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=== Tropes in the game: ===

 

** Averted in ''Cartel'', as all the guns are given real names and are modeled closely after their real-life counterparts.

* [[American Civil War]]: The oldest McCall brothers participated in it quite a lot... on the Confederate side.

* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The prequel uses all the guns from the first game, including SAA revolvers, which weren't due to be invented for at least another decade after the Civil War.

* [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]]: The original game.

* [[The Atoner]]: The reason Ray became Reverend Ray.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Ray McCall has this in spades in ''Bound in Blood''. At one point Thomas even remarks that Ray enjoys his work ''way'' too much. Even after renouncing the gun and becoming a preacher, Ray still gives off this vibe in the first game after he starts going on the warpath to avenge Thomas and Marisa.

* [[Big Bad Duumvirate]]: ''Bound in Blood'' has both Juarez/Juan Mendoza and Colonel Barnesby acting as the main antagonists. ''The Cartel'' has Cartel leader Juan Mendoza and [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] Michael Duke, as well as {{spoiler|Assistant Deputy Director Shane Dickson acting as Mendoza's partner inside the Justice Department}}, and [[Psycho for Hire]] Antonio Alvarez playing all sides against each other for his own advantage.

* [[Big Sister Instinct]]: Kim in ''Cartel'' is very protective of her last surviving younger brother, Deon. Her intro cutscene shows Kim using her authority as an FBI agent to prevent Deon from imprisonment due to a DEA drug sting, and {{spoiler|she asked Ben to jail Deon for public intoxication to prevent him from getting caught in the crossfire of a gang war setup}}.

** Kim Evans and Eddie Guerrera in ''Cartel''. Both have their own agendas to pursue; Eddie steals drugs to sell on the streets and Kim steals rare guns to give the F.B.I. for her own investigation {{spoiler|and is also actively working to undermine the investigation into Alvarez in order to protect him, due to him being an FBI mole. She also kills one witness to Alvarez's crimes and it's implied she might have been complicit in Jessica Stone's killing}}. In comparison, Ben McCall steals wallets from gangsters to help pay for medical care for the child of one of the hookers in his jurisdiction that he's protecting. You can also get an achievement with this title by getting 15 secret items as any of three characters.

** ''The Cartel'' has a pretty dim view of federal bureaucrats performing law enforcement duties in general. Besides {{spoiler|Task Force Director Shane Dickson}} being revealed as [[The Mole]], in the endgame the FBI director and DEA director both order the assassination of the competing agency's agent.

* [[Death From Above]]: {{spoiler|After the task force catches Juan Mendoza, the Cartel leader, Shane Dickson sends a Predator drone to silence Mendoza from testifying against her in court, as well as attempt to kill the task force since [[He Knows Too Much|they know too much]].}}

* [[Dodge the Bullet]]: In the first game, quick-draw duels take place in slow motion, and (if you're quick enough) you can even lean left or right to dodge incoming enemy bullets.

'''Ray''': ''[gesturing to the numerous corpses]'' It's a ''little late'' for that, little brother! }}

** Ben, Kim and Eddie in ''Cartel'' also qualify.

** Reverend Ray is voiced by [[Deep Space Nine|Gul Dukat]].

** And the Apache Chief's son in ''Bound in Blood'' is [[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Prince Zuko]].

* [[Sinister Minister]]: William is a rare full-on subversion, while Ray occasionally dips into this trope.

* [[Sins of Our Fathers]]: It's much more clear if you read the tie-in comic, but the reason Thomas beat Billy mercilessly throughout the poor kid's childhood is because he saw Billy's father {{spoiler|Juarez}} in the kid whenever he looked at him, and was also afraid Billy would grow up to be just like the guy.

* [[Showdown At High Noon]]: Ray and Thomas get into these regularly.

* [[Soft Water]]: Averted.

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