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* TokenGoodTeammate: Or a close to it. He is very affably, and attempts to befriend Rambo in the beginning. When Murdock orders Rambo's betrayal, Ericson informs Trautman about it and is visibly reluctant to leave Rambo. In the end, Ericson is seen immediately rushing to meet helicopter with POW and seem geniunely happy about Rambo making it.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Or a close to it. He is very affably, and attempts to befriend Rambo in the beginning. When Murdock orders Rambo's betrayal, Ericson informs Trautman about it and is visibly reluctant to leave Rambo. In the end, Ericson is seen immediately rushing to meet helicopter with POW and seem geniunely seems genuinely happy about Rambo making it.it. It's ambiguous whether he even willingly left Rambo behind - Lifer had a gun drawn on Trautman, and could easily have been implicitly threatening Ericson as well.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: Lifer is the one who immediately tried to enforce Murdock order, going as far as threatening Trautman with the pistol.
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* WeHaveWaysOfMakingYouTalk: He starts with attempts to verbally coerce Rambo into cooperation, and stops torturing him, as he realize realizes that this method deoesn't won't work with Rambo. Instead, [[IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure he threatens the POW that Rambo too. nearly escaped with.]]
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* TokenGoodTeammate: Or a close to it. He is very affably, and attempts to befriend Rambo in the beginning. When Murdock orders Rambo's betrayal, Ericson informs Trautman about it and is visibly reluctant to leave Rambo. In the end, Ericson is seen immediately rushing to meet helicopter with POW and seem geniunely happy about Rambo making it.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Or a close to it. He is very affably, and attempts to befriend Rambo in the beginning. When Murdock orders Rambo's betrayal, Ericson informs Trautman about it and is visibly reluctant to leave Rambo. In the end, Ericson is seen immediately rushing to meet helicopter with POW and seem geniunely happy about Rambo making it.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: He's a MookLieutenant in the movie but otherwise doesn't do much. In the novel, he's a TortureTechnician who subjects prisoners to increasingly cruel treatments, including FlayingAlive and having captives dropped in a pit of hungry insects, and has a personal grave dedicated to the bones belonging to hundreds of victims who died by his hands.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when he realizes Rambo has him dead to rights at the river, he shows no fear and makes only a healf-hearted attempt to flee before turning and defiantly trying to fire one final shot at his enemy.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when he realizes Rambo has him dead to rights at the river, he shows no fear and makes only a healf-hearted half-hearted attempt to flee before turning and defiantly trying to fire one final shot at his enemy.
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* LudicrousGibs: His fate, courtesy of an exploding arrow. A visual approximation to his comeuppance can be compared as an exploding tomato in a microwave oven.
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* BlatantLies: Rambo doesn't buy Murdock's sob story of losing many men during the war as the unit Murdock claimed he served with didn't operate in the area he mentioned. When confronted by Rambo near the end, he again lie to his face to weasel himself out that he didn't gave the order to abandon Rambo.
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* BlatantLies: Rambo doesn't buy Murdock's sob story of losing many men during the war as the unit Murdock claimed he served with didn't operate in the area he mentioned. When confronted by Rambo near the end, he again lie lies to his face to weasel himself out that he didn't gave the order to abandon Rambo.
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* UnderestimatingBadassery: Despite Trauman's warning and Rambo's threat, Murdock does not believe that Rambo will return to base alive, let alone threat him.
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'''Podovsky:''' Ah, I see you wish to test your strength. Good.
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-->'''Murdock:''' Rambo, I don't make the orders. I take them, just like you. I swear to God, I didn't know it was supposed to happen like this.
-->'''Trautman:''' That camp was supposed to be empty. Rambo goes in - a decorated vet - he finds no [=POWs=], Congress buys it - case closed. And if he happens to get caught, well, nobody knows he's alive except you and your computers, and you can always reprogram them, can't you?\\
'''Murdock:''' Who the hell do you think you're talking to, Trautman?\\
'''Trautman:''' A stinking bureaucrat who's trying to cover his ass.
'''Murdock:''' Who the hell do you think you're talking to, Trautman?\\
'''Trautman:''' A stinking bureaucrat who's trying to cover his ass.
-->'''Rambo:''' You know there's more men out there and you know where they are. Find them... or I'll find YOU.
-->"You may scream, there is no shame."
-->'''Podovsky:''' What you must understand is that we have to interrogate you. To Sergeant Yushin here, you are a piece of meat. A laboratory experiment. But to me, you are a comrade, similar to myself, just opposed by an act of fate. I know you are trying to facilitate the release of war criminals held by this republic. I can appreciate this. But this incident, your capture is... embarrassing. We must have explanation. First of all, I wish you to radio your headquarters and say that you have been captured and condemned for espionage activities, and that no such criminal aggression should be attempted in the future or they will meet with the same fate as yours.\\
'''Rambo:''' Fuck you!\\
'''Podovsky:''' Ah, I see you wish to test your strength.
'''Rambo:''' Fuck you!\\
'''Podovsky:''' Ah, I see you wish to test your strength.
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[[folder:Co Bao]]
->Played by: Creator/JuliaNickson
Indigenous intelligence agent in Vietnam.
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* ActionGirl: She later proves to be just as effect in a gunfight as Rambo is, and even just as cunning too.
* BigDamnHeroes: Co goes out of her way to single handedly save Rambo from his captors.
* DeathBySex: Rambo and Co was about to shared a moment. Not long after, she gets shot in the back.
* ILetGwenStacyDie: Co's death is what sparks Rambo's RoaringRampageOfRevenge at the end of the second film.
* MeaningfulName: In English, Bao means protection, and in the movie she rescues Rambo once and saves his life on the river boat, too.
* TheMole: Co infiltrates the [=POW=] camps as one of the service girls, and was the one who provided intel for John Rambo. On a higher level, she is former South Vietnamese citizen, willingly working against new regime.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: It's possible for Co to survive in the [=NES=] Rambo game, and if she does the ending will imply that Rambo returned to America and took Co with him.
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[[folder:Major Marshall Roger T. Murdock]]
->Played by: Creator/CharlesNapier
Shady government official, overseeing search for finding remaining [=POWs=] in Vietnam.
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* BetrayalByInaction: Upon finding out that Rambo indeed brought back a POW from enemy camp, Murdock willing leaves Rambo to the enemy soldiers while holding Trauman at gunpoint.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Podovsky.
* BlatantLies: Rambo doesn't buy Murdock's sob story of losing many men during the war as the unit Murdock claimed he served with didn't operate in the area he mentioned. When confronted by Rambo near the end, he again lie to his face to weasel himself out that he didn't gave the order to abandon Rambo.
* BringMyBrownPants: The novelization reveals that following Rambo's threat after he returned to base, Murdock soils himself.
* DirtyCoward: When Rambo confronts him.
* HateSink: Even moreso than Podovsky, the actual BigBad, as Murdock is willing to abandon the hundred or more American soldiers who died fighting for America and the number of KickTheDog moments he had.
* KickTheDog: From leaving Rambo to die to arresting Trautman, this guy earns even more hatred than Podovsky.
* NotWorthKilling: Rambo had Murdock at his mercy at the end of the movie but spares him anyway as he knows the location of other [=POWs=].
* {{Slimeball}}: He's willing to leave hundreds of [=POWs=] to die just to fill his pockets following profiting from their dilemma.
* SmugSnake: Thinks he calls the shots, but once Rambo confronts him, it's all thrown out the window.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Despite Trauman's warning and Rambo's threat, Murdock does not believe that Rambo will return to base alive, let alone threat him.
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[[folder:Michael Reed Ericson]]
->Played by: Creator/MartinKove
CIA contractor assisting Murdock
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* AffablyEvil: His friendliness and respect for Rambo is quite genuine.
* TheAtoner: If his criminal record in DVD's Survival Mode easter egg trivia in contrast to his affable demeanor and genuine good intent on screen are anything to go by.
* CoDragons: With Lifer for Murdock.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He did not want to abandon Rambo.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Or a close to it. He is very affably, and attempts to befriend Rambo in the beginning. When Murdock orders Rambo's betrayal, Ericson informs Trautman about it and is visibly reluctant to leave Rambo. In the end, Ericson is seen immediately rushing to meet helicopter with POW and seem geniunely happy about Rambo making it.
* {{Manchild}}: Can be seen playing with helicopter scale model.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: All that he got for his friendly attitude and willingness to discuss dubious order with teammates, is Rambo striking him with M60 butt for his part in ditching him in the first place.
* ReformedCriminal: According to the DVD's Survival Mode easter egg trivia, while assigned at the Marine Air Group in Manila, Philippines, he was arrested by [=MP=]s for suspected armory theft in Manila, although he was not court martialed, suspected for helicopter theft in Osaka, suspected in light weapons theft in Bangkok, suspected in illegal weapons transport, operation shut down by AUS special forces in early 1983 and, finally, arrested for assault on an AUS officer around that time period. In May 1983, Ericson was given a dishonorable discharge for said multiple infractions. Despite all of this, Ericson in the film never shown any malicious attributes during his screen time, meaning he likely became a mercenary under Murdock's employment to genuinely become TheAtoner to make up for those past considerable crimes and become a better person unlike before, it's too bad he was forced to be given the order to leave Rambo.
* PunchClockVillain: In contrast to Lifer's willing malicious intent.
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[[folder:Lifer]]
->Played by: Steve Williams
CIA contractor assisting Murdock
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* CoDragons: With Ericson for Murdock.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Lifer is the one who immediately tried to enforce Murdock order, going as far as threatening Trautman with the pistol.
* KarmaHoudini: While Ericson had the guts to face Rambo personally, Lifer cowardly hide himself among people, helping rescued prisoners.
* {{Slimeball}}: He is as sleazy and seedy as his boss.
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[[folder:Lieutenant Colonel Podovsky]]
->Played by: Creator/StevenBerkoff
Officer in Soviet Airborne Troops and military liaison in Vietnam.
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%%* BreakoutVillain
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Contrast between backwater sheriff of a somewhat three-dimensional WellIntentionedExtremist TragicVillain and a Soviet senior officer of a one-note villainous caricature is pretty noticeable.
* DirtyCommunists: A Lieutenant Colonel of the Soviet Army.
%%* IcyBlueEyes
* FauxAffablyEvil: He is rather calm and even delightful for a cruel, relentless Soviet officer.
* LargeHam: His Russian accent is definitely over the top.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: He sounds more like a stereotypical Nazi interrogator, complete viz ze inability to pronounce a "th" sound.
* SoftSpokenSadist: Whether it is drowning you in mud, or launching dozens of missiles on a helicopter, he never raises his voice.
* VillainBall: He tortures Rambo into deciding to give a demoralizing speech to his unit. Rambo instead calls out Murdock and uses the mic to fight his way out.
* WeHaveWaysOfMakingYouTalk: He starts with attempts to verbally coerce Rambo into cooperation, and stops torturing him, as he realize that this method deoesn't work with Rambo too.
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[[folder:Sergeant Yushin]]
->Played by: Voyo Goric
Soviet airborne soldier, serving as right-hand man for Podovsky.
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* AssholeVictim: Nobody will miss brutal TortureTechnician, that's for sure.
* TheBrute: Muscle bound, and loyal to Podovsky
* DirtyCommunists: A Sergeant of the Soviet Army.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Ends up getting knocked out of the helicopter Rambo attempted to hijack.
* TheDragon: Always beside his superior, and undyingly loyal.
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[[folder:Captain Vinh]]
->Played by: William Ghent
Warden of the Vietnamese [=POW=] camp.
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* ManOnFire: He gets burned up in the cornfield by Rambo.
* OutOfFocus: Once the Russians arrive.
* WardensAreEvil: Is a very nasty PAVN officer serving as commandant of a P.O.W. camp, where Americans are routinely tortured and abused.
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[[folder:Lieutenant Tay]]
->Played by: George Cheung
Second-in-command in the Vietnamese [=POW=] camp.
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to the {{Novelization}}, Tay is the one who tortured Rambo back during the war.
* AssholeVictim: Tortured Rambo and killed Co. Blown to bits with an explosive-tipped arrow.
* GroinAttack: Although hit in the chest, it's noticeably his crotch that explodes first when he dies.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when he realizes Rambo has him dead to rights at the river, he shows no fear and makes only a healf-hearted attempt to flee before turning and defiantly trying to fire one final shot at his enemy.
* DragonTheirFeet: Outlives Vinh, who was [[ManOnFire burnt to a crisp]] before Rambo deals with him.
* HeroKiller: Is the one who shoots Co.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: He empties two magazines on Rambo without hitting him. To make matters worse, Rambo was [[EpicFail standing out in the open.]]
* MookLieutenant: To Captain Vinh, the commandant of the P.O.W. camp. When Podovsky and the Russians arrive, Tay commands several of the PAVN soldiers abetting the Russians in their hunt for Rambo.
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