History WesternAnimation / RamboTheForceOfFreedom

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: Force of Freedom member White Dragon is a ninja.
** EvilTwin: His twin brother Black Dragon works for S.A.V.A.G.E. (Conveniently for the toy company, who [[PaletteSwap used the same molds]] to make both characters and their accessories.)

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: And so is Snake Bite, the swamp-dwelling S.A.V.A.G.E. member who uses [[SnakesAreSinister snakes]], [[YouDirtyRat rats]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]] and [[ScaryScorpions scorpions]] to help him commit crimes.

* RecycledTheSeries: Goes without saying, really.

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[[caption-width-right:290:Left ro right: Colonel Trautman, [[LastNameBasis (John) Rambo]], Turbo and Kat.]]

[[caption-width-right:290:Left ro right: Colonel Trautman, John Rambo, Turbo and Kat.]]

The cartoon was filled with hand-to-hand combat and gunfire, with accurately-illustrated guns; yet unlike the original R-rated films, there was never any sensational violence, blood or gore, since this series was intended for family viewing. Moreover, no one ever died or got (seriously) hurt. The only real injury on the show happened when Rambo broke his arm in a survival episode. Rambo (who was seldom called by his first name, even by Trautman) used violence as a last resort and relied on his resources and guile to outwit his opponents — a character trait not consistent with the later films (Rambo avoids deliberately killing anyone in the first movie). Additionally, there were no references to Vietnam, POWs, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.[[note]]He was originally a vietnam veteran who suffered from PTSD after being tortured in a POW camp by the Viet Cong.[[/note]]

The cartoon was filled with hand-to-hand combat and gunfire, with accurately-illustrated guns; yet unlike the original R-rated films, there was never any sensational violence, blood or gore, since this series was intended for family viewing. Moreover, no one ever died. The only real injury on the show happened when Rambo broke his arm in a survival episode. Rambo (who was seldom called by his first name, even by Trautman) used violence as a last resort and relied on his resources and guile to outwit his opponents — a character trait not consistent with the later films (Rambo avoids deliberately killing anyone in the first movie).

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: And so is Snake Bite, the swamp-dwelling S.A.V.A.G.E. member who uses snakes, [[YouDirtyRat rats]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]] and [[ScaryScorpions scorpions]] to help him commit crimes.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: And so is Snake Bite, the swamp-dwelling S.A.V.A.G.E. member who uses snakes, [[YouDirtyRat rats]] and [[ScaryScorpions scorpions]] to help him commit crimes.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Havoc has [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Ironhide's]] voice.

* ActionFigureFileCard: The toys had both file cards on the packages and trading card-like inserts.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: And so is Snake Bite, the swamp-dwelling S.A.V.A.G.E. member who uses snakes, [[YouDirtyRat rats]] and [[SpidersAreScary spiders]] to help him commit crimes.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: With Rambo as the main character, what else would you expect?

* BloodlessCarnage: A constant throughout the series, but a particularly notable example occurs in the pilot "First Strike". Several scenes from Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII are re-created, but altered so Rambo dispatches his foes non-lethally. For instance, the mud camouflage scene has Rambo merely knocking out the patrolling guard rather than stabbing him like he did in First Blood Part II.

* BloodlessCarnage

!!Rambo: The Tropes of freedom:

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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: One of the very few 80's cartoons from the West to completely avert this. Everyone is carrying real guns (or weapons resembling real guns) and they all fire bullets, not lasers.

''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'' was a SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon produced by Creator/RubySpears. The cartoon was [[RecycledTheSeries based on the character of]] [[Franchise/{{Rambo}} John Rambo]], from David Morrell's book ''First Blood'', and the subsequent films ''Rambo: First Blood'' and ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and adapted for television by story editor/head writer Michael Chain. The series debuted on April 14, 1986 as a five part mini series, and was renewed in September as a daily cartoon. Rambo was cancelled in December of the same year.

!!Rambo: The Tropes of Freedom:

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