Q was not present in Fleming's novels and is referred to as either Major Boothroyd or the equipment officer in his first film appearances. It was not until Goldfinger that his codename was used, recalling the novels' Q Branch. The nature of M's codename is a bit more difficult to define.
Earlier Bond films presented M as a title as well, but the M's of the new Daniel Craig series, named Olivia Mansfield and Gareth Mallory, seem to have redefined it as an abbreviation of their surnames, much like Smith-Cumming's signature. There is a precedent for this in the novels, as Fleming eventually revealed his M to be named Sir Miles Messervy.
However, it has been proposed that Robert Brown's M is named Hargreaves, as the actor played an admiral with that name in an earlier appearance, which would undermine the retroactive applicability of the theory. He was named after Geoffrey Boothroyd, a British firearms expert who wrote to Fleming to criticize 's choice and use of weaponry in Fleming's early novels. Boothroyd wasn't personally identified as Q, however, but simply as a member of Q Branch. The two would not become directly synonymous until much later in the series.
Q Branch and Q himself is often assumed to be shorthand for Quartermaster, as Q provides Bond with much of his professional materiel. That's not entirely accurate, as the Q codename is a reference to another of Fleming's real-life and historically significant spycraft experiences. Jay Garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and irrelevant. Notable gadgets: more to read about them here. Briefcase containing : easily dismantable AR Lotus Esprit S1 - The Spy Who Loved Me : cement sprayer to blind the pursuers' windshield , submarine mode , underwater black dye slick, torpedoes, underwater mines, surface-to-air missiles.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante - The Living Daylights : radio scanner to spy on police and military radio frequencies , wheel spinner laser, bulletproof windshield and rear windscreen, Stinger missiles and HUD, tire spikes, snowmobile skis , rocket booster, self-destruction. BMW iL - Tomorrow Never Dies : remote-controlled from Bond's cellphone , reinforced chassis, bulletproof windshield and rear windscreen, concealed compartment fingerprint-protected safe , security system capable of delivering electric shocks if door handles are grasped by a intruders , tear gas, missiles, caltrops dispenser, re-inflating tires, cable cutter concealed under the BMW hood emblem.
Aston Martin V12 Vanquish - Die Another Day : remote-controlled from Bond's keychain , adaptive camoflage invisibility , reinforced chassis, bulletproof windshield and rear windscreen, target-seeking shotguns, missiles , tire spikes, passenger ejectable seat , radial thermal imaging.
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