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* IdiotBall: Godlock decides to leave a knife within a few inches of the reach of his largely unbound hostage, allowing the hostage to grab it and free himself for a big fight.[[note]]Although, he is an inexperienced civilian with no combat training.[[/note]]

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* IdiotBall: Godlock decides to leave a knife within a few inches of the reach of his largely unbound hostage, allowing the hostage to grab it and free himself for a big fight.[[note]]Although, he is an inexperienced civilian with no combat training.[[/note]]

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* BoomHeadshot: Some instances of this, but a special mention must go [[spoiler:to the death of Ruiz. Basically, once he and Godlock engage in a melee fight with empty rifles and carbines, the latter gets wise and load one of them when he is caught in a chokehold, managing to blow a hole in the former's head and [[{{Gorn}} send blood flying everywhere]]. This crosses over into BloodFromTheMouth, since Godlock shot Ruiz through the chin.]]



* CreatorThumbprint: There are several sequences of GunsAkimbo, a John Woo trademark. A bird also makes a prominent appearance, although it's not a dove. Godlock also has a pair of Woo's favorite gun, the Beretta 92, but only fires one at a time

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* CreatorThumbprint: There are several sequences of GunsAkimbo, a John Woo trademark. A bird also makes a prominent appearance, although it's not a dove. Godlock also has a pair of Woo's favorite gun, the Beretta 92, but only fires one at a timetime.



* GunFu: Godlock is inexperienced, so his close-quarters gun combat is less polished and more seat-of-the-pants than his obvious inspiration, John Wick.
* GunsAkimbo: In true John Woo [[CreatorThumbprint fashion]], Detective Vassel dual wields pistols at one point during the final shootout.

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* GunFu: Godlock engages in this, particularly during the finale battle. Since he is inexperienced, so a largely inexperienced civilian with a year to train, though, his close-quarters gun combat is less polished and more seat-of-the-pants than [[Franchise/JohnWick his obvious inspiration, John Wick.
inspiration]].
* GunsAkimbo: In true John Woo [[CreatorThumbprint fashion]], Detective Vassel [[spoiler:Detective Vassel]] dual wields pistols at one point during the final shootout.



* IdiotBall: Godlock decides to leave a knife within a few inches of the reach of his largely unbound hostage, allowing the hostage to grab it and free himself for a big fight.

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* IdiotBall: Godlock decides to leave a knife within a few inches of the reach of his largely unbound hostage, allowing the hostage to grab it and free himself for a big fight.[[note]]Although, he is an inexperienced civilian with no combat training.[[/note]]

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* BadassLongcoat: Godlock wears a leather trenchcoat over his arsenal of guns, apparently just for the coolness factor, since he has no reason to try to conceal his weapons.



* CarFu: Godlock learns to stunt drive a mustang, which he uses to hit several gangsters when he finally goes on his RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

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* CarFu: Godlock learns to stunt drive a mustang, Mustang, which he uses to hit several gangsters when he finally goes on his RoaringRampageOfRevenge.



* ChekhovsGun: Yes, Godlock does find a moment to use that home-made bomb.



* JustAFleshWound: Godlock gets stabbed in the thigh by his own combat knife. By the end of the night, he's not even limping, and the wound is completely forgotten by the time he's suiting up for his rampage.

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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Godlock rarely even attempts to use cover. A good chunk of the gunfight has him simply driving in circles in the middle of a gunfight and never getting hit. When invading Playas compound, he's frequently alerted to new enemies when they shoot and miss him.
* JustAFleshWound: Godlock gets stabbed in the thigh by his own combat knife. By the end of the night, he's not even limping, and the wound is completely forgotten by the time he's suiting up for his rampage.rampage the next day.


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* SkewedPriorities: One of Playa's goons is apparently tasked with livestreaming the gangland shootout. When he gets attacked and critically injured, he tries to crawl toward his phone rather than get a weapon to fight back.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Playa is shown handing out money to kids outside of a local hardware store.
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* EmpathicEnvironment: Wen Godlock sits on his porch in the California springtime, the sun is grey and his lawn is colorless and filled with dead leaves. He then flashes back to happier times in winter, with golden sunshine beaming down on bright green grass.

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* EmpathicEnvironment: Wen When Godlock sits on his porch in the California springtime, the sun is grey and his lawn is colorless and filled with dead leaves. He then flashes back to happier times in winter, with golden sunshine beaming down on bright green grass.
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* EmpathicEnvironment: Wen Godlock sits on his porch in the California springtime, the sun is grey and his lawn is colorless and filled with dead leaves. He then flashes back to happier times in winter, with golden sunshine beaming down on bright green grass.
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* IdiotBall: Godlock decides to leave a knife within a few inches of the reach of his largely unbound hostage, allowing the hostage to grab it and free himself for a big fight.


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* JustAFleshWound: Godlock gets stabbed in the thigh by his own combat knife. By the end of the night, he's not even limping, and the wound is completely forgotten by the time he's suiting up for his rampage.
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* GunFu: Godlock is inexperienced, so his close-quarters gun combat is less polished and more seat-of-the-pants than his obvious inspiration, John Wick.


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* InMediasRes: The film begins with Godlock chasing after the killers of his son. At the end of the first act, we FlashBack to the circumstances leading up to this point.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Godlock's is depicted as having completely lost his voice due to his throat injury, but for some reason he's still able to vocalize grunts and wails at various points in the film.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Godlock's Godlock is depicted as having completely lost his voice due to his throat injury, but for some reason he's still able to vocalize grunts and wails at various points in the film.

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