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== Main Cast ==
=== Martin Riggs
{{quote|Portrayed by [[Mel Gibson]]}}
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type II in every movie but the first.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Primarily in the 1st movie, mellows down in the sequels. Hence he's also...
* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]] Riggs relationship with Murtaugh in general. While on the job Riggs and Roger sometimes get on each other's nerves, Roger and his entire family when not on the job are extremely welcoming and kind to him. Not only does this make him [[Papa Wolf|violently protective of them]], but it gives him better resolve over his suicidal tendencies.
* [[The Berserker]]
* [[Byronic Hero]]: In the original.
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* [[Cartwright Curse]]: {{spoiler|Until the third movie. Although Lorna ''does'' get shot in the climax of ''Lethal Weapon 3,'' and for a while there it looks like she may not survive.}}
* [[Cowboy Cop]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Death Seeker]]: In the first movie.
* [[Eighties Hair]]: In every movie except the fourth.
* [[The Gadfly]]: Enjoys teasing ol' Rog to no end.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: He actually pretends to have this in order to scare his enemies.
* [[Hot
* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified.]] He was a Special Forces Sniper in Laos and Vietnam. He once made a hit that he thinks only ten other people in the world might have been able to make.
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* [[Jerk
* [[Large Ham]]: Especially in the first movie. He's become more composed in the sequels.
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[Salt and Pepper|Salt]]
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* [[Title Drop]]: In the first movie, Roger refers to him as a "lethal weapon."
=== Roger Murtaugh
{{quote|Portrayed by Danny Glover}}
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]
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** "Go ''spit,'' Riggs!"
* [[Character Tic]]: He cracks his neck before shooting people.
** This is typically followed by a [[Boom! Headshot!]].
* [[Deuteragonist]]
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|After killing an old friend of his son's out of self-defence}}, leading on to...
** [[Drowning My Sorrows]]
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* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Danny Glover was only 40 years old when he filmed the first movie despite supposedly being "too old for this shit". Murtaugh was written as an older character (50 in the first movie).
=== Leo Getz
{{quote|Portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]]}}
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "They ''fuck'' you with/at..."
* [[Chew Toy]]
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]
* [[Jerk
* [[Motor Mouth]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: In the fourth movie.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
===
{{quote|Portrayed by Patsy Kennit}}
* {{spoiler|[[Disposable Woman]]}}: {{spoiler|Murdered by Vorstedt}}
* [[Nice Guy|Nice Girl]]
=== Lorna Cole ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Rene Russo}}
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Cowboy Cop]]
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* [[Tsundere]]
=== Lee Butters ===
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: He has a psychology degree.
* [[Hot
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: He constantly tries to "butter" his father-in-law up.
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== Villains ==
=== General McAllister ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Mitchell Ryan}}
* [[
* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: Killed when his car explodes, with Joshua taking over as the main antagonist.
* [[General Ripper]]: He used to be this.
=== Mr. Joshua ===
{{quote|Portrayed by [[Gary Busey]]}}
* [[Backstab Backfire]]: Trying to shoot someone in the back when you are surrounded by cops is not a smart idea.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]
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* [[Psycho for Hire]]
=== Arjen "Aryan" Rudd ===
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Diplomatic Impunity]]: And he's not even a consul or ambassador.
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]
=== Pieter Vorstedt ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Dennis O’Connor}}
* [[Backstab Backfire]]: His attempt to shoot Riggs from behind gets him crushed by a cargo crate.
* [[The Dragon]]
* [[Kick the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Takes a sadistic pleasure in revealing to Riggs he killed his wife, and only because he mistook her for Riggs. He also gleefully tells him that he had “quite a bit of fun” with her.}}
* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]: He's responsible for the death of Riggs's wife}}.
=== Jack Travis ===
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Evil Brit]]: Well, played by a British actor, anyway. The character is American.
* [[Dirty Cop|Dirty Ex-Cop]]
* [[Hoist
=== Wah Sing Ku
{{quote|Portrayed by [[Jet Li]]}}
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]
* [[Badass]]: Probably the most [[Badass]] character in the entire series.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "In Hong Kong, you'd be dead".
* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: {{spoiler|He killed his boss, which he threatened to early in the film.}}
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* [[Implacable Man]]
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]
* [[The Triads and
== Other Characters ==
=== Michael Hunsaker ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Tom Waits}}
=== Mickey McGee ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Jack McGee}}
=== Captain Ed Murphy ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Steve Kahan}}
* [[Da Chief]]
=== Detective Megan Shapiro ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Jeanette Goldstein}}
=== Detective Tim Cavanaugh ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Dean Norris}}
=== Detective Eddie Estaban ===
{{quote|Portrayed by [[Nestor Serrano]]}}
* [[Character Death]]: Killed by a bomb.
* [[Mauve Shirt]]
=== McClaskey ===
=== Dr. Stephanie Woods ===
{{quote|Portrayed by Mary Ellen Trainor}}
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