History Characters / ThePrincessBride

* InformedAttribute: Despite his constant boasting about his intelligence, he does little to show for it. [[spoiler:He's easily outwitted by Westley, which costs him his life.]] This is averted in the novel, where Vizzini is as cunning as he claims to be.

* InformedAttribute: Despite his constant boasting about his intelligence, he does little to show for it. [[spoiler:He's easily outwitted by Westly, which costs him his life.]] This is averted in the novel, where Vizzini is as cunning as he claims to be.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Max is ''called'' a magician, but his only "miracle" (creating the pill that restores Westly's strength) could easily be explained as medicine, albeit at a very advanced level.

* KarmaHoudini: As the Grandfather points out halfway through the film, Humperdinck lives. [[spoiler:Subverted, as he has to live with the realization that deep down, he is a DirtyCoward and will always be one. To Humperdinck, a man obsessed with hunting and war, this is a FateWorseThanDeath.]]

* BaritoneOfStrength: Wrestling/AndreTheGiant plays him with a deep, booming voice, which he uses to great effect to imtimidate the soldiers in front of the castle.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Inigo" is the English variant of the Spanish name "Íñigo," so some fans end up using the latter.

* CatchPhrase: "[[JustForFun/{{Hello}} Hello.]] MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie." He in fact named two of those, and was the TropeCodifier for the last one.

* CatchPhrase: "JustForFun/{{Hello}}. MyNameIsInigoMontoya. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie." He in fact named two of those, and was the TropeCodifier for the last one.

* ScarilyCompetentTracker: He manages to deduce some wine had iocaine powder in it, despite it being odorless and tasteless. How he found out is anyone's guess. In the book, it's explained that he deduced as such ''because'' it was odorless and tasteless.

* ArrangedMarriage: To Prince Humperdinck, though it's one he arranges himself.

* ThePigPen: In the book, believe it or not. Before Westley left to seek his fortune across the sea, Buttercup almost never bathed or washed her hair, so an eternal layer of dirt, grime, and stink covered her. When she asks her parents how she can look her best for Westley when he returns, they instantly suggest a bath (something they'd been badgering her about for years). She's officially kicked of this habit when she goes into the three-year princess training from Humperdinck.

* ThePowerOfLove: Played with in the wedding scene, where [[spoiler:she fully expects that the PowerOfLove will cause Wesley to '''magically''' appear in the nick of time to stop her wedding — despite all the walls, gates, and guards — but he doesn't come. She has a HeroicBSOD and is almost DrivenToSuicide until Wesley reappears.]]
* QuicksandSucks: Ends up in quicksand during her trek through the swamp. It doesn't last long.

'''Buttercup:''' You mocked me once, never do it again! I DIED THAT DAY! You can die too for all I care.

* SuccessionCrisis: In the book, the whole thing gets started when Prince Humperdinck learns that his father is dying and he has to marry to produce an heir. [[spoiler:FALSE. He really just wants a PretextForWar.]]

* VillainousCrush: Subverted. While he does acknowledge and is impressed by Buttercup's great beauty, he only plans to marry her so that he can fulfill his dynastic obligations and get an ego boost from having snagged an ''extremely'' attractive woman. [[spoiler:Subverted even further when it's revealed that he plans to have her killed and frame Guilder for it so he can have [[PretextForWar an excuse to go to war]].]]

->Portrayed by Creator/PeterFalk

* VillainousBreakdown: The Man In Black's pursuit sends him right off his rocker, especially in the book, albeit not so very long after the reader ''meets'' him in the first place. (That said, he claims that it's been ''years'' since someone challenged his mind, and there's a general indication that Vizzini is legitimately used to his plans going off without a hitch). In th film, though he spends much of their encounter egotistically believing himself to have the upper hand, there is a point during his game of IKnowYouKnowIKnow (otherwise him trying to get a reaction out of his opponent) when the Man in Black accuses him of stalling, and his anger starts to show as he rants slightly about the defeat of his henchmen. However, he drops it quickly once pressed about it - and dies still thinking he's won.

* ScarilyCompetentTracker: He manages to deduce some wine had iocane powder in it, despite it being odorless and tasteless. How he found out is anyone's guess. In the book, it's explained that he deduced as such ''because'' it was odorless and tasteless.

* GreatWhiteHunter: More prevalent in the book than the movie, but even in the movie, Buttercup notes that "he can track a falcon on a cloudy day." He also deduces the nature and outcome of the duel between Westley and Inigo by examining their footprints.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The book subtly paints Westley as a NominalHero who is [[LovingAShadow in love with idea of Buttercup]] but barely tolerates her in-person, to the point where he was fully prepared to ''kill'' her if she turned out to be unfaithful. Nothing like this is suggested in the movie, where the two get along swimmingly. [[ObliviousToLove...Eventually]].

* CuffsOffRubWrists: After being untied by Westley when rescued from Vizzini.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: It is curious that out of Vizzini's trio, the only one he actively decided to kill (Vizzini himself) happened to be the only genuinely evil one of the three (holding a knife to his true love's neck certainly didn't help Vizzini's odds of survival).

* BadassBaritone: Wrestling/AndreTheGiant plays him with a deep, booming voice, which he uses to great effect to imtimidate the soldiers in front of the castle.

* AdaptationalHeroism: The book subtly paints Westley as a NominalHero who is [[LovingAShadow in love with idea of Buttercup]] but barely tolerates her in-person, to the point where he was fully prepared to ''kill'' her if she turned out to be unfaithful. Nothing like this is suggested in the movie, where the two get along swimmingly.

[[caption-width-right:350:"It's not my fault being the [[TheBigGuy biggest and the strongest]]. I don't even exercise."]]

[[caption-width-right:325:Inconceivable![[note]]He keeps using that word. We do not think it means what he thinks it means.[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:340:Please consider me as an alternative to suicide.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Have fun storming the castle!]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The Pit of Despair! Don't even think...''clears throat''...don't even think about trying to escape.]]

[[caption-width-right:250:Have you the [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome wing]]?]]

* BadassAdorable: Yes, the 7-foot tall giant who is twice as big as most men and can singlehandedly beat up crowds of fighters is ''the'' most adorable person in the entire cast.