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%%** His genuinely scary glee after the car chase [[spoiler:and during his rape of Ruth]] reeks of this.

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%%** His genuinely scary glee after the car chase [[spoiler:and during his rape of Ruth]] reeks of this.



* SociopathicHero: By the mid-point Chance has been established as one, [[spoiler:engineering a robbery to get the money Masters asked]], but even before that, he casually mistreats [[spoiler:and rapes]] Ruth, and he says he'd immediately get her back in jail should she ever stop being his CI.

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* SociopathicHero: By the mid-point Chance has been established as one, [[spoiler:engineering a robbery to get the money Masters asked]], but even before that, he casually mistreats [[spoiler:and rapes]] Ruth, and he says he'd immediately get her back in jail should she ever stop being his CI.
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%%* MeaningfulName

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%%* MeaningfulName* MeaningfulName: Chance is a thrill-seeker and goes to extremely risky lengths in his pursuit of Masters.
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%%* ShesGotLegs
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Guess what? Uncle Sam don't give a shit about your expenses. You want bread, fuck a baker."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Guess [[caption-width-right:250:''"Guess what? Uncle Sam don't give a shit about your expenses. You want bread, fuck a baker."'']]
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* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: By the end of the film, Vukovich has gone from a stickler for rules and regulations to a more renegade federal agent willing to bend the rules so long as he gets results.
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* CopKiller: Murders a U.S. Secret Service early in the film.

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* CopKiller: Murders a U.S. Secret Service agent early in the film.
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* ItsPersonal: Wants to bring down Masters because he murdered his partner, Jimmy Hart, early on in the film.


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* CopKiller: Murders a U.S. Secret Service early in the film.


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* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Lives a rather refined lifestyle; he has a nice house with art everywhere (most of which can be assumed to have been done by him), wears nice clothes, appreciates modern dance and is overall sophisticated for a criminal.
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%%* SociopathicHero

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%%* SociopathicHero* SociopathicHero: By the mid-point Chance has been established as one, [[spoiler:engineering a robbery to get the money Masters asked]], but even before that, he casually mistreats [[spoiler:and rapes]] Ruth, and he says he'd immediately get her back in jail should she ever stop being his CI.
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%%* {{Jerkass}}

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%%* {{Jerkass}}* {{Jerkass}}: Chance isn't exactly nice to his co-workers (save his partner), and treats his girlfriend/informant Ruth like garbage.
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-->''"I'm gonna bag Masters, and I don't give a shit how I do it."''

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-->''"I'm gonna bag Masters, Masters and I don't give a shit how I do it."''
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* AntiHero: A SociopathicHero at best and an arguable VillainProtagonist at worst.

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* %%* AntiHero: A SociopathicHero at best and an arguable VillainProtagonist at worst.



* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot]]
* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: If he can be considered as one, that is.]]

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* %%* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot]]
* %%* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: If he can be considered as one, that is.]]



* {{Jerkass}}

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* %%* {{Jerkass}}



* MeaningfulName
* PoliceBrutality: Prone to doing this.
* PsychopathicManchild
** His genuinely scary glee after the car chase [[spoiler:and during his rape of Ruth]] reeks of this.
** Is prone to throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way.
* RabidCop: A particularly rabid ''Secret Service agent''.
* RevengeBeforeReason
* SociopathicHero

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* %%* MeaningfulName
* %%* PoliceBrutality: Prone to doing this.
* %%* PsychopathicManchild
** %%** His genuinely scary glee after the car chase [[spoiler:and during his rape of Ruth]] reeks of this.
** %%** Is prone to throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way.
* %%* RabidCop: A particularly rabid ''Secret Service agent''.
* %%* RevengeBeforeReason
* %%* SociopathicHero



* VillainProtagonist

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* %%* VillainProtagonist



* CowboyCop: By the end.
* HeroicBSOD
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInJerkass: The botched robbery and Chance's death traumatize him to the point that he ends up killing Masters, completely pushing him over the edge into becoming the same kind of rabid cowboy cop that Chance was.]]

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* %%* CowboyCop: By the end.
* %%* HeroicBSOD
* [[spoiler:TookALevelInJerkass: The TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler:The botched robbery and Chance's death traumatize him to the point that he ends up killing Masters, completely pushing him over the edge into becoming the same kind of rabid cowboy cop that Chance was.]]



* BadBoss: Tries to have Cody killed in prison.
* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath: An exceptionally gruesome example in that Vukovich shoots Masters in the gut with Chance's revolver, causing Masters to drop the lit piece of paper he was holding into the puddle of gas he happened to be standing in. This causes Masters to be engulfed in flames, as Vukovich empties the remaining five shots of .357 Magnum into Masters, '''yet Masters doesn't die from the gunshots and continues to scream in pain until he FINALLY falls over dead.''']]

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* %%* BadBoss: Tries to have Cody killed in prison.
* [[spoiler:CruelAndUnusualDeath: An CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:An exceptionally gruesome example in that Vukovich shoots Masters in the gut with Chance's revolver, causing Masters to drop the lit piece of paper he was holding into the puddle of gas he happened to be standing in. This causes Masters to be engulfed in flames, as Vukovich empties the remaining five shots of .357 Magnum into Masters, '''yet Masters doesn't die from the gunshots and continues to scream in pain until he FINALLY falls over dead.''']]



* MasterForger: He even gets a long montage in which he shows how he makes his fake bills.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Burns self-portraits and creates arty pornography videos interspersed with footage of him crying.
* TheUnfettered

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* %%* MasterForger: He even gets a long montage in which he shows how he makes his fake bills.
* TrueArtIsAngsty: Burns self-portraits and creates arty pornography videos interspersed with footage of him crying.
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* {{Moll}}
* MsFanservice
* ShesGotLegs

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* %%* {{Moll}}
* %%* MsFanservice
* %%* ShesGotLegs



* AmoralAttorney
* [[spoiler:DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent]]

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* %%* AmoralAttorney
* %%* [[spoiler:DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent]]



* TheInformant: Chance's primary contact for finding the word on the street.
* MsFanservice: Chance is currently sleeping with her.

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* %%* TheInformant: Chance's primary contact for finding the word on the street.
* %%* MsFanservice: Chance is currently sleeping with her.



* {{Retirony}}

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* %%* {{Retirony}}



* ByTheBookCop: Literally quotes procedure from the manual.
* JerkassHasAPoint: His contempt for Chance is not unjustified.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: From Chance's perspective.
* PointyHairedBoss: Largely oblivious and often contemptuous of his agents.

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* %%* ByTheBookCop: Literally quotes procedure from the manual.
* %%* JerkassHasAPoint: His contempt for Chance is not unjustified.
* %%* ObstructiveBureaucrat: From Chance's perspective.
* %%* PointyHairedBoss: Largely oblivious and often contemptuous of his agents.



* CastTheExpert: Actor Jack Hoar was a decorated LAPD officer who served as a Professional Consultant and liaison for the production.
* TheDragon

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* CastTheExpert: Actor Jack Hoar was a decorated LAPD officer who served as a Professional Consultant and liaison for the production.
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%%* TheDragon



* ScaryBlackMan: Tries to play this trope straight in an attempt to intimidate Masters. [[spoiler:It doesn't work out.]]

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* %%* ScaryBlackMan: Tries to play this trope straight in an attempt to intimidate Masters. [[spoiler:It doesn't work out.]]



* AmoralAttorney
* BoomHeadshot
* GroinAttack: A particularly graphic example.

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* %%* AmoralAttorney
* %%* BoomHeadshot
* %%* GroinAttack: A particularly graphic example.

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