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6Character page for ''Film/TheExpendables'' and its sequels.
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8[[foldercontrol]]
9
10!!The Expendables
11
12[[folder:The Expendables as a whole]]
13[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/09a2be226229543_5837.jpg]]
14* ActionHero: Of course. It's the entire point.
15* BadassCrew: Oh ''yes.'' If each of them are a OneManArmy, then ''God help you'' if they are together.
16* CastSpeciation: Even if some of its members have individual gimmicks, the team has many of them with similar roles. Yin Yang and Toll Road share the expertise of hand-to-hand fighting, a field in which Gunnar also excels; most of them carry big guns, not limited to their official artilleryman Hale; and, of course, most members could qualify as the big guy of a smaller team.
17* CombatPragmatist: Using mooks as human shields, drawing guns in hand to hand combat situations, improvising weapons from everyday objects, strikes to the groin...all par for the course with these guys.
18* CoolOldGuy: Before the addition of Liam Hemsworth and Yu Nan in the second film, Statham was the youngest actor in the group and he still was 42 by the time of filming. Stallone is in his mid 60's, and Norris (the only cast member to have fought '''The''' Creator/BruceLee himself) is in his 70's.
19* DysfunctionalFamily: To some degree. They may argue, disagree, and even ''fight'' (very occasionally), but they really ''do'' love each other.
20* HiddenDepths: The ''entire'' team. Although none of them show much interest in retirement, it's clear that they're all devoted to each other, and despite their occupation, they all have moral boundaries.
21* ImprobableAimingSkills: They wouldn't be able to fight off hundreds of mooks if they all weren't damn good shots.
22* InvincibleHero: With so much muscle and machine guns, it's hard not to be this.
23* MadeOfIron: They suffer the occasional injury, but none of them are ever permanently debilitated.
24* OldSoldier: They're all well into middle age at least, with Barney in his sixties at the start, but are still extremely capable.
25* PrivateMilitaryContractors: They're mercenaries.
26* PunnyName: Toll Road, Hale Caesar, Yin Yang...
27* StealthExpert: While they have no problem with going in loud, they all know how to get to their targets quietly when they need to.
28* TheTeam: Barney is TheLeader (being the top guy) while Christmas is TheLancer (as he is second-in-command, contrast to the top guy). Among the rest, there are three [[TheBigGuy Big Guys]]: Toll Road (the best hand-to-hand fighter), Hale (the strongest member and with the biggest guns) and Gunnar (the biggest and meanest). They are followed by other three [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guys]], those being Yang (the smallest, but very skilled), Galgo ([[OddNameOut the craziest, but very skilled as well]]) and Doc (the medic). TheHeart would be Billy (the youngest and the least jaded) and Maggie (the most down-to-earth, only woman in the team); and finally Tool, being the job organizer, could be considered TheTeamBenefactor.
29* TookALevelInKindness: Gunnar in the sequels. And arguably everyone else on the team to varying degrees.
30* VitriolicBestBuds: They regularly insult and casually threaten to kill each another... But they're willing to die and kill for each other.
31[[/folder]]
32
33[[folder:Barney Ross]]
34!!Barney Ross
35[[quoteright:203:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/expendables-2-sylvester-stallone-poster_5641.jpg]]
36!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/SylvesterStallone
37!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/AlainDorval (European French)
38!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2'' | ''Film/TheExpendables3'' | ''Film/Expend4bles''
39
40The leader of the team, Ross is an aging pistolero and mercenary with a jaded attitude and the conviction that nothing he does is making the world a better place. He does possess an actual moral compass however, and tries to take jobs that hurt only the bad guys.
41----
42* BadLuckCharm: His "lucky" ring...
43* CelibateHero: Seems to actively avoid romance, despite his chemistry with Sandra in the first film and Maggie in the second.
44* ChainPain: Uses one against Vilain.
45* CigarChomper: Though not as much as Trench.
46* CoolBike: Barney has a custom chopper that he built himself.
47* CoolCar: Barney's truck is a custom 1955 Ford F100, with armor plating and bulletproof windows.
48* CoolPlane: Barney has a sea plane with hidden machine guns. In the sequel, it has an artillery gun mounted in the nose.
49* DemotedToExtra: After being the main protagonist of the first three movies, he'll have a smaller role in the fourth, with the intention of PassingTheTorch to Christmas.
50* DespairEventHorizon: Barney goes through one in the third film when [[spoiler:Caesar is nearly killed by Stonebanks. Barney is so distraught that he temporarily disbands the Expendables and forms a new team of young recruits because he can't bear the thought of one of his friends being killed so close to retirement.]]
51* DisneyDeath: In the fourth movie, [[spoiler:Barney seemingly dies when his plane is shot down by Rahmat. It turns out he used Jumbo Shrimp's corpse as a double and escaped using a parachute.]]
52* AFatherToHisMen: Forgives [[spoiler: Gunnar]] for betraying the group, and his main motivation in the second movie is [[spoiler: trying to avenge the death of Billy]].
53* GoodOldFisticuffs: His weapon of choice, according to the [[http://www.trackemfindemkillem.com/ official field guide]], is brass knuckles(though he seems to actually prefer his pistols to anything).
54* GunsAkimbo: Barney often fights with a Kimber custom M1911 in each hand.
55* TheGunslinger: He prefers pistols to other firearms, and he's the quickest shot on the team.
56* TheHero: He's the leader of the Expendables, and their moral center.
57* HerosClassicCar: Drives a 1955 Ford F100 pickup truck, which turns out in a ChaseScene to have been heavily modified under the hood.
58* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lee Christmas.
59* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: This is why Barney rejects Maggie's advances.
60* KeepTheReward: Gives his share of the money to Sandra, rather than keeping it for himself.
61* KnightInSourArmor: He tries to be cynical and detached, but simply cannot stop himself from caring when it really does matter. In the rare, rare instances where his actions make a positive difference in the lives of decent people, his sour armor completely melts away.
62* MeaningfulName: Barney Ross was the name of an American boxer from the 1930s. His name could be a reference to the fact that one of Sylvester Stallone's best known characters is a [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} boxer]].
63* OldSoldier: The oldest of the Expendables and this means that is competent enough to survive doing this mercenary thing for over 22 years.
64* QuickDraw: Somewhat of his stock in trade, considering he favors handguns.
65* RevolversAreJustBetter: Barney loves to quick-draw his enemies using a snub-nosed Colt Single-Action Army.
66* ShellShockedVeteran: Implied to have seen the death of ''so'' many brothers that he is able to keep his feelings ''completely'' in check when dealing with the loss of friends.
67* TranquilFury: Tends to favor this over UnstoppableRage, shown in the first and second films where he hardly raises his voice at the villains. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Which is why it's so shocking when he flips out upon seeing Stonebanks.]]
68* WhenSheSmiles: It's rare, but he shows a surprising tender warmth when he actually does get to make a ''positive'' difference in this world.
69* WorthyOpponent: Vilain considers him one, and is elated when they finally get to fight.
70* WrestlerInAllOfUs: During his fight with Vilain, Ross charges Vilain and delivers a full on power slam.
71[[/folder]]
72
73[[folder:Lee Christmas]]
74!!Lee Christmas
75[[quoteright:203:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5632bc205501036_1176.jpg]]
76!!!'''Played By''': Creator/JasonStatham
77!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/BorisRehlinger (European French)
78!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2'' | ''Film/TheExpendables3'' | ''Film/Expend4bles''
79
80The youngest member of the original team, Lee Christmas is a career mercenary and blade specialist, who serves as Ross' NumberTwo and reality check. He has a rocky relationship with his girlfriend, Lacey.
81----
82* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Milder example. He is good at this thing and he knows it, and is not above flaunt it a bit.
83* DeadpanSnarker: A given when he's played by Jason Statham.
84* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Former SAS.
85* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Barney Ross.
86* TheLancer: Ross's quick-witted second-in-command. In the upcoming fourth film, however, he'll now be TheHero with Barney PassingTheTorch to him.
87* MeaningfulName: A pretty obscure one. Lee Christmas was a mercenary during the real-life Banana Wars. GeniusBonus for history buffs, and a huge hint that the name is really an alias.
88* MuggingTheMonster: Inverted. In ''The Expendables,'' [[RussianReversal monster mugs you!]]
89* NumberTwo: Lee is this to Ross.
90* OneManArmy: While all of the Expendables kill way, ''way'' more than their fair share of mooks, Christmas usually gets the lion's share; in the second movie he kills more than Toll, Gunnar, and Caesar put together - though about a third of those came from blowing up the bridge at the beginning of the movie. His kill count is well into ''triple'' digits ''before the opening credits.'' He also spends the climax of the fourth movie killing waves of Rahmat’s men on the ship.
91* ShowyInvincibleHero: Though most of the Expendables fit this already, Christmas is a particular example, with greater emphasis on theatrical techniques. Especially notable in the second movie, where Barney convinces him to do the whole church ambush by just appealing to his ego and the flashiness of the whole thing.
92* TranquilFury: When he discovers his ex-girlfriend is being abused by her [[DomesticAbuser new man]], he is ''not'' happy.
93--> '''Christmas''': Where is he?
94* WarriorPoet: He busts out a limerick at the end of the first film.
95* WifeBasherBasher: After he finds out that his ex-girlfriend's new partner is hitting her, he goes to the park, hears him call her a bitch, subjects said boyfriend to a CurbStompBattle, and threatens to kill him if he hits her again. [[TranquilFury All without raising his voice]].
96[[/folder]]
97
98[[folder:Yin Yang]]
99!!Yin Yang
100[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/OM2-Poster-Jet-Li-202x300_6170.jpg]]
101!!!'''Played By''': Creator/JetLi
102!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2'' | ''Film/TheExpendables3''
103
104The smallest and lightest member of the team, Yang is a close combat specialist who has known Ross since day one, and is the first one to follow him when he decides to go ahead with the mission to the island. He claims to have money problems, and is frequently mocked and belittled by Gunnar.
105----
106* AlliterativeName: '''Y'''in '''Y'''ang
107* ArrogantKungFuGuy: A mild example, but he's pretty confident in his skills.
108* TheBusCameBack: Returns in the third movie, [[spoiler: working for Trench in the film's climax.]]
109* BareFistedMonk: Fights with his bare hands, with a side of [[ImprovisedWeapon whatever is readily available]]. Though he's not above using firearms if needed.
110* DavidVersusGoliath: In his battle with [[spoiler:Gunnar. Although it's also an aversion of this trope; Yang would have been killed if Barney Ross hadn't intervened.]]
111* DemotedToExtra: In the second movie, he leaves about ten minutes into the movie, and in the third, doesn't appear until near the end, where he's now working for Trench.
112* FryingPanOfDoom: Uses ''two'' to take out five mooks in the opener of the sequel after his gun runs out of ammo.
113* IHaveAFamily: He mentions having one on the first movie, which is the reason he [[OnlyInItForTheMoney demands money constantly]]. [[spoiler:He admits to Barney that he was lying about it, but brings up the possibility that he'll start one someday.]]
114* LargeHam: Especially when compared to most of Li's other roles.
115* NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight: Yang invokes this when he walks into a kitchen filled with knife wielding mooks and, being a true CombatPragmatist, immediately draws his pistol. ''[[SubvertedTrope Only it's empty after the first shot.]]''
116* PintSizedPowerhouse: The shortest member of the team in the first and second movies; deadly in close-quarters combat.
117* PutOnABus: Appears in the opening sequence at the start of the second film, but parachutes into China with the rescued official and isn't seen again. Prior to his leaving Gunnar asks when he'll return, to which he replies "Maybe soon...maybe never." leaving it open for [[TheBusCameBack the bus to come back]].
118* TokenMinority: The only Asian in the team. Lampshaded in ''The Expendables 2''. When asked by Gunnar who he'll get to pick on without him, Yin replies "You'll find another minority".
119* UndyingLoyalty: To Ross. When the rest of the team decides that returning to Garza's island is insane, Yang insists on accompanying Ross. When asked why his only reply is "friends die together". [[spoiler:Somewhat subverted when he turns up working for Mauser in the third film because Trench pays him more.]]
120* WeakButSkilled: He is very petite, especially compared to the behemoths the team is mostly composed of, but he makes it up with martial skill, improvisation and grace.
121[[/folder]]
122
123[[folder:Toll Road]]
124!!Toll Road
125[[quoteright:184:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GqCBwDpkqZ8Irjke2b1RNg_985.jpg]]
126!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/RandyCouture
127!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2'' | ''Film/TheExpendables3'' | ''Film/Expend4bles''
128
129A tough close-up combatant with a cauliflower ear and intellectual pretensions. Toll Road is the best physical fighter on the team.
130----
131* BadassBookworm: Toll Road is implied to be fairly well read. In the first movie, when the crew is heading back after their securing the hostage mission, most are maintaining their weapons or flying the plane while he is studiously reading a book with his reading glasses on.
132* BareFistedMonk: Generally punches, kicks, or throws mooks rather than using guns or blades (not that he doesn't also carry and use both).
133* TheBigGuy: While not the only musclebound martial artist in the team, he is probably the best of them in a technical sense. He ends up squaring with the previously invincible Paine, and although he still fails at overpowering him cleanly, he does land his fair trade of moves [[spoiler:and end up killing him for good.]]
134* CombatPragmatist: After trading bumps with [[spoiler:Paine, who had beaten down Barney earlier, Road resolves to KillItWithFire.]]
135* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Clearly believes himself to be more cultured than his pals, and it might be technically true given that he was in college and likes to read, but never does anything to prove it in a pragmatic context.
136* OldSoldier: Like many members of the team, he is both old and skilled. Given that he's the one to eventually take out Paine, he may well be the best of them all in physical matters.
137* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Uses suplexes, powerslams and powerbombs when in physical battle. The actor, Randy Couture, is both an amateur wrestling champion and a trained professional wrestler.
138* WrittenInInfirmity: Couture's cauliflower ears.
139[[/folder]]
140
141[[folder:Hale Caesar]]
142!!Hale Caesar
143[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/35757_3_711.jpg]]
144!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/TerryCrews
145!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Frantz Confiac (European French)
146!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2'' | ''Film/TheExpendables3''
147
148The team artilleryman, Hale Ceasar never enters a fight without a grenade launcher, a shotgun, or some other devastating fire support weapon. He's one of the more cheerful members of the team, and in terms of sheer muscular power, the strongest.
149----
150* AwesomeButImpractical:
151** When he figures out using the AA-12 was a bad idea in closed quarters in the first movie.
152** In the third film, when he uses a minigun. Just as Gunnar predicted, he has about 10 seconds worth of ammo.
153* BigDamnHeroes: Caesar and his AA-12 save the rest of the team in style in the climax of the first movie, turning every single mook that stood in their way into mincemeat.
154--> ''"[[PostMortemOneLiner Remember this shit at Christmas!]]"''
155* TheBigGuy: He is the team's artilleryman, as well as probably the physically strongest among them, given that he is Ross' go-to guy when freakish feats of strength are required.
156* BloodKnight: Seems a bit too much over-enthusiastic about fighting, leading Toll Road to ask him to seek a psychiatrist.
157* BoisterousBruiser: While his teammates are usually more subdued, Caesar clearly loves what he does.
158* DeadpanSnarker: Gets in a few jabs here and there.
159* DemotedToExtra: In the third movie, he [[spoiler:gets badly wounded by Stonebanks]] and [[spoiler:spends the majority of the film in the hospital to recover. He survives.]]
160* ICallItVera: He refers to his AA-12 shotgun's miniature warheads as "Omaya Kaboom" when talking to Toll Road in the first movie.
161* ImprobableWeaponUser: A straight razor.
162* MoreDakka: The team's resident expert in pouring down heavy ammo.
163* PsychoPartyMember: He is not the only who looks a bit nuts in this team, but his lust for violence and fighting makes him the most vicious on the battefield.
164* ScaryBlackMan: And he would be scary even not being the only black in the squad (which he ceases to be with Doc's arrival).
165* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Seems to think so, given his taste of using shotguns. [[spoiler:Even after losing his beloved AA-12 to Trench]], he gains a Benelli M4 Super 90 shotgun and uses the aforementioned buckshot MGL.
166* TwoferTokenMinority: When Barney introduces the team to the villagers in the second movie as "Americans," most of the team corrects him. Hale's correction is to self-identify as a Blackfoot Indian, but it's hard to tell if he's serious or just being a smartass.
167[[/folder]]
168
169[[folder:Gunnar Jensen]]
170!!Gunnar Jensen
171[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/EX2_Lundgren-202x300_2635.jpg]]
172!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/DolphLundgren
173!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Luc Bernard (European French)
174!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2'' | ''Film/TheExpendables3'' | ''Film/Expend4bles''
175
176A shell-shocked lunatic with drug abuse and rage problems, Gunnar is a hulking bruiser who is willing to kill anybody, ally and enemy alike, having issues with Yin Yang in particular. He mellows out considerably by the start of the sequel.
177----
178* TheBigGuy: He is the tallest of the team and one of its best martial artists, and his bloodlust (and violent insanity overall) is equalled by no one.
179* BloodKnight: Even worse than Hale, Gunnar definitely has fun fighting and maiming. After coming back from a flurry of hits and a leg choke by Yin Yang, he just strikes a smile and a cheerful, "My turn."
180* BoisterousBruiser: After Caesar, he's the most extroverted of the Expendables.
181* BrilliantButLazy: Studied chemical engineering before he quit to become a bouncer in order to impress a girl.
182* ByronicHero: He's more unstable than the rest of the team, suffering from a drug addiction and more willing to kill the teams' targets in needlessly cruel ways. He does mellow out after the first film.
183* CasanovaWannabe: A subtler example, nonetheless, but Gunnar's occasional attempts to flirt with Maggie always fall flat.
184* DrugsAreBad: Gunnar has a recurring substance abuse problem (heavily implied to be crystal meth), which helps to explain some of his attitude problems.
185* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Despite betraying the team in the first movie and actively trying to kill one of his member, they don't seem to care much afterwards, including said member.]]
186* GeniusBruiser: He's the team's chemical engineer, see ActorSharedBackground.
187* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:In the first movie, he leaves the group due to a falling out with Barney and then joins Munroe's team. He later betrays them during a car chase to try to kill Barney and Yin Yang and gets shot by Barney. By the end, Gunner is back with their good graces and stays a face during the sequel.]]
188* LightningBruiser: Even although it's not his specialty, he is fearsome at close combat. During his fight with Yang in the first film, he is fast and skilled enough to keep pace with the smaller man for most of the fight, and whenever he lands hits, Yang feels them.
189* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:He was shot and apparently killed by Barney after trying to kill Yin Yang. However, it was OnlyAFleshWound.]]
190* PitifulWorms: This is his favorite type of insult.
191* PsychoPartyMember: He might not be the least sane in the team (Galgo and Caesar probably beat him in that), but he is the least moral. He is willing to betray the team and murder one of his members with his own hands for a grudge.
192* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Seen using shotguns from time to time.
193* StuffBlowingUp: Loves his explosives and grenade launchers. He uses a sniper rifle in the third movie, probably in reference to promotional materials from the first film that described him as a sniper. He even mentions using a wrist-mounted computer to check weather conditions.
194* TokenEvilTeammate: In the first movie [[spoiler:and even became one of the bad guys for a brief moment]].
195* UnskilledButStrong: Subverted. In the first moments of his fight with Yin Yang, Gunnar seems to be little more than an unskilled brawler who happens to be very burly, but he soon reveals he knows how to use his strength and size. His precise, karate-like punches and kicks also evidence he is a trained martial artist just like Yin Yang (and not without reason, as Lundgren is an European karate champion in real life).
196* WelcomeBackTraitor: Rejoins the team at the end of the first movie, having kicked his drug problem.
197[[/folder]]
198
199[[folder:Tool]]
200!!Tool
201[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_expendables_mickey_rourke.jpg]]
202[[caption-width-right:350:''"I promised myself, I'm gonna die for something that counts."'']]
203!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MickeyRourke
204!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables''
205
206A former member of the team, Tool runs the tattoo parlour that the Expendables operate out of. He suffers from severe PTSD which is why he had to leave the team in the first place.
207----
208* TheCasanova: Mainly implied. The first time we see Tool, he is accompanied by a gorgeous, buxom blonde young enough to be his daughter. Based on comments made by his friends he's good at seducing women though not so good at keeping them.
209* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: It's implied that his love life isn't very successful.
210* ManlyTears: Lets out a few during his monologue.
211* MissionControl: Organizes the jobs that the Expendables go on.
212* MoralityPet: He acts as one at a critical point in the first film for Barney. He explains his regret at not stopping a woman from committing suicide in Bosnia, and by extension forfeiting his last opportunity to save what was left of his soul. He's indirectly telling Barney that if he doesn't save Sandra from Munroe, the regret will stay with him forever. It moves Barney to go back to Velina and rescue Sandra.
213* MyGreatestFailure: Seeing a woman attempting suicide in Bosnia and doing nothing to stop it.
214* RealMenWearPink: Tool's obsession with "decorating" pretty much anything, whether it's Lee's head with a tattoo or a guitar he plans to smash once it's completed.
215* RetiredBadass: A former member of the team and, if his knife-throwing is any indication, his skills are still sharp.
216* RetiredMonster: How he views himself.
217* SequelNonEntity: He is not referenced in the second or third movies.
218* ShellShockedVeteran: To the point where he had to walk away from the team's jobs.
219[[/folder]]
220
221[[folder:Doc]]
222!!Doctor "Doc" Death
223!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/WesleySnipes
224!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/ThierryDesroses (European French)
225!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
226
227One of the original five founding Expendables, Doc managed to get himself imprisoned after attempting a solo mission that went horribly wrong.
228----
229* BadassInDistress: Part of the third film involves the Expendables rescuing him from a train filled with soldiers.
230* DeadpanSnarker: Has a sense of humor to match even Lee's.
231* GaggingOnYourWords: He's pretty confident and snarky but it takes a lot of effort for him to thank the team for saving him.
232* GeniusBruiser: He's a skilled medic and lethal combatant who shows exactly why he was one of the original members.
233* GoodOldFisticuffs: When he runs out of knives, he's perfectly able to use his bare hands and martial arts skill.
234* LargeHam: As is standard for Wesley Snipes. Doc is always theatrical and over the top.
235* TheMedic: The two reasons Ross gives for rescuing him are that he is a medic and one of the original team members.
236* ScaryBlackMan: Courtesy of Wesley.
237* ShellShockedVeteran: Implied, notably when he chooses to sleep on the floor rather than in bed. It is probably due to having spent eight years in a HellholePrison.
238* UngratefulBastard: It takes him a while to actually thank the other guys for saving him but after that he's pretty nice.
239[[/folder]]
240
241!!Later Recruits
242
243[[folder:Billy the Kid]]
244!!Billy the Kid
245[[quoteright:203:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/77bdd2205501027_4878.jpg]]
246!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/LiamHemsworth[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/EmmanuelGarijo (European French)[[/labelnote]]
247!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/EmmanuelGarijo (European French)
248!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables2''
249
250A new recruit in the second film, Billy is an Afghanistan veteran whose faith in the US Army has been shattered. He doesn't yet know if the mercenary life is for him but he doesn't have many other options.
251----
252* ColdSniper: When he's behind a scope, he's cool as a cucumber, emotionlessly mowing down {{mooks}} with single shots and even quietly apologizing for the delay in rescuing Barney and Ying Yang because he had to adjust for wind.
253* FaceDeathWithDignity: He urges the team not to cooperate with Vilain and remains as stoic as he can even after [[spoiler:getting a huge Bowie knife kicked through his chest]].
254* FragileSpeedster: His speed comes in handy for scouting runs and for reminding Barney how old he is. [[spoiler:He is killed off quickly.]]
255* FriendlySniper: Outside combat, he's just an average young man dreaming of settling down with his French nurse girlfriend.
256* TheHeart: He has yet to become as pessimistic as the older team-mates.
257* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:The youngest and most innocent member of the team is killed to motivate everyone else.]]
258* NiceGuy: When compared to his teammates.
259* NewMeat: Though the Expendables aren't military, he seems to be their version of this - he's a new member of the group, doesn't seem to be as muscular as everyone else, and is nicknamed "the Kid". He also refers to Ross as "Sir", whereas everyone else just calls him Barney.
260* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:He's not sure that the mercenary life is for him and he's planning on finishing up at the end of the month.]]
261* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Billy's death makes the mission to stop Vilain personal.]]
262* ShellShockedVeteran: An unusually young example but his time served in Afghanistan shattered his faith in the American Military. Also an unusual example in the nature of the trauma; his commanding officer refused to use artillery on Taliban fighters who were hiding amongst civilians, which would have been a serious war crime. This caused his entire team to be slaughtered, [[SurvivorGuilt leaving him with the guilt of failing them]]. Yet the same officer [[KickTheDog murdered a stray puppy he adopted]] during that battle on the grounds that [[RealMenHateAffection an adorable baby animal would "soften" the soldiers]] and make them unfit for combat; an all too frequent and sad occurrence in the RealLife US Military.
263* TagalongKid: Pretty old for the usual example but plays it straight nonetheless.
264* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's fairly good looking.
265* TheTropeKid: Named after Billy The Kid.
266[[/folder]]
267
268[[folder:Galgo]]
269!!Galgo
270[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/expendablesbanderas.jpg]]
271!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AntonioBanderas[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/BernardGabay (European French)[[/labelnote]]
272!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/BernardGabay (European French)
273!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
274
275A former Spanish Armed Forces sharpshooter and Bosnian War veteran who fears nothing, Galgo is sharp and charismatic with a bark that matches his bite.
276----
277* BadassSpaniard: A former member of the Spanish Legion and portrayed by Antonio Banderas.
278* BareFistedMonk: A variation. He favors firearms, but has the penchant to combine this with hand-to-hand at close quarters and seize control of his enemies' own weapons.
279* BecauseImGoodAtIt: He claims this is the reason he's a mercenary, rather than anything else.
280-->'''Galgo''': ''All I know how to do is killing people! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis And! I! Am! Very! Very! Good at it!]]''
281* BilingualBonus: His name translates to "Greyhound".
282* BloodKnight: As he says above, the only thing he does well is kill people and he's desperate to get back to it.
283--> [in the middle of a gunfight] "This is the happiest day of my life!"
284* BrutalHonesty: Towards himself, as Galgo bluntly admits to Barney that he (Galgo) has no friends.
285* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Has a mad amount of enthusiasm, can't communicate without motioning around frantically, often says very bizarre and/or inappropriate things, likes to sing and dance out of the blue, and never, ''ever'' shuts up.
286* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Seems like TheLoad when he first appears with his endless chatter and nervous manner, but once he lets loose in the final battle... [[OneManArmy holy shit]].
287* DashingHispanic: Comes with being played by Banderas, although Galgo's demeanor plays it down, as he alternates between dashing, goofy and insane.
288* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: An amusingly dark version since [[spoiler:his squad was killed in front of him.]]
289* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Played with. He used to belong to the Spanish Legion, an unit that isn't exactly elite and is more associated in Spanish popular culture to extreme right-wingers and overall nutcases (Galgo himself could be considered a parody of this, even if he fortunately doesn't talk about politics in the film). However, the Legion has been through ''very'' nasty stuff for most of its operational history, so it is accepted that anybody who comes from its missions alive is guaranteed to be a badass in his own right.
290* FearlessFool: Seems like this. Fortunately, [[spoiler:he can more than back it up]].
291* FiringOneHanded: Momentarily does it with an AK-47 while doing a dance pose.
292* TheFriendNobodyLikes: He quickly proves to be this, as none of the others can put up with his nonstop talking, but by the end they've accepted him as a member of the team.
293* GratuitousSpanish: Has several lines in Spanish here and there.
294* HappyDance: Does one of these when Barney allows him to help out.
295* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Subverted. He acknowledges that killing is the only thing he is good at, but his obvious enthusiasm for joining the team in order to keep killing downplays any possible reluctance for it.
296* LargeHam: And his body language is not less histrionic.
297* LeParkour: Very agile and graceful. His introduction has him doing pretty moves down from a scaffolding.
298* LightningBruiser: He's so fast of reflexes that he once snatches a rifle out of its owner's hands in his face, not to mention he also outruns an enemy helicopter's fire, but he can also take and dispense punishment.
299* ManHug: Embraces Barney [[spoiler:when he officially lets him join the team]] until Barney tells him to ease off.
300* MotorMouth: He never stops talking. Ever.
301* NervousWreck: The poor guy really looks like he has a neurological condition or something.
302* PsychoPartyMember: Unlike team members who see their job as a chivalry task at the best or a fountain of thrill at the worst, Galgo claims to be in there just for the act of killing. Then again, given the circumstances of his claim, it's not clear if that is the literal truth or just a desperate way to sell his talents. Considering his backstory, it might be even a sign that he's not completely on his rocker.
303* ShellShockedVeteran: Implied. He fought in the Bosnian War and [[spoiler:saw all of his unit die]], so it's entirely possible that his perennial anxiety is a BlackComedy take on PTSD.
304* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Of his former team; ever since this happened, he's been desperately looking for work to no avail]].
305* WeakButSkilled: He is among the lightest and least buff members of the brigade, but his aim, skills, finesse and guts make up for it.
306[[/folder]]
307
308[[folder:John Smilee]]
309!!John Smilee
310!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KellanLutz
311!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
312----
313* BadassBiker: Ramps a bike up several stories in order to take out soldiers who have Barney cornered - he definitely counts.
314* LeaderWannabe: Asks when he gets to take over at the end of the third movie and he has problems with taking orders.
315[[/folder]]
316
317[[folder:Luna]]
318!!Luna
319!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/RondaRousey
320!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
321----
322* ActionGirl: Of course.
323* BareFistedMonk: Her weapon of choice on the official website is listed as "her bare fists, forearms, [[LongList shins, thighs, feet, etc.]]"
324* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Much like Maggie in the second film, she's the only woman on the team in the third one, and is [[spoiler:apparently there to stay for a while.]]
325* TheStoic: Does not emote very much.
326[[/folder]]
327
328[[folder:Mars]]
329!!Mars
330!!!'''Played By:''' Victor Ortiz
331!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
332----
333* ColdSniper: A taciturn former sharpshooter.
334* TheQuietOne: Generally the least talkative of the new recruits, [[DescriptionPorn unless he's talking about the weapons that he designed]].
335* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Uses one in the climax of the third movie.
336* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Promotional materials state he's afraid of heights. Strangely, though, two of his scenes in the film involve skydiving and climbing down a building; it's unknown if this is a case of InformedFlaw or he takes them as a form of immersion therapy.
337[[/folder]]
338
339[[folder:Thorn]]
340!!Thorn
341!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/GlenPowell
342!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
343----
344* ChekhovsSkill: He's introduced rock climbing and his skill at it is crucial in the climax.
345* GadgeteerGenius: He prefers drones and computer hacking over handling weaponry.
346* GeniusBruiser: But that doesn't mean he can't handle a weapon. He's also pretty athletic, as he's introduced free-climbing up the side of a mountain and BASE jumping off when he loses his handhold.
347* NonActionGuy: Relatively speaking; he does not get as involved in the action as much as the others, preferring to use his skills with drones and computers. That said, he is still capable of holding his own when needed and is shown to be very athletic.
348* PlayfulHacker: Shut down Seattle for three days [[ItAmusedMe because he could]].
349[[/folder]]
350
351[[folder:Easy Day]]
352!!Easy Day
353!!!'''Played By:''' [[Music/FiftyCent Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson]]
354!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/Expend4bles''
355
356A new member of the Expendables.
357----
358[[/folder]]
359
360[[folder:Galan]]
361!!Galan
362!!!'''Played By:''' Jacob Scipio
363!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/Expend4bles''
364
365Galgo's son.
366----
367* MotorMouth: Much like his father, though not as much. It seems to run in the family, however.
368* TheQuietOne: After Barney's apparent death. Though he later goes back to being a MotorMouth during the climax.
369[[/folder]]
370
371[[folder:Lash]]
372!!Lash
373!!!'''Played By:''' Levy Tran
374!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/Expend4bles''
375----
376%%* ActionGirl
377%%* MsFanservice
378[[/folder]]
379
380[[folder:Decha]]
381!!Decha
382!!!'''Played Bye:''' Creator/TonyJaa
383!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/Expend4bles''
384----
385* BackToBackBadasses: Twice during the final battle. First with Christmas against several of Rahmat's mooks, then with Lash against Rahmat's [[TheDragon Dragon]].
386* BigDamnHeroes: During the final battle, Christmas is surrounded by Rahmat's men. Then Decha joins and delivers a can of whoop-ass with Christmas against the mooks.
387* RetiredBadass: Was formally part of the Expendables but retired to live a peaceful life. He later joins Christmas during the final battle.
388[[/folder]]
389
390!!Other Mercenaries
391
392[[folder:Trent "Trench" Mauser]]
393!!Trent "Trench" Mauser
394[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/expendables-2-arnie-202x300_7528.jpg]]
395[[caption-width-right:202:''"[[Franchise/TheTerminator I'll be back.]]"'']]
396!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/DanielBeretta (European French)[[/labelnote]]
397!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/DanielBeretta (European French)
398!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2'' | ''Film/TheExpendables3''
399
400A one-time friend of Ross', "Trench" Mauser runs his own mercenary group and occasionally crosses paths with the Expendables.
401----
402* AscendedExtra: Much like Mr. Church, Trench Mauser becomes a fairly important character in the sequel.
403* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Turns out to be the prisoner with a sack on his head in the sequel. The first thing he does once freed is ask for a big gun.]]
404* {{BFG}}: In the beginning of ''II'', he demands Hale to give him his AA-12 automatic shotgun because he just won't use a gun that is not big. He's later seen with the same AA-12 complete with a BadassBandolier [[ActorAllusion much like]] [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} another sequel film of his]].
405* BigDamnHeroes: In ''II'' after Barney and his team had been trapped by Vilian with no way out.
406* TheCameo: For the first movie anyway.
407* CigarChomper: Unless he's in the middle of a battle Trench always has a stogie in his mouth.
408* DeadpanSnarker: It's Arnie so he naturally gets a lot of dry remarks and one-liners.
409* HeroOfAnotherStory: Trench runs his own crew and is presumably out there doing the same sorts of things that the Expendables are. In the third movie he's joined by Yang.
410* MeaningfulName:
411** "Mauser" is a weapons's brand, but it might be as well [[ActorAllusion a portmanteau of]] [[Film/TotalRecall1990 'Mars' and 'Hauser']].
412** "Trench" is also appropriate, considering how he [[spoiler:digs the crew out of the mine in the second movie]].
413* OldSoldier: Like most of the others, his age hasn't slowed him down in his mercenary work.
414* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: An AA-12 shotgun. He initially takes Hale Caesar's, but he brings his own for the final battle in the second movie.
415* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Ross constantly trade barbs but would (and do) go to incredible lengths to bail one another out of trouble.
416[[/folder]]
417
418[[folder:Booker]]
419!!Booker
420[[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Expendables2-201x300_4196.jpg]]
421!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ChuckNorris
422!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables2''
423
424A lone gunman for hire, Booker was hired to eliminate some of Vilain's men, putting him in contact with the Expendables.
425----
426* TheAce: He makes everything he does look effortless. At one point he casually strolls by a line of enemies and wipes them out while barely looking at them or raising his gun.
427* BigDamnHeroes: ''Twice''. First when he saves the Expendables while they're pinned down by the Sang [[spoiler:and again when he joins them during the fight at the airport]].
428* CombatPragmatist: He has no qualms with using one militiaman as a human shield while gunning down the rest then tossing said militiaman into an airport x-ray scanner and shooting him.
429* DeadpanSnarker: With the bonus of being a MemeAcknowledgment of Website/ChuckNorrisFacts:
430--> '''Hale''': I heard you were once bitten by a cobra.\
431'''Booker''': Yep. And after seven agonising days... ''the cobra died.''
432* HeroOfAnotherStory: While the Expendables were doing their thing he was already on his own separate mission fighting the Sangs. There are also stories told about him. Despite having never met him, Gunnar has clearly heard of him, asking "Aren't you the one they call The Lone Wolf?".
433* IWorkAlone: Says as much after saving the Expendables from the Sang. [[spoiler:Despite that, he shows up to help the team during the final showdown. When Barney points out that he's supposed to be "The Lone Wolf", he admits that "sometimes it's fun to run with the pack".]]
434* {{Leitmotif}}: The theme from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly.''
435* MemeticBadass: In universe. The other Expendables know him by reputation.
436* OldSoldier: Though he might not seem it he is the oldest of the tough guys.
437* OneManArmy: [[InvokedTrope Explicitly described as such]] on his official profile, and his first appearance backs it up when he casually and singlehandedly wipes out a Sang force that is overwhelming all of the Expendables. [[RefugeInAudacity Including a tank.]] He only appears in the movie for five minutes, but in that time he kills more than half as many Sangs as Christmas does in ''the entire movie''.
438* RedBaron: "Lone Wolf". He doesn't need teammates and works alone. He's a literal OneManArmy to the point of absurdity.
439* UnflinchingWalk: At one point during the massive airport battle, he's shown casually walking along, firing his rifle one-handed from the hip and mowing down a dozen Sangs.
440[[/folder]]
441
442!!CIA
443
444[[folder:Mr. Church]]
445!!Mr. Church
446[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/OM2-Poster-Willis-202x300_1536.jpg]]
447[[caption-width-right:202:''"Only thing you need to know is the job's real and the money's real."'']]
448!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/BruceWillis
449!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/PatrickPoivey (European French)
450!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables'' | ''Film/TheExpendables2''
451
452The CIA agent who first contracted the team. Church is a very dangerous man.
453----
454* AFatherToHisMen: Church is very protective of Maggie and warns Barney Ross there will be dire consequences if any harm comes to her.
455* AmbiguousSituation: Drummer explains in the third film that Church is "out of the picture", but whether he's actually dead or was just reassigned is never specified.
456* AscendedExtra: In the first movie Church only appeared in a single scene. In the sequel he's around a lot more.
457* BadassInANiceSuit: Being an agency spook he's always dressed nicely.
458* TheCameo: For the first movie anyway.
459* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Barney Ross calls out Church as a coward who sends others to do his dirty work, Church picks up a gun and decides to fight alongside the heroes]].
460* IronicNickname: Given how foul-mouthed he is.
461* LineOfSightName: We first meet him inside a church.
462* MeaningfulName: Senator Frank Church led the investigation into illegal CIA activities in the 1970s.
463* OldSoldier: Like the other cast members, he's old but dangerous.
464* PutOnABus: The third movie quickly establishes that he's been replaced by Max Drummer.
465* SequelNonEntity: He does not appear in the third movie though he is mentioned.
466[[/folder]]
467
468[[folder:Maggie Chan]]
469!!Maggie Chan
470[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/expendables2_yu_poster1_8334.jpg]]
471!!!'''Played By''': Nan Yu
472!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables2''
473
474A CIA agent assigned to assist the team during the second film, Maggie is a technical genius, and a physical match for any of the men on the team.
475----
476* ActionGirl: Completely ''shatters'' the stereotype of the 1980's Asian damsel in distress; aside from being pulled away from flying debris once. She is intelligent, brave, completely independent and an equal to every male Expendable (and possibly even better when it comes to [[ColdBloodedTorture interrogation]]).
477* BadassBookworm: Arguably more educated than every man on the team, a fact that Barney grudgingly shows respect for.
478* TheComicallySerious: She's a bit more straight-foward than the rest of the team.
479* CulturedBadass: She's fairly intelligent.
480* CunningLinguist: Speaks fluent English, French, Chinese, and Slavic languages.
481* DragonLady: [[AvertedTrope Averted:]] Possibly the ''first'' female Asian warrior in an American film who kicks ass but is decidedly ''not'' a mean-spirited and cynical ice bitch.
482* FireForgedFriends: After fighting side by side with our heroes.
483* GeniusBruiser: The most technologically savvy of the cast.
484* TheHeart: Aside from Billy The Kid, her empathy and connection to humanity is the least damaged of the band.
485* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Maggie extracts crucial information from some of the bad guys using a torture kit containing several knives, scalpels, and other nasty-looking instruments (although it [[GoryDiscretionShot happens off-camera]]).
486* [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer Lady Not-Appearing-In-This-Trailer]]: Despite her fairly major role in the movie (she's in it more than Jet Li), she wasn't included in the billing.
487* TheNotLoveInterest: Although there's definitely some romantic tension between Barney and Maggie, Barney refuses to let it go any further out of concern that he'll endanger her.
488* OneOfTheBoys: Able to simultaneously take the immaturity of the men in stride and bond with them through the camaraderie of sharing dirty jokes.
489* SixthRanger: Although not officially a part of the Expendables, she is implied to be this for the franchise should it ever continue:
490--> '''Maggie''': If you're in trouble, call me or you're dead.
491* TeamMom: Able to be an emotional center and conscience for the team AND still be a badass too.
492* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only woman on the team; and a complete equal as a warrior to every male Expendable. In every way. Including some truly awful dialogue early in the movie.
493[[/folder]]
494
495[[folder:Max Drummer]]
496!!Max Drummer
497!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/HarrisonFord
498!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
499----
500* AcePilot: Look at how he flies that Huey!
501* BloodKnight: After the climax of the movie, Drummer tells Barney that fighting along side him and his team was the most fun he ever had.
502* CoolOldGuy: Like much of the rest of the cast, he's in his later years but still extremely sharp, brave and witty. He's also played by Harrison Ford, making him cool by default.
503* DeadpanSnarker: Drummer has a very dry sense of humor. [[Creator/HarrisonFord Just look at who he's played by]].
504* ItsPersonal: Stonebanks tortured and killed several of his agents, which is why he gets involved personally.
505* IWasNeverHere: Says this before leaving with Trench [[spoiler:and Yang]] to provide back-up for the Expendables.
506* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's rather cold to Ross when they first meet but later goes out of his way to aide the Expendables, declaring it the most fun he's had in years.
507* PrecisionFStrike: Given the third film's PG-13 rating he's the only one to utter "fuck" during it.
508* RetiredBadass: Formerly a highly-regarded Major in the United States Air Force.
509* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For [[Creator/BruceWillis Mr. Church]].
510* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: His weapon of choice is listed as a helicopter.
511[[/folder]]
512
513[[folder:Gina]]
514!!Gina
515!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MeganFox
516!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/Expend4bles''
517
518A CIA agent and Christmas's ex-girlfriend.
519----
520* ActionGirl
521* MsFanservice: As fitting as someone who is played by Megan Fox.
522[[/folder]]
523
524[[folder:Marsh (Unmarked spoilers)]]
525!!Marsh
526!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AndyGarcia[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/BernardGabay (European French)[[/labelnote]]
527!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/Expend4bles''
528
529A CIA agent who hires the Expendables. Later revealed to be the mysterious "Ocelot".
530----
531* BigBad: Of ''Film/Expend4bles'', with Rahmat as TheHeavy.
532* EvilAllAlong: If you were expecting him to be like Mr. Church or Max Drummer in the previous films, think again, as he's actually the real BigBad this time.
533* {{Expy}}: Of James Munroe from the first film. Both are corrupt CIA agents who act as TheManBehindTheMan towards the supposed BigBad of the movie (General Garza for Munroe, Suarto Rahmat for Marsh). And despite being proficient with guns, they are both [[NonActionBigBad Non-Action Big Bads]] who are both defeated by being shot to death.
534* GreaterScopeVillain: It turns out he's the mysterious ArmsDealer "Ocelot", and Barney had been hunting him for 25 years, going as far as to [[FakingTheDead fake his own death]] to draw him out of hiding.
535* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Subverted. After Marsh is the only one of the villains remaining, he challenges Christmas to a final showdown when Marsh is suddenly and unceremonously blown away by helicopter gunfire [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim when he pulls his gun out]].
536* LudicrousGibs: His final fate at the hands of a NotQuiteDead Barney Ross.
537* MoleInCharge: Hires the Expendables to take out Rahmat and his boss Ocelot, only to reveal that ''he'' is Ocelot all along.
538* TrueFinalBoss: After Rahmat's demise at the hands of Christmas, he reveals himself to be the enigmatic Ocelot Barney, the Expendables, and the CIA have been tracking all along and serves as the real final antagonist of the film.
539* WalkingSpoiler: Specifically, he's the true BigBad.
540* WarForFunAndProfit: The main reason why he wants to start WorldWarIII is because it'll be very profitable for him.
541[[/folder]]
542
543!!Associates
544
545[[folder:Sandra Garza]]
546!!Sandra Garza
547!!!'''Played By:''' Gisele Itie
548!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/EthelHoubiers (European French)
549!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables''
550
551The daughter of General Garza, Sandra is a CIA informant who acts as the Expendables' guide to her father's domain.
552----
553* AttemptedRape: Sandra almost falls victim to this in prison.
554* DamselInDistress: At the end of the first film.
555* MilitaryBrat: She is TheGeneralsDaughter.
556* TheNotLoveInterest: There seems to be some chemistry between her and Ross but nothing ever comes of it. His primary reason for saving her is that she's a resistance leader and because he knows he'll regret leaving her.
557* RebelliousPrincess: Not a technical princess, but given that she's the daughter of the leader of a military junta she might as well be.
558* SpicyLatina: She shows no fear of her father or his goons.
559[[/folder]]
560
561[[folder:Bonaparte]]
562!!Bonaparte
563!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/KelseyGrammer
564!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
565
566----
567* KnowledgeBroker: The team goes to him for new members.
568* YouSeeImDying: [[spoiler:Subverted; he just claims to be to mess with Barney.]]
569[[/folder]]
570
571!!Antagonists
572
573[[folder:General Garza]]
574!!General Garza
575[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/general_garza_8929.jpg]]
576!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidZayas
577!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables''
578
579The military dictator of a small island nation, General Garza runs a repressive PoliceState, and is deeply involved in the South and Central American drug trade.
580----
581* AlasPoorVillain: After he realizes the kind of person he's become he's soon killed by Munroe.
582* AntiVillain: Although he's a dictator and a pawn of Munroe, he also feels guilty for what he and Munroe have done to his country.
583* BadassBoast: Gives a good one at the end of his RousingSpeech.
584--> "We will ''kill'' this American disease!"
585* BigBadDuumvirate: On the surface he and Munroe are this, but it becomes clear that Munroe holds the actual power in the relationship.
586* CoolSword: When [[spoiler:Garza decides to be his own man and stand up to Munroe]], he does so carrying a sword.
587* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Munroe goes too far when he tortures Garza's own daughter for information so Garza decides to stand up for himself. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath This ends poorly for him.]]]]
588* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His daughter, Sandra, is this to him.
589--> "You don't kill your family."
590* EvenEvilHasStandards: See NobleDemon below. He disapproves of killing family members. He also seems to have a problem with the general level of callousness that Munroe displays; while Garza is willing to kill to maintain power, he's not nearly as casual about it as Munroe and Paine are.
591* FourStarBadass: We never get to see him fight, but this is certainly implied. After all, when you're a twenty-first century dictator you don't threaten a man with a sword instead of a gun unless you're also a certified badass.
592* TheGeneralissimo: Garza is one of the rarest characters in Western film--the sympathetic South American generalissimo.
593* GloriousLeader: If the posters of him all over the island are any indicator.
594* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Killed by Munroe before he can complete his HeelFaceTurn or even realise that he and the Expendables are on the same side.]]
595* HeelRealisation: [[spoiler:Following his MyGodWhatHaveIDone below.]]
596* HiddenDepths: He makes his soldiers's elaborate warpaint himself and has a daughter who is a great artist, implying he was good at painting aside from being a dictator.
597* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Grows more and more unhappy with playing the role of the tyrannical oppressor. When Munroe has Sandra tortured it forces him into a HeelRealisation.]]
598* NobleDemon: Quite a noble one, actually. Although he's a dictator, he would rather be ruling peacefully than having to oppress his people and grow drugs for his CIA dealer. He even admits that his daughter is who he ''should'' have been.
599* PoliceState: Runs one.
600* PresidentEvil: As the dictator of an oppressive police state.
601* PuppetKing: Only in power thanks to Munroe's efforts.
602* RedemptionEqualsDeath: He dies soon after he turns against Munroe.
603* RousingSpeech: Gives one to his troops from his balcony during his [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn]], where he [[spoiler:apologises for his actions]] and urges them to help him drive the Americans out.
604[[/folder]]
605
606[[folder:James Munroe]]
607!!James Munroe
608[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/james_munroe_3664.jpg]]
609!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/EricRoberts
610!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables''
611
612A rogue CIA agent, drug smuggler, private military contractor, and all around bad guy, James Munroe defected from the agency to help Garza run his drug business. Completely ruthless, he is the power behind the throne.
613----
614* BigBadDuumvirate: Seemingly with General Garza, the two heads of the drug smuggling operation. Despite the official titles, it soon, however, becomes apparent that it's really Munroe in command.
615* BigScrewedUpFamily: Alluded to when talking about Sandra and how her relationship is with her father.
616--> '''Munroe''': How did two obvious professionals pass right through security personnel, kill 41 soldiers and get away? With help, that's how. Everything's under control, except one detail, a daughter who wants her father and company dead and gone. Bad Shakespeare. Somehow the company parasites got to her. Look, she's your daughter, and that's tragic. But blood or not, she's goes. Call it the price of doing business.
617--> '''General Garza''': You don't kill your familia.
618--> '''Munroe''': Come around my house during the holidays, pal.
619* CombatPragmatist: Has no qualms about shooting someone in the back.
620* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Has no idea why Ross comes after him, and is convinced that he must be doing it for the money. "What're they paying you anyway. I would have payed you twice as much. To go FISHING!"
621* EvilCounterpart: Positions himself as one to Ross during his rant at the end. It would be more accurate to say that he's one to the team as a whole, as a CIA agent turned mercenary who is willing to cross far more lines than they are.
622* FauxAffablyEvil: He's willing to act polite, but he has no loyalty to anyone but himself.
623* {{Greed}}: His primary motivation is to make as much money as possible.
624* TheHeavy: Of the first film. He's not as much of a fighter as the other characters, but he's the reason the Expendables are sent to Vilena.
625* ImprobableAimingSkills: Manages to not only [[spoiler:take out Garza and three guards while restraining a struggling Sandra with the other arm, but to do so before any of them can so much as raise their weapons, let alone return his fire.]]
626* InTheBack: Shoots [[spoiler:Garza]] in the back.
627* LargeHam: He gets hammy on a few occasions.
628* TheManBehindTheMan: To General Garza. Garza may be technically in charge, but Munroe is the one financing him.
629* MeaningfulName: His name is suspiciously close to that of US President James Monroe, who proclaimed South and Central America to be the US's backyard, and started the American tradition of interfering in those countries.
630* NonActionBigBad: Subverted. Munroe leaves the fighting to TheDragon and appears to be a noncombatant. Then he pulls out a gun and mows down an entire room full of guards in about ten seconds flat.
631* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: His death. He’s fatally shot multiple times by Barney and ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice by Lee.]]
632* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Wants to make a lot of money; doesn't care how he gets it.
633* RogueAgent: A CIA operative turned drug smuggler.
634* SinisterShades: Seen wearing shades on occasion.
635* SmugSnake: He has a lot of confidence, but lacks the combat ability of the series other villains.
636* WouldntHitAGirl: [[ColdBloodedTorture Waterboarding her]], on the other hand, he has no problems with.
637[[/folder]]
638
639[[folder:Daniel "Dan" Paine]]
640!!Daniel "Dan" Paine
641[[quoteright:289:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/paine_expendables_7755.jpg]]
642!!!'''Played By:''' [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stone Cold" Steve Austin]]
643!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables''
644
645Ex-US military and with ties to the Central Intelligence Agency, Paine is a private military contractor and DrillSergeantNasty who Munroe brings in to act as his right-hand man and train Garza's special force. A thug at heart, he handles the jobs that Munroe does not trust Garza's men to do properly.
646----
647* BaldOfEvil: As nasty as he is bald.
648* BeardOfEvil: Has a bushy short beard, signature of Stone Cold.
649* ColdBloodedTorture: Of Sandra. The Brit does most of the work but Paine still watches and provides assistance. He later starts to have Ross tortured as well.
650* DavidVersusGoliath: The Goliath during his battles with both Ross and Toll Road, who aren't exactly small guys. [[spoiler:He wins one and loses the other.]]
651* TheDragon: Oscillates between that and TheBrute to Munroe.
652* DrillSergeantNasty: This part of his personality really shines through.
653* DumbMuscle: Averted. Paine looks the part of the huge, unintelligent thug, but his dialogue lines coupled with what Munroe says about him suggest he's ex-US military and actually quite bright.
654* TheJuggernaut: A veritable physical behemot, he makes a mountain of muscles like Ross look feeble and it takes a trained wrestler like Toll and a lot of fire to stop him.
655* NoSell: Pretty much shrugs off anything Ross throws at him. It takes Toll Road a lot of effort to have Stone Cold start selling.
656* RogueAgent: Most likely, given his association with Munroe and clear US military experience.
657* UseYourHead: Does this during his fight with Ross, ending the fight with a flying headbutt and tackle.
658* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Although he was winning his fight with Barney, when he sees Caesar turning some {{Mooks}} into LudicrousGibs down the hall, he wisely flees the scene.
659* WouldHitAGirl: And waterboard her repeatedly.
660* WrestlerInAllOfUs: He takes Ross out with a spear and performs a chokeslam on Road among other pro wrestling maneuvers. He ''is'' played by a former WWE superstar.
661[[/folder]]
662
663[[folder:Lawrence "The Brit" Sparks]]
664!!Lawrence "The Brit" Sparks
665!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/GaryDaniels
666!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables''
667
668A British torturer and martial artist in Munroe's employ, Lawrence Sparks is in charge of interrogating prisoners, which he does with extreme relish.
669----
670* ArrogantKungFuGuy: If his sneers and cocky attitude are enough to judge.
671* [[AllThereInTheScript All There In The Website]]: According the promo material for the first Expendables' website his name is Lawrence Sparks.
672* TheBrute: He acts as Munroe's muscle, although his smug attitude, small physique and high skill could make him look TheEvilGenius.
673* EvilBrit: As his nickname would imply, he's British and a nasty son of a bitch.
674* IconicOutfit: Wears nice suspenders to carry his holst.
675* LightningBruiser: An impressive martial artist, he trades a lot of throws and kicks with Ying Yang and is tough enough to endure as much damage as everybody. Even stabbed and weary, he is only overpowered after being double-teamed by Ying Yang and Lee.
676* MadeOfIron: Kicked, beaten, and stabbed, and yet continues to get back up without any discernible damage having been sustained.
677* NeckSnap: Yang kills him this way, kicking him so hard it ends up breaking his neck as Lee holds him in place.
678* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: During the film.
679* SmugSnake: Along similar lines to his boss.
680* TortureTechnician: Seems to be the one Munroe relies on the most when it's time to waterboard somebody.
681[[/folder]]
682
683[[folder:Jean Vilain]]
684!!Jean Vilain
685[[quoteright:202:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/The-Expendables-Charakter-10-202x300_8425.jpg]]
686[[caption-width-right:202:''"We are both fighting men. I respect that. And fighting men, they don't deserve to be killed like sheep. But respect... must be taught."'']]
687!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme
688!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Patrice Baudrier (European French)
689!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables2''
690
691The villain of the second film, Jean Vilain is a mercenary and arms dealer who hopes to make a killing selling some lost plutonium to the highest bidder. He claims to admire and respect the Expendables and views Ross as a worthy adversary.
692----
693* ARealManIsAKiller: Firm believer of this.
694* BadassLongcoat: Always seen wearing one.
695* BigBad: Of the second film.
696* BloodKnight: Absolutely overjoyed when he has to fight Ross and keeps demanding him to put up more of a fight.
697* CardCarryingVillain: Aside from [[MeaningfulName his name]], he makes his group's symbol a goat's head, which is shaped like a pentagram, and refers to it as the pet of Satan.
698* TheCoatsAreOff: During his confrontation with Ross.
699* CoolShades: Wears them constantly until his final fight with Ross. He even keeps them on in a mine of all places.
700* {{Determinator}}: Every bit as tough as the Expendables and just as willing to power through the pain.
701* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:When Barney's finally beaten him, he pulls himself back up and turns to face him and accepts his impending death.]]
702* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts like a cheerful chap who treats everyone very non-formally and will often happily talk about philosophy. He also does so while brutally murdering innocent people.
703* FeelingTheirAge: He is aversion; age clearly hasn't made him any less dangerous.
704* FisticuffsBoss: Goads Barney to fight him hand-to-hand at the end of the movie, although nominally subverted in that he favors kicks more than fisticuffs.
705* {{Foil}}: As Vilain himself notes twice on the movie, both him and Ross are "natural warriors" who live their lives in battle and can do that job better than anyone else. Vilain, however, is a merciless BloodKnight with no moral boundaries whatsoever while Ross is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who always tries to help people when he can.
706* TheHeavy: Although he's not the Expendables initial target, he becomes responsible for derailing their original mission.
707* LargeHam: Not usually, but he has his moments.
708--> '''Vilain''': ([[NoIndoorVoice "OVER SO SOON? I WANT MY MONEY'S WORTH!"]])
709* LightningBruiser: ''Very'' fast and agile but also resistant enough to NoSell half of Ross' attacks and strong enough to throw him to the ground with one kick.
710* MadeOfIron: Survives a fairly ridiculous amount of punishment in the final battle.
711* MeaningfulName: Jean Vilain is the ''villain'' of the film and is played by ''Jean''-Claude Van Damme.[[note]]In a joke that was actually reported as legit fact before the third film was made and released, he said he want to return as his character's twin brother, Claude Vilian.[[/note]]
712* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His name is pronounced similarly to "villain".
713* ObviouslyEvil: Always wearing sunglasses, has a satanic tattoo and is named "Vilain".
714* PreMortemOneLiner: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] - he tries giving one to Barney during their fight, but Barney won't die so easily.
715* SinisterShades: He even wears them when underground in a mine!
716* TheSocialDarwinist: Gives off this vibe, particularly with his recurring "man or sheep" [[HannibalLecture speech]].
717--> '''Vilain''': Respect must be taught. For without respect, we're just people. Common, shitty people.
718* TerroristsWithoutACause: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zigzagged]]. He seems very interested in selling the plutonium quickly and for a large amount of money but never speaks of what he would plan to do with such money. He also expresses excitement at what a potential 'game changer' introducing a large amount of such merchandise to the global power struggle would be.
719* WorthyOpponent: Considers Barney one, enough so that when they finally face one another, he and Barney both discard their guns and knives and fight hand-to-hand.
720[[/folder]]
721
722[[folder:Hector]]
723!!Hector
724[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/36113_3_5915.jpg]]
725!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/ScottAdkins
726!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables2''
727
728Vilain's NumberTwo, Hector is his main enforcer and handles most of the unit's intimidation. He and Lee Christmas quickly develop a mutual dislike of one another.
729----
730* AllThereInTheScript: Never named in the film itself.
731* BeardOfEvil: Has a sinister crop of facial hair.
732* TheDragon: To Vilain - aside from being the only one of his minions [[NominalImportance with a name]], he is [[RankScalesWithAsskicking easily the second most competent fighter]].
733* EvilCounterpart: To Lee - both are knife nuts who are clearly the second-in-command in their group.
734* ExtremityExtremist: His fighting style is focused on devastating kicks derived from Taekwondo, Capoeira, Muay Thai and Wushu, all of which Scott Adkins is trained in.
735* HurricaneKick: Does an impressive one which fits with his actor's Taekwondo and Capoeira experience.
736* KickTheDog: Shoots an elderly miner who is simply too exhausted to work anymore as a warning to the rest.
737* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: It's difficult to tell where he's supposed to be from. The actor who plays him is British but at times he sounds Russian.
738* YouHaveFailedMe: Shoots a miner who's too tired to continue.
739* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Buries the rest of the miners underground once the plutonium's been removed from the mine.
740* YourHeadAsplode: How he meets his end via helicopter blades.
741[[/folder]]
742
743[[folder:Conrad Stonebanks]]
744!!Conrad Stonebanks
745!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MelGibson
746!!!'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/JacquesFrantz (European French)
747!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheExpendables3''
748
749A founding member of the Expendables alongside Ross, Stonebanks became a ruthless arms trader. Believed to have been dead for years, he re-emerged and is out to end the Expendables.
750----
751* AndShowItToYou: "Why don't you cut me loose, I'll open your meat shirt and show you your own heart."
752* BigBad: Of the third movie.
753* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In his first appearance he deliberately foregoes shooting Barney in favor of wounding Hale before dropping a thermobaric bomb on them just to maximize the team's suffering.
754* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Feels sorry for Luna [[spoiler:when he holds the rookies hostage]], since he has a daughter of his own. Not that it'll stop him from using her as bait and eventually killing her, though.
755* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's an arms dealer but draws the line at selling nuclear weapons or other extremely destructive devices. He plays it off with a joke about not wanting to take out his customers but it's heavily implied to be one of the few genuine principles he has left.
756* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He makes mocking reference to Barney's conscience and seems baffled as to why he hasn't joined Stonebanks in his criminal activities.
757* EvilFormerFriend: To Barney Ross.
758* FauxAffablyEvil: He's almost always polite and has Mel Gibson's charismatic personality but is definitely not on the side of good.
759* KickTheDog: He critically wounds [[spoiler:Caesar]] just to upset Barney, when he clearly had the opportunity to take a lethal shot.
760* LargeHam: A little subdued but you can tell that Mel Gibson was having a very good time.
761* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:Takes five bullets to the chest without body armor and survives long enough to taunt Barney before being finished off]].
762* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Aside from his art collecting, he's made billions from being an arms dealer and from what little is seen of his personal life it certainly shows.
763* MotiveRant: Delivers one to the [[spoiler:rookies when he holds them hostage]], telling them how he and the original Expendables did the dirty work the U.S. government didn't want to touch to make them "look like heroes". Then when he started to work for himself, they tried to use his ''own team'' to kill him.
764-->"I was an '''American''', working for '''America'''. ''Was''. They'd eat their own children. I'm gonna spare you that heartache."
765* NotQuiteDead: Barney believes that he killed Stonebanks years ago but he survived and continued working under a different name.
766* PragmaticVillainy: Stays away from the ''nuclear'' arms trade. This is not out of any moral imperative but because he doesn't want one customer killing off all the others.
767* SurroundedByIdiots: Expresses this in the climax.
768-->"How hard can it be to kill ten men? You think you could at least wound a couple?"
769** To demonstrate how easy it should be, [[YouHaveFailedMe he shoots several of his own.]]
770* ToThePain: Fond of making threatening speeches detailing exactly how someone is going to suffer.
771* TheUnfettered: Seems to take a great deal of pride in having zero moral scruples.
772-->"Success, ''real'' success, is being willing to do the things that other people are ''not''."
773* WeUsedToBeFriends: Takes it ''really'' personally that Barney, a man he once regarded as a "brother", tried to kill him when he "went dark".
774* WickedCultured: He collects art.
775[[/folder]]
776
777[[folder:Suarto Rahmat]]
778!!Suarto Rahmat
779!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/IkoUwais
780!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/Expend4bles''
781
782An ArmsDealer and terrorist leader who leads a personal army and is planning on starting WorldWarIII between the United States and Russia by smuggling nuclear weapons.
783----
784* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:After his death at the hands of Christmas, Marsh steps in and reveals himself to be the BigBad.]]
785* DragonInChief: While [[spoiler:Marsh]] is the one pulling the strings, it's Rahmat who does most of the heavy lifting and is the one who drives the plot.
786* {{Expy}}: Very similar to Vilain from the second film, as both are terrorist leaders who want to use nuclear weapons, both are played by martial artists, both [[HeroKiller kill an Expendable]], and both have the big final fight with the main protagonist at the end. [[spoiler:Both also die after being [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled in the chest]], complete with the protagonist giving them an AndThisIsFor remark.]]
787* TheHeavy: He is revealed to be this for his client, [[spoiler:Marsh.]]
788* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:Seemingly kills Barney when he shoots down his plane, but subverted when it turned out Barney used Jumbo Shrimp as a body double to escape the doomed plane.]]
789* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: While Ocelot is undoubtedly the mastermind behind the scheme, it's Rahmat [[TheHeavy who does all the heavy lifting]] and [[ItsPersonal it becomes more personal for Christmas]] [[spoiler:when Rahmat seemingly kills Barney by shooting down his plane.]]
790* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:When revealing Marsh had the kill switch the whole time, Christmas simply kicks his tomahawk into his chest, finishing him off.]]
791* KnightOfCerebus: He starts the movie attacking the home of a Libyan general before killing him and his family after they surrender the nuclear weapon, [[spoiler:[[HeroKiller and he also comes the closest to killing Barney]].]]
792* VillainOpeningScene: He opens the movie by attacking the home of a Libyan general.
793[[/folder]]

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