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* VeryPunchableMan: Steve is a highly perverted co-worker of Calvin, who gets everyone uncomfortable with his raunchiness. So it's always satisfying when Pamela tasers him every time he hits on her.
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-->'''Bob:''' I'm sorry Jet. Actually, you're already in.

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-->'''Bob:''' I'm sorry sorry, Jet. Actually, you're already in.



* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: During the climax, Calvin [[spoiler:shoots Bob in the ass, then pulls the trigger on Phil]], only to find the gun is empty. Calvin then throws the gun at him, and he catches it and [[OhCrap loads a fresh magazine]].

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* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: During the climax, Calvin [[spoiler:shoots Bob in the ass, then pulls the trigger on Phil]], only to find the gun is empty. Calvin then [[ThrowingYourGunAtTheEnemy throws the gun at him, him]], and he catches it and [[OhCrap loads a fresh magazine]].
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* ButThouMust: "Are you in or out?":
-->'''Jet:''' I'm out!
-->'''Bob:''' I'm sorry Jet. Actually, you're already in.
-->'''Jet:''' Then why would you ask me?
-->'''Bob:''' Because I thought you would go "I'm in, Bob!". We would've had a really cool moment. But you kinda ruined the whole thing.


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* TheFreelanceShameSquad: When Trevor threw Robbie naked into the gym, everyone pointed and laughed at him. Only Jet, who gave him his jacket to [[HandOrObjectUnderwear cover himself]], and Maggie felt sympathy for him.


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* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: Bob]] made an emergency landing on purpose in order to [[spoiler: make Jet confess that he wanted a child.]]
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* PaperThinDisguise: PlayedWith, one scene has Bob Stone masquerading as a therapist in an attempt to get Calvin and his wife apart, though it's extremely obvious to the audience and Calvin. Calvin's wife, however, completely falls for it even after her husband freaks out from it.
* [[PunnyName Punny Last Name]]: Robbie '''Weirdicht''', which might explain why Robbie changed his named to "Bob [[Wrestling/TheRock Stone]]".

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* PaperThinDisguise: PlayedWith, one scene has Bob Stone masquerading as a therapist in an attempt attending to get Calvin and his wife apart, wife, though it's extremely obvious to the audience and Calvin. Calvin's wife, however, completely falls for it even after her husband freaks out from it.
* [[PunnyName Punny Last Name]]: Robbie '''Weirdicht''', which might explain why Robbie changed his named name to "Bob [[Wrestling/TheRock Stone]]".
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Bob has absolutely no inhibitions in physical interactions with other people or in speech, confesses to having absolutely no friends except for one "best friend" whose only interaction with him was a single moment of public kindness twenty years before, and kills and maims people unhesitatingly while rambling innocently.
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* IceQueen: Pamela Harris is a strict, no-nonsense CIA agent pursuing Bob. She is always calm and collected under pressure, even when things go wrong for her.

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* IceQueen: Pamela Harris is a strict, no-nonsense CIA agent pursuing Bob. She is always calm and collected under pressure, even when things go wrong for her. [[EveryoneHasStandards The one exception to this, however, is her two tasings of the unbelievably perverted Steve.]]
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%% * ActionSurvivor: Calvin.

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%% * ActionSurvivor: Calvin.Calvin is a regular accountant who has to constantly stumble his way through the various fights Bob gets both of them into.



%%* BerserkButton: Stone does ''not'' like [[BullyHunter bullies.]]

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%%* * BerserkButton: Ever since he was dragged out of the locker room completely in the nude during an assembly, Bob Stone does ''not'' like [[BullyHunter bullies.]]



%%* BigBadFriend:
%%** The CIA claims Bob Stone is this for Calvin.
%%** [[spoiler:Phil, the '''real''' Black Badger, is this for Bob Stone.]]

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%%* * BigBadFriend:
%%** ** The CIA claims Bob Stone is this for Calvin.
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Calvin since Calvin is the only associate listed for him on their database. Calvin, who only met him the previous night after 20 years, takes every opportunity to say this is not the case, which falls on deaf ears.
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[[spoiler:Phil, the '''real''' Black Badger, is this for Bob Stone.Bob's former partner that faked his death just to get away from him.]]



%%* BuddyPicture: From Stone's point of view, at least.

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%%* * BuddyPicture: From Stone's point Bob reconnects with Calvin, the one guy who showed him any sort of view, at least. kindness in high school, 20 years after the fact. Then he drags him along on a mission to stop state secrets from being leaked. [[spoiler:They eventually become genuine friends by the end of the second act.]]



%%* CurbStompBattle: Bob versus four toughs in the bar. They didn't stand a chance.

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%%* * CurbStompBattle: Bob versus takes on four toughs tough guys in the bar. They didn't stand a chance.bar, one of which is armed, and thoroughly kicks their asses in less than fifteen seconds.



%%* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Phil.]]
%%* FakeDefector: [[spoiler:Bob Stone.]]

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%%* * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Phil.[[spoiler:Phil became the Black Badger just to get away from Bob, who annoyed him immensely.]]
%%* * FakeDefector: [[spoiler:Bob Stone.goes rogue just to find the real Black Badger. Once Phil is taken out, all is forgiven by Pamela.]]



%%* HeroInsurance: [[spoiler:Bob Stone and Calvin Joyner do a lot of questionable things to stop the bad guy.]]
%%* IceQueen: Pamela Harris, the strict, no-nonsense CIA agent pursuing Bob.

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%%* * HeroInsurance: [[spoiler:Bob Bob Stone and Calvin Joyner do a lot of questionable things to stop the bad guy.]]
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guy, including shooting up an entire office building, wrecking an inflatable gorilla display, and [[spoiler:stealing a helicopter]], among other things.
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IceQueen: Pamela Harris, the Harris is a strict, no-nonsense CIA agent pursuing Bob. She is always calm and collected under pressure, even when things go wrong for her.



%%* NiceGuy: Stone. Calvin was this in high school and, once he pulls himself together, as an adult.

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%%* * NiceGuy: Stone. Stone is a friendly, jovial guy to anyone that isn't a bully or trying to kill him. Calvin was this in high school and, once he pulls himself together, as well, giving the naked Robbie his jacket while everyone else either laughed or stayed on the sidelines. He grew out of this as an adult.adult, but his camaraderie with Bob over the course of the movie causes this side of him to come back.

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