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* AdaptationalBadass: In the book he gets bushwhacked by Moss in the hotel, and only survives because Moss can't bring himself to shoot a man who's not an immediate threat and basically just tells him to buzz off. Nobody gets the upper hand on him in the movie.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In the book he gets bushwhacked by Moss in the hotel, and only survives because Moss can't bring himself to shoot a man who's not an immediate threat and basically just tells him to buzz off. Nobody gets In the upper hand film, he does got wounded, but escapes on him in the movie.his own.
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*ObviouslyEvil: That face just screams untrustworthy doesn't it? Especially that hair.
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** [[spoiler:In the book he still isn't the one who kills Moss, but he does find the money and even gets a promotion out of it. Granted we still don't see what happens to him after the crash.]]
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** In the book when he talks to [[spoiler:Carla Jean, Anton's unfazed by her (initial) refusal to fill the coin and her insistence that shooting her is his choice and not the coin's; in fact, it's pretty clear that he thinks shooting her is the right and moral choice and is using the coin to give himself an excuse ''not'' to. In the movie he seems unsettled by her refusal and it appears she's correct that he uses it as a way of distancing himself from his crimes.]]
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* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: At one point while driving around he randomly tries to shoot a pigeon for no apparent reason.
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* TheDreaded: In the drug business. He's even compared to the bubonic plague, for a pretty good reason.
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* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Like Chigurh, he's a professional hitman but unlike the former he doesn't take pleasure in killings and he's surprisingly very reasonable.
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* CastingGag: A dark version, since Woody Harrelson's father Charles was a notorious hitman who was convicted to life in prison for killing Texas Judge John H. Wood Jr, dying there in 2008.
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* HitmanWithAHeart: As a ProfessionalKiller, he has doubtless taken lives in cold blood before the movie's narrative began, but compared to Chigurh, he's a saint. Instead of threatening or torturing Moss when he's in no position to get away, Wells honestly tries to ''bargain'' with him (offering him protection and even a "finder's fee" for the cash).
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* HitmanWithAHeart: As a ProfessionalKiller, he has doubtless taken lives in cold blood before the movie's narrative began, but compared to Chigurh, he's a saint. Instead of threatening or torturing Moss when he's the latter is in no position to get away, Wells honestly tries to ''bargain'' with him (offering him protection and even a "finder's fee" for the cash).
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* PunchClockVillain: A normal guy who gives off none of the [[TheSociopath sociopathic vibes]] that Chigurh constantly does. It's clear he is OnlyInItForTheMoney and nothing more.
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* PunchClockVillain: A normal guy who gives off none of the [[TheSociopath sociopathic vibes]] that Chigurh constantly does. It's clear he is OnlyInItForTheMoney OnlyInItForTheMoney, and nothing more.won't spill blood if he doesn't have to.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: He thinks he's like the archetypical macho action hero in an old school John Wayne/Steve [=McQueen=] flick. [[spoiler:This ends up getting him, his wife, and a lot of innocent people killed.]] Lampshaded dueing his conversation with Chigurh.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: He thinks he's like the archetypical macho action hero in an old school John Wayne/Steve [=McQueen=] flick. [[spoiler:This ends up getting him, his wife, and a lot of innocent people killed.]] Lampshaded dueing during his conversation with Chigurh.
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: He bravely refuses Chigurh's deal, speaking back to him all the while.
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* RevolversAreJustBetter: In the book, he claims that he prefers [[CoolGuns Colt Single Action Armies]] chambered in .44-40 Winchester. [[spoiler:Downplayed, in that he never actually gets to use his revolver before the story is over.]]
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* RevolversAreJustBetter: In the book, he claims that he prefers [[CoolGuns Colt Single Action Armies]] Armies chambered in .44-40 Winchester. [[spoiler:Downplayed, in that he never actually gets to use his revolver before the story is over.]]
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** YMMV here, but he is also the personification of evil or the evolving type of criminal, a strange terrifying new evil that can’t be understood by anything except himself.
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* EntitledBastard: As he sees himself as somewhat of a messanger for death instead of a normal human, he feels entitled to take the lives of everyone who either inconveniences him or might do so at some point. During the conversation with the gas store owner, Anton gets irritated when he can't follow or remember every single thing he tells him, to the point where he considers killing him over it.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Or "Lesser Evil Cannot comprehend Greater Evil". Contract criminal Wells cannot understand the drive of BloodKnight Anton Chigurh, seeing his BlueAndOrangeMorality as absolute insanity. During their last conversation, he cannot understand why Anton won't take his deal when he would be much better off financially speaking.
* IgnoredExpert: Both Moss and Chigurh ignore everything he says at diffrent points of the story, which ends up making things worse for ''both'' of them in the long run.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: He's appalled when he finds a dead dog at the scene of the shootout.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Has shades of this with her husband.
-->'''Loretta Bell:''' Be careful.
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' I always am.\\
'''Loretta Bell:''' Don't get hurt.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' I never do.\\
'''Loretta Bell:''' Don't hurt no one.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' ''[smiles]'' Well. If you say so.
* HappilyMarried: To Sheriff Bell, or at least happier than the other main couple in the story. Late in the movie, she gets him to confide in her about his nightmares.
* NiceGirl: She's very caring and supporting to her husband.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: She's only shown interacting with her husband and PinballProtagonist Sheriff Bell.
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-->'''Loretta Bell:''' Be careful.
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' I always am.\\
'''Loretta Bell:''' Don't get hurt.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' I never do.\\
'''Loretta Bell:''' Don't hurt no one.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' ''[smiles]'' Well. If you say so.
* HappilyMarried: To Sheriff Bell, or at least happier than the other main couple in the story. Late in the movie, she gets him to confide in her about his nightmares.
* NiceGirl: She's very caring and supporting to her husband.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: She's only shown interacting with her husband and PinballProtagonist Sheriff Bell.
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-->'''Ed Tom Bell:''' You wouldn't think a car'd burn like that.\\
'''Wendell:''' Yessir. We shoulda brought weenies.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He's appalled when he finds a dead dog at the scene of the shootout.
* OldCopYoungCop: The "Young Cop" to Sheriff Bell's "old".
* OvershadowedByAwesome: He isn't incompetent by any means, but the more experienced Sheriff usually figures out things much faster than him, making him look like TheLoad in comparison.
* SatelliteCharacter: The deputy is never seen without his sheriff.
* TheWatson: While investigating the crime scenes, his job is to point out the evidence allowing Sheriff Bell to brainstorm the events.
-->'''Wendell:''' You know, there might not have been no money.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' That's possible.\\
'''Wendell:''' But you don't believe it.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' No. Probably I don't.\\
'''Wendell:''' It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here.
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-->'''Ed Tom Bell:''' You wouldn't think a car'd burn like that.\\
'''Wendell:''' Yessir. We shoulda brought weenies.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He's appalled when he finds a dead dog at the scene of the shootout.
* OldCopYoungCop: The "Young Cop" to Sheriff Bell's "old".
* OvershadowedByAwesome: He isn't incompetent by any means, but the more experienced Sheriff usually figures out things much faster than him, making him look like TheLoad in comparison.
* SatelliteCharacter: The deputy is never seen without his sheriff.
* TheWatson: While investigating the crime scenes, his job is to point out the evidence allowing Sheriff Bell to brainstorm the events.
-->'''Wendell:''' You know, there might not have been no money.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' That's possible.\\
'''Wendell:''' But you don't believe it.\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' No. Probably I don't.\\
'''Wendell:''' It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?\\
'''Ed Tom Bell:''' If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here.
* YesMan: He tries to be this to Sheriff Bell, and his most used words are "yessir" and "no sir", but the old and jaded Sherriff is rather laid-back, occasionally forcing Wendell to take the initiative.
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* TheUnapologetic: He doesn't apologize to Carla Jean for forcing her to move away because of his fuck-up, thinking that she ought to be grateful for him making her rich.
-->'''Carla Jean''' Well don't fall down apologizing\\
'''Moss:''' Baby, things happen. Come on, I can't take them back.
-->'''Carla Jean''' Well don't fall down apologizing\\
'''Moss:''' Baby, things happen. Come on, I can't take them back.
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* BringIt: Repeatedly does this to Chigurh, even flat out saying that he's gonna be the one to come look for him when he threatens his wife. [[spoiler:However, the two never get to actually meet]].
* CassandraTruth: When he comes home to his wife with two million dollars.
-->'''Carla Jean:''' What's in the sachel?\\
'''Moss:''' It's full of money.\\
'''Carla Jean:''' That'd be the day.
-->'''Carla Jean:''' What's in the sachel?\\
'''Moss:''' It's full of money.\\
'''Carla Jean:''' That'd be the day.
-->'''Moss:''' Baby, at which point do you quit bothering to look for your two million dollars?
* ASimplePlan: A very dark take. All Moss has to do is escape the cartel, send his wife away, and run long enough to ensure he's shaken them off his tail before he returns and gets to safety with his wife and the money. Then Anton Chigurh comes in.
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* TooCleverByHalf: He proves to be a competent tactician (probably because he's TheVietnamVet), but he underestimates the situation he's in, as well as [[TheDreaded Chigurh]] and [[spoiler: pays the price for it with his life.]]
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* TooCleverByHalf: TooCleverByHalf:
** He proves to be a competent tactician (probably because he's TheVietnamVet), but he underestimates the situation he's in, as well as [[TheDreaded Chigurh]] and [[spoiler: pays the price for it with his life.]]]]
** He knows that the gangsters who shot at him in the desert will call in the vehicle number on the inspection plate of his ditched truck when the Courthouse opens, and will come barging in looking for him, so he sends his wife away with her mother-in-law and then goes into hiding. ProperlyParanoid as he was, [[spoiler:he later makes the mistake of giving his location away to Carla Jean, as the gangsters tap her phone when she gives it to Sherriff Bell, and Moss is found]].
** He proves to be a competent tactician (probably because he's TheVietnamVet), but he underestimates the situation he's in, as well as [[TheDreaded Chigurh]] and [[spoiler: pays the price for it with his life.
** He knows that the gangsters who shot at him in the desert will call in the vehicle number on the inspection plate of his ditched truck when the Courthouse opens, and will come barging in looking for him, so he sends his wife away with her mother-in-law and then goes into hiding. ProperlyParanoid as he was, [[spoiler:he later makes the mistake of giving his location away to Carla Jean, as the gangsters tap her phone when she gives it to Sherriff Bell, and Moss is found]].
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* BadassBoast: He gives one to Chigurh after he threatens his wife, though [[spoiler:unfortunately he never gets to make good on his claim]].
-->Yeah, I'm gonna bring you somethin' alright. I've decided to make you a special project of mine. You ain't goin' to have to come look for me at all ''[hangs up]''.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He's got a dry sense of humor, and he puts it to good use during his escape of Anton.
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* TheDeterminator: Once he decides on a course of action, Moss is tenacious. He's set on keeping the drug money, leading him to face off against multiple threats, particularly the relentless Chigurh. [[spoiler:He finally gives up when he decides to accept Wells' deal to surrender the money in exchange for his safety, but by then Wells is dead and Chigurh is dead set on killing him]].
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* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Calling Chigurh's coin toss had a 50% chance for her to live, but she refused to play his sick games, sealing her fate]].
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* DeadpanSnarker: He's got a dry sense of humor, and he puts it to good use during his escape of Anton.
-->Clothes Store Clerk: How're them Larry's holding up?\\
Moss: Uh, good, good. I need everything else.
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Moss: Uh, good, good. I need everything else.
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* UnscrupulousHero: Moss may be the protagonist, but he's definitely no hero. He's an arrogant, gruff opportunist who constantly gets innocent people killed, and never seems hugely bothered by that. The only thing he really has going for him (aside from several PetTheDog moments that make him somewhat sympathetic) is that his opponents are morally ''way'' worse than he is, and that he made at least a token effort to move his wife out of the line of fire.
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* UnscrupulousHero: Moss may be NiceJobBreakingItHero: Other than stealing the protagonist, but he's definitely no hero. He's an arrogant, gruff opportunist who constantly money and repeatedly refusing to let go of it (though it's not like Chigurh was ever going to let him go anyway), he gets a lot of innocent people killed, killed in his quest for survival simply by interacting with them, and never seems hugely bothered by that. The only thing he really has going for him (aside from several PetTheDog moments that make him somewhat sympathetic) is that later [[spoiler:unwittingly seals his opponents are morally ''way'' worse than he is, and that he made at least a token effort wife's fate by refusing to move his wife out of the line of fire. give himself up to Chigurh]].
* TheStoic: Moss often remains calm under pressure, even as he sees innocent people die around him. His experiences in Vietnam likely played a role in shaping this aspect of him, enabling him to make clear-headed decisions even when faced with extreme danger.
* UnscrupulousHero: Moss may be the protagonist, but he's definitely no hero. He's an arrogant, gruff opportunist who constantly gets innocent people killed, and never seems hugely bothered by that. The only thing he really has going for him (aside from several PetTheDog moments that make him somewhat sympathetic) is that his opponents are morally ''way'' worse than he is, and that he made at least a token effort to move his wife out of the line of fire.
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* TheVietnamVet: He served two tours in Vietnam.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He thinks he's like the archetypical macho action hero in an old school John Wayne/Steve [=McQueen=] flick. [[spoiler:This ends up getting him, his wife, and a lot of innocent people killed.]]
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Vietnam. This status helps him get through the border.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He thinks he's like the archetypical macho action hero in an old school John Wayne/Steve [=McQueen=] flick. [[spoiler:This ends up getting him, his wife, and a lot of innocent people killed.]]]] Lampshaded dueing his conversation with Chigurh.
-->Chiguth: You know how this is gonna turn out, don't you?\\
Moss: Nope.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He thinks he's like the archetypical macho action hero in an old school John Wayne/Steve [=McQueen=] flick. [[spoiler:This ends up getting him, his wife, and a lot of innocent people killed.
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* YouWillBeSpared: If he doesn't feel like killing you is a necessity and you guess his ensuing coin toss, he will walk away and leave you be for the moment.
* BrutalHonesty: Bluntly tells Chigurh that his BlueAndOrangeMorality doesn't make any sense, and that his atrocities are all on him.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's a hitman, but he considers Chigurh to be batshit insane since he's in for the thrill of the hunt instead of the money, and doesn't understand his BlueAndOrangeMorality (nor does he want to).
-->'''Wells:''' You have any idea how crazy you are?\\
'''Chigurh:''' You mean the nature of this conversation?\\
'''Wells:''' I mean the nature of ''you''.
-->'''Wells:''' You have any idea how crazy you are?\\
'''Chigurh:''' You mean the nature of this conversation?\\
'''Wells:''' I mean the nature of ''you''.
* OhCrap: A subdued reaction when he realizes that Anton is right behind him.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He makes it clear to Moss that the only reason why he's protecting him is because he has the money.
* PetTheDog:
** He brings Moss flowers while visiting him in the hospital.
** While negotiating with Moss, he offers him a portion of the money if he reveals its location. Moss refuses.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He makes it clear to Moss that the only reason why he's protecting him is because he has the money.
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** He brings Moss flowers while visiting him in the hospital.
** While negotiating with Moss, he offers him a portion of the money if he reveals its location. Moss refuses.
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* WouldHurtAChild: In the book, [[spoiler:it's revealed that he murdered a little girl on one of his hits]].
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* WouldHurtAChild: In the book, [[spoiler:it's revealed that he murdered a little girl on one of his hits]]. This aspect of him isn't seen in the film.
