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* GutturalGrowler: Definitely.
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* DeadpanSnarker: It is Creator/BruceCampbell, after all.
* DecoyProtagonist: In the first sequel. [[spoiler:He is stabbed in the neck by Cordell.]]
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* TheScapegoat: Cordell and Sally try to pin the murders on him, and Ripley and Pike are perfectly willing to arrest him since it makes them look good.
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* TheDragon: Cordell's accomplice and the main source of his inside information.
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* KarmicDeath: Is killed by the same undead monster she's been protecting once she's no longer useful to him.
* MadnessMantra: "HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS!"
* MadnessMantra: "HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS!"
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* VillainousBreakdown: Has a meltdown once she realizes Cordell no longer has any use for her. Shrieking, she beats Frank with her cane until his hand is broken again.
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* AntiVillain: With the exception of the first movie, this is how he's generally portrayed. His main goal is to expose the corruption of the NYPD, which he does by murdering innocents while in-uniform. [[spoiler:At the end of the second movie, he flat-out pulls a TakingYouWithMe on his would-be partner, the SerialKiller Turkell]].
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* AntiVillain: With the exception of the first movie, this is how he's generally portrayed. His main goal is to expose the corruption of the NYPD, which he does by murdering innocents while in-uniform. [[spoiler:At the end of the second movie, he flat-out pulls a TakingYouWithMe on his would-be partner, the SerialKiller Turkell]].Turkell.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: In the first sequel. [[spoiler:He is stabbed in the neck by Cordell]].
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* DecoyProtagonist: In the first sequel. [[spoiler:Her neck is broken by Cordell]].
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* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:When Cordell corners him, Ripley tries to take him on in a fist fight. [[NoSell It doesn't]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown end well]] [[CurbStompBattle for him.]]]]
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* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:When Cordell corners him, Ripley tries to take him on in a fist fight. [[NoSell It doesn't]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown end well]] [[CurbStompBattle for him.]]]]
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* {{Retirony}}: Ripley is close to retirement, [[spoiler:and winds up being one of Cordell's victims.]]
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* {{Retirony}}: Ripley is close to retirement, [[spoiler:and winds up being one of Cordell's victims.]]victims]].
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* LazyBum: Pike does absolutely nothing about Cordell, preferring to cover up the killings. Not only that, but when [=McCrae=] calls him on it he implicitly threatens to frame [=McCrae=] as the killer.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Pike would rather let Cordell run amok rather than deal with the problem. While he justifies it as making sure the populace isn't afraid of the police, that still doesn’t change the fact that he makes no attempt to actually stop Cordell.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Pike would rather let Cordell run amok rather than deal with the problem. While he justifies it as making sure the populace isn't afraid of the police, that still doesn’t change the fact that he makes no attempt to actually stop Cordell.
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* LazyBum: Pike does absolutely nothing about Cordell, preferring to cover up the killings. Not only that, but when [=McCrae=] calls him on it it, he implicitly threatens to frame [=McCrae=] as the killer.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Pike would rather let Cordell run amok rather than deal with the problem. While he justifies it as making sure the populace isn't afraid of the police, that stilldoesn’t doesn't change the fact that he makes no attempt to actually stop Cordell.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Double Subverted. The film ends with Killium celebrating Cordell's apparent death, only for Cordell to covertly enter his office. The film ends on the sounds of Killium's screams.]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Double Subverted.[[spoiler:DoubleSubverted. The film ends with Killium celebrating Cordell's apparent death, only for Cordell to covertly enter his office. The film ends on the sounds of Killium's screams.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Turns out that stabbing the hulking, undead policeman who's already on fire and clearly not being deterred by it is not such a smart idea after all]].
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Turns out that stabbing the hulking, undead policeman who's already on fire and clearly not being deterred by it is not such a smart idea after all]].
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* BadassMustache: He sports a rather nice one.
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Matt Cordell was one of the finest police officers to grace the NYPD, until he began investigating corruption in city hall. Cordell was framed for PoliceBrutality and sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he was attacked by three inmates who disfigured him, leaving him with severe brain damage (to the point of being left brain dead). Cordell returned years later as an undead monster to take revenge against the city.
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Matt Cordell was one of the finest police officers to grace the NYPD, until he began investigating his investigation of corruption in city hall. Cordell hall [[GoneHorriblyWrong went horribly wrong]]. He was framed for PoliceBrutality and sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he was attacked by three inmates who disfigured him, leaving him with severe brain damage (to the point of being left brain dead). Cordell returned years later as an undead monster to take revenge against the city.
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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: The damage to his brain may have driven him to his FaceHeelTurn.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Possibly due to his damaged brain.
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* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with Mallory, due to his troubled marriage with Ellen.
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* YourCheatingHeart: She was having an affair with Forrest.
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* AntiVillain: With the exception of the first movie, this is how he's generally portrayed. His main goal is to expose the corruption of the NYPD, which he does by murdering innocents while in-uniform. [[spoiler:At the end of the second movie, he flat-out pulls a TakingYouWithMe on his would-be partner, the SerialKiller Turkell]].
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!!Steven Turkell
-->'''Played By:''' Leo Rossi
A SerialKiller who targets strippers, teaming up with Cordell in the second movie.
* BeardOfEvil: Has a really thick beard that covers up much of his face.
* TheDragon: To Cordell, [[spoiler:at least until he realizes that Cordell never had any intention of helping him build his army of death row inmates]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He seems like a jovial party animal, though only when it suits his agenda.
* TheScourgeOfGod: He believes himself to be doing God's work by disposing of strippers.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Turns out that stabbing the hulking, undead policeman who's already on fire and clearly not being deterred by it is not such a smart idea after all]].
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* FallenHero: He was a decorated and respected officer until he was framed for police brutality.
* TheQuietOne: He only speaks twice in the entire series; once in the second film, and once in the third film.
* TheQuietOne: He only speaks twice in the entire series; once in the second film, and once in the third film.
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* EvilCripple: She is disabled and Cordell's accomplice.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Cordell kills her after serving him.
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* CompositeCharacter: Of the vigilante traffic cop death squad from ''Film/MagnumForce'' with more of a SlasherMovie vibe than the former.
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* {{Expy}}: His situation in the first act of the first film mirrors of that of Charlie [=McCoy=] from ''Film/MagnumForce''.
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* DecoyProtagonist: In the first sequel. [[spoiler:He is stabbed in the neck by Cordell]].
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* YourCheatingHeart: She was having an affair with Forrest.
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!!Officer Bremmer
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!!Officer Bremmer
--> '''Played By:''' Corey Michael Eubanks
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* TheAlcoholic: After learning Cordell is responsible for the recent killings, Killium spends the remainder of the film getting utterly sloshed.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Double Subverted. The film ends with Killium celebrating Cordell's apparent death, only for Cordell to covertly enter his office. The film ends on the sounds of Killium's screams.]]
* CorruptBureaucrat: Killium had connections to the mob, and sent Cordell to Sing Sing fully aware he would likely be killed by the inmates to shut him up.
* DirtyCoward: Once he realizes that Cordell has returned and is responsible for the murder spree, Killium spends the rest of the film in his office getting drunk.
* {{Jerkass}}: Killium is corrupt and caused Cordell's descent into villainy, helps cover up the murders, cares only about himself, and is a total coward.
* SatelliteCharacter: His far more sensible and moral aide.
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!!Ellen Forrest
--> '''Played By:''' Victoria Catlin
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* {{Jerkass}}: Ripley is a very unpleasant person, to say the least.
* {{Retirony}}: Ripley is close to retirement, [[spoiler:and winds up being one of Cordell's victims.]]
* {{Retirony}}: Ripley is close to retirement, [[spoiler:and winds up being one of Cordell's victims.]]
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* BadassMustache: He sports a rather nice one.
* DeadpanSnarker: [=McCrae=] has a rather dry wit he occasionally turns on his superiors.
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:The film follows him until Cordell kills him during his assault on theorders police station.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: After the death of hissuperiors.partner, it is implied that he had shot himself, though it is left ambiguous as to whether it was because the gun had discharged as [=McCrae=] claims.
* OnlySaneMan: [=McCrae=] seems to be the only one willing to do anything about Cordell's killing spree, as Commissioner Pike, Captain Ripley, and Mayor Killium would rather cover it up and sit on their asses rather than expend any effort into catching Cordell.
* BadassMustache: He sports a rather nice one.
* DeadpanSnarker: [=McCrae=] has a rather dry wit he occasionally turns on his superiors.
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:The film follows him until Cordell kills him during his assault on the
* DrivenToSuicide: After the death of his
* OnlySaneMan: [=McCrae=] seems to be the only one willing to do anything about Cordell's killing spree, as Commissioner Pike, Captain Ripley, and Mayor Killium would rather cover it up and sit on their asses rather than expend any effort into catching Cordell.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After realizing Ellen was killed, since she never would have died if he had stopped her from running off after discovering his affair.
* TheScapegoat: Cordell and Sally try to pin the murders on him, and Ripley and Pike are perfectly willing to arrest him since it makes them look good.
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with Mallory, due to his troubled marriage with Ellen.
* TheScapegoat: Cordell and Sally try to pin the murders on him, and Ripley and Pike are perfectly willing to arrest him since it makes them look good.
* YourCheatingHeart: He was having an affair with Mallory, due to his troubled marriage with Ellen.
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* BaldOfEvil: While not necessarily evil, Ripley is bald and a total {{Jerkass}}.
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:When Cordell corners him, Ripley tries to take him on in a fist fight. [[NoSell It doesn't]] [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown end well]] [[CurbStompBattle for him.]]]]
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:It's really hard to feel bad for him when Cordell finally kills him.]]
* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Cordell kills him by stabbing him in the back.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Pike is heavily implied to be corrupt, perfectly willing to scapegoat [=McCrae=] and Forrest for Cordell's killing spree, and is lazy and incompetent at his job.
* LazyBum: Pike does absolutely nothing about Cordell, preferring to cover up the killings. Not only that, but when [=McCrae=] calls him on it he implicitly threatens to frame [=McCrae=] as the killer.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Pike would rather let Cordell run amok rather than deal with the problem. While he justifies it as making sure the populace isn't afraid of the police, that still doesn’t change the fact that he makes no attempt to actually stop Cordell.
* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Cordell kills him by stabbing him in the back.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Pike is heavily implied to be corrupt, perfectly willing to scapegoat [=McCrae=] and Forrest for Cordell's killing spree, and is lazy and incompetent at his job.
* LazyBum: Pike does absolutely nothing about Cordell, preferring to cover up the killings. Not only that, but when [=McCrae=] calls him on it he implicitly threatens to frame [=McCrae=] as the killer.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Pike would rather let Cordell run amok rather than deal with the problem. While he justifies it as making sure the populace isn't afraid of the police, that still doesn’t change the fact that he makes no attempt to actually stop Cordell.
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!!Matt Cordell
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Matt Cordell was one of the finest police officers to grace the NYPD, until he began investigating corruption in city hall. Cordell was framed for PoliceBrutality and sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he was attacked by three inmates who disfigured him, leaving him with severe brain damage (to the point of being left brain dead). Cordell returned years later as an undead monster to take revenge against the city.
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!!Detective Frank [=McCrae=]
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A detective who investigates Cordell's killings against the orders of his superiors.
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[[folder:Officer Jack Forrest]]
!!Officer Jack W. Forrest Jr.
--> '''Played By:''' Creator/BruceCampbell
A police officer who was framed for Cordell's murders, including that of his wife Ellen.
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!!Officer Theresa Mallory
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A police officer working in Vice Squad who was having an affair with Jack Forrest.
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!!Lieutenant Ripley
-->'''Played By:''' William Smith
One of [=McCrae=]'s superiors who attempts to cover up Cordell's killings.
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[[folder:Commissioner Pike]]
!!Commissioner Pike
--> '''Played By:''' Creator/RichardRoundtree
The commissioner of the NYPD, who had a hand in Cordell's unjust imprisonment.
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[[folder:Officer Sally Noland]]
!!Officer Sally Noland
--> '''Played By:''' Sheree North
Cordell's girlfriend who attempts to aid him in his revenge.
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[[folder:Mayor Jerry Killium]]
!!Mayor Jerry Killium
--> '''Played By:''' Ken Lerner
The corrupt mayor of New York City who is in perpetual fear of Cordell taking revenge on him for his hand in Cordell's imprisonment.
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!!Matt Cordell
--> '''Played By:''' Robert Z'Dar
Matt Cordell was one of the finest police officers to grace the NYPD, until he began investigating corruption in city hall. Cordell was framed for PoliceBrutality and sent to Sing Sing Prison, where he was attacked by three inmates who disfigured him, leaving him with severe brain damage (to the point of being left brain dead). Cordell returned years later as an undead monster to take revenge against the city.
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!!Detective Frank [=McCrae=]
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A detective who investigates Cordell's killings against the orders of his superiors.
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[[folder:Officer Jack Forrest]]
!!Officer Jack W. Forrest Jr.
--> '''Played By:''' Creator/BruceCampbell
A police officer who was framed for Cordell's murders, including that of his wife Ellen.
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!!Officer Theresa Mallory
--> '''Played By:''' Laurene Landon
A police officer working in Vice Squad who was having an affair with Jack Forrest.
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!!Lieutenant Ripley
-->'''Played By:''' William Smith
One of [=McCrae=]'s superiors who attempts to cover up Cordell's killings.
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!!Commissioner Pike
--> '''Played By:''' Creator/RichardRoundtree
The commissioner of the NYPD, who had a hand in Cordell's unjust imprisonment.
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[[folder:Officer Sally Noland]]
!!Officer Sally Noland
--> '''Played By:''' Sheree North
Cordell's girlfriend who attempts to aid him in his revenge.
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[[folder:Mayor Jerry Killium]]
!!Mayor Jerry Killium
--> '''Played By:''' Ken Lerner
The corrupt mayor of New York City who is in perpetual fear of Cordell taking revenge on him for his hand in Cordell's imprisonment.
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