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* FantasticDrug: He is handing out one called Maohee to his customers, which lets them experience each others emotions. He is willing to keep on doing this and even cover up its very existance despite knowing that it can have some nasty side effects if a sufficiently depressed person is hooked up to the HiveMind.
* JapanesePoliteness: He is very polite to Slim, even when he threatens to have the police shut down September's less than legal activities.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Uses this to keep his drug a secret. Apparently, every time someone drinks a glass of water or wine (and presumably, any other liquid,) they will instantly forget everything they know about it.
* MysteriousPast: Nobody knows where he comes from, or even why he is called September.
* NonSpecificallyForeign: He seems to be a mixure of several different nationalities. No one InUniverse can guess which ones, and he isn't telling.
* {{Omniglot}}: He can speak a number of different languages fluently.
* TwoferTokenMinority: He is the only person of colour in the story who is given any focus, and he is said to be of mixed race.
* ViolentGlaswegian: It's implied that he's got some Scottish ancestry, and that this is where his barely supressed anger comes from.
* YellowPeril: Downplayed. He runs a Japanese nightclub, but he is only partially asian, and he is more of an amoral, greedy businessman than an outright villain. Compared with Joh Fredersen, Rotwang or even Slim, he is completely harmless.
* JapanesePoliteness: He is very polite to Slim, even when he threatens to have the police shut down September's less than legal activities.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Uses this to keep his drug a secret. Apparently, every time someone drinks a glass of water or wine (and presumably, any other liquid,) they will instantly forget everything they know about it.
* MysteriousPast: Nobody knows where he comes from, or even why he is called September.
* NonSpecificallyForeign: He seems to be a mixure of several different nationalities. No one InUniverse can guess which ones, and he isn't telling.
* {{Omniglot}}: He can speak a number of different languages fluently.
* TwoferTokenMinority: He is the only person of colour in the story who is given any focus, and he is said to be of mixed race.
* ViolentGlaswegian: It's implied that he's got some Scottish ancestry, and that this is where his barely supressed anger comes from.
* YellowPeril: Downplayed. He runs a Japanese nightclub, but he is only partially asian, and he is more of an amoral, greedy businessman than an outright villain. Compared with Joh Fredersen, Rotwang or even Slim, he is completely harmless.
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* AdaptedOut: Every mention of her was removed in the Pollock cut. She was put back again in the Moroder version and the 2001 and 2010 Kino restorations.
* CreatorCameo: Maybe. It has been pointed out that her bust resembles script writer Thea von Harbou (who could, [[HalfTruth in a way,]] really be said to be Freder's mother.)
* TheLostLenore: To both Fredersen and Rotwang.
* MeaningfulName: She was named after the godess of death from NorseMythology. (Not after {{Hell}}, as some might think.)
* CreatorCameo: Maybe. It has been pointed out that her bust resembles script writer Thea von Harbou (who could, [[HalfTruth in a way,]] really be said to be Freder's mother.)
* TheLostLenore: To both Fredersen and Rotwang.
* MeaningfulName: She was named after the godess of death from NorseMythology. (Not after {{Hell}}, as some might think.)
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* WriteBackToTheFuture: In the book, she wrote a letter to Joh Fredersen which was to be read once he had realised the error of his ways, realising that this would be after her death. He finally gets to read it at the very end of the book.
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* DeletedRole: His only scene in the movie was cut for its international release, and is one of the movie's few deleted scenes that is still thought to be LostForever. A couple of photos is all that remains of Fritz Rasp's portrayal of the character (not counting the later dream scene where the Thin Man turns into a monk.)
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* DeletedRole: AdaptedOut: His only scene in the movie was cut for its international release, and is one of the movie's few deleted scenes that is still thought to be LostForever. A couple of photos is all that remains of Fritz Rasp's portrayal of the character (not counting the later dream scene where the Thin Man turns into a monk.)
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Done inadvertedly in the Pollock cut of the movie, where most of his villany was left on the cutting room floor, making him come off like a CreepyGood SatelliteCharacter.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He is only credited as "The Thin Man" in most versions of the movie. Averted in the Moroder version [[AllThereInTheManual and the book,]] where he is named [[MeaningfulName "Slim."]]
* SmugSnake: During his interrogation scenes, at least. He loses this attitude later when it's clear that Freder's life is in danger.
* SmugSnake: During his interrogation scenes, at least. He loses this attitude later when it's clear that Freder's life is in danger.
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A monk controls the Gothics and also preaches in the cathedral. He does not like Joh Fredersen, due to his very low opinion of religion, and regularly sends him hate mail.
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* DeletedRole: His only scene in the movie was cut for its international release, and is one of the movie's few deleted scenes that is still thought to be LostForever. A couple of photos is all that remains of Fritz Rasp's portrayl of the character (not counting the later dream scene where the Thin Man turns into a monk.)
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A monk who controls the Gothics and also preaches in the cathedral. He does not like Joh Fredersen, due to his very low opinion of religion, and regularly sends him hate mail.
* DeletedRole: His only scene in the movie was cut for its international release, and is one of the movie's few deleted scenes that is still thought to be LostForever. A couple of photos is all that remains of Fritz Rasp'sportrayl portrayal of the character (not counting the later dream scene where the Thin Man turns into a monk.)
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!!Desertus
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Rasp
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A monk controls the Gothics and also preaches in the cathedral. He does not like Joh Fredersen, due to his very low opinion of religion, and regularly sends him hate mail.
* DeletedRole: His only scene in the movie was cut for its international release, and is one of the movie's few deleted scenes that is still thought to be LostForever. A couple of photos is all that remains of Fritz Rasp's portrayl of the character (not counting the later dream scene where the Thin Man turns into a monk.)
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!!Desertus
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Rasp
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A monk controls the Gothics and also preaches in the cathedral. He does not like Joh Fredersen, due to his very low opinion of religion, and regularly sends him hate mail.
* DeletedRole: His only scene in the movie was cut for its international release, and is one of the movie's few deleted scenes that is still thought to be LostForever. A couple of photos is all that remains of Fritz Rasp's portrayl of the character (not counting the later dream scene where the Thin Man turns into a monk.)
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Subverted. She is both evil and insane, but she is also perfectly loyal and working just as she should. Unfortunatly, her masters aren't exactly saints, either.
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* AndroidsArePeopleToo: PlayedWith. Rotwang insists to Joh Fredersen that she is a "who" and not a "what." He also says that "The mechanism of her brain is as infallible as that of [his] own...", which might imply that she is sentient. However, he has no problem with the idea of her looks or personality being altered as her master sees fit, or that she will pretty much be used as a slave. Then again, Joh Fredersen already uses human slaves to run his city...
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* TheVamp: Lampshaded in an English programme from 1927, [[http://www.peterharrington.co.uk/blog/metropolis/ where she was actually referred to as "The Vamp Robot."]]
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* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: One of the more subtle differences between her human form and the real Maria.
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* {{Fembot}}: She starts out like this, but she is turned into a RobotGirl halfway through the story.
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* LackOfEmpathy: Unlike the other antagonists, she never shows any compassion to anyone else.
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* EvilCounterpart: To Maria, obivously, but also to Hel (both being women taken from Rotwang by Joh Fredersen) and to the harem girls (as they are also constantly smiling, female servants dressed in revealing outfits who do as they are told.)
* EvilLuddite: Pretends to be one as part of her BastardlySpeech.
* NotSoStoic: She gradually goes all the way from not showing any emotions whatsoever to ChewingTheScenery.
* ObviouslyEvil: She does a good job of masquerading as a real (if rather quirky) woman, but she isn't even trying to make anyone think that she is a good person.
* TheQuietOne: She is a SilentAntagonist for most of the movie. It's only early on in the third act that she finally talks, by giving a motivational speech that convinces all of the workers to start their revolution.
* EvilLuddite: Pretends to be one as part of her BastardlySpeech.
* NotSoStoic: She gradually goes all the way from not showing any emotions whatsoever to ChewingTheScenery.
* ObviouslyEvil: She does a good job of masquerading as a real (if rather quirky) woman, but she isn't even trying to make anyone think that she is a good person.
* TheQuietOne: She is a SilentAntagonist for most of the movie. It's only early on in the third act that she finally talks, by giving a motivational speech that convinces all of the workers to start their revolution.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Only one time in life did I forget something: that Hel was a woman - and you a man..."'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Only one time in life did I forget something: that Hel was a woman - and you a man..."'']]
* AmbiguouslyJewish: He has a pentagram, which is constantly refered to as "The seal of Solomon" in the novel, on his front door. He is also implied to use dark magic, which - historically - was a common stereotype of jews. This might lead to some UnfortunateImplications.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He has some rather... bigoted ideas about the opposite gender. In the book, for instance, he tells Maria that women are not capable of feeling love.
* TragicVillain: He only became evil because his beloved left him for another man and then died.
* TragicVillain: He only became evil because his beloved left him for another man and then died.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"From today on I wish to be kept precisely informed of my son's every move..."'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"From today on I wish to be kept precisely informed of my son's every move..."'']]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For all his faults, he genuinly cares about his family.
* HeelRealisation: He realises the error of his ways when he accidentially places himself in the exact same position as the workers by putting both his own son and their children in deadly danger.
* TheStoic: The emotions he does show are quite subtle. Especially compared with [[WorldOfHam the rest of the cast.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: This trope pretty much sums up his philosophy.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He genuinly thinks that he is doing what is best for the workers by locking them up underground and forcing them to working themselves to death.
* HeelRealisation: He realises the error of his ways when he accidentially places himself in the exact same position as the workers by putting both his own son and their children in deadly danger.
* TheStoic: The emotions he does show are quite subtle. Especially compared with [[WorldOfHam the rest of the cast.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: This trope pretty much sums up his philosophy.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He genuinly thinks that he is doing what is best for the workers by locking them up underground and forcing them to working themselves to death.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Do you know what it means to be dismissed like that by Joh Fredersen?"'']]
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: He would rather die by his own hand than work himself to death at a machine.
* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: Normally, he is a very friendly man, but he can get ''really'' angry if you push him to far. In the book, this extends to killing people in cold blood.
* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: Normally, he is a very friendly man, but he can get ''really'' angry if you push him to far. In the book, this extends to killing people in cold blood.
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* TheLancer: He is this to Freder.
* NoSell: He refuses to accept any of the Thin Man's bribes, as that would mean betraying Freder.
* TakingAThirdOption: After losing his job, he decides to shoot himself in the head rather than becoming a worker. Fortunatly, Freder saves him from both fates by hiring him himself instead.
* NoSell: He refuses to accept any of the Thin Man's bribes, as that would mean betraying Freder.
* TakingAThirdOption: After losing his job, he decides to shoot himself in the head rather than becoming a worker. Fortunatly, Freder saves him from both fates by hiring him himself instead.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Father! Father! Will ten hours never come to an end??!!"'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Father! Father! Will ten hours never come to an end??!!"'']]
* CassandraTruth: None of the workers (except maybe Georgy) believe him when he says that Maria has been replaced by an imposter. In the novel, Grot doesn't believe him at first when he claims that the workers' children have been saved, either.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: He is attacked by the workers and, in the novel, Grot for being Joh Fredersen's son.
* IncomingHam: ''"YOU ARE NOT MARIA!"''
* LargeHam: He ''is'' a protagonist in a silent film, after all.
* LoveAtFirstSight: He pretty much falls in love with Maria as soon as he sees her.
* ManInWhite: When he isn't dressed in Georgy's worker uniform, he wears white.
* MessianicArchetype: Comes complete with a CrucifiedHeroShot.
* IncomingHam: ''"YOU ARE NOT MARIA!"''
* LargeHam: He ''is'' a protagonist in a silent film, after all.
* LoveAtFirstSight: He pretty much falls in love with Maria as soon as he sees her.
* ManInWhite: When he isn't dressed in Georgy's worker uniform, he wears white.
* MessianicArchetype: Comes complete with a CrucifiedHeroShot.
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!!The Machine Gods
Gods from several different religions that the machines are compared with. The workers are seen as their [[HumanSacrifice human sacrifices]] that are killed to appease them.
* AdaptedOut: Moloch is the only one of them to appear in the movie.
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!!The Machine Gods
Gods from several different religions that the machines are compared with. The workers are seen as their [[HumanSacrifice human sacrifices]] that are killed to appease them.
* AdaptedOut: Moloch is the only one of them to appear in the movie.
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!! The Flood
The water that floods the Worker's City at the climax. In the book, Maria hallucinates that it starts talking to her.
* DemBones: It claims that the dead are rising from their graves.
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!! The Flood
The water that floods the Worker's City at the climax. In the book, Maria hallucinates that it starts talking to her.
* DemBones: It claims that the dead are rising from their graves.
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!!Jan
-->'''Played by:''' Olaf Storm
One of Freder's friends. He bears witness to the False Maria's dance and is, in the novel, the one who tells Freder about it. He is later killed by the False Maria during the climax.
* DemotedToExtra: In the movie, only the scene where he watches the False Maria dance in terror has been kept. His exposition scene is given to Josaphat, and his death scene is never shown.
!!Jan
-->'''Played by:''' Olaf Storm
One of Freder's friends. He bears witness to the False Maria's dance and is, in the novel, the one who tells Freder about it. He is later killed by the False Maria during the climax.
* DemotedToExtra: In the movie, only the scene where he watches the False Maria dance in terror has been kept. His exposition scene is given to Josaphat, and his death scene is never shown.
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-->'''Played by:''' Olaf Storm
One
!!September
The owner of
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-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich Gotho
The man who organises the parties in The Eternal Gardens. When Maria and the children show up, he orders the guards to throw them out. Freder then asks him who she was, to no avail.
* SuperOCD: He wants the harem girls to look perfect, and fixes up their make-up himself when he is unsatisfied with it. When things don't go according to plan (i.e. when the uninvited guests show up,) he throws a fit.
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-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich Gotho
The man who organises the parties in The Eternal Gardens. When Maria and the children show up, he orders the guards to throw them out. Freder then asks him who she was, to no avail.
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-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich Gotho
The man who organises the parties in The Eternal Gardens. When Maria and the children show up, he orders the guards
!!Joh Fredersen's Mother
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!!The Harem Girls
Women specifically trained to serve and entertain the richest young men in the city. Freder hangs out with one of them when he first meets Maria. In the book, it is stated that they are the ones who takes care of the worker's children after they are taken to the Sons' Club.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some versions of the movie never states that they are... "pleasure servants" and instead implies that they are simply rich women wearing somewhat risque outfits (for the 20's). The Moroder version notably cuts out the scene where the master of cermonies asks which one of them who would like to entertain Freder, and changes Maria's line to "These are your brothers ''and sisters.''"
!!The Harem Girls
Women specifically trained to serve and entertain the richest young men in the city. Freder hangs out with one of them when he first meets Maria. In the book, it is stated that they are the ones who takes care of the worker's children after they are taken to the Sons' Club.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some versions of the movie never states that they are... "pleasure servants" and instead implies that they are simply rich women wearing somewhat risque outfits (for the 20's). The Moroder version notably cuts out the scene where the master of cermonies asks which one of them who would like to entertain Freder, and changes Maria's line to "These are your brothers ''and sisters.''"
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!!TheHarem Girls
Women specifically trainedMagician
The man who originally buildt Rotwang's house. Believed toserve be a powerful wizard he was feared and entertain the richest young men hated by his community. One day he simply disappeared, and his house remained empty until Rotwang moved in.
* NeverFoundTheBody: Subverted. His body was eventually discovered in thecity. Freder hangs out with one of them when he first meets Maria. In the book, it is stated that they are the ones who takes care of the worker's children catacombs by Rotwang centuries after they are taken to the Sons' Club.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some versions of the movie never states that they are... "pleasure servants" and instead implies that they are simply rich women wearing somewhat risque outfits (for the 20's). The Moroder version notably cuts out the scene where the master of cermonies asks which one of them who would like to entertain Freder, and changes Maria's line to "These are your brothers ''and sisters.''"
his death.
!!The
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* NeverFoundTheBody: Subverted. His body was eventually discovered in the
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some versions of the movie never states that they are... "pleasure servants" and instead implies that they are simply rich women wearing somewhat risque outfits (for the 20's). The Moroder version notably cuts out the scene where the master of cermonies asks which one of them who would like to entertain Freder, and changes Maria's line to "These are your brothers ''and sisters.''"
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A man who seems to work for Rotwang. He appears in only one scene to tell him that Joh Fredersen has arrived.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is never seen or mentioned again after his introductionary scene.
!!Rotwang's employee
A man who seems to work for Rotwang. He appears in only one scene to tell him that Joh Fredersen has arrived.
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A man
!!Jan
-->'''Played by:''' Olaf Storm
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!!The Workers in general
[[folder:The Workers in general]]
!!The Workers in general
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!!The
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich Gotho
The man who organises the parties in
* SuperOCD: He wants the harem girls to look perfect, and fixes up their make-up himself when he is unsatisfied with it. When things don't go according to plan (i.e. when the uninvited guests show up,) he throws a fit.
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!!Maria / Mary
-->'''Played by:''' Brigitte Helm
A priest who functions as both a leader and a teacher for the workers as well as for their children. She doesn't like the way the city is run, but doesn't want a revolution either. Instead she is waiting for the arrival of someone who can improve the workers' living conditions.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is probably the most unambigiously good character in the entire story. Even Freder and Josaphat could be seen as slightly anti-heroic compared to her.
!!Maria / Mary
-->'''Played by:''' Brigitte Helm
A priest who functions as both a leader and a teacher for the workers as well as for their children. She doesn't like the way the city is run, but doesn't want a revolution either. Instead she is waiting for the arrival of someone who can improve the workers' living conditions.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is probably the most unambigiously good character in the entire story. Even Freder and Josaphat could be seen as slightly anti-heroic compared to her.
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!!Maria / Mary
-->'''Played by:''' Brigitte Helm
A priest who functions as both a leader
!!The Harem Girls
Women specifically trained to serve and
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is probably the most unambigiously good character
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some versions of the movie never states that they are... "pleasure servants" and
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!!Georgy 11811
-->'''Played by:''' Erwin Biswanger
One of the workers who keeps the Paternoster Machine running. Freder trades places with him and lets him leave the city of the workers. However, he is captured by the Thin Man and gets sent back down again.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He was never evil per say, just self-serving and risk-taking, but he ''did'' betray Freder's trust by going to Yoshiwara instead of going to Josephat's apartment as he promised. This indirectly lead to Josephat being assualted by the Thin Man. Georgy more then makes up for this when he sacrifices his own life to save Freder's.
!!Georgy 11811
-->'''Played by:''' Erwin Biswanger
One of the workers who keeps the Paternoster Machine running. Freder trades places with him and lets him leave the city of the workers. However, he is captured by the Thin Man and gets sent back down again.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He was never evil per say, just self-serving and risk-taking, but he ''did'' betray Freder's trust by going to Yoshiwara instead of going to Josephat's apartment as he promised. This indirectly lead to Josephat being assualted by the Thin Man. Georgy more then makes up for this when he sacrifices his own life to save Freder's.
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!!Georgy 11811
-->'''Played by:''' Erwin Biswanger
One of the workers
!!Rotwang's employee
A man who
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He was
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!!Grot
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich George
The foreman of the workers and the guardian of the Heart Machine. He tries to defend the Heart Machine from the workers during the revolution, but fails. Later, he leads them in their search for the False Maria.
* AntiHero: He is outright gleeful about executing a woman who can't defend herself in a really painful way, and he would have likely done the same thing to Joh Fredersen if he hadn't been stopped. However, he considered both of them to be ''major'' AssholeVictims who truly deserved it.
!!Grot
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich George
The foreman of the workers and the guardian of the Heart Machine. He tries to defend the Heart Machine from the workers during the revolution, but fails. Later, he leads them in their search for the False Maria.
* AntiHero: He is outright gleeful about executing a woman who can't defend herself in a really painful way, and he would have likely done the same thing to Joh Fredersen if he hadn't been stopped. However, he considered both of them to be ''major'' AssholeVictims who truly deserved it.
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!!Grot
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich George
[[folder:The Workers in general]]
!!The Workers in general
The
* {{Mooks}}: They serve this role for The False Maria (and later Grot) during the
* AntiHero: He is outright gleeful about executing a woman who can't defend herself in a really painful way, and he would have likely done the same thing to Joh Fredersen if he hadn't been stopped. However, he considered both of them to be ''major'' AssholeVictims who truly deserved it.
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[[folder:The Creative Man]]
!!The Creative Man
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Alberti
A character from Maria's retelling of The TowerOfBabel. He was the one who suggested building the tower. Later, he oversaw its construction.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: InUniverse, it's likely that he was a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of Joh Fredersen.
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!!The Creative Man
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Alberti
A character from Maria's retelling of The TowerOfBabel. He was the one who suggested building the tower. Later, he oversaw its construction.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: InUniverse, it's likely that he was a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of Joh Fredersen.
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!!The Creative Man
!!Maria / Mary
-->'''Played by:'''
A priest who functions as both a leader and a teacher for the workers as well as for their children. She doesn't like the way the city is run, but doesn't want a revolution either. Instead she is waiting for the arrival of someone who can improve the workers' living conditions.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is probably the most unambigiously good character
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: InUniverse, it's likely that he was a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of Joh Fredersen.
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!! Death and the Seven Deadly Sins
The AnthropomorphicPersonifications of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and TheSevenDeadlySins. They stand as statues in the cathedral, and appear in one of Freder's nightmares.
* {{Living Statue}}s: They take the form of their statues from the cathedral, which Freder visited earlier.
!! Death and the Seven Deadly Sins
The AnthropomorphicPersonifications of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and TheSevenDeadlySins. They stand as statues in the cathedral, and appear in one of Freder's nightmares.
* {{Living Statue}}s: They take the form of their statues from the cathedral, which Freder visited earlier.
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!!Georgy 11811
-->'''Played by:''' Erwin Biswanger
One of the workers who keeps the Paternoster Machine running. Freder trades places with him and lets him leave the
!! Death
The AnthropomorphicPersonifications of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[TheGrimReaper Death]]
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He was never evil per say, just self-serving and
* {{Living Statue}}s: They take
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!!Grot
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich George
The foreman of the workers and the guardian of the Heart Machine. He tries to defend the Heart Machine from the workers during the revolution, but fails. Later, he leads them in their search for the False Maria.
* AntiHero: He is outright gleeful about executing a woman who can't defend herself in a really painful way, and he would have likely done the same thing to Joh Fredersen if he hadn't been stopped. However, he considered both of them to be ''major'' AssholeVictims who truly deserved it.
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!!Hallucinated/ Imagined Characters
[[folder:The Creative Man]]
!!The Creative Man
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Alberti
A character from Maria's retelling of The TowerOfBabel. He was the one who suggested building the tower. Later, he oversaw its construction.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: InUniverse, it's likely that he was a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of Joh Fredersen.
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!! Death and the Seven Deadly Sins
The AnthropomorphicPersonifications of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and TheSevenDeadlySins. They stand as statues in the cathedral, and appear in one of Freder's nightmares.
* {{Living Statue}}s: They take the form of their statues from the cathedral, which Freder visited earlier.
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!!Grot
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich George
The foreman of the workers and the guardian of the Heart Machine. He tries to defend the Heart Machine from the workers during the revolution, but fails. Later, he leads them in their search for the False Maria.
* AntiHero: He is outright gleeful about executing a woman who can't defend herself in a really painful way, and he would have likely done the same thing to Joh Fredersen if he hadn't been stopped. However, he considered both of them to be ''major'' AssholeVictims who truly deserved it.
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!!Hallucinated/ Imagined Characters
[[folder:The Creative Man]]
!!The Creative Man
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Alberti
A character from Maria's retelling of The TowerOfBabel. He was the one who suggested building the tower. Later, he oversaw its construction.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: InUniverse, it's likely that he was a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of Joh Fredersen.
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[[folder:Death and the Seven Deadly Sins]]
!! Death and the Seven Deadly Sins
The AnthropomorphicPersonifications of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and TheSevenDeadlySins. They stand as statues in the cathedral, and appear in one of Freder's nightmares.
* {{Living Statue}}s: They take the form of their statues from the cathedral, which Freder visited earlier.
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!!The Upper Class in general
The free people of Metropolis. They live in a huge, futuristic city with enormous skyscrapers, elevated driveways and a sky filled with biplanes.
* AccompliceByInaction: How the workers feel about them.
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!!The Upper Class in general
The free people of Metropolis. They live in a huge, futuristic city with enormous skyscrapers, elevated driveways and a sky filled with biplanes.
* AccompliceByInaction: How the workers feel about them.
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Characters present in both the 1927 silent film ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'' and in the Thea von Harbou's original novel of the same name.
'''Warning''': Unmarked spoilers below.
!!The Upper Class
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[[folder:Freder]]
!!Freder Fredersen / Eric Masterman
-->'''Played by:''' Gustav Fröhlich
The son of the master of Metropolis. He is blissfully unaware of what goes on underneath the city, until he gets to experience it first-hand and decides to do something about it.
* TheHeart: He becomes the mediator, who is outright called this in the story's ArcWords.
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[[folder:Josaphat]]
!!Josaphat / Joseph
-->'''Played by:''' Theodor Loos
An assistant working for Joh Fredersen and a close friend of Freder. He helps the latter on his adventure after getting fired from his job.
* InterruptedSuicide: He tries to take his life to avoid being sent down to the workers' city, but Freder stops him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Joh Fredersen]]
!!Joh Fredersen / John Masterman
-->'''Played by:''' Alfred Abel
The ruler and creator of Metropolis. He sees Maria and her followers (including his own son) as a threat, and wants to stop them at any cost.
* BigBad: He is the main antagonist for most of the story.
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[[folder:Rotwang]]
!!C.A. Rotwang
-->'''Played by:''' Rudolf Klein-Rogge
An inventor with a questionable morality and sanity. He is willing to work for Joh Fredersen, but is still mad at him for having a relationship with his lover, Hel, many years ago and accidentially killig her.
* MagiTech: It is implied that he is using a mix of magic and technology. Often, it is hard to tell where one begins and the other ends.
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[[folder:The Machine Man]]
!!The Machine Man / Hel / The False Maria / Parody / Futura / Robotrix
-->'''Played by:''' Brigitte Helm
A robot built by Rotwang to replace his lost love, Hel. Is turned into a duplicate of Maria as part of Joh Fredersen's plan. Rotwang however, instead wants her to betray Fredersen.
* RoboticPsychopath: Possibly the TropeMaker.
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[[folder:The Thin Man]]
!!The Thin Man / Slim
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Rasp
Joh Fredersen's right-hand man. He is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on Freder and report anything suspicious to him.
* NobleTopEnforcer: He is a ruthless and somewhat sadistic interrogator, but he genuinly seems to care about the well-being of both Freder and Joh Fredersen. He also calls Fredersen out when his plan results in the possible deaths of hundreds of innocent children.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hel]]
!!Hel
-->'''Possibly modeled after:''' Thea von Harbou
The former lover of both Joh Fredersen and Rotwang. Also the mother of Freder. She died giving birth to him.
* PosthumousCharacter: By the time the story begins, she has been dead for many years.
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[[folder:Jan]]
!!Jan
-->'''Played by:''' Olaf Storm
One of Freder's friends. He bears witness to the False Maria's dance and is, in the novel, the one who tells Freder about it. He is later killed by the False Maria during the climax.
* DemotedToExtra: In the movie, only the scene where he watches the False Maria dance in terror has been kept. His exposition scene is given to Josaphat, and his death scene is never shown.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Master of Cermonies]]
!!The Master of Cermonies
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich Gotho
The man who organises the parties in The Eternal Gardens. When Maria and the children show up, he orders the guards to throw them out. Freder then asks him who she was, to no avail.
* SuperOCD: He wants the harem girls to look perfect, and fixes up their make-up himself when he is unsatisfied with it. When things don't go according to plan (i.e. when the uninvited guests show up,) he throws a fit.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Harem Girls]]
!!The Harem Girls
Women specifically trained to serve and entertain the richest young men in the city. Freder hangs out with one of them when he first meets Maria. In the book, it is stated that they are the ones who takes care of the worker's children after they are taken to the Sons' Club.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some versions of the movie never states that they are... "pleasure servants" and instead implies that they are simply rich women wearing somewhat risque outfits (for the 20's). The Moroder version notably cuts out the scene where the master of cermonies asks which one of them who would like to entertain Freder, and changes Maria's line to "These are your brothers ''and sisters.''"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rotwang's employee]]
!!Rotwang's employee
A man who seems to work for Rotwang. He appears in only one scene to tell him that Joh Fredersen has arrived.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is never seen or mentioned again after his introductionary scene.
[[/folder]]
!!The Workers
[[folder:Maria]]
!!Maria / Mary
-->'''Played by:''' Brigitte Helm
A priest who functions as both a leader and a teacher for the workers as well as for their children. She doesn't like the way the city is run, but doesn't want a revolution either. Instead she is waiting for the arrival of someone who can improve the workers' living conditions.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is probably the most unambigiously good character in the entire story. Even Freder and Josaphat could be seen as slightly anti-heroic compared to her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Georgy]]
!!Georgy 11811
-->'''Played by:''' Erwin Biswanger
One of the workers who keeps the Paternoster Machine running. Freder trades places with him and lets him leave the city of the workers. However, he is captured by the Thin Man and gets sent back down again.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He was never evil per say, just self-serving and risk-taking, but he ''did'' betray Freder's trust by going to Yoshiwara instead of going to Josephat's apartment as he promised. This indirectly lead to Josephat being assualted by the Thin Man. Georgy more then makes up for this when he sacrifices his own life to save Freder's.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Grot]]
!!Grot
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich George
The foreman of the workers and the guardian of the Heart Machine. He tries to defend the Heart Machine from the workers during the revolution, but fails. Later, he leads them in their search for the False Maria.
* AntiHero: He is outright gleeful about executing a woman who can't defend herself in a really painful way, and he would have likely done the same thing to Joh Fredersen if he hadn't been stopped. However, he considered both of them to be ''major'' AssholeVictims who truly deserved it.
[[/folder]]
!!Hallucinated/ Imagined Characters
[[folder:The Creative Man]]
!!The Creative Man
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Alberti
A character from Maria's retelling of The TowerOfBabel. He was the one who suggested building the tower. Later, he oversaw its construction.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: InUniverse, it's likely that he was a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of Joh Fredersen.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Death and the Seven Deadly Sins]]
!! Death and the Seven Deadly Sins
The AnthropomorphicPersonifications of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and TheSevenDeadlySins. They stand as statues in the cathedral, and appear in one of Freder's nightmares.
* {{Living Statue}}s: They take the form of their statues from the cathedral, which Freder visited earlier.
[[/folder]]
'''Warning''': Unmarked spoilers below.
!!The Upper Class
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Freder]]
!!Freder Fredersen / Eric Masterman
-->'''Played by:''' Gustav Fröhlich
The son of the master of Metropolis. He is blissfully unaware of what goes on underneath the city, until he gets to experience it first-hand and decides to do something about it.
* TheHeart: He becomes the mediator, who is outright called this in the story's ArcWords.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Josaphat]]
!!Josaphat / Joseph
-->'''Played by:''' Theodor Loos
An assistant working for Joh Fredersen and a close friend of Freder. He helps the latter on his adventure after getting fired from his job.
* InterruptedSuicide: He tries to take his life to avoid being sent down to the workers' city, but Freder stops him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Joh Fredersen]]
!!Joh Fredersen / John Masterman
-->'''Played by:''' Alfred Abel
The ruler and creator of Metropolis. He sees Maria and her followers (including his own son) as a threat, and wants to stop them at any cost.
* BigBad: He is the main antagonist for most of the story.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rotwang]]
!!C.A. Rotwang
-->'''Played by:''' Rudolf Klein-Rogge
An inventor with a questionable morality and sanity. He is willing to work for Joh Fredersen, but is still mad at him for having a relationship with his lover, Hel, many years ago and accidentially killig her.
* MagiTech: It is implied that he is using a mix of magic and technology. Often, it is hard to tell where one begins and the other ends.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Machine Man]]
!!The Machine Man / Hel / The False Maria / Parody / Futura / Robotrix
-->'''Played by:''' Brigitte Helm
A robot built by Rotwang to replace his lost love, Hel. Is turned into a duplicate of Maria as part of Joh Fredersen's plan. Rotwang however, instead wants her to betray Fredersen.
* RoboticPsychopath: Possibly the TropeMaker.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Thin Man]]
!!The Thin Man / Slim
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Rasp
Joh Fredersen's right-hand man. He is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on Freder and report anything suspicious to him.
* NobleTopEnforcer: He is a ruthless and somewhat sadistic interrogator, but he genuinly seems to care about the well-being of both Freder and Joh Fredersen. He also calls Fredersen out when his plan results in the possible deaths of hundreds of innocent children.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hel]]
!!Hel
-->'''Possibly modeled after:''' Thea von Harbou
The former lover of both Joh Fredersen and Rotwang. Also the mother of Freder. She died giving birth to him.
* PosthumousCharacter: By the time the story begins, she has been dead for many years.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jan]]
!!Jan
-->'''Played by:''' Olaf Storm
One of Freder's friends. He bears witness to the False Maria's dance and is, in the novel, the one who tells Freder about it. He is later killed by the False Maria during the climax.
* DemotedToExtra: In the movie, only the scene where he watches the False Maria dance in terror has been kept. His exposition scene is given to Josaphat, and his death scene is never shown.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Master of Cermonies]]
!!The Master of Cermonies
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich Gotho
The man who organises the parties in The Eternal Gardens. When Maria and the children show up, he orders the guards to throw them out. Freder then asks him who she was, to no avail.
* SuperOCD: He wants the harem girls to look perfect, and fixes up their make-up himself when he is unsatisfied with it. When things don't go according to plan (i.e. when the uninvited guests show up,) he throws a fit.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Harem Girls]]
!!The Harem Girls
Women specifically trained to serve and entertain the richest young men in the city. Freder hangs out with one of them when he first meets Maria. In the book, it is stated that they are the ones who takes care of the worker's children after they are taken to the Sons' Club.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Some versions of the movie never states that they are... "pleasure servants" and instead implies that they are simply rich women wearing somewhat risque outfits (for the 20's). The Moroder version notably cuts out the scene where the master of cermonies asks which one of them who would like to entertain Freder, and changes Maria's line to "These are your brothers ''and sisters.''"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rotwang's employee]]
!!Rotwang's employee
A man who seems to work for Rotwang. He appears in only one scene to tell him that Joh Fredersen has arrived.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He is never seen or mentioned again after his introductionary scene.
[[/folder]]
!!The Workers
[[folder:Maria]]
!!Maria / Mary
-->'''Played by:''' Brigitte Helm
A priest who functions as both a leader and a teacher for the workers as well as for their children. She doesn't like the way the city is run, but doesn't want a revolution either. Instead she is waiting for the arrival of someone who can improve the workers' living conditions.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: She is probably the most unambigiously good character in the entire story. Even Freder and Josaphat could be seen as slightly anti-heroic compared to her.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Georgy]]
!!Georgy 11811
-->'''Played by:''' Erwin Biswanger
One of the workers who keeps the Paternoster Machine running. Freder trades places with him and lets him leave the city of the workers. However, he is captured by the Thin Man and gets sent back down again.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He was never evil per say, just self-serving and risk-taking, but he ''did'' betray Freder's trust by going to Yoshiwara instead of going to Josephat's apartment as he promised. This indirectly lead to Josephat being assualted by the Thin Man. Georgy more then makes up for this when he sacrifices his own life to save Freder's.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Grot]]
!!Grot
-->'''Played by:''' Heinrich George
The foreman of the workers and the guardian of the Heart Machine. He tries to defend the Heart Machine from the workers during the revolution, but fails. Later, he leads them in their search for the False Maria.
* AntiHero: He is outright gleeful about executing a woman who can't defend herself in a really painful way, and he would have likely done the same thing to Joh Fredersen if he hadn't been stopped. However, he considered both of them to be ''major'' AssholeVictims who truly deserved it.
[[/folder]]
!!Hallucinated/ Imagined Characters
[[folder:The Creative Man]]
!!The Creative Man
-->'''Played by:''' Fritz Alberti
A character from Maria's retelling of The TowerOfBabel. He was the one who suggested building the tower. Later, he oversaw its construction.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: InUniverse, it's likely that he was a thinly veiled {{Expy}} of Joh Fredersen.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Death and the Seven Deadly Sins]]
!! Death and the Seven Deadly Sins
The AnthropomorphicPersonifications of, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well]], [[TheGrimReaper Death]] and TheSevenDeadlySins. They stand as statues in the cathedral, and appear in one of Freder's nightmares.
* {{Living Statue}}s: They take the form of their statues from the cathedral, which Freder visited earlier.
[[/folder]]
