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* PragmaticHero: Overlaps with [[RefugeInAudacity Refuge In Audacity]] and is in effect despite him being [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic as he is]]. Ethan's plans include some ethically questionable and downright insane moves. He'll even terrorists buy weapons and conduct business if it means he catches them later on.

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* PragmaticHero: Overlaps with [[RefugeInAudacity Refuge In Audacity]] and is in effect despite him being [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic as he is]]. Ethan's plans include some ethically questionable and downright insane moves. He'll even terrorists buy weapons and conduct business with terrorists if it means he catches them later on.
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* CartwrightCurse: Being a woman who's involved in Ethan's life tend to not end well. In the first film, he lost Sarah and Hannah in the opening mission, and later [[spoiler:Claire, the FemmeFatale that Ethan is infatuated with, is also gunned down by her husband, the traitor Jim Phelps]]. In the third film, he lost [[spoiler:his protege Farris to Damien's 'brain bomb', and almost lost his wife Julia in the climax]]. In the fifth film, [[spoiler:the female IMF agent at the London record shop is killed by Solomon Lane while Ethan is ForcedToWatch]], and in the seventh film, [[spoiler:Ilsa dies fighting Gabriel, the same man who's also responsible for killing Ethan's very first love Marie many years ago, and Kittridge ominously ends the film by reminding Ethan that he's only just buying time for Grace by bringing her into the IMF]]. Only Julia and Nyah from the second film managed to avoid this curse so far.

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* CartwrightCurse: Being a woman who's involved in Ethan's life tend to not end well. In the first film, he lost Sarah and Hannah in the opening mission, and later [[spoiler:Claire, the FemmeFatale that Ethan is infatuated with, is also gunned down by her husband, the traitor Jim Phelps]]. In the third film, he lost [[spoiler:his protege Farris to Damien's Davian's 'brain bomb', and almost lost his wife Julia in the climax]]. In the fifth film, [[spoiler:the female IMF agent at the London record shop is killed by Solomon Lane while Ethan is ForcedToWatch]], and in the seventh film, [[spoiler:Ilsa dies fighting Gabriel, the same man who's also responsible for killing Ethan's very first love Marie many years ago, and Kittridge ominously ends the film by reminding Ethan that he's only just buying time for Grace by bringing her into the IMF]]. Only Julia and Nyah from the second film managed to avoid this curse so far.
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* CartwrightCurse: Being a woman who's involved in Ethan's life tend to not end well. In the first film, he lost Sarah and Hannah in the opening mission, and later [[spoiler:Claire, the FemmeFatale that Ethan is infatuated with, is also gunned down by her husband, the traitor Jim Phelps]]. In the third film, he lost [[spoiler:his protege Farris to Damien's 'brain bomb', and almost lost his wife Julia in the climax]]. In the fifth film, [[spoiler:the female IMF agent at the London record shop is killed by Solomon Lane while Ethan is ForcedToWatch]], and in the seventh film, [[spoiler:Ilsa dies fighting Gabriel, the same man who's also responsible for killing Ethan's very first love Marie many years ago, and Kittridge ominously ends the film by reminding Ethan that he's only just buying time for Grace by bringing her into the IMF]]. Only Julia and Nyah from the second film managed to avoid this curse so far.
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* CartwrightCurse: Being a woman who's involved in Ethan's life tend to not end well. In the first film, he lost Sarah and Hannah in the opening mission, and later [[spoiler:Claire, the FemmeFatale that Ethan is infatuated with, is also gunned down by her husband, the traitor Jim Phelps]]. In the third film, he lost [[spoiler:his protege Farris to Damien's 'brain bomb', and almost lost his wife Julia in the climax]]. In the fifth film, [[spoiler:the female IMF agent at the London record shop is killed by Solomon Lane while Ethan is ForcedToWatch]], and in the seventh film, [[spoiler:Ilsa dies fighting Gabriel, the same man who's also responsible for killing Ethan's very first love Marie many years ago, and Kittridge ominously ends the film by reminding Ethan that he's only just buying time for Grace by bringing her into the IMF]]. Only Julia and Nyah from the second film managed to avoid this curse so far.
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* BerserkButton: Hurting anyone he cares about is a good way to bring out Ethan's darker side.

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* BerserkButton: Hurting any of his team or anyone he cares about in his personal life is a good way to bring out Ethan's darker side.



* GeniusBruiser: He's both highly skilled in combat (be it close quarters or gunplay) and a superb tactician and agent who is very skilled at counter intelligence, information gathering, undercover work and improvisation.

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* GeniusBruiser: He's both highly skilled in combat (be it close quarters or gunplay) and a superb tactician and agent who is very skilled at counter intelligence, information gathering, undercover work and improvisation.improvisation as well as analyzing opponents and countering their efforts and getting them to do what he wants.



* IndyPloy: While he works best planning ahead of time, he's more than capable with coming up with stratagems on the heat of the moment.

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* IndyPloy: While he works best planning ahead of time, he's more than capable with coming up with stratagems on the heat of the moment.moment and improvising oer adjusting plans as needed.



* LightningBruiser: He's strong and also very fast and agile, even using Capoeira moves in the second film, and he can run extremely fast.

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* LightningBruiser: He's strong and also very fast quick and agile, even using Capoeira moves in the second film, and he can run extremely fast.
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* AwfullyWeddedLife: Jim is resentful of his relationship with Claire and mainly sees her useful for his get rich quick betrayal scheme.

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* AwfullyWeddedLife: AwfulWeddedLife: Jim is resentful of his relationship with Claire and mainly sees her useful for his get rich quick betrayal scheme.
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* AwfullyWeddedLife: Jim is resentful of his relationship with Claire and mainly sees her useful for his get rich quick betrayal scheme.
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* BadassBoast: In response to Gabriel's SadisticChoice with Grace and Ilsa in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', he has this to say:

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* BadassBoast: In response to Gabriel's SadisticChoice with Grace and Ilsa in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', Reckoning'', he has this to say:



* EvilIsNotAToy: This is one of his main reasons as to why he wants to destroy [[AIIsACrapshoot the Entity]] in ''Dead Reckoning Part One''. He believes it has become too powerful and dangerous for humanity to control, and therefore, it must be destroyed at all costs.

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* EvilIsNotAToy: This is one of his main reasons as to why he wants to destroy [[AIIsACrapshoot the Entity]] in ''Dead Reckoning Part One''.Reckoning''. He believes it has become too powerful and dangerous for humanity to control, and therefore, it must be destroyed at all costs.



!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning''

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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation' ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning''



* TheSmartGuy: Probably the most intelligent IMF agent of the entire series, being the tech expert, professional hacker and minder to the other team members. Best exemplified in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', [[spoiler:where he figures out the Entity's BatmanGambit plan before anyone else and reminds Ethan not to fall for it. This cannot be understated: ''Luther manages to outwit a super-intelligent AI'' that has outplayed everyone else up to that point.]]

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* TheSmartGuy: Probably the most intelligent IMF agent of the entire series, being the tech expert, professional hacker and minder to the other team members. Best exemplified in ''Dead Reckoning Part One'', Reckoning'', [[spoiler:where he figures out the Entity's BatmanGambit plan before anyone else and reminds Ethan not to fall for it. This cannot be understated: ''Luther manages to outwit a super-intelligent AI'' that has outplayed everyone else up to that point.]]
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A highly skilled marksmanship IMF agent who was introduced as part of Ethan's team when they were tasked to rescue his protégé, Lindsey Farris. She goes on to help with the Rabbit's Foot Mission.


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A helicopter piloting IMF agent who was introduced as part of Ethan's team when they were tasked to rescue his protégé, Lindsey Farris. He goes on to help with the Rabbit's Foot Mission.
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An IMF agent who joins the Hendriks mission. Along with helping the mission, Carter seeks revenge against Hendriks' primary assassin, Sabine Moreau, for killing her husband.
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* TooDumbToLive: She sneaks up on Ethan inside his safe house even though Ethan is on edge and has presumed her dead, when a simple knock on the door and acting like a regular tenant of the apartment could have been safer. It doesn't get her killed but Ethan shoves her across the room and holds her at gun point due to the extreme circumstances.
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* TooDumbToLive: It doesn't get her killed, but she sneaks up on Ethan inside the Prague safe house and tries to wake him up in melee range. Considering the circumstances with Ethan on the run and on edge, she took a gamble that Ethan wasn't going to shoot first and ask questions later.
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* TooDumbToLive: It doesn't get her killed, but she sneaks up on Ethan inside the Prague safe house and tries to wake him up in melee range. Considering the circumstances with Ethan on the run and on edge, she took a gamble that Ethan wasn't going to shoot first and ask questions later.
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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' | ''Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two''

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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'' ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' | ''Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two''
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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol Ghost Protocol]]'' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation Rogue Nation]]'' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout Fallout]]'' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne Dead Reckoning Part One]]''

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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[Film/MissionImpossible1996 Mission: Impossible]]'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol Ghost Protocol]]'' ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation Rogue Nation]]'' ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleFallout Fallout]]'' ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''[[Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne Dead Reckoning Part One]]''
''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning''



!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne''

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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' | ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne''
''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning''
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* FallGuy: In the first movie, he's set up as this by Jim Phelps, who puts 100K in his parents bank accounts to make him look shady, and leaves him as the sole survivor of the botched mission, ensuring that he's Kittridge's only suspect. When Ethan escapes Kittridge and begins trying to contact Max on the internet, this forces Jim to send him Claire to keep tabs on him.
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*{{It Has Been an Honor}}: Tells Ethan "Thank you." [[spoiler: as she dies.]]
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* TheCynic: Constantly doubts the mission will succeed and usually goes to the worse case scenario.

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* TheCynic: Constantly doubts the mission will succeed and usually goes to the worse case worst-case scenario.
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* GuileHero: Ethan prefers to sneak in through some impossible-to-predict method and ambush his target rather than go through a straight-on fight, both because his targets are often heavily-guarded and to minimize exposure to civilians.

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* GuileHero: While he is more than capable of holding his own in a straight-on fight, Ethan prefers to sneak in through some impossible-to-predict method and ambush his target rather than go through a straight-on fight, targets, both because his targets are often heavily-guarded and to minimize exposure to civilians.

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* BerserkButton: Hurting anyone he cares about is a good way to bring out Ethan's darker side.



* BewareTheNiceOnes: As his enemies find out, threatening his loved ones and friends is not a good idea.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: As Ethan is a kind, personable man and a good friend but, as his enemies find out, threatening his loved ones and friends is not a good idea.idea and Ethan can be truly frightening when he stops being nice.



* GeniusBruiser: He's both highly skilled in combat (be it close quarters or gunplay) and a superb tactician.

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* GeniusBruiser: He's both highly skilled in combat (be it close quarters or gunplay) and a superb tactician.tactician and agent who is very skilled at counter intelligence, information gathering, undercover work and improvisation.



* NiceGuy: For the most part Ethan is a friendly, unassuming and humble agent who is primarily focused on saving innocent lives.

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* NiceGuy: For the most part Ethan is a friendly, unassuming and humble agent who is primarily focused on saving innocent lives.lives and who is a good friend to those he works with.



* StrongAndSkilled: He's in excellent shape due to his work and is an extremely skilled combatant who has displayed skill in a variety of fighting styles including Capoeira, Karate, Taekwondo, UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, Krav Maga and Muay Thai.

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* StrongAndSkilled: He's in excellent shape due to his work and is an extremely skilled combatant who has displayed skill in a variety of fighting styles including Capoeira, Karate, Taekwondo, UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu, Wrestling, Aikido, Judo, Boxing, Krav Maga and Muay Thai.



* WhenHeSmiles: He has Tom Cruise's legendary winning smile. Sean Ambrose even notes that the hardest part of impersonating him was "grinning like an idiot every fifteen minutes".

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* WhenHeSmiles: He has Tom Cruise's legendary winning smile.smile which he happily shows off when in a good mood. Sean Ambrose even notes that the hardest part of impersonating him was "grinning like an idiot every fifteen minutes".
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* StrongAndSkilled: He's in excellent shape due to his work and is an extremely skilled combatant who has displayed skill in a variety of fighting styles including Capoeira, Karate, Taekwondo, Brazilian JiuJitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, Krav Maga and Muay Thai.

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* StrongAndSkilled: He's in excellent shape due to his work and is an extremely skilled combatant who has displayed skill in a variety of fighting styles including Capoeira, Karate, Taekwondo, Brazilian JiuJitsu, UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, Krav Maga and Muay Thai.

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