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* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: "I am the dwead piwate Woberts!"
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Let's face it, he's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Let's face it, he's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is. He's given a bit more respect in the book, though, as Westley fully acknowledges how dangerous he is.
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* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: In the book, Buttercup tries to swim away from Vizzini, so he excites the sharks. In the movie, it was changed to the shrieking eels.

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* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: [[ThreateningShark Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]: In the book, Buttercup tries to swim away from Vizzini, so he excites the sharks. In the movie, it was changed to the shrieking eels.
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* JerkAss
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--> '''Valerie''': I'm not a witch! I'm your wife!
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* ToThePain: [[RuleOfThree TropeNamer]]

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* ToThePain: [[RuleOfThree TropeNamer]]Trope Namer]]
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* [[spoiler:IAmNotLeftHanded] either.

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* [[spoiler:IAmNotLeftHanded] [[spoiler:IAmNotLeftHanded]] either.
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* [[spoiler:IAmNotLeftHanded] either.
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* SnakeOilSalesman: "Think it'll work?" "It'd take a miracle."
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* GoodIsNotNice: Thanks to his percieved abandonment by Buttercup. Even after he finds out he was wrong he's on the bitter and snarky side.
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* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type II or III]].
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* CombatPragmatist: He starts to assume a dueling pose when Inigo confronts him--then he runs away and ambushes him with a knife-throw once Inigo finds him. (It doesn't do him any good.)
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* InformedAttractiveness: Princess Buttercup, while pretty, is far from the "most beautiful woman in the world".

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* InformedAttractiveness: Regarding the movie: Princess Buttercup, while pretty, is far from the "most beautiful woman in the world". Then again, there are casting difficulties involved in finding a woman who could pass for the most beautiful woman in the world; not to mention the budget difficulties of paying her, and the possibility - indeed, the likelihood - that the most beautiful woman in the world can't act.
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* SoftSpokenSadist
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is a sadist that actually likes to document the reactions his victims have when they are being tortured by the machine, but even he was horrified when Humperdink put the machine up to 50 when it was Westly's turn.
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* SmarterThanYouLook: Fezzik doesn't show it much, but he is able to annoy Vizzini with expert wordplay in his rhymes and is very resourceful. He provides the cloak needed to disguise himself as the Dread Pirate Roberts.
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* PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo: [spoiler:Not that it does him any good].

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* PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo: [spoiler:Not [[spoiler:Not that it does him any good].good]].
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* PoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo

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* PoisonedChaliceSwitcherooPoisonedChaliceSwitcheroo: [spoiler:Not that it does him any good].
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'''Inigo:''' I could do that. But I do not think you would accept my help, since I am only waiting around up here to kill you.\\

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'''Inigo:''' I could do that. I have got some more rope up here. But I do not think you would accept my help, since I am only waiting around up here to kill you.\\
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* HairOfGold

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* HairOfGoldHairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He is almost made of gold, he's so good.



* HairOfGold

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* HairOfGold HairOfGoldHeartOfGold

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Misuse of the trope. It\'s specifically about tournament style series.


* ToBeAMaster:
-->'''Inigo:''' And when I was strong enough... I dedicated my life to the study of fencing, so the next time we meet, [[{{Revenge}} I will not fail]].

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* PressurePoint: Fezzik uses a Vulcan Neck Pinch on Buttercup. In the book Vizzini does it.

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* PressurePoint: Fezzik uses a Vulcan Neck Nerve Pinch on Buttercup. In the book Vizzini does it.


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* ToBeAMaster:
-->'''Inigo:''' And when I was strong enough... I dedicated my life to the study of fencing, so the next time we meet, [[{{Revenge}} I will not fail]].
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--> '''Inigo:''' Excuse me...excuse me... Fezzik, please?\\
'''Fezzik: EVERYBODY ''MOVE''!\\
'''Crowd:''' *clears a path*\\
'''Inigo:''' Thank you.

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--> '''Inigo:''' Excuse me...excuse me... Fezzik, please?\\
'''Fezzik:
please?
-->'''Fezzik:'''
EVERYBODY ''MOVE''!\\
'''Crowd:''' *clears
''MOVE''!
-->'''Crowd:''' *''clears
a path*\\
'''Inigo:'''
path''*
-->'''Inigo:'''
Thank you.



* HesJustHiding: [[Invoked]].

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* HesJustHiding: [[Invoked]].{{Invoked}}.
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* TheAlcoholic: after being bested by Westley, but he gets better. He was also one before Vizzini found him, having gotten depressed due to lack of worthy opponents and his inability to find Count Rugen.

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* TheAlcoholic: after After being bested by Westley, but he gets better. He was also one before Vizzini found him, having gotten depressed due to lack of worthy opponents and his inability to find Count Rugen.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Westley <-> Dread Pirate Roberts. It's amazing Buttercup takes so long to realize it. It also qualifies as ClarkKenting, although the book depicts him wearing a more complete disguise. Also, Buttercup had no reason to expect Westley to be alive, so wasn't looking for him.

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* PaperThinDisguise: Westley <-> Dread Pirate Roberts. It's amazing Buttercup takes so long to realize it. It also qualifies as ClarkKenting, although the book depicts him wearing a more complete disguise. Also, Buttercup had no reason to expect Westley to be alive, so se wasn't looking for him.

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* NeutralFemale: Buttercup is hilariously useless.
** But, in the end, she manages to [[spoiler: drive off the entire Brute Squad by standing up in the saddle and declaring, " I - am - the - queeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!"]]
*** [[spoiler: Which she wasn't, but she knew that "I am the princess!" just wouldn't have the same effect.]]

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* NeutralFemale: Buttercup is hilariously useless.
** But, in
useless, at least until the end, end (of the book) when she manages to [[spoiler: drive off the entire Brute Squad squad by standing up in using her (false) authority as the saddle and declaring, " I - am - the - queeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!"]]
*** [[spoiler: Which she wasn't, but she knew that "I am the princess!" just wouldn't have the same effect.]]
Queen.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even ''Count Rugen'' is aghast when Humperdinck gets his hands on the machine to torture Westley.
** PragmaticVillainy: The narration reveals the Count is upset because you can't torture a dead body (he is an expert on pain, after all).

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* DistressedDamsel: She's especially useless in the fight with the ROUS. C'mon, swing that branch, don't just jab with it like a pool cue! Or pick up Westley's sword, or ''something''.

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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: She's especially useless in the fight with the ROUS. C'mon, swing that branch, don't just jab with it like a pool cue! Or pick up Westley's sword, or ''something''.


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** But, in the end, she manages to [[spoiler: drive off the entire Brute Squad by standing up in the saddle and declaring, " I - am - the - queeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!"]]
*** [[spoiler: Which she wasn't, but she knew that "I am the princess!" just wouldn't have the same effect.]]


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* AmbiguouslyGay: Prince Humperdinck is the only character not swayed by Buttercup's beauty. [[spoiler: He just views her as a political tool to convince his country to go over war for.]]
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: The ScarpiaUltimatum version.


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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even ''Count Rugen'' is aghast when Humperdinck gets his hands on the machine to torture Westley.
** PragmaticVillainy: The narration reveals the Count is upset because you can't torture a dead body (he is an expert on pain, after all).

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!!Westley / [[spoiler: The Dread Pirate Roberts]]

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!!Westley / [[spoiler: !!Westley/[[spoiler: The Dread Pirate Roberts]]Roberts]]



* AntiHero: Type II or III

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* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type II or IIIIII]].



* MasterSwordsman - Can fight Montoya to a standstill.

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* MasterSwordsman - LivingLegend
* MasterSwordsman:
Can fight Montoya to a standstill.



* UnableToSupportAWife: Why Westley went to seek his fortune.




* ArrangedMarriage: To Prince Humperdinck.



* IceQueen / DefrostingIceQueen: She flip-flops between these two throughout the book: In the beginning she was an IceQueen, then defrosts after she realizes her love for Westley. She freezes up again after Westley's reported demise, then defrosts after realizing that [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay he's still alive]].

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* IceQueen / DefrostingIceQueen: HairOfGold
* IceQueen[=/=]DefrostingIceQueen:
She flip-flops between these two throughout the book: In the beginning she was an IceQueen, then defrosts after she realizes her love for Westley. She freezes up again after Westley's reported demise, then defrosts after realizing that [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay he's still alive]].alive]].
* InformedAttractiveness: Princess Buttercup, while pretty, is far from the "most beautiful woman in the world".



* [[SoBeautifulItsACurse So Beautiful, It's A Curse]]: Her beauty is enough to get her promoted to future queen, except the Prince threatens to kill her if she refuses. And he's planning to kill her anyway. In fact, if she were slightly less beautiful, the whole conflict wouldn't have happened.

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* [[SoBeautifulItsACurse So Beautiful, It's A Curse]]: SoBeautifulItsACurse: Her beauty is enough to get her promoted to future queen, except the Prince threatens to kill her if she refuses. And he's planning to kill her anyway. In fact, if she were slightly less beautiful, the whole conflict wouldn't have happened.






* {{Determinator}}
* DuelingScar: Inigo Montoya has two scars down his cheeks, which is understandable, given his career as a swordfighter. They are later revealed to be a humiliation inflicted upon him at the age of eleven after the first time he tried to avenge his father's murder by Count Rugen.



* PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: Inigo Montoya has a scar on each cheek given to him by the man who killed his father which serves to strengthen his drive for revenge.



* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules









* SmallNameBigEgo: Let's face it, he's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.



* TedBaxter: Let's face it, he's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

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* TedBaxter: Let's face it, he's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.






* AristocratsAreEvil



* FauxAffablyEvil



* [[spoiler: KarmaHoudini]]



* VillainousFriendship: Type I with Count Rugen.






* AristocratsAreEvil



* FauxAffablyEvil
* GoodScarsEvilScars



* [[NeverSayThatAgain Stop]] ''[[NeverSayThatAgain saying]]'' [[NeverSayThatAgain that!]]: To Inigo after the latter repeats his [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya Catc]][[YouKilledMyFather h Phr]][[PrepareToDie ase]] one too many times.

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* [[NeverSayThatAgain Stop]] ''[[NeverSayThatAgain saying]]'' Saying]]'' [[NeverSayThatAgain that!]]: That!]]: To Inigo after the latter repeats his [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya Catc]][[YouKilledMyFather h Phr]][[PrepareToDie ase]] one too many times.times.
* PsychoForHire




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* VillainousBreakdown: As Inigo refuses to die, and slowly gains the upper hand on Rugen in their duel, Rugen first becomes shaken, then demands that Inigo "Stop saying that!"
* VillainousFriendship: Type I with Prince Humperdinck.






* HenpeckedHusband: Max

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* HenpeckedHusband: MaxMax.




* EvilAlbino



* HesJustHiding: [[invoked]]

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* HesJustHiding: [[invoked]][[Invoked]].



* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: After his grandfather tells him that Buttercup doesn't get eaten by eels, he vehemently denies he was nervous about it, instead stating he was 'concerned.'


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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: After his grandfather tells him that Buttercup doesn't get eaten by eels, he vehemently denies he was nervous about it, instead stating he was 'concerned.'

'concerned'.


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* BritishAccents: Cary Elwes uses his native RP accent in the role.

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* BritishAccents: Cary Elwes uses his native RP AhPea accent in the role.
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!!Westley / The Dread Pirate Roberts

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!!Westley / [[spoiler: The Dread Pirate RobertsRoberts]]



'''Westley:''' That does put a damper on our relationship.\\

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'''Westley:''' [[{{Understatement}} That does put a damper on our relationship.\\]]\\



* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[TheDreaded The Dread Pirate Roberts]].

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[TheDreaded [[spoiler:[[TheDreaded The Dread Pirate Roberts]].]]



* ToThePain: TropeNamer!

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* ToThePain: TropeNamer![[RuleOfThree TropeNamer]]



** YouKilledMyFather (almost TropeNamer)
** PrepareToDie (not-really-but-kind-of TropeNamer)
* DashingHispanic Let's hope ''you'' didn't kill his father.

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** YouKilledMyFather (almost TropeNamer)
(TropeNamer)
** PrepareToDie (not-really-but-kind-of TropeNamer)
(TropeCodifier)
* DashingHispanic Let's hope ''you'' didn't kill his father.DashingHispanic: So dashing, he's the trope picture.



* PrecisionFStrike: During his final match.

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* PrecisionFStrike: During his final match.As he [[spoiler:kills Rugen]].



* HenpeckedHusband: Max to an extent.

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* HenpeckedHusband: Max to an extent.Max



* {{One Scene Wonder}}s

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* {{One Scene Wonder}}s

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