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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Mom]]
* [[Action Mom]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: Type IV
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type IV
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Averted. She gets the ever-living shit kicked out of her.
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Averted. She gets the ever-living shit kicked out of her.
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* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Hair of Gold]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Made of Iron]]
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[May December Romance]] - With Bill. Heck, she even tells her husband that he's her father.
* [[May-December Romance]] - With Bill. Heck, she even tells her husband that he's her father.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Implied, but not shown often. Many characters have described her as just as beautiful as she is dangerous. The closest the viewer would get to fanservice was a [[Male Gaze|lingering shot of her rear]] during an airport scene in Tokyo, when she's on her way to fight O-Ren.
* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Left for Dead]] - By Bill and his crew. To be fair, Bill ''did'' put a bullet in her brainpan after the others had gotten through kicking the shit out of her, which would kill most people.
* [[Left for Dead]] - By Bill and his crew. To be fair, Bill ''did'' put a bullet in her brainpan after the others had gotten through kicking the shit out of her, which would kill most people.
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* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]: Really hates the idea of having underage kids exposed to violence. First, shes' very unhappy when {{spoiler|Vernita's five-years-old daughter Nikki witnesses her killing of her mom}}, later attempts to talk the teenaged Gogo from fighting her, then spares the youngest of the Crazy 88 and ''spanks him'' for "fucking around with the [[Yakuza]]" before sending him back home, and finally {{spoiler|would rather have a momentary truce with Bill rather than killing him in front of their daughter B.B.}}
* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]: Really hates the idea of having underage kids exposed to violence. First, shes' very unhappy when {{spoiler|Vernita's five-years-old daughter Nikki witnesses her killing of her mom}}, later attempts to talk the teenaged Gogo from fighting her, then spares the youngest of the Crazy 88 and ''spanks him'' for "fucking around with the [[Yakuza]]" before sending him back home, and finally {{spoiler|would rather have a momentary truce with Bill rather than killing him in front of their daughter B.B.}}
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=== Bill AKA Snakecharmer ===
=== Bill AKA Snakecharmer ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' David Carradine|''"...there are consequences to breaking the heart of a murdering bastard."''}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' David Carradine|''"...there are consequences to breaking the heart of a murdering bastard."''}}
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* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: In his words, he "overreacted".
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: In his words, he "overreacted".
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Would never kill someone in their sleep for this reason.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Would never kill someone in their sleep for this reason.
* [[Face Death With Dignity]]
* [[Face Death with Dignity]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]
* [[May December Romance]]: With The Bride, Elle and probably Sofie.
* [[May-December Romance]]: With The Bride, Elle and probably Sofie.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: He says that when he found the Bride, he had been "trying to track down the fucking assholes (he) thought killed (her)".
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: He says that when he found the Bride, he had been "trying to track down the fucking assholes (he) thought killed (her)".
* [[Villainous Valour]]
* [[Villainous Valour]]
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* [[Eyepatch of Power]]
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]
* [[Eye Scream]]: {{spoiler|Happens to her twice, once at the hands of Pai Mei, the other at the hands of the Bride herself.}}
* [[Eye Scream]]: {{spoiler|Happens to her twice, once at the hands of Pai Mei, the other at the hands of the Bride herself.}}
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: Again, not a real medical professional. Do not contact her for medical advice.
* [[Hospital Hottie]]: Again, not a real medical professional. Do not contact her for medical advice.
* [[Lady Macbeth]]: If she's in a relationship with Bill while the events of the movies take place.
* [[Lady Macbeth]]: If she's in a relationship with Bill while the events of the movies take place.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: [[Woman in White|Her sequence at the hospital.]] Bonus point for having also blonde hair and pale complexion.
* [[Light Is Not Good]]: [[Woman in White|Her sequence at the hospital.]] Bonus point for having also blonde hair and pale complexion.
* [[The Reason You Suck Speech]]: {{spoiler|Gives a brief one to the dying Budd, telling him that the Bride deserved to die at the hands of someone better than him}}.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: {{spoiler|Gives a brief one to the dying Budd, telling him that the Bride deserved to die at the hands of someone better than him}}.
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: To be fair, you’d probably be less than stoic if you {{spoiler|had your only remaining eye ripped out.}}
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: To be fair, you’d probably be less than stoic if you {{spoiler|had your only remaining eye ripped out.}}
* [[Wham Line]]: "Know what I did? {{spoiler|I killed that miserable old fool}}"
* [[Wham! Line]]: "Know what I did? {{spoiler|I killed that miserable old fool}}"
* {{spoiler|[[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Her fate is left unknown.}}
* {{spoiler|[[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Her fate is left unknown.}}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: To the point that {{spoiler|she kills Budd for giving The Bride an unworthy death in her opinion.}}
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: To the point that {{spoiler|she kills Budd for giving The Bride an unworthy death in her opinion.}}
{{quote| '''Elle''': (on her feelings) Regret that maybe... the ''greatest'' warrior I ever met {{spoiler|met her end at the hands of a scrub, alky, piece of shit like you}}. That woman deserved better.}}
{{quote|'''Elle''': (on her feelings) Regret that maybe... the ''greatest'' warrior I ever met {{spoiler|met her end at the hands of a scrub, alky, piece of shit like you}}. That woman deserved better.}}
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=== Budd AKA Sidewinder ===
=== Budd AKA Sidewinder ===
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* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]
* {{spoiler|[[Death By Irony]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Death by Irony]]}}
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: His actions {{spoiler|''after'' the rock-salt buckshot might be interpreted as this (with traces of [[The Atoner]]). He was well aware of what kind of training the Bride had had with Pai Mei, so he was giving her the chance to claw her way back out of her grave if she had the will to do so.}}
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: His actions {{spoiler|''after'' the rock-salt buckshot might be interpreted as this (with traces of [[The Atoner]]). He was well aware of what kind of training the Bride had had with Pai Mei, so he was giving her the chance to claw her way back out of her grave if she had the will to do so.}}
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The head of the Yakuza in Japan, who became an assassin after killing the Yakuza boss who murdered her parents.
The head of the Yakuza in Japan, who became an assassin after killing the Yakuza boss who murdered her parents.


* [[Berserk Button]]: If someone brings up her heritage in a negative light, [[Off With His Head|they'll lose their head]].
* [[Berserk Button]]: If someone brings up her heritage in a negative light, [[Off with His Head|they'll lose their head]].
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Father was a Chinese-American soldier stationed in Japan. Mother was Japanese. This is largely the result of Lucy Liu, O-Ren's actor, being Taiwanese-American.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Father was a Chinese-American soldier stationed in Japan. Mother was Japanese. This is largely the result of Lucy Liu, O-Ren's actor, being Taiwanese-American.
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: {{spoiler|In her revenge. Having learned that her parents's murderer was not just a [[Yakuza]] but a [[Lolicon]], O-Ren used herself as a [[Honey Trap]] to catch him of-guard ... and when Matsumoto was drunk and almost naked, she stabbed him to death.}}
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: {{spoiler|In her revenge. Having learned that her parents's murderer was not just a [[Yakuza]] but a [[Lolicon]], O-Ren used herself as a [[Honey Trap]] to catch him of-guard ... and when Matsumoto was drunk and almost naked, she stabbed him to death.}}
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* [[Evil Genius]]
* [[Evil Genius]]
* [[Expy]]: O-Ren's character
* [[Expy]]: O-Ren's character
* [[Hot Chick With a Sword]]
* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]
* [[Lady of War]]: She's the page image for a reason.
* [[Lady of War]]: She's the page image for a reason.
** [[Little Miss Badass]]: {{spoiler|Avenged her parents' bloody murder when she was barely 11 years old.}}
** [[Little Miss Badass]]: {{spoiler|Avenged her parents' bloody murder when she was barely 11 years old.}}
* [[Off With His Head]]: Does this to Boss Tanaka for insulting her heritage and for disrespecting her.
* [[Off with His Head]]: Does this to Boss Tanaka for insulting her heritage and for disrespecting her.
** {{spoiler|At the end of her battle with the Bride, she loses the ''top'' of her head, since the Bride scalps her.}}
** {{spoiler|At the end of her battle with the Bride, she loses the ''top'' of her head, since the Bride scalps her.}}
* [[Precision F Strike]]: Actually three, at the end of her speech after her [[Berserk Button]] is pressed. Though given her usual polite and collected demeanor, it seems almost like a [[Cluster F Bomb]] for how out of place it is.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Actually three, at the end of her speech after her [[Berserk Button]] is pressed. Though given her usual polite and collected demeanor, it seems almost like a [[Cluster F-Bomb]] for how out of place it is.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Over her syndicate; she encourages her lackeys to question her if they feel that a plan of action is unwise. In her own words, "no subject will ever be taboo." Unless it involves her heritage.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Over her syndicate; she encourages her lackeys to question her if they feel that a plan of action is unwise. In her own words, "no subject will ever be taboo." Unless it involves her heritage.
* [[Woman in White]]
* [[Woman in White]]
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* [[Action Mom]] ''and'' [[Hot Mom]]
* [[Action Mom]] ''and'' [[Hot Mom]]
* {{spoiler|[[Never Bring a Knife To A Fist Fight]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Never Bring a Knife to A Fist Fight]]}}
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Dark Chick]]
* [[Dark Chick]]
* [[Hufflepuff House]]/[[We Hardly Knew Ye]]: Gets a lot less development than the other Vipers.
* [[Hufflepuff House]]/[[We Hardly Knew Ye]]: Gets a lot less development than the other Vipers.
* [[Knife Nut]]: The Bride even ditches her [[Cool Sword]] to engage her in a knife fight. {{spoiler|Vernita tries to kill her with a gun hidden in a cereal box and fails. Shoulda stuck with her knives.}}
* [[Knife Nut]]: The Bride even ditches her [[Cool Sword]] to engage her in a knife fight. {{spoiler|Vernita tries to kill her with a gun hidden in a cereal box and fails. Shoulda stuck with her knives.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Laser Guided Karma]]: She thought she'd escape her past after marrying a doctor and becoming a mother. She was totally wrong.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Laser-Guided Karma]]: She thought she'd escape her past after marrying a doctor and becoming a mother. She was totally wrong.}}
* [[Retired Badass]]
* [[Retired Badass]]
* [[Sassy Black Woman]]
* [[Sassy Black Woman]]
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* [[Amoral Attorney]]: She's the lawyer of the boss of all Yakuza bosses.
* [[Amoral Attorney]]: She's the lawyer of the boss of all Yakuza bosses.
* [[An Arm and A Leg]]: Loses one arm when the Bride calls out O-Ren, and loses the other arm during the Bride's interrogation of her in the trunk.
* [[An Arm and a Leg]]: Loses one arm when the Bride calls out O-Ren, and loses the other arm during the Bride's interrogation of her in the trunk.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Half-Japanese, half-French.
* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Half-Japanese, half-French.
* [[Dark Is Evil]]
* [[Dark Is Evil]]
* [[Hello Attorney]]
* [[Hello, Attorney!]]
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: When she's watching over {{spoiler|the El Paso murders}}, Sofie has her hair in a long ponytail. In the present, she wears her hair up in a bun. {{spoiler|At the end, after being mutilated, she wears her hair down while talking to Bill.}}
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: When she's watching over {{spoiler|the El Paso murders}}, Sofie has her hair in a long ponytail. In the present, she wears her hair up in a bun. {{spoiler|At the end, after being mutilated, she wears her hair down while talking to Bill.}}
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: {{spoiler|The Bride cuts off both of her arms, the right one as a means of making a point to O-Ren, and the other one during her interrogation}}.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: {{spoiler|The Bride cuts off both of her arms, the right one as a means of making a point to O-Ren, and the other one during her interrogation}}.
** It should be noticed that {{spoiler|this is left somewhat ambiguous in the American version, as we don't see the Bride cutting off her other arm.}}
** It should be noticed that {{spoiler|this is left somewhat ambiguous in the American version, as we don't see the Bride cutting off her other arm.}}
* [[Sharp Dressed Man|Sharp Dressed Woman]]
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man|Sharp Dressed Woman]]
* {{spoiler|[[What Happened to The Mouse]]: Her fate is left hanging at the end of the first movie.}}
* {{spoiler|[[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Her fate is left hanging at the end of the first movie.}}
* [[Womanin Black]]: Or as The Bride puts it: "Woman dressed like she's a villain on ''[[Star Trek]]''."
* [[Woman in Black]]: Or as The Bride puts it: "Woman dressed like she's a villain on ''[[Star Trek]]''."
** [[Woman in White]]: Wore a white dress during {{spoiler|the El Paso murders}}
** [[Woman in White]]: Wore a white dress during {{spoiler|the El Paso murders}}
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* [[Last Second Chance]]
* [[Last Second Chance]]
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: The youngest fighter in the entire series and one of the craziest.
* [[Little Miss Badass]]: The youngest fighter in the entire series and one of the craziest.
{{quote| '''The Bride''': What she lacks in age, she makes up for in madness.}}
{{quote|'''The Bride''': What she lacks in age, she makes up for in madness.}}
* [[Mook Face Turn]]: Defied. The Bride gives her a chance to walk away, but she laughs it off.
* [[Mook Face Turn]]: Defied. The Bride gives her a chance to walk away, but she laughs it off.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]
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=== Johnny Mo ===
=== Johnny Mo ===
{{quote| '''Played By:''' Gordon Liu}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Gordon Liu}}


The head of O-Ren's personal army, the Crazy 88.
The head of O-Ren's personal army, the Crazy 88.
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* [[Cool Mask]]
* [[Cool Mask]]
* [[The Dragon]]: To O-Ren
* [[The Dragon]]: To O-Ren
* [[Dual Wielding]]
* [[Dual-Wielding]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: While there are only about three dozen [[Mook|Mooks]] in the fight scene, the number was chosen for its significance to the Japanese.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: While there are only about three dozen [[Mook|Mooks]] in the fight scene, the number was chosen for its significance to the Japanese.
{{quote| '''Bill''': There wasn't really 88 of them, they just called themselves the Crazy 88.<br />
{{quote|'''Bill''': There wasn't really 88 of them, they just called themselves the Crazy 88.
'''Budd''': How come?<br />
'''Budd''': How come?
'''Bill''': I dunno, I guess they thought it sounded cool. }}
'''Bill''': I dunno, I guess they thought it sounded cool. }}


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=== Nikia "Nikki" Bell ===
=== Nikia "Nikki" Bell ===
{{quote| '''Played By:''' Ambrosia Kelley}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Ambrosia Kelley}}


Vernita/Jeanie's daughter, who is about B.B.'s age.
Vernita/Jeanie's daughter, who is about B.B.'s age.
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* {{spoiler|[[Asshole Victim]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Asshole Victim]]}}
* [[Cool Car|Cool Truck]]: The Pussy Wagon, which is appropriated by the Bride when she kills him.
* [[Cool Car|Cool Truck]]: The Pussy Wagon, which is appropriated by the Bride when she kills him.
* [[Dude She's Like in A Coma]]: This scumbag likes to rape comatose people, and has a sideline of pimping their bodies out to his customers.
* [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]]: This scumbag likes to rape comatose people, and has a sideline of pimping their bodies out to his customers.
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Orderlies Are Creeps]]
* [[Orderlies Are Creeps]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: He’s grotesquely memorable.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: He’s grotesquely memorable.
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=== Earl McGraw ===
=== Earl McGraw ===
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Gosh Darn It to Heck]]: Subverted.
* [[Gosh Darn It to Heck]]: Subverted.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
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* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Dark Action Girl]]
* [[Hitman With a Heart]]: Lets the pregnant Bride leave after she promises to abandon her assignment.
* [[Hitman with a Heart]]: Lets the pregnant Bride leave after she promises to abandon her assignment.
* [[Hot Chick in A Badass Suit]]
* [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]
* [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child]]: Much of why she was skeptical of The Bride's claim at first. When it was confirmed she was pregnant, she left and even congratulated her.
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=== Pai Mei ===
=== Pai Mei ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Gordon Liu|''"The exquisite art of the samurai sword? Don't make me laugh! Your so-called exquisite art is only fit for Japanese fatheads!"''}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' Gordon Liu|''"The exquisite art of the samurai sword? Don't make me laugh! Your so-called exquisite art is only fit for Japanese fatheads!"''}}
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* [[Old Master]]: He's more of a cruel and evil master than the kindly Mr. Miyagi type and according to the film's mythology was responsible for the destruction of the Shaolin Temple because [[Disproportionate Retribution|a Shaolin monk that he passed on the road didn't return the slight nod that he gave him]]. He's been known to snatch out the eyes of those who look on him with defiance and snap the backs and necks of those who give him sass like they were twigs. {{spoiler|This eventually gets him killed when he snatches out Elle Driver's right eye for calling him a "miserable old fool," and she retaliates by poisoning his fish heads}}.
* [[Old Master]]: He's more of a cruel and evil master than the kindly Mr. Miyagi type and according to the film's mythology was responsible for the destruction of the Shaolin Temple because [[Disproportionate Retribution|a Shaolin monk that he passed on the road didn't return the slight nod that he gave him]]. He's been known to snatch out the eyes of those who look on him with defiance and snap the backs and necks of those who give him sass like they were twigs. {{spoiler|This eventually gets him killed when he snatches out Elle Driver's right eye for calling him a "miserable old fool," and she retaliates by poisoning his fish heads}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]: After knocking her bowl of rice to the ground ([[It Makes Sense in Context|long story]]), he gives the Bride his own bowl. There's also the fact that he taught her [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique]] and no one else.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]: After knocking her bowl of rice to the ground ([[It Makes Sense in Context|long story]]), he gives the Bride his own bowl. There's also the fact that he taught her [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique]] and no one else.}}
* [[Politically Incorrect Villain]]: Bill despairingly notes that Pai Mei, "...hates Caucasians, despises Americans, and has nothing but contempt for women." {{spoiler|So of course his greatest student, the only one he teaches his [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique]], is a ''blonde,'' '''[[Mighty Whitey|American]],''' '''''[[Lady of War|woman]].''''' Who also learns to love him as a father, joyfully snatching out Driver's ''left'' eye as vengeance for him.}} He also hates the Japanese as well.
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: Bill despairingly notes that Pai Mei, "...hates Caucasians, despises Americans, and has nothing but contempt for women." {{spoiler|So of course his greatest student, the only one he teaches his [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique|Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique]], is a ''blonde,'' '''[[Mighty Whitey|American]],''' '''''[[Lady of War|woman]].''''' Who also learns to love him as a father, joyfully snatching out Driver's ''left'' eye as vengeance for him.}} He also hates the Japanese as well.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Often insults the bride while she is sparring with him.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: Often insults the bride while she is sparring with him.
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=== Rufus ===
=== Rufus ===
{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Samuel L Jackson]]|''"I was a Drell. I was a Drifter. I was a Coaster. I was [[Pulp Fiction|part of The Gang]]. I was a Bar-Kay... If they come through Texas, I done played with them."''}}
{{quote|'''Played By:''' [[Samuel L. Jackson]]|''"I was a Drell. I was a Drifter. I was a Coaster. I was [[Pulp Fiction|part of The Gang]]. I was a Bar-Kay... If they come through Texas, I done played with them."''}}


The piano player at the Bride's wedding.
The piano player at the Bride's wedding.

Latest revision as of 13:25, 11 August 2016


Kill Bill

Deadly Viper Assassination Squad

The Bride/ Beatrix Kiddo AKA Black Mamba
Played By: Uma Thurman
—"I've killed a hell of a lot of people to get to this point, but I have only one more. The last one. The one I'm driving to right now. The only one left. And when I arrive at my destination, I am gonna kill Bill."

A former assassin who was gunned down on the day of her wedding and fell into a coma. Believing that her child has been lost as well, she seeks revenge against Bill and the four assassins who attacked her wedding.

Bill AKA Snakecharmer
Played By: David Carradine
—"...there are consequences to breaking the heart of a murdering bastard."

Head of the Deadly Viper Assassins, he is the Bride's primary target and former lover.

Elle Driver AKA Californian Mountain Snake
Played By: Daryl Hannah
—"Dying in our sleep is a luxury our kind is rarely afforded. My gift to you."

A former rival of the Bride who appears to be in a relationship with Bill.

Elle: (on her feelings) Regret that maybe... the greatest warrior I ever met met her end at the hands of a scrub, alky, piece of shit like you. That woman deserved better.

Budd AKA Sidewinder
Played By: Michael Madsen
—"That woman deserves her revenge... and we deserve to die."

Bill's brother, who lives in a trailer out in the desert and works at a "titty bar" as a bouncer. He and Bill are not on good terms.

O-Ren Ishii AKA Cottonmouth
Played By: Lucy Liu
—"The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is... I collect your fucking head. Just like this fucker here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the fucking time!"

The head of the Yakuza in Japan, who became an assassin after killing the Yakuza boss who murdered her parents.

Vernita Green AKA Copperhead
Played By: Vivica A Fox
—"Black Mamba. I shoulda been motherfuckin' Black Mamba."

She lives as a suburban mom named Jeanie Bell, marrieed to a doctor.

Associates of O-Ren Ishii

Sofie Fatale
Played By: Julie Dreyfus
—"Burn in hell, you stupid blonde! I'll tell you nothing!"

O-Ren's best friend and lawyer.

  • Amoral Attorney: She's the lawyer of the boss of all Yakuza bosses.
  • An Arm and a Leg: Loses one arm when the Bride calls out O-Ren, and loses the other arm during the Bride's interrogation of her in the trunk.
  • But Not Too Foreign: Half-Japanese, half-French.
  • Dark Is Evil
  • Hello, Attorney!
  • Expository Hairstyle Change: When she's watching over the El Paso murders, Sofie has her hair in a long ponytail. In the present, she wears her hair up in a bun. At the end, after being mutilated, she wears her hair down while talking to Bill.
  • Fate Worse Than Death: The Bride cuts off both of her arms, the right one as a means of making a point to O-Ren, and the other one during her interrogation.
    • It should be noticed that this is left somewhat ambiguous in the American version, as we don't see the Bride cutting off her other arm.
  • Sharp Dressed Woman
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: Her fate is left hanging at the end of the first movie.
  • Woman in Black: Or as The Bride puts it: "Woman dressed like she's a villain on Star Trek."

Gogo Yubari
Played By: Chiaki Kuriyama
—"You call that begging? You can surely beg better than that!"

One of O-Ren's bodyguards, she is a schoolgirl who enjoys killing.

The Bride: What she lacks in age, she makes up for in madness.

Johnny Mo

Played By: Gordon Liu

The head of O-Ren's personal army, the Crazy 88.

Bill: There wasn't really 88 of them, they just called themselves the Crazy 88.
Budd: How come?
Bill: I dunno, I guess they thought it sounded cool.

Other Characters

B.B.
Played By: Perla Haney-Jardine
—"Freeze, Mommy!"

The Bride's daughter who, unbeknownst to her, is still alive.

  • Creepy Child: Poor, poor Emilio.
    • Though let's be fair to B.B.... if you were raised by none other than Bill after you're taken off your mom's womb, well, what else would you be? We can only hope that having said mom take care of her now can be helpful.
  • Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
  • Walking Spoiler: Her existence in the second film, particularly her being very present in the trailer spoils The Stinger of the first movie.

Nikia "Nikki" Bell

Played By: Ambrosia Kelley

Vernita/Jeanie's daughter, who is about B.B.'s age.

  • Children Are Innocent
  • Dissonant Serenity: She takes her mother's murder right in front of her eyes with surprising aplomb.
  • Sequel Hook: Tarantino has said that if he ever makes a sequel to Kill Bill, it will involve Nikki seeking revenge on the Bride for killing her mother.
    • Cycle of Revenge: And if there is a sequel to that sequel, B.B. will seek revenge on her for killing her mother.

Buck
Played By: Michael Bowen
—"My name is Buck, and I'm here to party."

An orderly who rapes and pimps out comatose patients.

Earl McGraw
Played By: Michael Parks
—"This tall drink of cocksucker ain't dead."

A sheriff who investigates the El Paso massacre.

Esteban Vihaio
Played By: Michael Parks
—"I must warn you, young lady, I am susceptible to flattery."

Head of the Acuna Boys, and a former father figure to Bill.

  • Affably Evil
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Notes that Bill's reaction to the Bride walking out on him was quite harsh, and claims "I would have just cut your face." Then we meet one of the victims of this treatment, and see that she's now sporting a hideous scar running from her lower lip up to the base of her nose.
  • Domestic Abuser: Poor Clara.
  • Evil Old Folks
  • The Man Behind the Man: Acuna, Mexico, is controlled by a ruthless gang known only as "The Acuna Boys." The members of this gang are the fatherless offspring of Esteban's prostitutes, and take orders exclusively from him- the retired gentleman of leisure.
  • Not So Harmless: For a good deal of the meeting between him and the Bride, Esteban seems just a tad lackadaisical for a gang-leader; then Clara the prostitute shows up with a horribly mutilated face, and the audience realises just how dangerous he is under that sleepy exterior.
  • Parental Substitute: Esteban was the first of Bill's adopted father-figures, and still fondly remembers taking him out to the movies.
  • Retired Monster: Also a Retired Badass and Badass Grandpa.

Hattori Hanzō
Played By: Sonny Chiba
—"Revenge is never a straight line. It's a forest, And like a forest it's easy to lose your way... To get lost... To forget where you came in."

A weapon smith who once taught Bill, and who forged swords for the Deadly Viper Assassins.

Karen Kim
Played By: Helen Kim
—"Not that I have to be at this range, but I'm a fucking surgeon with this shotgun."

An assassin in Lisa Wong's criminal organization who was sent to stop the Bride from killing her employer.

Pai Mei
Played By: Gordon Liu
—"The exquisite art of the samurai sword? Don't make me laugh! Your so-called exquisite art is only fit for Japanese fatheads!"

A martial arts master who trained Bill, The Bride and Elle.

Rufus
Played By: Samuel L. Jackson
—"I was a Drell. I was a Drifter. I was a Coaster. I was part of The Gang. I was a Bar-Kay... If they come through Texas, I done played with them."

The piano player at the Bride's wedding.

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