The Man with the Golden Gun characters

Also known as James Bond, 007

Appears from the start

A British Secret Service agent who returns to London after being missing and presumed dead. He has been psychologically conditioned by his captors and arrives at headquarters claiming that he must speak to M. Once the Service restores his mind, he is eager to prove that he can still work in the field.

Appears from the start

The head of the British Secret Service and Bond's superior. He recognizes that Bond's attack is the result of enemy conditioning rather than a freely chosen betrayal, and he combines medical treatment with a demanding assignment intended to test whether Bond can return to duty.

First appears in chapter 2

A neurologist who treats senior members of the Service. He supervises Bond's recovery from Soviet brainwashing and advises M on whether the agent is fit to resume operational work.

First appears in chapter 4

The British Service officer responsible for the Jamaica station. By the time Bond reaches the island, Ross has disappeared while investigating Francisco Scaramanga, leaving Mary Goodnight to manage the station and giving Bond another reason to regard the gunman as an urgent threat.

First appears in chapter 4

Bond's former secretary, now working for the Service in Jamaica. Competent, loyal, and personally attached to Bond, she helps him establish himself on the island and worries about the extreme danger of his assignment.

Also known as Pistols Scaramanga

First appears in chapter 5

A celebrated assassin distinguished by his gold-plated handgun, exceptional marksmanship, and theatrical confidence. He works for criminal and political clients around the Caribbean and responds to challenges with swift violence. Bond's assignment is to find and kill him.

First appears in chapter 5

The practical manager of a small Jamaican establishment where Bond first crosses Scaramanga's path. Her knowledge of local people and movements helps Bond identify the gunman he has been sent to find.

First appears in chapter 8

A senior Soviet intelligence representative attending Scaramanga's conference at the unfinished Thunderbird hotel. Reserved and watchful, he is more concerned with political disruption in the Caribbean than the commercial schemes occupying the other guests.

First appears in chapter 9

An American intelligence officer and Bond's old friend, operating undercover among the staff at the Thunderbird. His unexpected presence gives Bond an ally inside Scaramanga's gathering, though both men must conceal their connection.

First appears in chapter 9

An American agent working undercover with Felix Leiter at the Thunderbird. He helps monitor the criminal conference and prepare action against the hotel and its guests while Bond remains close to Scaramanga.