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| 6 | Character page for the ''Jason Bourne'' [[Literature/TheBourneSeries novels]] and [[Film/TheBourneSeries films]]. |
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| 8 | For an index of the actors and actresses who have their own page on this wiki, see [[MediaNotes/JasonBourneActors here]]. |
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| 10 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 11 | !Novels |
| 12 | [[folder:Jason Bourne]] |
| 13 | * AmnesiacDissonance: Not as much as the film version. But in the first three-fourths or so of ''Identity'', Bourne exhibits this since he believes [[spoiler: he is a contract killer]]. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] after he discovers that [[spoiler: he's not really an assassin, but rather, a deep-cover agent posing as one]]. |
| 14 | * FalseFlagOperation: The whole point of Jason Bourne, at least in the original Ludlum books. Jason Bourne the assassin is a myth. He does not assassinate anyone; he just takes credit for prolific assassinations, which real murderers happily let him. The point behind this myth is to insult Carlos the Jackal and force him into the open to confront Bourne. |
| 15 | * MasterOfDisguise: Bourne's story was influenced by real-life 20th-century assassin Carlos "The Jackal", who was infamous for his ability to blend in and elude the authorities. See also ''Literature/TheDayOfTheJackal'', another espionage thriller and resulting films [[LifeImitatesArt where Carlos supposedly got his nickname]]. |
| 16 | * NeverForgottenSkill: Jason Bourne is introduced with having amnesia. However, his memory loss does not affect his combat skills in the slightest. |
| 17 | * SplitPersonality: Beginning with the second book, we have the contrast between Bourne and Webb. Neither is a particularly happy soul, given that the former [[spoiler:was the deep cover creation of a man who was a merciless killer]] after the latter [[spoiler:lost his whole family to an anonymous air raid in Vietnam and went into the jungles as a merciless anti-VC weapon in a deeply black ops program]]. So Webb is the loving husband the history professor, the man who mourns his past. Bourne is the chameleon, the killing machine, the beast on a short leash. |
| 18 | * SwissBankAccount: In ''The Bourne Identity'', the only clue he has to his identity in the beginning is the details of a Swiss numbered bank account. |
| 19 | [[/folder]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[folder:Carlos the Jackal]] |
| 22 | * AnonymousRinger: Averted as he is referred to as his real name Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez. |
| 23 | * BadHabits: Dresses up as a priest. |
| 24 | * EvilCounterpart: To Jason Bourne. Or rather, Bourne was created to be a Good Counterpart to him. |
| 25 | * AGodAmI: Carlos has a pretty massive ego |
| 26 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: Based on the real life Venezuelian terrorist [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_the_Jackal Ilich RamÃrez Sánchez]]. |
| 27 | * KissingCousins: Carlos and his first cousin were lovers since childhood. |
| 28 | * SpySchool: Carlos was trained in one, a Soviet facility called Novgorod, that is a setting in ''Ultimatum''. |
| 29 | * WarForFunAndProfit: Well not 'war' per se. But Carlos is known for being in the assassination game solely for profit and is absolutely unconcerned with ideology or political allegiances. |
| 30 | [[/folder]] |
| 31 | ---- |
| 32 | !Films |
| 33 | |
| 34 | !!!'''Characters introduced in ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'':''' |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Jason Bourne]] |
| 37 | !!Jason Bourne [[spoiler:(real name: David Webb)]] |
| 38 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jasonbourne_3.jpg]] |
| 39 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"All that matters is staying alive. You get off the grid, survive."'']] |
| 40 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MattDamon |
| 41 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/DamienBoisseau (European French) |
| 42 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' | ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' | ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' | ''Film/JasonBourne'' |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ->''"I can see their faces. Everyone I ever killed. I just don't know their names. [[spoiler:Marie]] used to try to help me remember the names. I've tried to apologise for... for what I've done. For what I am. None of it makes it any better."'' |
| 45 | |
| 46 | The protagonist, a highly trained CIA black ops agent as part of the Treadstone program. He became amnesiac when he failed a mission though kept his skills intact, and he is constantly hunted by the organization he once worked for, by successive heads of it who have tracks to cover and want him dead. |
| 47 | ---- |
| 48 | * AmnesiacDissonance: Throughout the series, he's horrified to learn what a merciless killer he was. |
| 49 | * TheAtoner: Especially in ''The Bourne Supremacy'', as he travels to Russia solely to apologize to Irina Neski, the orphaned daughter of Vladimir Neski, whom he'd assassinated. |
| 50 | * BadassDriver: He can drive anything he can get his hands on with great dexterity when thrown into a chase, including vehicles that are clearly not made for this such as a [[TheAllegedCar yellow Volga 3110 taxi]] in ''Supremacy''. And he knows how to [[CarFu make good use of them]] against his pursuers. |
| 51 | * TheChessmaster: He's often one step ahead of his opponents. |
| 52 | * CombatPragmatist: He is an incredibly efficient fighter. His fighting style is clearly based on mixed martial arts with a particular emphasis on Krav Maga, Kali, Wing Chun Kung Fu and Jeet Kune Do; using fists, feet, knees, elbows, groin attacks, etc. He is also very skilled at using ''anything he can get his hands on'' as a weapon, from ballpoint pens to a rolled up magazine. When fighting, his focus is inflicting the maximum amount of damage in the least amount of time and with the least effort. |
| 53 | * DarkIsNotEvil: He often wears dark clothing. |
| 54 | * DeadpanSnarker: The very rare moments in which Bourne displays any kind of humor, it will be of this variety and usually a very dark form to boot. |
| 55 | * ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Prior to volunteering for Treadstone, Bourne [[spoiler: or rather, Webb]] was a Delta Force operator. Doubles as a MythologyGag to his novel counterpart's codename, Delta. |
| 56 | * TheFettered: The reason he failed the assignment that caused him to lose his memory? [[spoiler: He couldn't bring himself to kill his target in front of the man's children.]] |
| 57 | * GeniusBruiser: Extremely good at lateral thinking and finding highly creative ways to stay one step ahead of the people hunting him as well as in various areas of intelligence such as information gathering, stealth, assuming new identities, carrying out assassinations and improvisation but when the chips are down, can annihilate anyone who goes up against him in a fight. |
| 58 | * HeartbrokenBadass: After Marie's death. [[spoiler:And later on, Nicky's.]] |
| 59 | * HeroicNeutral: Bourne would love nothing more than to be left alone by the CIA and enjoy a peaceful life in which he doesn't have to kill anyone anymore. He only ever shows any interest in exposing their corruption when they are stupid enough to come after him while he is in hiding, either to kill him or frame him for their own misdeeds. |
| 60 | * ICanSeeYou: Bourne gives these moments out like candy. |
| 61 | ** When Bourne calls Pamela Landy at her office, he lets her know he's within line of sight. |
| 62 | -->'''Bourne''': Get some rest, Pam. You look tired. *click* |
| 63 | ** A similar example: Bourne requests a meeting with Nicky. He is asked what if they can't find her. |
| 64 | -->'''Bourne''': That's easy. She's standing right next to you. |
| 65 | ** An inversion happens during Bourne's phone conversation with Vosen later on. |
| 66 | -->'''Bourne''': [[spoiler:If you were in your office, we'd be having this conversation face to face]]. |
| 67 | * ImprovisedWeapon: To an incredible degree, almost anything he touches can be used as a weapon, e.g. a ballpoint pen in ''Identity'', a rolled-up magazine in ''Supremacy'', a book and a towel in ''Ultimatum'', a chair leg and a saucepan in ''Jason Bourne''. |
| 68 | * IndyPloy: A master at this, such as the train chase in ''Supremacy''. Bourne rarely has the resources to plan ahead so he has to rely on winging it to get by. |
| 69 | * MadeOfIron: Bourne can take a ''lot'' of punishment and come through still strong. |
| 70 | * MartialPacifist: The ''only'' times he kills (at least in the original trilogy) are in self-defense where his opponent is fighting with the intent to kill. Otherwise he notably limits himself to stunning and disarming opponents. |
| 71 | * NameAmnesia: The man has no idea who he is, but he still remembers how to speak foreign languages well enough to question the boat's Portuguese crew, and also retains his hand-to-hand combat and stealth spy skills. It's not until he discovers a safe deposit box with varying ID papers, most of which bear the name Jason Bourne, that he begins to learn his identity and purpose. |
| 72 | * NervesOfSteel: WordOfGod describes Bourne this way, saying at the times most people freeze up, he goes to action. |
| 73 | * {{Omniglot}}: One of the first things he discovered about himself after his amnesia was he could speak several different languages including Italian, French, and German. He also speaks a bit of Russian. |
| 74 | * OneManArmy: He consistently outdoes dozens of opponents at a time in evasion and vanishing from their surveillance, and when in a tight spot he can take down entire groups of armed enemies with his bare hands. |
| 75 | * ProfessionalKiller: When he was with Treadstone. |
| 76 | * TheScapegoat: Following Conklin's death, the sole reasons the CIA is after Bourne is because some corrupt leaders of it have dirty laundry, and they conveniently put the blame on him (though it's back to the risk of uncovering "Treadstone" completely in ''Ultimatum''). |
| 77 | * WhamLine: He delivers these in multiple films to the point where it's almost a running gag, usually to signify that he knows much more than the person he's speaking to is letting on. |
| 78 | * WouldntHurtAChild: A very important part of his character- it's why he couldn't bring himself to assassinate Wombossi in ''Identity'' and threatening or endangering kids around Bourne [[BerserkButton is a really bad idea.]] |
| 79 | [[/folder]] |
| 80 | |
| 81 | [[folder:Marie]] |
| 82 | !!Marie Helena Kreutz |
| 83 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariejasonbourne.jpg]] |
| 84 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Nobody does the right thing."'']] |
| 85 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/FrankaPotente |
| 86 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' | ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' | ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' (flashbacks) |
| 87 | |
| 88 | ->''"People do all kinds of weird and amazing stuff when they are scared."'' |
| 89 | |
| 90 | A German woman who got caught up in Bourne's first round of cat and mouse game with the CIA. |
| 91 | ---- |
| 92 | * AdaptationalNationality: as well as AdaptationalNameChange, of sort. In the novel, she was identified as ''Dr. Marie St. Jacques'' a Canadian Economics Professor. In the films, she is instead a nomadic German with irregular jobs who tried to apply for an American visa. |
| 93 | * DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:She survived in the original novels.]] |
| 94 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: After she first witnesses Bourne fighting a trained assassin. |
| 95 | * MugglesDoItBetter: Pretends to be John Michael Kane's PA, instead of the complicated plan Bourne had to get the hotel's information. It works. |
| 96 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:She gets shot by Kirill in ''Supremacy''.]] |
| 97 | [[/folder]] |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[folder:Nicky Parsons]] |
| 100 | !!Nicolette "Nicky" Parsons |
| 101 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nickyjasonbourne_8.jpg]] |
| 102 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JuliaStiles |
| 103 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' | ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' | ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' | ''Film/JasonBourne'' |
| 104 | |
| 105 | A CIA operative who was tasked with logistics assistance, first aid and field monitoring of Treadstone agents, including Bourne, before his amnesia. |
| 106 | ---- |
| 107 | * DidTheyOrDidntThey: In ''Ultimatum'', Nicky seems to imply that she was personally involved with Bourne before his amnesia. |
| 108 | * DyeOrDie: [[spoiler:Paralleling Marie changing her hair, complete with a flashback of Marie.]] |
| 109 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:She helps Bourne track down Neil Daniels in ''Ultimatum''.]] |
| 110 | * ImprobableAge: Nicky Parsons is one of Bourne's field handlers on an extremely sensitive mission and apparently has beyond Top Secret clearance given what she is involved in (monitoring all of the Treadstone field agents). In other words, significantly more dangerous to the Agency than Bourne is if she screws up, or if something was missed in her vetting and she is less than 100% loyal. When the movie was filmed, Julia Stiles was a very young looking ''twenty-one''. There's an attempted HandWave in ''Supremacy'' when Nicky explains her cover was an exchange student studying in Paris. |
| 111 | * PerpetualFrowner: Which makes [[WhenSheSmiles the last few seconds]] of ''Ultimatum'' all the more memorable. |
| 112 | %%* ReplacementGoldfish: Subverted in ''Ultimatum''. |
| 113 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Shot twice by the Asset in ''Jason Bourne'']]. |
| 114 | * WhenSheSmiles: At the very end of ''Ultimatum'', when she realises that Bourne survived a 100 ft drop into the East River. |
| 115 | [[/folder]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[folder:Conklin]] |
| 118 | !!Alexander Conklin |
| 119 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/conklin_8.jpg]] |
| 120 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ChrisCooper |
| 121 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/PatrickFloersheim (European French), Creator/SeonghoShin (Korean) |
| 122 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' | ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' (flashbacks) |
| 123 | |
| 124 | The CIA official overseeing Treadstone. |
| 125 | ---- |
| 126 | * BadBoss: It's mentioned that not only did Conklin put a lot of pressure on his unit, but also that he was unable to deal with the loss of his best operative, who had a breakdown because of said pressure. Averted in the Ludlum novels, where after Bourne returned to the States, Conklin's primary concern is Bourne's mental health as he does not want him to suffer from PTSD. |
| 127 | * BigBad: He's the one trying to have Bourne killed in the first film. |
| 128 | * DragonInChief: He oversees the Treadstone program, yet he is the one whp answers to Abbott. |
| 129 | * NonActionBigBad: Downplayed, but he clearly lacks the combat prowess of his operatives. |
| 130 | * PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:He appears in flashbacks throughout ''Supremacy''.]] |
| 131 | * YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:For failing to get Bourne, he's unceremoniously shot by a Treadstone agent.]] Averted in the novels, where he became Jason's primary handler and good friend. |
| 132 | [[/folder]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[folder:Abbott]] |
| 135 | !!Ward Abbott |
| 136 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4_0.jpg]] |
| 137 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/BrianCox |
| 138 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' | ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' |
| 139 | |
| 140 | A corrupt CIA section chief and Conklin's superior. |
| 141 | ---- |
| 142 | * TheAlcoholic: The end of ''Supremacy'' [[spoiler:before he commits suicide]] show that he's no stranger to holding his liquor and uses it as a coping mechanism. |
| 143 | * BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Once Bourne corners him, he has everything he needs to destroy Abbott and leaves him at the mercy of the authorities as he makes off with the evidence. Rather than face the disgrace of being tried for treason, he shoots himself right in front of Landy, who was also catching on to his game. |
| 144 | * BigBadDuumvirate: With Yuri Gretkov in ''Supremacy'', although he is the one who devises the DeceasedFallGuyGambit against Jason, who learns about him for the first time ever. |
| 145 | * BrutalHonesty: He's perfectly open about calling Treadstone a "kill squad". |
| 146 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: He's got glasses, and he can go to ruthless lengths to ensure his cover won't be blown up. |
| 147 | * GreaterScopeVillain: For ''Identity'', as Conklin reports directly to him. |
| 148 | * KnightTemplar: Sees himself this way. |
| 149 | -->'''Abbot:''' I'm a patriot. I've served my country. |
| 150 | -->'''Landy:''' And [[spoiler:Danny Zorn]], what was [[spoiler:he]]? |
| 151 | -->'''Abbott:''' Unlucky, collateral damage. |
| 152 | * LeaveBehindAPistol: [[spoiler:By Jason in ''Supremacy''.]] |
| 153 | * TheManBehindTheMan: He's the actual head of Operation: Treadstone, not Conklin. |
| 154 | * {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:He was planning on retiring in a matter of months in ''Supremacy''.]] |
| 155 | * TheUnfettered: Will do anything to protect his own dirty secrets, including framing Bourne and killing [[spoiler:Danny Zorn]]. |
| 156 | * VillainHasAPoint: Jason can't argue when Abbott retorts that the former embroiling [[spoiler: Marie]] in his life was what got her killed. |
| 157 | -->'''Ward Abbott''': You killed [[spoiler: Marie]]. The moment you got in her car, [[TheyDiedBecauseOfYou the moment you entered her life, she was dead]]. |
| 158 | --> |
| 159 | [[/folder]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:The Professor]] |
| 162 | !!The Professor |
| 163 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4_00.jpg]] |
| 164 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[ArcWords "Look at this. Look at what they make you give."]]'']] |
| 165 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/CliveOwen |
| 166 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' |
| 167 | |
| 168 | ->''"I work alone, like you. We always work alone."'' |
| 169 | |
| 170 | The top Treadstone assassin (following Bourne's disappearance), who's in Conklin's employ. |
| 171 | ---- |
| 172 | * ColdSniper: How he kills [[spoiler:Wombosi]] at his Paris home, and later attempts to kill Bourne this way. |
| 173 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He's only known as "The Professor". |
| 174 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He has only 3 minutes of screentime throughout the film, and he never talks until his last scene, almost a half-hour from the end, delivering the ArcWords "Look at us. Look at what they make you give." |
| 175 | [[/folder]] |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[folder:Wombosi]] |
| 178 | !!Nykwana Wombosi |
| 179 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4_78.jpg]] |
| 180 | !!!'''Played by:''' [[Creator/AdewaleAkinnuoyeAgbaje Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje]] |
| 181 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' |
| 182 | |
| 183 | The dictator of an unnamed African country. He is targeted by the CIA for assassination, and Bourne became amnesiac when he got shot upon failing to assassinate him. |
| 184 | ---- |
| 185 | * BoomHeadshot: He gets sniped in the head by the Professor. |
| 186 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He's extremely unhappy about his family being threatened. We eventually discover that [[spoiler:Jason aborted his assignment [[WouldntHurtAChild because Wombosi's children were present when he was supposed to assassinate him.]]]] |
| 187 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: He threatened to reveal information regarding the United States' involvement in Africa, so the CIA sent black ops killers after him (first Bourne, then the Professor). |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Danny Zorn]] |
| 191 | !!Daniel "Danny" Zorn |
| 192 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4_52.jpg]] |
| 193 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/GabrielMann |
| 194 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/AlexisTomassian (European French) |
| 195 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' | ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' |
| 196 | |
| 197 | A CIA operative working under Conklin in Treadstone. |
| 198 | ---- |
| 199 | * TheDragon: Assistant to Conklin in ''Identity'' and Abbott in ''Supremacy''. |
| 200 | * HaveYouToldAnyoneElse: He makes the mistake of telling [[spoiler:Abbott]] it's impossible that Bourne was behind the Berlin assassination. |
| 201 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: Too bad he had no clue what Abbott was up to when pointing out Bourne's innocence in his presence... |
| 202 | * SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:He gets stabbed by Abbott after telling him Bourne wasn't involved.]] |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | \ |
| 205 | |
| 206 | !!!'''Characters introduced in ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'':''' |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[folder:Pamela Landy]] |
| 209 | !!Pamela "Pam" Landy |
| 210 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5_0.jpg]] |
| 211 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JoanAllen |
| 212 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/VeroniqueAugereau (European French) |
| 213 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' | ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' | ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 214 | |
| 215 | The Deputy Director of the CIA, who wants to understand what Bourne really is up to. |
| 216 | ---- |
| 217 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: She doesn't flinch when she thinks [[spoiler:Abbott is about to kill her.]] |
| 218 | * HeroAntagonist: She's opposed to Bourne in ''Supremacy'' and ''Ultimatum'', but is also one of the few non-corrupt CIA officials and is more concerned with uncovering the truth. |
| 219 | * IconicSequelCharacter: A major character of the ''Bourne'' saga who was introduced in the second film. |
| 220 | * IronLady: A very no-nonsense female authority figure who doesn't let herself be fooled by her hierarchic superiors. |
| 221 | * NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Despite her efforts at whistleblowing, it looks like [[TheScapegoat she's tried for treason]] in ''Legacy''. |
| 222 | * NotWhatISignedOnFor: Says this almost verbatim when Bourne asks her why she's helping him reveal Treadstone and Blackbriar. |
| 223 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A non-corrupted CIA officer with a sense of justice and morality, unlike Abbott and Vosen. |
| 224 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Out of all the CIA team hunting Bourne down, she's the one who questions the motivations behind the hunt and tries to figure out Bourne's real motivations without ever thinking about killing him. |
| 225 | [[/folder]] |
| 226 | |
| 227 | [[folder:Gretkov]] |
| 228 | !!Yuri Gretkov |
| 229 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5_1.jpg]] |
| 230 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KarelRoden |
| 231 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/PhilippeDumond (European French) |
| 232 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' |
| 233 | |
| 234 | A Russian oil oligarch with close ties to Ward Abbott. |
| 235 | ---- |
| 236 | * BeardOfEvil: He has an unkempt beard. |
| 237 | * BigBadDuumvirate: With Ward Abbott in ''Supremacy''. |
| 238 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: He started his oil empire with stolen CIA funds, with the help of Ward Abbott. |
| 239 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: A ruthless oil magnate who wears glasses and doesn't hesitate to bribe DirtyCops and kill those who get in his way. |
| 240 | * RuthlessForeignGangsters: A ruthless Russian oligarch who orders an assassin (well, FSB agent moonlighting as an assassin, anyway) around and is in cahoots with a corrupt CIA leader. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Kirill]] |
| 244 | !!Kirill |
| 245 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/023_4.jpg]] |
| 246 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/KarlUrban |
| 247 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' |
| 248 | |
| 249 | A member of the Russian Secret Service who moonlights as an assassin for Gretkov. |
| 250 | ---- |
| 251 | * BadassNormal: Unlike the Assets of Treadstone and follow-up programs who have had all kinds of psychological and chemical enhancements, Kirill is just a regular FSB agent, yet he comes extremely close to killing Bourne twice. |
| 252 | * ColdSniper: He comes very close to kill Bourne twice. He [[spoiler:kills Marie, who was on the passenger seat of Bourne's car in Goa,]] with a sniper rifle the first time and shoots Bourne in the shoulder the second time from a good distance with his pistol. |
| 253 | * DirtyCop: He's an FSB officer, but also does some dirty work for Yuri Gretkov. |
| 254 | * HeroKiller: Shoots Marie with a sniper rifle and leaves Bourne for dead. |
| 255 | * PermaStubble: He has a 3-day beard. |
| 256 | [[/folder]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | [[folder:Jarda]] |
| 259 | !!Jarda |
| 260 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5_13.jpg]] |
| 261 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MartonCsokas |
| 262 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneSupremacy'' |
| 263 | |
| 264 | An assassin for Treadstone who's been retired and lives in Germany. |
| 265 | ---- |
| 266 | * ImprovisedWeapon: Attacks Bourne with a kitchen knife then uses an electric cable to try to strangle him. |
| 267 | * LastOfHisKind: He and Bourne were the last two Treadstone agents around. |
| 268 | * RetiredBadass: He was put in retirement after Treadstone was shelved. His combat skills are still on par with those of Bourne. |
| 269 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: It's unclear if he's supposed to be the same character as Treadstone agent "Mannheim" from ''Identity'' or someone else entirely. Both possibilities have equal validity, and WordOfGod remains mum on the topic. |
| 270 | * TheWorfEffect: He gives Bourne quite a harsh beating during their meeting before Bourne gains the upper hand. B |
| 271 | [[/folder]] |
| 272 | \ |
| 273 | |
| 274 | !!!'''Characters introduced in ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'':''' |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[folder:Noah Vosen]] |
| 277 | !!Noah Vosen |
| 278 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bournenoahvosen.jpg]] |
| 279 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidStrathairn |
| 280 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' | ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 281 | |
| 282 | The CIA operative in charge of executing Operation Blackbriar, another Treadstone-like program. |
| 283 | ---- |
| 284 | * ArmchairMilitary: Vosen ironically derides Landy using the trope, but throughout the film micromanages most of his operations, acts recklessly, and manages to make Blackbriar an example of FascistButInefficient in comparison to Treadstone's more methodical approach. |
| 285 | ** Although Blackbriar, unlike Treadstone, has an expanded mandate, doing surveillance in addition to assassinations. The attention to detail counts there. |
| 286 | * BadBoss: He's willing to kill civilians in order to keep Treadstone/Blackbriar secret. |
| 287 | * TheDragon: He's carrying out his operation on behalf of Ezra Kramer. |
| 288 | * TheHeavy: The main threat to Bourne in ''Ultimatum'', while Kramer is the BigBad Bourne never meets or goes after. |
| 289 | * KnightTemplar: This exchange sums it up. |
| 290 | -->'''Landy:''' Noah, she's one of us. [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope You start down this path]], where does it end?\ |
| 291 | '''Vosen:''' It ends when we've ''won''. |
| 292 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution: Literally anyone who seems to be a liability to Blackbriar in the film ends up getting on his kill on sight list, which Landy is quick to point out is reckless and sloppy. Landy also implies he's always held this opinion. |
| 293 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's basically a less corrupt (but no less unethical) Ward Abbott. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], [[spoiler:considering Abbott committed suicide at the end of the last film.]] |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:Kramer]] |
| 297 | !!Ezra Kramer |
| 298 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bourneezrakramer.jpg]] |
| 299 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ScottGlenn |
| 300 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/JeanBarney (European French) |
| 301 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' | ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 302 | |
| 303 | The Director of the CIA. |
| 304 | ---- |
| 305 | * BadBoss: Plans to have Pamela Landy take the fall for Blackbriar should Bourne escape in ''Ultimatum''. |
| 306 | * GreaterScopeVillain: As the CIA Director, he's behind Treadstone, Blackbriar and any other operations the CIA takes. |
| 307 | * TheManBehindTheMan: The one pulling the strings behind Vosen. |
| 308 | * NonActionBigBad: A morally bankrupt officer at the top of the hierarchy who lets his underlings do the dirty work for him. |
| 309 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Other characters seem to treat him as if he's always been in-charge, despite ''Supremacy'' featuring a different DCI in the form of Martin Marshall. |
| 310 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: Well, it wouldn't sound pretty if the CIA director's highly unethical methods were to be known publicly. |
| 311 | [[/folder]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | [[folder:Dr. Hirsch]] |
| 314 | !!Dr. Albert Hirsch |
| 315 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bournehirsch.jpg]] |
| 316 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/AlbertFinney |
| 317 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' | ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 318 | |
| 319 | A doctor working for the CIA who designed the chemical and psychological conditioning program used for Treadstone and later Blackbriar |
| 320 | ---- |
| 321 | * EvilGenius: The top scientist for the CIA's psychological brainwashing program. |
| 322 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Albert Finney used his voice at its deepest. |
| 323 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: A MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate and TortureTechnician combined, complete with glasses. |
| 324 | * MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: To say the least of someone who is willing to spearhead research into an ambiguously legal assassination program. |
| 325 | * MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: He dies of a "heart attack" while in protective custody the day before he is to testify. [[spoiler:Deleted scenes show that Hirsch was actually assassinated by an agent who made it past his security detail somehow.]] |
| 326 | * NotWorthKilling: [[spoiler: Bourne refuses to kill him as a last act of defiance upon re-embracing his real identity as David Webb]]. |
| 327 | -->'''Dr. Albert Hirsch''': So now you're going to kill me. |
| 328 | -->'''Jason Bourne''': No. You don't deserve the star they'd give you on the wall at Langley. |
| 329 | * TortureTechnician: He oversaw the torture which turned [[spoiler:David Webb]] into Jason Bourne. |
| 330 | [[/folder]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[folder:Desh]] |
| 333 | !!Desh Bouksani |
| 334 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bournedesh.jpg]] |
| 335 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JoeyAnsah |
| 336 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' |
| 337 | |
| 338 | A Moroccan Blackbriar agent stationed in Tangiers. He's tasked to eliminate Bourne and Nicky Parsons. |
| 339 | ---- |
| 340 | * ImplacableMan: No matter how Nicky tries to escape him in the streets of Tangiers, Desh would have caught up with her and she would have certainly died without Bourne's timely intervention. |
| 341 | * ImprovisedWeapon: Attacks Bourne with a hookah, then with a razor. |
| 342 | * OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: Bourne is noticeably older than him (going by the actors' age, Matt Damon is 12 years older than Joey Ansah) and still gives him a run for his money. |
| 343 | * TheVoiceless: He never speaks onscreen, but audibly suffers in the fight against Bourne. |
| 344 | [[/folder]] |
| 345 | |
| 346 | [[folder:Simon Ross]] |
| 347 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rossbourne.jpg]] |
| 348 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/PaddyConsidine |
| 349 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/PhilippeValmont (European French) |
| 350 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' | ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 351 | |
| 352 | An investigative journalist writing about the CIA's undercover programs. He soon becomes a target for Blackbriar when getting in contact with Bourne. |
| 353 | ---- |
| 354 | * {{Expy}}: Of investigative journalists at the Guardian, notably Glenn Greenwald and Ewan [=McAskill=]. |
| 355 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: He gets targeted for finding out about Treadstone and Blackbriar, and is taken down over it. |
| 356 | * IntrepidReporter: The Guardian's national security correspondent, writing a series of articles about a rogue CIA assassin. Definitely ''not'' a safe case to investigate, as he soon finds out. |
| 357 | * TooDumbToLive: He panics and is shot by the Blackbriar agent. |
| 358 | [[/folder]] |
| 359 | |
| 360 | [[folder:Paz]] |
| 361 | !!Paz |
| 362 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pazbourne.jpg]] |
| 363 | !!!'''Played by''': Creator/EdgarRamirez |
| 364 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'' |
| 365 | |
| 366 | Another CIA agent and product of Blackbriar. |
| 367 | ---- |
| 368 | * ColdSniper: Takes out Simon Ross from a distance, in a crowded area. |
| 369 | * HeelFaceTurn: After Bourne spares him following the car chase, he has him at gunpoint but lets Bourne go after a moment of HeelRealization. |
| 370 | [[/folder]] |
| 371 | \ |
| 372 | |
| 373 | !!!'''Characters introduced in ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'':''' |
| 374 | |
| 375 | [[folder:Aaron Cross]] |
| 376 | !!Aaron Cross [[spoiler: (real name: Kenneth James Kitson)]] |
| 377 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aaroncross.jpg]] |
| 378 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JeremyRenner |
| 379 | !!!'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 380 | |
| 381 | A rogue operative of Outcome who becomes targeted when the creators of the program try to forcefully cover it up. |
| 382 | ---- |
| 383 | * BavarianFireDrill: Bluffs his way (along with Marta) into the Sterisyn-Morlanta factory by claiming to be a doctor. To be fair, Marta ''is'' a doctor with legitimate credentials, so it wasn't entirely dishonest. |
| 384 | -->'''Aaron:''' "Remember, we belong here." |
| 385 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: He has less compunctions to kill than Bourne, and obviously he's not amnesiac. |
| 386 | * ConvenientReplacementCharacter: To Jason Bourne. |
| 387 | * FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: He reveals he was well under the Army's (fictional) minimum intelligence quota, making him likely mentally impaired. This makes the prospect of losing the heightened intelligence from his medication much scarier for him. |
| 388 | * GoodIsNotNice: Somewhat more ruthless than Jason Bourne, beating the hell out of innocent guards or cops who were in his way and generally being a rougher character. His desperation to keep on his meds probably contributes. |
| 389 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: Shoots down an attack drone with a hunting rifle ''in a snowstorm.'' Of course, [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments it was a high-powered rifle]], so it's justified. |
| 390 | * SuperSoldier: Takes [[SuperSerum green and blue pills]] (like all Outcome agents) which enhance his physical and mental abilities... as long as they're taken at regular intervals, lest withdrawal occur. |
| 391 | [[/folder]] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | [[folder:Marta]] |
| 394 | !!Dr. Marta Shearing |
| 395 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/023_1.jpg]] |
| 396 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/RachelWeisz |
| 397 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 398 | A scientist who worked on designing the drug used for Operation: Outcome. |
| 399 | ---- |
| 400 | * MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Prior to Byer's shutdown of her lab, she couldn't have cared less about the Outcome agents. Although she knew a bit about Outcome's work, as far as she was concerned they were just lab rats with inconvenient schedules. |
| 401 | * SoleSurvivor: All of her lab colleagues get killed. |
| 402 | \ |
| 403 | \ |
| 404 | [[/folder]] |
| 405 | |
| 406 | [[folder:Byer]] |
| 407 | !!Eric Byer |
| 408 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/023_9.jpg]] |
| 409 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/EdwardNorton |
| 410 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 411 | The director of the Nation Research Assay and the brain behind Operation: Outcome. |
| 412 | ---- |
| 413 | * TheBigBadShuffle: His standing in the hierarchy of villains is nebulous and not made fully made clear, although he appears to be on a similar standing to the likes of Kramer. |
| 414 | * ColonelBadass: Not in terms of his combat prowess, but with the sheer amount of political weight that he pulls. Despite being a retired USAF colonel he oversees programs that even Ezra Kramer, who a former admiral and current Director of the CIA, and Mark Turso, another retired admiral, have little to no idea about. In one scene, it's shown that he even has the authority to shutdown several of an active-duty lieutenant general's intelligence operations! |
| 415 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: Not particularly proud of eliminating Outcome and its scientists, but views it as a necessary sacrifice. |
| 416 | * KnightTemplar: To be fair, his Operation Outcome does do a lot of much-needed and less morally ambiguous intelligence work than Blackbriar or Treadstone (who can argue with gathering intel on UsefulNotes/NorthKorea's military?). However, when faced with the possible exposure of his programs, Byer's more than willing to eliminate otherwise innocent civilian and military liabilities. |
| 417 | * ManBehindTheMan: Even Ezra Kramer defers to his judgement on the so-called "Beta Programs". |
| 418 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution: When there is even the slighest possibility of Outcome being exposed, Byer has everyone involved killed no exceptions. |
| 419 | * NonActionBigBad: He is only seen out in the field in one scene that took place years earlier, and even then he's out of the action. During Legacy, he either spends his time in NRAG's office or in a crisis suite, hundreds of miles from the film's conflict. |
| 420 | * SinEater: Byer describes himself and his team as "sin eaters" who commit morally indefensible but absolutely necessary actions so others on their side don't have to. |
| 421 | [[/folder]] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | [[folder:Turso]] |
| 424 | !!Mark Turso |
| 425 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/023_15.jpg]] |
| 426 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/StacyKeach |
| 427 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 428 | An official of the Department of Defense put in charge of overseeing Operation: Outcome. |
| 429 | ---- |
| 430 | * AudienceSurrogate: Although Turso is a retired admiral and Kramer's confidant, he's as much in the dark about Byer's programs and methods as the audience is, which certainly says something about the weight that Byer pulls. His questions about LARX and D-Track teams serve to fill in the audience. |
| 431 | * ManBehindTheMan: Not as much as Byer, who is more aware of what is going on in the world of black programs, but definitely has shades of this in his interactions with Kramer. |
| 432 | [[/folder]] |
| 433 | |
| 434 | [[folder:Ward]] |
| 435 | !!Terrence Ward |
| 436 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/DennisBoutsikaris |
| 437 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 438 | The head of the Sterislyn-Moranta pharmaceutical company that developed the drugs for Operation: Outcome. |
| 439 | ---- |
| 440 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Technically not corrupt, since he is legally working with the US government on a contract related to Beta Programs, but definitely has shady motives with regard to his cooperation. |
| 441 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: His company, Sterisyn-Morlanta, ''does'' do legitimate pharmaceutical research and ''is'' on the cutting edge of the field. It just happens to be further ahead than most suspect. And Ward is willing, albeit with some hesitation, to greenlight the deaths of his researchers if it means keeping the unsavory aspects under wraps. |
| 442 | [[/folder]] |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[folder:Vendel]] |
| 445 | !!Zev Vendel |
| 446 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/CoreyStoll |
| 447 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 448 | A member of NRAG and a part of Byer's staff. |
| 449 | ---- |
| 450 | * CoDragons: One Byer's immediate underlings, along with with Ingram and Mandy. |
| 451 | * ForScience: When Byer has his team going over the cables and documents behind the Beta programs, Vendel gets a bit too excited with the details behind the agents' performance. Byer rebukes him for losing sight of the point of the meeting. He is also somewhat more knowledgeable about the Chems than the other members. |
| 452 | [[/folder]] |
| 453 | |
| 454 | [[folder:Ingram]] |
| 455 | !!Arthur Ingram |
| 456 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelChernus |
| 457 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 458 | Another member of Byer's staff in NRAG. |
| 459 | ---- |
| 460 | * CoDragons: One Byer's immediate underlings, along with with Vendel and Mandy. |
| 461 | [[/folder]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[folder:Mandy]] |
| 464 | !!Dita Mandy |
| 465 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/DonnaMurphy |
| 466 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 467 | An NRAG official put in charge of handling the fallout from the exposure of Operation: Treadstone and Blackbriar. |
| 468 | ---- |
| 469 | * CoDragons: One Byer's immediate underlings, along with with Ingram and Vendel. |
| 470 | [[/folder]] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | [[folder:LARX-3]] |
| 473 | !!LARX-3 |
| 474 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0234.jpg]] |
| 475 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/LouisOzawaChangchien |
| 476 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' |
| 477 | A chemically brainwashed soldier and product of Operation LARX sent after Bourne. |
| 478 | ---- |
| 479 | * TheBrute: Byer's top agent on the ground. |
| 480 | * EmotionSuppression: There are rocks that display more emotion than LARX-3 does. |
| 481 | * TheHeavy: Byer is pulling the strings, but LARX-3 is the agent who Cross actually has to go up against. |
| 482 | * ImplacableMan: Damn near unstoppable, until a concrete pillar had its say. |
| 483 | * SociopathicSoldier: Since he lacks emotion, he's not as sadistic as other examples of this trope. However, he has no qualms about running down civilians or hijacking motorcycles (after literally kicking off the previous rider) in his pursuit of Aaron and Martha. |
| 484 | * SuperSoldier: Like the rest of the Beta program agents, he has inhuman endurance and durability. |
| 485 | [[/folder]] |
| 486 | \ |
| 487 | |
| 488 | !!!'''Characters introduced in ''Film/JasonBourne'':''' |
| 489 | |
| 490 | [[folder:Heather Lee]] |
| 491 | !!Heather Lee |
| 492 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2001_7.jpg]] |
| 493 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/AliciaVikander |
| 494 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/JasonBourne'' |
| 495 | The head of the CIA's Cyber Ops division. |
| 496 | ---- |
| 497 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: She saves Bourne from Dewey when Dewey has him at his mercy.]] |
| 498 | * HazyFeelTurn: For much of the movie, [[TokenGoodTeammate Lee appears to be the only morally upright CIA operative]], e.g. proposing bringing Bourne in alive rather than killing him outright, and [[spoiler:even saving Bourne by killing Dewey herself]]. Until the final scenes show her [[spoiler:vying to take Dewey's position. When Bourne leaves the recording device in her car indicating he heard her statement to the Director of Intelligence that she'll kill him needed if she can't bring him in, it leaves it open ended as to whether she'll become a future antagonist or back off due to the threat.]] |
| 499 | * HeroAntagonist: She's very much like Pamela Landy, as she tries to understand Bourne's motivations, tries to establish contact with him and ultimately wants him back "home", while Dewey just wants to kill him. |
| 500 | * ImprobableAge: Alicia Vikander was 27 during filming, so unless Heather was much older, it's hard to believe that a 27-year-old could be the head of cyber-security in the CIA. It becomes especially apparent towards the end [[spoiler:when she demands to succeed Dewey as head of the CIA.]] |
| 501 | * TheNotLoveInterest: It seems like she'd be Bourne's new partner like Marie or Nicky Parsons [[spoiler:(particularly since Nicky is killed off)]]. Although Heather does [[spoiler:save him from Dewey]], in the end, nothing else develops between them, [[spoiler:and her intentions in becoming the new CIA director suggests that she may not be siding with Bourne after all]]. |
| 502 | [[/folder]] |
| 503 | |
| 504 | [[folder:Dewey]] |
| 505 | !!Director of the CIA Robert Dewey |
| 506 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2001.jpg]] |
| 507 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"You don't have any idea of who you're dealing with."'']] |
| 508 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/TommyLeeJones |
| 509 | ->'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/FeodorAtkine (European French) |
| 510 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/JasonBourne'' |
| 511 | |
| 512 | ->''"32 kills, Jason. Everyone of them made a difference. People all across this country are safer because of what you did."'' |
| 513 | The new Director of the CIA, who had a hand in both Treadstone and Blackbriar, and is now looking to use the Iron Hand as a means for total public surveillance. |
| 514 | ---- |
| 515 | * ArchEnemy: To Jason Bourne. |
| 516 | * BigBad: The main antagonist of ''Jason Bourne''. |
| 517 | * BadBoss: Happily orders his own agents killed when they no longer suit his purposes along with the death of partners when they try to blab. |
| 518 | * BreakingSpeech: Gives a powerful one to Jason long enough for agents to arrive and save him. |
| 519 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Dewey never raises his voice, speaking in a calm, collected monotone, with a chilling deepness. |
| 520 | * GreaterScopeVillain: Ordered the death of Jason's father, driving him into Treadstone, which makes him responsible for the events of the series. |
| 521 | * KnightOfCerebus: He goes further than Conklin, Abbott or Vosen in terms of ruthlessness, such as killing off several agents as he goes along. |
| 522 | * KnightTemplar: He really thinks the shady acts in Treadstone and its successor organizations made America safer. |
| 523 | * NearVillainVictory: He is the closest any villain comes to killing Jason Bourne. |
| 524 | * NonActionBigBad: Is in no physical shape, and never fights Bourne, but is still very dangerous. |
| 525 | * RememberTheNewGuy: One of the main organizers of Treadstone/Blackbriar along with [[Film/TheBourneIdentity Conklin, Abb]][[Film/TheBourneSupremacy ott,]] [[Film/TheBourneUltimatum Vosen, Kramer, and Hirsch]]. Doesn't show up until the fifth film. Justifed since Jason was in hiding for more than a decade and he wasn't a danger until he returned. |
| 526 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Looks, acts, and is treated a lot like Ezra Kramer. |
| 527 | * TheUnfettered: He will do anything to keep his more dubious actions safe, even if it means killing anyone who tries to stand up. |
| 528 | * WouldHurtAChild: Intended to monitor and put Jason into Treadstone when he was a boy. His father saw this as too far and tried to expose it, which led to Dewey ordering his murder. |
| 529 | [[/folder]] |
| 530 | |
| 531 | [[folder:The Asset]] |
| 532 | !!The Asset |
| 533 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/assetjasonbourne.jpg]] |
| 534 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"IWorkAlone."'']] |
| 535 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/VincentCassel |
| 536 | ->'''Dubbed by:''' Vincent Cassel (European French) |
| 537 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/JasonBourne'' |
| 538 | |
| 539 | ->''"Bourne betrayed us. It has always been personal."'' |
| 540 | A former agent of Operation: Blackbriar with a vendetta against Bourne for exposing the program. |
| 541 | ---- |
| 542 | * BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Played with. He's an assassin who readily kills people, but despite two years of torture and the mental troubles found in all Treadstone/Blackbriar agents, he doesn't break. |
| 543 | * TheDragon: Dewey's personal one. |
| 544 | * DragonTheirFeet: [[spoiler: After Dewey is killed by Heather, Bourne still spends ten minutes chasing down and then killing the Asset. Though considering [[YouKilledMyFather the man killed his father]], [[ItsPersonalWithTheDragon this is very understandable]]]]. |
| 545 | * DragonWithAnAgenda: He personally wants to take out Bourne due to [[Film/TheBourneUltimatum his leak of Blackbriar]] that got him caught and tortured in Syria. |
| 546 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first appearance in the movie, is when he kills several bystanders to set up a sniper nest to kill Bourne and Nicky. |
| 547 | * EveryScarHasAStory: We see a brief shot of what appear to be whip scars on his back, presumably from his torture in Syria. |
| 548 | * EvilCounterpart: The Asset is Bourne without his limits. Where Bourne only kills people in self-defense, the Asset cold-bloodedly murders them, even his fellow CIA officers. Likewise, while Bourne goes out of his way to avoid getting civilians involved, the Asset has no regard whatsoever to their lives, as shown when he rams his SWAT vehicle to break through the traffic in Vegas. |
| 549 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Despite his insistence of [[spoiler: Bourne being killed for being a traitor]], he's an even bigger traitor [[spoiler: given what he does to his fellow agents.]] |
| 550 | * ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: The Professor, Jarda, and Paz were just carrying out missions and even have moments of connection with Bourne. The Asset? He's out to kill Bourne because when Bourne leaked the intel to Landy at the end of ''Ultimatum'', the Asset was captured in Syria and tortured for two years. And it's two ways: [[spoiler: the Asset [[YouKilledMyFather is the one who killed Bourne's father in 1999]].]] |
| 551 | * KickTheDog: When the Asset sets up to snipe Bourne during the riots in Greece, he murders three rioters in cold blood simply because they had the misfortune of being on the wrong roof at the wrong time. Granted, they were molotoving the cops down in the street when he burst in, but that's certainly no justification for summary execution. |
| 552 | * NeckSnap: [[spoiler: Courtesy of Bourne]]. |
| 553 | * NoNameGiven: Unlike other Treadstone/Blackbriar operatives, his name is never given. Inversely, he's the most developed and has the most lines out of any of them. |
| 554 | * RevengeMyopia: He wants to kill Bourne because exposing Blackbriar got him outed and captured. Except that Bourne never would have found out about Blackbriar if the Asset hadn't [[spoiler:''murdered his father'']], thereby driving him into Treadstone. |
| 555 | * YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler: He killed Bourne's father long before the events of the series under Dewey's orders.]] |
| 556 | [[/folder]] |
| 557 | |
| 558 | [[folder:Kalloor]] |
| 559 | !!Aaron Kalloor |
| 560 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/011_86.jpg]] |
| 561 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/RizAhmed |
| 562 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/JasonBourne'' |
| 563 | The CEO of the Deep Dream social media company and reluctant CIA collaborator. |
| 564 | ---- |
| 565 | * {{Expy}}: Of early 21st century new technologies / social medias moguls like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg. |
| 566 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: Dewey wants Kalloor dead as soon as he wants to reveal the true nature of the Deep Dream platform (a backdoor access for the CIA to all informations any potential user can have on his machine, disguised as social media). |
| 567 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The CIA made him rich in exchange for helping them become more and more [[BigBrotherIsWatching Big Brother-ish]]. He deeply resents this and plans to screw it all through a reveal of what Deep Dream truly is. |
| 568 | [[/folder]] |
| 569 | |
| 570 | [[folder:Craig Jeffers]] |
| 571 | !!Craig Jeffers |
| 572 | ->'''Played by: Creator/AtoEssandot |
| 573 | ->'''Appears in''': ''Film/JasonBourne |
| 574 | Dewey's right-hand man. |
| 575 | ---- |
| 576 | * TheDragon: As assistant to Dewey. |
| 577 | [[/folder]] |
| 578 | |
| 579 | [[folder:Richard Webb]] |
| 580 | !!Richard Webb |
| 581 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/GreggHenry |
| 582 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/JasonBourne'' (flashbacks and photos) |
| 583 | The original founder of Operation: Treadstone and [[spoiler:the father of David Webb, aka Jason Bourne.]] |
| 584 | ---- |
| 585 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: When he knew that his son was to be part of the Treadstone program, he wanted to reveal it publicly. [[spoiler:The Asset]] killed him and made it look like a terrorist attack so his son would enlist in the program out of patriotism and sense of duty. |
| 586 | [[/folder]] |
| 587 | |
| 588 | [[folder:Dassault]] |
| 589 | !!Christian Dassault |
| 590 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/23_7.png]] |
| 591 | ->'''Played by:''' Creator/VinzenzKiefer |
| 592 | ->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/JasonBourne'' |
| 593 | A hacker who heads an activist group for Internet privacy |
| 594 | ---- |
| 595 | * BadBoss: Doesn't care much for the life of the hackers who work for him. |
| 596 | * TheCracker: He's a whistleblower who employs people such as Nicky Parsons to hack into the CIA's black ops files in order to reveal them to the world. |
| 597 | * InTheHood: Walks in the streets of Berlin with a hood on his head. |
| 598 | * TooDumbToLive: When the CIA come knocking, he decides to attack ''Bourne'', a former agent with near unbeatable fighting skills who's still mostly at his peak physical strength, whereas Dassault is a normal man, with only basic fighting knowledge. Bourne kills him due to this stupidity. |
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