List of James Bond henchmen in Die Another Day
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This is a list of henchmen
from the 2002 James Bond
film Die Another Day
.
n secret-agent played by Rick Yune
. Yune described his character as one of the most "extreme" looking Bond villains. Yune's makeup, which included the implantation of real diamonds, required three hours.
n operative under the command of Colonel Tan-Sun Moon
as the Colonel illegally dealt in arms in the Demilitarized Zone
of North Korea
. Bond, posing as a diamond
smuggler called Van Bierk infiltrated Moon's base as part of an MI6 operation, hoping to exchange diamonds for arms and expose Moon. The case of diamonds was rigged with explosives and blew up, embedding several stones in Zao's face. Moon was supposedly killed in the assault. Zao went rogue, attempting to blow up a summit between the Chinese and the South Koreans. He killed three Chinese agents, but was later found and arrested by the UN
forces. Bond was held captive by Moon's father.
14 months later, MI6 received intelligence that Bond may have cracked under the torture and revealed vital information, so a trade was arranged - Zao for Bond. Following Moon, Zao traveled to Cuba
, planning to receive gene therapy
to alter his appearance. However, Bond found the lab and halted the procedure before it was completed: Zao was left in a "blank human " state, an hairless albino with silvery eyes and with the diamonds still embedded under his skin. Zao fought Bond to a draw and escaped again. During his escape, Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson attempted to shoot Zao, but failed.
Zao caught up with Moon, who, through a course of gene therapy, was now Sir Gustav Graves
, in Iceland
. Bond, however, had figured out Graves' true identity. Ordered to kill Bond, Zao got in his modified Jaguar XKR, activated thermal imaging and chased Bond and his Aston Martin Vanquish across the ice plains using a number of deadly weapon emplacements installed in the Jaguar, such as a Gatling gun
that rose from the rear section of the car. The chase led back to the melting ice palace, where Bond used the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish's adaptive camouflage to fool Zao into driving into the melted ice while the latter attempted to ram the Vanquish with the Jaguar's front retractable battering ram. Bond shot down a chandelier
which landed on Zao as he tread the freezing water, impaling him. The chandelier was, fittingly, made from diamonds.
since the language has no "z" sound (although it is possible to transcribe it as Jao). However, the word itself coincidentally means evil in serbo-croatian
.
in the James Bond
film Die Another Day
. She is played by Rosamund Pike
. Frost is a double agent working for MI6; however, her allegiance lies with Gustav Graves
, the main villain of the film.
fencer (trained by Madonna
's character, Verity) posing as Graves' publicist and fencing
partner. She won gold
at the 2000 Sydney Olympics by default, after Graves organized the real gold medalist's death by steroids overdose. She is sent by M
to work alongside Bond, but does not approve of Bond's methods. When Bond is caught by Mr. Kil and his minions, Frost helps Bond keep incognito by kissing him. They later go to Bond's room and have sex
. James awakens and goes after Graves. Frost pleads for him not to go, but he insists. Unbeknownst to 007, Miranda secretly emptied the magazine of Bond's Walther P99
. Later when she pulls a gun on Graves, it is revealed that she was the one who betrayed Bond in North Korea, which led to 14 months of torture for him, as well as framing him for revealing the identity of the head American agent which led to his execution at the hands of the North Korean Army. At this point she reveals that she is still a traitor, and turns the gun on Bond. Bond escapes with the ring that Q gave him - which shatters the glass floor that he is currently on - and Frost and Bond fall into the jungle environment part of the Ice Palace. Frost and Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson have a climactic fight aboard the descending plane. Frost narrowly slices Jinx in the stomach, but Jinx grabs a dagger-impaled copy of The Art of War
and stabs Miranda in the heart, killing her.
.
' personal scientist. He makes his first appearance in the film when timing Graves, who is attempting to beat his best time across the ice in an ice dragster.
Popov reveals his role as a sort of mad scientist when he invents for Graves a remote control for the Icarus satellite which doubles as a heat-beam weapon. Popov is mainly seen throughout the rest of the film following Graves, but doing nothing of major importance. He annoys Graves when he reveals that Bond has beaten his speed record while escaping from Icarus.
The mad scientist's demise occurs when James Bond inadvertently shoots a hole in one of the windows of Graves' airborne jet, causing the cabin to depressurize; Popov is sucked out of the plane along with the other North Korean generals to their deaths.
) is a Surgeon affiliated to Gustav Graves
.
. In the film he was portrayed by New Zealand
actor
Lawrence Makoare
. Kil is first introduced alongside his partner Pertant when Bond arrives in Iceland
: "I am Mr Kil". Bond quips back: "Well, there's a name to die for." He tortures Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson and straps down her hands and feet. He is later killed by Jinx with a laser
which impales him through the back of the head and out of the top of his mouth while fighting with Bond. After his demise, Bond and Jinx use the laser to cut Kil's hand off and use its pattern to gain access to Graves's personal quarters.
Henchman
Henchman referred originally to one who attended on a horse for his employer, that is, a horse groom. Hence, like constable and marshal, also originally stable staff, henchman became the title of a subordinate official in a royal court or noble household...
from the 2002 James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Die Another Day
Die Another Day
Die Another Day is the 20th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond; it is also the last Bond film of the original timeline with the series being rebooted with Casino Royale...
.
Zao
Zao is a North KoreaNorth Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n secret-agent played by Rick Yune
Rick Yune
Richard "Rick" Yune is a Korean American actor, screenwriter, producer, and martial artist.Yune, a Korean American, was born in Washington D.C. He is the older brother of actor Karl Yune...
. Yune described his character as one of the most "extreme" looking Bond villains. Yune's makeup, which included the implantation of real diamonds, required three hours.
Biography
He was originally a North KoreaNorth Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n operative under the command of Colonel Tan-Sun Moon
Gustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
as the Colonel illegally dealt in arms in the Demilitarized Zone
Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and...
of North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. Bond, posing as a diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
smuggler called Van Bierk infiltrated Moon's base as part of an MI6 operation, hoping to exchange diamonds for arms and expose Moon. The case of diamonds was rigged with explosives and blew up, embedding several stones in Zao's face. Moon was supposedly killed in the assault. Zao went rogue, attempting to blow up a summit between the Chinese and the South Koreans. He killed three Chinese agents, but was later found and arrested by the UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
forces. Bond was held captive by Moon's father.
14 months later, MI6 received intelligence that Bond may have cracked under the torture and revealed vital information, so a trade was arranged - Zao for Bond. Following Moon, Zao traveled to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, planning to receive gene therapy
Gene therapy
Gene therapy is the insertion, alteration, or removal of genes within an individual's cells and biological tissues to treat disease. It is a technique for correcting defective genes that are responsible for disease development...
to alter his appearance. However, Bond found the lab and halted the procedure before it was completed: Zao was left in a "blank human " state, an hairless albino with silvery eyes and with the diamonds still embedded under his skin. Zao fought Bond to a draw and escaped again. During his escape, Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson attempted to shoot Zao, but failed.
Zao caught up with Moon, who, through a course of gene therapy, was now Sir Gustav Graves
Gustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
, in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. Bond, however, had figured out Graves' true identity. Ordered to kill Bond, Zao got in his modified Jaguar XKR, activated thermal imaging and chased Bond and his Aston Martin Vanquish across the ice plains using a number of deadly weapon emplacements installed in the Jaguar, such as a Gatling gun
Gatling gun
The Gatling gun is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern machine gun. It is well known for its use by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s, which was the first time it was employed in combat...
that rose from the rear section of the car. The chase led back to the melting ice palace, where Bond used the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish's adaptive camouflage to fool Zao into driving into the melted ice while the latter attempted to ram the Vanquish with the Jaguar's front retractable battering ram. Bond shot down a chandelier
Chandelier
A chandelier is a branched decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture with two or more arms bearing lights. Chandeliers are often ornate, containing dozens of lamps and complex arrays of glass or crystal prisms to illuminate a room with refracted light...
which landed on Zao as he tread the freezing water, impaling him. The chandelier was, fittingly, made from diamonds.
Trivia
Despite the character being a North Korean, Zao is not a Korean name, and therefore cannot be written in KoreanKorean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
since the language has no "z" sound (although it is possible to transcribe it as Jao). However, the word itself coincidentally means evil in serbo-croatian
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
.
Miranda Frost
Miranda Frost is a spy and Bond girlBond girl
A Bond girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest, of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game. They occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as "Pussy Galore", "Plenty O'Toole", "Xenia Onatopp", or "Holly Goodhead"...
in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Die Another Day
Die Another Day
Die Another Day is the 20th spy film in the James Bond series, and the fourth and last film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond; it is also the last Bond film of the original timeline with the series being rebooted with Casino Royale...
. She is played by Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Pike
Rosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is a British actress. Her film roles include villainous Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Helen in An Education, Lisa in Made in Dagenham, Miriam Grant-Panofsky in Barney's Version and Kate Sumner in Johnny English...
. Frost is a double agent working for MI6; however, her allegiance lies with Gustav Graves
Gustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
, the main villain of the film.
Biography
Miranda Frost is a Harvard-educated, gold medal-winning OlympicOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
fencer (trained by Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's character, Verity) posing as Graves' publicist and fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
partner. She won gold
Fencing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:*...
at the 2000 Sydney Olympics by default, after Graves organized the real gold medalist's death by steroids overdose. She is sent by M
M (James Bond)
M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. The head of MI6 and Bond's superior, M has been portrayed by three actors in the official Bond film series: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown and since 1995 by Judi Dench. Background =Ian Fleming...
to work alongside Bond, but does not approve of Bond's methods. When Bond is caught by Mr. Kil and his minions, Frost helps Bond keep incognito by kissing him. They later go to Bond's room and have sex
Sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which a male's penis enters a female's vagina for the purposes of sexual pleasure or reproduction. The entities may be of opposite sexes, or they may be hermaphroditic, as is the case with snails...
. James awakens and goes after Graves. Frost pleads for him not to go, but he insists. Unbeknownst to 007, Miranda secretly emptied the magazine of Bond's Walther P99
Walther P99
The Walther P99 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by the German company Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen of Ulm for law enforcement, security forces and the civilian shooting market as a replacement for the Walther P5 and the P88...
. Later when she pulls a gun on Graves, it is revealed that she was the one who betrayed Bond in North Korea, which led to 14 months of torture for him, as well as framing him for revealing the identity of the head American agent which led to his execution at the hands of the North Korean Army. At this point she reveals that she is still a traitor, and turns the gun on Bond. Bond escapes with the ring that Q gave him - which shatters the glass floor that he is currently on - and Frost and Bond fall into the jungle environment part of the Ice Palace. Frost and Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson have a climactic fight aboard the descending plane. Frost narrowly slices Jinx in the stomach, but Jinx grabs a dagger-impaled copy of The Art of War
The Art of War
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu , a high ranking military general and strategist during the late Spring and Autumn period...
and stabs Miranda in the heart, killing her.
- According to actress Rosamund Pike, in her DVD commentary for Die Another Day, Frost was originally going to be named Gala BrandGala BrandGala Brand is a fictional character in the James Bond novel Moonraker. She does not appear in the movie version of the novel, however, as the film is an almost total rewrite of the novel. The only other Bond girl of the Ian Fleming novels to share this fate is Vivienne Michel of the novel The Spy...
, after the Bond girlBond girlA Bond girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest, of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game. They occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as "Pussy Galore", "Plenty O'Toole", "Xenia Onatopp", or "Holly Goodhead"...
in the novel Moonraker.
Vladimir Popov
Vladimir Popov (played by Michael Gorevoy) is a scientist who works for Gustav GravesGustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
.
Role
Vladimir Popov works as Gustav GravesGustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
' personal scientist. He makes his first appearance in the film when timing Graves, who is attempting to beat his best time across the ice in an ice dragster.
Popov reveals his role as a sort of mad scientist when he invents for Graves a remote control for the Icarus satellite which doubles as a heat-beam weapon. Popov is mainly seen throughout the rest of the film following Graves, but doing nothing of major importance. He annoys Graves when he reveals that Bond has beaten his speed record while escaping from Icarus.
The mad scientist's demise occurs when James Bond inadvertently shoots a hole in one of the windows of Graves' airborne jet, causing the cabin to depressurize; Popov is sucked out of the plane along with the other North Korean generals to their deaths.
Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Alvarez (played by Simon AndreuSimón Andreu
Simón Andreu is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in over 135 films since 1961.-Selected filmography:* The Good Love * Bad Man's River * The Blood Spattered Bride * El sacerdote...
) is a Surgeon affiliated to Gustav Graves
Gustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
.
Role
Dr. Alvarez is a surgeon in the gene therapy clinic on Isla Los Organos. Using the DNA of people such as orphans, vagrants, etc., he is able to create new physical appearances for his patients, whom, it is implied, are mostly dictators. Jinx poses as a potential patient in order to search for Zao's files, and upon the doctor telling her "I like to think of myself as an artist," she kills him, quipping that "most artists are not truly appreciated until after they're dead."Mr. Kil
Mr. Kil is a henchman of the main villain, Gustav GravesGustav Graves
Sir Gustav Graves is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Die Another Day, played by Toby Stephens...
. In the film he was portrayed by New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Lawrence Makoare
Lawrence Makoare
Lawrence Makoare is a New Zealand-born Māori actor, probably best known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy...
. Kil is first introduced alongside his partner Pertant when Bond arrives in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
: "I am Mr Kil". Bond quips back: "Well, there's a name to die for." He tortures Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson and straps down her hands and feet. He is later killed by Jinx with a laser
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...
which impales him through the back of the head and out of the top of his mouth while fighting with Bond. After his demise, Bond and Jinx use the laser to cut Kil's hand off and use its pattern to gain access to Graves's personal quarters.