Line #93 Characters/TheInfernalAffairsTrilogy


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8	!The Moles
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10	[[folder:Yan]]
11	!!Officer Chan Wing-yan
12	->'''Played By:''' Creator/TonyLeungChiuWai, Shawn Yue (young)
13	->'''Appeared in:''' All films
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15	A Hong Kong undercover cop infiltrating Hon Sam's gang.
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17	* AntiHero: As an undercover cop, he has to get his hands dirty to keep his cover intact.
18	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:Courtesy of Billy.]]
19	* DarkAndTroubledPast: He's an illegitimate son of a triad boss, and he want nothing to do with him. Despite that, this tie almost got Yan expelled from the police academy for real.
20	* DeadpanSnarker: Especially when paired with Keung.
21	* {{Foil}}: To Ming.
22	* GoodIsNotNice: He has quite a HairTriggerTemper.
23	* TheHero: The main protagonist of first film.
24	* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Undergoes one after witnessing Wong's death.]]
25	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his short temper and being slightly jerky, he truly care and respect the people who are being genuine to him.
26	* TheMole: He's a mole inside Sam's triad for HKPD.
27	* SanitySlippage: Years after years of undercover work got him into several violent streak, which almost earned him a jail time if it wasn't for Wong's bargain.
28	* SixthRangerTraitor: To Sam.
29	* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: [[spoiler: Billy shot him while he's backing into the elevator.]]
30	* TragicHero: Yan spent his life to stay away from the life of crime due to his status as an illegitimate son of a mob boss, he then enrolled in the police academy and was almost expelled due to his background. To stay as a cop, he signed up as an undercover for almost a decade with the risk of being chased by other cops and retributions from rival gangsters along the way in addition to his sanity slippage. Eventually, Yan's opportunity to be officially recognized as a police officer was doomed as [[spoiler: he was shot dead by Billy.]]
31	* {{Unperson}}: [[spoiler:Ming erases his police documents after he found out Ming's double identity.]]
32	[[/folder]]
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34	[[folder:Ming]]
35	!!Senior Inspector Lau Kin-ming
36	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AndyLau, Edison Chen (young)
37	->'''Appeared in:''' All films
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39	A decorated HKPD inspector, and also a mole for the triads.
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41	* AffablyEvil: No-one would guess that he's an undercover gangster, not even his girlfriend, due to his friendly and charismatic behavior.
42	* BecomingTheMask: His subplot in the first film revolves around this.
43	* BitchInSheepsClothing: He has an impressive track record to keep himself from being suspected as a mole.
44	* CharacterDevelopment: After being a mole for Sam for years and years, [[spoiler: Wong's death makes him realize he went too far, so he betrays Sam and decides to start a new life as an honest cop]], even though it doesn't turn out like he wanted it to.
45	* TheChessmaster: On several occasions, especially in the first film.
46	* DetectiveMole: He's tasked to capture the mole within the HKPD, which happens to be himself.
47	* DirtyCop: His role as Sam's mole qualifies him as this.
48	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: After he accidentally revealed himself as Sam's mole, he snapped and kills Yeung before gets wounded by Shen. He then attempts suicide by shooting himself through his lower jaw, it doesn't go his way.]]
49	* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: He shot himself near the end of third film, he survived but he also ended up paralyzed and catatonic due to the injuries the bullet inflicted to his brain.]]
50	* {{Foil}}: To Yan.
51	* HiredToHuntYourself: Tasked by Wong to hunt down Sam's mole: himself.
52	* IfICantHaveYou: In the second film [[spoiler: he betrays Sam's wife, whom he loves, after she rejects him, which leads to her being killed by Hau's henchmen by being run over with a car.]]
53	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: His reaction to [[spoiler: Wong's death.]]
54	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] and discussed. [[spoiler: Death would have been his redemption on several occasions, him escaping it being his true punishment, suffering SurvivorGuilt and slowly [[SanitySlippage going insane]]. Even when he tries to kill himself, he still doesn't succeed, doesn't die and therefore doesn't reach redemption.]]
55	* RedemptionRejection: The result of what's explained above.
56	* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:He betrays and kills Sam so he can cover his past and go straight.]]
57	* UngratefulBastard: To Sam.
58	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After he unwittingly outs himself as Sam's mole to his colleagues, since he has already gone insane.]]
59	* SanitySlippage: His character arc in the third film.
60	* SurvivorsGuilt: Undergoes this in the third film after the events he went through in the previous two films.
61	[[/folder]]
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63	!Hong Kong Police Department
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65	[[folder:Wong]]
66	!!Superintendent Wong Chi-sing
67	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AnthonyWong
68	->'''Appeared in:''' All films
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70	The police superintendent who oversees the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau of HKPD, and Yan's handler.
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72	* DarkAndTroubledPast: The second film shows this side of the Wong we get to see in the first one. [[spoiler: He set off the murder of high class gangster boss Kwun, resulting into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge by Kwun's son Hau.]]
73	* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:A beating by a half dozen of triad members is not enough to make him give up Yan's identity.]]
74	* DestinationDefenestration: [[spoiler:How he was dealt with by Sam's thugs.]]
75	* AFatherToHisMen: He cares about his subordinates, he even sign up Yan for a therapy session to keep him away from jail.
76	%%* TheGoodCaptain
77	* HeroicSacrifice: He bought Yan some time for him to escape from the building.
78	* OhCrap: [[spoiler: When Del Piero manages to halt his elevator.]]
79	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Exemplified when he gives Yan a chance to remain as a cop after he's about to being expelled from the police academy for lying about his family background.
80	* TeamDad: To Yan.
81	[[/folder]]
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83	[[folder:Yip]]
84	!!Yip Kam-fung
85	->'''Played By:''' Hui Kam-fung
86	->'''Appeared in:''' Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs II
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88	The principal of the police academy.
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90	* ByTheBookCop: He insists to expel Yan from the academy for lying about his family background, despite that he still gave Yan a chance to impress Wong so that he can stay.
91	* WeHardlyKnewYe: He passed away in the early part of first film, however he has more screentime on second film.
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94	[[folder:Luk]]
95	!!Chief Inspector Luk Kai-cheung
96	->'''Played By:''' Hu Jun
97	->'''Appeared in:''' Infernal Affairs II
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99	Wong's superior in the police force.
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101	* ExternalCombustion: [[spoiler: He was killed by the car bomb which was meant for Wong.]]
102	* TeamDad: He disapproves Wong's decision to let Yan infiltrate Ngai's triad knowing that Yan is the half brother to Hau and out of his concern of Yan's safety.
103	[[/folder]]
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105	[[folder:Billy]]
106	!!Inspector Lam Kwok-ping
107	->'''Played By:''' Gordon Lam
108	->'''Appeared in:''' Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs III (flashback only)
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110	A HKPD CIB inspector and one of Ming's underling.
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112	* ChekhovsGunman: Despite being a minor character, he played a huge part in shaping the ending of first film and the events of third film.
113	* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: He shot Yan in the head when he's backing into the elevator while holding Ming hostage.]]
114	* TheMole: [[spoiler: He's one of several moles sent by Sam to infiltrate the police force along with Ming.]]
115	* UndyingLoyalty: To Ming, [[spoiler: even during Ming's confrontation with Yan. Too bad he's just another loose end to Ming.]]
116	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: After revealing his double identity to Ming, he was killed by Ming and served as the scapegoat to Ming's crimes.]]
117	[[/folder]]
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119	!Sam's Triad
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121	[[folder:Sam]]
122	!!Hon Sam
123	->'''Played By:''' Eric Tsang
124	->'''Appeared in:''' All films
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126	A chubby triad boss and Ming's mentor.
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128	* ALighterShadeOfBlack: How Wong sees him initially, compared to his mentor Kwun. Wong even stated he rather see him take charge. However, [[spoiler:his treatment of Ngai's surviving family members]] proved him as not so different from other gangsters.
129	* AffablyEvil: When he's in a good mood or when he's with his wife, even more so in the second film during his scenes with Wong.
130	* ArchNemesis: To Wong.
131	* BadBoss: [[spoiler: He almost got Yan killed twice in the third film. First time he made Yan beat up Shen's younger brother, and second time by put him in charge of a firearms deal with Shen which turns out to be a trap.]]
132	* BigBad: In the first film.
133	* BrokenPedestal: The events of second film led to Wong's fallout with him.
134	%%* DeadpanSnarker
135	%%* EvilOldFolks
136	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His wife Mary.
137	* EvenEvilHasStandards: He refused to sell Kwun out to Wong, who made his fortune.
138	* EvilPlan: Gain information on the Hong Kong police by placing moles in their ranks.
139	* GenreSavvy: Ming and Billy are not the only moles he sent to infiltrate the police force.
140	** In the third film, he didn't buy into [[spoiler: Shen's]] persona. Near the end of the film, he even set up an ambush against him.
141	%%* LargeHam
142	* OddFriendship: He and Wong were best friends at one point, he even dined with him at the police station.
143	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:When the cops converged on him at the parking garage. He tried to call Ming only to find out he's already there, about to tie up the loose ends.]]
144	* VillainousFriendship: Keung is his most trusted underling.
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147	[[folder:Keung]]
148	!!Tsui ''Silly'' Wai-keung
149	->'''Played By:''' Chapman To
150	->'''Appeared in:''' All films
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152	Sam's most trusted henchman.
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154	* AffablyEvil: His light-hearted demeanor is easy to make everyone forget he's a triad member.
155	* FakeShemp: [[spoiler: He was falsely announced as an undercover cop after his death to keep Yan's cover from being blown.]]
156	* ThoseTwoGuys: Keung is usually seen with Del Piero in the first film.
157	** For the second and third film, Yan shares this role with him.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	!Ngai's Triad
161	[[folder:Hau]]
162	!!Ngai Wing-hau
163	->'''Played By:''' Francis Ng
164	->'''Appeared in:''' Infernal Affairs II
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166	The youngest son of Ngai Kwun. After his death, Hau succeeded his position as the head of his mob business.
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168	* AffablyEvil: He is thoughtful and gets sentimental everytime he talks about his father, whom he respected deeply. His calm and cultured appearance is often underlined by [[BadassBookworm bookshelfs]] in the background when he is seen.
169	* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: He was devastated to learn that his half-brother, Yan is an undercover cop as he is succumbing. His action of tucking the radio wires back into Yan's jacket makes his death more tragic, Hau still see Yan as his brother even though he's working against him.]]
170	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: Wong shot him in the head while he grabs Sam at the gunpoint.]]
171	* {{Expy}}: To [[Film/TheGodfather Michael Corleone]]. Both of them are the youngest son of their family and succeeded their father's mob business, and they both also have intention to go legitimate. Their personality are also similar to each other.
172	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Goes through this after discovering [[spoiler: Wong]] masterminded his father's murder.
173	** Even before this, he doesn't shy away from killing (or at least trying to kill) ALL the other triad bosses since he suspects that they all had a role in scheming his father's death.
174	[[/folder]]
175
176	!Other
177	[[folder:Dr. Lee]]
178	!!Dr. Lee Sum-yee
179	->'''Played By:''' Kelly Chen
180	->'''Appeared in:''' Infernal Affairs, Infernal Affairs III
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182	Yan's therapist and later his love interest.
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184	* MoralityPet: To Yan.
185	* SecretKeeper: She's the only civilian character that Yan discloses his identity as an undercover cop to.
186	[[/folder]]
187
188	[[folder:Mary]]
189	!!Mary
190	->'''Played By:''' Sammi Cheng, Chiu Chung-yu (young)
191	->'''Appeared in:''' All films
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193	Ming's fiancée, who's a novelist.
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195	* HappilyMarried: Almost happened with Ming, until [[spoiler: she received the recording of Ming and Sam's conversation from Yan.]]
196	[[/folder]]
197
198	[[folder:Shen]]
199	!!Shen Cheng
200	->'''Played By:''' Chen Daoming
201	->'''Appeared in:''' Infernal Affairs III
202
203	An enigmatic gang leader from mainland China.
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205	* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler: He was crippled by Yan during their last meeting, still he faced no hinderance in taking down Ming during the latter's confrontation with Yeung.]]
206	* TheMole: [[spoiler: He's actually an undercover cop working for the mainland government.]]

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