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Because you were nice to me implies disproportionate gratitude for a small kindness, which is not the case.
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* IOweYouMyLife: [[spoiler:One of the reasons she returned to save Ethan was because he spared her life back in Venice, to her astonishment.]]
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* SwordCane: She carries a sword cane when attending the party at the Doge's Palace in UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} to corner Ethan. She makes some use of it in the ensuing chase-fight in the city's ground streets, although she also switches to an a [[ImprovisedWeapon iron bar]] metal pipe]] at one point.
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* ImplacableMan: More like Implacable ''Automobile'' -- she rams her armored vehicle through any and all obstacles in her path while she's pursuing Ethan and Grace in Rome.
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* SlasherSmile: Grins She grins maniacally while ramming cars and other obstacles during her chase of Ethan and Grace.Grace.
* SwordCane: She carries a sword cane when attending the party at the Doge's Palace in UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} to corner Ethan. She makes some use of it in the ensuing chase-fight in the city's ground streets, although she also switches to an [[ImprovisedWeapon iron bar]] at one point.
* SwordCane: She carries a sword cane when attending the party at the Doge's Palace in UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} to corner Ethan. She makes some use of it in the ensuing chase-fight in the city's ground streets, although she also switches to an [[ImprovisedWeapon iron bar]] at one point.
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* {{Sadist}}: Considering its [[{{Troll}} trollish]] and [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor vile sense of humor]], the AI shows many signs of being one, [[especially when how it gloats at Ethan after trapping him and soon having Ilsa killed.]]
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* {{Sadist}}: Considering its [[{{Troll}} trollish]] and [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor vile sense of humor]], the AI shows many signs of being one, [[especially [[spoiler:especially when how it gloats at Ethan after trapping him and soon having Ilsa killed.]]
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* ArchEnemy: Besides Gabriel, the Entity serves as this to Ethan Hunt and his team, especially after it [[spoiler: lure Ethan into a trap, leading to Gabriel on successfully killing Ilsa.]]
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* ArchEnemy: Besides Gabriel, the Entity serves as this to Ethan Hunt and his team, especially after it [[spoiler: lure Ethan into a trap, leading to Gabriel on successfully killing Ilsa. Because of this act, Ethan has a strong hatred towards the AI, as much as he does towards Gabriel.]]
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* {{Sadist}}: Considering its [[{{Troll}} trollish]] and [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor vile sense of humor]], the AI shows many signs of being one, [[especially when how it gloats at Ethan after trapping him and soon having Ilsa killed.]]
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* ArchEnemy: To Ethan, alongside Lane and Gabriel. Davian's murder of Farris and the fact he actively goes out of his way to target Ethan's loved ones makes their rivalry very personal. Notably, Davian is one of the few of Ethan's enemies to provoke him into trying to murder him in cold blood and not in self-defense.
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* ArchEnemy: To Ethan, alongside Lane [[TheSociopath Lane]], [[ShadowArchetype Gabriel]], and Gabriel.[[AIIsACrapshoot the Entity]]. Davian's murder of Farris and the fact he actively goes out of his way to target Ethan's loved ones makes their rivalry very personal. Notably, Davian is one of the few of Ethan's enemies to provoke him into trying to murder him in cold blood and not in self-defense.
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A terrorist who used to know Ethan.
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A terrorist who executes the will of the Entity. He used to know Ethan.Ethan Hunt.
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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]]. Both are quiet, stoic, and sociopathic figures who have no real emotions aside from sadism, and both go out of their way to torment their victims before killing them.
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* FlatCharacter: Deconstructed and PlayedForHorror. Unlike most other villains, Davian has no humanizing traits or backstory, and there's no recognizable traits to his personality besides his sadism. The result is utterly disturbing; Davian is utterly devoid of emotions, and comes across as almost inhuman.
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* TheSpook: Unlike most other villains in the series, nothing about Davian's backstory or personal life is revealed besides his birthdate. He simply ''is''.
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* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Downplayed. Davian and [[spoiler:Musgrave]] are equal partners, but [[spoiler:Musgrave]] is the mastermind of their plan. Still, Davian is the one with the personal mutual enmity with Ethan and serves as his more personal opponent.
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* SuddenlyShouting: During his interrogation of Ethan, Davian suddenly breaks from his usually calm demeanor after shooting Julia [[spoiler:(actually his security chief [[LatexPerfection in disguise]])]] in the leg to start screaming at him, demanding the location of the Rabbit's Foot. [[spoiler:It's all faked as part of a test to see if Ethan really brought it or not.]]
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* LargeAndInCharge: Davian is overweight and the leader of a large, highly well-funded black marketeering ring specializing in dealing weapons.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Davian is overweight and the leader of a large, highly well-funded black marketeering market ring specializing in dealing weapons.weapons.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Despite [[spoiler:Musgrave]]'s plan being to let Ethan save Lindsey [[spoiler:as she had already believed his frame-up of Brassel]], Davian murders her anyway for no reason other than ForTheEvulz. This leads to Ethan dangling him out of an airplane when Davian continuously taunts him about it; while Ethan is [[WhatTheHellHero appropriately called out]], it's difficult to say Davian didn't bring it on himself.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Despite [[spoiler:Musgrave]]'s plan being to let Ethan save Lindsey [[spoiler:as she had already believed his frame-up of Brassel]], Davian murders her anyway for no reason other than ForTheEvulz. This leads to Ethan dangling him out of an airplane when Davian continuously taunts him about it; while Ethan is [[WhatTheHellHero appropriately called out]], it's difficult to say Davian didn't bring it on himself.
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* EnergeticAndSoftSpokenDuo: He forms a villainous version with [[spoiler:Musgrave]], the other half of ''III'''s BigBadDuumvirate. Davian is quiet, stoic, and rarely expresses emotion, which contrasts with his talkative, passionate, and FauxAffablyEvil partner.
* HeroKiller: He murders Ethan's protege Lindsey Farris by detonating her ExplosiveLeash after Ethan rescues her.
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** His murder of Lindsey Farris and taunting Ethan about it definitely qualify. [[spoiler:Musgrave]] later notes the plan was never to kill Lindsey and Ethan was supposed to rescue her; Davian just did it anyway ForTheEvulz.
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* ArchEnemy: Besides Gabriel, the Entity serves as this to Ethan Hunt and his team, especially after it [[spoiler: lure Ethan into a trap, leading to Gabriel on successfully killing Ilsa.]]
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* VillainHasAPoint: [[spoiler:During their fight on the train, when Ethan has Gabriel at his mercy, he tells him that he's the only one who knows what the key unlocks. Despite this, he nearly goes through with slitting Gabriel's throat until the arrival of [[SpannerInTheWorks Briggs and Degas]].]]
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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Davian eventually dies obtain the Rabbit's Foot… unfortunately for him, he dies shortly after before he can sell it.]]
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* ShutUpKirk: Davian bluntly shuts down any attempt Ethan makes to threaten or negotiate with him, and interrupts him any time he tries. He's notable for never actually falling for Ethan's various ploys and manipulations; he just ignores him and never lets him trick him by constantly shutting him up.
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* ExactWords: A subtle example. While demanding Ethan steal the Rabbit's Foot, he never promises to let Julia go once he delivers it. Sure enough, Davian has no intention of letting the, go and has to be talked out of killing them immediately by [[spoiler:Musgrave]].
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Downplayed. Davian isn't particularly personable and charismatic, nor does he make an effort to be nice, but he's rather casual and laid-back while outlining to Ethan that [[IHaveYourWife he has Julia captive]].
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* IGaveMyWord: Davian doesn't make a point of it, but Davian always does his best to keep his word. He does his damnedest to live up to his promise of torturing and murdering Ethan and Julia, and he never actually promises to let Julia go in exchange for the Rabbit's Foot; [[ExactWords sure enough, he has every intention of killing them.]] It's subverted in the climax, where he abruptly decides not to kill Ethan in front of Julia instead of doing it the other way around.
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* FatAndSkinny: Davian is a FatBastard, where his partner [[spoiler:Musgrave]] is thin.
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* EvilDuo: With [[spoiler:Musgrave]]. Where the former is a passionately nationalistic WellIntentionedExtremist and the mastermind of their plan, Davian is a stoic, calculated hired gun in it for the money. And where [[spoiler:Musgrave]] was Ethan's friend before turning evil, Davian almost instantly establishes a deeply personal rivalry with him.
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* RedOniBlueOni: He's the blue to [[spoiler:Musgrave]]'s red. Where [[spoiler:Musgrave]] is a passionate WellIntentionedExtremist obsessed with starting a war in the Middle East, whereas Davian is a cold and emotionless ArmsDealer only in it for his payday. Unusually, Davian is the more wrathful of the pair; where [[spoiler:Musgrave]] doesn't have anything personal against Ethan, Davian is entirely driven by his personal vendetta against him, although he's too much of a NoNonsenseNemesis to let it blind him to their end goals.
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* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: He takes over Max's role as an ArmsDealer with ties to an IMF mole in ''III'', but as mentioned below under ContrastingSequelAntagonist they differ significantly. Max was posh, refined, and AffablyEvil, where Davian is brutish, not particularly charming, and cold even when masquerading as a legitimate businessman.
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** To Ambrose. While both are motivated by sadism and greed, Ambrose was a short-tempered LargeHam who genuinely loved Nyah in his own way. Davian is a disconcertingly quiet sociopath who has npc no real regard or concern for anyone besides himself. Where Ambrose was mainly a physical threat who relied on brute force, Davian is an intellectual one who uses his wits as much as he does his veritable army of underlings.
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* {{Foil}}: He's one to Ethan. They are both {{Determinator}}s who refuse to let anything get in the way of their goals, but differ signifigantly outside of that. Ethan is compassionate, HotBlooded, friendly, and refuses to ever let even a single person die when it could be prevented. Davian on the other hand is cold, dispassionate, [[TheUnfettered has no scruples to speak off]], and [[{{Sadist}} deeply enjoys killing people.]] And where Ethan is happy with a middle-class lifestyle, Davian lives a life of opulence he seems to take no joy in.
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** He's one to Ethan. They are both {{Determinator}}s who refuse to let anything get in the way of their goals, but differ signifigantly outside of that. Ethan is compassionate, HotBlooded, friendly, and refuses to ever let even a single person die when it could be prevented. Davian on the other hand is cold, dispassionate, [[TheUnfettered has no scruples to speak off]], and [[{{Sadist}} deeply enjoys killing people.]] And where Ethan is happy with a middle-class lifestyle, Davian lives a life of opulence he seems to take no joyin.in.
** Davian also serves as one to his partner [[spoiler:Musgrave]]. [[spoiler:They're both willing co-conspirators working towards the same agenda and specifically target Ethan and his loved ones. However, Musgrave is a WellIntentionedExtremist who genuinely believes he's doing the right thing, and simply views his crimes as a NecessaryEvil. Davian on the other hand is OnlyInItForTheMoney and enjoys the suffering of others. Where Musgrave uses subterfuge and serves as TheMole, Davian lives extravagantly and makes no secret about what he is. And where Musgrave starts off as Ethan's friend, Davian and Ethan are at odds from the beginning.]]
** He's one to Ethan. They are both {{Determinator}}s who refuse to let anything get in the way of their goals, but differ signifigantly outside of that. Ethan is compassionate, HotBlooded, friendly, and refuses to ever let even a single person die when it could be prevented. Davian on the other hand is cold, dispassionate, [[TheUnfettered has no scruples to speak off]], and [[{{Sadist}} deeply enjoys killing people.]] And where Ethan is happy with a middle-class lifestyle, Davian lives a life of opulence he seems to take no joy
** Davian also serves as one to his partner [[spoiler:Musgrave]]. [[spoiler:They're both willing co-conspirators working towards the same agenda and specifically target Ethan and his loved ones. However, Musgrave is a WellIntentionedExtremist who genuinely believes he's doing the right thing, and simply views his crimes as a NecessaryEvil. Davian on the other hand is OnlyInItForTheMoney and enjoys the suffering of others. Where Musgrave uses subterfuge and serves as TheMole, Davian lives extravagantly and makes no secret about what he is. And where Musgrave starts off as Ethan's friend, Davian and Ethan are at odds from the beginning.]]
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* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:He and Musgrave plan to sell the Rabbit's Foot to Middle Eastern terrorists so that Musgrave can use it as an excuse to make a preemptive strike and escalate the War on Terror so the US can take over various hostile countries.]]
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* FatalFlaw: Davian is a NoNonsenseNemesis who very nearly wins, but he's ultimately undone by his sadism. [[spoiler:During the climax, he could easily kill Ethan and Julia and be done with it, but Davian chooses to draw it out so he can [[ForcedToWatch force Ethan to watch him murder her]], which gives Ethan enough time to turn the tables and kill him.]]
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** Davian is a NoNonsenseNemesis who very nearly wins, but he's ultimately undone by his sadism. [[spoiler:During the climax, he could easily kill Ethan and Julia and be done with it, but Davian chooses to draw it out so he can [[ForcedToWatch force Ethan to watch him murder her]], which gives Ethan enough time to turn the tables and kill him.]]
** Wrath. Davian chooses to continuously target Ethan as revenge for crossing him, [[spoiler:which along with his sadism is what leads to his death. When he has Ethan at his mercy, he chooses to draw out his and Julia's death for the sake of revenge, which in turn allows Ethan to manage to defeat him.]]
** Davian is a NoNonsenseNemesis who very nearly wins, but he's ultimately undone by his sadism. [[spoiler:During the climax, he could easily kill Ethan and Julia and be done with it, but Davian chooses to draw it out so he can [[ForcedToWatch force Ethan to watch him murder her]], which gives Ethan enough time to turn the tables and kill him.]]
** Wrath. Davian chooses to continuously target Ethan as revenge for crossing him, [[spoiler:which along with his sadism is what leads to his death. When he has Ethan at his mercy, he chooses to draw out his and Julia's death for the sake of revenge, which in turn allows Ethan to manage to defeat him.]]
