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*NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters: Allegedly the Panzers are supposed to be similar to the real life Guardian Angels, though there is little actual evidence to show this in either the game ''or'' movie.
*NiceHat: Members are typically shown wearing dark red berets, which coupled with their surplus cameo is meant to evoke a military image.
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* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: While never outright stated, this is heavily implied in her conversation with Snow about the way she lives.

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* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: While never outright stated, this is heavily implied in her conversation with Snow Swan about the way she lives.

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!!Swan

->'''Played by:''' Michael Beck

Initially the warchief (second-in-command) of The Warriors, he is the leader of the gang and main protagonist in the film.

* TheDeterminator: Swan will stop at nothing to get The Warriors back to their base in Coney Island. Much to Ajax's disgust, he has no interest in stopping for "fun" on the way.
* {{Expy}}: Swan is an expy of Hector from the novel.
* RaceLift: Swan is white, while his counterpart in the novel, Hector, is Hispanic.



!!Swan

->'''Played by:''' Michael Beck

The warchief (second-in-command) of The Warriors.

* TheDeterminator: Swan will stop at nothing to get The Warriors back to their base in Coney Island. Much to Ajax's disgust, he has no interest in stopping for "fun" on the way.
* {{Expy}}: Swan is an expy of Hector from the novel.
* RaceLift: Swan is white, while his counterpart in the novel, Hector, is Hispanic.



* EnemyMime: The Basebull Furies dress like stereotypical mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.
* ShoutOut: The makeup worn by some of The Baseball Furies appears to be inspired by the rock band {{Music/KISS}}.

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* EnemyMime: The Basebull Furies dress like stereotypical are comparable to gangster mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.
* ShoutOut: The According to WordOfGod, the makeup worn by some of The Baseball Furies appears to be was inspired by the rock band {{Music/KISS}}.
{{Music/KISS}}, who were hugely popular at the time.



!!TheBoppers
* BadGuysPlayPool: You fight one of the Bopper contigents in a pool hall in Snow's flashback level.
* FashionVictimVillain: Even for the 70's, the Boppers shiny purple vests and hats stick out like a sore thumb.
* NiceHat: Part of the Boppers uniform is a purple fedora. Snow's initiation test was to steal a size 9 hat from one. For comparison, a normal human head is about a ''size 7''.

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!!TheBoppers
!!The Boppers
* BadGuysPlayPool: You fight one of the Bopper contigents in a pool hall in Snow's Cochise's flashback level.
* FashionVictimVillain: Even for the 70's, the Boppers Boppers' shiny purple vests and hats stick out like a sore thumb.
* NiceHat: Part of the Boppers uniform is a purple fedora. Snow's Cochise's initiation test was to steal a size 9 hat from one. For comparison, a normal human head is about a ''size 7''.
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!!The Savage Huns
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: The Huns leader, Ghost.

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!!The %%!!The Savage Huns
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: The Huns leader, Ghost.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Chatterbox is easily twice the size of his underlings.
* ShoutOut: Creepily, Chatterbox facepaint is a dead ringer for that worn by JohnWayneGacy in his Pogo The Clown costume.




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* LadyLand: A female-only gang.
* PsychoLesbian: Mostly implied, but more overt in the game.




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* LargeAndInCharge: Diego and Gomez, two high-ranking Hurricanes fought as a TwinBoss.




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* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: The Huns leader, Ghost.




* EvilFormerFriend: Virgin, the leader of the Destroyers, was once friends with Cleon, but had a paranoid breakdown and tried to have them killed.

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\n* EvilFormerFriend: Virgin, Virgil, the leader of the Destroyers, was once friends with Cleon, but had a paranoid breakdown and tried to have them killed.killed.
* MoralEventHorizon: After Virgil has new Warrior initiate Ash murdered, Cleon decides to finally deal with the Destroyers, once and for all.



* DamselInDistress: In the videogame, Mercy is kidnapped by The Gramercy Riffs and must be rescued by Swan.

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* DamselInDistress: In the videogame, DoubleDragon style in-game video game ''Armies Of the Night'', Mercy is kidnapped by The Gramercy Riffs and must be rescued by Swan.

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* DirtyCoward: Sully, the Orphans leader, is a pathetic, sniveling wimp who runs at the first sign of trouble.




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* HarmlessVillain: The Orphans are not only complete bush league, they are also worthless at fighting and are unable to overwhelm 8 guys with the entirety of their 30-man roster.


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!!The Hurricanes
* NiceHat: The main uniform of the Hurricanes is a yellow Trilby hat.

!!TheBoppers
* BadGuysPlayPool: You fight one of the Bopper contigents in a pool hall in Snow's flashback level.
* FashionVictimVillain: Even for the 70's, the Boppers shiny purple vests and hats stick out like a sore thumb.
* NiceHat: Part of the Boppers uniform is a purple fedora. Snow's initiation test was to steal a size 9 hat from one. For comparison, a normal human head is about a ''size 7''.
* LargeAndInCharge: One of the Bopper lieutenants is a giant of a man named Big Moe.

!!The Savage Huns

!!The Destroyers

* EvilFormerFriend: Virgin, the leader of the Destroyers, was once friends with Cleon, but had a paranoid breakdown and tried to have them killed.
* StarterVillain: Cleon and Vermin were originally members of the Destroyers until their leader, Virgil turned on them and tried to set them up to be killed by Satan's Mothers.

!!Satans Mothers

!!The Electric Eliminators

!!The Panzers

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* AdaptationalHeroism: The Warriors in the film are ''far'' more sympathetic than their counterparts in the Sol Yurick novel.
* AntiHero: As gang members, The Warriors are presumably involved in some shady activities.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: The Warriors in the film are ''far'' more sympathetic than their counterparts in the Sol Yurick novel.
novel.
* AntiHero: As gang members, The Warriors are presumably involved in some shady activities. Outright shown in the video game, as the Warriors make most of their income from robbing civilians and looting stores.



* HomeBase: The Warriors are based in an abandoned {{amusement park}} on Coney Island, when they are shown to keep a stash of weapons.

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* HomeBase: The Warriors are based in an abandoned {{amusement park}} on Coney Island, when they are shown to keep a stash of weapons. They also control the surrounding streets and stores.



* AnythingThatMoves: Obsessed with sex, preferably rough sex.



* TheBrute: Easily the biggest, and nastiest, of the Warriors.



* FingerlessGloves: Part of his style.




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* TooDumbToLive: Stops to try and rape a woman he sees in the park, ''while theyre in the middle of running for their lives''. Unsurprisingly, this bites him in the ass, as the woman turns out to be an undercover cop and Ajax is arrested.




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* TheScapegoat: He's killed by the Riffs after Luther claims Cleon was the one who shot Cyrus.




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* MonsterClown: Their leader in the game, Chatterbox.

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* BigBad
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:pulls a gun during the climactic fistfight with Swan]].
* ForTheEvulz: has no apparent motive for [[spoiler:shooting Cyrus]].

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* BigBad
* DirtyCoward: Luther [[spoiler:pulls a gun during the climactic fistfight with Swan]].
* ForTheEvulz: Luther has no apparent motive for [[spoiler:shooting Cyrus]].



* GangOfHats: all of the gangs have themes and wear matching outfits reflecting the theme.

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* GangOfHats: all All of the gangs have themes and wear matching outfits reflecting the theme.



* BatterUp: all of The Baseball Furies wield baseball bats.
* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.
* ShoutOut: to {{Music/KISS}}.
* WeaponOfChoice: baseball bats.

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* BatterUp: all All of The Baseball Furies wield baseball bats.
* EnemyMime: The Basebull Furies dress like stereotypical mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.
* ShoutOut: The makeup worn by some of The Baseball Furies appears to be inspired by the rock band {{Music/KISS}}.
* WeaponOfChoice: baseball bats.



* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes.

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* EnemyMime: The Hi-Hats dress like stereotypical mimes.



* AmbiguouslyGay
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: the leader of The Lizzies misses multiple shots from point blank range when [[spoiler:trying to shoot Rembrandt, Snow and Vermin]].

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* AmbiguouslyGay
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: the The leader of The Lizzies misses multiple shots from point blank range when [[spoiler:trying to shoot Rembrandt, Snow and Vermin]].



* {{Expy}}: of the Borinquen Blazers from the Sol Yurick novel.

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* {{Expy}}: The Orphans are an expy of the Borinquen Blazers from the Sol Yurick novel.



* RollerbladeGood: the leader of The Punks wears rollerblades.

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* RollerbladeGood: the The leader of The Punks wears rollerblades.



* TheQuincyPunk: dress like stereotypical punks.

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* TheQuincyPunk: The Turnbull [=ACs=] dress like stereotypical punks.



* DeadpanSnarker / IceQueen: her voices suggests she is mildly amused by The Warriors' plight.
* TheFaceless: only her lower face is seen.
* MissionControl: for the gangs hunting The Warriors.

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* DeadpanSnarker / IceQueen: her voices The DJs voice suggests she is mildly amused by The Warriors' plight.
* TheFaceless: only her Only the lower face of the DJ is seen.seen in her appearances.
* MissionControl: for Although not in the traditional sense, the DJ provides information on the whereabouts of The Warriors to the gangs hunting The Warriors.
them.



* ActionGirl: joins in the brawl between The Warriors and The Punks.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
* DamselInDistress: in the videogame, where she is kidnapped and must be rescued by Swan.
* FemmeFatale: in her first scene, where she attempts to engineer a conflict between The Warriors and The Orphans.
* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: implied by her conversation with Snow about the way she lives.
* VaporWear: very obviously does not wear a bra.

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* ActionGirl: Mercy joins in the brawl between The Warriors and The Punks.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
*
DamselInDistress: in In the videogame, where she Mercy is kidnapped by The Gramercy Riffs and must be rescued by Swan.
* FemmeFatale: in In her first scene, where she Mercy attempts to engineer a conflict between The Warriors and The Orphans.
* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: While never outright stated, this is heavily implied by in her conversation with Snow about the way she lives.
* VaporWear: The actress who plays Mercy very obviously does not wear a bra.

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* AntiHero: As gang members, The Warriors are presumably involved in some shady activities.



* AntiHero: as a gang member, he is presumably involved in some shady activities.
* AxCrazy / HotBlooded: by ''far'' the most belligerent of The Warriors.
* {{Badass}}: easily the toughest member of The Warriors. Taken UpToEleven during the brawl with The Baseball Furies and in the videogame.
* BloodKnight: none of The Warriors will back down from a fight, but Ajax is easily the most enthusiastic about fighting.
* DumbMuscle: nothing he does in the film suggests he has much in the way of foresight.
* {{Expy}}: of Lunkface from the novel.
* {{Jerkass}}: repeatedly mouths off to the other members of The Warriors.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: when he and Cowboy are being chased by several of The Baseball Furies and Cowboy can't run any more, he stops to fight rather than leave Cowboy behind.

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* AntiHero: as {{Badass}}: Ajax is easily the toughest member of The Warriors. This is taken UpToEleven during the brawl with The Baseball Furies and in the videogame.
* BloodKnight: Ajax is by ''far'' the most belligerent of The Warriors. None of The Warriors will back down from
a gang member, fight, but Ajax is easily the most enthusiastic about fighting.
* DumbMuscle: Nothing Ajax does in the film suggests
he has much in the way of foresight.
* {{Expy}}: Ajax
is presumably involved in some shady activities.an expy of Lunkface from the novel.
* {{Jerkass}}: Ajax repeatedly mouths off to the other members of The Warriors.
* MeaningfulName: Ajax was the name of a mythological Greek hero. The novel by Sol Yurick is very loosely based on {{Literature/Anabasis}}, the autobiographical retelling of the adventures of the ancient Greek warrior {{Creator/Xenophon}}.

* AxCrazy / HotBlooded: by ''far'' the most belligerent of The Warriors.
* {{Badass}}: easily the toughest member of The Warriors. Taken UpToEleven during the brawl with The Baseball Furies and in the videogame.
* BloodKnight: none of The Warriors will back down from a fight, but Ajax is easily the most enthusiastic about fighting.
* DumbMuscle: nothing he does in the film suggests he has much in the way of foresight.
* {{Expy}}: of Lunkface from the novel.
* {{Jerkass}}: repeatedly mouths off to the other members of The Warriors.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: when he When Ajax and Cowboy are being chased by several of The Baseball Furies and Cowboy can't run any more, he stops to fight rather than leave Cowboy behind.behind despite being heavily outnumbered and unarmed.



* TheStarscream: openly challenges Swan's leadership and ultimately [[spoiler:disobeys his orders and abandons the rest of The Warriors]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: by far the most belligerent of The Warriors.

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* TheStarscream: Ajax openly challenges Swan's leadership and ultimately [[spoiler:disobeys his orders and abandons the rest of The Warriors]].
* TokenEvilTeammate: Ajax is by far the most belligerent of The Warriors.
Warriors, and apparently has no reservations about attempting to rape a woman.



* DecoyProtagonist
* {{Expy}}: of Papa Arnold from the novel.

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* DecoyProtagonist
DecoyProtagonist: Cleon is immediately established as the leader of The Warriors at the outset of the film, but disappears fairly early on.
* {{Expy}}: Cleon is an expy of Papa Arnold from the novel.
novel. Unlike Papa Arnold he [[spoiler:is implied not to survive the events of the film]] though.



* NiceHat: his signature stetson.

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* NiceHat: Cowboy is never seen without his signature stetson.



* BelligerentSexualTension: with Mercy.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:falls underneath a subway train while wrestling with a cop.]]

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* BelligerentSexualTension: with Mercy.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: Fox [[spoiler:falls underneath a subway train while wrestling with a cop.]]



* EyeScream: sprays paint in the eyes of the leader of The Punks at the outset of the bathroom brawl.

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* EyeScream: At the outset of the bathroom brawl, Rembrandt sprays paint in the eyes of the leader of The Punks at the outset of the bathroom brawl.
Punks.



* AntiHero: As a gang member, Swan is presumably involved in some shady activities.

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* {{Expy}}: of Hinton from the novel.

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* MeaningfulName: Rembrandt is The Warrior's graffiti artist, and he shares a first name with [[Creator/RembrandtVanRijn a certain famous Dutch artist]].
* DemotedToExtra: Hinton, Rembrandt's equivalent in the novel, is the central character and the de facto leader of The Coney Island Dominators after Hector is arrested. Rembrandt is a relatively minor character by comparison.
* {{Expy}}: Rembrandt is an expy of Hinton Hinton, the main protagonist from the novel.



* AntiHero: as a gang member, he is presumably involved in some shady activities.
* TheDeterminator: he will stop at nothing to get The Warriors back to Coney Island.
* {{Expy}}: of Hector from the novel.

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* AntiHero: as As a gang member, he Swan is presumably involved in some shady activities.
* TheDeterminator: he Swan will stop at nothing to get The Warriors back to their base in Coney Island.
Island. Much to Ajax's disgust, he has no interest in stopping for "fun" on the way.
* {{Expy}}: Swan is an expy of Hector from the novel.



* TheCasanova: tries his luck with The Lizzies.

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* TheCasanova: Vermin tries his luck with The Lizzies.



* {{Expy}}: of the Delancey Thrones from the Sol Yurick novel.
* HomeBase: an underground car park.
* WeaponOfChoice: hockey sticks.

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* {{Expy}}: The Gramercy Riffs are a clear expy of the Delancey Thrones from the Sol Yurick novel.
* HomeBase: an The Gramercy Riffs operate out of a graffitied underground car park.
park, presumably located in the Gramercy neighbourhood of Manhattan.
* WeaponOfChoice: All of The Gramercy Riffs wield hockey sticks.
sticks during their confrontation with [[spoiler:The Rogues]] at the films climax.



* CultOfPersonality: based on the conversations amongst The Warriors at the outset of the film and the reaction to his speech, he's something of a figure of awe amongst the gangs.
* {{Expy}}: of Ismael Rivera from the Sol Yurick novel.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:fatally shot by Luther.]]
* LargeHam / PunctuatedForEmphasis: throughout his famous speech to the assembled gangs.

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* CultOfPersonality: based Based on the conversations amongst The Warriors at the outset of the film and the reaction to his speech, he's Cyrus is something of a figure of awe amongst the gangs.
gangs. The vast majority of the gang members who listen to his speech are won over.
* {{Expy}}: Cyrus is an expy of Ismael Rivera from the Sol Yurick novel.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: Cyrus is [[spoiler:fatally shot by Luther.]]
Luther]].
* LargeHam / PunctuatedForEmphasis: throughout his famous LargeHam: Roger Hill's delivery of Cyrus' speech to the assembled gangs.
gangs is famously hammy.



* ScaryBlackMan: never seen to smile.
* SinisterShades: never seen without them.

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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: After [[spoiler:Cyrus is killed]], Masai takes command of The Gramercy Riffs.
* ScaryBlackMan: Compared to Cyrus, who comes across as very charismatic, Masai is fairly intimidating. He is never seen to smile.
smile in the film.
* SinisterShades: never seen without them.
Masai wears mirrored sunglasses in every scene he appears in.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: ''far'' more sympathetic than their counterparts in the Sol Yurick novel.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: The Warriors in the film are ''far'' more sympathetic than their counterparts in the Sol Yurick novel.



* BashBrothers: they bicker continually but in a fight they have each other's backs.
* {{Expy}}: of the Coney Island Dominators from the novel.
* HomeBase: an abandoned {{amusement park}} on Coney Island.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
* WhiteGangBangers: five of The Warriors are white.

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* BashBrothers: they The Warriors bicker continually throughout the film but in a fight they have each other's backs.
* {{Expy}}: of the The Coney Island Dominators from the novel.
novel are renamed "The Warriors" in the film.
* HomeBase: The Warriors are based in an abandoned {{amusement park}} on Coney Island.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
Island, when they are shown to keep a stash of weapons.
* WhiteGangBangers: five Five of The Warriors are white.
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* BigBad

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The leader of The Warriors.

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The leader warlord (leader) of The Warriors.



The largest gang in New York.



->''Can you dig it?"''

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->''Can The leader of The Gramercy Riffs. He summons the gangs of New York to a meeting in the Bronx to discuss their working together to take over the city, where [[spoiler:he is shot dead by Luther]], setting the main plot in motion.

->''"Can
you dig it?"''


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* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:fatally shot by Luther.]]


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The second in command of The Gramercy Riffs.


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->''"Warriors! Come out to play!"''

The leader of The Rogues. He [[spoiler:murders Cyrus]] and frames The Warriors, setting the main plot in motion.
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* BashBrothers: they bicker continually but in a fight they have each other's backs.


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* ScaryBlackMan: never seen to smile.

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->''"I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle."''

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->''"I'll ->''"[[BadassBoast I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle."''
]]"''



* HomeBase: an underground car park.



* {{Catchphrase}}: "Can you dig it?"

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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Can ->''Can you dig it?"it?"''



* LargeHam / {{Punctuated!For!Emphasis!}}: throughout his famous speech to the assembled gangs.

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* LargeHam / {{Punctuated!For!Emphasis!}}: PunctuatedForEmphasis: throughout his famous speech to the assembled gangs.

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* TheStarscream: openly challenges Swan's leadership and ultimately [[spoiler:disobeys his orders and abandons the rest of The Warriors]].



[[folder:Other gangs]]

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[[folder:Other gangs]]

[[folder:The Gramercy Riffs]]



* GangOfHats: all of the gangs have themes and wear matching outfits reflecting the theme.

!!The Baseball Furies
* BatterUp: all of The Baseball Furies wield baseball bats.
* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.
* ShoutOut: to {{Music/KISS}}.
* WeaponOfChoice: baseball bats.

!!The Hi-Hats
* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes.

!!The Lizzies
* AmbiguouslyGay
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: the leader of The Lizzies misses multiple shots from point blank range when [[spoiler:trying to shoot Rembrandt, Snow and Vermin]].

!!The Gramercy Riffs
* {{Catchphrase}}: Cyrus, "Can you dig it?"
* {{Expy}}: of the Delancey Thrones from the Sol Yurick novel. Cyrus is an expy of Ismael Rivera, leader of the Delancey Thrones.
* LargeHam / Punctuated!For!Emphasis!: Cyrus, in his famous speech to the assembled gangs.
* SinisterShades: Masai, in all his appearances.

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* GangOfHats: all of the gangs have themes and wear matching outfits reflecting the theme.

!!The Baseball Furies
* BatterUp: all of The Baseball Furies wield baseball bats.
* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.
* ShoutOut: to {{Music/KISS}}.
* WeaponOfChoice: baseball bats.

!!The Hi-Hats
* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes.

!!The Lizzies
* AmbiguouslyGay
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: the leader of The Lizzies misses multiple shots from point blank range when [[spoiler:trying to shoot Rembrandt, Snow and Vermin]].

!!The Gramercy Riffs
* {{Catchphrase}}: Cyrus, "Can you dig it?"
* {{Expy}}: of the Delancey Thrones from the Sol Yurick novel. Cyrus is an expy of Ismael Rivera, leader of the Delancey Thrones.\n* LargeHam / Punctuated!For!Emphasis!: Cyrus, in his famous speech to the assembled gangs.\n* SinisterShades: Masai, in all his appearances.



!! The Orphans
* {{Expy}}: of the Borinquen Blazers from the Sol Yurick novel.

!!The Punks
* RollerbladeGood: the leader of The Punks wears rollerblades.

!!The Rogues
* CoolCar: a Cadillac hearse.
* DirtyCoward: Luther, who [[spoiler:pulls a gun during the climactic fistfight with Swan]].
* ForTheEvulz: Luther, who has no apparent motive for [[spoiler:shooting Cyrus]].

!!The Turnbull [=ACs=]
* TheQuincyPunk: dress like stereotypical punks.

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!! !!Cyrus

->'''Played by:''' Roger Hill

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Can you dig it?"
* CultOfPersonality: based on the conversations amongst
The Orphans
Warriors at the outset of the film and the reaction to his speech, he's something of a figure of awe amongst the gangs.
* {{Expy}}: of the Borinquen Blazers Ismael Rivera from the Sol Yurick novel.

!!The Punks
novel.
* RollerbladeGood: LargeHam / {{Punctuated!For!Emphasis!}}: throughout his famous speech to the leader of The Punks wears rollerblades.

!!The Rogues
assembled gangs.

!!Masai

->'''Played by:''' Edward Sewer

* CoolCar: a Cadillac hearse.
* DirtyCoward: Luther, who [[spoiler:pulls a gun during the climactic fistfight with Swan]].
* ForTheEvulz: Luther, who has no apparent motive for [[spoiler:shooting Cyrus]].

!!The Turnbull [=ACs=]
* TheQuincyPunk: dress like stereotypical punks.
SinisterShades: never seen without them.


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[[folder:The Rogues]]

!!General
* CoolCar: a spray-painted Cadillac hearse.

!!Luther

->'''Played by:''' David Patrick Kelly

* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:pulls a gun during the climactic fistfight with Swan]].
* ForTheEvulz: has no apparent motive for [[spoiler:shooting Cyrus]].

[[/folder]]


[[folder:Other gangs]]

!!General
* GangOfHats: all of the gangs have themes and wear matching outfits reflecting the theme.

!!The Baseball Furies
* BatterUp: all of The Baseball Furies wield baseball bats.
* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.
* ShoutOut: to {{Music/KISS}}.
* WeaponOfChoice: baseball bats.

!!The Hi-Hats
* EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes.

!!The Lizzies
* AmbiguouslyGay
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: the leader of The Lizzies misses multiple shots from point blank range when [[spoiler:trying to shoot Rembrandt, Snow and Vermin]].

!! The Orphans
* {{Expy}}: of the Borinquen Blazers from the Sol Yurick novel.

!!The Punks
* RollerbladeGood: the leader of The Punks wears rollerblades.

!!The Turnbull [=ACs=]
* TheQuincyPunk: dress like stereotypical punks.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: when he and Cowboy are being chased by several of The Baseball Furies and Cowboy can't run any more, he stops to fight rather than leave Cowboy behind.
* MightyGlacier

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: NoOneGetsLeftBehind: when he and Cowboy are being chased by several of The Baseball Furies and Cowboy can't run any more, he stops to fight rather than leave Cowboy behind.
* MightyGlacierRaceLift: Ajax is white, while his counterpart in the novel, Lunkface, is African American.



* DecoyProtagonist




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* RaceLift: Swan is white, while his counterpart in the novel, Hector, is Hispanic.

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A "soldier of the middle" of The Warriors.



->'''Played by:''' Dorsey Wright



->'''Played by:''' Dorsey Wright



A "soldier of the middle" of The Warriors.



A "soldier of the middle" of The Warriors.



The "scout and memory man" of The Warriors.



The graffiti artist of The Warriors.



The "music man" of The Warriors, he carries a boombox.



The "bearer" of The Warriors, responsible for carrying their money and subway tokens.




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* WeaponOfChoice: baseball bats.




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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: the leader of The Lizzies misses multiple shots from point blank range when [[spoiler:trying to shoot Rembrandt, Snow and Vermin]].




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* WeaponOfChoice: hockey sticks.


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* CoolCar: a Cadillac hearse.
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* [[DamselInDistress]]: in the videogame, where she is kidnapped and must be rescued by Swan.

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* [[DamselInDistress]]: DamselInDistress: in the videogame, where she is kidnapped and must be rescued by Swan.

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The leader of The Warriors.






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!!Cowboy

->'''Played by:''' Tom [=McKitterick=]

* NiceHat: his signature stetson.

!!Fox

->'''Played by:''' Thomas G Waites

* BelligerentSexualTension: with Mercy.
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]: [[spoiler:falls underneath a subway train while wrestling with a cop.]]



->'''Played by:'''

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->'''Played by:'''by:''' Marcelino Sánchez




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* EyeScream: sprays paint in the eyes of the leader of The Punks at the outset of the bathroom brawl.



->'''Played by:'''

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->'''Played by:'''by:''' Brian Tyler

!!Swan

->'''Played by:''' Michael Beck






!!Vermin

->'''Played by:''' Terry Michos

* TheCasanova: tries his luck with The Lizzies.



!!The Mercy Riffs

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!!The Mercy Gramercy Riffs



->'''Played by:''' Lynne Thigpen



* TheFaceless

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* TheFaceless TheFaceless: only her lower face is seen.


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* ActionGirl: joins in the brawl between The Warriors and The Punks.


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* FemmeFatale: in her first scene, where she attempts to engineer a conflict between The Warriors and The Orphans.

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!!Snow

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!!Snow
!!Ajax
->'''Played by:''' James Remar
->''"I'll shove that bat up your ass and turn you into a popsicle."''



* TheDeterminator: he will stop at nothing to get The Warriors back to Coney Island.
* {{Expy}}: of Hector from the novel.

!!Cleon
->'''Played by:''' Dorsey Wright

* AscendedExtra: in the videogame.
* {{Expy}}: of Papa Arnold from the novel.

!!Ajax
->'''Played by:''' James Remar

* AntiHero: as a gang member, he is presumably involved in some shady activities.



* MightyGlacier:

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* MightyGlacier:MightyGlacier



!!Rembrandt

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!!Rembrandt!!Cleon
->'''Played by:''' Dorsey Wright
* AscendedExtra: in the videogame.
* {{Expy}}: of Papa Arnold from the novel.

!!Cochise
->'''Played by:''' David Harris
*

!!Rembrandt
->'''Played by:'''


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!!Snow
->'''Played by:'''
The warchief (second-in-command) of The Warriors.
* AntiHero: as a gang member, he is presumably involved in some shady activities.
* TheDeterminator: he will stop at nothing to get The Warriors back to Coney Island.
* {{Expy}}: of Hector from the novel.

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* {{Expy}}: of the Coney Island Dominators from the novel.
* HomeBase: an abandoned {{amusement park}} on Coney Island.



* TheDeterminator: he will stop at nothing to get The Warriors back to Coney Island.



->'''Played by:''' Dorsey Wright




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->'''Played by:''' James Remar



* AxCrazy: by far the most belligerent of The Warriors.

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* AxCrazy: AxCrazy / HotBlooded: by far ''far'' the most belligerent of The Warriors.


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* {{Expy}}: of the Delancey Thrones from the Sol Yurick novel. Cyrus is an expy of Ismael Rivera, leader of the Delancey Thrones.


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!! The Orphans
* {{Expy}}: of the Borinquen Blazers from the Sol Yurick novel.


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* [[DamselInDistress]]: in the videogame, where she is kidnapped and must be rescued by Swan.

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* AxCrazy / BloodKnight: by far the most belligerent of The Warriors.

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* AxCrazy / BloodKnight: AxCrazy: by far the most belligerent of The Warriors.Warriors.


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* BloodKnight: none of The Warriors will back down from a fight, but Ajax is easily the most enthusiastic about fighting.


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* {{Catchphrase}}: Cyrus, "Can you dig it?"
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!!Cleon
* AscendedExtra: in the videogame.
* {{Expy}}: of Papa Arnold from the novel.


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!!Rembrandt
* {{Expy}}: of Hinton from the novel.

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* AntiHero

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* AntiHeroAntiHero: as a gang member, he is presumably involved in some shady activities.



* AntiHero
* AxCrazy
* {{Badass}}
* BloodKnight
* DumbMuscle

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* AntiHero
AntiHero: as a gang member, he is presumably involved in some shady activities.
* AxCrazy
AxCrazy / BloodKnight: by far the most belligerent of The Warriors.
* {{Badass}}
{{Badass}}: easily the toughest member of The Warriors. Taken UpToEleven during the brawl with The Baseball Furies and in the videogame.
* BloodKnight
* DumbMuscle
DumbMuscle: nothing he does in the film suggests he has much in the way of foresight.



* {{Jerkass}}
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LeeroyJenkins
* MightyGlacier

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* {{Jerkass}}
{{Jerkass}}: repeatedly mouths off to the other members of The Warriors.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
JerkWithAHeartOfGold: when he and Cowboy are being chased by several of The Baseball Furies and Cowboy can't run any more, he stops to fight rather than leave Cowboy behind.
* LeeroyJenkins
* MightyGlacier
MightyGlacier:



* GangOfHats

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* GangOfHats
GangOfHats: all of the gangs have themes and wear matching outfits reflecting the theme.



* BatterUp
* EnemyMime

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* BatterUp
BatterUp: all of The Baseball Furies wield baseball bats.
* EnemyMimeEnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes. None of them make any noise during their confrontation with The Warrior beyond grunts of pain, which adds to their overall eeriness.



* EnemyMime

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* EnemyMime
EnemyMime: dress like stereotypical mimes.



* LargeHam: Cyrus.
* SinisterShades: Masai.

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* LargeHam: Cyrus.
LargeHam / Punctuated!For!Emphasis!: Cyrus, in his famous speech to the assembled gangs.
* SinisterShades: Masai.
Masai, in all his appearances.



* RollerbladeGood

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* RollerbladeGood
RollerbladeGood: the leader of The Punks wears rollerblades.



* TheQuincyPunk

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* TheQuincyPunk
TheQuincyPunk: dress like stereotypical punks.



* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker / IceQueen: her voices suggests she is mildly amused by The Warriors' plight.



* IceQueen

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* IceQueen
MissionControl: for the gangs hunting The Warriors.



* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: implied.
* VaporWear

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* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: implied.
implied by her conversation with Snow about the way she lives.
* VaporWear
VaporWear: very obviously does not wear a bra.
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* BadassCrew

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* BadassCrewBadassCrew: The Warriors fight their way across New York and repeatedly refuse to back down.



* WhiteGangBangers

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* WhiteGangBangers
WhiteGangBangers: five of The Warriors are white.



!!The Turnbull ACs

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!!The Turnbull ACs[=ACs=]

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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
* WhiteGangBangers




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* {{Jerkass}}
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* LeeroyJenkins
* MightyGlacier
* TokenEvilTeammate: by far the most belligerent of The Warriors.




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* ShoutOut: to {{Music/KISS}}.


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!!The Mercy Riffs
* LargeHam: Cyrus.
* SinisterShades: Masai.

!!The Punks
* RollerbladeGood


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!!The Turnbull ACs
* TheQuincyPunk
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!!General
* AdaptationalHeroism: ''far'' more sympathetic than their counterparts in the Sol Yurick novel.
* BadassCrew



!!General
* GangOfHats





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!!The Hi-Hats
* EnemyMime

!!The Lizzies
* AmbiguouslyGay

!!The Rogues
* DirtyCoward: Luther, who [[spoiler:pulls a gun during the climactic fistfight with Swan]].
* ForTheEvulz: Luther, who has no apparent motive for [[spoiler:shooting Cyrus]].


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!!The DJ
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheFaceless
* IceQueen
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* {{Anti-Hero}}

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* {{Anti-Hero}}AntiHero



* {{Anti-Hero}}
* {{Ax-Crazy}}

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* {{Anti-Hero}}
AntiHero
* {{Ax-Crazy}}AxCrazy
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[[folder:The Warriors]]

!!Snow

* {{Anti-Hero}}
* {{Expy}}: of Hector from the novel.

!!Ajax

* {{Anti-Hero}}
* {{Ax-Crazy}}
* {{Badass}}
* BloodKnight
* DumbMuscle
* {{Expy}}: of Lunkface from the novel.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Other gangs]]

!!The Baseball Furies

* BatterUp
* EnemyMime
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Others]]

!!Mercy
->'''Played by:''' Deborah Van Valkenburgh

* AmbiguouslyBrown
* {{Hooker with a Heart of Gold}}: implied.
* VaporWear

[[/folder]]

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