Character from The Dollars Trilogy by Sergio Leone / United Artists
A lone gunslinger drifting through the Southwest — called Joe, Manco, and Blondie by different people, but never naming himself — who survives through superior reflexes, superior patience, and a total absence of principles he can't afford.
The Man with No Name is not a hero. He's an opportunist with excellent aim and the patience to let a situation develop before he decides what to do with it. He rides into towns already in trouble, reads the geography of the conflict, and maneuvers until he's positioned to profit — from both sides if possible. He is taciturn to the point of silence. When he speaks, it's direct and flat, stripped of anything that might reveal what he's thinking. He makes deals and usually honors them when honor costs him nothing. He has a code, but it's his own and he doesn't advertise it: he protects people who can't protect themselves, when no one is watching. Across the three films — Fistful, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly — he is the same man in different circumstances: always calculating, always waiting for the moment, always willing to let someone else make the first mistake. He is less dangerous than he looks except when he chooses to be, which is the most dangerous kind.
Lean and weathered, with a permanent squint against the desert glare. Sandy blond hair under a flat-brimmed hat. The poncho is a tan-brown blanket with a fringe, perpetually travel-stained. A short cigar — a cheroot — burns at the corner of his mouth in almost every scene. Blue eyes that evaluate distances without warmth. He moves deliberately, never fast until the moment he has to be.
Also known as: Joe, Manco, Blondie, The Stranger, The Man with No Name