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== Main Cast == |
== Main Cast == |
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== Martin Riggs |
=== Martin Riggs === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by [[Mel Gibson]]}} |
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type II in every movie but the first. |
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type II in every movie but the first. |
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: Primarily in the 1st movie, mellows down in the sequels. Hence he's also... |
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Primarily in the 1st movie, mellows down in the sequels. Hence he's also... |
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* [[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. |
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* [[The Berserker]] |
* [[The Berserker]] |
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* [[Byronic Hero]]: In the original. |
* [[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.}} |
* [[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.}} |
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* [[Cowboy Cop]] |
* [[Cowboy Cop]] |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
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* [[Death Seeker]]: In the first movie. |
* [[Death Seeker]]: In the first movie. |
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* [[Eighties Hair]]: In every movie except the fourth. |
* [[Eighties Hair]]: In every movie except the fourth. |
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* [[The Gadfly]]: Enjoys teasing ol' Rog to no end. |
* [[The Gadfly]]: Enjoys teasing ol' Rog to no end. |
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* [[Good Is Not Nice]] |
* [[Good Is Not Nice]] |
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* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: He actually pretends to have this in order to scare his enemies. |
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: He actually pretends to have this in order to scare his enemies. |
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* [[Hot-Blooded]] |
* [[Hot-Blooded]] |
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* [[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. |
* [[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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{{quote|'''Riggs:''' It's the only thing I was ever ''good'' at.}} |
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* [[Jerk |
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] |
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* [[Large Ham]]: Especially in the first movie. He's become more composed in the sequels. |
* [[Large Ham]]: Especially in the first movie. He's become more composed in the sequels. |
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{{quote|"Do you really wanna jump?! DO YOU WANNA?!?"}} |
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]] |
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] |
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* [[Salt and Pepper|Salt]] |
* [[Salt and Pepper|Salt]] |
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* [[Title Drop]]: In the first movie, Roger refers to him as a "lethal weapon." |
* [[Title Drop]]: In the first movie, Roger refers to him as a "lethal weapon." |
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== Roger Murtaugh |
=== Roger Murtaugh === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Danny Glover}} |
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* [[Badass Mustache]] |
* [[Badass Mustache]] |
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* [[By-The-Book Cop]] |
* [[By-The-Book Cop]] |
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* [[Character Tic]]: He cracks his neck before shooting people. |
* [[Character Tic]]: He cracks his neck before shooting people. |
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** This is typically followed by a [[Boom! Headshot!]]. |
** This is typically followed by a [[Boom! Headshot!]]. |
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* [[Deuteragonist]] |
* [[Deuteragonist]] |
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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|After killing an old friend of his son's out of self-defence}}, leading on to... |
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|After killing an old friend of his son's out of self-defence}}, leading on to... |
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** [[Drowning My Sorrows]] |
** [[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). |
* [[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). |
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== Leo Getz |
=== Leo Getz === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]]}} |
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* [[Butt Monkey]] |
* [[Butt Monkey]] |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "They ''fuck'' you with/at..." |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "They ''fuck'' you with/at..." |
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* [[Chew Toy]] |
* [[Chew Toy]] |
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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]] |
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]] |
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* [[Jerk |
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] |
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* [[Motor Mouth]] |
* [[Motor Mouth]] |
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* [[Nice Hat]]: In the fourth movie. |
* [[Nice Hat]]: In the fourth movie. |
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* [[Plucky Comic Relief]] |
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]] |
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=== Rika van den Hass === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Patsy Kennit}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[Disposable Woman]]}}: {{spoiler|Murdered by Vorstedt}} |
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* [[Nice Guy|Nice Girl]] |
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=== Lorna Cole === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Rene Russo}} |
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* [[Action Girl]] |
* [[Action Girl]] |
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* [[Cowboy Cop]] |
* [[Cowboy Cop]] |
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* [[Tsundere]] |
* [[Tsundere]] |
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== Lee Butters == |
=== Lee Butters === |
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* [[Genius Bruiser]]: He has a psychology degree. |
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: He has a psychology degree. |
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* [[Hot-Blooded]] |
* [[Hot-Blooded]] |
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== Villains == |
== Villains == |
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== General McAllister == |
=== General McAllister === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Mitchell Ryan}} |
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* [[Big Bad]]: In the 1st movie |
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* [[ |
* [[Big Bad]]: In the 1st movie |
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* [[Disc One Final Boss]]: Killed when his car explodes, with Joshua taking over as the main antagonist. |
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* [[General Ripper]]: He used to be this. |
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== Mr. Joshua == |
=== Mr. Joshua === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by [[Gary Busey]]}} |
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* [[Backstab Backfire]]: Trying to shoot someone in the back when you are surrounded by cops is not a smart idea. |
* [[Backstab Backfire]]: Trying to shoot someone in the back when you are surrounded by cops is not a smart idea. |
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* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]] |
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]] |
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* [[Psycho for Hire]] |
* [[Psycho for Hire]] |
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== Arjen "Aryan" Rudd == |
=== Arjen "Aryan" Rudd === |
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* [[Big Bad]] |
* [[Big Bad]] |
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* [[Diplomatic Impunity]]: And he's not even a consul or ambassador. |
* [[Diplomatic Impunity]]: And he's not even a consul or ambassador. |
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* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]] |
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]] |
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* [[You Have Failed Me]] |
* [[You Have Failed Me...]] |
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== Pieter Vorstedt == |
=== Pieter Vorstedt === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Dennis O’Connor}} |
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* [[Backstab Backfire]] |
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* [[Backstab Backfire]]: His attempt to shoot Riggs from behind gets him crushed by a cargo crate. |
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* [[The Dragon]] |
* [[The Dragon]] |
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* [[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.}} |
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* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]: He's responsible for the death of Riggs's wife}}. |
* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]: He's responsible for the death of Riggs's wife}}. |
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== Jack Travis == |
=== Jack Travis === |
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* [[Big Bad]] |
* [[Big Bad]] |
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* [[Evil Brit]]: Well, played by a British actor, anyway. The character is American. |
* [[Evil Brit]]: Well, played by a British actor, anyway. The character is American. |
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* [[Dirty Cop|Dirty Ex-Cop]] |
* [[Dirty Cop|Dirty Ex-Cop]] |
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* [[Hoist |
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Killed by the same "Cop-killer" bullets he has stolen and smuggled.}} |
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== Wah Sing Ku |
=== Wah Sing Ku === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by [[Jet Li]]}} |
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* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] |
* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]] |
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* [[Badass]]: Probably the most [[Badass]] character in the entire series. |
* [[Badass]]: Probably the most [[Badass]] character in the entire series. |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "In Hong Kong, you'd be dead". |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "In Hong Kong, you'd be dead". |
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* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: {{spoiler|He killed his boss, which he threatened to early in the film.}} |
* [[Dragon Ascendant]]: {{spoiler|He killed his boss, which he threatened to early in the film.}} |
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* [[Implacable Man]] |
* [[Implacable Man]] |
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]] |
* [[Lightning Bruiser]] |
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* [[The Triads and |
* [[The Triads and the Tongs]]: One of these guys. |
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== Other Characters == |
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=== Michael Hunsaker === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Tom Waits}} |
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=== Mickey McGee === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Jack McGee}} |
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=== Captain Ed Murphy === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Steve Kahan}} |
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* [[Da Chief]] |
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=== Detective Megan Shapiro === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Jeanette Goldstein}} |
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=== Detective Tim Cavanaugh === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Dean Norris}} |
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=== Detective Eddie Estaban === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by [[Nestor Serrano]]}} |
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* [[Character Death]]: Killed by a bomb. |
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* [[Mauve Shirt]] |
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=== McClaskey === |
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=== Dr. Stephanie Woods === |
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{{quote|Portrayed by Mary Ellen Trainor}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 19 January 2019
Main Cast
Martin Riggs
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 violently protective of them, but it gives him better resolve over his suicidal tendencies.
- The Berserker
- Byronic Hero: In the original.
- Badass
- Bunny Ears Lawyer
- Cartwright Curse: 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-Blooded
- Improbable Aiming Skills: 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.
Riggs: It's the only thing I was ever good at. |
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Large Ham: Especially in the first movie. He's become more composed in the sequels.
"Do you really wanna jump?! DO YOU WANNA?!?" |
- Lightning Bruiser
- Salt
- Sociopathic Hero: Just in the first movie.
- Title Drop: In the first movie, Roger refers to him as a "lethal weapon."
Roger Murtaugh
Portrayed by Danny Glover |
- Badass Mustache
- By-The-Book Cop
- Catch Phrase: "I'm too old for this shit." Inverted in the fourth movie.
- "Riggs you crazy sonuva b...." as well
- "Go spit, Riggs!"
- Character Tic: He cracks his neck before shooting people.
- This is typically followed by a Boom! Headshot!.
- Deuteragonist
- Heroic BSOD: After killing an old friend of his son's out of self-defence, leading on to...
- Overprotective Dad
- Papa Wolf
- Pepper
- Sanity Chain
- Retirony: Subverted in the 3rd movie.
- Revolvers Are Just Better: Though, he does carry an automatic as a backup weapon.
- 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
Portrayed by Joe Pesci |
- Butt Monkey
- Catch Phrase: "They fuck you with/at..."
- Chew Toy
- Cluster F-Bomb
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Motor Mouth
- Nice Hat: In the fourth movie.
- Plucky Comic Relief
Rika van den Hass
Portrayed by Patsy Kennit |
- Disposable Woman: Murdered by Vorstedt
- Nice Girl
Lorna Cole
Portrayed by Rene Russo |
- Action Girl
- Cowboy Cop
- Distaff Counterpart: To Riggs.
- Pregnant Badass: Kicks the asses of Wah Sing Ku's goons in the 4th movie.
- Tsundere
Lee Butters
- Genius Bruiser: He has a psychology degree.
- Hot-Blooded
- Large Ham
- Meaningful Name: He constantly tries to "butter" his father-in-law up.
- Mistaken for Gay: Thanks to Riggs, poor Roger believes Lee swings that way.
- My Name Is Not Durwood: Riggs and Murtaugh have major difficulty in getting his name right.
- Uncle Tomfoolery: A not too offensive version.
- Wretched Hive: Where he had grown up in, and the reason he joined the police force.
Villains
General McAllister
Portrayed by Mitchell Ryan |
- Big Bad: In the 1st movie
- 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
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
- The Dragon
- Establishing Character Moment: Allowing the general to burn his arm, while Joshua clenches his teeth and takes it, establishing Joshua's loyalty (and insanity).
- Evil Albino
- Evil Counterpart: To Riggs in the 1st movie.
- Fisticuffs Boss
- 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
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: 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.
- 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 Ex-Cop
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Killed by the same "Cop-killer" bullets he has stolen and smuggled.
Wah Sing Ku
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: He killed his boss, which he threatened to early in the film.
- Dragon-in-Chief/Big Bad
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones
- Implacable Man
- Lightning Bruiser
- The Triads and the Tongs: One of these guys.
Other Characters
Michael Hunsaker
Portrayed by Tom Waits |
Mickey McGee
Portrayed by Jack McGee |
Captain Ed Murphy
Portrayed by Steve Kahan |
Detective Megan Shapiro
Portrayed by Jeanette Goldstein |
Detective Tim Cavanaugh
Portrayed by Dean Norris |
Detective Eddie Estaban
Portrayed by Nestor Serrano |
- Character Death: Killed by a bomb.
- Mauve Shirt
McClaskey
Dr. Stephanie Woods
Portrayed by Mary Ellen Trainor |