History Characters / JamesBondTheCharacter

* BrokenAce: He's absurdly competent at almost everything he does, is revered as among the best of [=MI6=]'s agents and is exceptionally charming, witty and intelligent to boot. But it's been shown a few times that the stress of his work and the burden of having lost friends and killed people has taken a much greater toll on Bond than he'd like to admit and it's implied his love of alcohol, women and gambling are his ways of coping.

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* ColdSniper: While all of the various incarnations of Bond are excellent marksmen, Dalton's Bond is the only one to undertake a SnipingMission in each of his films . In ''The Living Daylights'', he's given a Walter WA2000 for countersniper duty to help cover Koskov's defection. In ''Licence To Kill'', Q kits him out with a [[ScaramangaSpecial sniper rifle disguised as a camera]] complete with [[SmartGun palm print reader]] to attempt to kill Sanchez, which fails because a team sent to eliminate him got the drop on him before he could pull the trigger.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played with in ''Film/DieAnotherDay''. He is filthy with a shaggy beard and hair after being tortured for 14 months. This is Bond at his most unkempt in the entire ''series'', and audiences at the time were a bit shocked to see the character in such a dishevelled state. However, Bond is still in remarkably good shape for someone who had endured that type of hell for so long. All it takes are a single shave, a hair cut and a change of clothes for Bond to become his old self again.

* [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Hard Drinking Party Guy]]: Sometimes he shows shades of this, [[spoiler: even more so in ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' when he is this while retreating in an island after getting shot.]]

-->'''Aide:''' Well, he's logged into our secure website using your name and password.
-->'''M:''' Well, how the hell does he know these things?!

* InvincibleHero: Inverted, a first for the franchise. Especially coming after Pierces' tenure. Unlike in previous Bonds where Bond saves the day and gets the girl, Craigs' Bond's run is much different. While Craig's Bond is still undoubtedly a badass, he doesn't always win and get the girl, and this trope was started right off the bat with ''Casino Royale''.
* JackOfAllStats: He's athletic, but can't match the [[LeParkour skills]] of his quarry and has to use his brain, working the environment, to make up the difference. Also in ''Spectre'', while he is remarkably strong, he comes nowhere near [[TheBrute Mr Hinx]].

* LivingLegend: In ''No time to Die'', he meets two CIA agents who are very giddy to meet him, Logan Ash and Paloma [[spoiler:though Ash turns out to be a traitor and tries to kill him twice.]]

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. However, this Bond takes the trope of the InvincibleHero Bond and inverts it. His Bond deals with [[TraumaCongaLine significant loss]], has the most on-screen torture scenes, and is the very first Bond to [[spoiler:have children]] and [[spoiler:actually die on screen]]. Unlike his predecessors, there are very few moments of levity in his films; even compared to Dalton. His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

[[caption-width-right:350:The Eon Productions film series Bond actors. L - R, top to bottom: Creator/SeanConnery, Creator/GeorgeLazenby, Creator/RogerMoore, Creator/TimothyDalton, Creator/PierceBrosnan, and Creator/DanielCraig.]]

Brosnan is the person whom people tend to think of when they imagine Bond in the post-UsefulNotes/ColdWar era, especially among viewers who came of age in TheNineties and ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' was the first Bond flick they saw. He was supposed to appear in ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'', but the production staff of ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' decided to pull a fast one on EON Productions. Brosnan was just what the franchise needed after the six-year hiatus due to legal issues, and he was the first actor since Connery whose casting was widely embraced by the general public even before ''[=GoldenEye=]'' came out. Brosnan openly admitted that he took a mixture of different qualities from his predecessors for his portrayal of the character. He also scores points for looking the most like Bond as Ian Fleming described him (black hair that falls into a comma over the right eye, cold blue eyes). Brosnan was a self-admitted AscendedFanboy: the very first movie he ever saw was ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''; also, his late wife, Creator/CassandraHarris, appeared in ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''.

* 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 Colt Single Action Army in a trick compartment under the driver's seat.

* BadassInANiceSuit: He's often seen in a tuxedo or a [[https://assets.mi6-hq.com/sections/literary/cover_art/trigger_mortis/usp1.jpg dark blue tropical suit]], which he wears a black knitted tie with.

'''''[[TropeCodifier THE]]''''' [[SpyFiction Secret Agent]].

!!! '''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:''' Creator/EricHersonMacarel | '''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]]

* BadassDriver: In the tradition of his predecessors, Bond is extremely competent driving under duress. He has multiple car chase scenes to show.

* BadassDriver: In the tradition of his predecessors. He has multiple car chase scenes to show.

* HurtingHero: Throughout the Brosnan films, it's clear that Bond is not a happy man. He doesn't allow himself to dwell on emotional pain for too long, but he nevertheless carries it around with him.

* HurtingHero: Loses numerous friends, family and lovers over the course of his career.

!!! '''Dubbed by:''' [[labelnote:Click to unfold]]'''Latin American Spanish:''' Creator/SalvadorDelgado (''[=GoldenEye=]'', ''Die Another Day''), Idzi Dutkiewicz (''Tomorrow Never Dies''), Milton Wolch (''The World Is Not Enough'') | '''European Spanish:''' Abel Folk (Eduardo Jover, who voiced Brosnan in ''Series/RemingtonSteele'', voiced him in a ''[=GoldenEye=]'' trailer but Folk was opted to be the most suitable voice actor) | '''Brazilian Portuguese:'' Luiz Feier Motta (all but ''Tomorrow Never Dies''), Leonardo Camillo (''Tomorrow Never Dies''), Luiz Antônio Lobue (''[=GoldenEye=]'', VHS), Carlos Campanile (''Tomorrow Never Dies'', VHS) | '''European French:''' Emmanuel Jacomy | '''Japanese:''' Creator/AkiraKamiya (''[=GoldenEye=]'' and ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', DVD), Creator/HideyukiTanaka (TV Asahi), Creator/MasashiEbara (''Tomorrow Never Dies'', Fuji TV), Wataru Yokojima (''The World is Not Enough'' and ''Die Another Day'', VHS & DVD)[[/labelnote]]

Brosnan is the person whom people tend to think of when they imagine Bond in the post-UsefulNotes/ColdWar era, especially among viewers who came of age in TheNineties and ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' was the first Bond flick they saw. He was supposed to appear in ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'', but the production staff of ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' decided to pull a fast one on EON Productions. Brosnan was just what the franchise needed after the six-year hiatus due to legal issues, and he was the first actor since Connery whose casting was widely embraced by the general public even before ''[=GoldenEye=]'' came out. He also scores points for looking the most like Bond as Ian Fleming described him (black hair that falls into a comma over the right eye, cold blue eyes). Brosnan was a self-admitted AscendedFanboy: the very first movie he ever saw was ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''; also, his late wife, Creator/CassandraHarris, appeared in ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''.

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. His Bond deals with [[TraumaCongaLine significant loss]], has the most on-screen torture scenes, and is the very first Bond to [[spoiler:have children]] and [[spoiler:actually die on screen]]. Unlike his predecessors, there are very few moments of levity in his films; even compared to Dalton. His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

* TraumaCongaLine: Where does anyone even begin with this man? Bond goes through one traumatic experience after another, which leave 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.]]

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. His Bond deals with significant loss, has the most on-screen torture scenes, and is the very first Bond to [[spoiler:have children]] and [[spoiler:actually die on screen]]. Unlike his predecessors, there are very few moments of levity in his films; even compared to Dalton. His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. His Bond deals with significant loss, has the most on-screen torture scenes, and is the very first Bond to [[spoiler:have children]] and [[spoiler:actually die on screen.]] Unlike his predecessors, there are very few moments of levity in his films; even compared to Dalton. His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. His Bond deals with significant loss, has the most on-screen torture scenes, and is the very first Bond to [[spoiler:actually die on screen.]] Unlike his predecessors, there are very few moments of levity in his films; even compared to Dalton. His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. His Bond deals with significant loss, has the most on-screen torture scenes, and is the very first Bond to [[spoiler:actually die on screen.]] His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. His Bond deals with significant loss, has the most on-screen torture scenes, and is the very first Bond to actually die. His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

Dalton began the trend of portraying Bond [[DarkerAndEdgier with a darker tone]], and is still considered the darkest of all of them (rivaled only by Daniel Craig), which some felt was needed after the sometimes overly comedic Moore films. He was also [[PromotedFanboy a fan of the books]] and tried to create Ian Fleming's Bond on-screen twenty years before Craig and the Bond producers ever thought of doing so. At the same time, he has also been praised for having the most realistic love scenes. The producers actually considered him for ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'', but he felt he was too young (only 23) at the time.

[[DarkerAndEdgier The Realistic Bond.]]

Daniel Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's for his serious and gritty take on the role, which is closer to the character as originally written by Ian Fleming. His casting was initially met with skepticism, but it eventually paid off with the very positive reception of ''Casino Royale'', with special praise to his performance. He is the shortest Bond[[note]]he's 5'10", the other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] and the first to be blond. His tenure was the longest in the series in terms of years (fifteen years, from 2006 to 2021)[[note]]Although not in number of films; that record still belongs to Roger Moore[[/note]].

[[RatedMForManly The Manly Bond.]]

* RatedMForManly: He is often described as the "manly" Bond. The [[https://totorogo.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/tumblr_mb89evip1a1rrse0wo5_1280.jpg front cover of GQ's Nov. 2012 issue]] nicknamed Connery's version as "The Fighter" to allude to these macho qualities.

* WouldHitAGirl: It's rare, but once in while he will be violent towards a woman even if she wasn't a DarkChick who attacks first.