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{{quote|''"You're always going to be tearing away at yourself until you come to terms with what you are. Until you come full circle"''
|'''Col. Trautman'''}}
{{quote|''"NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING!!''
|'''Rambo'''}}
A series of action/drama films starring [[Sylvester Stallone]] as [[Shell-Shocked Veteran|emotionally troubled]] [[Vietnam War]] veteran John Rambo, who was a former member of the United States Army Special Forces, a Green Beret, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. ''First Blood'', released in 1982 and the first film in the series, was based on the 1972 David Morrell novel of the same name.
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Prior to ''Rambo'', however, a cute and heartwarming [[Gaiden]] of sorts was created in 2008 by British director Garth Jennings called [[Son of Rambow]]. The film details the misadventures of two boys in 1982 who tried to remake ''First Blood'' with a bulky VHS-Camera and the vibrant imagination of ten year olds. [[Sylvester Stallone]] himself is said to have loved the film.
In 2019, the fifth film titled
Both the films and the character have enjoyed massive success and popularity, and - alongside the ''Rocky'' series - catapulted Stallone to the position of a major action hero and film star. After the release of the first three ''Rambo'' films, Morrell went on to write the novelizations of the first two ''Rambo'' sequels because he wanted to include characterization that he felt wasn't in said sequels. There was also [[Animated Adaptation|a 1986 animated TV series]] called ''Rambo : the Force of Freedom'' that lasted 65 episodes and spawned a line of toys; [[Comic Book Adaptation|a few comic books starring the character]]; a soundtrack for all films except ''Rambo III'' and the animated series; and many video games including the NES version of ''Rambo'' and the Sega Master System versions of ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and ''Rambo III''. Rambo appeared as a [[Guest Fighter]] for ''[[Mortal Kombat 11]]'', with Stallone reprising his role.▼
▲In 2019, the fifth film titled "Rambo: Last Blood" was released. Which takes place 10 years after the fourth film. Rambo is living a peaceful life on his father's horse ranch with, Maria an old friend of his father and her granddaughter Gabrielle, whom Rambo develops a parental bond with. When a friend of Gabrielle's, Gizelle claims that she has found Gabrielle's biological father in Mexico, she ventures there against Rambo's wishes. The result gets her abducted by a brother duo of human traffickers named Victor and Hugo Martinez. Prompting Rambo to abandon the happy life he helped build and go on a rampage to find her. The movie was heavily criticized and accused of glorifying Xenophobia, due to it's release coinciding with President Donald Trump's anti-mexico propaganda. However it's also considered the darkest chapter of the series since First Blood, due to the excessive and creative use of violence within the film.
▲Both the films and the character have enjoyed massive success and popularity, and - alongside the ''Rocky'' series - catapulted Stallone to the position of a major action hero and film star. After the release of the first three ''Rambo'' films, Morrell went on to write the novelizations of the first two ''Rambo'' sequels because he wanted to include characterization that he felt wasn't in said sequels. There was also [[Animated Adaptation|a 1986 animated TV series]] called ''Rambo : the Force of Freedom'' that lasted 65 episodes and spawned a line of toys; [[Comic Book Adaptation|a few comic books starring the character]]; a soundtrack for all films except ''Rambo III'' and the animated series; and many video games including the NES version of ''Rambo'' and the Sega Master System versions of ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and ''Rambo III''.
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* [[The Cavalry]]: Afghan rebels in the third movie, literally; Karen rebels in the fourth.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: [[Sarcasm Mode|Oh, I'm sure]] that unexploded ordnance won't be important later.
** Another one in ''Rambo: Last Blood''. In the beginning of the film, Rambo was using his forge to make a letter opener as a present for Gabrielle, in celebration of her getting into college. It was unfinished when Rambo first showed it and he mentioned planning on adding some white handles for decoration. When Gabrielle was kidnapped {{
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel Sam Trautman. He gets more play in the books, and {{spoiler|in the first book, he's actually the man who kills Rambo -- [[Boom! Headshot!|blowing his old student's head off]] with a ''shotgun.''}}
** You'll need to wait until ''Rambo III'' to see him kick any ass in the movies, however.
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*** Then there was that boy who was ripped away from his mother and thrown into a burning hut.
* [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique]]: Frequently used on Rambo: by the police in the first movie, the Cong in the second, etc.
* [[Jaywalking Will Ruin Your Life]]: Invoked in ''First Blood''. Rambo gets picked up by the police for 'Vagrancy', which leads to them messing with him and dredging up his Vietnam-war trauma, which leads to rapidly escalating troubles, which leads to a dead cop and, eventually, Rambo working a prison-quarry. Towards the end of the movie, during the police's [[Hope Spot]] when they ''think'' they've managed to kill him, Rambo's old general has this to say:▼
{{quote|'''Trautman:''' Vagrancy, wasn't it? That's gonna look real good on his grave stone in Arlington: Here lies John Rambo, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, survivor of countless incursions behind enemy lines. Killed for vagrancy in Jerkwater, USA.}}▼
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Banks("You're man. Don't be a hero.") in Rambo II.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Police brutality directed toward Rambo in the first film triggered his rampage.
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* [[Lock and Load Montage]]: Rambo prepping up to kick Viet Cong ass is the second film is ''the'' definitive version of this trope in action.
* [[Made of Explodium]]: One of the police cars in the first film crashes into another car, and both cars explode.
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▲{{quote|'''Trautman:''' Vagrancy, wasn't it? That's gonna look real good on his grave stone in Arlington: Here lies John Rambo, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, survivor of countless incursions behind enemy lines. Killed for vagrancy in Jerkwater, USA.}}
* [[Mamet Speak]]: This exchange from Part 4:
{{quote|"Let's move!
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