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[[File:patriot_ver2.jpg|frame|<small>Watch out men, it's [[Mel Gibson]]'s [[Floating Head Syndrome|giant face]]!</small> ]]

 

'''Colonel Tavington''': "Why wait?" }}

 

* [[The American Revolution]]

* [[Badass Preacher]]: Reverend Oliver is recruited for the militia by Gabriel.

* [[Badass Long Hair]] : Most people in the 18th century

* [[Batman Gambit]]: {{spoiler|After taking a supply convoy full of Cornwallis' personal effects (and two prized Great Danes), which include numerous officers' uniforms, Martin rides into Cornwallis' base for formal parlay, claiming he's captured eighteen officers. The talks quickly turn to prisoner exchange, and Martin offers the "officers" (really just stuffed dummies) for the members of his militia, who were captured earlier.}}

* [[Papa Wolf]]: Benjamin Martin.

* [[Parental Hypocrisy]]: Gabriel spends the night with his fiancée, Anne Howard, and her family. Mrs. Howard sews Gabe into a bundling bag for the night, to keep him and Anne from getting up to anything. Afterwards, Gabe and Anne talk, while her dad listens nervously at the door.

'''Mr. Howard''': ''[mortified]'' I hope so! }}

** Justified in that if Ann's mother had gotten pregnant, they could have just bumped up the wedding. Ann's fiancee is at war and could be killed, not to mention a pregnant girl living with her parents with no husband in sight would probably attract the attention of the British looking for rebel sympathizers.

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: [[Even the Guys Want Him|As if their wasn't enough reason to like Tavington...]]

* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]

'''General Lord Cornwallis''': Very well, it is a ''nice'' horse blanket. }}

** Then later on in the same scene:

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: Mel Gibson [[Braveheart|Hates The English]], Part II. Also known as "Braveheart with Flintlocks".

* [[The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized]]: Surprising considering how cartoonishly evil the British are, but the militia is utterly merciless to surrendering redcoats and ignores the standard rules of engagement of the time.