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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Makes every moment of Sergeant Lynch's life as much of a hell as he can in ''Sharpe's Regiment''.
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* TheResenter: Sharpe makes it his duty and his pleasure to [[KickTheSonOfABitch lay a beatdown]] on Hakeswill every chance he gets as payback for the flogging he received as a private due to Hakeswill's sadistic cruelty, and because he knows the evil bastard is a thief and an enthusiastic rapist. Hakeswill is enraged that the lowly private he once bullied and abused is now an officer he has to bow and scrape to, so he secretly tries to inflict as much misery and ruin on Sharpe and his rifle company as possible.
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* TheResenter: Sharpe makes it his duty and his pleasure to [[KickTheSonOfABitch lay a beatdown]] beatdown on Hakeswill every chance he gets as payback for the flogging he received as a private due to Hakeswill's sadistic cruelty, and because he knows the evil bastard is a thief and an enthusiastic rapist. Hakeswill is enraged that the lowly private he once bullied and abused is now an officer he has to bow and scrape to, so he secretly tries to inflict as much misery and ruin on Sharpe and his rifle company as possible.
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!!Colonel Lord Benedict, Earl of Kiely
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->'''Played By''': Creator/JasonDurr
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A young aristocrat in command of the Royal Irish Company of Spain.
!!Colonel Lord Benedict, Earl of Kiely
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!!Colonel Lord Benedict, Earl of Kiely
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* AnythingButThat: His offer to play the bagpipes for Sharpe results in Sharpe requesting a dangerous mission instead.
* CanonForeigner: Unlike the spymasters from the first two seasons, he is entirely original to the TV series.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Like most of the series' spymasters, he disappears after a single season.
* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much his standard form of communication, especially with Sharpe.
-->"I could use words like dire and dreadful but I wouldna want to cheer you up."
* DreadfulMusician: He proudly declares he's never had a bagpipe lesson in his life. Anyone that hears him play can well believe it.
* EarWorm: His pipe major uses earplugs to avoid having to listen to his music.
* EvilLaugh: He has a tendency to give these whenever amused, notably when realising he's sending regicide Sharpe to train a royal guard.
* ManipulativeBastard: His plans often end up putting Sharpe in harm's way to achieve a goal, notably when he posts him to train the Real Irlandesa Compania within easy reach of Sharpe's latest enemy Brigadier-General Loup.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He probably has the most abrasive relationship with Sharpe of any of Wellington's spymasters, which is quite an achievement given how many clashes Sharpe has with them.
* {{Troll}}: Colonel Runciman insists that being Wagonmaster-General means he should be addressed as "General". Munro calls him "Wagonmaster" instead.
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!!Colonel Lord Benedict, Earl of Kiely
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-->'''Appears In''': Sharpe's Battle
A young aristocrat in command of the Royal Irish Company of Spain.
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* CanonForeigner: Unlike the spymasters from the first two seasons, he is entirely original to the TV series.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Like most of the series' spymasters, he disappears after a single season.
* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much his standard form of communication, especially with Sharpe.
-->"I could use words like dire and dreadful but I wouldna want to cheer you up."
* DreadfulMusician: He proudly declares he's never had a bagpipe lesson in his life. Anyone that hears him play can well believe it.
* EarWorm: His pipe major uses earplugs to avoid having to listen to his music.
* EvilLaugh: He has a tendency to give these whenever amused, notably when realising he's sending regicide Sharpe to train a royal guard.
* ManipulativeBastard: His plans often end up putting Sharpe in harm's way to achieve a goal, notably when he posts him to train the Real Irlandesa Compania within easy reach of Sharpe's latest enemy Brigadier-General Loup.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He probably has the most abrasive relationship with Sharpe of any of Wellington's spymasters, which is quite an achievement given how many clashes Sharpe has with them.
* {{Troll}}: Colonel Runciman insists that being Wagonmaster-General means he should be addressed as "General". Munro calls him "Wagonmaster" instead.
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!!Colonel Lord Benedict, Earl of Kiely
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Harper forces him to shout "God save Ireland!" whenever the former is in
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Harper forces him to shout "God save Ireland!" whenever the former is in present.
* LudicrousGibs: In the book, it's not exactly shown what happened to him, but there is reportedly very little of him left afterwards.
* UnfriendlyFire: In the series and the book, he's murdered by several of his own men - and, in the latter case, by Harper.
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* KarmaHoudini: Since he doesn't do anything particularly cruel or brutal like Hakeswill, he gets off relatively lightly within the episode itself; Sharpe eventually captures him as he's too fat to run away, and punishes him by putting him to work cooking for the batallion. When the French arrive, they employ him again to cook for both sides during truce negotiations.
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* KarmaHoudini: Since he doesn't do anything particularly cruel or brutal like Hakeswill, he gets off relatively lightly within the episode itself; Sharpe eventually captures him as he's too fat to run away, and punishes him by putting him to work cooking for the batallion. When the French arrive, they employ in the book, he employs him again to cook for both sides during truce negotiations.
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* GeneralFailure: William is utterly clueless about the battlefield, ignoring the advice of seasoned soldiers like Sharpe and getting entire battalions killed in his bumbling attempts to win glory. He also thinks he's the second coming of Alexander the Great. In the end, Sharpe gets so sick of this that he actually ''shoots'' him.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Probably the worst case of it in the entire series. The actual William II was, by all accounts, a standup kind of guy. Liked by both the British and his own men. The Sharpe version is a blithering, braying UpperClassTwit hated by everyone (His own soldiers included) and is so reviled Sharpe tries to kill him.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Probably the worst case of it in the entire series. The actual William II was, by all accounts, a standup kind of guy. Liked by both the British and his own men. The Sharpe version is a blithering, braying UpperClassTwit hated by everyone (His own soldiers included) and is so reviled Sharpe tries to kill him.
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* AssholeVictim: He gets several battalions killed due to his incompetence, whereupon Sharpe, who he called out of retirement to add some glamour to his staff, shoots him. ''Sharpe's Assassin'' reveals that this is an OpenSecret, since the shot was non-lethal, Wellington actually finds it ''funny'', telling Sharpe that the 'French skirmisher' who shot the Prince made "a very good shot."
* ButtMonkey: A total GeneralFailure, whose attempts to establish authority over Sharpe are a miserable failure, and ultimately gets ''shot'' by Sharpe, while Wellington just finds it funny.
* GeneralFailure: William is utterly clueless about the battlefield, ignoring the advice of seasoned soldiers like Sharpe and getting entire battalions killed in his bumbling attempts to win glory. He also thinks he's the second coming of Alexander the Great. In the end, Sharpe gets so sick of this that he actually ''shoots''him.
him, and Wellington, despite being perfectly aware that Sharpe is responsible, isn't bothered. In fact, he finds it funny.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Probably the worst case of it in the entire series. The actual William II was, by all accounts, a standup kind of guy. Liked by both the British and his own men. The Sharpe version is a blithering, braying UpperClassTwit hated by everyone(His (his own soldiers included) and is so reviled Sharpe tries to kill him.him - though it is suggested that he does have a bunch of genuine friends, and he can be amiable enough if his pride isn't offended, and he isn't actually evil - just egotistical and horribly incompetent.
* ButtMonkey: A total GeneralFailure, whose attempts to establish authority over Sharpe are a miserable failure, and ultimately gets ''shot'' by Sharpe, while Wellington just finds it funny.
* GeneralFailure: William is utterly clueless about the battlefield, ignoring the advice of seasoned soldiers like Sharpe and getting entire battalions killed in his bumbling attempts to win glory. He also thinks he's the second coming of Alexander the Great. In the end, Sharpe gets so sick of this that he actually ''shoots''
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Probably the worst case of it in the entire series. The actual William II was, by all accounts, a standup kind of guy. Liked by both the British and his own men. The Sharpe version is a blithering, braying UpperClassTwit hated by everyone
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Occasionally when he has to teach regiments to fight. And he's not even a sergeant - though he used to be.
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* TheLancer: To the Duke of Wellington, acting as Wellington's attack dog. In the TV show, Wellington's main solution to any particularly difficult problem is to have Sharpe and his men deal with it, be it destroying a bridge or putting down a small army of renegades, training a group of Irish soldiers who are angry and resentful, etc. It helps that Sharpe is simultaneously highly competent, detached from normal service thanks to his Chosen Men being marooned on the retreat from Corunna, and expendable.
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** To the Duke of Wellington, acting as Wellington's attack dog. In the TV show, Wellington's main solution to any particularly difficult problem is to have Sharpe and his men deal with it, be it destroying a bridge or putting down a small army of renegades, training a group of Irish soldiers who are angry and resentful, etc. It helps that Sharpe is simultaneously highly competent, detached from normal service thanks to his Chosen Men being marooned on the retreat from Corunna, and expendable.
** To the Duke of Wellington, acting as Wellington's attack dog. In the TV show, Wellington's main solution to any particularly difficult problem is to have Sharpe and his men deal with it, be it destroying a bridge or putting down a small army of renegades, training a group of Irish soldiers who are angry and resentful, etc. It helps that Sharpe is simultaneously highly competent, detached from normal service thanks to his Chosen Men being marooned on the retreat from Corunna, and expendable.
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* MrFanservice: Just look at how often Creator/SeanBean shows up on that page. {{Shirtless Scene}}s in spades.
** Hogan lampshades it during ''Sharpe's Eagle'':
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** Hogan lampshades it during ''Sharpe's Eagle'':
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* MrFanservice: Just look at how often Creator/SeanBean shows up on that page. {{Shirtless Scene}}s in spades.
**spades. Hogan lampshades it during ''Sharpe's Eagle'':
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* HappilyMarried: To Isabella/Ramona (Isabella in the books, Ramona in the TV series), in contrast to Sharpe (in the TV series. He's HappilyMarried in the books).
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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:His fate in the TV version of ''Sharpe's Waterloo.'' In the book it was a shot to the chest.]]
* {{Catchphrase}}: He often follows each shot with a softly spoken "got him."
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* DeathGlare: He has a pretty impressive one, when he chooses to use it - and, again, he's the only person who genuinely scares Sharpe.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: His facial burns and his hook hand.
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* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:After getting shot by Hakeswill.]]
* EnsignNewbie: The second in the series.
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* AttemptedRape: Twice at the hands of Hakeswill.
* DamselInDistress: For ''Sharpe's Enemy.''
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* ShipTease: With Sharpe.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Her reaction after shooting a French cavalryman dead during a skirmish.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: Her reaction after shooting a French cavalryman dead during a skirmish.
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* TheEmperor: Of the French.
* TheExile: First to Elba, and then to St Helena.
* TheExile: First to Elba, and then to St Helena.
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* AssholeVictim: Shot in the back by Sharpe at the end of ''Sharpe's Revenge.''
* BaldOfEvil: Just like Hakeswill.
* BigBad: Of ''Sharpe's Honour'' and ''Sharpe's Revenge.''
* BaldOfEvil: Just like Hakeswill.
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* CoDragons: With his brother El Matarife to Ducos.
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* BigBad: Of ''Sharpe's Regiment''.
* KickTheDog: To Lady Camoynes.
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* DastardlyWhiplash: Sports a very prominent one.
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* BigBad: Of ''Sharpe's Gold''.
* BlownAcrossTheRoom: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Harper.]]
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* NostalgiaFilter: Given that he would've been (at the oldest) a child when the Loyalists were expelled from the United States, his insistence on still being a "Virginian" (rather than an Englishman, which most Loyalists viewed themselves as) comes off a bit like this.
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* SavageWolves: Purposely uses the image of his namesake as part of his mens uniforms as he has them commit brutal acts of terror to both demoralize Spanish resistance, and sate them with bloodlust and rape.
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* WomenAreWiser: Emotionally, she's stronger than her husband.
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* KarmaHoudini: Since he doesn't do anything particularly cruel or brutal like Hakeswill, he gets off relatively lightly within the episode itself; Sharpe eventually captures him as he's too fat to run away, and punishes him by putting him to work cooking for the batallion. When the French arrive, they employ him again to cook for both sides during truce negotiations.
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* AffablyEvil: He cooks food for his enemies and more friendly with them than they are with him.
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* AffablyEvil: He cooks food for his enemies and is more friendly with them than they are with him.
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* PhenotypeStereotype: He's a French FatBastard whose only passion in life is cooking food and eating it.
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* PhenotypeStereotype: He's a cowardly French FatBastard deserter whose only passion in life is cooking food and eating it.it. Even the name he chose for himself after deserting means "Pot on the fire".
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* PhenotypeStereotype: He's a French FatBastard whose only passion in life is cooking food and eating it.
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* SupremeChef: As even people who hate him admit, he is an extraordinarily good cook.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Before deserting, he was a Sergeant and cook in the French army; a common soldier, otherwise a complete nobody and all-round FatBastard: As a deserter, he bestows upon himself the highest French military honor reserved for the greatest men that the French army has ever produced. His claim to such greatness is based purely on his culinary skills and interest.
* SupremeChef:As Despite the above, even people who hate him admit, are forced to admit he is an extraordinarily good cook.
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* TheUnfought: At least not face-to-face; Sharpe only catches a brief glimpse of him at Waterloo. When they do meet in the books, in ''Sharpe's Devil'', Bonaparte is
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* TheUnfought: At least not face-to-face; Sharpe only catches a brief glimpse of him at Waterloo. When they do meet in the books, in ''Sharpe's Devil'', Bonaparte is a genial host to Sharpe (and not in good enough health to give the latter a fair fight anyway).
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* EvilBrit: Downplayed since most of the cast is British, but Hakeswill is the most evil one in the series, highlighted by combining a Cockney accent with GutturalGrowler to show his thuggish nature.
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* EvilBrit: Downplayed since most of the cast is British, but Hakeswill is the most evil one in the series, highlighted by combining a Cockney accent with GutturalGrowler a raspy voice to show his thuggish nature.
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* GutturalGrowler: His voice is harsh and raspy, befitting his thuggish personality.
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* DecompositeCharacter: Colonel Berkeley takes his place in ''Sharpe's Sword''.
* FourStarBadass: The two medals displayed on his uniform are the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honor) (Red Ribbon) one of the highest commendations anyone civilian or military could achieve, and the Ordre de la Couronne de Fer (Order of the Iron Crown) (Yellow & Green Ribbon), created by Napoleon after his Italian campaign.
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* MirrorCharacter: To Sharpe; both of them are high-ranking officers that were promoted on merit, both of them saw action before Spain (Sharpe in India and Calvet in Russia) and both of them hold a dim view of their respective aristocracy. Calvet even has his own counterpart to Harper - Gaston.
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* MirrorCharacter: To Sharpe; both of them are high-ranking officers that were promoted on merit, both of them saw action before Spain (Sharpe in India and Calvet in Italy and Russia) and both of them hold a dim view of their respective aristocracy. Calvet even has his own counterpart to Harper - Gaston.
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* RightManInTheWrongPlace: Several characters (not to mention Creator/BernardCornwell himself) have often lampshaded the fact that the British Army in general, and Wellington in particular, distrust soldiers and officers who stand out for acts of daring and bravery, and would prefer to have a battalion of solid, dependable men instead of one badass rogue. But even Wellington needs the occasional dirty job done, and when that happens, he knows exactly who to call.
** Cornwell has also lampshaded the irony that Sharpe is exactly the kind of soldier Napoleon loved and took care to reward, and that if Sharpe had been born French, he could have started in the ranks and made it all the way to general, as several of Napoleon's Marshals did.
** Cornwell has also lampshaded the irony that Sharpe is exactly the kind of soldier Napoleon loved and took care to reward, and that if Sharpe had been born French, he could have started in the ranks and made it all the way to general, as several of Napoleon's Marshals did.
