Editing Q (James Bond) (section)

====Ben Whishaw: 2012–present====
[[File:Ben Whishaw as Q.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ben Whishaw]], the incumbent actor in the role, in ''Skyfall''|alt=]]
The character of Q did not appear in 2006's ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' or its sequel, ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' (2008). [[James Bond (reboot series character)|Bond]] actor [[Daniel Craig]] expressed concern over the character's absence, and expressed his hope that Q would return in ''[[Skyfall]]''.<ref name=CN-CL-collider-06>{{cite web |url=http://www.collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/10063/tcid/1 |title=Daniel Craig talks about the future of JAMES BOND |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102194624/http://collider.com/entertainment/news/article.asp/aid/10063/tcid/1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2011, it was announced that British actor [[Ben Whishaw]] had been cast in the role.<ref name=CN-CL-BBC-06>{{cite news|title=Ben Whishaw cast as Q in new James Bond film ''Skyfall''|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15889689|work=[[BBC Online]]|publisher=BBC|date=26 November 2011|access-date=26 November 2011}}</ref> Bond first meets Q in front of the painting ''[[The Fighting Temeraire]]'' at the [[National Gallery]] in [[London]], where he at first expresses disbelief at the relative youth of his new quartermaster, but the two quickly earn each other's respect. In ''Skyfall'', Q's gadgets were comparatively simple, consisting of a miniaturized radio and a gun coded to Bond's palmprint so only Bond can fire it. When Bond appears disappointed, Q says, "Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don't really go in for that anymore," in reference to a miniature grenade featured in ''GoldenEye''. Q is demonstrated to be highly knowledgeable on the subject of computer security to the point where he designed some of the most sophisticated security protocols in existence. As with Llewelyn's Q, he also gets frustrated with Bond's knack for damaging or destroying the gadgets – at the end of ''Skyfall'' the [[Aston Martin DB5]] is burned out in the final showdown with [[Raoul Silva]] ([[Javier Bardem]]).

In ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'', Q injects Bond with "smart blood" which will allow MI6 to track him at all times. He then shows off an [[Aston Martin DB10]] to Bond only to disappoint him by revealing it was reassigned to 009. He provides Bond with a new watch, while hinting the alarm is "rather loud" (eventually revealed to be explosive in the film's climax). He also oversees the restoration of Bond's Aston Martin DB5 after the events of ''Skyfall''. Bond asks Q to help him disappear during his downtime; despite initial reluctance, Q agrees and helps Bond. Bond later steals (and ultimately destroys) the DB10, much to Q's dismay, although he still covers for him when M ([[Ralph Fiennes]]) asks Q where Bond has gone. Similar to Q's assistance to Bond in 1989's ''Licence to Kill'', Q travels to Austria to help him in the field independent of MI6. While there, he outruns [[SPECTRE]] agents after a ring he eventually decodes, revealing the organisation's existence. Q returns to London to assist [[Miss Moneypenny|Eve Moneypenny]] ([[Naomie Harris]]) and M in foiling corrupt MI6 bureaucrat Max Denbeigh ([[Andrew Scott (actor)|Andrew Scott]])'s launch of the [[Five Eyes|Nine Eyes]] intelligence network. At the end he provides Bond with his remodeled Aston Martin DB5.

In ''[[No Time to Die]]'', it is implied that Q is [[gay]] when Bond and Moneypenny interrupt him preparing a romantic dinner for another man.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Cremona |first1=Patrick |title=James Bond fans celebrate as No Time to Die appears to confirm Q's sexuality |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/no-time-to-die-q-gay-newsupdate/ |magazine=[[Radio Times]] |date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Golson |first1=Daniel |title=James Bond's first openly gay character reveal in No Time to Die made me tear up |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/james-bonds-first-openly-gay-character-reveal-in-no-time-to-die-made-me-tear-up/ |website=[[CNET]] |date=21 October 2021}}</ref> He provides Bond and [[00 Agent|00 agent]] Nomi ([[Lashana Lynch]]) with a watch that generates an electromagnetic pulse and a portable radar mapping device, and instructs them on how to operate the "stealthy bird", a small submersible jet aircraft, before they infiltrate villain Lyutsifer Safin ([[Rami Malek]])'s hideout. Q keeps in contact with Bond during the mission, and patches him through to his love interest [[Madeleine Swann]] ([[Léa Seydoux]]) after he decides to sacrifice himself. This was also the first and only instance where Q called Bond by his first name. Before he sacrificed himself, Q implored Bond to leave the island and called him James. Q later joins M, Moneypenny, Nomi, and [[Bill Tanner]] ([[Rory Kinnear]]) in a toast to Bond's memory at the end of the film.

'''Featured in'''
*''[[Skyfall]]'' (2012)
*''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' (2015)
*''[[No Time to Die]]'' (2021)