Line #101 Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger


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7	[[caption-width-right:278:''"Everything I have -- my career, my success, my family -- [[ImmigrantPatriotism I owe to America.]]"'']]
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9	->''"Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Governor of California. There's a perfectly ordinary English sentence."''
10	-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlLpCh-lE54 Dylan Moran]]'''
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12	Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947 in Thal, Styria, UsefulNotes/{{Austria}}) is an Austrian-born American [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilder]] turned businessman[[note]]He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from the [[https://madison.com/ct/news/local/education/campus_connection/campus-connection-superior-list-of-famous-alumni/article_d8646d66-ce45-11de-ba14-001cc4c03286.html University of Wisconsin]], and [[https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/06/the-way-arnold-schwarzenegger-made-his-first-million.html first became a millionaire]] due to a savvy series of real estate investments and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger#Business_career small business start-ups]] using the relatively paltry money he earned as a bodybuilder.[[/note]] turned actor (he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1983) turned politician, and former [[FanNickname Governator]] of the world's [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} 7th largest economy]] (from 2003 to 2011) whose journey started with his ability to lift really heavy things. He has starred in dozens of blockbuster motion pictures.
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14	Schwarzenegger first became famous as a professional bodybuilder, and is still considered the most successful bodybuilder of all time in terms of his pop culture impact and legacy in the sport. After coming in second in his first Mr. Olympia contest, he went on to win first place in six consecutive years. He came to mainstream attention through the documentary ''Film/PumpingIron'' about his 1975 clash with rival muscleman Creator/LouFerrigno. Parlaying his fame and physique into minor acting roles, he eventually landed his first major role in 1982 with ''Film/{{Conan the Barbarian\|1982}}''. Incidentally, while filming ''Conan'', he came out of a five-year retirement to pick up one final first-place finish at Mr. Olympia.
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16	Schwarzenegger followed up with a string of successful {{action\|Genre}} films. In spite of his odd name, lack of acting training and thick Austrian accent [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent no matter what the role]], "Ahnold" quickly became one of the biggest names in Hollywood, commanding record-breaking salaries for movies with budgets almost as high as their body counts. While his line deliveries weren't always the sharpest, Schwarzenegger had natural charisma and knew how to poke fun at himself. His works are rife with thickly-accented [[BondOneLiner one-liners]] that became as iconic as the man himself. Anyone who was alive in the late 20th century can do a pretty decent Ahnold impression.
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18	But time gradually took its toll on Schwarzenegger's musculature and popularity. TheNineties saw the gradual waning of his relevance, and by 2000, his career was noticeably in its autumn. Schwarzenegger decided to jump ship on acting while the jumping was good and make a third major career transition: this time into politics.
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20	In spite of his Hollywood lifestyle, fondness for [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy JFK]], and marriage into the Kennedy family, Schwarzenegger is an avowed Republican (albeit a very progressive one) and very opinionated about politics. He was drawn to the party after listening to a UsefulNotes/RichardNixon speech in Austria. Sensing opportunity during a special 2003 recall election for the governorship of California, Schwarzenegger entered the race on the Republican ticket and actually won. California now had a slogan-spewing, action star "Governator" in charge. Governor Ahnold's administration was California-style Republican, combining liberal social policies with fiscal conservativism. He won his reelection by a solid margin in 2006 and continued to serve until 2011. Overall consensus was fairly ambivalent, for better and for worse -- his tenure was relatively uneventful and he maintained a fairly serious and respectable demeanor -- which, admittedly, is a better track record than some career politicians manage.
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22	After exiting office, Schwarzenegger declined to run for Senator and instead got back into acting, appearing in roles that acknowledge his advancing age. He has not stopped his progressive activism, however, and continues to reach out to the public through social media, including Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, which he typically uses to show people various bodybuilding expos, adventures around the world and the odd political rally. Having been born just two years after the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and thus having second-hand knowledge of the dangers of political extremism, he was wary of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump from the beginning and is an outspoken opponent of Trump and the alt-right, especially in the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally in 2017 and the storming of the Capitol in 2021, and has repeatedly condemned his party for letting this subset take over.
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24	His son Creator/{{Patrick\|Schwarzenegger}} is also an actor. Since June 2019, Creator/ChrisPratt is Arnold's son-in-law, being married to his daughter Katherine.
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26	{{Trope Namer\|s}} of TheAhnold.
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28	!!Documentaries about him:
29	* ''Film/PumpingIron'' (1977), about the pro bodybuilding scene of the time, which he dominated.
30	* ''[[https://youtu.be/x2AEI26LBpA Arnold]]'' (2023, Netflix), about his life and career overall.
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32	!!Filmography:
33	* ''Film/TheLongGoodbye'' -- Augustine's henchman
34	* ''Happy Anniversary and Goodbye'' -- Rico (Lucille Ball's masseur)
35	* ''Stay Hungry'' -- Joe Santo
36	* ''Film/HerculesInNewYork'' -- Hercules[[note]]"No man is superior to Hercules."[[/note]]
37	* ''Film/ScavengerHunt1979'' -- Lars
38	* ''Film/TheVillain'' -- Handsome Stranger
39	* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982''[[note]]("What is best in life?") "To crush your enemies, see them driven them before you, and hear the lamentation of zer vimmim!" "... And if you do not listen, then [[BlasphemousBoast TO HELL WITH YOU!]]"[[/note]]
40	** ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'' [[note]]Into de tahnel![[/note]]
41	* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' -- The [[Characters/TerminatorT800Model101 T-800]] and T-850
42	** ''Film/TheTerminator''[[note]][[CatchPhrase "I'll be back."]][[/note]] -- The eponymous KillerRobot
43	** ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' [[note]]"Hasta la vista, baby."[[/note]] -- The KillerRobot becomes a bodyguard
44	** ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''[[note]]"Talk to zhe hand."[[/note]] -- Last role before the 2003 election.
45	** ''Film/TerminatorGenisys''[[note]]"Old, but not obsolete."[[/note]] -- Where the killer robot aged to fit a man bordering on 70.
46	** ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate''[[note]][[SubvertedCatchPhrase "I won't]] [[BookEnds be back."]][[/note]]
47	* ''Film/RedSonja'' -- Kalidor [[note]] An {{Expy}} and SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute to his earlier role, ''Conan'', due to the studios being unable to re-acquire the rights to the character at that time [[/note]]
48	* ''[[Film/Commando1985 Commando (1985)]]''[[note]]"Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last? ILied."[[/note]] -- John Matrix
49	* ''Film/RawDeal1986''[[note]]"You should not drink and bake."[[/note]] -- Mark Kaminsky
50	* ''Film/{{Predator}}''[[note]]"GET TO DA CHOPPA!" (And others.)[[/note]] -- Dutch (this movie also starred Wrestling/JesseVentura, who would go on to become Governor of Minnesota)
51	* ''Film/RedHeat''[[note]]"Cocainum!"[[/note]] -- Ivan Danko
52	* ''Film/TheRunningMan''[[note]]"Here's Sub Zero! Now...PLAIN Zero!"[[/note]] -- Ben Richards
53	* ''Film/Twins1988''[[note]]"I have no respect for those who have no respect for logic."[[/note]] -- Julius Benedict, aka Creator/DannyDeVito's twin brother.
54	* ''Film/TotalRecall1990''[[note]]"Get your ahss to Mars."/"See you at the party, Richter!"/"Consider that a divorce."[[/note]]
55	* ''Film/KindergartenCop''[[note]]"No more complaining, no more "Mr. Kimble I have to go to the bathroom", nothing! THERE '''''IS''''' NO BATHROOM!"[[/note]]
56	* ''Film/LastActionHero''[[note]]"No sequel for you."[[/note]] -- Jack Slater, an ActionHero played by... Arnold Schwarzenegger (and once Slater comes to the real world, he ends up meeting Arnie).
57	* ''Film/TrueLies''[[note]]"You're fired!"[[/note]] -- Harry Tasker
58	* ''Film/{{Junior}}''[[note]]"My nipples are getting sensitive."[[/note]] -- He [[MisterSeahorse got pregnant]] in this one.
59	* ''Film/{{Eraser}}''[[note]]"You've just been erased."[[/note]]
60	* ''Film/JingleAllTheWay''[[note]]"Put dat cookie daughn! NAUGHH!"[[/note]]
61	* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' -- ComicBook/MrFreeze[[note]]"WHAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS? DER ICE AGE!" [[PungeonMaster And a barrage of other terrible cold-related puns.]][[/note]]
62	* ''Film/EndOfDays'' -- Jericho Cane[[note]]Jesus Marge, what the FUCK?![[/note]]
63	* ''Film/The6thDay'' [[note]] "When I told you to screw yourself, I didn't mean it literally."[[/note]] -- Adam Gibson (he gets cloned in that one)
64	* ''Film/CollateralDamage'' -- Gordy Brewer
65	* ''Film/TheRundown'' -- Cameos as himself, telling [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] to "have fun".
66	* ''Film/AroundTheWorldIn80Days2004'' -- Prince Hapi
67	* ''Film/TheExpendables'' -- His last official film role while governor, albeit just a cameo. Also significant in that it is the first film he has ever shared actual screen time with '80s action hero rivals Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/BruceWillis. His role in ''[[Film/TheExpendables2 Expendables 2]]'' and ''[[Film/TheExpendables3 3]]'' is much larger, and acts as a post-governor return to his action-movie roots.
68	* ''Film/TheLastStand''[[note]]"I'm the Sheriff."[[/note]] -- His first lead role in a movie since his governorship.
69	* ''Film/EscapePlan'' (formerly known as ''The Tomb'') -- Swan Rottmayer
70	* ''Film/{{Sabotage\|2014}}'' -- John "Breacher" Warthon
71	* ''Film/{{Maggie}}'' -- Wade Vogel
72	* ''Film/Aftermath2017'' -- Roman
73	* ''Film/KillingGunther'' -- Robert "Gunther" Bendik
74	* ''[[Literature/{{Viy}} Viy 2: Journey to China]]'' -- James Hook
75	* ''Series/{{FUBAR}}'' -- Luke Brunner[[note]]Arnold's first leading role in a TV series.[[/note]]
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77	!!Other:
78	* ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' - A [[ShowWithinAShow film within a film]] of ''Film/LastActionHero'' shows us what this might look like.
79	-->"Hey, Claudius. [[YouKilledMyFather You killed my faddah.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVc5TaPpe8 Big mistake.]]"
80	-->"To be, or not to be." [Beat] "[[PreMortemOneLiner Not to be.]]" [Cue StuffBlowingUp]
81	* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' Both cameoed in and directed and episode of season 2.
82	* ''Film/DemolitionMan'' -- He doesn't appear, but is mentioned as having become President. Creator/SylvesterStallone's character doesn't want to hear the details. [[NotSoCrazyAnymore The movie came out a decade before he ran for Governor.]]
83	* [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} Kalifohrnya]] -- Former Governor of.
84	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGovernator'' -- As an [[InkSuitActor animated version of himself]]... who's also a superhero. Apparently an AffectionateParody of MerchandiseDriven eighties and nineties cartoons, now sadly cancelled in the wake of the personal scandal.
85	* Due to his age, his 1980s face was recreated through CGI in ''[[http://www.tamaleaver.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/02.3_T4_ArnieSFX1.jpg Terminator Salvation]]'' and ''[[https://i.postimg.cc/yNkS3BTV/Tg-originalt800-film-arrival.jpg Terminator Genisys]]''.
86	* ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE 2K16]]'': His likeness is used as he appeared as a playable character as the T-800 from the first two ''Terminator'' movies.
87	* ''Series/TheApprentice'': Briefly hosted it in the first year of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's presidency of the United States.
88	* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'': His likeness is used for the [[GuestFighter Terminator]], although he couldn't provide voice work, so Creator/ChrisCox stepped in to voice T-800.
89	* ''VideoGame/PredatorHuntingGrounds'': He provided his likeness and voice for Dutch.
90	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfTanks'': He provides his likeness for the Christmas 2021 event, and could even be earned as a commander for a tank (complete with voice-over by the man himself). He specifically agreed to this collaboration because he used to be a tank commander in Austria, a time he recalls fondly to the point that he purchased his old M47 Patton when the Austrian Army was going to scrap it.
91	* ''WesternAnimation/LittleDemon'': Guest starred in [[Recap/LittleDemonS01E03EverybodysDyingForTheWeekend Episode 3]], reuniting with Creator/DannyDeVito in the process.
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93	!!Tropes seen in Arnold Schwarzenegger's body of work:
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96	* TheEighties: Arnold reached superstardom in this decade and most of his iconic roles originated in it. It's gotten to the point that 1980s action is almost synonymous with the man.
97	* TheNineties: While the decade started on top of the world for him with ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' and some other roles consolidated his action film icon status, the end of it already saw a slump in his career. Arnold also took on more comedic roles in that decade.
98	* NinetiesAntiHero: He plays a DefectiveDetective in ''End of Days'' who is somehow falling apart emotionally and physically while still maintaining the physique of a Greek god.
99	* ActionHero: Pretty much the TropeCodifier during TheEighties. Even his lesser films are very quotable.
100	* AdamWesting: He honestly seems to love hamming it up as a {{Flanderiz\|ation}}ed version of himself almost as much as he loves subverting the trope. Examples include ''Film/LastActionHero'', where he plays parodies of both his on-screen and off-screen personas, and his appearance in ''Film/TheExpendables'' as a RetiredBadass with HiddenDepths gone into politics.
101	* TheAhnold: The TropeCodifier and {{Trope Namer\|s}}. Schwarzenegger's persona, physique, and especially his accent have oft been the subject of parody ever since he became an action movie star. The typical parody ramps all of these traits way up for the sake of comedy, sometimes by making the accent so thick that the character becomes TheUnintelligible.
102	* BadassBoast: His characters often make them and they always live up to them in spectacular fashion.
103	* {{Ballet}}: Shown practicing posing with the help of a ballet teacher at the start of ''Pumping Iron''.
104	* BaritoneOfStrength: Famous for his deep and powerful voice which fits well in his many action roles.
105	* BeardOfSorrow: His characters will occasionally sport one to show that they're going through a rough emotional patch.
106	* BilledAboveTheTitle: And at times, only his surname, given it's long enough and also looks great on a poster.
107	* BondOneLiner: Arnold has always been great at these (especially in ''Film/{{Commando}}''); the trope could well be renamed "Arnold One-Liner". His overall acting skill may only be passable, but the man has great comedic timing.
108	* CatchPhrase: A few one-off lines that Arnold has given over the years have become famous, but "I'll be back" from the ''Terminator'' films is his personal catchphrase. He's used in a wide range of otherwise unrelated film roles and sometimes lampshaded (''Last Action Hero'') or played with (''Terminator 3'', ''Film/TheExpendables2'').
109	* CigarChomper: Many of his characters are avid cigar-smokers, reflecting a habit of the man himself. And they [[SmokingIsCool look very cool]] doing it too.
110	* ColdHam: He's known by stiff performances, but when his characters get emotional, Arnold does an intense delivery to compensate (for instance, most of his performance in ''Film/{{Total Recall\|1990}}'', and one-liners such as "[[Film/TheSixthDay You should clone yourself... so you can go]] [[ScrewYourself fuck yourself]]").
111	* CoolOldGuy: He can still do action films and maintains a pretty impressive physique even in his mid-seventies, and regularly posts videos of him at home or doing cool stuff on social media.
112	* DareToBeBadass:
113	** He's been known to give these kinds of rebuttals to people who {{troll}} him or try and insult him on social media. When a poster on Facebook called him a "snowflake" as a way of calling him weak, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/i1px5a/i_love_arnolds_wholesome_murders/ Arnold responded by telling the poster]] to do their research and learn about what it is they're criticizing first instead of just reacting.
114	** As a FitnessNut and a multi-time Mr. Universe winner, Arnold is naturally supportive of athletics. He's a long-time booster for the Special Olympics, generally can be found telling people to shoot for their goals, and having a "never give up" attitude towards it.
115	* DeadpanSnarker: Arnold is an expert at delivering dry one-liners and sarcastic quips.
116	* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: He loved PlayingAgainstType, insisting on bouncing off action movies with comedies. But even when not acting in a straight-up comedy he would include an element of {{Deconstruction}} in his movies to critique the genre and the ActionHero he played.
117	** In ''Film/TheTerminator'' and it's sequels, he is ImmuneToBullets and an utter badass because he is a literal killing machine cyborg.
118	** In ''Film/ThePredator'' he is completely WrongGenreSavvy as he's essentially playing ''Film/{{Commando}}'' but facing off against an alien hunter with far greater weaponry.
119	** In ''Film/TotalRecall1990'' he's playing a badass secret agent that is the savior of Mars, [[AllJustADream but maybe it's all just a dream.]]
120	** In ''Film/TrueLies'' he's an awesome super spy, but also a neglectful husband whose wife may be having an affair and he becomes obsessed with this.
121	* DentedIron: Schwarzenegger remains extremely fit for a man in his 70s; but he has had severe injuries due to accidents and has needed multiple heart surgeries due to congenital disease. He has talked about his extended recoveries and rehabilitation, and no longer does so many of his own stunts.
122	* {{Determinator}}: Many of his action film roles are walking definitions of this trope, with his title role in ''Film/TheTerminator'' being the partial {{Trope Namer\|s}}.
123	* DullSurprise: Schwarzenegger is not known for his fine acting, and his early career benefited from roles that required him to play stoic, silent types. However, his reputation for being a wooden actor is more based on his accent then his actual ability to convey emotion.
124	** While he was never going to be the second coming of [[Creator/MarlonBrando Brando]], he does have tremendous charisma and film presence, and he chose roles best suited to his abilities, specifically in films that have a goofier, less realistic tone that allowed him to be a larger than life character, where he could act more through body language and facial expressions, and where his accent could be excused. Contrast this to, say, Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme, who was similar to Schwarzenegger in many ways, but whose roles were often 'badass fighter but still a normal human', and lacked the charisma or acting chops to pull off anything interesting beyond his martial arts.
125	* DyeingForYourArt:
126	** When Schwarzenegger was cast in the role of Conan for ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'', he grew out his hair to fit the character's image. He also lost about 20 pounds to turn his body building bulk into something leaner and more athletic.
127	** Every time he's been recalled to play another Franchise/{{Terminator}}, he draws on his bodybuilding experience to resculpt his musculature to match his body shape in the original film. (As close as he can, anyway, given he's ''not'' a killer robot from the future.)
128	** His advocacy for physical fitness and changing your body structure for a role proved to be a turning point for Hollywood in general, as after Schwarzenegger and Stallone the more lean body types of Creator/SteveMcQueenActor or Creator/ClintEastwood weren't as convincing.
129	* EloquentInMyNativeTongue: He ran into this trope while filming ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982''. As anyone who has read his autobiography can atest, he's actually a genius, but couldn't speak English well enough for the producers' liking, which is why Conan got hit with a case of AdaptationalDumbass.
130	* FitnessNut: You'd kind of expect this, given that the man won Mr. Universe so many times. But even into his elderly years, Schwarzenegger still has a HeroicBuild that he maintains as much as he can. He's also been known to give encouragement and motivation (in the form of DareToBeBadass posts and speeches) for people who want to get into fitness, and he's a longtime booster for the Special Olympics. To say that Schwarzenegger takes fitness seriously is to drastically undersell it. His films generally give some sort of HandWave as to why he looks the way he does, especially if it's for a character that you wouldn't expect to have such a build.
131	* FriendToAllChildren: His characters are frequently very protective of children or devoted family men, as seen in works such as ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', ''Film/{{Commando}}'', and ''Film/KindergartenCop''. Also true in real life, as he's famously a big proponent of children's health and proper exercise, having been a huge booster for the Special Olympics for many years.
132	* GeniusBruiser: He occasionally plays very intelligent people who also happen to have the physique of a professional bodybuilder. ''Twins'' is the most exaggerated version, as he plays an action hero who is also a genius. He also counts as this in real life -- Schwarzenegger's muscled physique has been retained into his 70s, he was a multi-millionaire ''before'' his movie career took off due to various business ventures he pursued, he entered politics to become governor of California for two terms, and has remained politically active since leaving office.
133	* GentleGiant: Despite their size, his characters are generally good men who don't go looking for violence and are generally kind and noble... provided you're not a bad guy and you don't [[PapaWolf go after their family]].
134	* GoofyPrintUnderwear: He wore these while filming the biker bar scene in ''Terminator 2'' to get [[EnforcedMethodActing the desired reaction]] from the extras.
135	* HeroicBuild: '''The''' iconic example of the muscle-bound hero in the '80s and perhaps in film history as a whole. The fact that he won the Mr. Universe competition several times should tell you something; the guy was nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" for a reason.
136	* HollywoodActionHero: One of the most successful and iconic of all time. Chances are if you're looking for [[TheAhnold a parody of a Hollywood action hero]], it's going to be based on him.
137	* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: To the point that whole films have been made specifically to be "Arnold does X": "[[Film/{{Junior}} Ahnold gets pregnant]]," "[[Film/JingleAllTheWay Ahnold shops for Christmas toys]]," etc.
138	* IHaveManyNames: His nicknames are various. Arnie, Austrian Oak[=/=]Styrian Oak (from his bodybuilding days), Conan the Republican (bestowed to him by UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan himself!), The Governator (after being elected in California, a portmanteau of "governor" and "Terminator")
139	* ImmigrantPatriotism: Schwarzenegger has stated multiple times that he owes his success to America, and adores the country -- the caption under the page image is a direct quote of the man. This probably played a role in his decision to get into politics. Emerged early on as an early Republican critic of Creator/DonaldTrump, and his [[https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1348249481284874240 reaction]] to the January 2021 riot at the Capitol (which Trump was accused of inciting) quickly went viral.
140	* LargeAndInCharge: Arnold often plays men in authority positions who are almost invariably the largest man in sight. ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'' [[https://twitter.com/schwarzenegger/status/984478810400686080 played with this]].
141	* LargeHam: When the role allows him to definitely not take it seriously, Arnold will overact as much as possible.
142	* LeslieNielsenSyndrome: He started off in violent action films, but ''Film/{{Twins}}'' and ''Film/KindergartenCop'' set him into more comedic roles. He never really went into straight dramas but would switch between action and comedy afterwards.
143	* LighterAndSofter: ''Jingle All the Way'' and ''Junior'' subvert his HollywoodActionHero persona by making him a man who isn't a killing machine and doesn't need to kill anyone. ''Twins'', ''Kindergarten Cop'' and ''Last Action Hero'' combine Hollywood action with lighter comedic elements.
144	* MadeOfIron: That physique isn't just for show. At the 2019 Arnold Classic, he was drop-kicked in the back by someone in the crowd... and Schwarzenegger didn't even realize he'd been hit until he saw video of the event. And he was 71 years old at the time. There aren't many 71-year-old people who can NoSell a drop kick.
145	* MrFanservice: Back in his heyday, he was quite shameless about showing off his physique. And he still looks pretty goddamned good, even in his seventies.
146	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Due to his being a non-native speaker's accent, Arnold can't really do much with it. Only a few films even acknowledge that he has an non-native accent:
147	** In ''Commando'' he's from East Germany (and he doesn't try to change his Austrian accent to a German accent), and in ''Red Heat'' his Austrian accent stands in for a Russian one, though he does at least make [[OohMeAccentsSlipping a token effort to sound "Russian"]].
148	** In ''The Last Stand'' he makes only a vague reference to being an immigrant.
149	** Creator/JamesCameron apparently thought Arnold's accent made it sound like the T-800 [[FlawedPrototype couldn't copy human speech perfectly]] (or, at least, ''American'' speech]), though ''Rise of the Machines'' includes a gag implying that an Austrian implanted his own voice into the machine.
150	** ''Film/KindergartenCop'' and ''Film/{{Junior}}'' may be the only occasions where his character actually is Austrian. ''Kindergarten Cop'' only has him briefly mention he's from there, but later his partner pretends she's his visiting sister Ursula — complete with trying to do the accent.
151	** Arnold does briefly speak German in a few other movies, notably ''Film/TrueLies'' and ''Film/EscapePlan'', but in neither film is his character explicitly Austrian.
152	** Amusingly, after so many decades in America, his accent has naturally faded a great deal -- he actually works with a dialect coach to keep it fresh because it's what people expect and associate with him (he still has it in the videos he posts on social media nowadays). Those who've heard him speak candidly claim that his normal voice is ''unrecognizable'' from his more famous one. German speakers watching ''Escape Plan'' noticed that while Arnold's command of the language is still solid, he actually has a pronounced '''American''' accent after so many years in the States.
153	*** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/his2li/not_a_selfmade_man/fwiyg9q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2 Arnold debunked the "dialect coach" myth on Reddit, though. ]]
154	** This even extends to his native language. Early in his career, Arnold offered to dub his own dialogue for the German version of ''The Terminator'', but after recording a sample track the producers told Schwarzenegger that he sounded like "an Austrian farmer" and that German viewers wouldn't take him seriously.[[note]]It's a common stereotype in Germany and Austria that people from Styria are uneducated hicks. Schwarzenegger's accent sounds to someone from Berlin or Vienna roughly how a West Virginia accent would sound to a New Yorker.[[/note]] Schwarzenegger is usually dubbed in German by Berlin actor Thomas Danneberg.
155	* OldShame:
156	** Schwarzenegger has said ''Red Sonja'' is "the worst film I have ever made", and that he would jokingly threaten his children with the punishment of watching it if they ever acted up.
157	** While Governor, he once threatened the state legislature with screenings of ''Jingle All the Way'' if they couldn't resolve deadlocks in passing a state budget. It's unclear whether Schwarzenegger was joking.
158	** He'd also rather you not bring up ''Batman & Robin''.
159	* OneManArmy: A common theme of his characters, and a key part of his image, is that he can emerge victorious in a fight even when heavily outnumbered.
160	* PapaWolf:
161	** As shown by ''Film/{{Commando}}'', ''Film/KindergartenCop'' and even ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', hurt a child or a teenager near to him, and Arnie WILL fuck you up so bad that you'll need more than one coffin to be buried in. And considering the man is a booster for the Special Olympics, this is true in real life as well.
162	** The 2017 film ''Aftermath'' is a '''brutal''' deconstruction of this trope. After Schwarzenegger's character, Roman, loses his family in a horrific plane crash, he starts to go into a downward spiral, turning his grief into an unhealthy obsession and wanting to gain revenge with the culprit responsible not being a cold-hearted supervillain but a normal Air Traffic Controller with a son of his own, who is wracked with guilt about his mistakes. It ends... [[TearJerker tragically.]]
163	* PreMortemOneLiner: He's very skilled at delivering these. He's delivered so many of them, this page now adds a few among his credits.
164	* RatedMForManly: There's no denying his muscular action roles oozed testosterone.
165	* RealMenEatMeat: Averted. He's possibly the most iconic action star in history and he's been a vegan since about 2011.
166	* RunningGag: Jokes that follow him through various works:
167	** His various {{Catch Phrase}}s, which are sometimes subverted or lampshaded.
168	** He and Creator/SylvesterStallone shared a friendly rivalry as the musclebound [[Franchise/{{Rambo}} action king]] of the 1980s. They would sometimes cite each other in their movies. Schwarzenegger even tricked Stallone into starring in the poorly received ''Film/StopOrMyMomWillShoot'', by starting a rumor that he wanted to star in the movie, leading to Stallone stealing the role immediately without bothering to read the script.
169	** His accent. It's hard to find [[TheAhnold a parody of Schwarzenegger]] that doesn't either lampshade or exaggerate this part of him, simply because it's such a recognizable part of his image.
170	* ScullyBox: His physique is enormous but he is only about 6'2, fairly tall by normal standards but there are plenty of actors and athletes taller than him. His films generally portray him as a mountain of a man and avoid showing anyone of comparable size. A famous behind-the-scenes picture has him in Conan attire standing next to UsefulNotes/WiltChamberlain and Wrestling/AndreTheGiant who handily dwarf him.
171	* SelfMadeMan: [[DefiedTrope Not according to him]]. Schwarzenegger once [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF7NqeZuO3E gave a graduation speech]] in which he called the idea of the self-made man "a myth" because nobody got to wear they were on their own. Schwarzenegger himself came to America with "nothing but sweaty clothes in a gym bag" to his name, and was surprised by his fellow bodybuilders on Thanksgiving with food, pillows, and supplies that he needed. Also, his ImmigrantPatriotism came because he got opportunities in America that he simply couldn't get anywhere else, though it was with the help of people who kept standing up for him when he pursued his goals in movies and politics.
172	* StrongAndSkilled: His muscle isn't all that makes him formidable as he's also trained extensively in martial arts for roles, showing particular proficiency in Karate and Taekwondo, and shows it in his characters who are skilled fighters in addition to be incredibly strong.
173	* {{Typecasting}}:
174	** Muscular {{Action Hero}}es with one-liners, of course. So much so that TheAhnold has become an archetype in its own right.
175	** Defied in one very specific instance. Arnold has said that when he first arrived in Hollywood, he was frequently asked to play [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazi villains]] in war movies by producers who [[AllGermansAreNazis couldn't see past his accent]]. Arnold adamantly refused to ever play a Nazi, and turned such roles down every time. This was due to having grown up in postwar Austria with a father who, though not linked to any specific atrocities, had been a member of the Nazi Party. Arnold once described his childhood as one "surrounded by broken men" who were filled with regret over what they did for the Nazis. As such, Arnold turned down several roles that might have established his film career earlier (though, one imagines, in a very different direction). Also, he spoke out against neo-Nazis several times as the governor of California, outright telling the neo-Nazis in one speech that "your heroes are losers".
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