List of James Bond henchmen in Die Another Day

This is a list of henchmen from the 2002 James Bond film "Die Another Day".

Zao

James Bond Character


caption=Yune as the extreme looking Zao which required over three hours in make-up.
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name=Zao
portrayed=Rick Yune
gender=Male
affiliation=North Korea
Colonel Tan-Sun Moon
status=Deceased
role=Henchman

Zao is a North Korean secret-agent played by Rick Yune.] Yune described his character as one of the most "extreme" looking Bond villains in these.cite web |url=http://www.countingdown.com/features/?feature_id=265168 |title=Interview: Rick Yune |accessdate=2008-09-09 |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author=Larry Carroll|date=2002-11-21 |publisher=Counting Down 1] Yune's makeup which included the implantation of real diamonds required three hours.

Biography

He was originally a North Korean 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, 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, killed three Chinese agents, and was later found and arrested by the UN forces in Korea. Bond was held captive by Moon's father.

14 months later, MI6 received intelligence that Bond may soon crack under the pressure and reveal 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, leaving Zao's features altered into an albino-esque profile. 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, activates thermal imaging and chased Bond and his Aston Martin Vanquish across the ice plains. The chase led back to the ice palace, where Bond used the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish's adaptive camouflage to fool Zao into driving into the melted ice. Bond shot down a chandelier which landed on Zao, impaling him. The chandelier was, ironically, made from diamonds.

Trivia

Despite the character being a North Korean, Zao's name is not actually Korean; there is actually no way to write his name in Korean, as the Korean language has no "z" sound.

Miranda Frost

James Bond Character
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name= Miranda Frost
portrayed=Rosamund Pike
gender=Female
affiliation=Gustav Graves
status=Deceased
role=Bond girl / Henchman

Miranda Frost is a spy 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.

Biography

Miranda Frost is a Harvard-educated, gold medal-winning Olympic 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 drug overdose. She is sent by M to work alongside Bond, but does not approve of Bond's methods. When 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. 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. 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, and Frost and Bond fall into the jungle environment part of the Ice Palace. Frost and Jinx 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 Frost in the chest, killing her.

Quotes:
"I know everything about you: sex for dinner and death for breakfast."
(to Jinx about her leather suit)"I hope it doesn't shrink when it gets wet."

Last Words -"I can read your every move."- Jinx: "Read this, bitch!"

* Frost was originally going to be named Gala Brand, after the Bond girl in the novel "Moonraker".

Vladimir Popov

James Bond Character


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name=Vladimir Popov
portrayed=Michael Gorevoy
gender=Male
affiliation=Gustav Graves
status=Deceased
role=Henchman

Vladimir Popov (played by Michael Gorevoy) is a scientist who works for Gustav Graves.

Role

Vladimir Popov works as Gustav Graves' 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 laser 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 to his death.

Mr. Kil

James Bond Character


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name=Mr. Kil
portrayed=Lawrence Makoare
gender=Male
affiliation=Gustav Graves
status=Deceased
role=Villain

Mr. Kil is a henchman of the main villain, Gustav Graves. In the film he was portrayed by New Zealand actor Lawrence Makoare. Kil is first introduced alongside his Personal Assistant portrayed by English actor David Decio, when Bond arrives in Iceland: "I am Mr Kil". Bond quips back: "Well, there's a name to die for." He tortures Jinx and straps down her hands and bare feet. He is later killed by Jinx with a laser which hits him in the back of the head and comes 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 it pattern to gain access to Graves's personal quarters.

Peaceful Fountains of Desire

James Bond Character
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name= Peaceful Fountains of Desire
portrayed=Rachel Grant
gender=Female
affiliation=Chinese Intelligence
status=Active
role=Bond girl / Henchwoman

Peaceful Fountains of Desire, played by Filipino-English actress Rachel Grant, first appears when she enters Bond's hotel room as a masseuse. [cite news |title=Rachel Grant - Bond Girl |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/features/2002/11/bond_girl.shtml |format= |work=Nottingham Features |publisher=BBC |date=November 2002 |accessdate=2008-09-09 ] She is a character with no affiliation whatsoever to Gustav Graves and his henchmen but works for Chinese Intelligence agent Mr. Chang in Hong Kong. She soon becomes an ally of Bond. However Peaceful's role in the film was classified as hostile with a hidden gun under her skirt.

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