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== Main Cast ==
== Main Cast ==
== Martin Riggs, played by [[Mel Gibson (Creator)|Mel Gibson]] ==
== Martin Riggs, played by [[Mel Gibson (Creator)|Mel Gibson]] ==
* [[Anti Hero]]: Type II in every movie but the first.
* [[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...
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Primarily in the 1st movie, mellows down in the sequels. Hence he's also...
* [[The Berserker]]
* [[The Berserker]]
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* [[The Gadfly]]: Enjoys teasing ol' Rog to no end.
* [[The Gadfly]]: Enjoys teasing ol' Rog to no end.
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]
* [[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.
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[Hot Blooded]]
* [[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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== Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Glover ==
== Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Glover ==
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[Badass Mustache]]
* [[By the Book Cop]]
* [[By-The-Book Cop]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm too old for this shit." Inverted in the fourth movie.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm too old for this shit." Inverted in the fourth movie.
** "Riggs you crazy sonuva b...." as well
** "Riggs you crazy sonuva b...." as well
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "They ''fuck'' you with/at..."
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "They ''fuck'' you with/at..."
* [[Chew Toy]]
* [[Chew Toy]]
* [[Cluster F Bomb]]
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Motor Mouth]]
* [[Motor Mouth]]
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* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Diplomatic Impunity]]: And he's not even a consul or ambassador.
* [[Diplomatic Impunity]]: And he's not even a consul or ambassador.
* [[Politically Incorrect Villain]]
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]
* [[You Have Failed Me]]
* [[You Have Failed Me]]


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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "In Hong Kong, you'd be dead".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "In Hong Kong, you'd be dead".
* [[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.}}
* [[Dragon in Chief]]/[[Big Bad]]
* [[Dragon-in-Chief]]/[[Big Bad]]
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Implacable Man]]
* [[Implacable Man]]

Revision as of 00:17, 9 January 2014


Main Cast

Martin Riggs, played by Mel Gibson

  Riggs: It's the only thing I was ever good at.

  "Do you really wanna jump?! DO YOU WANNA?!?"

Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Glover

Leo Getz, played by Joe Pesci

Lorna Cole, played by Renee Russo

Lee Butters

Villains

General McAllister

Mr. Joshua

Arjen "Aryan" Rudd

Pieter Vorstedt

Jack Travis

Wah Sing Ku, played by Jet Li