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A former SAS agent hired to steal the case.
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* CrazyPrepared: His meticulousness and caution is what makes him an operative. His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him spend several minutes hovering around a meeting place, before hiding his gun outside and creating an escape route. During the preparation for the heist, he's the one always asking questions and performing surveillance to make sure there are no surprises that could get him killed. In the end, it's his paranoia that saves the team more than once.
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* CrazyPrepared: His meticulousness and caution is what makes him an operative. His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him spend several minutes hovering around a meeting place, before hiding his gun outside and creating checking the viability of the rear exit as an escape route. During the preparation for the heist, he's the one always asking questions and performing surveillance to make sure there are no surprises that could get him killed. In the end, it's his paranoia that saves the team more than once.
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* CoolGun: Gregor carries a Glock [=17L=], a long-barreled version of the Glock 17 with the sights removed and replaced with a claw mount for a Bushnell HOLOSight 400.
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* ShootTheHostageTaker: Takes out Sergi's partner after he took a mercenary hostage by shooting him at the Arles Amphitheater like this.long-range.
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* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: Disguises himself as a cop in order to get the case from the Russians.
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* VoiceChangeling: He is able to affect several different accents to maintain his cover.
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* TooCleverByHalf: He really, really thought that [[spoiler:he could prevent the Russians from murdering him in the final exchange if he had their leader's girlfriend held hostage. Unfortunately he underestimated the leader's capacity for cruelty, and only had a split second to figure it out before he was filled with lead.]]
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[[foldercontrol]]
!! Mercenaries
A quintet of men who are all former special operations personnel hired to steal a case.
* FormerRegimePersonnel: All of them are ex-government agents [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell put out of work by the fall of the USSR]] and obliged to become mercenaries.
[[folder:Sam]]
!!Sam
!!!Played by: Creator/RobertDeNiro
An former CIA agent hired to steal a valuable case with unknown contents.
* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: Spence notes that his pistol of choice, a .45, is an old gun. He responds by saying that it's served his country well.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: At the Arles Amphitheater, he manages to take out Sergi's partner at long range with a pistol.
* TheLeader: His part in the group. Sam has an equal balance of combat and strategic skills that allows him to take charge of the group.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:He actually still works for the CIA.]]
* OhCrap: When he [[spoiler:finds silver paint on his hands and realizes that Gregor, who allegedly gave him the case, switched out the case and gave Sam one with a bomb inside.]]
* {{Samurai}}: [[spoiler:A modern-day version, since he still works for his government instead of being an out-of-work mercenary like the rest of the team.]]
* ShootTheHostageTaker: Takes out a mercenary at the Arles Amphitheater like this.
* WalkingArmory: Sam carries the largest variety of weapons, from a Colt [=M1991A1=] Series 80 pistol, a SIG-Sauer [=P228=] pistol, a SIG SG 551 assault rifle, a FN MINIMI-Para Mk 2 machine gun, a Heckler & Koch [=HK69A1=] grenade launcher, and a [=LAW66=] rocket launcher, the last four of which are used in the ambush in Nice alone.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Vincent]]
!! Vincent
!!!Played by: Creator/JeanReno
A French agent who is hired to steal the case.
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Sam's life during the climax by [[spoiler:shooting Seamus]].
* CombatPragmatist: Uses gadgets to change the traffic lights and a gunfire simulator to distract the {{Mooks}} in Nice.
* TheFace: His part in the group. Vincent is full of contacts and can get any equipment or information needed with just a few phone calls or visits.
* TheLancer: To Sam.
* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened in Vienna where he encountered Sergi.
* PermaStubble: A trademark of Jean Reno characters.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Beretta 92FS Inox semi-automatic handgun.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gregor]]
!!Gregor
!!!Played by: Creator/StellanSkarsgard
A German agent hired to steal the case.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Gregor wears glasses and is [[spoiler:the group's traitor.]]
* HeyCatch: Early in the film, Sam offers to pour Gregor coffee and deliberately knocks the cup (made of metal) off the table. Gregor catches it.
-->'''Sam''': Good reflexes.
-->'''Gregor''': Oh yeah. They die hard.
* KickTheDog: Tries to shoot a little girl just to make a point about how ruthless he is.
* MissionControl: His part in the group. Gregor's task is to plan the original heist, follow everyone from his computer and give them information and directions.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he realizes that the Russians want to kill him.]]
* TheSmartGuy: Gregor's specialty is computers. He seems to be more skilled than being a computer expert, as Sam learns when he tests Gregor's reflexes with a coffee cup.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Glock [=17L=] pistol with the sights removed to allow for a claw mount with a Bushnell [=HOLOSight400=] attachment.
* WouldHurtAChild: Shown when he casually aims his pistol at a little girl at a playground, just to show what he'd do to someone he didn't know, compared to someone he doesn't like.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Spence]]
!!Spence
!!!Played by: Creator/SeanBean
A former SAS agent hired to steal the case.
* TheBigGuy: His part in the group, hired for his experience in direct combat. [[spoiler:Too bad it's all fake]].
* BlindedByTheLight: During the first shootout, the buyers shine headlights in his face.
-->"Shit! I can't see! I can't see!"
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Spence is an ex-SAS soldier [[spoiler:- allegedly - but his tactical sense is dangerously lacking and his reaction to the group's first firefight is that of someone who has never been shot at before.]]
* PhonyVeteran: [[spoiler: Claims to be ex-SAS, but Sam sees through it. Sam asks him [[ArmorPiercingQuestion what colour the boathouse is at Hereford]] and he clearly doesn't know. Although, Sam admits he doesn't either.]]
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:After being outed as a fake.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: A Heckler & Koch [=MP5K=] submachine gun. He also carries a Sig-Sauer [=P229=] pistol.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Larry]]
!!Larry
!!!Played by: Skipp Sudduth
Another former American agent hired to steal the case.
* BadassDriver: His main role in the group. Hired specifically to drive the getaway vehicle.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:The first of the mercenaries to die.]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:While Larry waits for Sam and Vincent at the Arles Amphitheater, Seamus sneaks inside the backseat and cuts his throat.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Other Characters
[[folder:Deirdre]]
!!Deirdre
!!!Played by: Natascha [=McElhone=]
An Irish woman who hires the mercenaries to steal the case.
* FakeRelationship: As part of the stakeout, Deirdre and Sam pretend to be a husband and wife.
* WeaponOfChoice: Wields a Heckler & Koch [=MP5A3=] as her main weapon and a compact Jericho 941 as a sidearm.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Disappears during the climax when Sam reveals that he's still CIA.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Seamus]]
!!Seamus O'Rourke
!!!Played by: Creator/JonathanPryce
Deirdre’s boss and member of the IRA.
* BigBad: It's he who sets the plot in motion and much of the film is spent trying to get the case away from him.
* CombatPragmatist: Uses a car door to trip up Gregor.
* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Seamus has Sam at gunpoint and is about to kill him when Vincent comes up behind him and shoots him.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: A Sig-Sauer [=P239=] two-tone pistol.
[[/folder]]
[[foldercontrol]]
!! Mercenaries
A quintet of men who are all former special operations personnel hired to steal a case.
* FormerRegimePersonnel: All of them are ex-government agents [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell put out of work by the fall of the USSR]] and obliged to become mercenaries.
[[folder:Sam]]
!!Sam
!!!Played by: Creator/RobertDeNiro
An former CIA agent hired to steal a valuable case with unknown contents.
* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: Spence notes that his pistol of choice, a .45, is an old gun. He responds by saying that it's served his country well.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: At the Arles Amphitheater, he manages to take out Sergi's partner at long range with a pistol.
* TheLeader: His part in the group. Sam has an equal balance of combat and strategic skills that allows him to take charge of the group.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:He actually still works for the CIA.]]
* OhCrap: When he [[spoiler:finds silver paint on his hands and realizes that Gregor, who allegedly gave him the case, switched out the case and gave Sam one with a bomb inside.]]
* {{Samurai}}: [[spoiler:A modern-day version, since he still works for his government instead of being an out-of-work mercenary like the rest of the team.]]
* ShootTheHostageTaker: Takes out a mercenary at the Arles Amphitheater like this.
* WalkingArmory: Sam carries the largest variety of weapons, from a Colt [=M1991A1=] Series 80 pistol, a SIG-Sauer [=P228=] pistol, a SIG SG 551 assault rifle, a FN MINIMI-Para Mk 2 machine gun, a Heckler & Koch [=HK69A1=] grenade launcher, and a [=LAW66=] rocket launcher, the last four of which are used in the ambush in Nice alone.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Vincent]]
!! Vincent
!!!Played by: Creator/JeanReno
A French agent who is hired to steal the case.
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Sam's life during the climax by [[spoiler:shooting Seamus]].
* CombatPragmatist: Uses gadgets to change the traffic lights and a gunfire simulator to distract the {{Mooks}} in Nice.
* TheFace: His part in the group. Vincent is full of contacts and can get any equipment or information needed with just a few phone calls or visits.
* TheLancer: To Sam.
* NoodleIncident: Whatever happened in Vienna where he encountered Sergi.
* PermaStubble: A trademark of Jean Reno characters.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Beretta 92FS Inox semi-automatic handgun.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gregor]]
!!Gregor
!!!Played by: Creator/StellanSkarsgard
A German agent hired to steal the case.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: Gregor wears glasses and is [[spoiler:the group's traitor.]]
* HeyCatch: Early in the film, Sam offers to pour Gregor coffee and deliberately knocks the cup (made of metal) off the table. Gregor catches it.
-->'''Sam''': Good reflexes.
-->'''Gregor''': Oh yeah. They die hard.
* KickTheDog: Tries to shoot a little girl just to make a point about how ruthless he is.
* MissionControl: His part in the group. Gregor's task is to plan the original heist, follow everyone from his computer and give them information and directions.
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he realizes that the Russians want to kill him.]]
* TheSmartGuy: Gregor's specialty is computers. He seems to be more skilled than being a computer expert, as Sam learns when he tests Gregor's reflexes with a coffee cup.
* WeaponOfChoice: A Glock [=17L=] pistol with the sights removed to allow for a claw mount with a Bushnell [=HOLOSight400=] attachment.
* WouldHurtAChild: Shown when he casually aims his pistol at a little girl at a playground, just to show what he'd do to someone he didn't know, compared to someone he doesn't like.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Spence]]
!!Spence
!!!Played by: Creator/SeanBean
A former SAS agent hired to steal the case.
* TheBigGuy: His part in the group, hired for his experience in direct combat. [[spoiler:Too bad it's all fake]].
* BlindedByTheLight: During the first shootout, the buyers shine headlights in his face.
-->"Shit! I can't see! I can't see!"
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Spence is an ex-SAS soldier [[spoiler:- allegedly - but his tactical sense is dangerously lacking and his reaction to the group's first firefight is that of someone who has never been shot at before.]]
* PhonyVeteran: [[spoiler: Claims to be ex-SAS, but Sam sees through it. Sam asks him [[ArmorPiercingQuestion what colour the boathouse is at Hereford]] and he clearly doesn't know. Although, Sam admits he doesn't either.]]
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:After being outed as a fake.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: A Heckler & Koch [=MP5K=] submachine gun. He also carries a Sig-Sauer [=P229=] pistol.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Larry]]
!!Larry
!!!Played by: Skipp Sudduth
Another former American agent hired to steal the case.
* BadassDriver: His main role in the group. Hired specifically to drive the getaway vehicle.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:The first of the mercenaries to die.]]
* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:While Larry waits for Sam and Vincent at the Arles Amphitheater, Seamus sneaks inside the backseat and cuts his throat.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Other Characters
[[folder:Deirdre]]
!!Deirdre
!!!Played by: Natascha [=McElhone=]
An Irish woman who hires the mercenaries to steal the case.
* FakeRelationship: As part of the stakeout, Deirdre and Sam pretend to be a husband and wife.
* WeaponOfChoice: Wields a Heckler & Koch [=MP5A3=] as her main weapon and a compact Jericho 941 as a sidearm.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Disappears during the climax when Sam reveals that he's still CIA.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Seamus]]
!!Seamus O'Rourke
!!!Played by: Creator/JonathanPryce
Deirdre’s boss and member of the IRA.
* BigBad: It's he who sets the plot in motion and much of the film is spent trying to get the case away from him.
* CombatPragmatist: Uses a car door to trip up Gregor.
* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Seamus has Sam at gunpoint and is about to kill him when Vincent comes up behind him and shoots him.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: A Sig-Sauer [=P239=] two-tone pistol.
[[/folder]]
