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[[File:THEARNOLD_COMMANDO.jpg|frame| [[Rated M for Manly|You can't get much more macho than this.]]]]

[[File:THEARNOLD_COMMANDO.jpg|frame| [[Rated "M" for Manly|You can't get much more macho than this.]]]]

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* [[Expy]]: General Kirby is basically [[Rambo (Franchise)|Colonel Trautman]]. Matrix himself is basically a tongue-in-cheek version of Rambo.

* [[Faking the Dead]]: Bennett is apparently blown up in his boat by Cooke in the pre-title sequence, but it's only to mislead Kirby.

* [[Follow That Car]]:

* [[Follow That Car!]]:

{{quote| '''Matrix:''' Follow him.<br />

'''Cindy:''' Oh, I ''knew'' you were going to say that... }}

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* [[Race Against the Clock]]: After escaping the plane, Matrix has 11 hours to wrap things up before it lands and his escape is discovered.

* [[Rash Equilibrium]]: Arius hints that Jenny's going to get killed (or worse) no matter what Matrix decides to do (though he doesn't count on Matrix killing every one of his men).

* [[Rated M for Manly]]: ''Boy howdy''. This movie will impregnate any unprotected female viewers. And a few male ones, too.

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: ''Boy howdy''. This movie will impregnate any unprotected female viewers. And a few male ones, too.

* [[Redshirt Army]]: General Kirby leaves behind two soldiers to protect Matrix and his daughter, describing them as "real good, but not as good as you". Both men are killed as soon as he flies off.

* [[Reckless Gun Usage]]: After Matrix gets locked up in a police van, Rae Dawn Chong tries to free him with a quad-barreled missile launcher. Unfortunately she points the wrong end at the target and blows up the shops behind her.

* [[Roaring Rampage of Rescue]]: The movie of the trope.

* [[Shout Out]]: At least three of Arnie's lines are things he said in ''[[The Terminator]]''. His one-word answer, "Wrong," before blasting away his first [[Mooks|mook]], his [[Catch Phrase]] "I'll be back" (of course), and the line, "Fuck you, asshole!" This was his first big movie after ''[[The Terminator]]'' and his first big movie with more than five lines.

* [[Shout-Out]]: At least three of Arnie's lines are things he said in ''[[The Terminator]]''. His one-word answer, "Wrong," before blasting away his first [[Mooks|mook]], his [[Catch Phrase]] "I'll be back" (of course), and the line, "Fuck you, asshole!" This was his first big movie after ''[[The Terminator]]'' and his first big movie with more than five lines.

* [[Show Some Leg]]: Matrix has Chong pretend to be a hooker in Sully's hotel room. Doesn't quite work as Cooke is still wary, but he still misses Matrix hiding behind the door until the [["Hey You!" Haymaker]].

* [[Shur Fine Guns]]: When Cook is knocked into the next room while fighting Matrix, he fires his last two rounds while he's tumbling backwards, resulting in the exchange in the [[Narm]] entry.

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* [[Title Drop]]: 'Commando' is Matrix's radio callsign.

* [[Trope Codifier]]: This is ''the'' [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] movie.

* [[Unhand Them Villain]]: Arnold does this to Sully.

* [[Unhand Them, Villain!]]: Arnold does this to Sully.

* [[Unnecessary Combat Roll]]: It actually proves useful. Matrix is in a gun fight with Arius, and the two take turns shooting at each other and taking cover. After a few rounds of this, Matrix rolls out from his cover as Arius tries to shoot him, only for Matrix to shoot Arius at the end of the roll.

* [[What Could Have Been]]: This was originally offered to John McTiernan of ''[[Predator]]'' and ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]'' fame. Now watch the first half hour of ''Predator'' and ask... [[Sincerity Mode|which is more awesome]]?