Atomic Blonde (2017) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Lorraine Broughton
(played by Charlize Theron) — protagonist
Top-level MI6 spy sent to Berlin to recover a stolen intelligence list. She navigates complex double-crosses, forms a liaison with Delphine Lasalle, uncovers station head David Percival's treason, eli...
David Percival
(played by James McAvoy) — protagonist
Maverick MI6 station head in Berlin who secretly betrays his agency. He colludes with KGB agent Bremovych, plants a listening device on Lorraine, orchestrates Spyglass's death, murders Delphine Lasall...
Spyglass
(played by Eddie Marsan) — supporting
A Stasi officer who memorized the stolen intelligence list after passing it to James Gasciogne. Lorraine and Percival attempt to extract him to West Berlin, but Percival secretly wounds him during the...
Emmett Kurzfeld
(played by John Goodman) — supporting
CIA officer who debriefs Lorraine Broughton in London after her mission. He accompanies her back to the United States after she retrieves the intelligence list. The plot implies Kurzfeld is actually L...
Yuri Bakhtin
(played by Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson) — supporting
Eric Gray
(played by Toby Jones) — supporting
MI6 executive who debriefs Lorraine in London. He accepts Percival's false claims about possessing the list and being close to the mole Satchel. Lorraine counters with forged evidence to frame Perciva...
Aleksander Bremovych
(played by Roland Møller) — supporting
A high-ranking KGB operative and mastermind behind the intelligence list theft. He collaborates with Percival to maintain balance, later meets Lorraine in Paris where he recognizes her as Comrade Satc...
Delphine Lasalle
(played by Sofia Boutella) — supporting
A novice French intelligence agent who meets Lorraine in Berlin. After initial suspicion, they develop a romantic relationship. Delphine covertly photographs Percival's secret meeting with Bremovych a...
Watchmaker
(played by Til Schweiger) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
David Percival → Watchmaker
(Professional Surveillance Target) — The watchmaker's location allows Percival to locate Bakhtin and recover the watch.
Percival tails Lorraine and surveils the watchmaker, where he spots Bakhtin.
Eric Gray → David Percival
(Professional Institutional Believer) — Gray initially receives and accepts Percival's account within the MI6 investigation.
Gray hears Percival's claim that he possessed the list and was very close to Satchel.
Lorraine Broughton → Eric Gray
(Professional Debriefed Operative) — Gray represents the official MI6 review of Lorraine's actions.
Eric Gray participates in Lorraine's MI6 debriefing after the Berlin mission.
Lorraine Broughton → Delphine Lasalle
(Romantic Partners) — Their relationship creates intimacy and temporary trust amid the espionage plot.
Although Lorraine is initially suspicious of Delphine, the two later enter into a relationship.
Lorraine Broughton → David Percival
(Professional Agency Colleagues) — Their professional cooperation masks Percival's betrayal and Lorraine's investigation into him.
David Percival is the MI6 station head who receives Lorraine Broughton in Berlin and works with her during the attempted extraction of Spyglass.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Lorraine Broughton → Watchmaker
(Unknown Investigative Contact) — The watchmaker is a minor investigative point in Lorraine's pursuit of the list.
Lorraine visits a watchmaker during her search for information connected to the stolen wristwatch.
Delphine covertly photographs Percival's meeting with Bremovych and later threatens him with her knowledge of it.
Lorraine Broughton → Emmett Kurzfeld
(Alliance Operational Allies) — Kurzfeld is Lorraine's principal American contact after the Berlin operation.
Kurzfeld debriefs Lorraine after the mission and later returns with her to the United States with the intelligence list.
David Percival → Yuri Bakhtin
(Conflict Killer And Target) — Percival removes Bakhtin and obtains the stolen intelligence device.
Percival surveils the watchmaker, spots Bakhtin, kills him, and takes the wristwatch.
Yuri Bakhtin → Lorraine Broughton
(Narrative Mission Catalyst) — Bakhtin's theft creates the mission that brings Lorraine into the Berlin conspiracy.
Bakhtin kills an MI6 agent and steals a watch containing microfilm, prompting Lorraine's dispatch to Berlin.
David Percival → Aleksander Bremovych
(Alliance Secret Collaborators) — Their covert cooperation drives the KGB response and undermines Lorraine's operation.
Percival meets Bremovych, offers him Satchel's identity to keep the balance, and warns him about the plan to extract Spyglass.
Lorraine Broughton → Aleksander Bremovych
(Conflict Strategic Opponents) — Lorraine manipulates and ultimately eliminates the senior KGB operative.
Lorraine meets Bremovych in Berlin and later kills him in Paris after explaining that she fed him misinformation.
David Percival → Spyglass
(Conflict Secret Saboteur) — Percival covertly sabotages the extraction and contributes directly to Spyglass's death.
During the extraction, Percival secretly shoots and wounds Spyglass, and Spyglass later drowns after the escape car is pushed into the river.
Lorraine Broughton → Spyglass
(Alliance Extraction Partners) — Lorraine protects Spyglass because his memory can recover the stolen intelligence.
Lorraine plans and attempts to escort Spyglass to West Berlin after learning that he memorized the intelligence list.
Story Analysis
A covert operative survives layered betrayals while manipulating rival intelligence services and concealing her true allegiance.
Plot Progression
The Stolen Intelligence
— A watch containing a microfilm list is stolen in Berlin. Lorraine is sent to recover it and is warned to watch for the mysterious double agent Satchel.
Trust Under Surveillance
— Lorraine arrives in Berlin and begins working with Percival, but evidence from an apartment search makes her question his loyalties. Her encounter with Bremovych and relationship with Delphine deepen...
The Double Cross
— Percival kills Bakhtin and recovers the watch, learning Satchel's identity. Lorraine turns to Spyglass for the memorized list while Percival secretly bargains with Bremovych and betrays the extraction...
The River Betrayal
— Percival wounds Spyglass during the extraction, and a brutal fight and car chase end with Spyglass drowning. Lorraine discovers the listening device in her coat, confirming that Percival has been moni...
Satchel's Final Mask
— Delphine's evidence leads to her murder and exposes Percival's possession of the list. Lorraine kills Percival, frames him during the debriefing, and later reveals her deeper intelligence role by elim...
