Moonraker (novel)/Characters

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Characters from Moonraker (novel) include:

Galatea "Gala" Brand

Scotland Yard agent stationed in Drax's rocket base, posing as his secretary.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

• Defrosting Ice Queen

Willy Krebs, "The Persuader"

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Drax's right-hand man, who served him during the World War II. He is described to look like a young Peter Lorre.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

• The Dragon
• Knife Nut
• Those Wacky Nazis
• Torture Technician: That's why they called him The Persuader.

Sir Hugo Drax / Graf Hugo von der Drache

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German ex-nazi, who worked on infiltration and sabotage unit Wervolves during WWII. One mission left him middle of an exploding allied base and he was taken England, as was mistook for an English soldier. After taking over a missing man's identity, he started making money to fund his plan: Revenge against England.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

• Drives Like Crazy
• Evil Redhead
• Hoist by His Own Petard: Big time.
• Mad Eye: The surgery on his left eye was a disaster, as the missing skin around make it larger in appearance and perpetually bloodshot.
• Red Right Hand: Aside from the singled out ones, he also has unnaturally long thumbs and "ogre's teeth".
• Those Wacky Nazis
• Two-Faced: Left side of his face burned during the war. Plastic surgery managed fix it somewhat, but it still has some noticable puckering.
• The Von Trope Family

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