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* BodyMotifs: Feet in her case for some reason. Caroline accuses her of having a foot fetish for having a man's feet cut off when she orders his death and two of her pivotal scenes with Eve and Villanelle are centred largely around her bare feet. Villanelle even slashes her ankles when she kills her.
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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Sandra Oh doesn't use a British accent despite playing an MI5 agent, which is explained InUniverse by her character being a British citizen raised in North America.

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* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Sandra Oh doesn't use a British accent despite playing an MI5 [=MI5=] agent, which is explained InUniverse by her character being a British citizen raised in North America.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's absolutely mortified when she's mistaken for a pedophile.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's absolutely mortified when she's [[MistakenForPedophile mistaken for a pedophile.pedophile]].
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-->''"I'm going to kill you nicely. But then I'm going to make a mess of your body afterward so it looks worse than it is."''

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-->''"I'm going to kill -->''"Leave her alone. She's a parasite, Eve. She gets into your brain, she eats you nicely. But then I'm going up to make a mess of your body afterward so it looks worse than it is.space for herself... burrowing in and creeping around... You still have something worth having - don't let her take it... You think she loves you? Then make her hate you. Hate is something she understands. It's manageable. Look what happens to the people she loves. She love you to death — same as Anna, Nadia, and look at me..."''
--->-- '''Konstantin Vasiliev'''



* ButtMonkey: She brings a lot of it on herself but she suffers a ''lot'' of brutal humiliation throughout the series, and lacks any respect from anyone.



* TheChewToy: It's says something when even she recognizes the shitty days she's been having throughout the show.



* OopsMeAccentIsSlipping: Comer's Russian accent (among many other accents) tends to noticeably slip a lot.

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* OopsMeAccentIsSlipping: OohMeAccentsSlipping: Comer's Russian accent (among many other accents) tends to noticeably slip a lot.
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* FauxFluency: Jodie Comer isn't really fluent on many languages and it shows, particularly her German and Aussie accents. And while her French is... passable, her pronunciation and intonation are way off. There is not a chance that she would pass for someone that actually lives in Paris and is understood right away by French people.


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* LargeHam: Jodie Comer chews as much scenery as possible playing her.


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* OopsMeAccentIsSlipping: Comer's Russian accent (among many other accents) tends to noticeably slip a lot.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: She seems to take them off whenever she's indoors and at one point even walks around the office barefoot. Likely more a Korean cultural thing than a personal quirk.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the early episodes of season 1, Villanelle shows some passing interest it men. It appears fairly superficial--nothing like the obsession she displays with women--but it is briefly present, before being dropped.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: ''[[spoiler: Villanelle gets shot dead on orders given by Carolyn Martens.]]''

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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: ''[[spoiler: [[spoiler: Villanelle gets shot dead on orders given by Carolyn Martens.]]''Martens in the final episode.]]
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* HasAType: Blonde women apparently, as she is obsessed with Villanelle and finds Rose Tyler from Doctor Who to be adorable.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Admits early on she does this often when fantasizing about Eve.
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* ButNotTooBi: Villanelle is up for having sex with both sexes, but has only been shown to become romantically attracted to women.

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* PreserveYourGays: [[spoiler: Eve manages to avoid being killed by a sniper thanks to Villanelle saving her life]].



* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Villanelle gets shot and killed by a sniper while saving Eve's life]].




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* ReplacementGoldfish: She tries being this as a substitute to Villanelle for Eve. It doesn't work.

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* BettyAndVeronica:
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Helene gets her throat slashed by a jealous Villanelle]].

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* BettyAndVeronica:
AgonyOfTheFeet: [[spoiler: She gets her Achilles tendons slashed by Villanelle with a knife]].
* BettyAndVeronica: She's the Veronica to Villanelle's Betty over Eve's Archie. Bonus points for both competitors being blonde and brunette.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: The gay Helene gets her throat slashed by a jealous Villanelle]].



* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Hélène is French, and people are frequently ArousedByTheVoice when they meet her. She's also called sexy by Villanelle.

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* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Hélène is French, and people are frequently ArousedByTheVoice ArousedByTheirVoice when they meet her. She's also called sexy by Villanelle.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: She begs Villanelle to just "get it over with" and finish her off with the knife. Justified since she was in pain]].
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* BettyAndVeronica:
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler: Helene gets her throat slashed by a jealous Villanelle]].
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* PsychopathicWomanChild: [[spoiler: As shown in her interactions with Irina (Konstantin’s daughter), Villanelle is this at her core: a petulant child who throws tantrums, screams, and reacts immaturely when frustrated, doesn’t get what she wants, or perceives that someone is actively putting obstacles on what she wants to do.]]

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* PsychopathicWomanChild: PsychopathicWomanchild: [[spoiler: As shown in her interactions with Irina (Konstantin’s daughter), Villanelle is this at her core: a petulant child who throws tantrums, screams, and reacts immaturely when frustrated, doesn’t get what she wants, or perceives that someone is actively putting obstacles on what she wants to do.]]
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* AnAxeToGrind: His preferred weapon, if the Season 2 finale is any indication.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: She has some PetTheDog moments, before YankTheDogsChain occurs with others.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: She Whenever she has some a PetTheDog moments, before YankTheDogsChain occurs with others.moment it's most likely an act to get what she wants.


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* KarmaHoudini: She violently murders people in the most gruesome ways and gets away with it. ''[[JustifiedTrope Justified]]'' since she is a professional assassin.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: ''[[spoiler: Villanelle gets shot dead on orders given by Carolyn Martens.]]''
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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: She has some PetTheDog moments, before YankTheDogsChain occurs with others.
** The first scene she appears in has her seeming being friendly towards a child, before messing up the child's ice cream.
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* ButNotTooBi: Eve becomes obsessed with Villanelle, and Bill suggests that she is physically attracted to her, which is hardly subtle. However, Eve has not (yet) shown attraction to any other women (except for a comment about [[Series/DoctorWho Rose Tyler]]).

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* ButNotTooBi: Eve becomes obsessed with Villanelle, and Bill suggests that she is physically attracted to her, which is hardly subtle. However, Eve has not (yet) shown never shows attraction to any other women (except for a comment about [[Series/DoctorWho Rose Tyler]]).

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* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: [[spoiler:Pam is genuinely sorry to have killed him, especially since she didn't need to; Helene hired her before she was killed.]]



* TheBusCameBack: After appearing for only an episode, Irina returns to recur for a couple of episodes in Season 3.
* DaddysGirl: It's clear Konstantin adores her.

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* TheBusCameBack: After appearing for only an episode, Irina returns to recur for a couple of episodes in Season 3.
3, and then the penultimate episode, [[spoiler:Konstanin's final episode]], in Season 4.
* DaddysGirl: It's clear Konstantin adores her.her, [[spoiler:though he seems to finally disown her after she kills her stepfather.]]



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* AgeInappropriateDress: In the first season she wears a pink tulle dress that looks like something a small child would wear. It hints at her overall (lack of) emotional maturity.

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Admits early on she does this often when fantasizing about Eve.
* AgeInappropriateDress: In the first season season, she wears a pink tulle dress that looks like something a small child would wear. It hints at her overall (lack of) emotional maturity.
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* VillainousAromanticAsexual: He has no interest in sex at all and is repulsed when Villanelle asks him about it, and he's a supervillain. It's even more noticeable since he does seem to [[HasAType have a type]]: pretty young women with long hair. However, he never has sex with them or shows anything like physical attraction to them -- he "just" slashes their throats and rewatches it on his cameras.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Pam kills him, but her immediate regret has her tearfully cradling him as he slowly passes away.]]

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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: DiedInYourArmsTonight:
** Subverted with his heart attack. Villanelle finds him having it, and cradles him for a minute before being distracted by Eve (and he doesn't die anyway).
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[[spoiler:Pam kills him, but her immediate regret has her tearfully cradling him as he slowly passes away.]]


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[[folder: Hélène]]

!! Hélène
-->Played by: Camille Cotton

Villanelle's new handler in Season 3.

* ButNotTooGay: She is revealed to be gay in Season 4, but is never shown with a woman and only kisses Eve once.
* DissonantSerenity: Whether she's hugging Villanelle while calling her a monster or invites Eve into her home, Hélène is generally unflappable.
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Hélène is French, and people are frequently ArousedByTheVoice when they meet her. She's also called sexy by Villanelle.
* HeelFaceTurn: In Season 3, she was working for the Twelve. In Season 4, for some reason, she tracks them down.

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