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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Reacher is typically written this way. He's very blunt when he speaks, and can be an asshole to people he doesn't want to speak with and that's in addition to his brutal methods overall, never showing mercy to people he faces. That said, he does go above and beyond in his efforts to protect people and help out those in need, is very respectful to and protective of vulnerable people and is capable of acts of exceptional kindness.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Reacher is typically written this way. He's very blunt when he speaks, and can be an asshole to people he doesn't want to speak with and that's in addition to his brutal methods overall, never showing mercy to people he faces. That said, he does go above and beyond in his efforts to protect people and help out those in need, is very respectful to and protective of vulnerable people and is capable of acts of exceptional kindness.kindness and will soften up towards people once he gets to know them.
* MightyGlacier: While Reacher can deliver quick blows with devastating power and speed, he's a far slower and heavier runner due to his build and is suited more to endurance than quick bursts of speed.
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* StrictlyFormula: The novels follow a very distinct pattern of Reacher being on the road and either coming across trouble randomly or being called to help someone from his past, being faced with obstructive authorities who are implied to know more than they're letting on, investigating and leaving a lot of broken or dead bodies in his wake and walking off to have another adventure by the end.
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* StrictlyFormula: The novels follow a very distinct pattern of Reacher being on the road and either coming across trouble randomly or being called to help someone from his past, being faced with obstructive authorities who are implied to know more than they're letting on, investigating and leaving a lot of broken or dead bodies in his wake wake, striking up an unlikely friendship with an initial enemy he's come to know and respect and walking off to have another adventure by the end.
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** It's established regularly that while Reacher is very tough and capable, he's not superhuman and there are limits to what he can do and what he is able to survive. More than once, he's been outnumbered or facing down opponents who are heavily armed and is forced to resort to trying to separate them and take them out one at a time and that's when he doesn't simply surrender or is saved by a stroke of luck.
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** It's established regularly that while Reacher is very tough and capable, he's not superhuman and there are limits to what he can do and what he is able to survive. More than once, he's been outnumbered or facing down opponents who are heavily armed or simply outnumber him and is forced to resort to trying to separate them and take them out one at a time and that's when he doesn't simply surrender or is saved by a stroke of luck.luck.
** Reacher's Sherlock Holmes style ability to pick up on details and size people up quickly is impressive but like Sherlock himself, he's not always correct and can get details correct but reach the wrong conclusions and is not above biases, occasionally missing out that someone he'd previously dismissed is smarter or more dangerous than they initially seemed.
** Reacher's Sherlock Holmes style ability to pick up on details and size people up quickly is impressive but like Sherlock himself, he's not always correct and can get details correct but reach the wrong conclusions and is not above biases, occasionally missing out that someone he'd previously dismissed is smarter or more dangerous than they initially seemed.
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** The UK native Child is very much not a fan of guns in general and while Reacher and other heroic characters use firearms on occasion, which is justified by their profession and treated as acceptable because they know how to handle them properly and with respect, characters who use weapons to intimidate or make themselves seem tougher are invariably seen as pathetic and usually get shown how tough they actually are by Reacher.
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* RuralGangsters: "Worth Dying For" features the Duncan Family - Jacob Duncan (their de facto leader), [[SiblingsInCrime his two brothers Jonas and Jasper]], and Jacob's adopted son Seth - whom for twenty-five years have ruled over a Nebraska farming town [[IOwnThisTown like tin pot dictators]]. Through their trucking business, the Duncans run a brutal extortion racket forcing all the local businesses and families into exclusively using their trucks or else face a visit from their muscle (comprised of former Cornhusker football players) who will beat them or their families senseless and destroy their homes. They likewise terrorise anyone who dares do anything they disagree with, even forbidding the local doctor from treating Seth's wife Elenore [[DomesticAbuse after Seth beats her]]. However, this is merely the tip of the iceberg of the Duncan's depravity, with them secretly in partnership with Rossi, a [[TheMafia Mafia boss]] based in Las Vegas and his contacts of Lebanese and Iranian gangsters. Together they run an operation using the Duncan's infrastructure to [[HumanTrafficking smuggle women and girls out of the heart of Asia into America]], where Rossi forces the women into prostitution and the Duncan's keep a portion of the children for themselves to rape, eventually killing them when they get bored with them.
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** It's established regularly that while Reacher is very tough and capable, he's not superhuman and there are limits to what he can do and what he is able to survive. More than once, he's been outnumbered or facing down opponents who are heavily armed and is forced to resort to trying to separate them and take them out one at a time and that's when he doesn't simply surrender or is saved by a stroke of luck.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: Reacher's general fighting style basically amounts to being as quick, simple and brutal as possible and he takes most heavily from Krav Maga, Aikido, Kali, Judo, Muay Thai and Jeet Kune Do, all of which emphasize simplicity and efficiency.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: Reacher's general fighting style basically amounts to being as quick, simple and brutal as possible and he takes most heavily from Krav Maga, Aikido, Kali, Judo, Muay Thai and Jeet Kune Do, all of which emphasize simplicity and efficiency.
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* StrictlyFormula: The novels follow a very distinct pattern of Reacher being on the road and either coming across trouble randomly or being called to help someone from his past, investigating and leaving a lot of broken or dead bodies in his wake and walking off to have another adventure by the end.
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* StrictlyFormula: The novels follow a very distinct pattern of Reacher being on the road and either coming across trouble randomly or being called to help someone from his past, being faced with obstructive authorities who are implied to know more than they're letting on, investigating and leaving a lot of broken or dead bodies in his wake and walking off to have another adventure by the end.
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* {{Token Good Cop}}s: In ''Killing Floor'', half of the local eight officers are dirty and two have minimal involvement in the plot, leaving only Detective Finlay and Officer Roscoe to provide KnightErrant Reacher much aid throughout the story.
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* {{Token Good Cop}}s: Cop}}s:
** In ''Killing Floor'', half of the local eight officers are dirty and two have minimal involvement in the plot, leaving only Detective Finlay and Officer Roscoe to provide KnightErrant Reacher much aid throughout thestory.story.
** In ''61 Hours'', Police Chief Holland and his number two Peterson are skilled cops who work well with Reacher, and while many other cops have moments of professionalism and skill, every last one of them gets lured away from guarding an important witness by what Reacher views as an obvious distraction. And then there's the suspicion that a DirtyCop is on the force, [[spoiler:although that turns out to be a ForcedIntoEvil but still willing to kill Holland, leaving Peterson as the token good, or at least above average, cop on the force.]]
** In ''Killing Floor'', half of the local eight officers are dirty and two have minimal involvement in the plot, leaving only Detective Finlay and Officer Roscoe to provide KnightErrant Reacher much aid throughout the
** In ''61 Hours'', Police Chief Holland and his number two Peterson are skilled cops who work well with Reacher, and while many other cops have moments of professionalism and skill, every last one of them gets lured away from guarding an important witness by what Reacher views as an obvious distraction. And then there's the suspicion that a DirtyCop is on the force, [[spoiler:although that turns out to be a ForcedIntoEvil but still willing to kill Holland, leaving Peterson as the token good, or at least above average, cop on the force.]]
