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== In The Story ==
=== Westley / The Dread Pirate Roberts ===
[[File:Dread pirate roberts.jpg|thumb|200px|Westley, in "Dread Pirate Roberts" garb.]]
* {{spoiler|[[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: To iocaine powder.}}
* [[Anti
* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]: Thanks to the Miracle Pill.}}
* [[Bits of Me Keep Passing Out]]: Inverted and [[Played for Laughs]] as it takes a while for Miracle Max's cure to fully take effect on Westley, and Inigo and Fezzik have to carry him around while [[Storming the Castle]] as bits him are "waking up" one at a time.
* [[The Big Damn Kiss]]: "Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. The End." Made ironic when the kid insists on skipping or editing all the kissy stuff at first but starts enjoying it by the end (film only).
* [[The Blade Always Lands Pointy End In]]: During his duel with Inigo Montoya, the Man in Black throws his sword. It spins end over end and impales itself in the ground point first.
* [[British Accents]]: Cary Elwes uses his native RP accent in the role.
* {{spoiler|[[Cold
* [[Cool Mask]]: As the Man in Black.
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'''Man in Black''': No, it's just that they are terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future. }}
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Before he reveals to Buttercup that he is indeed Westley, he occasionally snarks at her. Later he starts snarking at Humperdinck.
* {{spoiler|[[Death Is Cheap]]}}
* [[Farm Boy]]: Starts out as one.
* [[Genre Savvy]]
* [[Guile Hero]]
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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: [[The Dreaded|The Dread Pirate Roberts]].
* [[Only Mostly Dead]]: The [[Trope Namer]]!
* [[Paper
* [[Passing the Torch]]: {{spoiler|In the film, Westley asks Inigo if he's ever considered piracy, implying that he will pass on the title of Dread Pirate Roberts to be with Buttercup.}}
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: Probably, although a popular fanon joke is that prior to reuniting with Buttercup, he spent several years raping and pillaging and spreading terror.
* [[Pretty Boy]]: Oh yes. Cary Elwes is ''decidedly'' hot as Westley, especially compared to his later roles in Liar Liar and Twister, where he plays goofy/jerkass characters respectively.
* {{spoiler|[[Resurrection Sickness]]: Westley is very weak after taking the Miracle Pill.}}
* [[
* [[The Scream]]: {{spoiler|While in Count Rugen's death machine. Inigo and Fezzik find him because of it.}}
* [[Secret Test]]: The Man in Black doesn't reveal his true identity to Buttercup after he rescues her in hopes of finding out whether she still loves him.
* [[Something Only They Would Say]]: "As you wish," meaning "I love you." Former [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Spell My Name
* [[To the Pain]]: [[Trope Namer]]!
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* [[This Is Sparta]]: Drop. Your. Sword.
* [[Wham! Line]]: "[[Something Only They Would Say|As you wish]]" while falling down the hillside.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: The famous Inigo/Westley duel, but with compliments and discussion of swordfighting tactics instead of insults. (In most DVD editions, that chapter is titled "The Chatty Duelists.")
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* [[The Big Damn Kiss]]: "Since the invention of the kiss there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind. The End." Made ironic when the kid insists on skipping or editing all the kissy stuff at first but starts enjoying it by the end.
* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: In the movie.
* [[Cuffs Off, Rub Wrists]]: After being untied.
* [[
* [[Dreaming the Truth]]: The Ancient Booer.
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: In the book. She's a little smarter in the movie.
* [[
* [[
* [[Fairytale Wedding Dress]]: Naturally.
* [[Green
* [[Ice Queen]] / [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: She flip-flops between these two throughout the book: In the beginning she was an [[Ice Queen]], then defrosts after she realizes her love for Westley. She freezes up again after Westley's reported demise, then defrosts after realizing that [[Something Only They Would Say|he's still alive]].
* [[Job Title]]: Her precise function in the story, at least as far as Humperdinck is concerned, is to be a princess and a bride. {{spoiler|And a murder victim.}}
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* [[Pressure Point]]: Fezzik uses a Vulcan Neck Pinch on Buttercup. In the book Vizzini does it.
* [[The Power of Love]]
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* [[Quicksand Sucks]]
* [[Rags to Royalty]]
* [[So Beautiful
** Slightly averted in the book, where he originally had every intention of going through with the marriage, until he came up with the plot to frame Guilder. He specifically says to Count Rugen that he wants a wife who is so insanely beautiful that the whole world will be jealous, which is why Rugen shows him Buttercup in the first place.
* [[The Ugly
* [[
=== Inigo Montoya ===
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* [[Badass Spaniard]]: Let's hope ''you'' didn't kill his father.
* [[Best Served Cold]]: His revenge against the six-fingered Count Rugen for [[You Killed My Father|killing his father]].
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Hello. [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya]]. [[You Killed My Father]]. [[Prepare to Die]]."
* [[Excuse Me, Coming Through]]:▼
▲* [[Excuse Me Coming Through]]:
▲{{quote| '''Inigo:''' Excuse me...excuse me... Fezzik, please?<br />
▲'''Fezzik: EVERYBODY ''MOVE''!<br />
▲'''Crowd:''' *clears a path*<br />
▲'''Inigo:''' Thank you. }}
* [[Fake Nationality]]: [[Mandy Patinkin]] is not from Spain.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Has classic good scars in the parallel slashes Rugen gave him to the face.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Heroic Second Wind]]: He's not going down that easily, Rugen.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Fezzik.
* [[I Am Not Left
* [[I Gave My Word]]: Played straight with Westley on the Cliffs of Insanity. He initially swears that he will get Westley up to the top alive on his honor as a Spaniard. Westley says that's no good ("I've known too many Spaniards.") He then swears on his father's soul, and Westley believes him.
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Master Swordsman]]: Only Westley can equal him in swordsmanshup.
* [[Minion
* [[One
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: His father, Domingo Montoya, was a skilled swordmaker. One day Count Rugen comes to their nice, [[Arcadia|Arcadian]] village demanding a sword for a six-fingered man, offering to pay handsomely for it. Domingo accepts and for a year is either exceedingly happy or horribly depressed over his progress on the sword. When it is finally complete and Rugen comes to claim it, he deems it unacceptable and kills Domingo.
* [[Precision F
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* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: He says it in the film -- "I just work for Vizzini to pay the bills."
* [[The Slow Walk]]: During his final match with Rugen. Justified as he is seriously injured at the time.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spexico]]
* [[Wall Slump]]: During his final match with Rugen.
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Westley.
* [[You Fight Like a Cow]]: The famous Inigo/Westley duel, but with compliments instead of insults. (In most DVD editions, that chapter is titled "The Chatty Duelists.")
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=== Fezzik ===
* [[The Big Guy]]/[[The Brute]]
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* [[Fake Nationality]]: Although never stated in the movie, in the book Fezzik is Turkish.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: No, really!
* [[Heel Face Turn]]
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Inigo.
* [[Minion
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: His backstory is never explained in the movie but his parents died of a desert plague while they were in Mongolia.
* [[Plot
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Like Inigo, he works for Vizzini and that's the only reason he's a bad guy. The book explains that he takes the job because it means he won't be alone anymore.
* [[Rhymes
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'''Fezzik''': Does anybody want a peanut? }}
* [[Scarecrow Solution]]: "The Dread Pirate Roberts" rig that Fezzik wears.
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* [[Fake Nationality]]: Nope, Wallace Shawn is not Sicilian. Shocking, we know.
* [[I Don't Pay You to Think]]: To Fezzik.
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* [[I Know You Know I Know]]: While trying to figure out [[Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo|which goblet contains the poison.]]
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* [[Look Behind You!]]: Pulls this on the Man in Black in order to switch the goblets.
* [[The Napoleon]]
* [[No Indoor Voice]]
* [[Out
* [[Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
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* [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: Described by Billy Crystal (Max) as a pair of "Jewish trolls".
** [[Lampshaded Trope|Lampshaded]] in the novel.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Mentioning Prince Humperdinck's name will drive Max up the wall.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Max.
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* [[Happily Married]]: Not so obvious in the movie, but the book implies as much--for example, explaining that when Max calls Valerie "witch" it's in fact a term of endearment and part of their whole act.
* [[Henpecked Husband]]: Max to an extent.
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* [[One
=== The Albino ===
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=== The Kid ===
* [[He's Just Hiding]]:
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* [[Ill Girl|Ill Boy]]: His grandfather comes to read him the story because he's been extremely sick.
* [[No Name Given]]
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* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
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* [[No Name Given]]
* [[The Storyteller]]
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