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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]]