History Characters / JamesBondTheCharacter

* CowboyCop: He ignores any orders he doesn't like.

* RatedMForManly: One of the manliest Bonds after Sean Connery.

* TranquilFury: He slips into this when he meets Vesper's traitorous boyfriend Yusef. Although he keeps his tone steady and leaves him for other M16 agents to interrogate, it's clear that he has to fight every fibre of his being telling him to shoot the man on the spot.

* WardrobeFlawOfCharacterization: Whereas previous Bonds were cheeky in their rebelliousness, Craig's iteration obstinately does things his way regardless of the consequences. This is reflected in his dress sense, especially in how he wears lounge suits that are much too tight -- from ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' through to ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' -- and dinner suits without a cummerbund or waistcoat. He'll dress to fit in, but he'll do it in his own way, style guides be damned. Vesper even lays it out in stark terms in ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', noting that he wears his suit with barely hidden resentment.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: From ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' onward, Roger’s Bond is probably the nicest incarnation of the character. Being a humorous gentleman who is far happier then the ones before and after him.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', he had a number of elements to distinguish him from Sean Connery, such as smoking cigars rather than cigarettes, drinking champagne and scotch rather than his famous martini and using a 44 Magnum rather than Bon'd usual Walther PPK. That was in addition to being far more light-hearted and debonair than the more taciturn Connery version, a trait which stayed throughout Moore's tenure.

* ParentalAbandonment: Bond lost his parents in a mountaineering accident in the French Alps when he was around 11 years old. [[AmbiguousSituation It's unknown what happened to his aunt Charmain]] - it's presumed that she died sometime before 007 turned 18, but he mentions her in the present tense in Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun.

* SecretAgent: '''[[TropeCodifier The]]''' [[SpyFiction secret agent]]. As {{Dracula}} is to vampires, Franchise/{{Superman}} is to superheroes, and Franchise/SherlockHolmes is to detectives, so James Bond is to secret agents. The style of a tuxedo-wearing, [[ReallyGetsAround lady-seducing]], super-suave OneManArmy is used across media in general simply because of how influential Bond is as a character.

-->"Shaken, not stirred."\\
"Bond. James Bond."

* BadassBaritone: A trait shared by every actor to have played James Bond so far, Dalton's being arguably the deepest.

* BadassBaritone: Sean Connery gave the character a deep, warm voice that's hard to forget.

* BadassBaritone Arguably the deepest voice of all the Bonds.

* BadassBaritone: His voice is ''very'' smooth and easy on the ears.

* ActionDad: [[spoiler:Turns out he fathered a daughter, Mathilde, with Madeleine Swann. He uses his skills as an [=MI6=] operative to protect both his daughter and her mother.]]

* ActionDad: [[spoiler:Turns out he fathered a daughter, Mathilde, with Madeleine Swann.]]

* NiceGuy: Starting with ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'', Moore's Bond becomes probably the friendliest version of the character so far. He's still a ChivalrousPervert and GoodIsNotSoft, but is much less rude and confrontational than the other incarnations.

* BadLiar: As good as an assassin he is, his cover stories are pretty terrible and often get demolished very quickly. Even in ''Literature/OnHerMajestysSecretService'', where he has to go undercover for extended periods of time, he struggles in keeping the facade of an upper-class baronet and one unlucky moment blows it right in front of Blofeld.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Definitely the most brutal and ruthless of al the film bonds, but still just as focused on saving the world from evil.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', he had a number of elements to distinguish him from Sean Connery, such as smokig cigars rather than cigarettes, drinking champagne and scotch rather than his famous martini and using a 44 Magnum rather than Bon'd usual Walther PPK. That was in addition to being far more light-hearted and debonair than the more taciturn Connery version, a trait which stayed throughout Moore's tenure.

* BuxomBeautyStandard: GenderInverted. Daniel Craig's Bond is the only version to have a curvaceous figure, making it stand out in comparison to other versions of the iconic character, which also helps his physique and charm.

* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To Judi Dench's M; he follows her orders even after she's dead and can go behind Mallory's back to do so.]]

!!! '''Dubbed by:''' [[labelnote:Click to unfold]]'''Latin American Spanish:''' Creator/CarlosSegundo | '''European Spanish:''' Jordi Boixaderas | '''Brazilian Portuguese:''' Ronaldo Júlio (''Casino Royale''), Garcia Júnior (Since ''Quantum of Solace'') | '''Czech:''' Jiří Dvořák | '''European French:''' Éric Herson-Macarel | '''Japanese:''' Creator/JurotaKosugi (''Casino Royale'' and ''Quantum of Solace'' DVD), Shinshu Fuji (TV Asahi ''Casino Royale'', King Record and BS Japan ''Quantum of Solace'', Japanese ''Skyfall'' and ''Spectre'')[[/labelnote]]

-->'''Aide:''' He's logged into our website using your password.
-->'''M:''' How the hell does he know these things?!

* MarriedToTheJob: In a way, seeing Bond's virtually character-less apartment is kind of sad, as it shows how little of a life he has outside of [=MI6=]. Moneypenny's sarcastic remark about his life when Bond hears her boyfriend over the phone later in ''Spectre'' almost sounds like a much harsher jab.

* NervousWreck: Beneath his stoic exterior, he seems to suffer a slew of problems, including alcoholism, a penchant for revenge and ignoring orders he doesn't like.

* TraumaCongaLine: Where does anyone even begin with this poor guy? Bond goes through one traumatic experience after another, and each one leaves a lasting impact on his life. ''Spectre'' reveals that [[BigBrotherBully Franz Oberhauser]]/[[spoiler:Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] was behind many of the tragedies 007 suffered so far since ''Casino Royale'', [[spoiler:all because he was envious of the ParentalFavouritism his father gave to an orphaned Bond]]. Oberhauser even tries to weaken Bond's morale [[spoiler:by having Madeleine Swann trapped in the old [=MI6=] building that was set to explode, but Bond manages to save Swann in time . . .only for the very next film to find them breaking up after an attempt on their lives leaves him convinced that she's betrayed him, despite her (truthful) protests otherwise. He spends the next five years in isolation and after learning that Madeleine was actually innocent, gets roughly ONE day with her and their daughter before they're abducted and he ultimately has to sacrifice his life to ensure their safety.]]

* BeardOfSorrow: Grows one in ''Skyfall''.

* TraumaCongaLine: Where does anyone even begin with this poor guy? Bond goes through one traumatic experience after another, and each one leaves a lasting impact on his life. ''Spectre'' reveals that [[BigBrotherBully Franz Oberhauser]]/[[spoiler:Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] was behind many of the tragedies 007 suffered so far since ''Casino Royale'', [[spoiler:all because he was envious of the ParentalFavouritism his father gave to an orphaned Bond]]. Oberhauser even tries to weaken Bond's morale [[spoiler:by having Madeleine Swann trapped in the old [=MI6=] building that was set to explode, but Bond manages to save Swann in time.]]

* WeaponOfChoice: The legendary Walther PPK, normally equipped with a suppressor. Different Bonds had a preference for different calibres; Connery, Dalton and Brosnan carried it in .32 ACP, while Moore, Lazenby and Craig opted for the .380 ACP version. In ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' and ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', both Roger Moore and Sean Connery carried the 9x19mm Walther P5. Later in ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', Brosnan's Bond gets a brand new 9x19mm Walther P99 which is used up until ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}''. Then in ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}'', the PPK returns due to "artistic reasons". In real life, the weapon had been retired from active use since one reportedly failed during an attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne in 1974; as such, by the time of ''Film/GoldenEye'', Bond is identified by his weapon in part because he's one of the only agents still using a PPK.

* CoolCar: Several. He famously owned a battleship-grey Bentley 4.5 litre with a supercharger. When it gets written off in ''Literature/{{Moonraker}}'' during a car chase, Bond switches to other vehicles. Probably the coolest of these was the Aston Martin DB Mark III in ''Literature/{{Goldfinger}}'', which included switches to change the colours of head and rear lights, reinforced steel bumpers for ramming, a radio tracker for stalking Goldfinger's car and Bond's [[CoolGuns/{{Revolvers}} Colt Single Action Army]] in a trick compartment under the driver's seat.