History TearJerker / FirstBlood

** What makes it even worse is that, when we first see Rambo, he's smiling, happy and friendly. He's looking forward to seeing his friend. And when he learns that Delmar is dead, he's devastated. We never see him happy again.

when Rambo is getting washed with the hose using full power, because he was clearly in pain, the deputy hosing him showed visible regret for what he was told to do.

'''Rambo:''' He wore this black headband, and I took one of those magic markers, that I said he found. And mailed it to Las Vegas, 'cuz we were always talking about Vegas, and this fuckin' car, this red '58 Chevy convertible, he was talking about this car; he said we were gonna cruise 'til the tires fall off... ''*begins sobbing*'' We were in this bar in Saigon and this kid comes up, this kid carrying a shoe-shine box. And he says "Shine, please, shine!" I said no. He kept askin', yeah, and Joey said "Yeah." And I went to get a couple of beers, and the box was wired, and he opened up the box... Fucking blew his body all over the place. And he's laying there, he's fucking screaming. There's pieces of him all over me, just... (''[[ShellShockedVeteran rips off his bandolier in a panic]]'') like this, and I'm tryin' to pull him off, you know, my friend that's all over me! I've got blood and everything and I'm tryin' to hold him together! I'm puttin'... the guy's fuckin' insides keep coming out! And ''nobody would help!'' Nobody would help! He's saying, sayin' "I wanna go home! I wanna go home!" He keeps calling my name! "I wanna go home, Johnny! I wanna drive my Chevy!" I said "With what? I can't find your fuckin' legs! [[DespairEventHorizon I can't find your legs]]!" ''(Sobs)'' I can't get it out of my head. I've dreamed it seven years. Everyday I have this. And sometimes I wake up and I don't know where I am. I don't talk to anybody. Sometimes a day - a week. I can't put it out of my mind.\\

-->'''Trautman:''' Think about what you're doing. ''(Rambo prepares his weapons and ammo)'' The building's perimeter is covered; no exits. There are nearly 200 men out there and a lot of M-16s. You did everything to make this private war happen. You've done enough damage! ''(Trautman stops Rambo)'' {{Beat}} This mission is over Rambo, do you understand me? ''(Throws down Rambo's machine gun)'' This mission is over! Look at him out there. ''(Walks to the window)'' LOOK AT EM! If you don't end this now they're gonna kill you? [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Is that what you want?]]

-->'''Rambo:''' Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And IDidWhatIHadToDo to win, but somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world, and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting; calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! [[DudeWheresMyRespect Who are they to protest me, huh?!]] Who are they, unless they've ''been'' me, and ''been'' there, and know what the hell they're yelling about!\\

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[ShellShockedVeteran "Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war!"]]'']]

-->'''Rambo:''' Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And IDidWhatIHadToDo to win, but somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world, and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting; calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! {{DudeWheresMyRespect Who are they to protest me, huh?!]] Who are they, unless they've ''been'' me, and ''been'' there, and know what the hell they're yelling about!\\

'''Rambo:''' FOR '''YOU!''' For me, civilian life is nothing! In the field we had a code of honor: you watch my back, I watch yours. Back here there's ''nothing!''\\

'''Rambo:''' Back there I could fly a gunship, I could drive a tank. I was in charge of million-dollar equipment. Back here I can't even hold a job '''PARKING CARS!''' ''(throws weapon away)''

-->'''Rambo:''' I had a friend... Was Danforth. I had all these guys, man... Back there I had all these fuckin' guys who were my friends, and back here there's nothing. ...Remember Danforth?\\

-->'''Rambo:''' Nothing is over! Nothing! You just don't turn it off! It wasn't my war! You asked me, I didn't ask you! And IDidWhatIHadToDo to win, but somebody wouldn't let us win! And I come back to the world, and I see all those maggots at the airport, protesting me, spitting; calling me baby killer and all kinds of vile crap! Who are they to protest me, huh?! Who are they, unless they've ''been'' me, and ''been'' there, and know what the hell they're yelling about!\\

** After thinking Rambo was killed by the National Guardsmen, Teasle returns to his office back in the station and his Korean War medals can be seen, which briefly gives off a JerkassWoobie TragicVillain aura for Teasle due to the aforementioned issues mentioned above, which is worse considering Teasle's despicable behavior by the time of the film, he has became a FallenHero towards his decorated Korean War past.

** Teasle's near death experience at the hands of Rambo that reduced him to an AlasPoorVillain not to mentioned Teasle earlier scoffing to Trautman that "[[AnyoneCanDie Everybody dies]]" now becomes poignant in light of [[AuthorExistenceFailure his actor Brian Dennehy's passing in 2020 that adds layer to this, especially killing fans' hopes of seeing Teasle in the sequels]] if he had learned his lesson and does a HeelFaceTurn after [[OlderAndWiser possibly getting better with age]] or not.

* Despite not being as sympathetic as Rambo [[AdaptationalVillainy nor his novel counterpart]] and being pretty much to blame for starting this mess, you can't help to feel some sympathy for [[JerkassWoobie Teasle]] as much of his own {{Pride}} and obsessive anger towards Rambo is that Teasle was a Korean War veteran (and something of a war hero himself, only second-degree to Rambo though as Rambo won the Congressional Medal of Honor, while Teasle, despite being awarded with other important medals, did not) and that they were very much forgotten despite having as much SacrificialLion casualties it suffered, yet it lives in the shadow of the Vietnam War controversy. Plus, how forgotten Korean War vets puts such misplaced blame on the Vietnam vets is considered very sad at seeing two different classes of UsefulNotes/ColdWar vets, despite [[NotSoDifferent being]] mistreated by the public in some way and having served to protect our country, go against one another all because of these issues. Compared to the other villains in the franchise, Teasle is just a resentful and angry soul no different from Rambo himself.

* Despite not being as sympathetic as Rambo [[AdaptationalVillainy nor his novel counterpart]], you can't help to feel some sympathy for [[JerkassWoobie Teasle]] as much of his own {{Pride}} and obsessive anger towards Rambo is that Teasle was a Korean War veteran (and something of a war hero himself, only second-degree to Rambo though as Rambo won the Congressional Medal of Honor, while Teasle, despite being awarded with other important medals, did not) and that they were very much forgotten despite having as much SacrificialLion casualties it suffered, yet it lives in the shadow of the Vietnam War controversy. Plus, how forgotten Korean War vets puts such misplaced blame on the Vietnam vets is considered very sad at seeing two different classes of UsefulNotes/ColdWar vets, despite [[NotSoDifferent being]] mistreated by the public in some way and having served to protect our country, go against one another all because of these issues. Compared to the other villains in the franchise, Teasle is just a resentful and angry soul no different from Rambo himself.

'''Rambo:''' He wore this black headband, and I took one of those magic markers, that I said he found. And mailed it to Las Vegas, 'cuz we were always talking about Vegas, and this fuckin' car, this red '58 Chevy convertible, he was talking about this car; he said we were gonna cruise 'til the tires fall off... ''*begins sobbing*'' We were in this bar in Saigon and this kid comes up, this kid carrying a shoe-shine box. And he says "Shine, please, shine!" I said no. He kept askin', yeah, and Joey said "Yeah." And I went to get a couple of beers, and the box was wired, and he opened up the box... Fucking blew his body all over the place. And he's laying there, he's fucking screaming. There's pieces of him all over me, just... (''rips off his bandolier in a panic'') like this, and I'm tryin' to pull him off, you know, my friend that's all over me! I've got blood and everything and I'm tryin' to hold him together! I'm puttin'... the guy's fuckin' insides keep coming out! And ''nobody would help!'' Nobody would help! He's saying, sayin' "I wanna go home! I wanna go home!" He keeps calling my name! "I wanna go home, Johnny! I wanna drive my Chevy!" I said "With what? I can't find your fuckin' legs! I can't find your legs!" ''(Sobs)'' I can't get it out of my head. I've dreamed it seven years. Everyday I have this. And sometimes I wake up and I don't know where I am. I don't talk to anybody. Sometimes a day - a week. I can't put it out of my mind.\\

** [[TragicVillain Teasle]]'s RedemptionRejection at the climax before the final showdown with Rambo. Unlike future Rambo {{Big Bad}}s, there were clues in the film (especially the deleted scenes featuring him in softer moments like the bullet above) that Teasle may have a HiddenHeartOfGold buried underneath his vengeful RabidCop and DirtyCop behavior which makes him human and fallible for an antagonist in the franchise and Trautman, who emphasized with Teasle during the manhunt, gave several chances for Teasle to redeem himself by choosing not to keep fighting Rambo. However, Teasle, despite having shown considering to give up if his visit with Trautman at the town bar is any indication, then rebuffs Trautman's offer and fights Rambo until the town is vandalized, he himself is wounded and then taken to the hospital not without receiving looks of scorn by both Trautman, who ultimately views Teasle as BeyondRedemption for [[ShutUpKirk not heeding his warnings to back off]], and Rambo, solidifying Teasle as a JerkassWoobie if he wasn't considered already by some to begin with by the end of the film.

** [[TragicVillain Teasle]]'s RedemptionRejection at the climax before the final showdown with Rambo. Unlike future Rambo {{Big Bad}}s, there were clues in the film (especially the deleted scenes featuring him in softer moments like the bullet above) that Teasle may have a HiddenHeartOfGold buried underneath his vengeful RabidCop and DirtyCop behavior which makes him human and fallible for an antagonist in the franchise and Trautman, who emphasized with Teasle during the manhunt, gave several chances for Teasle to redeem himself by choosing not to keep fighting Rambo. However, Teasle, despite having shown considering to give up if his visit with Trautman at the town bar is any indication, then rebuffs Trautman's offer and fights Rambo until the town is vandalized, he himself is wounded and then taken to the hospital not without receiving looks of scorn by both Trautman, who ultimately views Teasle as BeyondRedemption for not heeding his warnings to back off, and Rambo, solidifying Teasle as a JerkassWoobie if he wasn't considered already by some to begin with by the end of the film.

** [[TragicVillain Teasle]]'s RedemptionRejection at the climax before the final showdown with Rambo. Unlike future Rambo {{Big Bad}}s, there were clues in the film (especially the deleted scenes featuring him in softer moments like the bullet above) that Teasle may have a HiddenHeartOfGold buried underneath his vengeful RabidCop and DirtyCop behavior which makes him human and fallible for an antagonist in the franchise and Trautman, who emphasized with Teasle during the manhunt, gave several chances for Teasle to redeem himself by choosing not to keep fighting Rambo. However, Teasle, despite having shown considering to give up if his visit with Trautman at the town bar is any indication, then rebuffs Trautman's offer and fights Rambo until the town is vandalized, he himself is wounded and then taken to the hospital not without receiving looks of scorn by both Trautman and Rambo, solidifying Teasle as a JerkassWoobie if he wasn't considered already by some to begin with by the end of the film.

** Teasle's near death experience at the hands of Rambo that reduced him to an AlasPoorVillain not mentioned Teasle earlier scoffing to Trautman that "[[AnyoneCanDie Everybody dies]]" now becomes poignant in light of [[AuthorExistenceFailure his actor Brian Dennehy's passing in 2020 that adds layer to this, especially killing fans' hopes of seeing Teasle in the sequels]] if he had learned his lesson and does a HeelFaceTurn after [[OlderAndWiser possibly getting better with age]] or not.

** Teasle's near death experience at the hands of Rambo that reduced him to an AlasPoorVillain now becomes poignant in light of [[AuthorExistenceFailure his actor Brian Dennehy's passing in 2020 that adds layer to this, especially killing fans' hopes of seeing Teasle in the sequels]] if he had learned his lesson and does a HeelFaceTurn after [[OlderAndWiser possibly getting better with age]] or not.

** Even though Teasle wanted to avenge Galt's death, it's implied Teasle's VillainousFriendship with Galt is completely one-sided that the former was absolutely oblivious to and Galt may have [[ManipulativeBastard manipulated]] Teasle to get him a job to let him bully and demonize others without any consequences ([[KarmaHoudiniWarranty until Rambo put an end to it]]). Even after Galt's death, his ''very bad'' ToxicFriendInfluence still made Teasle his [[UnwittingPawn puppet]]. While Rambo had genuine friends like his old unit and Delmar Barry, who all passed away by the time of the film, it turns out Teasle never had any despite being a beloved member of the town's community with the [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] [[WithFriendsLikeThese Galt being the closest that Teasle can perceive as a best friend]].

** Even though Teasle wanted to avenge Galt's death, it's implied Teasle's VillainousFriendship with Galt is completely one-sided that the former was absolutely oblivious to and Galt may have [[ManipulativeBastard manipulated]] Teasle to get him a job to let him bully and demonize others without any consequences ([[KarmaHoudiniWarranty until Rambo put an end to it]]). Even after Galt's death, his ''very bad'' ToxicFriendInfluence still made Teasle his [[UnwittingPawn puppet]]. While Rambo had genuine friends like his old unit and Delmar Barry, who all passed away by the time of the film, it turns out Teasle never had any despite being a beloved member of the town's community with the [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] [[WithFriendsLikeThese Galt being the closest that Teasle can perceived as a best friend]].