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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He is called by "The Dog Man" by the natives, due to his viciousness. Let's just say he lives up to the name.
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* BoomHeadshot: How he goes out, courtesy of Charlie. It was done to prevent him from suffering a far crueler and more painful death from Arthur, even if [[AssholeVictim he had it coming.]]

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* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: How he goes out, courtesy of Charlie. It was done to prevent him from suffering a far crueler and more painful death from Arthur, even if [[AssholeVictim he had it coming.]] ]]]]
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* BoomHeadshot: How he goes out, courtesy of Charlie. It was done to prevent him from suffering a far crueler and more painful death from Arthur, even if [[AssholeVictim he had it coming.]]

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* DeathSeeker: PlayedWith, as he pesters Charlie on why he can't just 'stop him,' implying he may know what a beast he is and wants Charlie to kill him. Though this also could be a case of YouWouldntShootMe, until [[spoiler: he finally does.]]

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* DeathSeeker: PlayedWith, as he pesters Charlie on why he can't just 'stop him,' implying he may know what a beast he is and wants Charlie to kill him. Though this also could be a case of YouWouldntShootMe, until [[spoiler: he Charlie finally does.]]


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* ManipulativeBastard: When Stanley attempts to hold down the fort and ward away the mob who want to flog Mikey, Fletcher brings Stanley's wife along to guilt trip Stanley into letting them do it.

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* DeathSeeker: PlayedWith, as he pesters Charlie on why he can't just 'stop him,' implying he may know what a beast he is and wants Charlie to kill him. Though this also could be a case of YouWouldntShootMe, until [[spoiler: he finally does.]]



* LackOfEmpathy: A truly repulsive example, he seems to see raping a pregnant woman to death as no different from smashing a wasp.

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* LackOfEmpathy: A truly repulsive example, he seems to see raping a pregnant woman to death as no different from smashing a wasp. [[spoiler: It ultimately gets him killed once Charlie has enough of his cruelty and sociopathy.]]


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He understands that while Charlie is a bad man by most counts, he's not nearly as cruel or psychotic as his brother Arthur. He honestly attempts to ''bargain'' with Charlie, offering him his and his brother Mikey's freedom if the former kills Arthur and was fully intending to keep his word. Sadly, destiny had other plans...
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* BrokenBird: She's clearly traumatized by the death of her friends, and is woefully unprepared for the harshness of the outback. [[spoiler: It only gets worse for her as the story moves along.]]


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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: When he's drunk at least...he seems a bit off and eccentric in general, ranting about his travels and laughing his ass off at the idea of evolution.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He is a vicious racist to the core, viewing the aboriginals as little more than animals. He leads a massacre of an aborigine village. * PsychoForHire: He clearly is at his job because he enjoys murdering and brutalizing aboriginals.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He is a vicious racist to the core, viewing the aboriginals as little more than animals. He leads a massacre of an aborigine village.
* PsychoForHire: He clearly is at his job because he enjoys murdering and brutalizing aboriginals.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He is a vicious racist to the core, viewing the aboriginals as little more than animals.
* PsychoForHire: He clearly is at his job because he enjoys murdering and brutalizing aboriginals, He leads a massacre of an aborigine village.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He is a vicious racist to the core, viewing the aboriginals as little more than animals. \n He leads a massacre of an aborigine village. * PsychoForHire: He clearly is at his job because he enjoys murdering and brutalizing aboriginals, He leads a massacre of an aborigine village.aboriginals.
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* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to piss him off or get under his skin. He threatens to shoot an aboriginal ''just for saying where he was.''

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* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to piss him off or get under his skin. He threatens to shoot an aboriginal ''just for saying where he was.and his friends were tired.''
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* BigBad: While [[DirtyCop Lawrence]] and [[CorruptOfficials Fletcher]] are nasty pieces of work and are antagonists, Arthur is clearly the biggest threat of the film.

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* BigBad: While [[DirtyCop Lawrence]] and [[CorruptOfficials [[SmugSnake Fletcher]] are nasty pieces of work and are antagonists, Arthur is clearly the biggest threat of the film.

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* DirtyCoward: Attempts to weasel his way out of facing Arthur's wrath by revealing [[spoiler: Charlie was sent to kill him.]] It doesn't work, as Arthur stomps him to death anyway.

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* DirtyCoward: Attempts to weasel his way out of facing Arthur's wrath by revealing [[spoiler: revealing Charlie was sent to kill him.]] It doesn't work, as Arthur stomps him to death anyway.


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* WouldHurtAChild: Even children aren't immune to his wrath, he wipes out a village of aboriginals, including children.
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* TheAlcoholic: He clearly likes hitting the bottle in his down time. He's plastered out of his mind when Charlie meets him.


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* HiddenDepths: For a vicious killer, he showcases himself to be a well read and thoughtful individual. He quotes poetry as well as his observations about the world around him to anyone who will listen.
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* DirtyCoward: Attempts to weasel his way out of facing Arthur's wrath by revealing [[spoiler: Charlie was sent to kill him. It doesn't work, as Arthur vicious stomps him to death anyway.]]

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* DirtyCoward: Attempts to weasel his way out of facing Arthur's wrath by revealing [[spoiler: Charlie was sent to kill him. ]] It doesn't work, as Arthur vicious stomps him to death anyway.]]

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* BloodKnight: He clearly loves fighting and killing the aboriginals he's sent to exterminate.



* DirtyCop:
* TheDragon: He is this to Stanley, but he proves to have [[DragonWithAnAgenda his own plans]] to deal with the Burns brothers as well as the aboriginals.

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* DirtyCop:
DirtyCop: He's a murderous thug with a badge, and he makes it his personal mission to make [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Stanley's]] job as difficult as possible.
* TheDragon: He is this to Stanley, but he proves to have [[DragonWithAnAgenda his own plans]] to deal with the Burns brothers as well as the aboriginals. aboriginals.
* EvilIsPetty: Murderous brute he is, but tormenting Mikey? That's just for fun.



* HairTriggerTemper:

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* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to piss him off or get under his skin. He threatens to shoot an aboriginal ''just for saying where he was.''

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* AssholeVictim:
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* AssholeVictim:
AssholeVictim: Oh boy, is he. Arthur viciously stomping him to death is easily one of the most cathartic deaths of the film.
* DirtyCoward:
DirtyCoward: Attempts to weasel his way out of facing Arthur's wrath by revealing [[spoiler: Charlie was sent to kill him. It doesn't work, as Arthur vicious stomps him to death anyway.]]
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* TheDragon: He is this to Stanley, but he proves to have [[DragonWithAnAgenda his own plans]] to deal with the Burns brothers as well as the aboriginals.
* {{Jerkass}}: While being a vicious murderer, he's also just a prick all around.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain:
* PsychoForHire:

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain:
HateSink: He is a racist, vicious monster who enjoys murdering people for his own sick amusement and has no loyalty to anyone except himself. His death is horrific, but a well deserved one.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He is a vicious racist to the core, viewing the aboriginals as little more than animals.
* PsychoForHire: He clearly is at his job because he enjoys murdering and brutalizing aboriginals, He leads a massacre of an aborigine village.
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[[folder:Sergeant Lawrence]]
!!Sergeant Lawrence
->'''Played By:''' Robert Morgan
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* BigBad: Of the film.

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* BigBad: Of While [[DirtyCop Lawrence]] and [[CorruptOfficials Fletcher]] are nasty pieces of work and are antagonists, Arthur is clearly the film.biggest threat of the film.



* TheDreaded: Absolutely everyone (save perhaps for his brothers) is utterly terrified of Arthur Burns, and for good reason.

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* TheDreaded: Absolutely everyone (save perhaps for his brothers) is utterly terrified of Arthur Burns, and for good reason. Even the aboriginals, no strangers to appalling levels of violence, are scared of him.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Implied to have some kind of developmental disability, as he has very childlike reactions to everything around him.

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