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The character was first created by [[Ian Fleming]] for his original ''James Bond'' novels. He then appeared briefly in the first Bond film adaptation ''[[Dr. No (film, 1962)]]'' as portrayed by Burton. Lelewelyn took the role in the following film ''From Russia with Love'' and subsequently reprises the role in all following Bond films up to and including ''The World is Not Enough'', with the exception of ''Live and Let Die''. Following the death of Llewelyn in late 1999, Cleese's character ''R'' became the new ''Q'' in the following film ''[[Die Another Day]]''. Although the character had been absent in the first two Reboot Bond films ''Casino Royale'' and ''Quantum of Solace'', he re-appeared as a much younger character in ''[[Skyfall]]'' and ''[[Spectre]]'', played by Wishaw.

The character was first created by [[Ian Fleming]] for his original ''James Bond'' novels. He then appeared briefly in the first Bond film adaptation ''[[Dr. No (film, 1962)]]'' as portrayed by Burton. Lelewelyn took the role in the following film ''From Russia with Love'' and subsequently reprises the role in all following Bond films up to and including ''The World is Not Enough'', with the exception of ''Live and Let Die''. Following the death of Llewelyn in late 1999, Cleese's character ''R'' became the new ''Q'' in the following film ''[[Die Another Day]]''. Although the character had been absent in the first two Reboot Bond films ''Casino Royale'' and ''Quantum of Solace'', he re-appeared as a much younger character in ''[[Skyfall]]'' and ''[[Spectre]]'', played by Wishaw.

In the Bond film universe, the first character shown in the rank of ''Q'' is '''Major Boothroyd''' (played by Burton and Llewelyn). Boothroyd appeared in the series from ''Dr. No'' until ''Diamonds Are Forever'' and then again from ''The Man with the Golden Gun'' to ''The World is Not Enough''. In TWINE, Boothroyd is eventually shown to reveal his plans for retirement to Bond, and introduces his assistant '''R''' (given the name by Bond). In the following film ''Die Another Day'', Boothroyd is clearly shown to have retired and it is now established that ''R'' has been promoted to the rank of ''Q'' (played by Cleese), succeeding Boothroyd. Following the reboot of the Bond series timeline in 2006, ''Q'' was absent in ''Casino Royale'' and ''Quantum of Solace'' but re-appeared in 2012's ''Skyfall''. The new version of ''Q'' is depicted as being in his early-thirties, much younger then the original version, and prefers much simpler gadgets compared to the wide range of high-tech gadgetry developed by the previous ''Q'' characters, arming Bond with only a minaturized radio, and a gun programmed to Bond's fingerprints so only he can fire it. The character re-appeared most recently in 2015's ''[[Spectre]]'', offering a slightly expanded arsenal of gadgets in comparison to the previous film, such as an exploding watch utilized by Bond to escape from the villain, [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], towards the end of the film.

In the Bond film universe, the first character shown in the rank of ''Q'' is '''Major Boothroyd''' (played by Burton and Llewelyn). Boothroyd appeared in the series from ''Dr. No'' until ''Diamonds Are Forever'' and then again from ''The Man with the Golden Gun'' to ''The World is Not Enough''. In TWINE, Boothroyd is eventually shown to reveal his plans for retirement to Bond, and introduces his assistant '''R''' (given the name by Bond). In the following film ''Die Another Day'', Boothroyd is clearly shown to have retired and it is now established that ''R'' has been promoted to the rank of ''Q'' (played by Cleese), succeeding Boothroyd. Following the reboot of the Bond series timeline in 2006, ''Q'' was absent in ''Casino Royale'' and ''Quantum of Solace'' but re-appeared in 2012's ''Skyfall''. The new version of ''Q'' is depicted as being in his early-thirties, much younger than the original version, and prefers much simpler gadgets compared to the wide range of high-tech gadgetry developed by the previous ''Q'' characters, arming Bond with only a miniaturized radio, and a gun programmed to Bond's fingerprints so only he can fire it. The character re-appeared most recently in 2015's ''[[Spectre]]'', offering a slightly expanded arsenal of gadgets in comparison to the previous film, such as an exploding watch utilized by Bond to escape from the villain, [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]], towards the end of the film.

''Q'' has also appeared in the two un-official ''James Bond'' films ''Casino Royale'' (1967) and ''Never Say Never Again'' (1983). He was portrayed by [[Geoffrey Balydon]] in ''Casino Royale'' and by [[Alec McCowen]] in ''Never Say Never Again'', where he was given the name '''Algernon''' or ''Q Algy''.

''Q'' has also appeared in the two un-official ''James Bond'' films ''Casino Royale'' (1967) and ''Never Say Never Again'' (1983). He was portrayed by [[Geoffrey Balydon]] in ''Casino Royale'' and by [[Alec McCowen]] in ''Never Say Never Again'', where he was given the name '''Algernon''' or ''Q Algy''.