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* AcceptableTargets: Politicians (especially liberal ones) and terrorists.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Ben Friedman, director of Mossad. Has a borderline Sociopathic disregard for anything in his way and even crosses the MoralEventHorizon when he has two Apache Helicopter gunships destroy a city block with innocent civilians
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* MagnificentBastard: David during ''Executive Power''. By manipulating Mossad and the leaders of several terrorist groups, and with a few key assassinations, he is able to turn world and American opinion against Israel and nearly gain recognition for a Palestinian state.
%%** Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.



* StrawmanHasAPoint: The (inevitably liberal) senators and Justice Department investigators are presented as being incompetent bleeding hearts because they decry Mitch Rapp as being a borderline sociopath who's all too happy to resort to torture. The problem is they're absolutely right. Rapp considers torture to be a first resort and barely blinks an eye at going after, and even killing, other Americans without trial. The only reason Rapp isn't an out and out villain is because the terrorists he hunts are worse than him. They're also supposedly evil for trying to hamstring the CIA at every turn, but they correctly point out that the CIA is essentially a RenegadeSplinterFaction to the U.S. government. The director of the CIA even assassinates the Vice President-elect of the United States yet it's presented to be a patriotic act instead of a horrific subversion of the Constitution.
* {{Woobie}} : Mitch during his HeroicBSOD, and David due to his traumatized past, Claudia also counts when she realises her Husband failed to make sure Ann Rapp would not be killed in his assassination attempt

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* StrawmanHasAPoint: The (inevitably liberal) senators and Justice Department investigators are presented as being incompetent bleeding hearts because they decry Mitch Rapp as being a borderline sociopath who's all too happy to resort to torture. The problem is they're absolutely right. Rapp considers torture to be a first resort and barely blinks an eye at going after, and even killing, other Americans without trial. The only reason Rapp isn't an out and out villain is because the terrorists he hunts are worse than him. They're also supposedly evil for trying to hamstring the CIA at every turn, but they correctly point out that the CIA is essentially a RenegadeSplinterFaction to the U.S. government. The director of the CIA even assassinates the Vice President-elect of the United States yet it's presented to be a patriotic act instead of a horrific subversion of the Constitution.
* {{Woobie}} : Mitch during his HeroicBSOD, and David due to his traumatized past, Claudia also counts when she realises her Husband failed to make sure Ann Rapp would not be killed in his assassination attempt
Constitution.

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* {{Anvilicious}}: Vince Flynn really liked beating his readers over the head, with the following messages popping up ad nauseam in his books.

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* {{Anvilicious}}: Vince Flynn really liked beating his readers over the head, with the following messages popping up ad nauseam in his books.books:



** ArmchairMilitary liberals are always wrong and should not be allowed a say in how the war is being fought.
*** Somewhat subverted in that President Hayes is a Democrat and portrayed as incredibly sensible and wise.

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** ArmchairMilitary liberals are always wrong and should not be allowed a say in how the war is being fought.
*** Somewhat subverted in that
fought. Except President Hayes is a Democrat and portrayed as incredibly sensible and wise.



* MagnificentBastard: Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.
** David during ''Executive Power''. By manipulating Mossad and the leaders of several terrorist groups, and with a few key assassinations, he is able to turn world and American opinion against Israel and nearly gain recognition for a Palestinian state.

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* MagnificentBastard: Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.
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David during ''Executive Power''. By manipulating Mossad and the leaders of several terrorist groups, and with a few key assassinations, he is able to turn world and American opinion against Israel and nearly gain recognition for a Palestinian state.state.
%%** Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.



* StrawmanHasAPoint: The (inevitably liberal) senators and Justice Department investigators are presented as being incompetent bleeding hearts because they decry Mitch Rapp as being a borderline sociopath who's all too happy to resort to torture. The problem is they're absolutely right. Rapp considers torture to be a first resort and barely blinks an eye at going after, and even killing, other Americans without trial. The only reason Rapp isn't an out and out villain is because the terrorists he hunt are worse than him.
** They're also supposedly evil for trying to hamstring the CIA at every turn, but they correctly point out that the CIA is essentially a RenegadeSplinterFaction to the U.S. government. The director of the CIA even assassinates the Vice President-elect of the United States yet it's presented to be a patriotic act instead of a horrific subversion of the Constitution.

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* StrawmanHasAPoint: The (inevitably liberal) senators and Justice Department investigators are presented as being incompetent bleeding hearts because they decry Mitch Rapp as being a borderline sociopath who's all too happy to resort to torture. The problem is they're absolutely right. Rapp considers torture to be a first resort and barely blinks an eye at going after, and even killing, other Americans without trial. The only reason Rapp isn't an out and out villain is because the terrorists he hunt hunts are worse than him.
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him. They're also supposedly evil for trying to hamstring the CIA at every turn, but they correctly point out that the CIA is essentially a RenegadeSplinterFaction to the U.S. government. The director of the CIA even assassinates the Vice President-elect of the United States yet it's presented to be a patriotic act instead of a horrific subversion of the Constitution.
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*** Somewhat subverted in that President Hayes is a Democrat and portrayed as incredibly sensible and wise.

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* {{Anvilicious}}: Vince Flynn really liked beating his readers over the head, with the following messages popping up ad nauseam in his books.
** TortureAlwaysWorks
** The Constitution is important until it becomes inconvenient to fighting the War on Terror, at which point it should be tossed out the window at the earliest opportunity.
** ArmchairMilitary liberals are always wrong and should not be allowed a say in how the war is being fought.



* DesignatedHero: Mitch Rapp, full stop. He's [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] without Jack's humanity or PetTheDog moments.

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* DesignatedHero: Mitch Rapp, full stop. He's [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] without Jack's humanity or PetTheDog moments. He claims that he dislikes torture, but is almost gleeful when using it. He claims to respect the Constitution, but freely admits he's willing to break any law at the drop of a hat. He flat out murders unarmed, restrained prisoners yet wonders why the [=DOJ=] and Congress want to launch inquires into his actions.
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* DesignatedHero: Mitch Rapp, full stop. He's [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]] without Jack's humanity or PetTheDog moments.


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* StrawmanHasAPoint: The (inevitably liberal) senators and Justice Department investigators are presented as being incompetent bleeding hearts because they decry Mitch Rapp as being a borderline sociopath who's all too happy to resort to torture. The problem is they're absolutely right. Rapp considers torture to be a first resort and barely blinks an eye at going after, and even killing, other Americans without trial. The only reason Rapp isn't an out and out villain is because the terrorists he hunt are worse than him.
** They're also supposedly evil for trying to hamstring the CIA at every turn, but they correctly point out that the CIA is essentially a RenegadeSplinterFaction to the U.S. government. The director of the CIA even assassinates the Vice President-elect of the United States yet it's presented to be a patriotic act instead of a horrific subversion of the Constitution.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Mitch, facing down Wade Kline [[spoiler:while in jail, gets out of his handcuffs while the lawyer is sneering and mocking him, then grabs Kline's tie, pins him to the wall, and asks:]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Mitch''': Who's the tough guy now?]]
** David's storyline in ''Executive Power''. His colossal BatmanGambit is able to manipulate the U.S. into considering supporting a Palestinian state.
** Hurley's torture scene during ''American Assasin''. He keeps making ''hilarious'' wisecracks and insults about the people torturing him and eventually tricks his torturer into getting close and promptly bites his ear off.
** In ''Transfer of Power'', when President Hayes (not that [[RutherfordBHayes one]], but close!) is finally brought back into contact with the world outside his bunker in the White House and delivers a much needed rebuke to miserably incompetent Vice President Sherman Baxter, thoroughly dispatching him from Commander-in-Chief status.
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* TearJerker: The extremly painful and torturous demise of Mike Nash's friend in executive order, the demise of Ann Rapp, Mitch's Stan Hurley getting a diagnosis of 6 months to live in The Last Man and now Vince Flynn himself who tragically passed away on 20/6/13.
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* MemeticBadass: Mitch becomes one to the counterterrorism industry at large [[spoiler: and to people otherwise 'in the know' after he is outed as an assassin in ''Executive Power'']].
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* {{Woobie}} : Mitch during his HeroicBSOD, and David due to his traumatized past.

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* {{Woobie}} : Mitch during his HeroicBSOD, and David due to his traumatized past.past, Claudia also counts when she realises her Husband failed to make sure Ann Rapp would not be killed in his assassination attempt
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* {{Jerkass}}: Ben Friedman, director of Mossad.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Ben Friedman, director of Mossad. Has a borderline Sociopathic disregard for anything in his way and even crosses the MoralEventHorizon when he has two Apache Helicopter gunships destroy a city block with innocent civilians

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* AcceptableTargets: Politicians and terrorists.

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* AcceptableTargets: Politicians (especially liberal ones) and terrorists.



David's Storyline in Executive Power, his colossal Batman gambit is able to manipulate the USA into considering supporting a Palestinian State.
Also Stan Hurley's Torture scene during American Assasin. He keeps making HILARIOUS wisecracks and insults about the people torturing him and eventually tricks his torturer into getting close and promptly bites his ear off.
** And for a not-Mitch example: in ''Transfer of Power'', when President Hayes (not that [[RutherfordBHayes one]], but close!) is finally brought back into contact with the world outside his bunker in the White House and delivers a much needed rebuke to miserably incompetant Vice President Sherman Baxter, thoroughly dispatching him from Commander-in-Chief status.
* MagnificentBastard: Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.
Jerkass: Ben Friedman, director of Mossad

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David's Storyline **David's storyline in Executive Power, his ''Executive Power''. His colossal Batman gambit BatmanGambit is able to manipulate the USA U.S. into considering supporting a Palestinian State.state.
Also Stan ** Hurley's Torture torture scene during American Assasin. ''American Assasin''. He keeps making HILARIOUS ''hilarious'' wisecracks and insults about the people torturing him and eventually tricks his torturer into getting close and promptly bites his ear off.
** And for a not-Mitch example: in In ''Transfer of Power'', when President Hayes (not that [[RutherfordBHayes one]], but close!) is finally brought back into contact with the world outside his bunker in the White House and delivers a much needed rebuke to miserably incompetant incompetent Vice President Sherman Baxter, thoroughly dispatching him from Commander-in-Chief status.
* MagnificentBastard: Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.
Jerkass:
mode.
** David during ''Executive Power''. By manipulating Mossad and the leaders of several terrorist groups, and with a few key assassinations, he is able to turn world and American opinion against Israel and nearly gain recognition for a Palestinian state.
* {{Jerkass}}:
Ben Friedman, director of MossadMossad.
* {{Woobie}} : Mitch during his HeroicBSOD, and David due to his traumatized past.

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David's Storyline in Executive Power, his colossal Batman gambit is able to manipulate the USA into considering supporting a Palestinian State.

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David's Storyline in Executive Power, his colossal Batman gambit is able to manipulate the USA into considering supporting a Palestinian State.
Also Stan Hurley's Torture scene during American Assasin. He keeps making HILARIOUS wisecracks and insults about the people torturing him and eventually tricks his torturer into getting close and promptly bites his ear off.

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--> [[spoiler:'''Mitch''': Who's the tough guy now?]]

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--> [[spoiler:'''Mitch''': Who's the tough guy now?]]now?]]
David's Storyline in Executive Power, his colossal Batman gambit is able to manipulate the USA into considering supporting a Palestinian State.



* MagnificentBastard: Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.

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* MagnificentBastard: Mitch, in his {{Chessmaster}} mode.
Jerkass: Ben Friedman, director of Mossad

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