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* DirtyOldMan: He's married to a women easily young enough to be his granddaughter.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: The crux of his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the Dude is that where the Dude's a lazy slacker who hasn't accomplished anything, he is a successful SelfMadeMan who built everything he has himself despite being deprived of the use of his legs. [[spoiler:It turns out he just married into money and likes to act the role.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: The crux of his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to the Dude is that where the Dude's a lazy slacker who hasn't accomplished anything, he is a successful SelfMadeMan who built everything he has himself despite being deprived of the use of his legs. [[spoiler:It turns out he just married into money and likes to act the role.role and completely messed up when he did have chances to make his own.]]
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* MockMillionaire: [[spoiler:He doesn't actually have much money to his own name; it all comes from his late wife's estate and is largely handled by his daughter. He plays the part of a millionaire anyway because he likes throwing his weight around. Maude even says the few times he was given the chance to make money for himself, he screwed up badly]]
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* MockMillionaire: [[spoiler:He doesn't actually have much money to his own name; it all comes from his late wife's estate and is largely handled by his daughter.daughter with him merely using money that is actually hers and which she shares with him. He plays the part of a millionaire anyway because he likes throwing his weight around. Maude even says the few times he was given the chance to make money for himself, he screwed up badly]]
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* PhraseCatcher: He is unable to say a single thing without Walter ordering him to shut up -- even stuff Walter actually would care to hear about, in which case [[CatchphraseInterruptus Walter stops himself halfway through to ask]].
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->''Lebowski? That's your name, Dude!''
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[[caption-width-right:300: "The Dude abides."]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: "Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules?! '''MARK IT ZERO!'''"]]
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[[caption-width-right:300: "Am ''"Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules?! '''MARK rules?!'' '''''MARK IT ZERO!'''"]]ZERO!'''''"]]
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!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JeffBridges
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* BadassBaritone: When it's Sam Elliott talking, this goes without saying.
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* DeadpanSnarker: On the rare occasions he's not shouting his head off or angry about something, Walter can be surprisingly witty.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a complete asshole, but if pointed in the right direction, it's clear that most of the things Walter does are because he genuinely cares about the Dude. He also sometimes treats Donny in a more polite and affably way.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a complete asshole, but if pointed in the right direction, it's clear that most of the things Walter does are because he genuinely cares about the Dude.Dude and he can be surprisingly sweet when the mood strikes him. He also sometimes treats Donny in a more polite and affably way.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The reason the Dude gets in as much trouble with the police as he does is because the Big Lebowski is well-liked among the populace.
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** Walter is so convinced the Big Lebowski is faking his injury that he picks the old man up and tries to force him to walk. Which only results in Lebowski flopping face-first on the floor.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Just as the film is a DeconstructiveParody of the FilmNoir, the Dude can be seen as a spoof of the classic Film Noir protagonist. While most noir protagonists are rough around the edges, tough as nails and dedicated to the mysteries that they involve themselves in, The Dude is a laid-back stoner with a penchant for home decor and is unwittingly forced into situations that he has no place in nor wants any part of.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Just as the film is a DeconstructiveParody of the FilmNoir, the Dude can be seen as a spoof of the classic Film Noir protagonist. While most noir protagonists are rough around the edges, tough as nails and dedicated to the mysteries that they involve themselves in, The Dude is a laid-back stoner with a penchant for home decor and is unwittingly forced into situations that he has no place in nor wants any part of. Even his [[DrinkBasedCharacterization choice of drink]] -- White Russians -- was considered "dainty" compared to his hard-liquor drinking predecessors.
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* TheFoil: To the Dude. Both say "fuck" a lot and are more concerned with bowling than with other, logically pressing matters in their lives, but where the Dude is laid back and accepting of whatever obstacles come his way in the league, the Jesus is animated and aggressive over a slight delay in a match.
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* TheFoil: {{Foil}}: To the Dude. Both say "fuck" a lot and are more concerned with bowling than with other, logically pressing matters in their lives, but where the Dude is laid back and accepting of whatever obstacles come his way in the league, the Jesus is animated and aggressive over a slight delay in a match.
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** Donnie talking in general seems to annoy Walter, enough to tell him to "shut the fuck up" in response to anything he says.
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* TheComicallySerious: Always refers to the Dude as "Dude", even when discussing the terms of a ransom handoff in a dead-serious tone.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: For as much as he tries to appear to be genial and friendly, it's clear that Brandt does not like the Dude, Bunny, or maybe even the Big Lebowski himself. His first meeting with the Dude in particular is rife with condescension and rehearsed friendliness, with him even quietly mocking the Dude's "uhhh" stammer when he almost calls Mr. Lebowski "crippled".
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* WickedCultured: Consoles himself [[spoiler: or at least pretends to]] by listening to Mozart.
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* AffectionateNickname: Nicknames himself "The Dude." and prefers to be known as such. Notably, the only characters other than Walter and Donny to call him "Dude" are Brandt, the Stranger, and Jackie Treehorn. Everyone else calls him either "Lebowski" or "Mr. Lebowski," while Maude calls him "Jeffrey."
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He refers to the person who blew his legs off as a "Chinaman"[[note]]Though it should be noted that large number of Chinese volunteers ''did'' fight on the North Korean side, so his statement may not be inaccurate; Also, the Dude uses that terminology himself[[/note]] and is extremely prejudiced towards the lower/working class, who he considers to be "lazy bums."
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He refers to the person who blew his legs off as a "Chinaman"[[note]]Though it should be noted that large number of Chinese volunteers ''did'' fight on the North Korean side, so his statement may not be inaccurate; Also, "Chinaman"[[note]]Funnily enough, [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero the Dude uses that terminology himself[[/note]] earlier in the film]][[/note]] and is extremely prejudiced towards the lower/working class, who he considers to be "lazy bums."
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* NominalHero: He's not a bad person. But he's too lazy to want to do anything good and has to be dragged into action.
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* MistakenIdentity: Due to his [[NamesTheSame name being the same]] as a millionaire living in the same area. In fact, Jackie Treehorn's goons mixing the two up is what kickstarts the plot.
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* MistakenIdentity: Due to his [[NamesTheSame name being the same]] same as a millionaire living in the same area. In fact, Jackie Treehorn's goons mixing the two up is what kickstarts the plot.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted AND played straight. He shares a name with the Dude, but neither of them particularly acknowledge it. The Big Lebowski is always referred to as Lebowski, and the Dude as the Dude. The only characters to confuse the two are hilariously dim.
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* PlotIrrelevantVillain: He's more of a villain in the Dude's personal life than he is a villain in the movie's actual plot. Taken to a meta level on [[{{Bowlderise}} televised broadcasts]], where his entire character is cut without changing a thing.
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* PlotIrrelevantVillain: He's more of a villain in the Dude's personal life than he is a villain in the movie's actual plot. Taken to a meta level on {{Bowlderise [[{{Bowlderise}} televised broadcasts}}, broadcasts]], where his entire character is cut without changing a thing.
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* TheFoil: To the Dude. Both say "fuck" a lot and are more concerned with bowling than with other, logically pressing matters in their lives, but where the Dude is laid back and accepting of whatever obstacles come his way in the league, the Jesus is animated and aggressive over a slight delay in a match.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He gets constantly called out on his obnoxiousness and The Dude once on passing (see IResembleThatRemark above). They pay little mind to [[ClusterFBomb mild language]].
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* CoolPet: Uli's ferret, which is used to threaten The Dude in his bath.