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* ActorAllusion: Andrei is very full of himself,[[spoiler: to the point of being willing to have the world end with his own death,]] a trait exemplified by Branagh in many other roles both before and behind the camera.
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* ActorAllusion: Andrei is very full of himself,[[spoiler: to the point of being willing to have the world end with his own death,]] a trait exemplified by Branagh in many other roles both before and behind the camera. Subverted as well, as Branagh's menacing portrayal of Sator is arguably subtle rather than hammy.
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* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: He colludes with humans from the future to collect the Algorithm for them in exchange for gold and knowledge of time-inverting mechanics, which become his assets to build his criminal empire.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: To some extent he does love his wife and son, but never lets it get in the way of [[spoiler:joining with the people of the future to bring about destruction of the world as he knows it.]]
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: His operations with the CIA prior to Ukraine.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Neil's activities after he began his involvement with Tenet field ops.
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* [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan]]: [[spoiler: A rare heroic example.]] He is never informed who Tenet are, [[spoiler: and doesn't realise until Neil tells him at the end that he was working for The Protagonist himself all along.]]
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* [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan]]: [[spoiler: A TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:A rare heroic example.]] He is never informed who Tenet are, [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and doesn't realise until Neil tells him at the end that he was working for The Protagonist himself all along.]]
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* [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan]]: He is never informed who Tenet are, [[spoiler: and doesn't realise until Neil tells him at the end that he was working for The Protagonist himself all along.]]
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* [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan]]: [[spoiler: A rare heroic example.]] He is never informed who Tenet are, [[spoiler: and doesn't realise until Neil tells him at the end that he was working for The Protagonist himself all along.]]
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* [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan]]: He is never informed who Tenet are, [[spoiler: and doesn't realise until Neil tells him at the end that he was working for The Protagonist himself all along.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Andrei's willing to kil Kat eventually when his plans to invert the world goes smoothly.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Andrei's willing to kil kill Kat eventually when his plans to invert the world goes smoothly.]]
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* ActorAllusion: Andrei is very full of himself, [[spoiler:to himself,[[spoiler: to the point of being willing to have the world end with himself,]]a his own death,]] a trait exemplified by Branagh in many other roles both before and behind the camera.
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Actor Allusion: Branagh's self-centered roles
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* StatuesqueStunner: Being played by the 6'3 Elizabeth Debicki, she towers over nearly everyone.
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He's Russian, he made a fortune at the beginnings of UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia smuggling military grade plutonium, he's ruthless, and he talks about gruesome ways of disposing of those who annoy him.
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He's Russian, he made a fortune at the beginnings of UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia smuggling military grade plutonium, he's ruthless, and he talks about [[CripplingCastration gruesome ways ways]] of disposing of those who annoy him.
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* UndyingLoyalty: He's ready to die and doesn't say anything about his employers when he's captured and tortured in Ukraine.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He isn't just referred to as the film's "protagonist" for simplicity's sake. He and Priya actually refer to himself as "the Protagonist".
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He isn't just referred to as the film's "protagonist" for simplicity's sake. He and Priya actually refer to himself as "the Protagonist".Protagonist", and so does Priya.
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* TheHandler: He accompanies the Protagonist on his mission since the Protagonist is not fully familiar with Tenet's goals of functioning.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows his physics, thanks to his Master's Degree.
* TheSmartGuy: He knows his physics, thanks to his Master's Degree.
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* TheHandler: He accompanies the Protagonist on his mission since the Protagonist is not fully familiar with Tenet's goals of functioning.
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* TheSmartGuy: He knows his physics, thanks to his Master'sDegree.Degree in that field.
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* MeaningfulName: A character using time inversion named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_Square a famous palindrome]].
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* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:He's suffering from inoperable pancreatic cancer.]]
* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: [[spoiler:He knows he's dying from inoperable cancer and he linked the trigger of the inversion algorithm to a DeadMansSwitch, to ensure ''nobody'' would keep on enjoying life if he dies.]]
* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: [[spoiler:He knows he's dying from inoperable cancer and he linked the trigger of the inversion algorithm to a DeadMansSwitch, to ensure ''nobody'' would keep on enjoying life if he dies.]]
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* ExperiencedProtagonist: He was in the CIA for a while and was involved in intervening in an anti-terrorist operation in the Ukraine before he got recruited to join Tenet.
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* GeniusBruiser: He's a very skilled combatant, and easily grasps the concept of time inversion.
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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Andrei's willing to kil Kat eventually when his plans to invert the world goes smoothly.]]
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He's Russian, he made a fortune smuggling military grade plutonium, he's ruthless, and he talks about gruesome ways of disposing of those who annoy him.
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* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He's Russian, he made a fortune at the beginnings of UsefulNotes/TheNewRussia smuggling military grade plutonium, he's ruthless, and he talks about gruesome ways of disposing of those who annoy him.
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The separated wife of Andrei Sator. Sator blackmails her into staying with him.
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* MamaBear: She's very protective of the son she's had with Andrei, Max.
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The separated wife of Andrei Sator. Sator blackmails her into staying with him.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: About as well dressed as the Protagonist, and kicks much butt as well.
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* TheHandler: He accompanies the Protagonist on his mission since the Protagonist is not fully familiar with Tenet's goals of functioning.
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[[folder:Andrei Sator]]
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A Russian oligarch who holds sway on the inversion technology that he apparently receives from the future.
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* DomesticAbuse: He's always treated Kat like his property and blackmails her into staying with him.
* OmnicidalManiac: His ultimate goal is to undo humanity with the inversion algorithm.
* RuthlessForeignGangsters: He's Russian, he's ruthless, and he talks about gruesome ways of disposing of those who annoy him.
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A Russian oligarch who holds sway on the inversion technology that he apparently receives from the future.
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* DomesticAbuse: He's always treated Kat like his property and blackmails her into staying with him.
* OmnicidalManiac: His ultimate goal is to undo humanity with the inversion algorithm.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He isn't just referred to as the film's protagonist for simplicity's sake. He and Priya actually refer to himself as "the Protagonist".
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* NoNameGiven: His name is never mentioned.
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnDavidWashington
A CIA agent who's integrated into the Tenet program.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: At the very least he's well trained in close combat, and wears nice suits for a good portion of the film.
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[[folder:Neil]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/RobertPattinson
A Tenet agent and the Protagonist's handler.
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* TheSmartGuy: He knows his physics, thanks to his Master's Degree.
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A CIA agent who's integrated into the Tenet program.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: At the very least he's well trained in close combat, and wears nice suits for a good portion of the film.
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[[folder:Neil]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/RobertPattinson
A Tenet agent and the Protagonist's handler.
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* TheSmartGuy: He knows his physics, thanks to his Master's Degree.
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