History Characters / TheFifthElement

->'''Portrayed by:''' John Neville

* CharacterDeath: He is killed when [[spoiler:he returns to Floston Paradise to resume his search for the elemental stones. After defusing the bomb he'd set earlier, one of the Mangalores uses their dying breath to trigger the dead-man switch on ''their own bomb''.]].

* ItCanThink: The government and military originally assume it's just some strange planet-like mass that just up and appeared, even when Father Cornelius warns the President. However, as the military ship prepares to fire missiles at it, the entire surface suddenly solidifies as if in preparation to tank the attack, which several scientists note would imply some form of intelligence. And that's before it grows bigger and moves to destroy the ship after being shot.

* YouAreInCommandNow: He assigns his second-in-command, Akanit, to infiltrate the cruise ship. When they fail to take Korben's identity, Aknot reassumes command to seize the ship by force.

* TheUnfought: Korben never faces Zorg directly -- in fact, the two never even see each other at any point in the movie. The closest they come is [[MissedHimByThatMuch just barely missing each other]] once on Phloston.

* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: Leeloo's DNA has over 200,000 "memostrands," as opposed to a normal human's 40.

* MysteriousWaif: She is just some girl who falls into Korben's cab while running away from government experiment.

* MsFanservice: In her iconic [[BandageBabe thermal bandages]] costume mostly, but she tends to provide {{Fanservice}} in her other costumes.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: His human guise is bald and dark-skinned, and he is the Mangalore leader.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's the leader of Earth and its territory.

[[folder:Vito Cornelius]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I try to serve life. And you seem to want to destroy it."'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/IanHolm
->'''Dubbed by:''' Michel Ruhl (French)

The priest who studied the prophecy of The Fifth Element.

* BadassPreacher: Barely fights, but has shades of this.
%%* CoolOldGuy
* LegacyCharacter: The priest seen at the beginning of the movie promises those taking away the stones that he would pass down the information so Earth would be ready for their return. Presumably, Vito is of that line of priests and apprentices.
* NervousWreck: Not as bad as David, but he is extremely twitchy when he tries to hold Korben at gunpoint and demand his tickets.
* TheSmartGuy: He's the resident expert on the Shadow, the Stones, and the Fifth Element. That said, there are things he doesn't know (particularly in regards to more current events) which Leeloo needs to reveal.

[[folder:Ruby Rhod]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"What's wrong with you?! What you screamin' for?! Every 5 minutes there's somethin', a bomb or somethin'! I'm leavin'! Bzzzz!"'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChrisTucker
->'''Dubbed by:''' Tom Novembre (French)

The popular, highly flamboyant D.J. who's hosting the Fhloston Paradise competition.

* AdaptationNameChange: His first name is "Loc" in the novelization, based on an early script.
* AlliterativeName: RR.
* AmbiguouslyBi: He's clearly, if not exclusively, [[CampStraight interested in women]], but is otherwise about as [[AmbiguouslyGay campy, shrill, and effeminate]] as a movie character can possibly be. He ScreamsLikeALittleGirl, he dresses like a Star Trek-themed drag queen, and oh yeah, ''his hair is shaped like a penis.''
* BoldlyComing: When he's seducing the flight attendant, he mentions he's "been this way before with a human", implying that he sleeps around with aliens as well as humans.
* CampStraight: He has the mannerisms and appearance of a stereotypical CampGay. He's also definitely into women, being shown having energetic sex with a stewardess on the flight to Fhloston. Though he also describes Korben in very flattering sexual terms on his radio show, he's probably playing up to his (apparently mostly female) audience.
* TheCasanova: Has an army of screaming fangirls, has apparently slept with many women (some non-human), his second act in the film is seducing a flight attendant during take off, and was able to record an emperor's daughter's [[TheImmodestOrgasm talented singing voice]].
* CatchPhrase: "Are we green?" and "BZZZZZZZZ!" (while flapping his hands at someone he wants to go away - lit. "Buzz Off").
%%* FunPersonified
* IncomingHam: From his very introduction. Even before he speaks, he's introduced by a loud bombastic brass fanfare.
-->'''Ruby:''' KORBEEEEEEEEN DALLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!
* LargeHam: Both as a radio host and in person.
* TheLoad: When assisting Korben he does little more than flail and scream.
* MotorMouth: Every single line of dialogue.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's meant to be a futuristic parody of the musician Music/{{Prince}}. The real person ''was'' originally considered to play the character, but he had scheduling conflicts [[{{Main/Irony}} and allegedly thought Besson's costumes were too feminine]].
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Usually when explosions are going off. At one point he [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace accidentally shoots a Mangalore]] and scares himself.
* UncleTomfoolery: A black comic relief character, who is goofy, loud, annoying, fearful...
* VerbalTic: "Korben, m'man?"

[[folder:Diva Plavalaguna]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The stones are... in me!"'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Maïwenn Le Besco

The {{Opera}} singer and keeper of the stones.

* AlienBlood: She bleeds blue.
* AtTheOperaTonight: A ''literal'' SpaceOpera singer.
* CharacterDeath: She gets fatally shot by the Mangalores in search of the stones.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Well, "blue" in this case.
* FutureMusic: Her solo mixes classical opera with techno.
* HalfHumanHybrid: The novelization says she is a genetically-engineered hybrid of humanity and every alien species in the galaxy except the mangalores.
* HornedHumanoid: According to the novelization, the top part of her head is a horn.
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: Hands over the stones to Korben after she is shot.
* RubberForeheadAliens: Maïwenn Le Besco wears an entire foam and latex headpiece as part of the costume. Aside from her headtail and skin tone, Plavalaguna is fairly human-looking.
* TreasureChestCavity: Stores the stones inside her own body; the fancy box in her room is just a decoy.
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[[folder:President Lindberg]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You have twenty seconds."'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[Creator/TinyLister Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]]

President of the Federated Territories.
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[[folder:Aknot]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"We risked our lives! I believe a little compensation is in order!"'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Clifton Lloyd Bryan (Mangalore), Vladimir [=McCrary=] (human)

The leader of the Mangalores, a mercenary race hired by Zorg to find the sacred stones.

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: His human guise is bald and dark-skinned, and he is the Mangalore leader.
* BoomHeadshot: Shot by Korben after demanding that someone enter to negotiate.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Aknot and his team were hired by Zorg to retrieve the stones, but failed to do so. When Zorg fails to tell them about "the little red button," they decide to take the stones for themselves.
* KeystoneArmy: According to Korben, Mangalores give up without a leader. Aknot's death leads the group to surrender.
* MadeOfIron: He was caught in the very same explosion that presumably killed quite a few of his fellow Mangalores, but escaped alive if injured. Even then, he's not so hurt that he can't take part in the battle on the cruise ship.
* OldSoldier: He's considerably older and more scarred than the other Mangalores.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Mangalores were recently in a conflict with the Federation and were effectively scattered into the wind. They're working for Zorg in exchange for weapons to continue their fight. Zorg can barely hide his disgust.
* YouAreInCommandNow: He assigns his second-in-command, Akanit, to infiltrate the cruise ship. When they fail to take Korben's identity, Aknot reassumes command to seize the ship by force.

[[folder:Fog]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lee Evans

The security chief aboard Fhloston Paradise.

* FrontlineGeneral: He's shown leading the security team to retake the bridge, though he's pretty much outgunned until Korben shows up.

[[folder:The Mondoshawan]]
An ancient race that created the ultimate weapon against evil.

* BigGood: They are a very old species who installed the weapon on Earth and instructed the brotherhood of priests to care for it.
* ProperlyParanoid: Because they never fully trusted humans, they gave the stones to the Diva and later inform the government on where to get them.
* StarfishAliens: Implied, given their extremely large and bulky environmental suits.

[[folder:"Mr. Shadow"/The Evil]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I want the stones!"'']]

"Evil" or, as it refers to itself, "Mr. Shadow", is a sapient moon-sized star-like entity, bent on the destruction of all life everywhere.

* UltimateEvil: Mr. Shadow is also called "The Evil" and is treated analogous to the Devil in Vito Cornelius's religion. His anger is enough to give Zorg a massive hemorrhage.

* MsFanservice: In her iconic thermal bandages costume mostly, but she tends to provide {{Fanservice}} in her other costumes.

* NakedOnArrival: Justified, since her whole body was regenerated FromASingleCell and she had to be naked on arrival.
* OffhandBackhand: Caps off her fight scene with the Mangalores at Fhloston Paradise.

* OverlyLongName: Her full name, on top of being in an alien language, is more of a phrase than an actual name so Korben just narrows it down to Leeloo.

* YouNoTakeCandle: Learns English over the course of the film; her grammar steadily improves.

* CharacterDeath: He is killed when [[spoiler:he returns to Phloston Paradise to resume his search for the elemental stones. After defusing the bomb he'd set earlier, one of the Mangalores uses their dying breath to trigger the dead-man switch on ''their own bomb''.]].

* OhCrap: He gets this when [[spoiler:one of the Mangalores activates the self-destruct countdown on the bomb]].

* CampStraight: He has the mannerisms and appearance of a stereotypical CampGay. He's also definitely into women, being shown having sex with a stewardess on the flight to Fhloston. Though he also describes Korben in very flattering sexual terms on his radio show, he's probably playing up to his (apparently mostly female) audience.

%%* RubberForeheadAliens

* BlackSpeech: Just it's voice is enough to make Zorg sweat black fluid from his pores.

%%* UltimateEvil

%%* WhatBeautifulEyes

%%* TheCasanova: Has an army of screaming fangirls.

* IncomingHam: From his very introduction.

* StarfishAliens:

[[folder:"Mr. Shadow"/The Evil]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I want the stones!"'']]

"Evil" or, as it refers to itself, "Mr. Shadow", is a sapient moon-sized star-like entity, bent on the destruction of all life everywhere.

* AntiMatter: The novelization says he's made from it.
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the film that has bribed [[TheHeavy Zorg]] in assisting it with the destruction of Earth. Although it hinges on being a GreaterScopeVillain with how little screen time it receives, Shadow is very much the mastermind of the threat to all life.
* BlackSpeech: Just it's voice is enough to make Zorg sweat black fluid from his pores.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Leeloo uses her powers to kill it and render it as a moon]].
* EldritchAbomination: A sentient planet-like entity bent on the destruction of all life.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Oh yes, especially when it's ''the'' evil.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Politely asks Zorg if he is disturbing him.
* ItCanThink: The government and military originally assume it's just some strange planet-like mass that just up and appeared, even when Father Cornelius warns the President. However, as the military ship prepares to fire missiles at it, the entire surface suddenly solidifies as if in preparation to tank the attack, which several scientists note would imply some form of intelligence. And that's before it grows bigger and moves to destroy the ship after being shot.
* KnightOfCerebus: Even Zorg gets in on some of the comedy but when the Evil is onscreen, the comedy grinds to a stop. Even its jokingly asking Zorg if it's disturbing him comes across as more of an intimidation than a joke and Shadow being around means the film is dealing with the world-threatening consequences of his very presence.
%%* MadeOfEvil
* TheManBehindTheMan: While Zorg appears as a callous, greedy businessman and the Evil a separate threat, it's revealed part way through the film Zorg is seeking the stones to aid Shadow in the destruction of Earth in return for a massive payment. Even after [[spoiler:Zorg is killed, the Evil moves forth on its plans alone]] and becomes the final threat by itself.
* OmnicidalManiac: Shadow sees his purpose as being ending life and intends to destroy the planet Earth, killing off all of humanity to this end.
%%* UltimateEvil

* TheDragon: He reports directly to Mr. Shadow, who has assigned him to gather the stones so that Shadow can destroy the Earth. Despite being a subordinate to the EldritchAbomination, Zorg is TheHeavy of the film, with his boss having next to no screen time.

[[folder:Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg]]

* IronicName: All other factors aside, his given names (Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel) are ''incredibly'' inappropriate for an insane weapons magnate with a fetish for "creative destruction".

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He's a LargeHam who fills part of the movie with comical sketches...and he's also a deranged money obsessed man willing to sacrifice his entire homeland for a quick buck. He also almost kills Leeloo, the only chance the World has to survive.

* DragonWithAnAgenda: Aknot and his team were hired by Zorg to retrieve the stones, but failed to do so. When Zorg fails to tell them about "the little red button," they decide to revoke the stones for themselves.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He's meant to be a futuristic parody of the musician Music/{{Prince}}. The real person ''was'' originally considered to play the character.

* GeneralRipper: "My philosophy, Mr. President, is to shoot first and ask questions after. I don't like uninvited guests."