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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Can usually be seen fighting alongside other friendly forces.



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* {{Expy}}: To both [[Film/FullMetalJacket Hartman]] and [[Film/ApocalypseNow Kilgore]].



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* FingerlessGloves: Wears them in all of his appearances, except the second game.
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%%* BlackBestFriend: To Boone.
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* UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery: The only Aussie in Boone's team.

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* CowerPower[=/=]DirtyCoward: Hides behind his compound and relies on his {{mooks}} and reinforcements to protect himself from Douglas, being armed with only a handgun.

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* CowerPower[=/=]DirtyCoward: CowerPower: Hides behind his compound and relies on his {{mooks}} and reinforcements to protect himself from Douglas, being armed with only a handgun.



* BetterToDieThanBeKilled[=/=]DrivenToSuicide

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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled[=/=]DrivenToSuicideBetterToDieThanBeKilled



* PoirotSpeak[=/=]YouNoTakeCandle
-->'''Minh''': Dung lai! VC number one! You didi mau!




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* YouNoTakeCandle
-->'''Minh''': Dung lai! VC number one! You didi mau!

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Killed Off For Real misuse. The trope is not just any death, but about the expectation of temporary death being subverted by making it permanent.


* DroppedABridgeOnHim[=/=]KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Unused files]] in the second game revealed that the unnamed Green Beret advisor in the VC campaign is actually him]].

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* DroppedABridgeOnHim[=/=]KilledOffForReal: DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Unused files]] in the second game revealed that the unnamed Green Beret advisor in the VC campaign is actually him]].



* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Dies while defending the Nui Pek camp from a VC attack. He gets replaced by Nhut]].



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* KilledOffForReal: Can be killed by Boone.



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* PutOnABus
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* SirSwearsALot

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* TheCaptain
* CoolOldGuy
* MissionControl
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

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* SergeantRock

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* TheFace

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* TheSneakyGuy
* YouNoTakeCandle

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* TheFace

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* TheSneakyGuy
* YouNoTakeCandle

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* CombatMedic
* TheEveryman

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* SirSwearsALot

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* CommunicationsOfficer

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* AngryBlackMan

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* TheEngineer
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* SirSwearsALot

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* NoIndoorVoice

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* YouNoTakeCandle

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* BaldOfEvil
* ColonelBadass: Averted ''big time''.

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* TheCaptain

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* ColdSniper
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* TheLeader

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* SirSwearsALot

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* BadassBeard
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* SirSwearsALot

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* BlackBestFriend: To Boone.

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* CommunicationsOfficer

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* ColonelBadass
* MissionControl
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking
* TheCaptain
* DeadpanSnarker

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* %%* DeadpanSnarker



* SirSwearsALot

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* ChekhovsGunman

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* KilledOffForReal

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* TheLeader

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* NewMeat
* PlayerCharacter

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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Lampshaded by Boone.

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* MajorlyAwesome
* {{Ranger}}

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* InTheBack: Can be killed this way.

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* MyCountryRightOrWrong

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking

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* [[spoiler:PutOnABus]]

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* [[spoiler:PutOnABus]]PutOnABus



* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]][=/=][[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Unused files]] in the second game revealed that the unnamed Green Beret advisor in the VC campaign is actually him]].

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* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]][=/=][[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: DroppedABridgeOnHim[=/=]KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Unused files]] in the second game revealed that the unnamed Green Beret advisor in the VC campaign is actually him]].



* [[spoiler:SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]: [[spoiler:Was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to suffer this fate]].

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* [[spoiler:SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]: SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to suffer this fate]].



* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]]: Let's face it, Douglas' fate ([[spoiler:getting sniped during a routine patrol]]) fits this trope to a T.

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* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]]: DroppedABridgeOnHim: Let's face it, Douglas' fate ([[spoiler:getting sniped during a routine patrol]]) fits this trope to a T.



* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler: Dies while defending the Nui Pek camp from a VC attack. He gets replaced by Nhut]].

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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Dies while defending the Nui Pek camp from a VC attack. He gets replaced by Nhut]].



* [[spoiler:MajorlyAwesome]]: [[spoiler:Gets promoted to Major after assaulting the citadel]].

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* [[spoiler:MajorlyAwesome]]: MajorlyAwesome: [[spoiler:Gets promoted to Major after assaulting the citadel]].



* [[spoiler:BetterToDieThanBeKilled]][=/=][[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide]]

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* [[spoiler:BetterToDieThanBeKilled]][=/=][[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide]]BetterToDieThanBeKilled[=/=]DrivenToSuicide



* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman]]

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* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman]]ChekhovsGunman



* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]

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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]KilledOffForReal
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* {{Badass}}



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* FingerlessGloves: Wears one in all of his appearances, except the second game.

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* FingerlessGloves: Wears one them in all of his appearances, except the second game.



* NamesTheSame: Not related to Nguyen Nham.

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* NamesTheSame: Not related to Nguyen Nham.

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[[folder:United States Special Forces]]

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!!Douglas Warren

* {{Badass}}
* BigGood: He's TheLeader of TheSquad. And [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou they can't go on without him]].
* DemolitionsExpert: Does demolition work alongside Bronson.
* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]]: Let's face it, Douglas' fate ([[spoiler:getting sniped during a routine patrol]]) fits this trope to a T.
* TheEveryman
* LargeHam
* TheLeader
* PlayerCharacter
* PosthumousCharacter
* SergeantRock



!!Joe Crocker

* CombatMedic
* TheEveryman
* {{Irony}}: Can occur if he gets wounded himself.

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!!Joe Crocker

!!Hornster

* CombatMedic
BadassBeard
* TheEveryman
TheBigGuy: The team's machinegunner.
* {{Irony}}: Can occur if he gets wounded himself.BloodKnight: Gets berated for it, too.
-->'''Hornster''': A nice little camp, with plenty of gooks to shoot! My idea of heaven!
* DeadpanSnarker
* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]][=/=][[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Unused files]] in the second game revealed that the unnamed Green Beret advisor in the VC campaign is actually him]].
* LargeHam




!!C. J. Defort

* BloodKnight: Gets berated for it.
-->'''Defort''': You kidding? We're in deep, hostile jungle, dodging VC, tiptoeing past traps and toe-poppers, I feel great!
* CommunicationsOfficer

!!Thomas Bronson

* AngryBlackMan
* DeadpanSnarker
-->'''Bronson''': Good! The more you shoot, the less I carry!
* DemolitionsExpert: Does demolition work alongside Douglas and Hawkins.
* TheEngineer

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\n!!C. J. Defort\n\n* BloodKnight: Gets berated for it.
-->'''Defort''': You kidding? We're in deep, hostile jungle, dodging VC, tiptoeing past traps
[[spoiler:SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]: [[spoiler:Was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to suffer this fate]].
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[[folder:''Vietcong'', ''Fist Alpha'',
and toe-poppers, I feel great!
''Red Dawn'']]
!!Douglas Warren

* CommunicationsOfficer

!!Thomas Bronson

{{Badass}}
* AngryBlackMan
* DeadpanSnarker
-->'''Bronson''': Good! The more you shoot, the less I carry!
BigGood: He's TheLeader of TheSquad. And [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou they can't go on without him]].
* DemolitionsExpert: Does demolition work alongside Douglas and Hawkins.
Bronson.
* TheEngineer[[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]]: Let's face it, Douglas' fate ([[spoiler:getting sniped during a routine patrol]]) fits this trope to a T.
* TheEveryman



* TheLeader
* PlayerCharacter
* PosthumousCharacter
* SergeantRock

!!Le Dhuy Nhut

* BadassMustache
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: An LLDB pointman.
* TheFace
* HeelFaceTurn
-->'''Nhut''': Me fight with Viet Minh against French. But me no like commies, they damned son-of-a-bitches. We must fight French, no Vietnamese, but they fight Vietnamese too, so commies be boss of all. I no like, so I go south and joined LLDB.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Equipped with a Remington 870.
* TheSneakyGuy
* YouNoTakeCandle

!!Nguyen Nham

* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: An LLDB pointman.
* TheFace
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler: Dies while defending the Nui Pek camp from a VC attack. He gets replaced by Nhut]].
* TheSneakyGuy
* YouNoTakeCandle

!!Joe Crocker

* CombatMedic
* TheEveryman
* {{Irony}}: Can occur if he gets wounded himself.



!!Hornster

* BadassBeard
* TheBigGuy: The team's machinegunner.
* BloodKnight: Gets berated for it, too.
-->'''Hornster''': A nice little camp, with plenty of gooks to shoot! My idea of heaven!

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!!Hornster

* BadassBeard
* TheBigGuy: The team's machinegunner.
!!C. J. Defort

* BloodKnight: Gets berated for it, too.
-->'''Hornster''': A nice little camp, with plenty of gooks to shoot! My idea of heaven!
it.
-->'''Defort''': You kidding? We're in deep, hostile jungle, dodging VC, tiptoeing past traps and toe-poppers, I feel great!
* CommunicationsOfficer

!!Thomas Bronson

* AngryBlackMan



* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]][=/=][[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Unused files]] in the second game revealed that the unnamed Green Beret advisor in the VC campaign is actually him]].

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* [[spoiler:DroppedABridgeOnHim]][=/=][[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:[[WhatCouldHaveBeen Unused files]] in -->'''Bronson''': Good! The more you shoot, the second game revealed that the unnamed Green Beret advisor in the VC campaign is actually him]].less I carry!
* DemolitionsExpert: Does demolition work alongside Douglas and Hawkins.
* TheEngineer



* [[spoiler:SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]: [[spoiler:Was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to suffer this fate]].

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* [[spoiler:SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome]]: [[spoiler:Was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] going to suffer this fate]].



!!Condor Three

* DistressedDude: The [=VCs=] shot down his Thunderchief and Douglas and his team sees it going down. Naturally, both parties start searching for him.

!!Lim

* TheSmartGuy: Lampshaded by Nguyen.
-->'''Nguyen''': Villager know it here better than me.
* ThirdPersonPerson
-->'''Lim''': Lim will take! Follow!
* YouNoTakeCandle

!!NVA Colonel

* BaldOfEvil
* ColonelBadass: Averted ''big time''.
* CowerPower[=/=]DirtyCoward: Hides behind his compound and relies on his {{mooks}} and reinforcements to protect himself from Douglas, being armed with only a handgun.
* KilledOffForReal
* [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Only Known by His Rank]]



[[folder:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]]

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[[folder:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]][[folder:''Vietcong 2'']]



[[/folder]]

[[folder:Army of the Republic of Vietnam]]
!!Le Dhuy Nhut

* BadassMustache
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: An LLDB pointman.
* TheFace
* HeelFaceTurn
-->'''Nhut''': Me fight with Viet Minh against French. But me no like commies, they damned son-of-a-bitches. We must fight French, no Vietnamese, but they fight Vietnamese too, so commies be boss of all. I no like, so I go south and joined LLDB.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Equipped with a Remington 870.
* TheSneakyGuy
* YouNoTakeCandle

!!Nguyen Nham

* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: An LLDB pointman.
* TheFace
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler: Dies while defending the Nui Pek camp from a VC attack. He gets replaced by Nhut]].
* TheSneakyGuy
* YouNoTakeCandle

!!Soat

* DistressedDude
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Lampshaded by Boone.
* PoirotSpeak
-->'''Soat''': ...no, they're all dead. We should didi mau.

!!Thu

* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: A Black Panther officer.
* MajorlyAwesome
* {{Ranger}}

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[[folder:United States Air Force]]
!!Condor Three

* DistressedDude: The [=VCs=] shot down his Thunderchief and Douglas and his team sees it going down. Naturally, both parties start searching for him.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:United States Marine Corps]]



[[/folder]]

[[folder:Civilian Irregular Defense Group]]
!!Lim

* TheSmartGuy: Lampshaded by Nguyen.
-->'''Nguyen''': Villager know it here better than me.
* ThirdPersonPerson
-->'''Lim''': Lim will take! Follow!
* YouNoTakeCandle

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Viet Cong]]



!!Soat

* DistressedDude
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Lampshaded by Boone.
* PoirotSpeak
-->'''Soat''': ...no, they're all dead. We should didi mau.

!!Thu

* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: A Black Panther officer.
* MajorlyAwesome
* {{Ranger}}



[[/folder]]

[[folder:North Vietnamese Army]]
!!NVA Colonel

* BaldOfEvil
* ColonelBadass: Averted ''big time''.
* CowerPower[=/=]DirtyCoward: Hides behind his compound and relies on his {{mooks}} and reinforcements to protect himself from Douglas, being armed with only a handgun.
* KilledOffForReal
* [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname Only Known by His Rank]]



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* PopCulturedBadass: If the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' reference is any indication.

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* PopCulturedBadass: If the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' reference is references are any indication.

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* {{Irony}}: Can occur if he gets wounded himself.
* SirSwearsALot
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* ChivalrousPervert: If the following quote is any indication.
-->Ah ha! South Vietnamese currency, good for the boom-boom girls!


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* ChivalrousPervert: Sleeps next to a prostitute at the beginning of the game.

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[[folder:Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces]]

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[[folder:Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces]]Vietnam]]



[[/folder]]

[[folder:Army of the Republic of Vietnam Rangers]]
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Army of the Republic of Vietnam Rangers]]

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