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* LeParkour: Darquandier's men show these skills when chasing the protagonists through the marketplace and refugee camp.
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* LeParkour: Darquandier's men show these skills when chasing the protagonists through the marketplace and refugee camp. Appropriatedly, the leader of them is played by the founder of parkour himself, David Belle.
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* AttackDrone: They patrol the Bering Strait, killing everything that moves whether wildlife or illegal infiltrators.
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* AttackDrone: They patrol the Bering Strait, [[ShootEverythingThatMoves killing everything that moves moves]] whether wildlife or illegal infiltrators.
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* CheckpointCharlie: Toorop, Sister Rebeka and Aurora have to cross the Bering Strait, despite it being patrolled by {{Attack Drone}}s that kill everything that moves (literally, the drones killed two polar bears).
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* CheckpointCharlie: Toorop, Sister Rebeka and Aurora have to cross the Bering Strait, despite it being patrolled by {{Attack Drone}}s that kill everything that moves ShootEverythingThatMoves (literally, the drones killed two polar bears).
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* ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics: A radiation-shielded train passes over a bridge built across a [[FailsafeFailure massive crater blasted by a nuclear power plant]]. While a cool scene it also [[FridgeLogic raises the question]] of the difficulties of building a bridge in such a highly-radioactive area (not to mention the expense of creating shielded trains) versus just building a detour. Also, of course, Nuclear reactors don't blow up.
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* ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics: A radiation-shielded train passes over a bridge built across a [[FailsafeFailure massive crater blasted by a nuclear power plant]]. While a [[RuleOfCool cool scene scene]] it also [[FridgeLogic raises the question]] of the difficulties of building a bridge in such a highly-radioactive area (not to mention the expense of creating shielded trains) versus just building a detour. Also, of course, Nuclear nuclear reactors don't blow up.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Toorop and Aurora. Not only is he OneHeadTaller, but probably twice her weight as well. Of course, he's a muscular veteran mercenary, and she's a sheltered young woman. It doesn't go beyond UnresolvedSexualTension, however.
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missed a "Noelite"; used Search/Replace of text editor, so all should be good now
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* MessianicArchetype: Aurora fits this trope to a T, but that's because she's actually been genetically engineered by the Noelite sect who hope to create a real-life 'miracle' in order to become the [[TakeOverTheWorld dominant religion in the world]].
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* MessianicArchetype: Aurora fits this trope to a T, but that's because she's actually been genetically engineered by the Noelite Neolite sect who hope to create a real-life 'miracle' in order to become the [[TakeOverTheWorld dominant religion in the world]].
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* TemptingFate: When the High Priestess of the Noelites threatens to kill Gorsky he scoffs it off, since he's so well-protected that she would pretty much have to drop a nuclear bomb on his head to do him in. Missile launch detected...
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* TemptingFate: When the High Priestess of the Noelites Neolites threatens to kill Gorsky he scoffs it off, since he's so well-protected that she would pretty much have to drop a nuclear bomb on his head to do him in. Missile launch detected...
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* JitterCam: How they edited the fight scenes to cover the actors varying levels of fighting ability.
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*AmbiguousTimePeriod: The movie takes place sometime in the near future, but it's never exactly Stated what year it is or even what decade. All we know is that it's sometime after 2017.
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*CoolGuns: Handguns in the future are shown as having to 'load' before they fire. No, literally. Shown on two notable occasions in the movie:
**In the intro, Toorop drags a gun merchant out into the street and accuses him of swindling him with a gun that doesn't work. Toorop proves this by pointing the gun at his face, where an increasingly loud beeping sound is heard, yet the gun fails to fire.
**Toward the finale, the High Priestess takes a gun from one of her Mooks and points it at Darquandier, threatening to kill him unless he snitches on Aurora. When he refuses, the gun is shown to have lights on the grip of the weapon, and the same beeping is heard. Unfortunately for Darquandier, this time the gun does fire.
**In the intro, Toorop drags a gun merchant out into the street and accuses him of swindling him with a gun that doesn't work. Toorop proves this by pointing the gun at his face, where an increasingly loud beeping sound is heard, yet the gun fails to fire.
**Toward the finale, the High Priestess takes a gun from one of her Mooks and points it at Darquandier, threatening to kill him unless he snitches on Aurora. When he refuses, the gun is shown to have lights on the grip of the weapon, and the same beeping is heard. Unfortunately for Darquandier, this time the gun does fire.
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* IWantThemAlive: While we don't see the bad guy in question actually giving the order, this is definitely in play when a group of mercenaries break into Toorop's place to take him back to their boss, a Russian mobster/warlord named Gorsky. Toorop figures this out on his own because he recognizes one of the mercs.
-->'''Mercenary:''' [''says something in Russian'']
-->'''Toorop:''' No shit, Karl! If you wanted me dead you would have [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill blown up the building]]!
-->'''Mercenary:''' [''says something in Russian'']
-->'''Toorop:''' No shit, Karl! If you wanted me dead you would have [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill blown up the building]]!
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* RuleNumberOne: Inverted from the usual version it's Sister Rebeka who gives the rules to mercenary Toorop, the last of which is "No foul language." Toorop gives a not-quite amused smile.
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* RuleNumberOne: Inverted from the usual version it's Sister Rebeka who gives the rules to badass mercenary Toorop, the last of which is "No foul language." Toorop gives a not-quite amused smile.
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Badass is no longer a trope.
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* RuleNumberOne: Inverted from the usual version it's Sister Rebeka who gives the rules to {{Badass}} mercenary Toorop, the last of which is "No foul language." Toorop gives a not-quite amused smile.
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* RuleNumberOne: Inverted from the usual version it's Sister Rebeka who gives the rules to {{Badass}} mercenary Toorop, the last of which is "No foul language." Toorop gives a not-quite amused smile.
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''Babylon A.D.'' is a CyberPunk action film based on the novel ''Babylon Babies'' by French (naturalised Canadian) sci-fi writer Maurice G. Dantec. In a near-future world divided by nationalistic and religious conflict, a mercenary called Toorop (played by VinDiesel) is hired by a [[TheMafiya Russian mobster]] to escort a woman to North America for delivery to the Neolites, a New Age sect.
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''Babylon A.D.'' is a CyberPunk action film based on the novel ''Babylon Babies'' by French (naturalised Canadian) sci-fi writer Maurice G. Dantec. In a near-future world divided by nationalistic and religious conflict, a mercenary called Toorop (played by VinDiesel) Creator/VinDiesel) is hired by a [[TheMafiya Russian mobster]] to escort a woman to North America for delivery to the Neolites, a New Age sect.
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* ReCut: The European extended version includes ten minutes of deleted and extended footage along with the original ending and alternate footage and dialogue. It is considered to be better than the theatrical version.
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* DeletedScene: The Hummer chase scene is an extra on the DVD, though it was in the theatre version.
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* CoveredInScars: Toorop's face.
* DeletedScene: The Hummer chase scene is an extra on the DVD, though it was in the theatre version.
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* MadScientist: Inverted with Darquandier; his experiment has positive rather than negative effects.
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* MadScientist: Inverted Subverted with Darquandier; his experiment has positive rather than negative effects.
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* SurroundedByIdiots: The High Priestess' attitude to her minions.
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* DopeSlap: The High Priestess slaps her minion when he informs her that Toorop has made his escape.
-->"[[SurroundedByIdiots I'm sick and tired of your damned excuses.]]"
-->"[[SurroundedByIdiots I'm sick and tired of your damned excuses.]]"
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* HumanShield: A voluntary version when Darquandier's men stand between Aurora and Toorop, even after he's already shot one of them.
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* HumanShield: A voluntary version when Darquandier's men stand between Aurora and Toorop, even after he's already shot one of them.Toorop. When Toorop shoots one, the others instantly move to fill the gap.
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* ObviouslyEvil: The Neolite doctor who examines Aurora. She even tells him so to his face.
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* HumanShield: A voluntary version when Darquandier's men stand between Aurora and Toorop, even after he's already shot one of them.
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* GatlingGood: The attack drones have not only a gatling cannon but also a rotary missile launcher.
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* FiveFingeredDiscount: Toorop grabs some clothing in the marketplace to enable his charge to blend in, but Sister Rebeka is shown paying for it in the background.
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* FiveFingeredDiscount: FiveFingerDiscount: Toorop grabs some clothing in the marketplace to enable his charge to blend in, but Sister Rebeka is shown paying for it in the background.
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* FiveFingeredDiscount: Toorop grabs some clothing in the marketplace to enable his charge to blend in, but Sister Rebeka is shown paying for it in the background.
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* AStormIsComing: The movie ends with Toorop telling his children [[spoiler:left to him by Aurora after her DeathByChildbirth]] that there's a storm coming.
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* OneLastJob: Toorop wants to retire from war and live in Canada (in the novel he's more of a BloodKnight).
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* OneLastJob: Toorop wants to retire from war and live in Canada his old home in upstate New York (in the novel he's more of a BloodKnight).
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* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Aurora dies giving birth to a pair of twins because she was designed not to live past delivery. Toorop is left to raise the children at his restored home in upstate New York.]]
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* ShowerScene: After arriving at the American border, Toorop has a shower scene where we're shown [[TattooedCrook his extensive collection of tattoos]].
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* IfIWantedYouDead: Toorop gets the drop on a mercenary who's been sent to fetch him. Cue BilingualDialogue in Russian, then Toorop saying in English, "No shit! If you wanted me dead, [[NoKillLikeOverkill you'd have blown up the building]]!"
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* IfIWantedYouDead: Toorop gets the drop on a mercenary who's been sent to fetch him. Cue BilingualDialogue in Russian, then Toorop saying in English, "No shit! If you wanted me dead, [[NoKillLikeOverkill [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill you'd have blown up the building]]!"
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* SayMyName: Toorop calls Aurora by her name for the first time just [[spoiler:before she dies.]]
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* SayMyName: Toorop calls Aurora by her name for the first time just [[spoiler:before she dies.]]dies]].
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* WarriorMonk: A [[GenderInvertedTrope gender inverted]] version is Sister Rebekka of the Neolite sect. Played by Creator/MichelleYeoh.
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* WarriorMonk: A [[GenderInvertedTrope gender inverted]] {{gender inverted|Trope}} version is Sister Rebekka of the Neolite sect. Played by Creator/MichelleYeoh.
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* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: Gorsky has a BTR-series armored personnel carrier that he's retrofitted into his personal limousine.
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* TankGoodness: T55 and T72 tanks can be seen in the opening scene in Russia.
