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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.

A fifth Rambo film was planned, and details varied as to the plot of the film (one potential plot would have seen Rambo face off against some sort of supernatural/alien creature). However, that project seems to have stalled, and ''Rambo'' will remain the final film in the franchise at least with Stallone, who has said the rights holders may make their own sequel but once he finishes a few cuts on the [[Blu-Ray]] he's done with the character.

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 {{Spoiler| and later killed, Rambo uses it to sneak into Victor's compound. It is last scene with Victor's headless corpse pinning a picture of Gabrielle to his chest with it. Easily recognized by the white handles.}}

* [[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.