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* BreakThemByTalking: His preferred method of dealing with troublemakers. A few minutes' conversation, and Joe gives up Seth'a location rather than lose half his silver. If talking ''doesn't'' work...well, that's what the hammer on Abe's desk is for.
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* BreakThemByTalking: His preferred method of dealing with troublemakers. A few minutes' conversation, and Joe gives is ready to give up Seth'a Seth's location rather than lose half his silver. If talking ''doesn't'' work...well, that's what the hammer on Abe's desk is for.
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* BreakThemByTalking: His preferred method of dealing with troublemakers. If that doesn't work, he breaks them with a hammer.
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* BreakThemByTalking: His preferred method of dealing with troublemakers. A few minutes' conversation, and Joe gives up Seth'a location rather than lose half his silver. If that doesn't work, he breaks them with a hammer.talking ''doesn't'' work...well, that's what the hammer on Abe's desk is for.
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* EvilOldFolks: Exceptionally good at combat despite the fact that he's pretty old.
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* EvilOldFolks: Exceptionally good at combat despite the fact that he's pretty old.being in his 50s, which puts him at least a decade older than just about everyone he goes up against.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Old Joe.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Old Joe.By trying to stop the events of the past to save his wife, he becomes a [[spoiler:child-murdering]] monster.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: By trying to stop the events of the past to save his wife, he becomes a [[spoiler:child-murdering]] monster.
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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Kills himself in order to erase Joe from existence and (hopefully) stop Cid from becoming the Rainmaker.]]
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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Kills himself in order to erase Old Joe from existence and (hopefully) stop Cid from becoming the Rainmaker.]]
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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Killed himself so Old Joe will cease from existence.]]
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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Killed [[spoiler:Kills himself so Old in order to erase Joe will cease from existence.existence and (hopefully) stop Cid from becoming the Rainmaker.]]
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* AmbiguousStartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:Shows some creepy and amoral tendencies before Old Joe goes after his mother, making it unclear if Young Joe saving his mother will ultimately stop the Rainmaker.]]
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* AmbiguousStartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:Given he still existed in Old Joe's timeline where he shot his Old Joe, this puts the StableTimeLoop in question whether it can explain his villainy or not]].
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* TheGunfighterWannabe: Whelp. Blue runs around in a BadassLongcoat, wields [[RevolversAreJustBetter an older fashioned silver revolver]], twirls said revolver like a 5-year-old messing with their dad’s gun, holsters it in an old west type holster, and really, ''really'' overestimates his skills with a gun. He’s clearly been watching too many Westerns. Or maybe not enough.
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* TheGunfighterWannabe: Whelp. Blue runs around in a BadassLongcoat, wields [[RevolversAreJustBetter an older fashioned silver revolver]], twirls said revolver like a 5-year-old messing with their dad’s gun, holsters it in an old west type style holster, and really, ''really'' overestimates his skills with a gun. He’s clearly been watching too many Westerns. Or maybe not enough.
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* TheGunfighterWannabe: Blue wants to be deadly with a gun, but has clearly been watching too many Westerns. Or maybe not enough.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Old Joe will just about anything to save his wife. However, when given an option to stop his past self from meeting her, he refuses. He cannot sacrifice their relationship.
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Old Joe will do just about anything to save his wife. However, when given an option to stop his past self from meeting her, he refuses. He cannot sacrifice their relationship.
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* AvengingTheVillain: His entire involvement in the final showdown is motivated by his desire to avenge [[spoiler:Abe's death]] at Old Joe's hand.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Seems to be quite close to his henchmen including Kid Blue despite of the latter's incompetence. That said, [[YouHaveFailedMe his patience has limits]].
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* PrettyLittleHeadshots: [[spoiler:None of the firearms Old Joe wields in his assault on Abe's HQ would leave such a tiny little hole in someone's head.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: Being one of the nicest characters in the film, Jesse really didn't deserve his CruelAndUnusualDeath.
* LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:Gets utterly ripped apart by Cid's TK, together with the rest of the room they're in, when he accidentally startles the kid.]]
* NiceGuy: Although he won't be deterred from his amoral and illegal job, he's exceedingly polite about it and tries his best to cause as little disruption as possible.
* LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:Gets utterly ripped apart by Cid's TK, together with the rest of the room they're in, when he accidentally startles the kid.]]
* NiceGuy: Although he won't be deterred from his amoral and illegal job, he's exceedingly polite about it and tries his best to cause as little disruption as possible.
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* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He cried after killing the first Rainmaker prospect.]]
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* BadassGrandpa: Exceptionally good at combat despite the fact that he's pretty old.
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* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He cried after killing the first Rainmaker prospect.]]
* BadassGrandpa: Exceptionally good at combat despite the fact that he's pretty old.prospect]].
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* EvilOldFolks: Exceptionally good at combat despite the fact that he's pretty old.
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* MindOverMatter: She's got genetic telekinesis powers, or TK, and they're a bit stronger than most people's. In her wild youth, she'd challenge would-be suitors to move a quarter, then hold it with her own power for her own amusement. [[spoiler: Her son got them with compound interest.]]
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* FutureBadass: [[spoiler:He is the kid who could grow up to be the Rainmaker.]]
* MindOverMatter: Hispowers.powers, like his mother. Only even moreso.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:In the timeline where he becomes the Rainmaker. He watches his mother be killed, and that becomes his StartOfDarkness.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:In the timeline where he becomes the Rainmaker. He watches his mother be killed, and that becomes his StartOfDarkness. He eventually orders all Loopers killed, presumably trying to prevent his mother's death.]]
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* SkywardScream: [[spoiler:Not heard, but seen doing this in Young Joe's ImagineSpot when he loses Cid right after killing Sara, realizing the doom future he created]].
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* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Willing to kill Sara because she's in his way of killing Cid]], which ended up causing the Rainmaker's existence.
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* AntiVillain: He has [[WellIntentionedExtremist sympathetic goals but is willing to do unspeakable things]] to achieve them (though he's also tormented by guilt when he does).
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* AntiVillain: He has [[WellIntentionedExtremist Has sympathetic goals but is when trying to save his wife and prevent the rise of a merciless underworld kingpin. However, he's unwilling to sacrifice his relationship with his wife to save her, and ''is'' willing to do unspeakable things]] kill children to achieve them stop the kingpin (though he's also tormented by guilt when he does).
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* ChildProdigy: He is obviously a budding genius. At his young age, he's able to make astute observations and has impressive electrical skills.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: There's something a little odd about Cid. He's very mature and intelligent for his age in some ways, while also susceptible to age-inappropriate tantrums and meltdowns [[spoiler:which, combined with his TK abilities, give him the ability to literally tear people he doesn't like to shreds]]. He also has a need for control over his environment, which suggests he may be somewhere on the autism spectrum.
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* TheFagin: According to WordOfGod, Abe acts as a ParentalSubstitute for the young street thugs he recruits.
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* TheFagin: According to WordOfGod, Abe acts as a ParentalSubstitute for the young street thugs he recruits.recruits as his assassins.
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* TheFagin: According to WordOfGod, Abe acts as a ParentalSubstitute for the young street thugs he recruits.
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* RedBaron: The Rainmaker, the terrifying future crimelord who sets the movie's plot into motion, the phrase 'reign of terror' is used, making it a pun.
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* RedBaron: The Rainmaker, the terrifying future crimelord who sets the movie's plot into motion, the phrase 'reign of terror' is used, making it a pun. It's shown to [[RainOfBlood have another meaning when his powers are demonstrated.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Guns down one of the candidates to become the Rainmaker when he's only a kid.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Guns down one of the candidates to become the Rainmaker when he's only a kid. [[ApologeticAttacker And he doesn't feel good about it one bit]].]]
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* TheDanza: Young Joe is played by JosephGordonLevitt.
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* BodyHorror: His CruelAndUnusualDeath involves {{Fingore}}, ''both'' AnArmAndALeg and FacialHorror before [[BoomHeadshot dying by headshot]].
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* BodyHorror: His CruelAndUnusualDeath involves {{Fingore}}, ''both'' AnArmAndALeg AnArmAndALeg, TongueTrauma, and FacialHorror before [[BoomHeadshot dying by headshot]].
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:By killing Abe and charging the plot.]]
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* BigBad: [[spoiler:By [[spoiler:After killing Abe and charging Abe, he comes dangerously close to ensuring that the plot.Rainmaker exists.]]
* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler:''Almost.'' Killing Sara would have set Cid on the path to becoming the Rainmaker, but Young Joe's suicide prevents Cid's descent into villainy.]]
* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler:''Almost.'' Killing Sara would have set Cid on the path to becoming the Rainmaker, but Young Joe's suicide prevents Cid's descent into villainy.]]
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* {{Retgone}}: [[spoiler:After Young Joe suicide, Old Joe simply vanishes from the existence.]]
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* {{Retgone}}: [[spoiler:After Young Joe Joe's suicide, Old Joe simply vanishes from the existence.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Would kill one, actually.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Would kill one, actually.[[spoiler:Guns down one of the candidates to become the Rainmaker when he's only a kid.]]
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* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:His CruelAndUnusualDeath involves {{Fingore}}, ''both'' AnArmAndALeg and FacialHorror before being KilledOffForReal.]]
* BodyHorror: His CruelAndUnusualDeath involves {{Fingore}}, ''both'' AnArmAndALeg and FacialHorror before [[BoomHeadshot dying by headshot]].
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* {{Determinator}}: Credit where credit's due; he doesn't give up, even if it's the smart thing to do.
** Especially since this involved driving a hoverbike with a single ''broken'' hand, pulling off reasonably accurate shots with his offhand in the meantime.
** Especially since this involved driving a hoverbike with a single ''broken'' hand, pulling off reasonably accurate shots with his offhand in the meantime.
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* {{Determinator}}: Credit where credit's due; he doesn't give up, even if it's the smart thing to do.
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* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Kid Blue. [[spoiler:Doesn't stop Joe from killing him, though.]]
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* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Kid Blue.Hilariously incompetent, but surprisingly not an awful person. [[spoiler:Doesn't stop Joe from killing him, though.]]
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* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Well, Well, Decoy {{Deuteragonist}}.]]{{Deuteragonist}}. He's set up to be important in the first act, but stops being relevant to the plot shortly after becoming important to it.
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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Old Joe turns out to be one]]. He has [[WellIntentionedExtremist sympathetic goals but is willing to do unspeakable things]] to achieve them (though he's also tormented by guilt when he does).
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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Old Joe turns out to be one]]. He has [[WellIntentionedExtremist sympathetic goals but is willing to do unspeakable things]] to achieve them (though he's also tormented by guilt when he does).
