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Mr. Wint & '''Mr. Kidd''' are Fictional Character s in the James Bond novel and film '' Diamonds Are Forever ''. In the novel, Wint and Kidd are members of the ''Spangled Mob''. In the film they are Henchmen for the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld . In the film Mr. Wint is played by actor Bruce Glover and Mr. Kidd is played by Putter Smith . FILM BIO Mr. Wint and his partner Mr. Kidd are Assassin s working for Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Their assignment is to kill everyone in the "pipeline" that are connected to the Diamond s being smuggled to Blofeld. The two use numerous methods of killing their targets (or trying to), some highly creative:
Their final attempt to kill Bond and Case takes place on a Cruise Liner after Bond foils Blofeld's plot. They pose as Steward s in the couple's suite, serving them a romantic dinner consisting of Oysters Andaluz, Shashlik , tidbits, prime rib au jus and Salade Utopia. Dessert is a bombe surprise. However, Bond links the smell of Wint's Cologne to his misadventure in the pipeline and quickly realizes that something is wrong. After tasting a glass of Mouton Rothschild '55, Bond casually remarks that he had expected a claret with such a grand dinner. When Mr. Wint replies that the cellars are unfortunately poorly stocked with clarets, Bond exposes the henchman's ignorance of the wine, sharply replying that Mouton Rothschild is in fact a claret. Realizing Bond has blown their cover, the pair immediately turn against him. Mr. Kidd ignites the shashlik skewers, aiming to attack Bond while Mr. Wint holds him. During the struggle, Case throws the dessert at the pair; she misses, and it turns out the bombe is concealing a bomb. Bond first neutralizes Mr. Kidd by splashing Courvoisier on the flaming shashlik, setting Mr. Kidd on fire. Within seconds, he is fully engulfed in flames, and in desperation jumps overboard, apparently already dead as he hits the water. Then, Bond gains the upper hand against Mr. Wint, pulling the villain's arms between his legs and tying his hands and the bomb together with his coattails. Bond hoists Mr. Wint overboard, and the bomb explodes as he falls toward the water. The archetype of the incredibly polite pair of villains has been '', as "Mr. Touch and Mr. Go" in '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles '' and (to a far more ridiculous extent) the characters "Fat Man and Little Boy" in '' Sin City ''. NOVEL BIO In the novel, the duo have a less flamboyant role. As killers and "enforcers" to the Spangled Mob, it is their mission, among other things, to make sure the smuggling of the diamonds and everything connected to it go off without a hitch. If something does goes wrong, Wint and Kidd (they are never referred to as "Mr." in the novels) are sent to "persuade" the perpetrators to never make a mistake again. They are obviously quite Sadistic and give evidence of enjoying their jobs. From London to New York City it is their job to tail whoever is smuggling the diamonds internationally to ensure that the smuggler doesn't get any ideas about going into business for themselves. For this, the duo take on the likeness of American businessmen who call themselves "W. Winter" and "B. Kitteridge". Whenever Wint and Kidd are not portraying the businessmen, however, they're wearing ski masks so no one can figure out who they are. Although they are both hardened assassins, Wint is pathologically afraid of travel. When he does have to travel, he wears an identifying nametag and a sticker that says "My Blood Group is F". He also has to be paid a special bonus by his employers. Because of his Phobia , Mr. Wint picked up the Nickname "Windy" - although no one would dare call him that to his face. Kidd is nicknamed "Boofy." Felix Leiter suspects that they are both Homosexual . In a ghost town outside of Las Vegas , the leading gangster, Seraffimo Spang , penetrates Bond's cover and details Wint and Kidd to Torture Bond to learn his true identity. Wint and Kidd then perform a " Brooklyn stomping," kicking Bond into unconsciousness while wearing football cleats, after which Tiffany Case helps him escape. The duo are shot by Bond after they Kidnap Tiffany on the ''Queen Elizabeth''. Bond comes to her rescue by climbing down the side of the ship and diving into their room via the porthole. They have a small gun battle, and Bond kills them both. Trivia
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