* CallAHitPointASmeerp -- The Golgo 13 light-gun arcade games reward/punish for accuracy instead of whether you (playing as Golgo) get hit. You start the game with 100% "reliability". Do well on a typical mission and you will gain 30% reliability up to the 100% maximum but no further. Miss the mark and your reliability goes down 80%. When your reliability goes down to 0%, you can't get a job because you're, well, not reliable, and you'll have to continue or accept a game over. All in all, it's a reasonably clever take on Calling A Hit Point A Smeerp while avoiding the Hostage Spirit Link problem: you won't take damage for hitting the wrong people, but nobody will trust you enough to hire you as a hitman.
* TheCasanova -- Explored to an extent in Golgo 13. The title character tends to have sex before a job, and does have good luck at getting women to join him in bed. However, he just as often hires prostitutes, and due to his notorious blank expression not changing, a number of readers have theorized he doesn't actually enjoy it.
* CatchPhrase -- "I'll take the job."

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* CallAHitPointASmeerp: The Golgo 13 light-gun arcade games reward/punish for accuracy instead of whether you (playing as Golgo) get hit. You start the game with 100% "reliability". Do well on a typical mission and you will gain 30% reliability up to the 100% maximum but no further. Miss the mark and your reliability goes down 80%. When your reliability goes down to 0%, you can't get a job because you're, well, not reliable, and you'll have to continue or accept a game over. All in all, it's a reasonably clever take on Calling A Hit Point A Smeerp while avoiding the Hostage Spirit Link problem: you won't take damage for hitting the wrong people, but nobody will trust you enough to hire you as a hitman.
* TheCasanova: Explored to an extent in Golgo 13. The title character tends to have sex before a job, and does have good luck at getting women to join him in bed. However, he just as often hires prostitutes, and due to his notorious blank expression not changing, a number of readers have theorized he doesn't actually enjoy it.
* CatchPhrase: "I'll take the job."

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* ConsummateProfessional -- He was, for a time, the page picture for a reason. You hire him, he does the job. No exceptions. His client died before he could fulfill the contract? He does the job. No exceptions. Oh, his target is a child, so it'll reveal he's actually a HitmanWithAHeart, right? NOPE. HE DOES THE JOB. NO EXCEPTIONS.
* ContractOnTheHitman -- Although Duke Togo is strictly a freelance agent, he's frequently been double-crossed by his employers. This never ends well for them, since it's the closest to his BerserkButton. And seriously, why do they even bother? The guy's so much of a ConsummateProfessional that, as long as you pay him and not betray him, he'll NEVER come after you.
* ConvictionByCounterfactualClue -- Not exactly conviction and not exactly counterfactual, but pretty much every time anyone hears the name "Duke Togo" in the TV series they immediately identify it as Japanese. While Togo ''is'' a Japanese last name, the idea that people wouldn't initially mistake it for Italian or Greek or something is ridiculous.
* CoolCar -- Duke likes to drive fast rides, mostly non-Japanese such as Mustangs.
* DeadpanSnarker -- Earlier installments tended to have Golgo make wisecracks this way. For instance, when he's accused of eavesdropping on a meeting in the Oval Office of the U.S. White House during TheSeventies:

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* ConsummateProfessional: He was, for a time, the page picture for a reason. You hire him, he does the job. No exceptions. His client died before he could fulfill the contract? He does the job. No exceptions. Oh, his target is a child, so it'll reveal he's actually a HitmanWithAHeart, right? NOPE. HE DOES THE JOB. NO EXCEPTIONS.
* ContractOnTheHitman: Although Duke Togo is strictly a freelance agent, he's frequently been double-crossed by his employers. This never ends well for them, since it's the closest to his BerserkButton. And seriously, why do they even bother? The guy's so much of a ConsummateProfessional that, as long as you pay him and not betray him, he'll NEVER come after you.
* ConvictionByCounterfactualClue: Not exactly conviction and not exactly counterfactual, but pretty much every time anyone hears the name "Duke Togo" in the TV series they immediately identify it as Japanese. While Togo ''is'' a Japanese last name, the idea that people wouldn't initially mistake it for Italian or Greek or something is ridiculous.
* CoolCar: Duke likes to drive fast rides, mostly non-Japanese such as Mustangs.
* DeadpanSnarker: Earlier installments tended to have Golgo make wisecracks this way. For instance, when he's accused of eavesdropping on a meeting in the Oval Office of the U.S. White House during TheSeventies:

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* GainaxEnding -- In ''The Professional'',[[spoiler: Since after losing her husband Robert, and since haven't seen her daughter Emily, Laura Dawson is seen prostituting herself on the rainy streets since she was raped twice by Snake. She then sees Golgo 13. Shocked, she drew a gun against him in public. He then walks away. Whether Laura shot Golgo and missed, or that Golgo retaliated shooting back, or something else entirely is up to the viewer to decide.]]
* GetIntoJailFree - This happens in one episode. Duke Togo allows himself to be arrested so he'll end up in the same ludicrously high-security prison as his target, a crook whose old companions are worried about spilling the beans on them. Needless to say, escaping a prison that makes TheAlcatraz look like a cardboard box is no problem for Golgo 13! 
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar -- In the early days of the NES when [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nintendo Nintendo of America]] was heavily censoring all games for anything even slightly offensive, Golgo 13's game came over with all it's murder-y goodness intact, and ''even included several sex scenes!'' (Not literally shown on camera, but the dialogue makes clear what's about to happen, then the lights dim and Duke and the woman's silhouettes come together.)

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* GainaxEnding: In ''The Professional'',[[spoiler: Since after losing her husband Robert, and since haven't seen her daughter Emily, Laura Dawson is seen prostituting herself on the rainy streets since she was raped twice by Snake. She then sees Golgo 13. Shocked, she drew a gun against him in public. He then walks away. Whether Laura shot Golgo and missed, or that Golgo retaliated shooting back, or something else entirely is up to the viewer to decide.]]
* GetIntoJailFree: This happens in one episode. Duke Togo allows himself to be arrested so he'll end up in the same ludicrously high-security prison as his target, a crook whose old companions are worried about spilling the beans on them. Needless to say, escaping a prison that makes TheAlcatraz look like a cardboard box is no problem for Golgo 13! 
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the early days of the NES when [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nintendo Nintendo of America]] was heavily censoring all games for anything even slightly offensive, Golgo 13's game came over with all it's murder-y goodness intact, and ''even included several sex scenes!'' (Not literally shown on camera, but the dialogue makes clear what's about to happen, then the lights dim and Duke and the woman's silhouettes come together.)

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* LiveActionAdaptation -- Two to date, the more famous (and later) one being ''The Kowloon Assignment'' - where he was played by Sonny Chiba.
* LockedRoomMystery -- "The Serizawa Family Murders".
* LoudOfWar -- In one story, the last of a series of tortures used on Duke Togo is Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy" at high volume (the Written Sound Effect being "ZUN ZUN ZUN").
* TheMafia -- The story "Wiseguy" deconstructs the romanticized aspects of this trope. For example, [[Film/TheGodfather Michael Corleone's]] possible future in Congress is given a darker spin with the story's villain, a Congressman from a Mafia family who's taken gang warfare to a higher level thanks to government connections.
* MeaningfulName -- The eponymous character's codename in Golgo 13 means ''something'', most likely, but nobody's sure what. The most popular theory is that it's a call-out to Golgotha, the hill on which Christ was crucified, and the thirteenth disciple, Judas. Given that the series has a skeleton wearing a crown of thorns as its icon, this is probably a good guess.

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* LiveActionAdaptation: Two to date, the more famous (and later) one being ''The Kowloon Assignment'' - where he was played by Sonny Chiba.
* LockedRoomMystery: "The Serizawa Family Murders".
* LoudOfWar: In one story, the last of a series of tortures used on Duke Togo is Led Zeppelin's "Houses of the Holy" at high volume (the Written Sound Effect being "ZUN ZUN ZUN").
* TheMafia: The story "Wiseguy" deconstructs the romanticized aspects of this trope. For example, [[Film/TheGodfather Michael Corleone's]] possible future in Congress is given a darker spin with the story's villain, a Congressman from a Mafia family who's taken gang warfare to a higher level thanks to government connections.
* MeaningfulName: The eponymous character's codename in Golgo 13 means ''something'', most likely, but nobody's sure what. The most popular theory is that it's a call-out to Golgotha, the hill on which Christ was crucified, and the thirteenth disciple, Judas. Given that the series has a skeleton wearing a crown of thorns as its icon, this is probably a good guess.

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* MoeGreeneSpecial -- Duke delivers a double to a spy satellite image analyst who tried to set him up to become a BoxedCrook, just for the KarmicDeath value.
* MukokuSeki - Very meta on this one. Golgo 13 is a worldly, adult-oriented manga sometimes incorporating world news events, where people will actually be drawn with something approaching recognizable ethnicity, especially the many portrayals of real people (Even Nelson Mandela needs Golgo, sometimes!). However, Golgo's own MukokuSeki good looks (along with his polyglot abilities) become one of his greatest assets for being undetected, and even the other characters are confused about what ethnicity he is. Even then, however, people tend to vaguely assume he might be Japanese.
* MultipleChoicePast -- Several of the stories in the series seem to be possible origins for Golgo; however, they always end on at least a note of ambiguity.
* NeverSuicide - A rather unusual inversion in the first animated film, in which the target's father, after the assassination, spends the rest of the film sending people to kill Duke - but it turns out that [[spoiler:his son, unhappy with his family life and too squeamish to take his own life, hired Duke to kill him in the first place - suicide by contract killing]].
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands -- That language? He speaks it. That gun? Oh yeah, he can shoot it.
* NippleAndDimed -- Always averted.
* NoExportForYou -- Quite an odd case, due the [[PrintLongRunners nature]] of the series, no matter in how many countries the manga will be licensed, it will always be, in a sense, incomplete. All known licensed prints of the manga follows the same rule of selecting some iconic missions Golgo has taken and release it in a few dozen Volumes, leaving aside more than a ''hundred'' original volumes in the process; although thanks to the episodic and self-contained story telling of the series, only completionist aficionados will feel bad about this.
* NoSmoking -- The TV series. Like James Bond, Golgo 13 goes from a chain-smoker to a non-smoker with no explanation whatsoever.
* NonIdleRich -- Togo probably has more cash than anyone could estimate at this point, with some assignments worth millions. But with his constant work and traveling, it doesn't seem like that half the time.
* OffWithHisHead -- In ''The Professional'', Duke finishes Silver off by putting an active grenade in his mouth.
* {{Omniglot}} -- Golgo 13 can speak 13 languages. Some of them include English, Japanese, French, Tagalog and Spanish.
* OneBulletLeft -- After a brutal battle with Snake, the helicopters, and Gold/Silver, Duke finally meets Leonard Dawson, face to face. [[spoiler:After expressing his final words to Duke, Leonard attempts to commit suicide, but Duke fires his revolver's last bullet, killing Leonard with a headshot.]]
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase -- "Do not stand behind him, if you value your life."
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent -- Averted; Golgo's worked for the US government several times, and each time the then-current real-world president was (surprisingly accurately) drawn.
* OvertOperative -- Golgo 13 almost always uses some variant on "Duke Togo" as a cover identity. Which wouldn't apply except that Duke Togo is also the name he goes by in public. He has subverted the trope by using fairly different names, but he keeps coming back to Duke Togo.

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* MoeGreeneSpecial: Duke delivers a double to a spy satellite image analyst who tried to set him up to become a BoxedCrook, just for the KarmicDeath value.
* MukokuSeki: Very meta on this one. Golgo 13 is a worldly, adult-oriented manga sometimes incorporating world news events, where people will actually be drawn with something approaching recognizable ethnicity, especially the many portrayals of real people (Even Nelson Mandela needs Golgo, sometimes!). However, Golgo's own MukokuSeki good looks (along with his polyglot abilities) become one of his greatest assets for being undetected, and even the other characters are confused about what ethnicity he is. Even then, however, people tend to vaguely assume he might be Japanese.
* MultipleChoicePast: Several of the stories in the series seem to be possible origins for Golgo; however, they always end on at least a note of ambiguity.
* NeverSuicide: A rather unusual inversion in the first animated film, in which the target's father, after the assassination, spends the rest of the film sending people to kill Duke - but it turns out that [[spoiler:his son, unhappy with his family life and too squeamish to take his own life, hired Duke to kill him in the first place - suicide by contract killing]].
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: That language? He speaks it. That gun? Oh yeah, he can shoot it.
* NippleAndDimed: Always averted.
* NoExportForYou: Quite an odd case, due the [[PrintLongRunners nature]] of the series, no matter in how many countries the manga will be licensed, it will always be, in a sense, incomplete. All known licensed prints of the manga follows the same rule of selecting some iconic missions Golgo has taken and release it in a few dozen Volumes, leaving aside more than a ''hundred'' original volumes in the process; although thanks to the episodic and self-contained story telling of the series, only completionist aficionados will feel bad about this.
* NoSmoking: The TV series. Like James Bond, Golgo 13 goes from a chain-smoker to a non-smoker with no explanation whatsoever.
* NonIdleRich: Togo probably has more cash than anyone could estimate at this point, with some assignments worth millions. But with his constant work and traveling, it doesn't seem like that half the time.
* OffWithHisHead: In ''The Professional'', Duke finishes Silver off by putting an active grenade in his mouth.
* {{Omniglot}}: Golgo 13 can speak 13 languages. Some of them include English, Japanese, French, Tagalog and Spanish.
* OneBulletLeft: After a brutal battle with Snake, the helicopters, and Gold/Silver, Duke finally meets Leonard Dawson, face to face. [[spoiler:After expressing his final words to Duke, Leonard attempts to commit suicide, but Duke fires his revolver's last bullet, killing Leonard with a headshot.]]
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: "Do not stand behind him, if you value your life."
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Averted; Golgo's worked for the US government several times, and each time the then-current real-world president was (surprisingly accurately) drawn.
* OvertOperative: Golgo 13 almost always uses some variant on "Duke Togo" as a cover identity. Which wouldn't apply except that Duke Togo is also the name he goes by in public. He has subverted the trope by using fairly different names, but he keeps coming back to Duke Togo.

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* SedgwickSpeech -- The Live Action Adaptation of Golgo 13 (the second one, with Sonny Chiba as Duke Togo) shows a mook spying on Golgo with binoculars see him look their way. He turns to his partner and says, "Ah, who cares? It's over 300 yards!" Anyone familiar with the series will know how short that mook's lifespan is.
* SexyDiscretionShot -- The imfamous health restoration method in Top Secret Agent and Mafat Conspracy for the NES in which you have sex with many female operatives to restore your health. Although it's implied, you can clearly see them 'doin it' in a far away shot of the building in a sillouette-esque image with the background in the window flashing to black.
* SmokingHotSex -- In ''The Professional'', Golgo 13 smokes a cigarette after having sex with an unkonwn female redhead with a red ribbon.
* SniperRifle -- Duke Togo occasionally uses one to assassinate his targets in Golgo 13. However, since he usually operates from somewhat closer range, he more often uses an M-16.
* SnipingMission -- The NES versions of Golgo 13 have incredibly easy sniping missions, especially in comparison to the rest of the game. Of course... Golgo 13 is very, very good at it.
* SplitScreen -- Used more often in the 1983 anime movie, ''Queen Bee'' and the anime TV series.

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* SedgwickSpeech: The Live Action Adaptation of Golgo 13 (the second one, with Sonny Chiba as Duke Togo) shows a mook spying on Golgo with binoculars see him look their way. He turns to his partner and says, "Ah, who cares? It's over 300 yards!" Anyone familiar with the series will know how short that mook's lifespan is.
* SexyDiscretionShot: The imfamous health restoration method in Top Secret Agent and Mafat Conspracy for the NES in which you have sex with many female operatives to restore your health. Although it's implied, you can clearly see them 'doin it' in a far away shot of the building in a sillouette-esque image with the background in the window flashing to black.
* SmokingHotSex: In ''The Professional'', Golgo 13 smokes a cigarette after having sex with an unkonwn female redhead with a red ribbon.
* SniperRifle: Duke Togo occasionally uses one to assassinate his targets in Golgo 13. However, since he usually operates from somewhat closer range, he more often uses an M-16.
* SnipingMission: The NES versions of Golgo 13 have incredibly easy sniping missions, especially in comparison to the rest of the game. Of course... Golgo 13 is very, very good at it.
* SplitScreen: Used more often in the 1983 anime movie, ''Queen Bee'' and the anime TV series.

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* VillainProtagonist -- Although generally whoever he's trying to kill (and often his employer) is even ''more'' evil.
* VisibleSilence -- Possibly first introduced to the West by Golgo 13; Duke Togo/Golgo 13 is quite fond of this.
* WarForFunAndProfit -- "A Fierce Southern Current" revolves around an arms merchant trying to start a war in the south Pacific, with the promise of the billions Golgo's earned over the years going to the winner. [[spoiler:Duke beats him by immediately donating the money from the accounts supposedly up for grabs to the United Nations' nature conservation efforts, making it clear to all parties that he is refusing to be a player, then putting a bullet in the arms merchant's head for good measure.]] 
* WeaponOfChoice - A modified M-16. M-16s are generic and easy to find, so he can drop it after a mission with no problem, whereas hauling around a giant, expensive sniper's rifle would make discreet escapes nearly impossible. Also, he is the lone wolf of lone wolves, so he lacks a spotter or permanent sidekick of any kind. No one is watching his back for him. Using an assault rifle like the M-16 gives him a weapon that is equally suited for self-defense if he is attacked during a mission.

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* VillainProtagonist: Although generally whoever he's trying to kill (and often his employer) is even ''more'' evil.
* VisibleSilence: Possibly first introduced to the West by Golgo 13; Duke Togo/Golgo 13 is quite fond of this.
* WarForFunAndProfit: "A Fierce Southern Current" revolves around an arms merchant trying to start a war in the south Pacific, with the promise of the billions Golgo's earned over the years going to the winner. [[spoiler:Duke beats him by immediately donating the money from the accounts supposedly up for grabs to the United Nations' nature conservation efforts, making it clear to all parties that he is refusing to be a player, then putting a bullet in the arms merchant's head for good measure.]] 
* WeaponOfChoice: A modified M-16. M-16s are generic and easy to find, so he can drop it after a mission with no problem, whereas hauling around a giant, expensive sniper's rifle would make discreet escapes nearly impossible. Also, he is the lone wolf of lone wolves, so he lacks a spotter or permanent sidekick of any kind. No one is watching his back for him. Using an assault rifle like the M-16 gives him a weapon that is equally suited for self-defense if he is attacked during a mission.

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