History Characters / JamesBondBlofeld

** {{Wrath}}. He [[BadBoss frequently kills henchmen]] who fail him, and organizational discipline within SPECTRE is extremely draconian. To heighten the impact of those who fail or cheat him, he often uses the BlofeldPloy to scare a random mook, only to suddenly strike at the actual target when the supposed one is off-guard.

* {{Wrath}}: Blofeld reacts quite violently whenever somebody fails to complete their tasks or is planning to cheat SPECTRE, often utilizing TheBlofeldPloy to kill useless henchmen. And the fact that he hardly raises his voice makes it even more scarier, as he's concealing the extreme anger he harbors towards incompetent minions.

* PiranhaProblem: Blofeld kept a piranha pond in his underground lair — handy for getting rid of problem employees.

* BreakTheHaughty: Once Bond turns the tables on him, he is reduced to being a screaming wreck asking to be spared. Given the only thing he could offer is a delicatessen, it's also implied he went from RichesToRags.

* MurderByRemoteControlVehicle: He fakes a message from Bond's office and sends a helicopter disguised with Universal Exports[[note]][=MI6=]'s legal business cover[[/note]] markings to pick him up, then kills the pilot and assumes remote control of the chopper. Taunting Bond, he causes the chopper to make several near misses on high buildings before steering it into a disused factory where it will inevitably crash. But Bond (naturally) manages to regain control of the helicopter by disconnecting the wire which allowed the unnamed villain to control the helicopter.

* BadBoss: He's okay with having body doubles being killed in his place.

* ComicallySmallBribe: While pleading for his life, he offers to buy Bond "a delicatessen in stainless steel." Not only could Bond easily afford that on his own salary, but such a gift couldn't begin to make up for all the crimes that Bond has set out to punish him for. (Besides, what possible use would a globetrotting spy ''have'' for a cheap lunch anyway?) Assuming this is Blofeld, such a paltry bribe indicates that either he's [[RichesToRags fallen on hard times and had nothing else to offer Bond]], he picked the worst moment to say some truly baffling SpySpeak, or [[SkewedPriorities he's such a cheapskate that he can't help but lowball 007 even with his life on the line]].

* OmnicidalManiac: Downplayed. He threatens to sterilize the world's food supply through a group of {{brainwashed}} [[ReforgedIntoAMinion "angels of death"]], unless his demands are met for an international amnesty for his previous crimes, recognition of his title as the Count De Bleuchamp (the French form of Blofeld), and be allowed to [[RetiredMonster retire]] for good. Bond points out this would kill off the human race but Blofeld is pretty certain the UN will cave before it comes to that thanks to the lenient price and the threat he poses should they turn it down.

* VillanousValour: Blofeld does lead his men in battle from the front and is not afraid to get in the fighting himself. Of course he is played by Telly Savalas.

* ComicallySmallBribe: While pleading for his life, he offers to buy Bond "a delicatessen in stainless steel." Not only could Bond easily afford that on his own salary, but such a gift couldn't begin to make up for all the crimes that Bond has set out to punish him for. (Besides, what possible use would a globetrotting secret agent ''have'' for a stainless steel delicatessen anyway?) Assuming this is Blofeld, such a paltry bribe indicates that either he's [[RichesToRags fallen on hard times and had nothing else to offer Bond]], he picked the worst moment to say some truly baffling SpySpeak, or [[SkewedPriorities he's such a cheapskate that he can't help but lowball 007 even with his life on the line]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: He sits right out in the open (allowing Bond to spot him easily), rather than hiding in a building or somewhere else relatively safe. Also, the control wire for the helicopter is conspiciously exposed, allowing anyone (such as Bond does) to rip it out and regain control.

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: If he is really Blofeld, it seems he resurfaced years later to exact revenge on his ArchEnemy for foiling his numerous {{Evil Plan}}s. He is now permanently crippled and wearing a neck-brace, presumably from the injuries he sustained from the exploding oil rig at the end of ''Diamonds are Forever'', or from his LowClearance incident in Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService. When Bond turns the tables around by regaining control over the chopper, he begs Bond to spare his life. As the only thing he could offer Bond was a steel delicatessen, he was probably low on funds as well.

* StupidEvil: Had he just rammed the helicopter into the ground as soon as he was in control he would have killed Bond. Instead, he's so sadistic he can't resist toying with him for a few minutes, which gives Bond the chance to regain control of the helicopter and kill him.

* VillainsWantMercy: He enters breakdown mode and pleads Bond to spare him after the latter gains control over the helicopter, but 007 ignores his pleas and decides to drop him down a chimney, killing him for good. Given he's crippled, it's highly likely that he won't survive the fall (and considering the fall was about 100 feet, even an able bodied person would be unlikely to survive).

* OneDimensionalThinking: When Bond regains control of the helicopter and comes after him, he [[TooDumbToLive tries to]] ''[[TooDumbToLive outrun]]'' the helicopter in his wheelchair and doesn't even bother trying a sudden swerve or the like.

* TooDumbToLive: Exactly where did he think messing with Bond while he's visiting his wife's grave was going to get him?

* VillainsWantMercy: He enters breakdown mode and pleads with Bond to spare him after 007 gains control over the helicopter, but 007 ignores his pleas and decides to drop him down a chimney, killing him for good. Given he's crippled, it's highly likely that he won't survive the fall (and considering the fall was about 100 feet, even an able bodied person would be unlikely to survive).

* ComicallySmallBribe: While pleading for his life, he offers to buy Bond "a delicatessen in stainless steel." Not only could Bond easily afford that on his own salary, but such a gift couldn't begin to make up for all the crimes that Bond has set out to punish him for. (Besides, what possible use would a globetrotting secret agent ''have'' for a stainless steel delicatessen anyway?) Assuming this is Blofeld, such a paltry bribe indicates that either he's [[RichesToRags fallen on hard times]], he picked the worst moment to say some truly baffling SpySpeak, or [[SkewedPriorities he's such a cheapskate that he can't help but lowball 007 even with his life on the line]].

* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In both of his first two appearances he wears an ordinary business suit, rather than the nehru jackets that would become associated with the character.

* LaterInstalmentWeirdness: Blofeld has grown hair, unlike in the two previous films, and acts more camp and snarky, unlike his more stoic previous incarnations.

* BondVillainStupidity: He should have crashed the helicopter right away instead of giving Bond the opportunity to turn the tables.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: He sits right out in the open (allowing Bond to spot him easily), rather than hiding in a building or somewhere else relatively safe. He also left the control wire for the helicopter exposed, rather than hiding it in the dashboard somewhere, thus allowing Bond to rip it out and regain control.

* FountainOfExpies: Inspired many villains such as [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]], [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Giovanni]], and [[Film/AustinPowers Dr. Evil]].

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Assuming that you count his final demise as happening in this film. In fairness, they were apparently planning to bring him back for one last outing in the next film, but Kevin [=McClory=] demanded that the producers stop using Blofeld. He is finally KilledOffForReal in the BondColdOpen of ''For Your Eyes Only'', though for legal reasons the studio couldn't confirm that until decades later and he is credited as " the man in a wheelchair".

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: If he is really Blofeld, it seems he resurfaced years later to exact revenge on his ArchEnemy for foiling his numerous {{Evil Plan}}s. He is now permanently crippled and wearing a neck-brace, presumably from the injuries he sustained from the exploding oil rig at the end of ''Diamonds are Forever''. When Bond turns the tables around by regaining control over the chopper, he begs Bond to spare his life. As the only thing he could offer Bond was a steel delicatessen, he was probably low on funds as well.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''Thunderball'', he kills a SPECTRE agent for raping one of their hostage victims and in ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', he has a guard killed for harassing one of his patients.

** In ''Thunderball'', SPECTRE has stolen two British nukes, and used {{Blackmail}} to demand a ransom of 100 million pounds. Bond is sent to the Bahamas to investigate a possible link to SPECTRE.

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** One of the rare PetTheDog moments for Blofeld. In ''Thunderball'', he kills a henchman for raping a hostage they had promised to return unharmed after getting their ransom, and refunds half of the ransom money to her family as compensation. It's shown that despite being a ruthless madman, [[EvenEvilHasStandards he doesn't like it when his henchmen cross certain moral boundaries]].
** In ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'', one of the workers in Piz Gloria is killed when he ostensibly slips while icing the mile-long bobsled track and crashing into the timing hut at the bottom. Bond overhears that the guy had sexually harassed one of the allergy treatment patients (said patient was found beating the crap out of him), and comes to a conclusion that the "slip" was no accident and this was a [[BadBoss routine execution for disobedience]].

* MagicPlasticSurgery: Though he radically alters himself [[KarmaHoudini to escape justice]] in both ''OHMSS'' and ''YOLT'', [[FatalFlaw it comes at a price]] as he slowly loses his grip on sanity.

* YouHaveFailedMe: In ''OHMSS'', one of the workers in Piz Gloria dies when he slides down a mile-long bobsled track, and crashes into a hut below. Bond overhears that the guy had sexually harassed one of the allergy treatment patients, and comes to a conclusion that the "accident" was deliberately staged and had been a [[BadBoss typical SPECTRE execution for disobedience]].

* ComicallySmallBribe: While pleading for his life, he offers to buy Bond "a delicatessen in stainless steel." Not only could Bond easily afford that on his own salary, but such a gift couldn't begin to make up for all the crimes that Bond has set out to punish him for. (Besides, what possible use would a globetrotting secret agent ''have'' for a stainless steel delicatessen anyway?) Assuming this is Blofeld, such a paltry bribe indicates that either he's [[RichesToRags fallen on hard times]] or [[SkewedPriorities he's such a cheapskate that he can't help but lowball 007 even with his life on the line]].

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Blofeld is capable of formulating {{Evil Plan}}s to condemn the whole world to chaos.
* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: The notorious head of SPECTRE who plays enemies against each other from [[TheManBehindTheMan behind the scenes]]. [[Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService On occasions, he wouldn't hesitate for a bit to get his hands dirty]]. And he's got a zero-tolerance policy for those who fail to please him.

* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: He leads a ski chase to hunt Bond down himself, and a freaking drive-by ambush.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He leads a ski chase to hunt Bond down himself, and a freaking drive-by ambush.

* OneDimensionalThinking: When Bond regains control of the helicopter and comes after him, he [[TooDumbToLive tries to ''outrun'' the helicopter in his wheelchair]] and doesn't even bother trying a sudden swerve or the like.

* AintTooProudToBeg: "I'll buy you a delicatessen... ''in stainless steel!''"

* BadassBaritone: This time, Blofeld is much more active, and he has Telly Savalas' deep voice as well.

* BreakTheHaughty: Once Bond turns the tables on him, he is reduced to being a screaming wreck asking to be spared. Given the only thing he could offer a delicatessen, implying that he went from RichesToRags.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Kevin [=McClory=], who owned the copyright to Blofeld, was trying to use it to seize control of the series proper. So, this LawyerFriendlyCameo of Blofeld is comically killed in the opening sequence [[DisneyVillainDeath by being dropped down a chimney]], all while pleading for Bond to spare his life. It was basically the owners' declaration of independence and burning of bridges to assert that Bond did not have to depend upon Blofeld and SPECTRE as an antagonist, which were [=McClory=]'s properties at the time.

* BadassInCharge: He's an extremely dangerous man who heads SPECTRE. And he's very crafty, clever and cunning.

!!! '''Dubbed in Japanese:''' Creator/ToruOhira (TBS 1), Yuzo Hayakawa (TBS 2) Takashi Inagaki (DVD/Blu-Ray)

* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: In both the books and movies, SPECTRE's membership consists of corrupt politicians, businessmen, officials, and criminals, and they're on all sides of the ideological spectrum, not to mention being of different nationalities. The ruling panel in the books have from both Eastern European secret police and the Sicilian Mafia, not to mention former Soviets and Nazis, while they were a MultinationalTeam in the movies. Now normally, they'll be at each other's necks, but how exactly does Blofeld manage to keep the lid between them? Actually, [[EqualOpportunityEvil he doesn't care about nationality or ideology]], but how much SPECTRE is profiting from their evil schemes. It's highly likely that without Blofeld, SPECTRE would erupt into civil war without him around.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Blofeld is capable of formulating {{Evil Plan}}s to condemn the whole world to chaos.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The notorious head of SPECTRE who plays enemies against each other from [[TheManBehindTheMan behind the scenes]]. [[Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService On occasions, he wouldn't hesitate for a bit to get his hands dirty]]. And he's got a zero-tolerance policy for those who fail to please him.

* OmnicidalManiac: Downplayed. He threatens to sterilize the world's food supply through a group of {{brainwashed}} [[ReforgedIntoAMinion "angels of death"]], unless his demands are met for an international amnesty for his previous crimes, recognition of his title as the Count De Bleuchamp (the French form of Blofeld), and be allowed to [[RetiredMonster retire]] for good. Bond points out this would kill off the human race but Blofeld pretty clearly thinks the UN will cave before it comes to that.

* OmnicidalManiac: Plans to sterilize the world's food supply through a group of {{brainwashed}} [[ReforgedIntoAMinion "angels of death"]], unless his demands are met for an international amnesty for his previous crimes, recognition of his title as the Count De Bleuchamp (the French form of Blofeld), and be allowed to [[RetiredMonster retire]] for good.