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1[[WMG:[[center:[-'''[[Characters/XmenFilmSeries Main Character Index]]'''\
2'''Main Characters:''' [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMen X-Men]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesProfessorCharlesXavier Professor X]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesMagneto Magneto]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesWolverine Wolverine]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesMystique Mystique]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesJeanGrey Jean Grey]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesDeadpool Deadpool]]\
3'''Original Timeline:''' [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenOriginalTimeline X-Men]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesFreeMutants Free Mutants]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesOtherMutantsOriginalTimeline Other Mutants]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesBrotherhood Brotherhood]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesWeaponXOriginalTimeline Weapon X]] | '''Humans''' | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesHellfireClub Hellfire Club]]\
4'''New Timeline:''' [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXMenNewTimeline X-Men]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesNewMutants New Mutants]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesXForce X-Force]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesApocalypseAndHisFollowers Apocalypse and His Followers]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesTransigen Transigen]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesOtherMutantsNewTimeline Other Mutants]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesHumansNewTimeline Humans]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesWeaponXNewTimeline Weapon X]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesDBari D'Bari]] | [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesNewMutantsVillains New Mutants Villains]]\
5'''Other Timelines:''' [[Characters/Legion2017 Earth-17040]] | [[Characters/TheGifted2017 Earth-17372]]-]]]]]
6----
7Humans are often fearful and resentful of mutants but have the potential to move beyond that prejudice, which is the root cause of Professor Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr's disagreement.
8----
9[[foldercontrol]]
10
11!! US Government
12
13[[folder:Senator Robert Kelly]]
14!!Senator Robert Kelly (R-KS)
15[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kelly_robert.jpg]]
16[[caption-width-right:300:''"Ladies and gentlemen, the truth is that mutants are very real, and that they are among us. We must know who they are, and above all, what they can do!"'']]
17!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BruceDavison
18!!!'''Voiced By:''' Roberto Mendiola (Latin-American Spanish)
19!!!'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/XMen1'' | ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' [[note]]Actually a disguised Mystique[[/note]]
20
21An anti-mutant politician that supports a Mutant Registration Act and wishes to ban mutant children from schools.
22----
23* AlasPoorVillain: He goes through absolute hell and [[spoiler:renounces his anti-mutant beliefs before dying.]]
24* ButtMonkey: After his initial appearance, things go downhill for him. [[spoiler:Kidnapping, being transformed into what he hates, dropped into the ocean and finally a painful death.]]
25* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:He dies by morphing into a mass of flesh, then breaking down into water. It's just as gross as it sound.]]
26* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Started off as type 1, as the comics Kelly was still alive in the comics and involved in a subplot that involved him running for Presidency when the movie came out, it retroactively became type 2 when, months later, that subplot culminated in the "Dream's End" arc with the Kelly of the comics being killed by anti-mutant supremacists for recently abandoning his anti-mutant views.]]
27* ColorMeBlack: An anti-mutant demagogue [[spoiler:who gets turned into a mutant]].
28* TheExtremistWasRight: He might be a complete Jerkass and fear-monger, but at the same time, given what Magneto gets up to during the course of the films and that we later learn his aide was killed and impersonated by Mystique for "quite some time"... [[VillainHasAPoint he has a point]].
29** He singles out Kitty Pride during his Mutant Registration Act speech, remarking how her phasing ability could allow her to just waltz right into the White House. This turns out to be oddly prophetic, as ''X2'' begins with exactly that, only it's Nightcrawler instead of Kitty Pride, and he comes ''this'' close to assassinating the president.
30* FantasticRacism: Generally makes [=McCarthy-like=] statements about mutants and voices the desire to imprison all of them.
31* HumblePie: Magneto forces an immense helping down his throat, causing Kelly to throw himself at Dr. Jean Grey's mercy (a mutant he'd publicly and privately sneered at earlier in the film). [[spoiler:He eventually resigns himself to his altered state and dies in a rather pitiful way.]]
32* ImMelting: [[spoiler:He ultimately ends up turning into liquid due to his induced mutation being unstable.]]
33* KarmicTransformation: He hates mutants, but [[spoiler:is transformed by Magneto into one. The transformation ultimately kills him.]]
34* ProperlyParanoid: He's concerned about mutants that can enter the mind of others or walk through walls. As it turns out, Mystique has been impersonating his aide for a good long while.
35* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Just as [[spoiler:he renounces his bigoted ways, the effects of Magneto's device overwhelm his body and kill him.]]
36* ShapeshifterLongevity: Subverted; [[spoiler: after being exposed to Magneto's mutation-inducing device, he develops a fluid body that grants him RubberMan powers, allowing him to escape his prison, survive falling several hundred feet into the ocean, and swim all the way back to the mainland. Unfortunately, it also comes with a case of PowerDegeneration that drastically ''shortens'' Kelly's lifespan. Within a matter of days after his exposure, it kills him... [[DeadPersonImpersonation allowing Mystique to assume his position in the US Senate]].]]
37* TerminalTransformation: [[spoiler: though Magneto's machine successfully transforms Kelly into a RubberMan, he soon begins to sicken, to the point that he barely makes it to the X-mansion before collapsing; soon after, Kelly's mutation causes his body to fatally dissolve into a mass of water.]]
38* WellIntentionedExtremist: His desire to introduce a Mutant Registration Act is born out of fear for others, and such fear isn't entirely unfounded.
39* YouAreWhatYouHate: Enforced. [[spoiler:Magneto's crew mutates him, the US government's biggest backer of mutant suppression. Although we don't really get too good a gauge of how he feels about it, since he dies as a result not too long after.]]
40[[/folder]]
41
42[[folder:Secretary Trask]]
43!!Secretary Trask
44[[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bill_duke_bolivar_trask.jpg]]
45!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BillDuke
46!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MiguelAngelGhigliazza (Latin-American Spanish)
47!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''
48
49One of the government officials who was part of the president's cabinet in ''X-Men: The Last Stand''.
50----
51* OneSteveLimit: With Bolivar Trask from ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', thanks to a bit of retconning.
52* RaceLift: Trask is played by a black actor in ''The Last Stand'' despite being white in the source material.
53* {{Retcon}}: With Creator/PeterDinklage being cast as Bolivar Trask in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', this character played by Bill Duke is retconned into being 'Secretary Trask'.
54[[/folder]]
55
56[[folder:Henry Guyrich]]
57!!Henry Guyrich
58!!!'''Played By''': Matthew Sharp
59!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/XMen1''
60
61Senator Kelly's aide.
62----
63* AdaptationalNameChange: A slight spelling change from Henry Gyrich to Henry Guyrich.
64* CruelAndUnusualDeath: The TV description of his death (once his corpse is found) mentions he was torn apart.
65* DeadAllAlong: Magneto reveals that Guyrich has been dead for some time while Mystique has been pretending to be him.
66* KillAndReplace: Murdered by the Brotherhood (heavily implied to be Sabretooth's work due to the description of being mauled by a bear) and impersonated by Mystique.
67[[/folder]]
68
69!! Worthington Labs
70
71[[folder:Warren Worthington II]]
72!!Warren Worthington II
73!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelMurphy
74!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CesarArias (Latin-American Spanish)
75!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''
76
77The head of Worthington Labs, the corporation developing the "cure", who expects to rid his son of his mutant abilities.
78----
79* AlliterativeName: '''W'''arren '''W'''orthington II, which means this name runs in the family. For AddedAlliterativeAppeal, he's played by Michael Murphy.
80* AntiVillain: It's not like he's forcing mutants to take the cure.
81* CondescendingCompassion: His quest to help his son is a classic example, only fueling the son's self-hatred. As he caught his young Angel trying to cut off his own wings, he reacted with revulsion to the fact that his son was a Mutant. He then dedicated his life to trying to "cure" his son from being a mutant.
82* KnightTemplarParent: Given his son is a mutant.
83* WellIntentionedExtremist: He just wants to help people who society views badly.
84[[/folder]]
85
86[[folder:Dr. Kavita Rao]]
87!!Dr. Kavita Rao
88!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ShohrehAghdashloo
89!!!'''Voiced By:''' Rommy Mendoza (Latin-American Spanish)
90!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''
91
92A scientist working at Worthington Labs on the mutant cure, which was created with the DNA of Leech.
93----
94* AntiVillain: She's just doing her job.
95* DemotedToExtra: Gets about thirty seconds of screen time, three lines in total, [[spoiler:and then is KilledOffForReal]]. Most of her role from the comics (like holding the press conference) is taken over by Angel's dad. She was never a major character to begin with, and was a very recent creation when ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' was made, but still.
96* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By [[spoiler:Kid Omega.]]
97* WellIntentionedExtremist: Like her boss, Worthington.
98[[/folder]]
99
100!! Trask Industries
101
102[[folder:Sentinels Mark X]]
103!!Sentinels Mark X
104[[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/future_sentinel_7587.jpg]]
105!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''
106
107The standard Mark X Sentinels model which hunt mutants in the BadFuture. They possess Mystique's ability to shapeshift combined with the powers of other mutants, making them more than a match for all but the most powerful mutants.
108----
109* AdaptationalBadass: Not even the most improved models of Sentinels from the comics were as powerful and efficient in their tasks as their homologues from the film are. Originally, they were robots from the HumongousMecha variety which were vaguely easy to destroy and relied on sheer numbers to pose a danger. The model of the films, however, is infinitely more advanced and seems capable of defeating almost any mutant in a one-on-one fight.
110* AdaptiveAbility: They have the ability to adapt their structure, powers and strategy to counter the mutants, allowing them to win in almost any scenario. They got the ability from 50 years of research on Mystique's DNA. The only way to end their threat is by using time travel to ensure they never happened. [[spoiler: It's also subtly hinted in the first battle that they have captured Rogue and harnessed her ability at some point. The one who fights Colossus grabs his arm and takes on his metal form. Which would also explain why they're so effective; every mutant they kill is another power they get, likely permanently.]]
111* AIIsACrapshoot: In Wolverine's own words, the Sentinels were created to kill mutants, but then moved on to anyone with the potential to breed more mutants, then anyone who tried to aid the mutants (insert WWII analogy here). The "[[LetNoCrisisGoToWaste very worst of humanity]]" are all that remain, ruling over the Sentinels.
112* AntagonistAbilities: And how!
113** Again, they can [[AdaptiveAbility alter their bodies, power, and tactics to counter any mutant power.]]
114** And if the hint from the first fight with Colossus is accurate, they also have the ability to steal the powers of all mutants they kill.
115** Even without those two abilities though, the Sentinels are still a force to be reckoned with;
116*** They [[{{Flight}} can fly]]. That alone makes them tough to beat.
117*** They're [[SuperStrength immensly strong]], enough to easily outmatch Colossus, arguably one of the strongest mutants physically.
118*** They're [[LightningBruiser surprisingly fast and agile for their size]]. During the first battle, one Sentinel did a standing backflip, and another one, after going through one of Blink's portals, was able to quickly turn around and impale her through the portal before it closed.
119*** [[EnergyWeapon Their faces open up to fire a laser beam]].
120*** Their bodies are incredibly tough and self-repair to some extent - a Sentinel's arm was cut off in the opening battle and we never see it grow back - and are non-metal and therefore cannot be manipulated by Magneto.
121*** They can [[ShapeshifterWeapon transform their arms into different weapons,]], like [[ThisIsADrill drills]], [[WolverineClaws claws]], and [[BladeBelowTheShoulder blades]].
122* BiggerIsBetter: Inverted. While they still tower over regular humans, they are substantially smaller than their old models from the 70's.
123* BladeBelowTheShoulder: While their EyeBeams are quite powerful, they are slow to charge, and when caught up close they tend to resort to forming their arms into pikes and [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice running targets through]].
124* ChromeChampion: Villainous example. Their skin has a dark metallic finish, though it is not metal, or else Magneto could have affected them long ago.
125* ComboPlatterPowers: Courtesy of Mystique's powers and research into other captured mutants, they have the combined abilities of numerous mutants, including a variety of ElementalPowers, VoluntaryShapeshifting and FlyingBrick.
126* CompositeCharacter: The future Sentinels are the fusion of the regular Sentinels with the [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Nimrod_(Earth-811) Nimrod Sentinel's]] AdaptiveAbility. Their appearance also reminds strongly of the [[https://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Destroyer_(Enchanted_Armor) Destroyer]], particularly its portrayal from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse film ''Film/{{Thor}}''. Their completely nonhuman appearance and overall threat level brings to mind [[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fury_(Earth-238) the Fury]], a completely unrelated robot designed to kill supers that managed to eradicate nearly all life in its home dimension and required [[GodzillaThreshold similar levels of desperation to defeat.]]
127* DarkerAndEdgier: More-so than their typical adaptational portrayals, especially the in-story 1970's versions.
128* {{Flight}}: They can levitate out of their carriers, although they seemingly prefer to fight entirely on the ground. The Rogue Cut implies they are not as fast or maneuverable as a straight plane.
129* GoneHorriblyRight: They were programmed to hunt and destroy mutants amongst the non-mutant populace and they proved extremely effective in this task. However, they soon began targeting people who could potentially have mutant children and then those who might have mutant grandchildren. Eventually they began wiping out the entire human race to fulfill their purpose.
130* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Their original programming was to go after any Mutant and mutants ''only''. Then they started going after any human that could give birth to a mutant (themselves being human but having the mutant gene to pass on), and humans that opposed them.
131* HeadBlast: When they open their faces, they can fire a beam of concentrated energy to incinerate their foes.
132* HeroKiller: With their combination of mass numbers and overwhelming individual battle value, they are downright unstoppable; even a combined team of half-a-dozen really powerful mutants can't defeat them. They kill most of the characters in the BadFuture, some of them more than once, and the only way to escape from them is to run before they even find you.
133* ImplacableMan: They're nigh unstoppable and relentlessly hunt mutants.
134* InvincibleVillain: It's saying something that the ''only'' way to kill these things is to ''go back in time and change the past to ensure they never existed in the first place''.
135* TheJuggernaut: Barely anything the X-Men throw at them slows them down for very long. And even if it does, they'll just adapt to it.
136* KungFuProofMook: Again, they're made of non-metallic composites to keep Magneto from affecting them.
137* NoKillLikeOverkill: Seems to be their general philosophy when taking out targets, and as such they commit a string of ruthlessly brutal and outright cruel executions during the film. It is apparently meant to ensure their targets are taken out for good, considering how much punishment some mutants can take, but it doesn't make what they do any less horrific given the weird creativity they often show. [[spoiler:Storm gets dropped off a cliff after impaled, Colossus is pulled in two by a tug-of-war style team up, and Warpath gets his head burned off after a Sentinel gleefully suspends him upside down in front of its laser emitter.]]
138* RetGone: Due to [[spoiler:Mystique's sparing Trask]], these Sentinels are erased from existence.
139* ShapeshifterWeapon: At least part of their bodies is formed by {{nanomachine|s}} plates, as their shape is highly moldable. Their arms can become blades to impale their targets, WolverineClaws are also shown in one instance, and the first ones shown are able to turn into drills to penetrate a bunker. Their heads can also open to [[HeadBlast deliver a blast of energy]].
140* SilentAntagonist: Unlike the talkative and bombastic Sentinels from the comics, these do not speak or make any sort of noise, which is bad for any mutant trying to hide as they can creep up on you and you wouldn't know it until it be far too late. Somewhat averted in the Rogue Cut, as Sentinels in the X-Mansion can be heard emitting distorted roars, but still not explicitly talking.
141* SuperpoweredMooks: They are basically faceless enemies, but with their AdaptiveAbility they are almost invincible.
142[[/folder]]
143
144!! Japan
145
146[[folder: The Silver Samurai]]
147!!The Silver Samurai
148[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/silversamurai.jpg]]
149!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/LexLang (uncredited)
150!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/TheWolverine''
151
152The Silver Samurai was a mythic figure of Ichiro's Family (and a standard samurai), protector of the Yashida Clan. The armor of the warrior is on display in Ichiro's house. At the end of ''Film/TheWolverine'', Ichirō Yashida dons a [[PoweredArmor robotic suit based on the Silver Samurai.]]
153----
154* AwesomeButImpractical: The PoweredArmor version of the Silver Samurai. It's a giant HotBlade-wielding Adamantium robot that can allow its user to fight Wolverine to a standstill, but its creation nearly drove the Yashida corporation into bankruptcy.
155* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: There was no reason to base the PoweredArmor on a samurai other than Yashida's own taste.
156* HotBlade: The swords that come with the PoweredArmor version can be superheated.
157* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: The PoweredArmor is decapitated with its own sword.]]
158* KatanasAreJustBetter: The PoweredArmor version has a a pair of Adamantium swords that can be superheated.
159* LegacyCharacter: The original armor of the Silver Samurai has been passed down through the Yashida clan for centuries. Shingen dons the armor near the climax, [[spoiler: and Ichiro dons the PoweredArmor version to battle Wolverine.]]
160* LikeCannotCutLike: The reason for the HotBlade ability. Though the blades are made of Adamantium, only the intense heat allows them to cut through Wolverine's own Adamantium claws.
161* MadeOfIndestructium: The PoweredArmor version of the suit is made of Adamantium.
162* PoweredArmor: The second iteration of the Silver Samurai armor is a giant Adamantium suit that doubles as a life-support system. [[spoiler: It can even drain Wolverine's HealingFactor]].
163[[/folder]]
164
165[[folder:Ichirō Yashida]]
166!!Ichirō Yashida / [[spoiler:Silver Samurai]]
167[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ichir333_yashida_xmen_films_5378.jpg]]
168[[caption-width-right:300:''"There was a time when our enemies knew honour..."'']]
169[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/youngyashidathewolverine03_6381.jpg]]
170!!!'''Played By:''' Haruhiko Yamanouchi (old), Ken Yamamura (younger)
171!!!'''Voiced By:''' Roberto Mendiola (Latin-American Spanish, old), Carlos Hernández (Latin-American Spanish, young)
172!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/TheWolverine''
173
174-->''"My legacy must be preserved. Your mistake was to believe that a life without end can have no meaning - it is the only life that'' can."
175
176A World War II veteran who was rescued by Logan during the bombing of Nagasaki and the head of the Yashida corporation, a technology zaibatsu. Now on his deathbed, he wishes to reunite with Logan to thank him for saving his life.
177----
178
179* AllThereInTheScript: In ''Film/TheWolverine'', he is never referred to by his full name, Ichirō Yashida. He's simply called "Yashida" or "Grandfather" for most of the film.
180* BigBad: Of ''Film/TheWolverine''.
181* BrokenPedestal: "It is me, your grandfather!" "I buried my grandfather." Ichiro and Mariko, respectively, later on the movie. [[spoiler:Right before she stabs him in the throat. Also, Yukio's look right before the latter did it suggests that she felt disappointed realizing what kind of a person the man who saved her life is.]]
182* CanonForeigner: He does not appear in [[ComicBook/Wolverine1982 the original miniseries]] this movie is based on, nor in any other Marvel comics. In the comics Shingen was the head of the Yashida clan, and served a similar [[spoiler:BigBad]] role as Ichiro does here. However, since the movie establishes that Logan and Yashida knew each other from WWII, this would make him too old to be the father of twenty something Mariko, so instead he's the father of Shingen and grandfather of Mariko.
183* TheChessmaster: He was behind most of the movie's events, directly or indirectly.
184* CorruptCorporateExecutive: In the end of his life.
185* DisneyVillainDeath: Somewhat. Logan [[spoiler:throws him off the building and he crashes below, but he was probably already dead even before hitting the ground.]]
186* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: When he starts to [[spoiler:age back through sucking Wolverine's powers, he laughs like a lunatic.]]
187* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his younger days as a Japanese soldier, he hesitated committing suicide when faced with the prospect of a nuclear attack, while his fellow soldiers readily did so. He was also able to push aside his apprehension and free an imprisoned Logan. It turned out that his fear of death [[spoiler:became his life's main motivation, and is willing to risk everything he has to achieve Logan's immortality]].
188* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He still seems to care for Mariko to some degree, given he purposefully diverges his sword slash not to hit her when she gets in the way.
189* EvilOldFolks: His old age and impending death is what makes him so desperate to [[spoiler:gain Wolverine's power.]]
190* {{Expy}}: He is similar to [[spoiler: Shingen Harada, the second Silver Samurai. The most obvious being the suit of PoweredArmor]].
191* FaceHeelTurn: He was apparently a genuinely nice and caring man once, but [[spoiler:when his cancer started destroying him, he became obsessed with immortality and turned evil.]]
192* FakingTheDead: He is carried away in the middle of the night after passing away shortly after Logan arrives in Japan. [[spoiler:Then the very end of the film shows that he's still alive, though just barely, and attempts to steal Logan's HealingFactor to prolong his own life.]]
193* FauxAffablyEvil: He continues to discuss philosophy and talk like a kindly grandfather even as he is [[spoiler:literally sucking the life out of Wolverine. He also seems to genuinely want Logan to find peace in death.]]
194* GeniusBruiser: Served in the military in World War II (bruiser), and later founded a highly successful technology conglomerate (genius).
195* HeroKiller: Slays [[spoiler:Harada (ironically enough, the man who was Silver Samurai in the comics).]]
196* HesitantSacrifice: He wants to avoid his impending death due to cancer so badly that he [[spoiler:engages in a twisted scheme to steal Wolverine's HealingFactor for himself.]] He hypocritically tries to convince Wolverine to give him his HealingFactor by claiming that [[WhoWantsToLiveForever an eternal life is meaningless]] [[spoiler:when he really thinks [[LivingForeverIsAwesome an eternal life is the only life that can have meaning.]]]]
197* ImmortalitySeeker: He became obsessed with becoming TheAgeless after meeting Logan back during World War II.
198* ImplacableMan: In his [[spoiler:Silver Samurai armor.]]
199* LastRequest: His is to see Wolverine one last time. [[spoiler:Turns out there are far more nefarious motives for it]]
200* LegacyCharacter: The Silver Samurai was a mythic figure of his Family (and a standard samurai), protector of the Yashida Clan, Ichiro built his armor to resemble the original Silver Samurai, so to metaphorically become the protector of the Yashida Clan himself.
201* MortalityPhobia: Even when he was a young soldier he feared death, as he was hesitant to, and quickly backed out, on committing seppuku, alongside his fellow soldiers. As he got older, his fear of death increased. By the time he gets cancer, [[spoiler: he’s absolutely desperate for Wolverine’s regenerative powers.]]
202* NotQuiteDead: The Silver Samurai armour [[spoiler:keeps him alive, but he allows others to think he's dead.]]
203* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:His son Shingen is killed shortly before he is.]]
204* ParentalSubstitute: For Mariko, as Shingen, her actual parent, is [[AbusiveParents not a nice man]].
205* ThePatriarch: A benign example, and his death triggers the problems. [[spoiler:He turns out to be a EvilPatriarch]]
206* PlotTriggeringDeath: His death at the beginning of the movie is what triggers the plot. [[spoiler:Except, it turns out, not really.]]
207* RasputinianDeath: His head is [[spoiler:impaled by an adamantium blade, his throat is impaled by another one, his armor (which kept him alive) is shred to pieces, his chest is sliced by Wolverine's claws ''and'' he falls down a cliff.]]
208* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:Mariko acknowledges that the man wearing the Silver Samurai suit is a monster and that she had buried her grandfather not too long ago]].
209* TookALevelInBadass: From a meek dying old man to [[spoiler:a foe who can almost kill Wolverine himself.]]
210* UnclePennybags: He was apparently a very benign and kind CEO, always helping the poor.
211* UngratefulBastard: Towards Wolverine. He did want to [[spoiler:acquire Wolverine's HealingFactor to achieve eternal youth]], but he claims that it's for Logan's own good since that what he (Logan) [[DeathSeeker really wanted. As if he cared about Wolverine's desire]]...
212* UnroboticReveal: Wolverine rips off Silver Samurai's head to reveal [[spoiler:Yashida inside.]]
213* WalkingSpoiler: Many of his tropes are for a plot reveal.
214[[/folder]]
215
216[[folder:Shingen Yashida]]
217!!Shingen Yashida
218[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shingen_yashida_xmen_films_8880.jpg]]
219!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/HiroyukiSanada
220!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/PacoMauri (Latin-American Spanish)
221!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/TheWolverine''
222
223-->''"It was my father's obsession with mutation, with God's mistakes like'' you ''and'' her'', that ruined this house."''
224
225Yashida's son and Mariko's father as well as corporate rival.
226----
227* AxCrazy: After Viper attempts to kill him, he completely loses his mind and goes on a rampage.
228* AbsurdlySharpBlade: His sword cuts into a glass wall and later through a computer monitor.
229* AbusiveParent: He is seen slapping his daughter early on, and [[spoiler:later tries to kill her.]]
230* AdaptationDyeJob: His comics counterpart is BaldOfEvil.
231* AntagonisticOffspring: To his far more benign father Ichiro. [[spoiler:Which is promptly subverted later on, as desperation to avoid death made his father less than benign.]]
232* ArchnemesisDad: To Mariko.
233* BadassNormal: No mutant powers, no supertech, just a katana. Nonetheless, he holds his own against the Wolverine himself. Oh, and [[spoiler:he was weakened by Viper's poison at the time, poison that it appears was intended to kill him.]]
234* BadBoss: Treats Yukio like crap, despite her faithful service to the Family.
235* BigBadWannabe: He really thinks he's the mastermind here. [[spoiler:He couldn't be more wrong.]]
236* CompositeCharacter: He is a combination of the comics Shingen Yashida and the personality of Kenuichio Harada.
237* CorporateSamurai: Literally speaking. As the trope's meaning, however, he subverts this.
238* CorruptCorporateExecutive: A rich businessman with ties to the Yakuza.
239* DefiantToTheEnd: He refuses to [[spoiler:take Wolverine's mercy and stabs him through the chest as one last act of defiance.]]
240* DiscOneFinalBoss: He is responsible for the yakuza thugs and Logan fights him to end this plot thread and [[spoiler: become 'the wolverine'' again]] but there's a bigger villain in play.
241* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Surprisingly enough (considering how awfully he treats his daughter), he does seem to have some affection for his wife Aya. After the attack at Ichiro's funeral, he can be heard asking her if she's okay in Japanese.
242* FantasticRacism: Towards mutants. At one point he even calls them "God's mistakes".
243* GeniusBruiser: He makes a brief mention to the fact he graduated in biology, and is as well a very competent businessman.
244* {{Jerkass}}: He's stand-offish and rude to just about everyone.
245* KnightTemplar: Sees himself as the righteous warrior protecting the family's honor.
246* LaughingMad: He has a moment of this when the shock hits him that he’s been passed over as his father’s successor.
247* LastVillainStand: His battle with Logan could be interpreted as this, as he has lost everything by that point, and he just throws himself in a battle he can't win.
248* MadeOfIron: Gets stabbed ''in the jugular'' with a fountain pen tainted with Viper's venom, which insta-kills pretty much everyone else and falls into a pool. He gets back up and then keep going after getting thrown around by Wolverine.
249* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Shares his given name with Takeda Shingen, who is regarded as one of the finest warriors and strategists in Japanese history.
250* OffingTheOffspring: He planned to kill his daughter so he can have the company.
251* OnlyInItForTheMoney: His big objective is to gain his father's inheritance.
252* RankScalesWithAsskicking: By far the best swordsman out of the entire Yashida Clan, with the possible exception of [[spoiler:his father]].
253* TheUnfavorite: Multi-generational one. Shingen claims Ichiro never considered him a worthy son, instead favoring his granddaughter, Shingen's daughter Mariko. Whether he is telling the truth or not, however, is left up to the viewer. [[spoiler:Given subsequent revelations about his father, he might also have simply been mistaken; Viper implies that Ichiro chose Mariko as his successor because she'd be easier to manipulate than Shingen.]]
254* TheUnfettered: None of his evil acts really phase him. Not once does he take a step back and think that maybe, just maybe, trying to [[spoiler:murder your daughter]] is a bit evil.
255* UngratefulBastard: He repeatedly antagonizes Wolverine and refuses to thank him for saving his father during World War II. Without Wolverine, he would not exist.
256* UnwittingPawn: To [[spoiler:his own father, who enlists him to keep the company afloat, then casts him aside in favor of a more seemingly compliant successor]]. To say he’s [[TranquilFury displeased]] when he finds out would be an understatement.
257* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After Viper scarred him. He loses all composure and fights Wolverine like some berserker.]]
258* VillainousLineage: [[spoiler:Just like his father, he's evil.]]
259* VillainHasAPoint: Despite handling it in a completely evil way, he’s not wrong about [[spoiler:his father’s obsession with mutants ruining the family and company, with some justified resentment given that Shingen himself was tasked with covering for his father’s actions.]]
260* VillainousValor: {{Jerkass}} or not, throwing yourself towards a immortal adamantium-boned warrior with just a Katana ''takes some balls''.
261* WellDoneSonGuy: [[spoiler:When Yashida's obsession with obtaining immortality nearly drove the company to bankruptcy, Shingen assured stockholders and investors to continue supporting them. Though trying to be a good son and hoping to be rewarded, he was still passed over Mariko to run the company.]]
262[[/folder]]
263
264[[folder:Mariko Yashida]]
265!!Mariko Yashida
266[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mariko_yashida_xmen_films_3149.jpg]]
267[[caption-width-right:300:''"I am the head of this family now."'']]
268!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/TaoOkamoto
269!!!'''Voiced By:''' Christine Byrd (Latin-American Spanish)
270!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/TheWolverine''
271
272Yashida's granddaughter. Logan protects Mariko as her life becomes threatened as a result of her grandfather's will.
273----
274* AdaptationalBadass: Like you wouldn't beleive. While she is not even close to the the most dangerous fighter in the movie, she is lightyears ahead of comic Mariko, who might been the pinnacle of ShrinkingViolet, DamselInDistress, ExtremeDoormat and TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth.
275* ArrangedMarriage: To Noburo Mori for business purposes.
276* ChekhovsSkill: She mentions while looking at photographs that she's a champion with knives. Her knife-throwing expertise does come in handy.
277* DamselOutOfDistress: When she is snagged by thugs at her grandfather's funeral, she was well on her way toward escaping from them when Logan reached her and finished them off. Also she saves Logan a few times and [[spoiler:helps take down Silver Samurai with her knife-throwing skills.]]
278* LadyOfWar: She's proficient in softhanded martial arts and an excellent knife-thrower, helping to [[spoiler:kill Silver Samurai]], and maintains her dignified demeanor when she fights.
279* NiceGirl: She's a pleasant young woman who prefers small town comforts to her position in Yashida's company.
280* OfficialCouple: with Wolverine at the end of ''Film/TheWolverine''.
281* SparedByAdaptation: [[spoiler:At the time ''The Wolverine'' came out. She was killed in the comics and still dead at the time the movie was released, though the ''ComicBook/OldManLogan'' ongoing saw the Scarlet Samurai turn out to be a resurrected Mariko.]]
282* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Yukio's Tomboy.
283* YamatoNadeshiko: She's introduced caring for her grandfather in a family compound that values tradition (Yukio changes into a yukata when she arrives, Wolverine passes by a kendo match, etc). She demonstrates the 'core of iron' when targeted by kidnappers [[spoiler:and confronting her evil grandfather.]]
284* YouAreInCommandNow: Became [[spoiler:the head of Yashida Corp. at the end of ''Film/TheWolverine''.]]
285[[/folder]]
286
287[[folder:Kenuichio Harada]]
288!!Kenuichio Harada
289[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harada_thewolverine009_8244.jpg]]
290!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/WillYunLee
291!!!'''Voiced By:''' Héctor Gómez Gil (Latin-American Spanish)
292!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/TheWolverine''
293
294A highly skilled archer who's the leader of the current Black Clan sworn to protect the Yashida family and Mariko's former lover.
295----
296* AdaptationalHeroism: Sort of. In addition to [[spoiler: pulling a HeroicSacrifice to save Logan]], he's far less of a {{Jerkass}} than his comic counterpart, who is a foreigner-hating bigot.
297* AdaptationalWeaponSwap: His main weapon is a bow instead of a sword.
298* AdaptationalWimp: Harada was the Silver Samurai and a mutant in the comics. Here, he's just an ordinary man, albeit a [[BadassNormal very dangerous]] one.
299* AloofArcher: He is quite a ColdSniper, especially when it comes to defending Mariko, as well as his squadron of Black Clan ninjas.
300* TheAtoner: He ends up as this near the end of the film.
301* BadassNormal: Harada is mundane [[TheLeader leader]] of a clan of mundane ninja who nonetheless manage to take down Wolverine.
302* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Harada wasn't killed in the comics]], who falls under Type 1 of this trope.
303* DecompositeCharacter: In the comics, Harada ''is'' the Silver Samurai. In ''Film/TheWolverine'', [[spoiler:Silver Samurai is split into two separate characters. Harada (Samurai's civilian ID in the comics) is depicted as a ninja and Mariko's former lover, while the ACTUAL Silver Samurai is Mariko's grandfather, Ichirō, who uses a silver suit of samurai-themed powered armor]].
304* EnemyMine: Harada cites Viper as a [[spoiler: "means to an end," and voices his displeasure towards her consistently]].
305* {{Expy}}: He's the closest thing the X-Men Film Series has to Hawkeye.
306* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Harada switches allegiance from Ichirō Yashida as 'the head of the Yashia family' to Mariko, who was named the head after Ichirō's faked death]].
307* HeroicSacrifice: Near the film's end, [[spoiler: Wolverine sets himself up for one during his battle with Ichirō (who was piloting the Silver Samurai armor), only for Harada to step in and distract Yashida long enough for Logan to get his bearings. The distraction gets Harada impaled onto a massive heated sword.]]
308* HitmanWithAHeart: Downplayed. While he isn't a hitman in the traditional sense, he's a bodyguard for the Yashida family. (By extension, serving as THEIR hitman. He and Viper are in an EnemyMine arrangement during the film) [[spoiler: Harada has a HeelFaceTurn near the end of the film after being spurned by Mariko for Logan. Shame that it ends up getting him killed in a HeroicSacrifice.]]
309* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: He gets skewered by the Silver Samurai's massive sword.]]
310* InNameOnly: The comics Kenuichio Harada is ''THE'' Silver Samurai, Shingen's arrogant illegitimate son and a mutant seeking to rule the Yashida clan for himself. He despises the "gaijin" and the Yashidas especially his half-sister Mariko. In the film, most of his personality reflected on Shingen while Harada is relegated to the Yashidas' bodyguard, Mariko's ex-fiance [[spoiler:and not even the actual Silver Samurai]]. His closest reference to the comics is his affiliation with Viper.
311* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler: Gives his life protecting Logan even after it's been made clear Mariko has chosen Logan over him.]]
312* {{Ninja}}: he is TheLeader of Black Clan ninja.
313* OhCrap: Not said, but it's clearly written on his face when he sees Wolverine's regained his healing powers.
314* TeethClenchedTeamwork: with Viper. While the two supply a healthy dose of intel to each other during the film, they cannot hate each other more. A scene shows them having an argument of ethics and honor, with Viper [[spoiler: [[DisproportionateRetribution spraying minor poison on Ken's face and slamming him into the ground as a retort.]]]]
315* UndyingLoyalty: to Mariko, despite his allegiance with Viper. [[DeclarationOfProtection He pledges to protect her at her grandfather's funeral.]] He also chooses to [[spoiler:help Mariko and Wolverine in the end of film at the cost of his life, despite [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy it's also pretty clear for him]] that Mariko and Wolverine are already bordering on OfficialCouple.]]
316* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Mariko jokes that she was going to marry him, but couldn't because they weren't fifteen. By the time they're adults, however, Mariko has to enter ArrangedMarriage with Noburo Mori.
317* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics, he is Shingen's son and Mariko's half-brother. Here he is not related to them.
318[[/folder]]
319
320[[folder:Noburo Mori]]
321!!Minister of Justice Noburo Mori
322[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/norubo_mori_xmen_filsm_1605.jpg]]
323!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BrianTee
324!!!'''Voiced By:''' Manuel Campuzano (Latin-American Spanish)
325!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/TheWolverine''
326
327->''"I am the Minister of Justice. Do you have any idea what I could do to you?"''
328
329A corrupt minister of justice who is about to marry Mariko.
330----
331* ArrangedMarriage: To Mariko for business purposes.
332* DirtyCop: A minister of justice with ties to the Yakuza.
333* DirtyCoward: He runs from conflict, especially in the face of Wolverine.
334* TheHedonist: Likes to indulge in drugs and prostitutes.
335* HookersAndBlow: Or just hookers, but the principle is there.
336* MrFanservice: He's in nice shape and gets an underwear scene.
337* OnlyInItForTheMoney: He's only marrying Mariko for the power and money that comes with such a connection to Shingen.
338* SparedByTheAdaptation: When Wolverine throws him out the window in the comics, he dies. Not so much here, where a [[Film/DiamondsAreForever swimming pool]] breaks his fall.
339-->'''Yukio''': How did you know there was a pool down there?
340-->'''Logan''': I ''didn't''.
341[[/folder]]
342
343!! Other Humans
344
345[[folder:Mitchell Laurio]]
346!!Mitchell Laurio
347[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mitchelllaurio.jpg]]
348%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]]
349!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/TyOlsson
350!!!'''Voiced By:''' Ismael Castro (Latin-American Spanish)
351!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/X2XMenUnited''
352
353A security guard at Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto's plastic prison. He's seduced by Mystique as part of a ploy to free Magneto.
354----
355* AssholeVictim: He's a thug who's shown to enjoy beating up an old man without anything made of metal around that would allow him to fight back, so no one minds too much when Mystique sets him up for a death allowing Magneto to escape.
356* BeardOfEvil: He may be more on the 'asshole' side rather than the 'genocidal' side, but there's no denying he's an unshaven sadist.
357* TheBully: He uses what little authority he has to screw with his prisoner(s).
358* FantasticRacism: Against mutants. He tells the bartender to turn off the TV when a mutant sympathizer is speaking.
359* {{Jerkass}}: An insecure, sadistic slob.
360* KarmicDeath: Killed by the prisoner he hated and abused.
361* WardensAreEvil: A despicable and sadistic prison guard who torments his prisoner.
362[[/folder]]
363
364[[folder:Dr. Moira [=MacTaggert=]]]
365!!Dr. [[Characters/XMenMutants Moira MacTaggert]]
366[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moira_mactaggert_older_xmen_films_2700.jpg]]
367%%[[caption-width-right:300:some caption text]]
368!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/OliviaWilliams
369!!!'''Voiced By:''' Mildred Barrera (Latin-American Spanish)
370!!!'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''
371
372-->''"Mutant ethics arise when discussing which of two rights is for a greater good. [...] The answer to this question is the core of mutant ethics."''
373
374A medical doctor who is a colleague of Professor Xavier.
375
376-> For tropes applying to Moira in the new timeline, see the [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesHumansNewTimeline Humans (New Timeline)]] page.
377----
378* AlliterativeName: '''M'''oira '''M'''[=acTaggert=].
379* DecompositeCharacter: Moira was changed to an American CIA agent in her late twenties/early thirties during the Cuban Missile Crisis in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', so Creator/OliviaWilliams' Scottish doctor (who is in her late thirties in 2006) becomes a separate person in the movie-verse who happens to share the same name.
380* HospitalHottie: She's a medical doctor, and not an unattractive one at that.
381* SparedByTheAdaptation: At the time, as the "Dream's End" arc that saw Senator Kelly shift from type 1 of DeathByAdaptation (didn't die in the source material) to type 2 (dies earlier than in the source material) also saw Moira die and it'd by years later in ''ComicBook/XMen2019'' that she was retconned into having faked for death (and a mutant with the power of reincarnation), whereas both film versions of Moira never died on-screen.
382* TruerToTheText: Compared to the ''First Class'' version, as this version is a scientist from the UK as her comic counterpart is.
383[[/folder]]
384
385[[folder: Travis and Heather Hudson]]
386!! Travis and Heather Hudson
387[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/logan09.jpg]]
388!!!'''Played By:''' Max Cullen and Julia Blake
389!!!'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine''
390
391A kindly old couple who help Logan after his escape from the Alkali Lake facility.
392----
393* AdaptationNameChange: Travis is named James in the comics.
394* AdaptationalWimp: Both of them are superhero members of Alpha Flight in the comics, here they're just an elderly couple
395* AgeLift: Both are much older than their comic counterparts.
396* AmbiguouslyRelated: James Hudson is a cousin of Logan in the comics, but there's no indication their related here.
397* SacrificialLamb: They're set up as a genuinely kind people only to be murdered by Agent Zero to emphasize his ruthlessness.
398[[/folder]]
399
400[[folder: Old Man]]
401!!Old Man
402!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/StanLee
403!!!'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/XMen1'', ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''
404
405An iconic writer for Creator/MarvelComics and co-creator of the ''X-Men''. Shows up from time to time.
406
407-> For tropes applying to him in the new timeline, see the [[Characters/XMenFilmSeriesHumansNewTimeline Humans (New Timeline)]] page.
408----
409* AmbiguousSituation: Given that ''Film/DeadpoolAndWolverine'' makes the ''X-Men Film Series'' part of the same multiverse as the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, he may or may not be the same entity as [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 The Watcher Informant]]. In fact, that same scene [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/MarvelCinematicUniverse almost]] had him discussing his ''Deadpool'' cameo, adding credence to this theory.
410* CreatorCameo: One of Smilin' Stan's [[TheCameo/StanLee many trademarks]]. Both of his cameos in this timeline have no lines.
411** ''Film/XMen1'': He runs a hot dog stand on the beach when Senator Kelley washes up naked after escaping Magneto.
412** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': He appears as Jean Grey's neighbor, watering his lawn when Jean telekinetically causes the hose to point upright.
413[[/folder]]
414

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