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* ShooOutTheClowns: He's one of the funnier members of the Rangers and [[spoiler:his death marks him as the first American soldier to die]].

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* ShooOutTheClowns: He's one of the funnier members of the Rangers and [[spoiler:his death marks him as things really start hitting the first American soldier to die]].
fan just before Super Six One is shot down]].



* LateToTheTragedy: [[spoiler:When Struecker's humvees can't get to the Super Six Four crash site, Hoot and his team volunteer to reach it on foot. They find the remnants of Shughart and Gordon's LastStand and that Durant was captured before destroying the downed helicopter.]]

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* LateToTheTragedy: [[spoiler:When Struecker's humvees can't get to the Super Six Four crash site, Hoot and his team volunteer to reach it on foot. They find the remnants aftermath of Shughart and Gordon's LastStand and that Durant was captured before destroying the downed helicopter.]]


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-->'''Struecker''': Get on that 50! Someone get on that 50!
-->'''Hoot''': It's mine.


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* FiringOneHanded: Shown shooting one-handed with his [=MP5A3=] while stuck in the downed helicopter.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gordon volunteered himself and Durant for the effort to rescue Durant, knowing their chances were slim.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gordon volunteered himself and Durant Shughart for the effort to rescue Durant, knowing their chances were slim.]]
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!!!Dubbed by: Creator/BrunoChoel (European French)
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* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:Even while getting shot from all sides at the very end, Shughart keeps fighting until he's down to his last few bullets.]]


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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Gordon volunteered himself and Durant for the effort to rescue Durant, knowing their chances were slim.]]
-->'''Harrell''': General, crowd's in the hundreds now; from where [Gordon and Shughart] are they can see things clearer than any of us. They know what they're asking.

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-> '''Pilla''': They're shooting at us!\\

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-> --> '''Pilla''': They're shooting at us!\\



* ICanStillFight: Captain Steele effectively ''forces'' this view on during the mission, leading to Ruiz affirming "Still in the fight, Sir."

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* ICanStillFight: ICanStillFight:
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Captain Steele effectively ''forces'' this view on during the mission, leading to Ruiz affirming "Still in the fight, Sir."

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* GrenadeLauncher: Grimes' [=M16A2=] assault rifle features an underbarrel [=M203=] grenade launcher, which he uses to take out a pair of militiamen manning a technical.



* CompositeCharacter: Based off of Norm Gibson but also does things that other Delta Operators did.



* CompositeCharacter: Based off of Norm Gibson but also does things that other Delta Operators did.



* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Based off of Paul Howe. At the time of the book and movie Howe was still in Delta Force so they had to make a new character.



* Based off of Paul Howe. At the time of the book and movie Howe was still in Delta Force so they had to make a new character.


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* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Killed in the crash of Super Six One.]]

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* WeaponOfChoice: A [=M16A2=] assault rifle.



* WeaponOfChoice: A [=M16A2=] assault rifle equipped with an underbarrel [=M203=] grenade launcher.



* WeaponOfChoice: A Colt Model 733 assault rifle.



* WeaponOfChoice: A [=M60=] machine gun.



* WeaponOfChoice: A FN Minimi/[=M249=] machine gun.



* WeaponOfChoice: A [=M16A2=] assault rifle.



* WeaponOfChoice: A Beretta [=92FS=] pistol.



* WeaponOfChoice: A [=M16A2=] rifle.



* WeaponOfChoice: A FN Minimi/[=M249=] machine gun, similar to Twombly's.



* WeaponOfChoice: An M16A2 assault rifle.



* WeaponOfChoice: A Colt [=M727=] carbine rifle with a camouflage paint scheme.



* WeaponOfChoice: A [=M14=] battle rifle with a camouflage paint scheme and an Aimpoint [=CompM2/M68=] reflex sight. He also carries a Colt [=M1911A1=] pistol.

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* WeaponOfChoice: A [=M14=] battle rifle with a camouflage paint scheme and an Aimpoint [=CompM2/M68=] reflex sight. He also carries a Colt [=M1911A1=] pistol.



* WeaponOfChoice: A Colt [=M733=] assault rifle with a camouflage paint scheme, [=M68=] Aimpoint red dot scope, weaponlight, and a sound suppressor. He also carries a Colt [=M1911A1=] pistol.



* WeaponOfChoice: A Colt [=M727=] carbine rifle with an Aimpoint sight, Surefire flashlight, and camouflage paint scheme. He also carries a Colt [=M1911A1=] pistol.



* WeaponOfChoice: A Colt [=M727=] carbine rifle, which he uses to defend the Super Six One crash site.



* WeaponOfChoice: A Heckler & Koch [=MP5A3=] submachine gun fitted with a slimline foregrip. He also uses Gordon's [=M733=] assault rifle when he gets killed.

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* ManOnFire: Narrowly averted - when rejoining with Eversmann's chalk, a bullet hits an ammo pouch on his back and the ammo starts to cook off in smoke and flames. He manages to get the ammo carrier off before he's seriously injured by it.



* HighPressureBlood: His leg wound nicked the femoral artery, leading to this when the medic rips open the leg of his fatigue pants and drenching his squadmates.




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* SkewedPriorities: He gets shot in the leg, and as he's being carried into the building for treatment he frantically asks [[GroinAttack if his balls are okay.]]
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* SoldiersAtTheRear: He's a trained special forces soldier but due to being one of the few men around who can type and is computer literate (a much rarer skill during the time the film is set), he has spent his military career thus far doing desk work, keeping track of records and logistics, and making coffee, a fact he is very resentful about. He's been noted by real soldiers as one of the more realistic and fair portrayals of such a role as even among elite soldiers, someone has to do the boring tasks and his work is shown as absolutely necessary for the unit to function and he's portrayed simply as a soldier who just had the bad luck to get stuck in an unexciting but vital role.

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* SoldiersAtTheRear: He's a trained special forces soldier but due to being one of the few men around who can type and is computer literate (a much rarer skill during the time the film is set), he has spent his military career thus far doing desk work, keeping track of records and logistics, updating information on new soldiers, and making coffee, a fact he is very resentful about. He's been noted by real soldiers as one of the more realistic and fair portrayals of such a role as even among elite soldiers, someone has to do the boring tasks and his work is shown as absolutely necessary for the unit to function and he's portrayed simply as a soldier who just had the bad luck to get stuck in an unexciting but vital role.

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* AwesomeMcCoolName: They don't come any cooler sounding than "Mike Steele". The "Captain" part is a nice bonus.

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* AwesomeMcCoolName: They don't come any cooler sounding than "Mike Steele". The "Captain" part is a nice bonus.



* LargeHam: He's pretty theatrical with his southern accent and mannerism, a fact Pilla gleefully mocks during his impression.

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* LargeHam: He's pretty theatrical with his southern accent and mannerism, a fact Pilla gleefully mocks during his impression. Then again, being played by Creator/JasonIsaacs makes this trope hard to avoid.
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!!!Dubbed by: Creator/BorisRehlinger (European French)

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* BaldHeadOfToughness: He's a seriously tough and capable soldier and platoon leader without a hair on his head.



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%%* TheCaptain* TheCaptain: He's the Captain of the company.
* LargeHam: He's pretty theatrical with his southern accent and mannerism, a fact Pilla gleefully mocks during his impression.

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