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{{quote| '''Mugger:''' Who the fuck are you?<br />
{{quote| '''Mugger:''' Who the fuck are you?<br />
'''Paul Kersey:''' Death. }}
'''Paul Kersey:''' Death. }}
* [[Rape As Drama]]: Kersey's daughter was raped and his wife was killed, all for drama and motivation. Also the rape/murder is played for [[Gratuitous Rape|exploitation turn-on]], which makes all of the subsequent action seem more than a bit hypocritical. Paul's daughter is raped again during the second film (along with Kersey's housekeeper), and in the third film, Maria, one of Kersey's friends, is raped and killed despite Kersey's best efforts to protect her.
* [[Rape as Drama]]: Kersey's daughter was raped and his wife was killed, all for drama and motivation. Also the rape/murder is played for [[Gratuitous Rape|exploitation turn-on]], which makes all of the subsequent action seem more than a bit hypocritical. Paul's daughter is raped again during the second film (along with Kersey's housekeeper), and in the third film, Maria, one of Kersey's friends, is raped and killed despite Kersey's best efforts to protect her.
* [[Retirony]]: In ''Death Wish 3''. [[Token Romance|As if her hooking up with Paul isn't bad enough]], by the time Kathryn Davis declares her intent to quit her job as a public defender and move to a new city for a fresh start, it's obvious she's doomed.
* [[Retirony]]: In ''Death Wish 3''. [[Token Romance|As if her hooking up with Paul isn't bad enough]], by the time Kathryn Davis declares her intent to quit her job as a public defender and move to a new city for a fresh start, it's obvious she's doomed.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: When the first movie starts, Kersey is essentially a pacifist until his wife is murdered and his daughter raped into catatonia, then turns violent against criminals. While all five of the films have Kersey seeking vengeance, ''Death Wish II'' is perhaps the one that most resembles this particular trope.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: When the first movie starts, Kersey is essentially a pacifist until his wife is murdered and his daughter raped into catatonia, then turns violent against criminals. While all five of the films have Kersey seeking vengeance, ''Death Wish II'' is perhaps the one that most resembles this particular trope.
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* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Paul becomes one in ''The Crackdown''.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: Paul becomes one in ''The Crackdown''.
* [[Vigilante Man]]: ''Death Wish'' is probably the [[Trope Codifier]] for this character type in media.
* [[Vigilante Man]]: ''Death Wish'' is probably the [[Trope Codifier]] for this character type in media.
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: In the third movie, Kersey's friend Rodriguez leaves in the middle of a town-wide gunfight to reload his zip gun. He doesn't appear again. He's probably deader than a doornail.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: In the third movie, Kersey's friend Rodriguez leaves in the middle of a town-wide gunfight to reload his zip gun. He doesn't appear again. He's probably deader than a doornail.
* [[Wretched Hive]]: New York.
* [[Wretched Hive]]: New York.


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