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[[File:silverado_poster_9576.jpg|thumb|350px|From top-left to bottom: [[The Lancer|Paden]], [[The Hero|Emmitt]], [[The Big Guy|Mal]], [[The Smart Guy|Jake]], and [[The Chick|Stella]] (inset)]]

'''[[John Cleese|Sheriff Langston]]:''' You idiot, he's hit ''everything he's '''aimed''' at!''<br />

'''Posse Member:''' Well, they ain't out of our jurisdiction 'til they reach the flattop!<br />

* [[Clueless Deputy]]: See [[Smart People Play Chess]] for an example of [[Played for Laughs|how this is used]].

* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: The outlaw Dawson is a hard man to fool; if it wasn't for the element of surprise, things could've gone very badly for Emmitt on [[The Infiltration]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Particularly Paden, Emmitt, and Stella, but everyone gets in a few.

'''Emitt:''' I had to get up anyway. }}

* [[Determined Widow]]: When introduced, she's a [[Determined Homesteader's Wife]], but he's [[Too Dumb to Live]]. An early love interest for Paden, until he meets Stella in the eponymous town.

* [[Horseback Heroism]]: A [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment combined with a horseback [[Power Walk]] towards the [[Big Bad]]'s ranch at the climax.

** Earlier in the movie, Jake is leading a horse through town when his nephew attempts the classic [[Western]] trope of leaping into the saddle.

* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Mal is astonishingly accurate with his Henry rifle. Also Emmitt, who picks off [[Up to Eleven|cactus needles]] at several yards.

* [[The Infiltration]]: Part of a hastily-concocted plan to retrieve a stolen [[MacGuffin|chest of settlers' valuables]] from some bandits who had themselves [[The Mole|posed as wagon train guides]] during the trip to the eponymous town. If it weren't for [[Improbable Aiming Skills|Mal]], it would have ended... badly:

* [[Just Got Out of Jail]]: Emmitt just served five years in prison for killing a man in self defense.

* [[Miss Kitty]]: Stella, "The 'Midnight Star' herself."

* [[Nice Hat]]: When Paden is introduced, he is lamenting the loss of his black hat with a pretty silver band on it.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: When Cobb tells the story of how Paden's reaction to Tyree's [[Kick the Dog]] moment (actually, he ''shot'' the dog, but that's another trope) got him arrested, Paden's reply ''has'' to be a joke. Either way, how ''did'' he get out of jail?

* [[No One Could Survive That]]: Three times. To wit:

** When Paden is introduced, he has been left to die of exposure in the middle of the desert by a group of bandits. None of them are happy to see him.

** Immediately prior to the climax, some [[Mook|mooks]] get between Emmitt and any chance of a reload while he's practicing his sharpshooting, and [[Moral Event Horizon|trample him repeatedly with horses]]. {{spoiler|Mal treats him for his injuries.}}

** Jake and Emmitt's nephew is mourning the apparent death of {{spoiler|Jake}}, whose acrobatic nature is highlighted throughout the movie.

''' {{spoiler|Jake}}''' Playin' dead. }}

* [[Oh Crap]]: When Paden encounters the bandits from his backstory, he points out whatever it is of his that they currently have on them. None of them say "so what?" presumably because they [[No One Could Survive That|left him to die of exposure in the desert]].

'''Paden:''' Your fingers better not be ticklin' my ivory-handled Colt. }}

* [[Professional Gambler]]: Slick. "Scuse me, Sheriff, I'm a gambler, lookin' to run [[Blatant Lies|an honest game]]. Who would I talk to about that?" Paden also talks in gambling metaphors and mutters about bad luck.

* [[Retired Gunfighter]]: Emmitt

* [[Retired Outlaw]]: Paden

* [[The Sheriff]]: Langston as the honest variety, Cobb as the [[Corrupt Hick]] variety.

* [[Showdown At High Noon]]: Cobb and Paden, although the time of day is never mentioned.