The Expendables (franchise)/Characters

The Expendables
Tropes applied to the Expendables as a whole:
 * Action Hero
 * Badass Crew
 * Private Military Contractors: They're mercenaries.
 * Rated "M" for Manly

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone)

 * The Hero
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Bad Luck Charm: his "lucky" ring
 * Cool Car: Barney's truck is a custom 1955 Ford F100, with armor plating and bulletproof windows.
 * Cool Plane: Barney has a sea plane with hidden machine guns.
 * Keep the Reward: gives his share of the money to Sandra, rather than keeping it for himself
 * Revolvers Are Just Better

Lee Christmas (Jason Statham)

 * Bald of Awesome
 * Knife Nut
 * The Lancer
 * Wife-Basher Basher

Yin Yang (Jet Li)

 * Alliterative Name
 * Bare-Fisted Monk: Though not above using guns.
 * Pint-Sized Powerhouse
 * Token Minority: The only Asian in the team.

Toll Road (Randy Couture)

 * Badass Beard: If the poster for the sequel is any indication
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Bald of Awesome
 * Bare-Fisted Monk: Generally punches, kicks, or throws Mooks rather than using guns.
 * Nice Hat
 * Wrestler in All of Us
 * Written-In Infirmity: Couture's cauliflower ears

Hale Caesar (Terry Crews)

 * Bald of Awesome
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * More Dakka
 * Scary Black Man
 * Shotguns Are Just Better
 * Token Black

Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren)

 * Blond Guys Are Crazy
 * Blood Knight
 * Shotguns Are Just Better
 * Token Evil Teammate:.
 * Shotguns Are Just Better
 * Token Evil Teammate:.
 * Token Evil Teammate:.

Tool (Mickey Rourke)

 * Absentee Actor: now that Mickey Rourke apparently won't be returning for the sequel. Hopefully this doesn't extend to dropping a bridge on him...
 * Manly Tears: Lets out a few during his monologue
 * Retired Badass
 * Shell-Shocked Veteran

Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth)

 * Friendly Sniper: Seems to be one of these.

Maggie (Nan Yu)

 * The Smurfette Principle: The only woman on the team.

General Garza (David Zayas)

 * Even Evil Has Standards
 * The Generalissimo

James Munroe (Eric Roberts)

 * The Big Bad
 * Non-Action Big Bad: Leaves the fighting to Payne.
 * Evil Is Hammy
 * The Heavy
 * Smug Snake
 * Wouldn't Hit a Girl: Torturing her, on the other hand, he has no problems with.

Payne (Steve Austin)

 * Badass
 * Bald of Evil
 * Beard of Evil
 * The Dragon
 * Drill Sergeant Nasty
 * Would Hit a Girl
 * Wrestler in All of Us
 * Wrestler in All of Us

Jean Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme)

 * Big Bad: Of the second film
 * Knife Nut
 * Playing Against Type: This marks one of the few times that JCVD has played a villain.
 * Sinister Shades
 * Terrorists Without a Cause: Seems to be one of these.

Sandra Garza (Gisele Itie)

 * The Chick
 * Military Brat: She is The General's Daughter.
 * Rebellious Princess: Not really a princess, but given that she's the daughter of a general of a military junta, she might as well be.
 * Spicy Latina
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Mr. Church (Bruce Willis)

 * Badass Grandpa
 * Bald of Awesome
 * The Cameo
 * Ironic Nickname: Given how foul-mouthed he is
 * One-Scene Wonder

Trent Mauser (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

 * Actor Catchphrase: In the sequel, he tells Church that "[he'll] be back."
 * Badass Grandpa
 * The Cameo
 * Friendly Enemy: To Ross
 * Hero of Another Story
 * One-Scene Wonder

Booker (Chuck Norris)

 * Badass
 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Grandpa
 * One-Man Army: Explicitly described as such on his official profile.