History Characters / TheWarriors

* AscendedExtra: In the videogame, where he gets the most characterization.

* UnscrupulousHero: The game shows him to be rather cold and very pragmatic in dealing with anyone who threatens the gang and their reputation. He'll also threaten his own members with an asskicking if they undermine his authority like when Rembrandt signed up the Warriors for a Writer's Showdown without his approval.

* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: Dresses with a tribal vibe, including feather earrings, turquoise beads and boots with fringes.
* ChainPain: In the movie, he snags one from on of the Punks and uses it effectively.

!The Warriors

->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelBeck

->'''Played by:''' Creator/JamesRemar

->'''Played by:''' Deborah Van Valkenburgh

->'''Played by:''' Dorsey Wright

->'''Played by:''' David Harris

->'''Played by:''' Tom [=McKitterick=]

->'''Played by:''' Creator/ThomasGWaites

->'''Played by:''' Marcelino Sánchez

->'''Played by:''' Brian Tyler

->'''Played by:''' Terry Michos

->'''Played by:''' Ephraim Benton

!The Gramercy Riffs

->'''Played by:''' Roger Hill

->'''Played by:''' Edward Sewer

!The Rogues

!!General

->'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidPatrickKelly

->'''Played by:''' Joel Weiss

!Other gangs

->'''Edge Played By''': [[Music/ElP El-P]]

!Others

->'''Played by:''' Creator/LynneThigpen

->'''Played By''': [[Music/RunDMC D.M.C]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: In the game, just about every gang leader also happens to be their gang's toughest, strongest member. Even The Orphans, though frankly it's not much of an accomplishment at all when individual members of that gang are so weak.

* NoNameGiven: Even their moniker isn't in the film. The only reason we know that's their alias is because that's who Walter Hill told David Patrick Kelly he was talking to while they were filming the scene.

* {{Expy}}: Ajax draws inspiration from Lunkface from the novel. His role as the guy second-guessing Swan makes him sort of a parallel for Apollonides in ''Literature/{{Anabasis}}''.

* OnlySaneMan: The only member of the Warriors to think offing Cyrus was a bad idea.

[[folder:The Warriors]]

[[folder:The Gramercy Riffs]]

The leader of The Gramercy Riffs. He summons the gangs of New York to a meeting in the Bronx to discuss their working together to take over the city, where [[spoiler:he is shot dead by Luther]], setting the main plot in motion.

* KilledOffForReal: Cyrus is [[spoiler:fatally shot by Luther]].

* LovedByAll: [[spoiler:Given how nearly every street gang is out for The Warriors' blood after they're framed for his murder]], it's clear that he was well liked and popular by everyone, even the gangs that regularly clashed with the Riffs.

* BaldOfAuthority: After [[spoiler:Cyrus is killed]], Masai takes command of The Gramercy Riffs.

[[folder:The Rogues]]

* KarmicDeath: They are all murdered by the gang whose leader was killed by the leader of the Rogues.

* StupidEvil: He doesn't appear to get anything out of killing [[spoiler: the beloved Cyrus]] except a fleeting sadistic thrill.
* VillainousBreakdown: When he is found out by the Riffs, he starts begging for his life and trying to pin the blame on the Warriors (for the second time) while sounding like a kid in a tantrum. [[AssholeVictim It doesn't save him.]]

[[folder:Other gangs]]

!!General
[[BigRottenApple New York City of the late 70's]] is overrun with street gangs of every imaginable creed and color. Stretching from Harlem, to the Bronx, to Manhattan, every street and neighborhood is jealously guarded by whatever gang has staked a claim to their own piece of turf, be it by punk skinheads, drug-dealing biker gangs, Asian martial artists, or MadArtist mimes.

* MookLieutenant: Larger, bulkier members wearing light-blue denim overalls with black armbands and a red scarf. They have even more health than their leader.

* MookLieutenant: They wear trilbys with larger brims than the Hurricanes' and blue dress-shirts that expose their chest. They also carry around knives.

* MookLieutenant: They wear hats with larger brims than the other Boppers' and [[YellowPurpleContrast yellow dress shirts underneath their purple vests.]]

* MookLieutenant: Unlike the lower-ranked members, they wear more casual [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver black and red jackets.]]

* MookLieutenant: They wear yellow headbands and have distinctive sleeves on their jackets colored darker than the sleeves on other members' jackets.

* MookLieutenant: They wear black bomber jackets and CoolShades.

* MookLieutenant: Their jackets are red and they also have a matching red headband. They have a unique power attack where they can sweep-kick and knock any enemy to the ground as well as a unique animation for their standing GrappleMove.

* MookLieutenant: Black and white vertically-striped shirts.

* MookLieutenant: Heavyset guys with pink pants and violet and white striped shirts.

* MookLieutenant: White tank-tops with black trim.

[[folder:Others]]

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->'''Played by:''' Michael Beck

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: [[spoiler:Given how nearly every street gang is out for The Warriors' blood after they're framed for his murder]], it's clear that he was well liked and popular by everyone, even the gangs that regularly clashed with the Riffs.

* ActionSruvivor: She isn't a fighter but she still keeps up with the gang as they trek across dangerous territory and even helps a bit in the fight with the Punks by grabbing a guy's hair and slamming his head into a post.

* ActionGirl: Mercy joins in the brawl between the Warriors and the Punks.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: [[spoiler:Given how nearly every street gang is out for The Warriors' blood after they're framed for his murder]], it's clear that he was well liked and popular by everyone, even the gangs that regularly clashed with the Riffs.

* CassandraTruth: Masai tried warning Cyrus that his idea to unite all gangs would not pan out, but Cyrus dismissed his concerns out of sheer faith. While most of the hundreds of gang members Cyrus spoke to were definitely keen on his idea, all it took was Luther to confirm Masai's warning, as Luther kills Cyrus and his dream along with him.

* AdaptationalBadass: Unlike in the movie, when Swan challenges Luther to a 1-on-1 bout, Luther actually agrees instead of calling him crazy and pulling out his revolver... at first anyway. After losing that fight, ''then'' he pulls out his revolver and calling him crazy while retreating to an elevated position. Meanwhile a brawl breaks out between the other Warriors and Rogues so during the FinalBoss fight, the other Rogues will also come after Swan so that he can't just hide behind cover to avoid Luther's bullets.

* DisproportionateRetribution: It's implied that Luther was inspired to pin Cyrus' assassination on The Warriors because he was pissed at missing his chance to shoot Fox in the face.

* StrongAndSkilled: In the game, they combine rather large health bars and [[NoSell immunity to knockdowns]] with powerful martial arts, comparable to the weaker Savage Huns. They might just be the most statistically formidable gang, which reflects their [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority overall position in the gang scene]] rather nicely.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Ash suffers from claustrophobia. When out to have a good time with Vermin and Snow, there's a blackout, causing the subway train to stall, and Ash immediately panics.

* KillItWithFire: They're introduced throwing a molotov cocktail into the Warriors' hide-out and they seem to prefer it as a WeaponOfChoice. Fittingly enough after receiving the beating of a lifetime, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Virgil meets his end by being burned alive by one of those very same bottles]] he tried to use to kill Cleon and Vermin.

* WeaponOfChoice: All of The Gramercy Riffs wield hockey sticks during their confrontation with [[spoiler:The Rogues]] at the film's climax.

* FightingWithChucks: His action figure comes with a set.

* EerieWhiteHair: Their leader has distinctive bright, silver hair. The graphics don't make it clear whether or not it's genetic, hair dye, or the result of aging. Him being TheVoiceless doesn't help either.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: The weaker, lower-ranked members apparently have names like [[DarkAgeOfSupernames "Blood Lotus" and "Shadow Blade".]] In contrast the much more threatening, higher-ranked members have simpler, more mundane names in comparison like Jimmy Lo or Lingo.

* KnifeNut: The generic high-ranking members carry around knives.

* KnifeNut: They seem to prefer blades over other weapons. They're more successful with them, at any rate.

* KnifeNut: Vance is packing a switchblade.

* SparedByAdaptation: Whereas in the original film, Ajax went to jail and never heard from him, the comic-book sequel has the other Warriors bust him out.

* NiceHat: He's never seen without his signature stetson and is rather distraught when he's separated from it. Having another Warrior wear it makes Cowboy bug them to give it back.

* NiceHat: Everyone except Chatterbox wears a top hat.

* NiceHat: The main uniform of the Hurricanes is a yellow Trilby hat.

* NiceHat: Part of the Boppers uniform is a purple fedora. Cochise's initiation test was to steal a size 9 hat from one. For comparison, a normal human head is about a ''size 7''. Only their leader, Big Moe, has a hat that big.

* NiceHat: All the Destroyer officers wear baseball caps sideways.

* NiceHat: Members are typically shown wearing dark red berets, which coupled with their surplus camo is meant to evoke a military image.

* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Swan's Blue; Ajax is aggressive, loud-mouthed, rarely thinks before he acts and wants to solve every obstacle with violence.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: The script had him being wasted by the Baseball Furies.
* WouldHitAGirl: Exaggerated. He breaks a chair over one of the Lizzies without so much as blinking.

* BatterUp: All of The Baseball Furies wield baseball bats. Taken UpToEleven with their leader Cobb, who uses two huge bats that have been ductaped together.