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* ContrivedCoincidence: Kelly sees the Killer standing in plain sight in the middle of a crowd in front of the police station and suddenly remembers seeing his face when they first fought.
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* JerkassBall: Baker is initially a dick to O'Hara for no good reason other than he's a wash-up with a lower rank than him.
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* ArtisticLicense - Law Enforcement: O'Hara and Baker allow Kelly, a civilian related to one of the victims and another target of the Killer, to aid their investigation for the nonsensical reason of her being a target. This indirectly leads to her death.
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* ArtisticLicense - Law Enforcement: ArtisticLicenseLawEnforcement: O'Hara and Baker allow Kelly, a civilian related to one of the victims and another target of the Killer, to aid their investigation for instead of putting her under police protection. She somehow convinces them with the nonsensical reason of her being a target. This indirectly leads to her death.
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* SerialKiller: The Killer is one for martial arts champions, wanting a good fight from them.
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* TooDumbToLive: Kelly's insistence on joining the investigation even after it's revealed that she's another target of the Killer is what leads to her death.
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* ArtisticLicense - Law Enforcement: O'Hara and Baker inexplicably allow Kelly, a civilian related to one of the victims, to aid their investigation directly. This indirectly leads to her death.
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* ArtisticLicense - Law Enforcement: O'Hara and Baker inexplicably allow Kelly, a civilian related to one of the victims, victims and another target of the Killer, to aid their investigation directly.for the nonsensical reason of her being a target. This indirectly leads to her death.
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* DramaticIrony:
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* DramaticIrony: Baker and O'Hara find that Chad Atkins is recorded as being dead in the police records, when the audience knows that he's clearly alive and is the real Killer.
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* {{Expy}}: Baker/Jeffreys is pretty much [[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Axel Foley]]/Creator/EddieMurphy with the serial numbers filed off.
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* {{Expy}}: Baker/Jeffreys Baker is pretty much [[Film/BeverlyHillsCop Axel Foley]]/Creator/EddieMurphy with the serial numbers filed off.off.
* FakingTheDead: It's revealed that Chad Atkins, the Killer's true identity, was recorded as having been killed in a car accident.
* FakingTheDead: It's revealed that Chad Atkins, the Killer's true identity, was recorded as having been killed in a car accident.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Baker somehow survives getting stabbed by the Killer and a back injury caused by him falling several feet with a rope around his torso.
* TheUnreveal: It's never revealed how the Killer managed to fake his car crash death and why he did it.
* TheUnreveal: It's never revealed how the Killer managed to fake his car crash death and why he did it.
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* ArtificialLimbs: The killer has two ''metal'' fingers that are strong enough to stab a human and punch through thin metal.
* BadassCape: The killer wears one of these for a couple of fights, lampshading his superiority as capes are a serious liability in a real fight.
* BadassCape: The killer wears one of these for a couple of fights, lampshading his superiority as capes are a serious liability in a real fight.
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* ArtificialLimbs: The killer has two ''metal'' fingers that are strong enough to stab impale a human being and punch through thin metal.
* BadassCape: The killerwears is wearing one during several of these for a couple of fights, lampshading his superiority as capes are a serious liability in a real fight.fights.
* BadassCape: The killer
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* CurbStompBattle: The first fight - a world light heavyweight champion boxer barely gets a single hit in on the killer. Schultz appears to briefly be more of a match but it rapidly becomes obvious the killer is just playing with him.
* DaChief: Gorshin plays a classic one.
* DaChief: Gorshin plays a classic one.
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* CurbStompBattle: The first fight - a world light heavyweight champion boxer barely gets manages to get a single hit in on against the killer. Schultz briefly appears to briefly be more of a match for the killer, but it rapidly quickly becomes obvious the killer is just playing toying with him.
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* FlashbackNightmare: O'Hara has one to being tortured by a serial killer.
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* FlashbackNightmare: O'Hara has one to being about when he was tortured by a serial killer.
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* IdiotBall: Kelly works out where the killer's hideout is and goes there with no backup despite knowing just how skilled he is after their first fight. It doesn't end well for her.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Both the boxer and Schultz try various ones without much success. During the final battle O'Hara uses a metal pipe to far more effect. Various pieces of scenery and furniture are also used during various fights to varying degrees of success.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Both the boxer and Schultz try various ones without much success. During the final battle O'Hara uses a metal pipe to far more effect. Various pieces of scenery and furniture are also used during various fights to varying degrees of success.
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* IdiotBall: Kelly works out where manages to trail the killer's hideout is killer back to his home and goes there with no in without waiting for backup despite knowing just how skilled he is after their first fight. It doesn't end well for her.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Both the boxer and Schultztry make various unsuccessful attempts at using ones without much success. against the killer. During the final battle O'Hara uses a metal pipe to far more effect. Various pieces of scenery and furniture are also used during various fights to varying degrees of success.better effect.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Both the boxer and Schultz
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* LargeHam: The killer has his moments for sure.
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* MalevolentMaskedMen: The killer wears a simple venetian style half face mask to disguise his identity. He removes it when he's sure he's going to win the fight and for the final fight with O'Hara
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* MalevolentMaskedMen: The killer wears a simple venetian Venetian style half face mask to disguise conceal his identity. He removes it when he's sure he's going to win the fight and for the final fight with O'HaraO'Hara.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "The Killer" for most of the film. He's eventually identified as Chad Atkins but is still credited as "The Killer" in the film credits.
* PapaWolf: You do ''not'' want to threaten or hurt O'Hara's family as some local thugs and the killer find out.
* PapaWolf: You do ''not'' want to threaten or hurt O'Hara's family as some local thugs and the killer find out.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "The Killer" for most of the film. He's eventually identified as Chad Atkins Atkins, but is still credited as "The Killer" in the film film's credits.
* PapaWolf: You do ''not'' want to threaten or hurt O'Hara's family as some local thugs andthe killer The Killer find out.
* PapaWolf: You do ''not'' want to threaten or hurt O'Hara's family as some local thugs and
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* StageMagician: Baker does a few sleight of hand tricks in the film, like producing handkerchiefs and fake flowers.
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* StageMagician: Baker does a few sleight of hand tricks in throughout the film, like producing handkerchiefs and fake flowers.
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* SwordFight: The killer and and a dojo master engage in one of these. It's probably the hardest fight the killer has barring the final showdown, though he (obviously) still wins.
* TakingYouWithMe: The killer tries this with O'Hara who only barely avoids being dragged off the edge of a building as the killer falls to his death.
* WorthyOpponent: What the killer is looking for - he even insults fighters who don't provide enough of a challenge for him.
* TakingYouWithMe: The killer tries this with O'Hara who only barely avoids being dragged off the edge of a building as the killer falls to his death.
* WorthyOpponent: What the killer is looking for - he even insults fighters who don't provide enough of a challenge for him.
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* SwordFight: The killer Killer and and a dojo master engage in one of these. It's probably the hardest fight the killer The Killer has barring barring, the final showdown, though he (obviously) still wins.
* TakingYouWithMe: Thekiller Killer tries this with O'Hara who only just barely avoids being dragged off the edge of a building as the killer falls to his death.
* WorthyOpponent: Whatthe killer The Killer is ultimately looking for - he even insults fighters who don't provide enough of a challenge for him.
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* WouldHitAGirl: The killer attacks Kelly in her apartment, fighting to kill before O'Hara and Baker intervene.
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* WouldHitAGirl: The killer Killer attacks Kelly in her apartment, fighting to kill before O'Hara and Baker intervene.
