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* [[Badass Crew]]
* [[Badass Crew]]
* [[Private Military Contractors]]: They're mercenaries.
* [[Private Military Contractors]]: They're mercenaries.
* [[Rated Mfor Manly]]
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]


=== Barney Ross ([[Sylvester Stallone]]) ===
=== Barney Ross ([[Sylvester Stallone]]) ===
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* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[The Lancer]]
* [[Wife Basher Basher]]
* [[Wife-Basher Basher]]


=== Yin Yang ([[Jet Li]]) ===
=== Yin Yang ([[Jet Li]]) ===
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Bare Fisted Monk]]: Though not above using guns.
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Though not above using guns.
* [[Pint Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Token Minority]]: The only Asian in the team.
* [[Token Minority]]: The only Asian in the team.


=== Toll Road ([[Randy Couture]]) ===
=== Toll Road ([[Randy Couture]]) ===
* [[Badass Beard]]: If the [http://screenrant.com/expendables-2-character-posters-sandy-167445/expendables-2-randy-couture-poster/ poster] for the sequel is any indication
* [[Badass Beard]]: If the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120711062419/http://screenrant.com/expendables-2-character-posters-sandy-167445/expendables-2-randy-couture-poster/ poster] for the sequel is any indication
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Bare Fisted Monk]]: Generally punches, kicks, or throws Mooks rather than using guns.
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Generally punches, kicks, or throws Mooks rather than using guns.
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]
* [[Written in Infirmity]]: Couture's cauliflower ears
* [[Written-In Infirmity]]: Couture's cauliflower ears


=== Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) ===
=== Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) ===
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=== Gunnar Jensen ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) ===
=== Gunnar Jensen ([[Dolph Lundgren]]) ===
* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]] (or, at least, near-dead)}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]] (or, at least, near-dead)}}
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Blond Guys Are Crazy]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Blond Guys Are Crazy]]
* [[Blood Knight]]
* [[Blood Knight]]
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* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]
* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: {{spoiler|Before becoming one of the bad guys}}.
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: {{spoiler|Before becoming one of the bad guys}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Welcome Back Traitor]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Welcome Back, Traitor]]}}


=== Tool ([[Mickey Rourke]]) ===
=== Tool ([[Mickey Rourke]]) ===
* [[Absentee Actor]]: now that Mickey Rourke apparently won't be returning for the sequel. Hopefully this doesn't extend to [[Dropped a Bridge On Him|dropping a bridge on him]]...
* [[Absentee Actor]]: now that Mickey Rourke apparently won't be returning for the sequel. Hopefully this doesn't extend to [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|dropping a bridge on him]]...
* [[Manly Tears]]: Lets out a few during his monologue
* [[Manly Tears]]: Lets out a few during his monologue
* [[Retired Badass]]
* [[Retired Badass]]
* [[Shell Shocked Veteran]]
* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]


=== Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) ===
=== Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) ===
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=== James Munroe (Eric Roberts) ===
=== James Munroe (Eric Roberts) ===
* [[The Big Bad]]
* [[The Big Bad]]
** [[Non Action Big Bad]]: Leaves the fighting to [[Steve Austin|Payne]].
** [[Non-Action Big Bad]]: Leaves the fighting to [[Steve Austin|Payne]].
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]
* [[The Heavy]]
* [[The Heavy]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: [[Cold Blooded Torture|Torturing her]], on the other hand, he has no problems with.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: [[Cold-Blooded Torture|Torturing her]], on the other hand, he has no problems with.


=== Payne ([[Steve Austin]]) ===
=== Payne ([[Steve Austin]]) ===
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* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]


=== Jean Vilain ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) ===
=== Jean Vilain ([[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]) ===
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the second film
* [[Big Bad]]: Of the second film
* [[Knife Nut]]
* [[Knife Nut]]
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=== Sandra Garza (Gisele Itie) ===
=== Sandra Garza (Gisele Itie) ===
* [[The Chick]]
* [[The Chick]]
* [[Military Brat]]: She is [[The Generals Daughter]].
* [[Military Brat]]: She is [[The General's Daughter]].
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: Not really a princess, but given that she's the daughter of a general of a military junta, she might as well be.
* [[Rebellious Princess]]: Not really a princess, but given that she's the daughter of a general of a military junta, she might as well be.
* [[Spicy Latina]]
* [[Spicy Latina]]
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]


=== Mr. Church ([[Bruce Willis]]) ===
=== Mr. Church ([[Bruce Willis]]) ===
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* [[The Cameo]]
* [[The Cameo]]
* [[Ironic Nickname]]: Given how foul-mouthed he is
* [[Ironic Nickname]]: Given how foul-mouthed he is
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]


=== Trent Mauser ([[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]) ===
=== Trent Mauser ([[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]) ===
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* [[Friendly Enemy]]: To Ross
* [[Friendly Enemy]]: To Ross
* [[Hero of Another Story]]
* [[Hero of Another Story]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]


=== Booker ([[Chuck Norris]]) ===
=== Booker ([[Chuck Norris]]) ===
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** [[Badass Beard]]
** [[Badass Beard]]
** [[Badass Grandpa]]
** [[Badass Grandpa]]
* [[One Man Army]]: [[Invoked Trope|Explicitly described as such]] on his official profile.
* [[One-Man Army]]: [[Invoked Trope|Explicitly described as such]] on his official profile.


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Latest revision as of 20:02, 18 January 2022


The Expendables

Tropes applied to the Expendables as a whole:

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone)

Lee Christmas (Jason Statham)

Yin Yang (Jet Li)

Toll Road (Randy Couture)

Hale Caesar (Terry Crews)

Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren)

Tool (Mickey Rourke)

Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth)

Maggie (Nan Yu)

Antagonists

General Garza (David Zayas)

James Munroe (Eric Roberts)

Payne (Steve Austin)

Jean Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme)

Others

Sandra Garza (Gisele Itie)

Mr. Church (Bruce Willis)

Trent Mauser (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

Booker (Chuck Norris)

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