History Characters / GoldenEye

* SoreLoser: She really doesn't like being beaten by Bond, either in combat, cards of car racing.

* DisproportionateRetribution: In the words of Bond himself, 006's EvilPlan consists of "a worldwide financial meltdown, and all so he can settle a grudge with the British Government fifty years on."

* EvilCounterpart: To Bond, of course, and probably the most out of anyone in the series. Alec's character is the most similar to Bond, being a former 00 agent and matches him in physique, skill and spycraft. Out of all the villains in the series he's one of the few BigBads to match James Bond blow-for-blow, as shown in their brutal close quarters fight atop the dish array. Unlike James however, his loyalty is only to himself; meanwhile Bond stays completely loyal to the British government. While both Bond and Trevelyan kill in cold blood, Bond usually kills only when necessary, while Alec is a straight up villain and will kill whomever he pleases. Sean Bean works so well because he's almost as perfect as James Bond as he is as James Bond's enemy. Along with Creator/PierceBrosnan, Bean was in fact one of the actors initially considered to replace Creator/RogerMoore before Creator/TimothyDalton took the role.

* EvilIsPetty: He's willing to cause the collapse of Western civilization to settle a score with the British government (even though the individuals who actually indirectly wronged him are all likely retired or dead) and make himself rich. He is also genuinely pissed off that Bond is trying to stop him and for giving him the scars even though [[MoralMyopia he keeps trying to kill Bond himself]] (and he kills tons of other people as well) ''and'' it was [[NeverMyFault his fault for being a dangerous criminal in the first place!]]

* FauxAffablyEvil: After outing himself as the true villain, Trevelyan's HiddenDisdainReveal of Bond is laced with derision. Near the end, he even tries to kill Bond.

* FreudianExcuse: He despises England for the betrayal of the Lienz Cossacks, who were instead repatriated to Stalin, who had most of them executed. While Alec's parents survived, the [[SurvivorsGuilt trauma]] of surviving Stalin's death squads [[DrivenToSuicide drove them to suicide]]. [=MI6=] was aware that the events took place in Alec's youth and thought that he'll eventually forget about it, they were unaware of the raw anger the man harbored against Britain.

* {{Catchphrase}}: '''"I AM INVINCIBLE!"''' ...which [[TemptingFate leads immediately]] to his death the final time he says it, after he survives the destruction of Trevelyan's base, only to be frozen solid by bursting liquid nitrogen tanks.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Downplayed in terms of his cyberwarfare. Physically he's a corrupt slimeball and pervert who can't manage in combat. Psychologically, he's a condescending, better-than-thou egotist. But he is every bit the brilliant computer whiz he thinks he is.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He's ecstatic to reunite with Natalya in Cuba and seems genuinely ignorant of the fact that his multiple betrayals have soured her opinion of him.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even before the reveal that he is EvilAllAlong, Severnaya's staff are clearly fed up with his douchebaggery (although Natalya, if no one else, takes some droll amusement in his antics). He's not much more popular in Janus; Trevelyan visibly smiles when Natalya beats the shit out of him and generally has little issue with threatening him and bossing him around.

* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Considering the bad guys won't hesitate to kill him, and almost did in the first place, he might as well help them succeed in their plans if he at least gets to live.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Initially seems like just the workplace douchebag at Severnaya, but turns out to be a truly nasty little prick working for Janus all along.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He's a crackpot NonActionGuy who pales in comparison to the accomplished killers that make up the rest of Janus, but he's the one in direct control of the civilization-shattering Goldeneye Satellite and the climax shows exactly why he was the one chosen. [[spoiler: In spite of operating under profound stress and under a time shortage, he overcomes Natalya's reprogramming and is only stopped by Bond literally destroying the machinery in the satellite.]]

* SoreLoser: Realizing that a "second-level programmer" like Natalya changed the [=GoldenEye=] access codes so it'll blow up in space, this InsufferableGenius explodes in anger. When he DOES break the code, he even angrily shakes the computer monitor when Bond manually sabotages the antenna so he won't be able to reprogram [=GoldenEye=].

* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:She's only a second-level programmer that worked on the guidance system, and that is ''exactly'' what she sabotages. While she can't remote-command the second [=GoldenEye=] satellite to self-destruct or to cancel the countdown, she does command it to de-orbit and burn up in re-entry. And since Goldeneye is the world-endangering threat, her actions are crucial to buying enough time to stop it.]]

** Likewise, he also has a personal grudge against Bond over his facial disfigurement, as Bond shortened the timer on the bombs they set and therefore didn't give Alec enough time to escape the blast unscathed. This despite the fact that Bond believed they were about to be taken prisoner, and as he then watched what he thought was his friend being executed, had every reason to believe that Alec was already dead.

* InsaneTrollLogic: A little, since he blames James for his scarred up face because he shortened the timer on the bombs they had set together. Alec had already sold James out to the Russians by that point, and James ''barely'' escaped with his life, but all Alec can think about is what James ''accidentally'' did to ''[[ItsAllAboutMe him.]]''

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even before the reveal that he is EvilAllAlong, Natalya and her work friend at Severnaya are pretty fed up with his douchebaggery. He's not much more popular in Janus; Trevelyan visibly smiles when Natalya beats the shit out of him and generally has little issue with threatening him and bossing him around.

* InsecureProtagonistArrogantAntagonist: He verbally belittles and deconstructs Bond by mocking his abilities, asking whether he has qualms killing people, his weakness for women, and whether he can [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell accept the post-Cold War reality]]. This becomes a major focus point in later Bond films, questioning the relevance of field spies like 007.

* ShadowArchetype: [[EvilCounterpart Despite sharing many of 007's qualities]], Trevelyan represents a Bond who clung to old scores and never moved on. 006 even points this out several times by [[FlawExploitation mocking]] Bond's womanizing nature and preference to duty over his friends. Having long sunk into bitterness, Alec's personality shows the dangers of being stuck with grudges, as he hates England for their long past transgressions.

-->We're both orphans, James. But where your parents had the luxury of dying in a climbing accident, mine survived the British betrayal and Stalin's execution squads... but my father couldn't let himself or my mother live with the shame of it. [=MI6=] figured I was too young to remember... and in one of life's little ironies, the son went to work for the government whose betrayal caused the father to kill himself and his wife.

** Earlier on when Alec first reveals himself, he makes a point to James that he is an expendable asset to a government that doesn't particularly appreciate him, and to a society that doesn't particularly understand him. James dealing with this reality will become a major theme in later Bond films.
** He even (correctly) thinks that Bond womanizes to mask the grief of losing the only woman he truly loved (Tracy di Vicenzo).

* ForcefulKiss: Onatopp assaults Bond with several of these; an initial one in the sauna ends in her biting Bond's lip hard enough to draw blood before she's shoved into a wall; the second is one she plants on Bond after he runs the pair of them into a another wall trying to free himself from her [[MurderousThighs grasp]], in this instance grasping his face and outright throwing an arm around him to lock him in, refusing to let go despite him bucking against her. She later delivers a long lick up a disoriented Bond's face after declaring her intent in the Cuban jungles.

* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Dark to Natalya's Light. Not only is she sheer evil, but she's outright ''sexual'' evil, and gets off on AnythingThatMoves by shooting it until it ''can't'' move any longer.

* BeyondRedemption: When Trevelyan outs himself as Janus, Bond's reaction changes to shock and he tries reasoning with him. Trevelyan even laces his BreakingSpeech to 007 with derision, mocking his outdated loyalties to England and whether he has any qualms killing people. Having realized the monster his friend has become, Bond [[TranquilFury pays]] Trevelyan's treachery by ''deliberately'' dumping him down to his death, but not before making it clear ItsPersonal.

* ClassicVillain: Alec is motivated by Greed and Wrath, as he plans to steal from the Bank of England by using the titular KillSat and plunge the world economy into chaos in revenge for the British government betraying his people, who were Lienz Cossacks sent back to Stalin. He also [[TheResenter envies]] Bond for having the luxury of losing his parents to natural causes, while Trevelyan's own parents killed themselves out of survivor's guilt.

* {{Jerkass}}: Given how 006 turned out to be, it's safe to say he's one. Besides mocking 007's tendency to lose allies and clinging on to outdated values, Trevelyan even exploits his FatalFlaw for women and makes a very harsh jab about 007's deceased wife Teresa.

* SacrificialLamb: Subverted. He's introduced as an ally of James who is killed off during the opening scene. Then ut turns out he's actually the BigBad.

-->'''Trevelyan''': Oh ''please'' James, spare me the Freud! I might as well ask if all those vodka martinis silenced the screams of all the men you've killed... [[TheCasanova or if you find solace in the arms of those willing women]], [[CartwrightCurse for all the dead ones you failed to protect.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Averted. He knows that 007 will [[WeCanRuleTogether refuse to join his scheme]] and [[JustFollowingOrders prioritize the mission]] over his friends.

* EvilCounterpart: To Bond, of course, and probably the most out of anyone in the series. Alec's character is the most similar to Bond, being a former 00 agent and matches him in physique, skill and spycraft. Out of all the villains in the series he's one of the few villains to match James Bond blow-for-blow (excluding Dragons), as shown in their brutal close quarters fight atop the dish array. Unlike James however, his loyalty is only to himself; meanwhile Bond stays completely loyal to the British government. While both Bond and Trevelyan kill in cold blood, Bond usually kills only when necessary, while Alec is a straight up villain and will kill whomever he pleases. Sean Bean works so well because he's almost as perfect as James Bond as he is as James Bond's enemy. Along with Creator/PierceBrosnan, Bean was in fact one of the actors initially considered to replace Creator/RogerMoore before Creator/TimothyDalton took the role.

* EvilCounterpart: To Bond, of course, and probably the most out of anyone in the series. Alec's character is the most similar to Bond, being a former 00 agent and matches him in physique, skill and spycraft. Out of all the villains in the series he's one of the few villains to match James Bond blow-for-blow, as shown in their brutal close quarters fight atop the dish array. Unlike James however, his loyalty is only to himself; meanwhile Bond stays completely loyal to the British government. While both Bond and Trevelyan kill in cold blood, Bond usually kills only when necessary, while Alec is a straight up villain and will kill whomever he pleases. Sean Bean works so well because he's almost as perfect as James Bond as he is as James Bond's enemy. Along with Creator/PierceBrosnan, Bean was in fact one of the actors initially considered to replace Creator/RogerMoore before Creator/TimothyDalton took the role.

* EvilCounterpart: To Bond, of course, and probably the most out of anyone in the series. Alec's character is the most similar to Bond and matches him in physique, skill and spycraft. Out of all the villains in the series he's one of the few villains to match James Bond blow-for-blow, as shown in their brutal close quarters fight atop the dish array. Unlike James however, his loyalty is only to himself; meanwhile Bond stays completely loyal to the British government. While both Bond and Trevelyan kill in cold blood, Bond usually kills only when necessary, while Alec is a straight up villain and will kill whomever he pleases. Sean Bean works so well because he's almost as perfect as James Bond as he is as James Bond's enemy. Along with Creator/PierceBrosnan, Bean was in fact one of the actors initially considered to replace Creator/RogerMoore before Creator/TimothyDalton took the role.

* EvilCounterpart: To Bond, of course, and probably the most out of anyone in the series. Alec's character is the most similar to Bond and matches him in physique, skill and spycraft. Out of all the villains in the series he's one of the few villains to match James Bond, as shown in their brutal close quarters fight atop the dish array. Sean Bean works so well because he's almost as perfect as James Bond as he is as James Bond's enemy. Along with Creator/PierceBrosnan, Bean was in fact one of the actors initially considered to replace Creator/RogerMoore before Creator/TimothyDalton took the role.

* EvilCounterpart: To Bond, of course. Sean Bean works so well because he's almost as perfect as James Bond as he is as James Bond's enemy. Along with Creator/PierceBrosnan, Bean was in fact one of the actors initially considered to replace Creator/RogerMoore before Creator/TimothyDalton took the role.

* NeverMyFault: He blames Bond for scarring his face, because Bond set the bombs planted in the chemical factory for three minutes instead of six. He omits the important detail that by the time Bond did that, he had faked his death, which is what made Bond shorten the timer. It's implied he thought that Bond would keep the timer the same no matter what apparently happened, and that in his perspective, cutting the timer in half [[DisappointedInYou had confirmed his suspicions that Bond cares more about getting the job done]].

* ChekhovsSkill: The profile Moneypenny pulls up reveals that she's a former SAF fighter pilot. Her ability to navigate a helicopter cockpit soon becomes important.

* [[Characters/JamesBondRecurringCharacters Charles Robinson]]

* LeaveNoWitnesses: She and Ourumov massacre the staff of the Bunker to ensure none of them could accuse the former of stealing the second eponymous satellite. The exceptions are Boris Grishenko, intentionally spared and offered a new job with Janus; and Natalya, who knew how to survive it.

* BadLiar: She tells Bond that she's never been to Severnaya, let alone knows anything about the incident. Bond doesn't believe her for a minute, his hunch confirmed when he looks at her watch, which is frozen as a result of the blast.

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: She was a thoroughly unremarkable (if pretty) computer programmer at a Russian military installation until [[TheGeneralissimo Ourumov]] and [[PsychoForHire Xenia]] conduct their lethal "drill" at Severnaya, and it forges her into what she is.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Her voice is quite deep, and her hacking skills end up saving the world.

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: A meta case. [[spoiler:While she couldn't remote-command the second [=GoldenEye=] satellite to self-destruct or to cancel the countdown, she did command it to de-orbit and burn up in re-entry. She's only a second-level programmer that worked on the guidance system, and that is ''exactly'' what she sabotaged. And since Goldeneye was the world-endangering threat, her action was crucial to buying enough time to stop it.]]

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: She's violently pulled against a tree as her helicopter goes down and is crushed, screaming in agony all the while. Given her behavior up to that point, it's hard to say she didn't deserve it.
** Although in light of her enjoyment of Bond throwing her around in the spa, it's also possible she was ''enjoying'' her own death.

* SweetPollyOliver: Briefly poses as [[KillAndReplace a male pilot she's assassinated]] to steal the Eurocopter Tiger. Fortunately for her, the [[StatuesqueStunner above trope]] is in effect and the onlooking crowd is a ways off.

* ArtisticLicenceMilitary: A few relatively subtle examples. The branch of the armed forces of the Russian Federation Ourumov is the nominal head is probably the Missile and Space Defence Troops (''Войска ракетно-космической обороны''), or PKO, formed by a merger of more clandestine services of the Soviet Military Air Forces inherited by Independent Russia--as such, all of its heads wore air force uniforms (unlike Ourumov, who very clearly wears army uniforms). More obviously, Ourumov is a proper colonel in 1986, but after the demotion from his failure at the hands of Bond and return to service ("rehabilitation" by no less than Mikhail Gorbachev), is a colonel general ("three-star general" in American parlance)--effectively a three-rank promotion, something you wouldn't see even for a successful career officer in less than a decade, much less a formerly disgraced one. Publicity photos show him wearing a lieutenant general's uniform (with two stars on his rank insignia), suggesting this is a wardrobe issue as much as anything.
** Also can be somewhat justified: the end of the Soviet Union saw a massive amount of chaos as political purges and infighting led to forced retirements for people like the supporters of the hardline coup in 1991, and to staff from the outlying Soviet Republics going their own way. Ourumov's promotion track would still be atypical but it is quite possible for a government that desperately needs someone who is Russian, Competent, and (seemingly) Loyal.

* AwesomeEgo: Downplayed evil example. Boris mostly comes across as a pervy, slimy co-worker who doubled down to evil by betraying his co-workers to work for a terrorist to destroy the global economy. What tends to be ignored is that he is EXACTLY as much of a computer genius as he thinks he is, it's underestimating others that causes him problems. [[spoiler: And even then, he was correct that he could break Natalya's codes even when interrupted by a massive explosion. Were it not for outside interference, he would have won.]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even before the reveal that he was EvilAllAlong, Natalya and her work friend at Severnaya were pretty fed up with his douchebaggery.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He's a crackpot NonActionGuy who pales in comparison to the accomplished killers that make up the rest of the Rogue's Gallery, but he's the one in direct control of the civilization-shattering Goldeneye Satellite and the climax shows exactly why he was the one chosen. [[spoiler: In spite of operating under profound stress and under a time shortage, he overcomes Natalya's reprogramming and is only stopped by Bond literally destroying the machinery in the satellite.]]

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: She was a thoroughly unremarkable (if pretty) computer programmer at a Russian military installation until [[TheGeneralissimo Ourumov]] and [[PsychoForHire Xenia]] conduct their [[[KillEmAll lethal "drill"]] at Severnaya, and it forges her into what she is.

'''Natalya''': This is ''not'' one of your games, [[ManChild Boris]]. [[InferredHolocaust Real people will die,]] you pathetic little worm!

-->'''Trevelyan''': [[ProperlyParanoid She was in the mainframe, check the computer!]]
-->'''Boris''': She's a moron, a second level programmer! ''[mocking]'' She works on the guidance system, she doesn't even have access to the firing codes.

* BeyondRedemption: When Trevelyan outs himself as Janus, Bond's reaction changed to shock and tried reasoning with him. Trevelyan even laces his BreakingSpeech to 007 with derision, mocking his outdated loyalties to England and whether he has any qualms killing people. Having realized the monster his friend has become, Bond [[TranquilFury pays]] Trevelyan's treachery by ''deliberately'' dumping him down to his death, but not before making it clear ItsPersonal.

--> '''Alec''': For England, James?
--> '''Bond''': No. [[ItsPersonal For me.]]
-->''*Bond drops him off a giant satellite dish*''

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Our first glimpse of him is when he is concealed in the shadows, pointing a gun at Bond's head and shouting at him in Russian.

-->'''Bond:''' [[LampshadeHanging Am I supposed to feel sorry for you?]]
-->'''Trevelyan:''' No, you were supposed to die for me. ''({{Beat}})'' And, by the way, I did think about asking you to join my little scheme but somehow I knew, 007's loyalty was always to the mission, never to his friend.

* RogueAgent: Former British Intelligence, Agent 006.

* ShadowArchetype: [[EvilCounterpart Despite sharing many of 007's qualities]], Trevelyan represents a Bond who clung to old scores and never moved on. 006 even points this out several times by [[FlawExploitation mocking]] Bond's womanizing nature and preference to duty over his friends. Having long sunk into bitterness, Alec's personality shows the dangers of being stuck with grudges, as he hates England for their (perceived) past transgressions.

* WeCanRuleTogether: In addition to mocking Bond's womanizing nature and loyalty to England, Trevelyan even stated that he thought of adding 007 to his scheme but did not, aware that Bond would prioritize the mission over friendship.

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: A meta case. [[spoiler:While she couldn't remote-command the second [=GoldenEye=] satellite to self-destruct or to cancel the countdown, she did command it to de-orbit and burn up in re-entry. She's only a second-level programmer that worked on the guidance system, and that is ''exactly'' what she sabotaged. And since Goldeneye was the world-endangering threat, her action was the one that saved the day in the end, not Bond.]]

* FemmeFatale: Fitting, as TheBaroness. She works as an assassin for Janus, using her sex appeal to her advantage and even seems to have a preference for killing her victims [[OutWithABang while in sexual situations]].

* MoreDespicableMinion: Trevelyan at least has a FreudianExcuse for his actions, but Onatopp is a depraved sadist with no redeeming qualities.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Good enough at what he does that Natalya and the rest of his co-workers are willing to overlook his sexism, his love of online douchebaggery, his awful fashion sense, and in the case of Natalya, his repeated attempts at flirtation.