History Characters / Titanic1997

* NoOSHACompliance: ZigZagged. Rose does point out how the ship doesn't actually have enough lifeboats for everyone aboard, which results in many of the deaths in the sinking. [[note]]In reality, ''Titanic'' was fully compliant with British maritime safety regulations of the time, which hadn't kept up with the increased size in shipbuilding. After the disaster, legislation was passed in both America and Britain that required lifeboats for all on board, as well as mandating lifeboat drills and constant radio communications.[[/note]]

* SceneryPorn: The elegance of the First Class staterooms, the Grand Staircase, and other areas is affectionately put on display for all to see.

* GoingDownWithTheShip: Though he's only seen in a few scenes and never after he locks Jack in his office, King is one of the 1,500 passengers who died on the ''Titanic''.
** He's actually shown next to the Dahl family, clinging onto the railing until he loses his grip and falls into a crowd of passengers.

* LaserGuidedKarma: In RealLife, Ismay's escape from ''Titanic'' did not go unpunished. The American press, tipped off by William Randolph Hearst, labelled Ismay a coward and his public image was shattered. The British press and the British Board of Trade's investigation into the sinking protected him from further harm. Even so, he resigned as chairman the following year.

* BitCharacter: Frequently appears in the background (including in Rose's ''Titanic'' heaven/dream scene), but has only one line and no characterization. Her only notable role is being used to show that Mr. Andrews encouraged crew members to wear their lifebelts and set a good example for the passengers.

* HufflepuffHouse: Lucy is the only prominently featured female ''Titanic'' crew member we come across in the film; possibly justified by the fact that there were only 23 of them on board (compared to 863 male crew members).

* CanonForeigner: There were three crew members named Barnes, but two were stokers and one was an assistant baker. All of them perished.

* DrivenToSuicide: After [[spoiler: shooting Tommy]], he salutes Wilde and [[spoiler: turns the gun on himself in regret]]. How the real Will Murdoch died is anyone's guess (Second Officer Lightoller stated he saw Murdoch crushed by a funnel), but he is one of the crew members who died on the ship that night.

* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: More like AdaptationalJerkass, but several of the insults he yells at Molly were said by other crew members, most notable is the "Shut that hole in your face!" line. In real life, Molly was the one who threatened to throw him out when he acted too selfishly.

* InformedAbility: In-universe. Fleet tells Lee that he can smell ice when it's near. Lee calls him out on this later after they sideswipe the iceberg, which sinks the ship, though both survived (Lee died the next year, however; he's the first surviving crew member to die post-April 1912).

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After accidentally shooting a passenger during the sinking. (This likely didn't happen in real life.)