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The James Bond actors each had a different version of the character. An overall discussion of the whole character of Bond is a subject that has had entire books dedicated to it.

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James Bond films are as famous for their host of beautiful women in various states of peril (or being perilous) as they are for their titular hero. These beauties are referred to as Bond girls. They have been subject to numerous feminist critique both negative and (sometimes) positive. The Bond Girls themselves (or rather, the actresses who play them) consider it being part of a club, almost as exclusive as being Bond himself.

 

 

 

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[The Chief's Daughter]]: Of a Corsican criminal clan.

 

 

One of the more memorable Bond Girls, she actually starts as [[The Dragon]] to the psychotic yuppie Max Zorin in ''[[A View to a Kill]]''. As such, she kills several people associated to Bond; however, at some point Zorin double-crosses her...

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]] ( {{spoiler|Her [[Heel Face Turn]] is motivated by Zorin killing her [[Amazon Brigade]] and leaving her for dead}})

 

 

A Czechslovak cello player who ends up being used as sniper bait by her Russian boyfriend in ''[[The Living Daylights]]''. Bond recognises she's an amateur and merely injures her. They end up riding a cello case through the snow and a cargo plane in Central Asia.

* [[Plucky Girl]]

 

 

A Chinese secret agent sent to cover Elliot Carver's story and investigate WTF is going on with him, in ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''. She also believes at first that she and Bond must kill each other, but are forced to work together when they're both caught by [[The Dragon]].

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Bond Villains are amongst the most recognizable bad guys in movie history. While they tend not to be as famous as the Bond girls, some of the most recognizable characters in movies have been Bond Villains.

 

 

James Bond's recurring archnemesis in both the books and movies. Blofeld has been parodied almost as many times as James Bond himself and remains the archetypal Bond villain. He appeared, played by different actors, in five official movies (''[[From Russia with Love]]'', ''[[Thunderball]]'', ''[[You Only Live Twice]]'', and ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]''). He also appeared in ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' and made an uncredited appearance in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]''. His unusual name derives from his being half Polish and half Greek.

 

 

 

 

A henchman who works for Stromberg in ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' and Hugo Drax in ''[[Moonraker (film)|Moonraker]]''. He is distinctive for his metal teeth, huge stature and his persistence in surviving everything that gets thrown at him.

 

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The books and movies have several recurring characters, many of whom appear in every instalment.

 

 

James Bond's boss, the head of MI6. Was played by three different actors. The first switch was [[The Other Darrin]], but when [[Judi Dench]] took over the role it was a new character.

* [[Spell My Name with a Blank]]: Eventually his full name was revealed, but at first it was given as M**** M********

 

 

M's secretary, who has a not-so-secret crush on Bond. Played by three different actresses in the official films.

* [[UST]]: With Bond, much to her dismay.

 

 

 

* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]

* [[Passing the Torch]]

 

 

Bond's friend in the C.I.A.

* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]

 

 

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]]

* [[Russian Guy Suffers Most]]

 

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