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* {{Jerkass}}: Regardless of how correct his statements are, it's his delivery that is utterly atrocious. Probably one of the best examples is the discovery that the workers of the Arks will be left to die and [[TheElitesJumpShip various mega-rich purchased tickets to the boats]]. That the fact that they charged said mega-rich thousands of millions of Euros each helped get the project made? Point. Telling Adrian "life isn't fair" about the workers in the most smarmy tone Oliver Platt can deliver? Sheesh. Unfortunately, the part where Adrian [[TalkToTheFist finally breaks his nose]] ended up on the cutting room floor.

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* AntiVillain[=/=]AntiHero: Anheuser is forced to be a pragmatist and let hundreds die, but his primary concern is the survival of humanity, and he does show a softer and nobler side on occasion.

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* AntiVillain[=/=]AntiHero: AntiVillain: Anheuser is forced to be a pragmatist and let hundreds die, but his primary concern is the survival of humanity, and he does show a softer and nobler side on occasion.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: When Adrian chastises him for not providing the workers with tickets to the arks, he shoots back by telling him and Laura that if they wish to do so they can give their tickets to some of those workers, and to stop complaining that life isn't fair.
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* GutturalGrowler: Courtesy of being played by Creator/DannyGlover.
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* {{Foil}}: To Anheuser. While Anheuser is on the same side, methods to save the human race, Helmsley does his best to take the moral option and save as many lives as possible, and consistently proves to be willing to sacrifice his own life for the sake of preserving mankind’s morals.

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* AntiVillain[=/=]AntiHero: Anheuser is a selfish {{Jerkass}} willing to let hundreds die, but his primary concern is the survival of humanity, and he does show a softer and nobler side on occasion.

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* AntiVillain[=/=]AntiHero: Anheuser is a selfish {{Jerkass}} willing forced to be a pragmatist and let hundreds die, but his primary concern is the survival of humanity, and he does show a softer and nobler side on occasion.



* FatBastard: He's on the heavy side and isn't a nice person.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He attempts to abandon ''Ark 3'' and everyone who was supposed to board it just so he will personally survive.
* {{Jerkass}}: Definitely. He goes out of his way to be rude and confrontational to everyone, and never shows any regret for the unethical actions he takes. He does show elements of being a JerkWithAHeartOfGold or JerkassHasAPoint on occasion, however.



* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:He flat out says he doesn’t feel any remorse for not letting the builders of the Ark be passengers themselves, and [[AmbiguousSituation he may have left Satnam to die by not giving him a spot aboard the Ark.]]]]



* {{Foil}}: To Anheuser. While Anheuser is selfish and cruel, and extremely pragmatic and callous in his methods to save the human race, Helmsley does his best to take the moral option and save as many lives as possible, and consistently proves to be willing to sacrifice his own life for the sake of preserving mankind’s morals.

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* {{Foil}}: To Anheuser. While Anheuser is selfish and cruel, and extremely pragmatic and callous in his on the same side, methods to save the human race, Helmsley does his best to take the moral option and save as many lives as possible, and consistently proves to be willing to sacrifice his own life for the sake of preserving mankind’s morals.

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* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:She and the Karpov twins decide to keep Tamara's dog together, as one lost reminder of the two people who sacrificed their lives to ensure their survival, The Karpov's father and Tamara, the latter saving Lily from a watery grave.]]


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* FaceDeathWithDignity: He was offered a chance to go with Jackson and his family to safety, but he chose to stay and witness everything, knowing full well he was a dead man for doing so.


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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Her last actions before being trapped in her watery grave was to make sure Lily Curtis and her dog make it to safety before the hatch shut.]]
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* VillainsDyingGrace: His last act is to save his son.
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/ThandieNewton

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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/ThandieNewton
Creator/ThandiweNewton[[labelnote:*]]credited as Thandie Newton[[/labelnote]]
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-> '''Played By:''' Amanda Peet

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-> '''Played By:''' Amanda Peet Creator/AmandaPeet
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* NiceHat: She has a collection of hats which she cares about.

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* NiceHat: She has a collection of hats which she cares about.

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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Though he boasts about how pragmatic he was to leave his mother behind, his choking up a bit clearly indicates he’s very shaken about it nonetheless.



* MrExposition: Just there for exposition.



* DespairEventHorizon: Though he does take comfort that he was able to say goodbye to his son who he knows will survive the impending apocalypse, he resorts to DrowningMySorrows for the rest of his life until the tsunami hits.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: When he knows his time has come, he does his best to brace himself.
* SecretKeeper: Adrian told him a year in advance about the impending end of the world, and he kept quiet about it until the end arrived.



* DespairEventHorizon: Upon hearing the deaths of his son and his family, though somewhat mercifully, he died soon afterward as well.




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* PartingWordsRegret: He was on bad terms with his son when they last parted ways. He tries to make up for this by calling him to say goodbye, but he tragically doesn’t get the chance.
* SecretKeeper: It’s implied that Harry told him the end of the world was coming after saying goodbye to Adrian, hence why he tries to speak to his son one last time.
* YouAreTooLate: He called his estranged son just as an earthquake struck Japan and killed him and his family. His son was just about to speak to him for what was clearly the first time in years as he got distracted by the earthquake.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Falls into the gears of ''Ark 4'' and, despite Jackson's attempts, wounds up crushed whilst desperately pleading for help.
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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:He falls to his death throwing one of his sons aboard the ''Ark 3''.]]

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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:He falls to his death throwing one of his sons aboard the ''Ark 3''.4''.]]



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:The drill he used to sneak him and his family onboard ends up jamming the gears of the ark's gate, which nearly dooms everyone on ''Ark 3''.]]

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:The drill he used to sneak him and his family onboard ends up jamming the gears of the ark's gate, which nearly dooms everyone on ''Ark 3''.4''.]]

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