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* 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.

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* {{Expy}}: Of James Munroe from the first film. Both are corrupt CIA agents who act as TheManBehindTheMan behind 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.

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* {{Expy}}: Of James Munroe from the first film. Both are corrupt CIA agents who act as TheManBehindTheMan behind 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.
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* BloodBrothers: Once you fight side by side with them, you are a brother (or sister) to them for life, even if you're not a part of the team.
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* TheQuietOne: After Barney's apparent death. Though he later goes back to being a MotorMouth during the climax.
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* WarForFunAndProfit: The main reason why he wants to start WorldWarIII is because it'll be very profitable for him.
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* MotorMouth: Much like his father, though not as much. It seems to run in the family, however.
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* {{Expy}}: Of James Munroe from the first film. Both are corrupt CIA agents who act as TheManBehindTheMan behind 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.
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* CoolGun: His AA-12 shotgun [[note]]at least until Trench takes it away from him in ''The Expendables II'' and humorously crosses with CargoShip as Hale does not want to give it up to Trench[[/note]]. There's also his Milkor ''multiple grenade launcher'' in ''The Expendables II'' that's loaded with ''buckshot'' rounds, though he actually only borrowed it from Gunnar.



* CoolGun: In the sequel, he carries a Milkor MGL multi-shot grenade launcher as his primary weapon during both the opening rescue and during the airport shootout.
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* 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.''

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* 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.
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* ActionGirl
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* KilledMidSentence: [[spoiler:When revealing Marsh had the kill switch the whole time, Christmas simply kicks his tomahawk into his chest, finishing him off.]]
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* ActionGirl
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* 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]].]]
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Van Damme is a polite and gracious gentleman who not only loves his fans, but [[AmicablyDivorced is best friends with his ex-wife]].
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* 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]].

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