense to being called the Invisible ''Girl''.
* ReluctantHero: All of them initially, except for Johnny.
-->'''Johnny:''' Am I the only one who thinks this is cool?
* SamaritanSyndrome: The Four feel compelled to use their powers for good... often at the cost of their personal lives and relationships, as seen in the wedding opening of the second movie.
* SiblingTeam: Sue and her younger brother Johnny.
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[[folder:Reed Richards]]
!!Reed Richards / ComicBook/MisterFantastic
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/IoanGruffudd
->'''Voiced By:''' Ioan Gruffudd (first game), Creator/RobinAtkinDownes (bonus levels of first game), Matt Kaminsky (second game)

An MIT graduate and physics researcher extraordinaire working out of the Baxter Building. He is the one who originally proposes the mission to examine the cosmic cloud that gives the team (and Victor Von Doom) their powers. He can transform his body into a living elastic and stretch to incredible lengths.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Reed lacks his comic counterpart's arrogance and numerous morally questionable decisions.
* AlliterativeName: '''R'''eed '''R'''ichards.
* BestFriend: He and Ben have been best friends for years.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Has a few moments of these. Particularly when he fights back against Ben in the first movie and gives General Hager a piece of his mind in the second.
* BrainsAndBrawn: He and Ben have this dynamic, with [[ScienceHero Reed]] acting as the Brains.
* CommitmentIssues: Prior to the first movie, he broke up with Sue when she suggested they move in together. He gets better.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: PlayedForLaughs in the second film when Reed gives Hager a well-deserved TheReasonYouSuck speech, and both Storm siblings have this to say:
-->'''Sue:''' I'm ''so'' hot for you right now.
-->'''Johnny:''' ''(hugs Reed)'' Me, too!
* FlowersOfRomance: Averted. He tries to give Sue a lily in the first film, only to walk into her room and discover that Victor has filled her room with [[UpToEleven multiple extravagant bouquets.]] Before he leaves, though, he tells the nurse--who was about to place some orchids by Sue's bedside--that Sue is allergic to them and to put sunflowers (her favorite) instead. Sue, who up until that point had simply been pretending to be asleep, smiles in a fashion that clearly tells the audience how touched she is by the gesture.
* TheLeader: He's the leader of the Fantastic Four and is usually in charge of making the team's big decisions.
* LockedIntoStrangeness: In this movie, his grey temples are a result of the cosmic radiation that gave him his powers.
* NighInvulnerability: His elastic skin makes it very hard to actually hurt him in any way, although being supercooled can neutralize him.
* PowerPerversionPotential: A few female reporters in the first film ([[AllWomenAreLustful enthusiastically]]) ask Johnny if Reed can stretch ''other'' parts of his body. Reed is visibly flustered as a result.
* RubberMan: His powers allow him to stretch any part of his body.
* ScienceHero: A brilliant scientist turned superhero. Usually, his mind is even more useful than his actual powers.
* TemptingFate: In the first movie, when Ben voices his worries about the trip, Reed has this to say:
-->'''Reed:''' A few days in space. It'll be ''great.'' What's the worst that could happen?
* TheSmartGuy: One of the smartest scientists in the world. Even Victor and Hager, who dislike Reed, admit that about him.
* TheyDo: He and Sue get together during the course of the first movie and get married at the end of the second.
* WorkingWithTheEx: In the first film, he has to work together with Sue after a bad break up. It quickly becomes apparent that there's still a lot of UnresolvedSexualTension in their interactions.
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[[folder:Susan Storm]]
!!Susan "Sue" Storm / ComicBook/InvisibleWoman
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JessicaAlba
->'''Voiced By:''' Jessica Alba (first game), Creator/GreyDeLisle (bonus levels of first game), Erin Matthews (second game)

A genetics researcher and, at the time of the fateful mission, Reed's former love interest. Has the ability to create force fields and bend light around herself, rendering her invisible by conventional means.

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* AdaptationalIntelligence: Sue is a genetics researcher in the movie--something she isn't in the comics. However, this sort of falls under InformedAbility as stated below.
* AdaptationalWimp: Sue is the most powerful member of the Fantastic Four in the comics. While not necessarily useless in the movies, she isn't the powerhouse her comic counterpart is either.
* AffectionateNickname: Ben calls her "Suzie" often--a sign of their close relationship, even after her break-up with Reed.
* AlliterativeName: '''S'''usan '''S'''torm.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Susan ''Storm.'' She also shares this with her little brother, Johnny.
* BarrierWarrior: One of her powers is to create invisible force fields.
* TheChick: She's the only one of the team who comes to suspect the Surfer isn't truly evil and is vital in him pulling a HeelFaceTurn.
* DeadlyForceField: She can use her force fields as blasts and threatens to create a force field ''inside'' Victor's body and expand it until he ''explodes''.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Both Reed and Victor are attracted to her in the movie and she was able to get the Surfer to pull a HeelFaceTurn partly because she reminded him of the woman he loved.
* HotScientist: She's a very attractive scientist. She's also the head of the Department of Genetic Research at Von Doom Industries.
* {{Invisibility}}: One of the powers granted to her by the cosmic storm. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on any other clothes except the uniform she was wearing at the time, so she's forced to become an InvisibleStreaker on at least two occasions in order to sneak around.
* InformedAbility: Sue is a genetic researcher in the films but doesn't really display this knowledge, seeing as most of the intellectual heavy lifting is done by Reed. In the second movie, she claims she can create a force field inside a person's body and expand it until they explode but never does it either.
* {{Irony}}: In the first film, while pointing out everything Reed did wrong during their time together, Sue notes how nice it is to be "seen" from time to time. True enough, it's Sue who gets the power of {{Invisibility}}.
* MsFanservice: She's a gorgeous woman and her skintight suit leaves very little to the imagination. In the first movie, the InvisibleStreaker nature of her powers is played for {{Fanservice}} when it conveniently fades at the worst possible time, leaving her in nothing but her [[LingerieScene underwear]]. In the sequel, when Susan accidentally swaps powers with Johnny, [[WreathedInFlames she immediately flames on]], [[ClothingDamage burning off her non-fireproof clothes]] and leaving her in the buff on a [[NakedPeopleTrappedOutside crowded street filled with cameras.]] Creator/JessicaAlba even reports that her death scene in the second movie was reshot with the direction to ''die sexier''.
* PsychicNosebleed: She gets a nosebleed whenever she overexerts herself while using her powers.
* RedOniBlueOni / SiblingYinYang: With her little brother, Johnny Storm. Where Johnny is brash, hot-headed, and impulsive, Sue is level-headed and calm, often imploring others to think first before acting. It's made even more obvious in the scene where Johnny finally manages to activate his {{Flight}} powers: Sue--clad in a blue cardigan--cautions him to assess his options, while Johnny--who is wearing a red blazer--simply tells her he never does before doing a swan-dive off the Baxter Building to lure the heat-seeking missile away from his sister and a recently de-powered Ben.
* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: She's not happy about how often she ends up accidentally exposing herself, be it via InvisibleStreaker shenanigans, [[ShowerOfAwkward Reed walking on her showering]], or her [[ClothingDamage clothes being incinerated]]. She always has a NakedFreakOut whenever it happens.
* TeamMom: Despite the fact that Franklin and Valeria have yet to be born in the movies, Sue still has her hands full with managing Reed (who tends to prioritize science over eating and sleeping) and keeping [[VitriolicBestBuds Johnny and Ben]] apart.
* TranquilFury: Sue, after being reunited with Reed, is shown to be upset when Reed doesn't seem interested in her. What set her off is when Reed said he's happy that she's with Victor, and calls him out on it.
-->"You never got it, and you never will."
* TheyDo: She gets back together with Reed during the course of the first movie and they get married at the end of the second.
* WorkingWithTheEx: In the first film, she has to work together with Reed after a bad break-up. It quickly becomes apparent there's still a lot of UnresolvedSexualTension in their interactions.
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[[folder:Johnny Storm]]
!!Jonathan "Johnny" Storm / ComicBook/HumanTorch
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ChrisEvans
->'''Voiced By:''' Chris Evans (first game), Creator/QuintonFlynn (bonus levels of first game), Michael Broderick (second game)

Susan's younger brother. A thrill-seeking, girl-of-the-week former astronaut with a love for extreme sports and attention. He can control fire, raise the temperature of his body to the point of ignition, and also has the ability to fly.

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* AdaptationalIntelligence: Johnny gets some upgrading from the books by making him a qualified NASA astronaut (that got kicked out ''of'' NASA for a [[NoodleIncident stunt with some supermodels and a simulator]]). In the original comics, he was a teenage hipster that had ''even less'' reason to be on the flight than Susan.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Johnny becomes able to absorb the other's powers in ''Rise of the Silver Surfer'' due to exposure from his encounter with the Silver Surfer. Although he spends most of the movie screwing up due to his unstable form, he uses it to his advantage at the end during the final battle against Doom.
* AttentionWhore: Johnny revels in the fame that comes with being a superhero and is the only one of the Four who is happy with the situation from the very beginning.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Johnny ''Storm.''
* BigBrotherInstinct: Johnny may be younger than Sue, but he's still very protective of her and even sets a man's wheels on fire for [[MySisterIsOffLimits saying crude remarks about Sue.]]
** While searching for Ben on the crowded bridge in the first film, Johnny notices a young girl standing near a leaky gas tank. When it explodes, Johnny ''immediately'' shields her ''with his own body'' and tells her to stay put afterwards. And this was ''before'' he even knew he was impervious to flame.
* TheCasanova: A shameless playboy who flirts with girls constantly.
* CatchPhrase: "Flame On!" whenever he activates his powers. He also uses Ben's catchphrase ("It's clobbering time!") during his final fight with Doom.
* ChekhovsSkill: Johnny going "supernova" is forbidden by Reed on the grounds of being dangerous, but is later used at the end of the first movie to defeat Doom.
* ClothingDamage: Johnny's clothes tend to be incinerated whenever he [[WreathedInFlames activates his powers.]] In the first movie, he accidentally crashes into the snow after he sets himself on fire for the first time. In the next shot, he's shown completely naked and has to run back to the hotel wearing nothing but his date's pink parka.
** In the sequel, when the Silver Surfer crashes Reed and Sue's wedding, he complains about having to [[DoomedNewClothes ruin his tuxedo]] before flaming on and giving chase. He was wearing his uniform beneath the tux, though.
-->'''Johnny:''' ''(in a whining tone)'' But this is Dolce.
* FlyingFirepower: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin He discovers early on that his fire powers can be used to boost himself into the air.]]
* GlowingEyes: A heroic version of the trope. Johnny's eyes glow orange whenever he uses his powers.
* TheGadfly: He takes obvious pleasure in taking the piss out of Ben, and quite frequently at that.
-->Unfortunately, the doctors couldn't do anything to fix your ''face.''
* TheHedonist: If there's one thing Johnny clearly enjoys, it's having a good time--preferably with tons of girls nearby.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brash and mostly full of himself, but his heart is in the right place.
* LetsGetDangerous: In the second movie, he absorbs the powers of the rest of his teammates and curb-stomps a Silver Surfer-powered Doom.
* MrFanservice: The ClothingDamage aspect of his powers leaves him naked a lot in the first film, though he's only ever seen from [[ShouldersUpNudity waist up]] or [[HandOrObjectUnderwear covering himself]]. In the sequel, he gets a ShirtlessScene while wearing only a ModestyTowel.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: His flames can [[PowerOfTheSun reach the temperature of the sun]], and in the process risk dooming all of life on the planet due to the likelihood of him [[SetTheWorldOnFire causing Earth’s atmosphere to ignite.]] As a result, the team only lets him go "supernova" if the situation is dire enough and [[BarrierWarrior Sue is nearby to contain it.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Well, ''duh,'' he's the ''Human Torch.''
* RedIsHeroic: He tends to wear a lot of red clothing, especially in the first film.
* SadClown: In the second film, he lets on that he plays up his alpha male, “girl-of-the-week” personality, but it has left him hollow and yearning for genuine relationships, which he is forced to confront when looking at how well Alicia and Ben get along.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Ben, as Johnny constantly teases him and makes jokes at his expense.
* WreathedInFlames: His entire body becomes consumed with flames whenever he activates his powers.
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[[folder:Ben Grimm]]
!!Benjamin "Ben" Grimm / ComicBook/TheThing
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichaelChiklis
->'''Voiced By:''' Michael Chiklis (first game), Creator/FredTatasciore (bonus levels of first game), Joey Camen (second game)

A test pilot and Reed Richards' oldest friend. He faced the most exposure to the cosmic cloud, being trapped outside when the space station was engulfed, leaving him with the most profound mutation of any member of the team. He is a being of living rock, making him both extremely durable and extremely strong but, unlike the rest of the team, this comes at the cost of his natural appearance.

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* AdaptationalIntelligence: The film Ben Grimm (also known as The Thing) is a lot smarter than his comic book counterpart (though even in the comic book [[DependingOnTheWriter some writers]] have explained that Ben employs ObfuscatingStupidity). For example in ''Rise of the Silver Surfer'' he instantly deduces that a picture taken of ComicBook/SilverSurfer arriving in Earth's atmosphere isn't a comet because "the trail is wrong". This is quite apt considering that Ben, like the rest of the Four, is a trained astronaut.
* AlwaysNeedWhatYouGaveUp: His transformation into the Thing is reversed just in time for Victor to reveal his villainy and attack. In order to help the team, Ben [[HeroicSacrifice willingly gives up his normal appearance and regains his powers.]]
* BestFriend: He and Reed have been best friends for a long time.
* TheBigGuy: The group's literal muscle and go-to guy for physical combat.
* BlessedWithSuck: Unlike the rest of the team, his powers are permanent and he's stuck in his super-strong and durable but hideous rock monster form. In the first film, his main arc involves coming to terms with his new looks, but not before he voices just how jealous he is of the fact that his team mates get to keep their natural appearance.
* BlindAndTheBeast: He finds true love with the blind Alicia, who cares for him because of his personality and not his looks.
* BrainsAndBrawn: He and Reed have this dynamic, with [[TheBigGuy Ben]] acting as the Brawn.
* TheBrute: Gained SuperStrength along with his appearance, making brute physical strength his specialty.
* ButtMonkey: He has difficulty doing even the most mundane of tasks with his heavy, rock-like body, as he can't even lift up a cup or bowl properly, use a payphone, or ride an elevator.
* CatchPhrase: Like in the comics: "It's clobberin' time!", whenever [[PreAssKickingOneLiner he's about to kick ass]].
* DrivenToSuicide: Averted. He contemplates jumping off a bridge after he becomes The Thing and his fiancee leaves him. However, the opportunity to use his powers for good while rescuing civilians on the bridge changes his mind, even if it doesn't really lift his spirits.
* GeniusBruiser: One of the few versions where he is just as clever and savvy as you'd expect from a former test pilot and astronaut. In the sequel, he even recognizes--with ''one'' glance, to boot--that Hager's "comet" can't be a real comet since "the trail is all wrong."
* GentleGiant: Not as much as his comic book counterpart, seeing as Movie!Ben still has a lot of angst to sort through, but it's still there.
* MilitarySuperhero: A few throwaway lines mention him having served, but it's never clearly stated which branch (Marines in the comics).
* ShipperOnDeck: To Sue and Reed in the first film, constantly pushing the two to talk or setting up meetings between them.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Often trades barbs and insults with Johnny.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Ben's shirt is [[ClothingDamage shredded from his transformation]] and he spends most of his time shirtless as The Thing.
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!Antagonists


[[folder:Victor Von Doom]]
!!Victor Von Doom / ComicBook/DoctorDoom
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JulianMcMahon
->'''Voiced By:''' Julian [=McMahon=] (first game), Creator/JimMeskimen (bonus levels of first game), Creator/GideonEmery (second game)

A former MIT associate of Reed Richards from the country of Latveria and now the CEO of his own corporation, Von Doom Industries. After agreeing to finance Richards' voyage of discovery aboard his private space station to examine the cosmic cloud and being exposed to its effects, his body gains organic metal properties and can generate violent electromagnetic fields. During his first confrontation with the Fantastic Four he is [[spoiler:hypercooled by being rapidly heated by a firestorm created by Johnny then doused in water, encasing him in a shell of his own body]]. He is sent back to Latveria but [[spoiler:manages to free himself from his petrified state and returns to the United States, having had an encounter with the Silver Surfer. Initially appearing to help with the efforts to track and subdue the Surfer, he eventually reveals his true colors by stealing the Surfer's board and enhancing his electromagnetic powers with it. It takes the combined power of Johnny absorbing the other three members' powers to finally put an end to his reign of terror by forcibly separating him from the Surfer's board, although his ultimate fate is not known]].

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* AdaptationOriginConnection: He was with the rest of the Fantastic Four during the cosmic ray storm that empowers them, giving him powers of his own.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the comics, ComicBook/DoctorDoom is depicted as using PoweredArmor to fight the Fantastic Four. Here, he gains superpowers from the same accident that created them.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In the comics, Victor is the dictator of Latveria. Here, he's a wealthy businessman working in America. Although in the sequel, it's implied his family had greater influence in their country.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: He gets his powers in the same accident that empowered the Fantastic Four, with his body being transformed into metal and giving him [[ShockAndAwe lightning powers]]. In the comics, Doctor Doom has no innate powers but wears PoweredArmor and has vast knowledge in sorcery.
* AdaptationalWimp: Not nearly as powerful or grandiose as his comic book counterpart, who's often considered to be one of Marvel's most dangerous villains.
* AxCrazy: Becomes more and more unhinged as the first film progresses. Near the end, he just straight-up starts murdering random people on sight.
* BadassLongcoat: His Doom suit in the first film sports this along with the hood instead of the comics' cape.
* BigBad: He's the main antagonist in both films, though he [[BigBadEnsemble shares the spot with Galactus]] in ''Rise of the Silver Surfer''.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: He's largely referred to by his first name Victor, and rarely as "Doom".
-->'''Victor:''' ''(to Reed)'' After all, we're both doctors.
** That said, he ''does'' call himself Doom after he dons his suit and mask, though the team doesn't acknowledge it.
* CompositeCharacter: He's essentially just ComicBook/NormanOsborn with Doom's name and costume.[[note]] The first film's subplot of his company's board threatening to seize power from him, then Victor using his new powers to eliminate them, is practically ripped off from the first ''[[Film/SpiderMan1 Spider-Man]]''.[[/note]]
* CoolMask: His silver mask in the first movie is a gift from the people of Latveria, which he dons to hide his disfigured face after enhancing his powers. He ditches it in the second movie, but later dons a slightly more menacing version for the climax.
* CurbStompBattle: Is at the hand of ''two'' of these in the second movie. First, when he tries to fight the Silver Surfer alone, he is defeated in a single blast; second, during the final battle, Johnny with AllYourPowersCombined easily beats Doom, who never even gets a single shot off.
* TheDragon: Inadvertently becomes one to Galactus by keeping the board away from the Fantastic Four during the climax.
* EnemyMine: Teams up with the Fantastic Four in the sequel to take down the Silver Surfer. Naturally, he betrays them in the end.
* EvilCounterpart: To the three male leads.
** Like Reed, both men are interested in Susan.
** Doom's mutation disfigures him, but gives him an indestructible body like Ben.
** Like Johnny, he gets elemental powers.
* AGodAmI: He already thought highly of himself, but his ego grows immensely once he obtains his powers.
* GreenEyedMonster: Not only is he literally green-eyed, but he deeply resents Reed for being smarter than him, and later for "stealing" Sue.
* IfICantHaveYou: After seeing Reed and Sue rekindling their relationship, he has no problems killing her along with the rest of the team. More so when Sue fights back.
* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: The suit he wears at the end of the first film is fairly accurate to the source material, but with a leather BadassLongcoat in a darker shade of green than the comics' cape. The suit from the second movie goes full black with silver armor.
* NighInvulnerability: He's actually very difficult to kill thanks to his mutated organic metal body. At best he can be petrified, but actually killing him would take something more (Susan suggests she has the power to do so by ''exploding him from the inside'' with an expanding force field).
* PsychoElectro: Victor becomes much more psychotic once he gains his electric powers.
* TheRival: With Reed, being eager to shove his financial success in Reed's face. In fact, the only reason he's dating Susan is to rub it in Reed's face.
* SoftSpokenSadist: After he gains his powers, his attitude becomes much more sadistic, but with a smooth, soft-spoken sinister edge. Best seen when he tortures Reed after freezing him.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Doom falls into the ocean near the end of the sequel and is never seen again. Did he drown? Did he make it back to shore? We don't know. Another sequel would have likely answered that question (Julian [=McMahon=] accepted a three-film deal at the time).
* WrongGuyFirst: Sue is dating him at the beginning of the duology.
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[[folder:Silver Surfer]]
!!Norrin Radd / ComicBook/SilverSurfer
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DougJones
->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/LaurenceFishburne (English/Film), Creator/BrianBloom (English/second game)

An alien who visits several planets on behalf of the galactic maelstrom known as "Galactus" on his silver surfboard-like object. After his arrival, seven days later, the planet is consumed by Galactus. He [[spoiler:is enslaved to Galactus in exchange for his people's safety and must serve as his herald]].

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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, his powers are his own; his board is just what he uses to get around. In the film, being deprived of his board depowers him.
* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ilv'''er''' '''S'''urf'''er'''.
* AntiVillain: The only reason he's working for Galactus is so Galactus doesn't destroy his own planet. The Surfer even saves Sue from friendly fire because she reminds him of a woman he loves.
* BadassBaritone: He boasts the deep voice of Creator/LaurenceFishburne and is an extremely powerful and dangerous opponent.
* ChromeChampion: A cosmically powered man completely covered in shining silver skin.
* TheDragon: Serves as a reluctant one to Galactus, being a herald to the planets he consumes.
* TheFatalist: Has become one as a result of his enslaved position to Galactus being forced to find occupied planets full of living organisms for the cosmic entity to literally consume. Sue eventually is able to convince him that he always had the choice to rebel against Galactus.
* FaustianRebellion: The Silver Surfer somehow has enough power to defeat Galactus with a HeroicSacrifice, even though Galactus gave him his power.
* HeroicSacrifice: He defeats Galactus by flying straight into its core and discharging all the power contained in his board to implode the world-eating storm, not only destroying the maelstrom but also freeing himself from enslavement as Galactus's herald. And TheStinger reveals [[RedemptionEarnsLife he didn't even die]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Even more so than the Fantastic Four themselves. Due to his creating environmental problems and {{EMP}} pulses from his surfing across the Earth, the military despises him and forces the Fantastic Four to capture him. Even Ben (Thing) expresses support for General Hager's contemptuous treatment of the Surfer, but reluctantly has to break him out of captivity when Surfer agrees to help the Four avert Galactus's path to Earth.
* {{Intangibility}}: Can do this due to his manipulation of molecules. During his introductory chase sequence, he phases through buildings, cars, Johnny, and even his own board. He can even do it to Sue's force fields.
* WeddingSmashers: Accidentally becomes this, showing up right during Susan and Reed's wedding.
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[[folder:Galactus]]
!!ComicBook/{{Galactus}} / Gah Lak Tus
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Galactus is a mysterious alien being that wandered through space and consumes the energy of life-bearing planets in order to survive.

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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Galactus in the comics has a humanoid appearance wearing purple and blue armor but in ''Rise of the Silver Surfer'', he has no humanlike qualities and is only seen as a black cloud. Hints of his signature helmet do however show up as a shadow on Saturn before Galactus eats it and as a fiery storm in the Earth's atmosphere when Silver Surfer confronts him directly.
* BigBadEnsemble: Shares the spot of main antagonist with Doctor Doom in ''Rise of the Silver Surfer''. With Galactus being the GreaterScopeVillain as the ultimate threat to the planet and Doom being TheHeavy.
* EldritchAbomination: He's a gigantic nebulous cloud of destruction in this adaptation.
* PlanetEater: He preserves the balance of life by eating planets, just as a lion does by eating zebras.
* TheVoiceless: Galactus has no voice in the film.
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!Supporting Characters

[[folder:Alicia Masters]]
!!Alicia Masters
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/KerryWashington
->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CreeSummer (first video game)

Alicia Masters is a blind artist and the girlfriend of Ben Grimm after the space incident.

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* BlindAndTheBeast: With Ben after they become a couple. She does soon touch his face and learns the truth, but still doesn't care about his appearance.
* DecompositeCharacter: Her role in bonding with Silver Surfer in the comics was given to Susan in the film.
* LoveInterest: For Ben in both movies, after he's dumped by Debbie.
* NiceGirl: Easily the nicest character in both movies. She's even nice to Johnny when he's being an ass to Ben.
* RaceLift: Alicia Masters was white in the comic books, and is played by a black actress in the films.
* SecondLove: For Ben, with Debbie being the first.
* TwoferTokenMinority: She's black and blind.
* VoiceOfReason: She's this to Ben when he was feeling down about his appearance. In the sequel, she tells him and Johnny that it's Reed and Sue's decision if they wish to live a normal life.
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[[folder:General Hager]]
!!Hager
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AndreBraugher
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General T. Hager is a high ranking officer in the United States Army and a fellow college student of Reed. He's in charge of the government's efforts to deal with the Silver Surfer.

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* AnalogyBackfire: When trying to strongarm Reed, he starts using football metaphors, claiming that he's the quarterback.
-->'''Hager''': But I guess you never played football in high school, did you, Richards?\\
'''Reed''': No, you're right, I didn't. I stayed inside and studied, like a good little nerd. And fifteen years later, I'm one of the greatest minds of the 21st century, I'm engaged to the hottest girl on the planet, and the big jock who played quarterback in high school? Well, he's standing right in front of me asking me for my help. And I say he's not gonna get a damn thing, unless he does exactly what I tell him, and starts treating my friends and me, with some respect.\\
''({{beat}})''\\
'''Hager''': ''(to his men)'' Give him what he wants.
* AssholeVictim: Was an enemy to the Fantastic Four (especially Reed), and their reaction to his death at the hands of Victor is not one of pity for him but one of horror that Victor has regained back all his powers.
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: A black and bald military general that serves as the obstructing authority figure for the film.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Victor uses his increased powers to shatter Hager like glass.
* DrillSergeantNasty: He's all brawn and no brains. He serves as a jab at [[ScientistVsSoldier science and militarism clashing]], with him representing militarism and Reed being science.
* {{Expy}}: He was originally supposed to be ComicBook/NickFury, but this had to be changed at the last minute due to [[ExiledFromContinuity rights issues]] at the time, with ([[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox]] owning the film rights to the ''FF'', while [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] had the rights to Fury). It's especially obvious since one of Hager's conversations with Mr. Fantastic is taken almost word-for-word from a conversation between Mr. Fantastic and Nick Fury in ''[[ComicBook/UltimateGalactusTrilogy Ultimate Extinction]]''.
* FantasticRacism: He called the Four "freaks".
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Decides to put his trust on ''Doom'' of all people. He pays for it with his life.
* JerkJock: Was one back in college, but even years later he still has a typical Jock vs Nerd rivalry with Reed and still uses football metaphors.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He calls the team out for their petty quarrels interfering with the mission.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: He's killed when Doom uses the Silver Surfer's board to enhance his powers, allowing him to petrify and shatter the general.
* OnlyOneName: "Hager" is the only name given to him. Though he has an initial "T.", which would be his first name.
* TheResenter: Early in his career, he was charged with overseeing a missile defense system, but the project was terminated when Reed advised the military against the project. Hager seems to resent him for it even years later.
* ScientistVsSoldier: Hager berates Reed for not being at his beck and call to design something to catch the Surfer, Reed lets Hager know when he's making destructively stupid decisions.
* TheStoic: He is usually stoic, humorless man.
* TooDumbToLive: The General repeatedly trusts Victor over Reed, even giving him access to study the Surfer's board. Likely due to their mutual dislike of Richards. He even has the audacity to appear surprised when Victor inevitably screws everyone over and steals the board for himself.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Doom kills Hager once he gets what he wanted from him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Captain Frankie Raye]]
!!Frankie Raye
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BeauGarrett
%%->'''Voiced By:'''

Frankie Raye is a captain for the United States Army and part of General Hager's team assembled to deal with the Silver Surfer.

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%%* ActionGirl
* AdaptationDyeJob: Frankie Raye is a FieryRedhead in the comics, but is a blonde in the movie.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's cold and dismissive of Johnny at first, but seems to warm up to him by the end of the movie.
* IgnoreTheFanservice: She pointedly ignores Johnny flirting with her while wearing only a ModestyTowel.
* LoveInterest: For Johnny in ''Rise of the Silver Surfer''.
* NotHisSled: In the comics, Frankie Raye is Nova, one of the heralds of Galactus. But she remains as a normal human throughout the movie and has no connection to him.
* NumberTwo: She serves as General Hager's right-hand woman. With his death, she may have been promoted his position.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Leonard Kirk]]
!!Leonard Kirk
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/HamishLinklater
%%->'''Voiced By:'''

Leonard is Victor's assistant in Von Doom Industries.

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* NumberTwo: He's Victor's loyal right-hand man in Von Doom Industries, though he doesn't play a part in Victor's actions once he becomes Doctor Doom.
* SharpDressedMan: Is always seen wearing a suit and he has the suave manner to go with it.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He sends Doom's frozen body to Latveria at of end of the first movie, causing him to be freed in the sequel and almost dooming the world in the process.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ned Cecil]]
!!Ned Cecil
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You can always go back to Latveria. Maybe that's where you belong. TheOldCountry."'']]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichaelKopsa
%%->'''Voiced By:'''

Ned Cecil was a New York investment banker that provides funding for Victor's company.

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* AssholeVictim: He wasn't exactly a nice guy to begin with.
* {{Expy}}: To Henry Balkan from ''Film/SpiderMan1'', who also gives the BigBad a hard-time which pushed him to villainy.
* FantasticRacism: He called the Four "freaks".
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Victor, presumably even before the cosmic storm incident since Victor believes he's enjoying seeing Victor losing money. He has no respect to Victor's Latverian heritage, and often refers to it as "TheOldCountry".
* MajorityShareDictator: He led the other stockholders in withdrawing their money from Von Doom Industries after the space mission failed.
* NoSympathy: Ignores Victor's plea about how much he worked to built his company.
* NothingPersonal: Tells this to Victor after he pulls out all the money from his company. It doesn't help him.
* {{Revenge}}: He's murdered by Victor in a ParkingGarage as revenge for ruining his company.
* SmugSnake
* TorsoWithAView: Victor kills him by blowing a hole through his chest with his new powers.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Debbie [=McIlvane=]]]
!!Debbie [=McIlvane=]
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/LaurieHolden

Ben's fiancee before the space incident, who dumps him after he becomes The Thing.

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* CanonForeigner: She originated from the first film.
* FreakOut: Has a horrified reaction when she sees Ben as The Thing for the first time.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While cruel and insensitive, her dumping of Ben after his traumatic transformation is understandable, something Ben himself ultimately accepts.
* LingerieScene: Introduced wearing her nighties. [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl In the middle of a street]].
* ReturningTheWeddingRing: After the bridge scene, she shows up to Ben and takes off her engagement ring, leaving it on the blacktop before walking off.
* RomanticFalseLead: She was engaged to Ben at the beginning of the duology before she dumps him and he eventually moves on with Alicia.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: We don't know anything about her and she is never heard of again after she dumps Ben. This was completely intentional though, to make way for Alicia.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Has no qualms walking in her {{lingerie|Scene}} in the middle of the street during the dead of night.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nurse Kelly]]
!!Kelly
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MariaMenounos
%%->'''Voiced By:'''

The nurse assigned to the Fantastic Four after the space accident.

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* EatingTheEyeCandy: She appreciates the view of a naked Johnny in an impromptu jacuzzi after he [[ClothingDamage manifests his powers for the first time.]]
* HospitalHottie: She's a very attractive nurse, as Johnny immediately notices and starts flirting with her.
* NoNameGiven: She's even credited as "[[FanserviceExtra Sexy Nurse]]", but she has name tagged in her uniform.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Turns out to rival's Johnny love for sports and adrenaline when they go skiing, even challenging him for a race, much to his surprise and joy.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Looked like she was going to be Johnny's LoveInterest in the first movie, but then she disappears after two scenes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Willie Lumpkin]]
!!Willie Lumpkin
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/StanLee

Willie is the mailman of the Baxter Building where the Fantastic Four live.

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* CreatorCameo: Notably, Willie Lumpkin is the only time that Stan Lee has cameoed as an actual Marvel Comics character.[[note]]Unless you count ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'', where he presumably plays the (blind) old man young Matt saved from the oncoming truck in the comics.[[/note]]
* GenericGuy: Simply only gives Reed his mail and announcing "Here's your mail" before walking out.
[[/folder]]

!Game-Only Characters
Characters who showed up in the [[VideoGame/FantasticFour2005 video]] [[VideoGame/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer games]] based on the films.

[[folder:Mole Man]]
->'''Voiced By:''' Barry Dennen

Harvey Elder is the leader of the Moloids.

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* FatBastard
* MoleMen: He's the leader of the Moloids.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Puppet Master]]
->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JamesCMathisIII

Phillip Masters is the stepfather of Alicia Masters.

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* AscendedExtra: He was only mentioned in a deleted scene of the first film. He's a villain in the first game.
* OverprotectiveDad: He brought the things (mummies, dinosaurs) to life to protect her stepdaughter from the Fantastic Four.
* VillainExitStageLeft: The Puppet Master, after the team defeated the things he brought to life at the museum.
-->'''Puppet Master:''' [[WeWillMeetAgain Next time, fantastic fools, the Puppet Master will not fail.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nick Fury]]
->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AndreWare

Nick Fury is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D..

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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy
* EyepatchOfPower
[[/folder]]

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* FamousLastWords: "You can always go back to... Latveria. Maybe that’s where you belong. TheOldCountry."

* TheDragon: Serves as one to Galactus, being a herald to the planets he consumes.

* HeroicSacrifice: He defeats Galactus by flying straight into its core and discharging all the power contained in his board to implode the world-eating storm, not only destroying the maelstrom but also freeing himself from enslavement as Galactus's herald. And TheStinger reveals he didn't even die.

* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Galactus in the comics has a humanoid appearance wearing purple and blue armor but in ''Rise of the Silver Surfer'', he has no humanlike qualities and is only seen as a black cloud. Hints of his signature helmet do however show up as a shadow on Saturn before Galactus ate it and as a fiery storm in the Earth's atmosphere when Silver Surfer confronted him directly.

* AdaptationalJobChange: In the comics, Victor is the dictator of Latveria. Here, he's a wealthy businessman. Although in the sequel, it's implied his family had greater influence in their country.

* AxCrazy: Becomes more and more unhinged as the film progresses. Near the end of the movie, he just straight-up starts murdering random people on sight.

* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: He's largely referred by his first name Victor, and rarely as "Doom".

* CompositeCharacter: He's essentially just ComicBook/NormanOsborn with Doom's name and costume [[note]] The first film's subplot of his company's board threatening to seize power from him then Victor using his new powers to eliminate them is practically ripped-off from the first ''[[Film/SpiderMan1 Spider-Man]]'' [[/note]] .
* CurbStompBattle: Is at the hand of ''two'' of these the second movie. First when he tries to fight the Silver Surfer alone and is defeated in a single blast, and later during the final battle when fighting Johnny with AllYourPowersCombined easily beats Doom, who never even gets a single shot off.

** Like Reed both men are interested in Susan.
** Doom's mutation disfigures him, but gives him a indestructible body like Ben.
** Like Johnny he gets elemental powers.

* GreenEyedMonster: Deeply resents Reed for being smarter than him. And for "stealing" Sue.
* IfICantHaveYou: Seeing Reed and Sue rekindling their relationship, he has no problems killing her along with the rest of the team. More so when Sue attacks back.
* NighInvulnerability: He's actually very difficult to kill thanks to his mutated organic metal body. At best he can be petrified but actually killing him would take something more (Susan suggests she has the power to do so by ''exploding him from the inside'' with an expanding force field).

* TheRival: With Reed, being eager to shove his financial success in Reed's face. In fact, the only reason he's dating Susan is to rub it on Reed's face.
* SoftSpokenSadist: After he gains his powers his attitude becomes much more sadistic, but with a smooth, softspoken sinister edge. Best seen when he tortures Reed after freezing him.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Dr. Doom falls into the ocean near the end of the sequel, and is never seen again. Did he drown? Did he make it back to shore? We don't know. Another sequel would have likely answered that question (Julian [=McMahon=] accepted a three-film deal at the time).

* NumberTwo: She serves as General Hager's right-hand woman.

* {{Expy}}: To Henry Balkan from ''Film/SpiderMan1'', who also gives the BigBad a hard-time which prove him to villainy.

-->"You don't get it, and you never will."

* GreenEyedMonster: Deeply resents Reed for being smarter than him.

General Hager is a high ranking officer in the United States Army and a fellow college student of Reed. He's in charge of the government's efforts to deal with the Silver Surfer.

* {{Jerkass}}: He has no respect to Victor's Latverian heritage, and often refers to it as "TheOldCountry".