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=== Rocky Balboa ===

 

* [[Badass]]

* [[Berserk Button]]: Clubber Lang's hitting on Adrian.

** And later Tommy Gunn's punching Paulie.

* [[Book Dumb]]: Although by the end of ''II'' he's writing poetry for a comatose Adrian and by ''III'' he's clearly come far in his acting ability, as is evidenced by the many successful commercials he appears in.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Half Rocky Marciano, half Joe Frazier, and inspired by a Chuck Wepner fight.

* [[Made of Iron]]: How else do you describe a guy who goes for 15 rounds with a World Champion and still comes out strong?

** Drago said it best:

* [[Red Baron]]: The "Italian Stallion."

* [[Real Men Love Jesus]]

 

=== Adrian ===

 

* [[Beautiful All Along]]

 

=== Paulie ===

 

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I don't sweat you!"

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Attempting to take on [[Hulk Hogan|Thunderlips]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Made of Iron]]: Takes a shot to the head from Tommy Gunn (the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion) and just ''shakes it off.''

* [[My Sister Is Off-Limits]]: In first movie.

 

=== Mickie Goldmill ===

 

* [[Brooklyn Rage]]

 

=== Apollo Creed ===

 

* [[Badass Mustache]]

* [[Heel Face Turn]]

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Rocky.

* [[Hot-Blooded]]

* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}

 

=== Clubber Lang ===

 

* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]

 

=== Ivan Drago ===

 

* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: His punching strength is over two times the average psi for a boxer, and close to three at tops. Rocky seemingly takes his blows way easier than Apollo's or Lang's, despite the fact that Drago's blows should theoretically make his head explode. And Rocky does this for a whole fifteen rounds.

* [[Lack of Empathy]]: "If he dies, he dies."

* [[Mother Russia Makes You Strong]]

* [[The Quiet One]]

* [[The Stoic]]

 

=== Tommy "The Machine" Gunn ===

 

* [[The Danza]]

* [[Deceptive Disciple]]: Starts the film pleading with Rocky to have Rocky train and teach him, eventually sells out and throws Rocky aside.

* [[Punny Name]]

* [[Ungrateful Bastard]]

 

=== Mason "The Line" Dixon ===

 

* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: At the start, he's unpopular with fans due to a string of easy, quick wins.

* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Despite being the current Heavyweight champion and undefeated, he didn't got any respect from the crowd. He did get it after his fight with Balboa.

** There's a bit of [[Truth in Television]] here. There have been many fighters who didn't get the respect they deserve because the guys around are nowhere near their level. Therefore, it creates the illusion that a dominant champion is fighting nothing but bums. In contrast, Muhammad Ali receives platitudes not just because of his tremendous skills, but because of the high level of the other heavyweights around, nearly all of whom Ali fought and beat.

* [[Punny Name]]

* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: We first see him playing basketball with some friends.

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