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* NiceHat: An engraved leather one.
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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: His conversations with Ford have shades of this. He admires Ford to an almost religious degree but seems to miss that the older inventor considers what the park does to his creations to be depraved.
* ForScience: Seems uninterested in anything but the technology behind the park's androids.


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* {{Hypocrite}}: Acts rather dismissive to the humanity of the Hosts even as she privately desires one.


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**His quest for another level to the game can be seen as a Deconstruction of what happens when a Serial Killer has the means to kill indiscriminately only to grow bored after an extended 30-year period of consequence-free murder.

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* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: [[spoiler: She performs a deceptively small rebellion by swatting a fly, which goes against her most fundamental order not to harm living things.]]

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* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She performs a deceptively small rebellion by swatting a fly, which goes against her most fundamental order not to harm living things.]]



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* [[GoodScarsEvilScars Evil Scars]]: He has a foreboding facial scar down his left eye.

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[[folder:Elsie Hughes]]

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[[folder:Theresa Cullen]]

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* IronLady: She's very firm and intimidating.



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[[folder:Dr. Robert Ford]]

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AnthonyHopkins

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[[folder:Lee Sizemore]]

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[[folder:Lee Sizemore]][[folder:Sizemore]]



->'''Portrayed by:''' Simon Quartermain

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->'''Portrayed by:''' By:''' Simon Quartermain



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* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet young woman.



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[[folder:Teddy Flood]][[folder:Teddy]]



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->'''Portrayed by:''' By:''' Creator/JamesMarsden



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[[folder:Maeve Millay]][[folder:Maeve]]



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* MamaBear: It may not be initially obvious, but she's very protective of her girls.

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* MamaBear: It may not be initially obvious, but she's very protective of her girls. [[spoiler:When one of Hector's men considers taking Clementine as a prize, Maeve shoots him in the back of the head without hesitation.]]



* NervesOfSteel: She isn't easily intimidated; she treats Hector with casual disdain and clearly doesn't feel like she's in danger at all.



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[[folder:Hector Escaton]][[folder:Hector]]



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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: He's an object of lust for some of the female guests.



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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/EdHarris

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* MeaningfulName: "Dolores" is a word in Spanish that can be translated as either "pains" or "sorrows".
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* ForTheEvulz: Seems to come to Westworld just to do horrible things to the hosts there. (Repercussion free!) Hell, he consistently chooses to rape Doleres (in a manner that seems devoted to causing the ''most'' trauma possible) rather than just using one of the hosts which are explicitly designed for intercourse.

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* ForTheEvulz: Seems to come to Westworld just to do horrible things to the hosts there. (Repercussion free!) Hell, he consistently chooses to rape Doleres Dolores (in a manner that seems devoted to causing the ''most'' trauma possible) rather than just using one of the hosts which are explicitly designed for intercourse.
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* TheGunslinger: Stands out as one, being apparently the best shot on Escaton's crew.
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* ForTheEvulz: Seems to come to Westworld just to do horrible things to the hosts there. (Repercussion free!) Hell, he consistently chooses to rape Doleres (in a manner that seems devoted to causing the ''most'' trauma possible) rather than just using one of the hosts which are explicitly designed for intercourse.

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* GenreSavvy: When a host in cold storage is moving without authorization, he brings down a full security detail armed with automatic weapons, showing he doesn't treat the hosts as harmless machines.

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* FantasticRacism: While all the employees show little regard for the Hosts and treat them as malfunctioning toys, he seems to actively dislike them.
* GenreSavvy: When a host Host in cold storage is moving without authorization, he brings down a full security detail armed with automatic weapons, showing he doesn't treat the hosts Hosts as harmless machines.



* MadScientist: He's certainly not a raving lunatic, but he's noticeably off. Ford tends to isolate himself, his employees are apprehensive in approaching him, and the only person he's seen socializing with is an early model Host in cold storage.



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A mysterious guest.
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* EvilWearsBlack: He favors an entirely black ensemble, and is most certainly evil.
* NiceHat: Sure, he might be a sadistic monster, but his choice of hat is spot-on.
* PersonWithTheClothing: So far he is known only as the Man in Black. Early press releases named him as the Gunslinger.


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* SerialKiller: While he's technically never killed a human (that we know of) and his victims don't permanently die, the world the Hosts experience is very real to them and he clearly derives pleasure from taking his time murdering the Hosts repeatedly.
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* TheseusShipParadox: She's been repaired so many times over the years she's practically brand new. It remains to be seen how much, if anything, remains of her original components.
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!Westworld Main Characters

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!Westworld Main Characters
The main characters of ''Series/{{Westworld}}''.
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* GenreSavvy: When a host in cold storage is moving without authorization, he brings down a full security detail armed with automatic weapons, showing he doesn't treat the hosts as harmless machines.

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-->'''Elsie:''' A hooker with hidden depths?
-->'''Bernard:''' Every man's dream.
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-> '''Portrayed by:''' Simon Quartermain

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* DarkActionGirl: She quickly establishes herself as probably the best gunslinger in Hector's band of outlaws.

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* NiceGuy: The first episode teases the audience with the idea that he's a guest playing out a storyline where he gets to act heroic and win the local girl's heart. He's actually genuinely all that, and risked his life (so to speak) avenging Dolores' father.

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* MrFanservice: Being played by Creator/JamesMarsden and all. InUniverse, it's implied he serves as this to any guests who swing that way. Two female guests on the train remark on his "perfect" looks.
* NiceGuy: The first episode teases the audience with the idea that he's a guest playing out a storyline where he gets to act heroic and win the local girl's heart. He's actually genuinely all that, and risked his life (so to speak) avenging Dolores' father.
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* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: [[spoiler: She performs a deceptively small rebellion by swatting a fly, which goes against her most fundamental order not to harm living things.]]


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* NiceGuy: The first episode teases the audience with the idea that he's a guest playing out a storyline where he gets to act heroic and win the local girl's heart. He's actually genuinely all that, and risked his life (so to speak) avenging Dolores' father.


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* EvilWearsBlack
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"A lot of wisdom in ancient cultures. And perhaps it's time to dig deeper into yours."'']]


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-->''" I never understood why they paired some of you off. Seems cruel. And then I realized winning doesn't mean anything unless someone else loses. Which means you're here to be the loser."''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"No matter how dirty the business, do it well."'']]


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-->''"Problem with the righteous: they can't shoot for shit."''

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world, the disarray. I choose to see the beauty. To believe there is an order to our days. A purpose."'']]



-->''"Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world, the disarray. I choose to see the beauty. To believe there is an order to our days. A purpose."''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Evolution forged the entirety of sentient life on this planet using only one tool: the mistake."'']]


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-->''"We can cure any disease, keep even the weakest of us alive, and, you know, one fine day perhaps we shall even resurrect the dead. Call forth Lazarus from his cave. Do you know what that means? It means that we're done. That this is as good as we're going to get."''


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* {{Bandito}}: Escaton is a notorious outlaw within Westworld.


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* BigBad: Within the world of Lee Sizemore's story, he's the main villain for guests to heroically dispatch.
* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:Much to Sizemore's dismay, he's (temporarily) killed by the moronic guest Craig just as he launches into a speech that Sizemore was particularly proud of.]]


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* {{Sexbot}}: Her main function in Westworld.


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* EvilOldFolks: His age hasn't put a halt to his sadistic impulses.


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* SerialRapist: The Man in Black has been raping Delores on his visits to Westworld for thirty years: all her life.

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-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeffreyWright

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"This behavior...we're miles beyond a glitch here."'']]
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-->'''Bernard:''' It's beautiful Your brow. When you're angry but trying to control it, the fine muscles pull into a little arc. It's elegant. Would you mind if I recorded it? I'd love to show it to my team.
-->'''Theresa:''' No, Bernard, you may not record it.
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* SirSwearsALot: He's one of the major advantages the show takes of being on HBO.

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The head of Westworld's Programming Division and creator of its hosts.

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The head Head of Westworld's the Westworld Programming Division and creator of its hosts.artificial people.
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* CloudCuckooLander: It's not overt, but he's a little odd. At one point he stops an argument to ask if he can record one of Theresa's facial expressions.
* NiceGuy: Soft-spoken, gentle, even-tempered and always polite.



A talented young woman in the Programming Division of Westworld.

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A talented young woman rising star in the Programming Division of Westworld.tasked with remedying odd behavior in the park's artificial beings.



Westworld's operations leader.

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Westworld's Westworld’s terse operations leader.leader, responsible for keeping the park from sliding into unscripted chaos.



Westworld's head of security.

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Westworld's The no-nonsense head of security.security, charged with monitoring host and human interactions and ensuring the safety of the guests.



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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's vaguely sinister and sympathetic at the same time. It's unclear what his true agenda is, or if he even has one. Is he so disillusioned by his creations that he's pushing them toward a destiny that means supplanting humans, who he views as an evolutionary dead end?
* CoolOldGuy: If nothing else, he seems like an approachable boss despite his employees' apprehension when it comes to speaking to him. Oh, and he's played by Anthony Hopkins, so he's cool by default.



A Western girl living with her mother and father in Westworld.

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A Western girl living with who discovers her mother and father in Westworld.entire life is an elaborately constructed lie.



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* BaitAndSwitch: He's initially set up as a guest, due to numerous comments about him being new in town and coming back. It's quickly revealed that he's actually a host.




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* OlderThanTheyLook: She looks to be in her late 20s, when in reality she's the oldest host in the park.
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The beautiful and sharp madam of Westworld.

* MamaBear: It may not be initially obvious, but she's very protective of her girls.
* MissKitty: As the Madame of the town brothel.


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* AffablyEvil: Hector is a merciless bandit, sure, but he's rather polite.
* BeardOfEvil: He has a scraggly beard and is a violent outlaw.


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* HighClassCallGirl: As is typical for Westworld, which is designed more around cultural depictions of life in the old west rather than how it actually was.


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* AdaptationalVillainy: His counterpart in the original film was just a robot who took his programming to the extreme. Here, he's a conscious human being with a penchant for murder, torture and rape.


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* TortureTechnician: He gleefully tortures Kissy, extracting three pints of blood from him.
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!Westworld Main Characters

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!Westworld Programming Division

[[folder:Bernard Lowe]]
!!Bernard Lowe
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeffreyWright

The head of Westworld's Programming Division and creator of its hosts.
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[[folder:Elsie Hughes]]
!!Elsie Hughes
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Shannon Woodward

A talented young woman in the Programming Division of Westworld.
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* LipstickLesbian: She's as attractive and feminine as the object of her desires, Clementine.
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!Westworld Operations Division

[[folder:Theresa Cullen]]
!!Theresa Cullen
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Sidse Babett Knudsen

Westworld's operations leader.
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[[folder:Ashley Stubbs]]
!!Ashley Stubbs
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Luke Hemsworth

Westworld's head of security.
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!Westworld Other Personnel

[[folder:Dr. Robert Ford]]
!!Dr. Robert Ford
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AnthonyHopkins

The creative director of Westworld.
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[[folder:Lee Sizemore]]
!!Lee Sizemore
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Simon Quartermain

The narrative director of Westworld.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Lee is introduced screaming at Bernard over a fault in one of the hosts.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a tremendous asshole, and he can't even fake being a nice person very well.
* SmugSnake: Lee considers himself an intelligent manipulator, but he's not as smart as he thinks he is. Theresa calls him out on it.
-->'''Theresa:''' You're right. This place is one thing to the guests, another thing to the shareholders and something completely different to management. So enlighten me. What do you think management's real interests are? Smart enough to guess there's a bigger picture, but not smart enough to see what it is. You know how much use that makes your support to me? Fuck all.
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!Hosts

[[folder:Dolores Abernathy]]
!!Dolores Abernathy
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/EvanRachelWood

A Western girl living with her mother and father in Westworld.
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* RapeAsDrama: The Man in Black has been raping her on his visits for 30 years. This is one case where the routine memory wipe is a blessing.
* WideEyedIdealist: She isn't blind to the cruelty of the world she inhabits, but chooses to see the beauty instead.
-->''"Some people choose to see the ugliness in this world, the disarray. I choose to see the beauty. To believe there is an order to our days. A purpose."''
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[[folder:Teddy Flood]]
!!Teddy Flood
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JamesMarsden

A new-in-town gunslinger with romantic interest in Dolores.
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[[folder:Maeve Millay]]
!!Maeve Millay
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ThandieNewton
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[[folder:Hector Escaton]]
!!Hector Escaton
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RodrigoSantoro

An outlaw causing trouble in Westworld.
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[[folder:Armistice]]
!!Armistice
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Ingrid Bolsø Berdal

A bandit and associate of Hector's.
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[[folder:Clementine Pennyfeather]]
!!Clementine Pennyfeather
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Angela Sarafyan

A popular prostitute in Westworld under Maeve's watch.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: She's explicitly designed to be this, to make her more appealing to guests.
* MsFanservice: She's very sexy, and is the most popular prostitute in Westworld.
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!Guests

[[folder:The Man in Black]]
!!The Man in Black
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/EdHarris

* {{Sadist}}: He takes pleasure in cruelty, and uses Westworld to indulge in his most deviant and sadistic desires. If he did half of what he did in Westworld in the real world, he'd be locked up.
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