Mike Myers has played several characters in the Austin Powers movie franchise. While Myers is semi-retired from acting these days, he has portrayed multiple characters who have become pop culture icons. Before his Austin Powers characters, Myers first rose to fame during his years on Saturday Night Live, where he played Wayne's World host Wayne Campbell alongside Dana Carvey's Garth Algar. In the animated realm, Myers has voiced the titular ogre in the Shrek franchise. Still, perhaps no Myers franchise is more famous than Austin Powers. Doubling as both a masterful parody of the older James Bond movies and a broadly funny wacky comedy, the three Austin Powers movies have raked in nearly $700 million worldwide. The first film, 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, was only a mild box office success, earning most of its audience on home video. Over $600 million of the franchise's box earnings came later in the sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember.

Of course, Myers' contributions to the Austin Powers movies go far beyond simply starring in them as Austin himself. Myers wrote or co-wrote all three films, in addition to co-producing them. Beyond that, Myers has played multiple roles in all three, so far bringing four different Austin Powers characters to life. While opinions on the two Austin Powers sequels vary, it's a testament to Myers' work in the franchise that many still hope Austin Powers 4 will happen, even though it's been nearly 20 years since the third entry. Here's every Mike Myers character in the Austin Powers franchise.

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Austin Powers

Mike Myers in Austin Powers

As introduced in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin "Danger" Powers is the quintessential James Bond-esque secret agent, albeit much more flamboyant and colorful. Apart from being the crux around which all Austin Powers characters revolve, Austin has a license to kill, gadgets to help him do so, is quick with a one-liner, and has an almost supernatural ability to get women into his bed — at least in his native time-period of the 1960s. He finds things a bit hard to adjust to after being frozen for 30 years, then unfrozen in 1997 upon the return of his arch-nemesis Dr. Evil. Mike Myers may not be one of the actors who played James Bond, but his similarly iconic and charming spy is undoubtedly the most famous and influential parody of 007.

Austin grew as a character as the movies went on, although never to the point where his behavior wasn't at least somewhat inappropriate. Still, it was always clear he had a good heart under his sexually charged exterior. Like Bond, Austin also always has a new girl on his arm in each movie, a role played by Austin Powers characters Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham), and Foxy Cleopatra (Beyonce). It was revealed in Goldmember that Austin inherited most of his traits from father Nigel Powers (Michael Caine), a previous gentleman spy.

Dr. Evil

Dr Evil sitting at his desk and talking in Austin Powers

Dr. Evil is a parody of James Bond villains in general, but he's most clearly based on regular Jame Bond antagonist Blofeld. Understandably, Dr. Evil is also quite adamant about not being called "Mr. Evil," which is fair considering that he did indeed attend an evil medical school. Dr. Evil takes aspects of many Bond villains, such as placing his foe in convoluted death traps instead of just shooting them, launching into monologues at inappropriate times, and enough overconfidence to make all other Austin Powers characters seem humble in comparison.

Dr. Evil has one biological son, the relatively normal Scott Evil, played by Seth Green. He also has a tiny clone of himself, dubbed Mini-Me, played by the late Vern Troyer, as well as a beloved cat named Mr. Bigglesworth. All Austin Powers characters have their respective trademarks, and Dr. Evil's signature move is demanding outrageous sums of money to not destroy the world. In Austin Powers in Goldmember, it was revealed that Dr. Evil is Austin Powers' long-lost brother Douglas — a twist which was, somewhat ironically, copied by a real James Bond movie. Most recently, Dr. Evil, along with some of his Austin Powers co-stars, appeared in a General Motors commercial during the Super Bowl.

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Fat Bastard

Fat Bastard from The Spy Who Shagged Me.

By the time Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me released in 1999, Mike Myers was no stranger to playing characters under heavy make-up, and the arguable apex of that was his role as Fat Bastard. Through a 2020s lens, many would argue that Fat Bastard is a wildly offensive depiction of an obese person, but at the same time, the character is so cartoonish and over-the-top that it's clear Myers never intended him to be taken at all seriously.

Fat Bastard is introduced as a Scottish henchman for Dr. Evil, and he even beds Austin's love Felicity Shagwell at one point as part of an attempt to plant a tracking device on him. In both The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember, Fat Bastard appears to have a change of heart and turns good. The first time it doesn't stick, but the second time seems to, with him even losing weight thanks to the Subway diet, a moment now rendered horrifying by the fact that former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is now a convicted sex offender.

Goldmember

Mike Myers as Goldmember in Austin Powers.

Goldmember, real name Johann van der Smut, is the titular Dutch villain of Austin Powers in Goldmember, and is most directly inspired by Auric Goldfinger from the classic James Bond film Goldfinger, although the characters differ in many ways. Goldmember is definitely the most divisive of Mike Myers' Austin Powers characters, if only because people tend to find him either hilarious or obnoxious, with little middle ground. His distinctive accent and mannerisms can be grating to some, as can be his disgusting habit of peeling off pieces of his own skin and eating them.

Still, Goldmember is generally regarded as the weakest film in the trilogy, so the titular character's struggles may just be a side effect. He's certainly a uniquely weird comic creation, and he fits with Myers' history of crafting strange characters with exaggerated tendencies — as seen in almost every single one of Mike Myers' movies. Should an Austin Powers 4 ever happen (which doesn't seem too likely at this point) Goldmember could possibly get a shot at redemption, as he managed to survive Austin's third adventure. Still, while Myers may be willing to get back into Dr. Evil mode for a Super Bowl commercial, he's mostly stopped appearing in movies since The Love Guru famously bombed in 2008. Whether he'll ever decide to end his big screen semi-retirement remains to be seen.

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The Next Austin Powers Movie Might Be A Dr. Evil Spin-Off

split image of Dr Evil

There's been no confirmation of the Austin Powers franchise being slated for a new project, but there are rumors circulating about how New Line Cinema is interested in producing a spinoff based on Dr. Evil. Although New Line hasn't made any official announcements regarding the matter, the idea actually sounds better and more feasible than Austin Powers 4. Compared to every other James Bond character parodied in Austin Powers, Dr. Evil might be the least problematic by today's standards. All the other Mike Myers characters in the franchise — Goldmember, Fat Bastard, and Austin Powers himself — wouldn't fare well with modern audiences who find such levels of racism, body-shaming, and sexual harassment unpalatable. While the original Austin Powers trilogy get somewhat of a pass due to their age, Austin Powers 4 wouldn't. In contrast, Dr. Evil wouldn't need much tweaking in order for the character to be fit contemporary sensibilities. He might be evil, but he's not offensive.

"News" on the next Austin Powers movie recirculates in the rumor mill every few years. While neither New Line Cinema nor Mike Myers has turned these rumors into movement on Austin Powers 4, it's a clear indication that audiences want more. In fact, after around two decades with no new movies from the franchise, audiences continue to watch the Austin Powers trilogy online. Bringing the sexually questionable Austin Powers, the culturally insensitive Goldmember, or the body-shaming Fat Bastard back could present issues though. Maybe a new Dr. Evil movie is exactly what the Austin Powers franchise needs.

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