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* StraightGay: The sequel reveals he had a relationship with one of his scientist partners.

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* StraightGay: The sequel reveals he had a relationship with one of his male scientist partners.colleagues, and he has no stereotypical gay traits.
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* BuryYourGays: Ends up killed by a massive fireball.
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* MobileSuitHuman: A rare serious example. [[spoiler:The roughly human-sized alien invaders turn out to be [[BioArmor biomechanical suits]]; the real deal are child-sized. They are implied to be physically weaker, but [[TheGreys by no means disarmingly cute]].]] In the {{novelization}}, it is explained that they're not ''just'' [[spoiler:biomechanical suits]] -- they are literally [[spoiler:''another'' alien species that the BigBad conquerors had defeated, found to be useful, and ''[[BodyHorror turned into suits]]''. Or perhaps they somehow evolved some sort of symbiotic/parasitic relationship... psychic revelations like that tend to be unclear]].


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* TechnologicallyAdvancedFoe: The movie drives the point home early, as TheMothership is said to be [[PlanetSpaceship 1/4th the size of the moon]] and deploys individual craft to cities around the world that are still 15 miles across. In this case, though, it's said that human technological development is heavily based on the {{Area 51}} Roswell alien ship of the same design, so humans find ways to fight back in part because they had developed some familiarity with their technology.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Arguably one of the most iconic in movie history. His last missile jams before he can take out the primary weapon of the alien ship. Instead, he flies his plane directly into the weapon, setting off a chain reaction that destroys the entire ship.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Arguably one of the most iconic in movie history. His last missile jams before he can take out the primary weapon of the alien alien's ship. Instead, Rather than let them kill his children, he flies his plane directly into the weapon, blowing it up and setting off a chain reaction that destroys the entire ship.]]
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* GutturalGrowler: Has a low, raspy voice befitting a tough OldSoldier.
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JeffGoldblum[[labelnote:Dubs]] Creator/SeonghoShin (Korean) [[/labelnote]]

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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JeffGoldblum[[labelnote:Dubs]] Creator/BernardLanneau (European French), Creator/SeonghoShin (Korean) [[/labelnote]]
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: As the City Destroyer opens up over Area 51, Grey orders Whitmore to run and save himself.
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JeffGoldblum

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* ImprobableAge: To a slight extent as he appears to be in his mid to late 30s in the first film. While this is legally old enough to become the President of the US (35 is the youngest one can be, and the youngest thus far was Theodore Roosevelt at age 42) it would definitely be a hard sell to get elected, although being too young for the job is something Whitmore is criticized for by his detractors in story.

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To a slight extent as he appears to be in his mid to late 30s in the first film. While this is legally old enough to become the President of the US (35 is the youngest one can be, and the youngest thus far was Theodore Roosevelt at age 42) it would definitely be a hard sell to get elected, although being too young for the job is something Whitmore is criticized for by his detractors in story.story.
** In addition to his youth, there's also how fast he must have been elected. Given that he's President in 1996, that must mean he was elected in 1992. He was a fighter pilot in the Gulf War in 1990, so he went from being a fighter pilot to President of the United States in just two years. That is an insanely fast rise in American politics. Conceivably he could have already been a politican and military reservist when the Gulf War broke out and he got called up, and then was demobilized and went to political life after the war ended.

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* BenevolentBoss: His immediate reaction when David warns him of the potential danger is to tell everyone to stop work and get to safety ''now''. This is a media company that is covering the event: shutting off transmission long before others even guess of any danger would cost them millions.

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* BenevolentBoss: BenevolentBoss:
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His immediate reaction when David warns him of the potential danger is to tell everyone to stop work and get to safety ''now''. This is a media company that is covering the event: shutting off transmission long before others even guess of any danger would cost them millions.
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* FingerInABarrel: [[With [[HeroicSacrifice himself and his plane]] acting as the finger plugging the City Destroyer's firing port.]]

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* FingerInABarrel: [[With [[spoiler:With [[HeroicSacrifice himself and his plane]] acting as the finger plugging the City Destroyer's firing port.]]
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*FingerInABarrel: [[With [[HeroicSacrifice himself and his plane]] acting as the finger plugging the City Destroyer's firing port.]]

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* MagicalJew: He is a rabbi whose primary purpose in the story is to provide a source of wisdom (and ComicRelief) for the characters and audience. In fact, it's ''his'' statement (advising his son not to catch a cold) which is the catalyst that sparks David to create the computer virus that wins the war for humanity.

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* MagicalJew: He is a rabbi whose primary purpose in the story is to provide a source of wisdom (and ComicRelief) [[PluckyComicRelief comic relief]]) for the characters and audience. In fact, it's ''his'' statement (advising his son not to catch a cold) which is the catalyst that sparks David to create the computer virus that wins the war for humanity.



* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Harvester Queen is [[spoiler: absolutely [[LargeAndInCharge massive]]]], and equipped with a {{BFG}} and their best DeflectorShields. [[spoiler:She tanks a cold fusion blast in the face, and while her firepower is mediocre, it takes a ''lot'' to finally bring her down.]]


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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: The Harvester Queen is [[spoiler: absolutely [[LargeAndInCharge massive]]]], and equipped with a {{BFG}} and their best DeflectorShields. [[spoiler:She tanks a cold fusion blast in the face, and while her firepower is mediocre, it takes a ''lot'' to finally bring her down.]]

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BillPullman
->'''Dubbed by:''' Robert Guilmard (''Independence Day'', European French), Creator/VincentViolette (''Independence Day Resurgence'', European French)

-->''"Today, we celebrate...our Independence Day!"''

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BillPullman
->'''Dubbed by:''' Robert
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BillPullman[[labelnote:Other Languages]]Robert Guilmard (''Independence Day'', European French), Creator/VincentViolette (''Independence Day Resurgence'', (''Resurgence'', European French)

-->''"Today,
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->''"Today,
we celebrate...our Independence Day!"''



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He goes on a suicide mission to kill the Queen in ''Resurgence'']]

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:He goes on a suicide mission to kill the Queen in ''Resurgence'']] ''Resurgence''.]]



->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/WillSmith

-->''"Welcome to Earth!"''

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-->''"Welcome
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->''"Welcome
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeffGoldblum




-->''"Checkmate."''

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\n-->''"Checkmate.!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JeffGoldblum
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->''"Checkmate.
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MaeWhitman (young) & Creator/MaikaMonroe (adult)

President Whitmore's daughter. By ''Resurgence'' Patricia is a speechwriter at the White House and a former pilot.

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->'''Portrayed by:''' !!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MaeWhitman (young) & Creator/MaikaMonroe (adult)

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President Whitmore's daughter. By ''Resurgence'' ''Resurgence'', Patricia is a speechwriter at the White House and a former pilot.



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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BrentSpiner
->'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/MichelPapineschi (European French)

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JohnStorey

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RossBagley (young) & Creator/JessieTUsher (adult)

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-->'''Mitchell''': What your father did today was very brave. You should be proud of him.\\
'''Miguel''': I am.

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'''Miguel''': '''Miguel:''' I am.



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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GiuseppeAndrews

Troy's other son.

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Troy's
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Russell's
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JuddHirsch




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[[folder: The Harvester Queen]]

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->'''Voiced by:''' Jenna Purdy

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* CelebrityParadox: Averted in promotionals for the sequel, where Levinson gets interviewed by an in-univeree Jeff Goldblum, and both spend most of the interview trying to convince the viewer that despite having nearly identical appearance and mannerisms, they are, in fact, separate people.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: After seeing his friends kissing like any couple at the end of an action movie, he fumbles and suggests he and Rain do the same. Rain disagrees, but suggests having dinner with him.



* WrongGenreSavvy: Tiffany thinks she's in an 1980s Creator/StevenSpielberg alien movie, where the aliens are nice and helpful. Instead she's in a 1990s Creator/RolandEmmerich alien movie, where the aliens are evil and destroy everything.

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* WrongGenreSavvy: Tiffany thinks she's in an 1980s Creator/StevenSpielberg alien movie, where the aliens are nice and helpful. Instead she's in a 1990s Creator/RolandEmmerich alien movie, where the aliens are evil and destroy everything. And as a result, she is swiftly killed when the aliens unleash their weaponry upon the building she's positioned at.

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* PapaWolf: Memorably, he shouts down the country's leaders when they disrespect his son aboard UsefulNotes/AirForceOne.
--> '''Julius:''' ''You'd all be dead now if it wasn't for my David!''

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Memorably, he shouts down the country's leaders when they disrespect his son aboard UsefulNotes/AirForceOne.
--> ---> '''Julius:''' ''You'd all be dead now if it wasn't for my David!''



-->'''Whitmore''': Can they be killed?
-->'''Okun''': Their bodies are just as frail as ours. ''[indicates the specimens from Roswell behind him]'' These two died in the crash, this one a few weeks later. You just have to get through their technology, which I am sad to say is, far more advanced.

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-->'''Whitmore''': --->'''Whitmore''': Can they be killed?
-->'''Okun''': --->'''Okun''': Their bodies are just as frail as ours. ''[indicates the specimens from Roswell behind him]'' These two died in the crash, this one a few weeks later. You just have to get through their technology, which I am sad to say is, far more advanced.
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* BizarreAlienSenses: ''AudioPlay/IndependenceDayUK'' establishes their eyesight to be unused to Earth sunlight; whereby they pursue aircraft's heat signatures rather than appearance.

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