Character Relationship Map: The Killer

Characters

• The Killer (played by Michael Fassbender) — protagonist
• The Expert (played by Tilda Swinton) — protagonist
• Dolores (played by Kerry O'Malley) — supporting
• Leo (played by Gabriel Polanco) — supporting
• Marcus (played by Emiliano Pernia) — supporting
• The Dominatrix (played by Monique Ganderton) — minor
• Magdala (played by Sophie Charlotte) — supporting
• The Target (played by Endre Hules) — supporting
• The Brute (played by Sala Baker) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Magdala → Marcus (Family Siblings)

  Marcus watches over Magdala in the hospital and is identified as her brother.

• The Killer → Magdala (Romantic Girlfriend)

  The plot identifies Magdala as the Killer's girlfriend, and he returns to the Dominican Republic after learning she was attacked.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• The Killer → Dolores (Narrative Coerced Informant)

  The Killer forces Dolores to restrain herself and her employer, then accepts her offer to reveal the assassins' identities from paper files.

• The Brute → The Expert (Alliance Assassin Partners)

  The plot describes The Brute and The Expert as the two assassins who interrogated and tortured Magdala.

• The Killer → The Expert (Conflict Hunter And Prey)

  The Killer confronts The Expert at a restaurant and later shoots her in a park after discovering she concealed a knife.

• The Killer → The Brute (Conflict Hunter And Prey)

  The Killer tracks The Brute to St. Petersburg, breaks into his home, fights him, and fatally shoots him.

• Leo → The Expert (Narrative Identifies)

  Leo identifies the other assassin as a woman resembling a Q-Tip, known as The Expert.

• Leo → The Brute (Narrative Identifies)

  Leo identifies one assassin as a strong man with a limp, nicknamed The Brute.

• The Killer → Leo (Narrative Information Source)

  The Killer tracks down Leo, questions him about the assassins, and learns their descriptions before shooting him.

• The Target → The Dominatrix (Social Companion)

  The Target arrives at the hotel room accompanied by The Dominatrix.

• The Killer → The Target (Conflict Assassin And Target)

  The Killer stakes out a Parisian hotel room and prepares to shoot The Target when he arrives.

• The Killer → Marcus (Social Connected Through Magdala)

  The Killer encounters Marcus at the hospital, where Marcus explains what happened to Magdala.

• The Killer → The Dominatrix (Conflict Accidental Victim)

  The Killer shoots at The Target but misses, accidentally shooting The Dominatrix instead.

Story Analysis

A disciplined assassin responds to a failed contract and an attack on Magdala by dismantling the network behind both events.

Plot Progression

1. The Missed Shot
2. A Wounded Homecoming
3. Names In The Files
4. The Two Pursuits
5. Mercy In The Penthouse