Octopussy (character)
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| James Bond character | |
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| Octopussy | |
| Gender | Female |
| Role | Bond girl |
| Affiliation | James Bond |
| Current status | Active |
| Portrayed by | Maud Adams |
Octopussy is a Bond Girl from the James Bond film Octopussy. She is played by the Swedish actress Maud Adams.
[edit] Biography (movie)
Octopussy is a jewel smuggler who lives a life of luxury. Her father studied octopi, hence the pet name Octopussy, her real name is unknown. Octopussy owns her own circus and floating palace which she lives in. Magda the ring leader of the circus works with her and they work with Kamal Khan to get the Faberge egg. She meets Bond when he arrives at her palace and Khan arranges for Bond to be killed while Octopussy is not harmed. However Bond escapes it and Octopussy helps to kill the people trying to harm Bond. He escapes to Germany while she gets on her circus train to the U.S. Air Force base. When Bond finds out that there is a bomb there he rushes off to stop Khan's plan. When he gets there the police attempt to arrest him but Octopussy uncovers the bomb and Bond disarms it. She and the circus head off to Khan's palace and attack the guards while Khan is confronted by Octopussy for double-crossing her. She is then hit by Gobinda and taken aboard Khan's plane but Bond grabs on and kills Gobinda and takes Octopussy free and saves her from a near fall while the plane explodes. Later on her boat, Bond and Octopussy get time to themselves.
| Preceded by: Melina Havelock |
Official Main Bond Girl 1983 |
Succeeded by: Stacey Sutton |
[edit] Biography (book)
In the Ian Fleming novel, [[Octopussy and the Living Daylights]], Octopussy was the name of the pet octopuss that Major Dexter Smythe loved. The role of Octopussy was heavily symbolic and, towards the end of the novel, a key element in the story.
