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Mike Myers played four major characters: Austin, Dr. Evil, his henchman [[Fat Bastard]], and the third movie's co-villain Goldmember. Other characters include:
* Basil Exposition, Austin's literal [[Mr. Exposition]]. Played by [[Michael York]], though [[Eddie Adams]] played a younger version of the character.
* Austin's female sidekicks: Mrs. Kensington, her daughter Vanessa (after Austin travels from 1967 to 1997 by means of [[Human Popsicle|cryonic freezing]]), Felicity Shagwell and Foxxy Cleopatra - parodies of "Bond girls" who usually [[Brother Chuck|disappear from the face of the Earth]] after just one movie. Played respectively by [[Mimi Rogers]], [[Elizabeth Hurley]], [[Heather Graham]], and [[
* Austin's father, Nigel Powers. He is also {{spoiler|Dr. Evil's father}}, thus making {{spoiler|Austin and Dr. Evil brothers}}, although they're unaware of this until the end of the third movie. Played by [[Michael Caine]].
* Dr. Evil's son Scott, played by [[Seth Green]].
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* [[Above the Influence]]: In the first film, Austin, for all his womanizing, turns down a kiss from Vanessa because she's drunk.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Dr. Evil's [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood|ridiculously traumatic]] upbringing.
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Travel Through Time, Backward and Forward.
Be Cryogenically Frozen.
Catch Dr. Evil [[You Can't Thwart Stage One|in the First Act]].
[[Twin Threesome Fantasy|Threesome With Japanese Twins]].
[["Well Done, Son" Guy|Earn Daddy's Respect]].}}
* [[Brick Joke]]: In the first film, Austin claims to hate Carnies (or "circus folk") because they "smell like cabbage". Two films later, ''his father'' is ambushed by Mini-Me. His response? "I thought I smelled cabbage."
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* [[Carnival of Killers]]: Among the various killers hired by Dr Evil are [[James Bond|an Asian man using his shoe to kill people named Random Task]] and a vaguely Middle-Eastern man who angers Dr Evil but will just not die.
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Austin's ridiculously hairy chest, which women improbably seem to love.
* [[The Casanova]]: Austin, and in a twist, Doctor Evil after drinking Austin's mojo. All for comedy.
** Nigel Powers.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Oh, behave!"
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* [[Dancing Theme]]
* [[Death Trap]]: Parodied, of course!
{{quote|'''Dr. Evil:''' "No Scott, I have a better idea. I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death..." ([[Beat]]) [[Defensive "What?"|"...what?"]]}}
* [[Deer in the Headlights]]: Parodied with the guard and the steamroller.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: "MOLE!!"
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* [[Flirting Under Fire]]: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Austin and Felicity have a tender moment... while standing in a laughably pathetic [[Death Trap]].
* [[Formally-Named Pet]]: Mr. Bigglesworth.
* [[For The Lulz]]: While Austin has attempted before, he's taken the hint that Vanessa doesn't want to have sex with him. That doesn't stop him from trying to flirt with her vulgarly for kicks. Which he later assures her when his jokes don't seem to make her laugh. Saying that seemed to get her to [[When She Smiles|smile at least.]]
{{Quote| '''Austin:''' I'm just joking Vanessa, I'm just trying to get a rise out of you that's all. For shits and giggles.}}
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Supposedly, one of the mains reasons Dr. Evil became, well, evil was that he was raised in Belgium.
* [[Freudian Slip]]: In ''Goldmember'', Austin repeatedly saying "dad" or "father" instead of other words.
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** And later, Austin's father.
{{quote|"Look at you. You haven't even got a ''[[Nominal Importance|name tag]]''! You've got [[Mook|no chance]]. Why don't you just fall down?"}}
* [[Get It Off Me!]]: Seen when Austin gets in a fight with Mini-me. On top of clinging to Austin like white on rice, he even [[Groin Attack|bites Austin the nuts and hangs on for dear life as Austin tries to get him to let go]].
* [[Girl of the Week]]: Every trope that applies to a Bond Girl applies to Austin's women.
* [[Go-Go Enslavement]]: The goofy [[Space Clothes|futuristic clothes]] Dr. Evil forces on Austin and Vanessa.
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* [[Laughably Evil]]: Dr. Evil and his minions.
* [[Laugh with Me]]: Dr. Evil doesn't like to make an [[Evil Laugh]] by himself. Parodied in the last scene of the third movie where Scott laughs alone and desperately turns in every direction for someone to join in.
* [["London, England" Syndrome]]: The [[Trope Namer]] was referring to this film.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Spoofed in the first film.
** Gender-swapped in the second film, when Frau Farbissina admits she is Scott's mother.
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** In the second and third films, Fat Bastard gives a heartfelt speech about his weight... then farts.
* [[Mook Chivalry]]: "Look, here's how it goes, you attack me one at a time and I knock you out with one punch, okay? Go."
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]: Dr. Evil didn't spend six years at Evil Medical School to be called "Mister", thank you very much.
* [[Morton's Fork]]: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'':
{{quote|'''Dr. Evil''': Save the world... or save your girlfriend.}}
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** Let's just say that Dr. Evil [[Unstoppable Rage|did not react well]] at all to a Klansman calling Scott Evil a freak on Jerry Springer.
** Nigel Powers is also this when he stops Austin from shooting {{spoiler|his other son, Dr. Evil}}.
* [[Pet The Dog]]: Minor one, but in the second one, Fat Bastard was cheering Scott on when the latter tried to attack Mini-Me over his threatening Good-bye Card.
* [[Pixellation]]: Used on a woman's bare breasts in the "Hard Knock Life" music video in ''Goldmember''.
* [[Playing with a Trope]]: Arguably one of the entire purposes of the series, as it parodies, spins, exaggerates, lampshades, and puts an odd twist on everything from random dance scenes to celebrity cameos to under-the-credits scenes.
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* [[Pretty Fly for a White Guy]]: Dr. Evil and Mini-Me performing a music video to the tune of It's A Hard Knock Life in ''Goldmember'' is ''all'' this.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: The models in the second movie, and Austin wearing a pimp coat in the third.
* [[
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: "DO! YOU! WORK! FOR! NUMBER! TWO!??" (original release version, while the current releases use the clip of Austin shouting "Who... does... Number Two... ''work'' for?!")
* [[Punny Name]]: A lot of them, usually mocking [[James Bond]] characters.
** Let's see, there's Alotta Fagina, Ivana Humpalot, Fook Mi and Fook Yu (the Japanese twins), Dixie Normas, Felicity Shagwell...
* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]: Numerous examples, not the least of which was the coffee gag in the second film.
* [[Regional Bonus]]: A few countries had a cut with deleted scenes, including Christian Slater's cameo and [[What Measure Is a Mook?|the death of mooks being mourned]] (which includes a cameo by Rob Lowe).
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* [[Shout-Out]]: According to the [[Word of God]], ''Austin Powers'' is a parody to all of the British ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]''-knockoffs in the United Kingdom in the late 60's and early '70s that Mike Myers used to enjoy, though there are plenty of James Bond references as well.
** [[Star Wars]] is frequently referenced in the second film as well.
** The first film gets a shout out in ''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'', when Kano snarks at Kung Lao "Do you throw your shoes as well?"
* [[Show Some Leg]]: Felicity Shagwell says that to guard of Dr. Evil's Volcano Island.
** Also used by Vanessa to distract guards.
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* [[Why Won't You Die?]]: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me''.
* [[Wire Fu]]: Parodied. [[Fat Bastard]] tries to use a [[Wire Fu]] attack on Austin in the third movie (to the point of actually visibly held up by wires and calling attention to the people in the background holding him up.) One of the wires breaks halfway through, though, and he's just left dangling in the air.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Dr. Evil punishes his minions by dumping them through a trapdoor to be [[Kill It with Fire|burned alive]]. When he tries it again in the '90s, the unfortunate Mook is left alive but "very badly burned" and is finally dispatched by another Mook with poor aim. His botched execution is [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[You Just Told Me]]: Austin tricks Alotta Fagina into admitting her boss is into "big underground drills".
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]
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