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--> [[BloodBrothers If you're in trouble, call me or you're dead.]]

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* Not much later, Barney reveals he '''has''' been listening to Galgo's story. The MotorMouth Galgo is stunned speechless.
* In a more meta moment, the movies themselves are this not just for the hardcore action fans who love the action films of the 70's, 80's and early 90's, but for the cast as well. Stallone [[WordOfGod specifically stated]] that one of the aims of making the film and casting decisions was to give some new work to some of the famous action movie stars of yesteryear.
--> I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot. So we’re always looking for actors like Michael Biehn and Michael Paré. I like those kinds of guys. Someone did it for me and I like to see if I can do it for them.

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* Not much later, Barney reveals he '''has''' been listening to Galgo's story. The MotorMouth Galgo is stunned speechless.
* In a more meta moment, the movies themselves are this not just for the hardcore action fans who love the action films of the 70's, 80's and early 90's, but for the cast as well. Stallone [[WordOfGod specifically stated]] that one of the aims of making the film and casting decisions was to give some new work to some of the famous action movie stars of yesteryear.
--> I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot. So we’re always looking for actors like Michael Biehn and Michael Paré. I like those kinds of guys. Someone did it for me and I like to see if I can do it for them.
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* After Caesar gets shot, [[VitriolicBestBuds Trench]] shows up. The first thing he does is ask after Caesar's condition. The second thing he does is offer his help to Ross in taking out Stonebanks.
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* Not much later, Barney reveals he '''has''' been listening to Galgo's story. The MotorMouth Galgo is stunned speechless.
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--> Lee Christmas: You were stupid enough to get yourself into this mess! And we're the only ones crazy enough to get you out of it!
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* In the third movie, both Barney and Galgo are prepared to take off on a SuicideMission to try and rescue the young team, cue all of the other Expendables locked and loaded, not about to let their boss fly into death's embrace alone.
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* In the first film, when the rest of the team decides that revisiting the island would be crazy, Jet Li's character, Yang, insists on accompanying Barney. When Barney asks him what's he's doing, Yang's response is "Friends die together."
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--> [[BloodBrothers If you're in trouble, call me or you're dead.]]

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--> [[BloodBrothers If you're in trouble, call me or you're dead.]]]]
* In a more meta moment, the movies themselves are this not just for the hardcore action fans who love the action films of the 70's, 80's and early 90's, but for the cast as well. Stallone [[WordOfGod specifically stated]] that one of the aims of making the film and casting decisions was to give some new work to some of the famous action movie stars of yesteryear.
--> I like using people that had a moment and then maybe have fallen on some hard times and give them another shot. So we’re always looking for actors like Michael Biehn and Michael Paré. I like those kinds of guys. Someone did it for me and I like to see if I can do it for them.
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* Barney may be a cynical and burnt-out KnightInSourArmor, but upon seeing the joyous reunions of the Russian families with the fathers and sons he has rescued, for the first time in the series his cold exterior finally dissolves to reveal a ''genuinely'' warm smile, as if for the first time he felt that his battle meant something.

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* Barney may be a cynical and burnt-out KnightInSourArmor, but upon seeing the joyous reunions of the Russian families with the fathers and sons he has rescued, for the first time in the series his cold exterior finally dissolves to reveal a ''genuinely'' warm smile, as if for the first time he felt that his battle meant the battles he fought for '''meant''' something.



--> If you're in trouble, call me or you're dead.

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--> [[BloodBrothers If you're in trouble, call me or you're dead.]]
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* Barney may be a cynical and burnt-out KnightInSourArmor, but upon seeing the joyous reunions of the Russian families with the fathers and sons he has rescued, for the first time in the series his cold exterior finally dissolves to reveal a ''genuinely'' warm smile, as if for the first time he felt that his battle meant something.
*Although not an "official" expendable, CIA Agent Maggie Chan reminds Barney at the end of ''The Expendables 2'' with a warm grin.
--> If you're in trouble, call me or you're dead.

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