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* FauxAffablyEvil: Collins, as played by Scott Adkins, has the superficial charisma befitting someone desensitized to violence, and is a heartless monster.

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Collins, as played by Scott Adkins, has the superficial charisma befitting someone desensitized to violence, and is a heartless monster.monster.
** Deveraux, as played by Michael Jai White, is a wisecracking and jovial mercenary who is indifferent to civilian casualties.

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* BigBad: Most of the conflict stems from Collins directly antagonizing Payu and Long Fei and trying to kill them, as well as target Xiao Xian. Additionally, Jaka wants vengeance against Collins and his crew, and is not involved with any conflict with Su Feng on any level.



* TheDragon: Devereaux is the second in command to Collins. Like Collins, he is a ruthless individual, although where Collins is mostly cold and detached, Devereaux is more jovial and sarcastic; additionally, where Collins views his team as expendable, Devereaux genuinely seems to care both for his subordinates and his superior.



* TheHeavy: Most of the conflict stems from Collins directly antagonizing Payu and Long Fei and trying to kill them, as well as target Xiao Xian. Additionally, Jaka wants vengeance against Collins and his crew, and is not involved with any conflict with Su Feng on any level.
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* DoubleAgent: Jaka pretends to align himself with Collins and his mercenary crew in order to gain their trust and destroy them, while assisting Payu and Long Fei.

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* DoubleAgent: Jaka pretends to align himself with Collins and his mercenary crew in order to gain their trust and destroy them, while assisting the defectors Payu and Long Fei.
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* DoubleAgent: Jaka pretends to align himself with Collins and his crew in order to gain their trust and destroy them, while assisting Payu and Long Fei.

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* DoubleAgent: Jaka pretends to align himself with Collins and his mercenary crew in order to gain their trust and destroy them, while assisting Payu and Long Fei.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Collins has the superficial charisma befitting someone desensitized to violence and is a heartless monster.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Collins Collins, as played by Scott Adkins, has the superficial charisma befitting someone desensitized to violence violence, and is a heartless monster.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Collins has Scott Adkins' charisma and is a heartless monster.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Collins has Scott Adkins' the superficial charisma befitting someone desensitized to violence and is a heartless monster.
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* ScaryBlackMan: Devereaux is played by Michael Jai White which makes him this by default.

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* ScaryBlackMan: Devereaux is played by Michael Jai White which makes him this by default.a ruthless, wisecracking African-American mercenary who takes part in the massacre of Jaka's village. Unlike Collins, he is loyal to his fellow mercenaries. Devereaux is also the first mercenary to be suspicious of Jaka when the latter infiltrates their ranks.
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* HeroicBloodshed: The film centres on an Indonesian man who wants to avenge his village's destruction at the hands of a band of mercenaries, while two defectors fight for their own survival alongside a Chinese heiress targeted by the mercenaries. There is an assortment of gun and melee violence and virtually every named character is a capable combatant.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Collins has Scott Adkins' charisma and is a heartless monster.


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* ScaryBlackMan: Devereaux is played by Michael Jai White which makes him this by default.
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* TheCameo: Creator/MichaelWong as "Old Man", an unnamed character who shows up in precisely one scene.
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* EvilLaugh: Collins has a good chuckle over being asked if he remembers the last time his soul started slipping away. According to Collins, he has no soul.
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* PermaStubble: Jaka has a noticeable five o'clock shadow which emphasizes his brooding nature as a man who lost his wife and village.
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* WildCard: Jaka's allegiance is not clear to Payu and Long Fei, nor to Collins and his crew. Jaka uses Payu and Long Fei to get to the mercenaries, and eventually helps the duo to defeat them. Ultimately, Jaka's allegiance is to the pursuit of vengeance for his wife and village.

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* WildCard: Jaka's allegiance is not clear to Payu and Long Fei, nor to Collins and his crew. Jaka uses Payu and Long Fei to get to the mercenaries, and after seemingly teaming up with the mercenaries, eventually helps the duo to defeat them. Ultimately, Jaka's allegiance is to the pursuit of vengeance for his wife and village.
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''Triple Threat'' is a 2019 Martial Arts Action-Thriller directed by Creator/JesseVJohnson, starring Creator/ScottAdkins, Creator/IkoUwais, Creator/TonyJaa, Creator/MichaelJaiWhite and Jeeja Yanin.

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''Triple Threat'' is a 2019 Martial Arts Action-Thriller directed by Creator/JesseVJohnson, starring Creator/ScottAdkins, Creator/IkoUwais, Creator/TonyJaa, Creator/MichaelJaiWhite Creator/MichaelJaiWhite, Tiger Chen and Jeeja Yanin.
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* TheHeavy: Most of the conflict stems from Collins directly antagonizing Payu and Long Fei and trying to kill them, as well as target Tian. Additionally, Jaka wants vengeance against Collins and his crew, and is not involved with any conflict with Su Feng on any level.

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* TheHeavy: Most of the conflict stems from Collins directly antagonizing Payu and Long Fei and trying to kill them, as well as target Tian.Xiao Xian. Additionally, Jaka wants vengeance against Collins and his crew, and is not involved with any conflict with Su Feng on any level.
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* ForTheEvulz: Collins chose to be a professional killer because he was good at it, and enjoys the carnage. Similarly, while part of the reason he wants to eliminate Payu, Long Fei, and Tian Xiao Xian, regardless of whether or not their negotiation is sincere, is that his livelihood and life depend on their deaths, his desire to see them suffer also factors into his decision.

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* ForTheEvulz: Collins chose to be a professional killer because he was good at it, and enjoys the carnage. Similarly, while part of the reason he wants to eliminate Payu, Long Fei, and Tian Xiao Xian, regardless of whether or not their negotiation is sincere, is that his livelihood and life depend on their deaths, his bloodlust and desire to see them suffer also factors into his decision.
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* DoomedHometown: Jaka's village is sacked by Devereaux and company in order to release Collins, their leader, from his prison.

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* DoomedHometown: Jaka's village is sacked by Devereaux and company in order to release on the orders of Collins, their leader, to release him from his prison.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Su Feng may not have had any involvement in the village massacre, and has little direct influence on the plot, but she hired Collins and his crew to eliminate Tian.

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* GreaterScopeVillain: Su Feng may not have had any involvement in the village massacre, and has little direct influence on the plot, but she hired Collins and his crew to eliminate Tian.Tian Xiao Xian.
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''Triple Threat'' is a 2019 Martial Arts Action-Thriller starring Creator/ScottAdkins, Creator/IkoUwais, Creator/TonyJaa, Creator/MichaelJaiWhite and Jeeja Yanin.

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''Triple Threat'' is a 2019 Martial Arts Action-Thriller directed by Creator/JesseVJohnson, starring Creator/ScottAdkins, Creator/IkoUwais, Creator/TonyJaa, Creator/MichaelJaiWhite and Jeeja Yanin.
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!Examples.!These examples don't just quit, do they?
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* WildCard: Jaka's allegiance is not clear to Payu and Long Fei, nor to Collins and his crew. Jaka uses Payu and Long Fei to get to the mercenaries, and eventually helps the duo to defeat them. Ultimately, Jaka's allegiance is to vengeance for his wife and village.

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* WildCard: Jaka's allegiance is not clear to Payu and Long Fei, nor to Collins and his crew. Jaka uses Payu and Long Fei to get to the mercenaries, and eventually helps the duo to defeat them. Ultimately, Jaka's allegiance is to the pursuit of vengeance for his wife and village.
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* TheHeavy: Most of the conflict stems from Collins directly antagonizing Payu and Long Fei and trying to kill them, as well as target Tian.

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* TheHeavy: Most of the conflict stems from Collins directly antagonizing Payu and Long Fei and trying to kill them, as well as target Tian. Additionally, Jaka wants vengeance against Collins and his crew, and is not involved with any conflict with Su Feng on any level.
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''Triple Threat'' is a 2019 action thriller starring Creator/ScottAdkins, Creator/IkoUwais, Creator/TonyJaa, Creator/MichaelJaiWhite and Jeeja Yanin.

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''Triple Threat'' is a 2019 action thriller Martial Arts Action-Thriller starring Creator/ScottAdkins, Creator/IkoUwais, Creator/TonyJaa, Creator/MichaelJaiWhite and Jeeja Yanin.
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* CopKiller: Collins and his band of mercenaries massacre an entire police station looking for Payu and Long Fei.

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* CopKiller: Collins and his band of mercenaries massacre an entire police station while looking for Payu and Long Fei.
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* ForTheEvulz: The pointless cruelty aspect is {{Downplayed|Trope}}, inasmuch as Collins doesn't trust that Payu and Long Fei are actually going to exchange Tian Xiao Xian for a sum of money and freedom, and that his life is on the line if he doesn't eliminate Tian; but Collins plans to kill all three at the negotiation site regardless of their sincerity or lack thereof, in a large part because he wishes to see them suffer, and prioritizes eliminating them above anything else.

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* ForTheEvulz: The pointless cruelty aspect is {{Downplayed|Trope}}, inasmuch as Collins doesn't trust that Payu chose to be a professional killer because he was good at it, and enjoys the carnage. Similarly, while part of the reason he wants to eliminate Payu, Long Fei are actually going to exchange Fei, and Tian Xiao Xian for a sum of money and freedom, and that his life is on the line if he doesn't eliminate Tian; but Collins plans to kill all three at the negotiation site Xian, regardless of whether or not their sincerity or lack thereof, in a large part because he wishes negotiation is sincere, is that his livelihood and life depend on their deaths, his desire to see them suffer, and prioritizes eliminating them above anything else.suffer also factors into his decision.
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* ForTheEvulz: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, inasmuch as Collins doesn't trust that Payu and Long Fei are actually going to exchange Tian Xiao Xian for a sum of money and freedom, but plans to kill them at the negotiation site regardless of their sincerity or lack thereof in a large part out of schadenfreude.

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* ForTheEvulz: The pointless cruelty aspect is {{Downplayed|Trope}}, inasmuch as Collins doesn't trust that Payu and Long Fei are actually going to exchange Tian Xiao Xian for a sum of money and freedom, and that his life is on the line if he doesn't eliminate Tian; but Collins plans to kill them all three at the negotiation site regardless of their sincerity or lack thereof thereof, in a large part out of schadenfreude.because he wishes to see them suffer, and prioritizes eliminating them above anything else.
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* ForTheEvulz: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, inasmuch as Collins doesn't trust that Payu and Long Fei are actually going to exchange Tian Xiao Xian for a sum of money and freedom, but plans to kill them at the negotiation site regardless of their sincerity or lack thereof, largely out of schadenfreude.

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* ForTheEvulz: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, inasmuch as Collins doesn't trust that Payu and Long Fei are actually going to exchange Tian Xiao Xian for a sum of money and freedom, but plans to kill them at the negotiation site regardless of their sincerity or lack thereof, largely thereof in a large part out of schadenfreude.
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* CardCarryingVillain: Collins comments that he didn't set out to be a murderer, but that he is good at it.

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* CardCarryingVillain: Collins claims not to have a soul, and comments that he didn't set out to be a murderer, but that he is good at it.

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