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== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
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* Bryan Mills from ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' has "a very particular set of skills; skills ... acquired over a very long career." The kidnappers of his daughter laugh off his attempt at getting them to let her go. They don't live to regret doing so.
* ''[[Dredd]]'': The eponymous Judge is a veteran lawman who is tasked with evaluating newbie Anderson.
* ''[[Dredd]]'': The eponymous Judge is a veteran lawman who is tasked with evaluating newbie Anderson.
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* Bryan Mills from ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' has "a very particular set of skills; skills ... acquired over a very long career." The kidnappers of his daughter laugh off his attempt at getting them to let her go. They don't live to regret doing so.


== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
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* Many ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' protagonists are current or former criminals.
* Many ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' protagonists are current or former criminals.
* The various player characters of the ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' series have been fighting the Covenant invasion - or, in the case of the Arbiter, fighting for them - for years to decades by the time of the first game they're playable in.
* The various player characters of the ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' series have been fighting the Covenant invasion - or, in the case of the Arbiter, fighting for them - for years to decades by the time of the first game they're playable in.
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* Martin Walker of ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]'' starts as a captain in Delta Force. Not that it helps much against what's waiting for him and his in Dubai.
* Commander Shepard of ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has already gone through [[The Spartan Way]] needed to become a N7 and experienced combat, including one of three incidents in which he or she played a prominent role, before the player takes control for the first time.
* Commander Shepard of ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has already gone through [[The Spartan Way]] needed to become a N7 and experienced combat, including one of three incidents in which he or she played a prominent role, before the player takes control for the first time.
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* Martin Walker of ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]'' starts as a captain in Delta Force. Not that it helps much against what's waiting for him and his in Dubai.
* Kazuma Kiryu of the ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku|Yakuza]]'' series has already had a multi-year career as a gangster and renown as the "Dragon of Dojima" when the first game starts. Unfortunately, a 10-year stint in prison early on leaves him rusty and in need of regaining his strength.
* Kazuma Kiryu of the ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku|Yakuza]]'' series has already had a multi-year career as a gangster and renown as the "Dragon of Dojima" when the first game starts. Unfortunately, a 10-year stint in prison early on leaves him rusty and in need of regaining his strength.


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