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* OverprotectiveDad: In ''Taxi 4'', he put a lots of protective gears on his son so he can play soccer and he even advise him to avoid the ball as much as possible even if it goes against the point of the game.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: When he ''does'' obtain his driver's license after countless failed attempts, it's only because the instructor had enough of his inexplicable incompetence at the wheel.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: When he ''does'' obtain his [[DrivingTest driver's license license]] after countless failed attempts, it's only because the instructor had enough of his inexplicable incompetence at the wheel.


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* DrivingTest: His job is to oversee and sanction these, and Emilien repeatdely failing it with crashes in shops really gets on his nerves.
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* {{Flanderization}}: The first film shows him as fairly incompetent already, but not completely stupid and not quite the LargeHam yet, as he didn't shout that much. The sequels turned his stupidity and shouting UpToEleven.

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* {{Flanderization}}: The first film shows him as fairly incompetent already, but not completely stupid and not quite the LargeHam yet, as he didn't shout that much. The sequels turned exaggerated his stupidity and shouting UpToEleven.shouting.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Alain Dorval (French)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Alain Dorval Creator/AlainDorval (French)
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* CoolOldGuy: Although Lilly can't tell him about Daniel's true job and tries to have him appear a bit more "academic" to her father because she's apparently DatingWhatDaddyHates, he comes up with a crafty plan to rapidly transport the Peugeot 406 by airdropping it in Paris, and even jokes on the phone with Émilien and Daniel when Émilien freaks out because one of the car's parachutes ends up not working.

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* CoolOldGuy: Although Lilly can't tell him about Daniel's true job and tries to have him appear a bit more "academic" to her father because she's apparently DatingWhatDaddyHates, he comes up with a crafty plan to rapidly transport the Peugeot 406 by airdropping it in Paris, UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}, and even jokes on the phone with Émilien and Daniel when Émilien freaks out because one of the car's parachutes ends up not working.



* SupportingLeader: In the climax of ''Taxi 2'', he brings army reinforcements to stop the Yakuza gang as they are chasing Daniel's 406.

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* SupportingLeader: In the climax of ''Taxi 2'', 2'' in Paris, he brings army reinforcements to stop the Yakuza gang as they are chasing Daniel's 406.
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* SequelNonEntity: She doesn't appear in ''Taxi 4''. Marion Cotillard wasn't available, as she was busy filming ''Film/LaVieEnRose''. She wasn't interested in the film series anymore anyway, as she wanted to focus on bigger roles (such as, again, ''La Vie en Rose'').
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* AbsenteeActor: She doesn't appear in ''Taxi 4''. Marion Cotillard wasn't available, as she was busy filming ''Film/LaVieEnRose''. She also wasn't interested in the film series anymore, as she wanted to focus on bigger roles (such as, again, ''La Vie en Rose'').
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* BaldOfAwesome: A bald cop who's really good at his job and a skilled pilot.
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* OverProtectiveDad: In ''Taxi 4'', he put a lots of protective gears on his son so he can play soccer and he even advise him to avoid the ball as much as possible even if it goes against the point of the game.

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* OverProtectiveDad: OverprotectiveDad: In ''Taxi 4'', he put a lots of protective gears on his son so he can play soccer and he even advise him to avoid the ball as much as possible even if it goes against the point of the game.
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A general in the French army, and Lilly's father.

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A general in the [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades French army, army]], and Lilly's father.
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* CasualSportsJersey: He often wears UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball jerseys. In ''Taxi 2'' (released in 2000), it's that of the French national team, the #10 of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane Zinedine Zidane]] more precisely. That player is regarded as one of the greatest the sport has ever known, he was the local pride of Marseille (as well as the nation's) and was a major factor in the French victory at the 1998 [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]]. Daniel also wears Olympique de Marseille jerseys, naturally -- that team is really SeriousBusiness in and around the city.

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* CasualSportsJersey: He often wears UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball jerseys. In ''Taxi 2'' (released in 2000), it's that of the French national team, the #10 of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane Zinedine Zidane]] more precisely. That player is regarded as one of the greatest the sport has ever known, he was the local pride of Marseille (as well as the nation's) and was a major factor in the French victory at the 1998 [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup FIFA World Cup]]. Daniel also wears Olympique de Marseille jerseys, naturally -- that team is really the very definition of SeriousBusiness in RealLife in and around the city.
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* NervousWreck: Emilien slowly wrecks his nerves with his inability to drive. It gets to a point where he just gives his license to Emilien for no other reason that he's had enough, and happily tells Emilien that he's leaving Marseille for Paris.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: They're always seen as a pair.

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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: ThoseTwoGuys: They're always seen as a pair.
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* AbsenteeActor: She doesn't appear in ''Taxi 4''. Marion Cotillard wasn't available, as she was busy filming ''Film/LaVieEnRose''.

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* AbsenteeActor: She doesn't appear in ''Taxi 4''. Marion Cotillard wasn't available, as she was busy filming ''Film/LaVieEnRose''. She also wasn't interested in the film series anymore, as she wanted to focus on bigger roles (such as, again, ''La Vie en Rose'').

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