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* ActorAllusion: At least three of Arnie's lines are things he said in ''Film/TheTerminator''. His one-word answer, "Wrong," before blasting away his first {{mook|s}}, his CatchPhrase "I'll be back" (of course), and the line, "Fuck you, asshole!" all of which are spoken in the same order as the former movie. This was his first big movie after ''The Terminator'' and his first leading role with a substantial amount of dialogue.

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* ActorAllusion: At least three of Arnie's lines are things he said in ''Film/TheTerminator''. His one-word answer, "Wrong," before blasting away his first {{mook|s}}, his CatchPhrase SignatureLine "I'll be back" (of course), and the line, "Fuck you, asshole!" all of which are spoken in the same order as the former movie. This was his first big movie after ''The Terminator'' and his first leading role with a substantial amount of dialogue.



* CatchPhrase: After John Matrix is dropped off at the airport, he promises Bennett, "I'll be back!" Bennet calls out as Matrix is lead away by his goons, [[BringIt "I'll be ready, John."]]
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In 2008, a [[ForeignRemake Russian remake]] of the movie was released called "День Д" (Film/DDay), starring Russian superstar Mikhail Porechenkov in the lead role as former paratrooper Ivan[[labelnote:*]]which is the Russian equivalent of "John"[[/labelnote]]. Roughly 80% of the movie is a shot-for-shot recreation of the original version, though some scenes were altered to better match both the updated time period and Russian culture [[labelnote:*]]specifically, the chase against the Sully stand-in happens while he is enjoying himself at a water park instead of a mall so he has a plausible reason to not have a cell phone on him, and Ivan obtains his guns from a secret stash instead of breaking into a military surplus store due to heavy Russian restrictions on private firearms ownership. The final fight against not!Bennett is also quite different from the original[[/labelnote]].

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In 2008, a [[ForeignRemake Russian remake]] of the movie was released called "День Д" (Film/DDay), titled ''День Д'' ("Film/DDay"), starring Russian superstar Mikhail Porechenkov in the lead role as former paratrooper Ivan[[labelnote:*]]which is the Russian equivalent of "John"[[/labelnote]]. Roughly 80% of the movie is a shot-for-shot recreation of the original version, though some scenes were altered to better match both the updated time period and Russian culture [[labelnote:*]]specifically, the chase against the Sully stand-in happens while he is enjoying himself at a water park instead of a mall so he has a plausible reason to not have a cell phone on him, and Ivan obtains his guns from a secret stash instead of breaking into a military surplus store due to heavy Russian restrictions on private firearms ownership. The final fight against not!Bennett is also quite different from the original[[/labelnote]].
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JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith the [[PrintLongRunners long-running]] British ComicBook ''ComicBook/{{Commando}}'', which is a little more sedate in its overall narrative. Does not involve GoingCommando, either. Or the Capcom arcade/console game[[note]]Known as "Senjou no Ookami" (officially translated as "Wolf of the Battlefield") in Japan.[[/note]], for that matter (or its [[VideoGame/BionicCommando1987 bionic]] counterpart[[note]]Which is known as "Top Secret" in Japan.[[/note]]).

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JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith the [[PrintLongRunners long-running]] British ComicBook ''ComicBook/{{Commando}}'', [[ComicBook/CommandoComics comic book series]], which is a little more sedate in its overall narrative. Does not involve GoingCommando, either. Or [[VideoGame/CommandoCapcom the Capcom arcade/console game[[note]]Known game]][[note]]Known as "Senjou no Ookami" (officially translated as "Wolf of the Battlefield") in Japan.[[/note]], for that matter (or its [[VideoGame/BionicCommando1987 bionic]] counterpart[[note]]Which is known as "Top Secret" in Japan.[[/note]]).
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JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith the [[PrintLongRunners long-running]] British ComicBook ''ComicBook/{{Commando}}'', which is a little more sedate in its overall narrative. Does not involve GoingCommando, either. Or the Capcom arcade/console game[[note]]Known as "Senjou no Ookami" (officially translated as "Wolf of the Battlefield") in Japan.[[/note]], for that matter (or its [[VideoGame/BionicCommando bionic]] counterpart[[note]]Which is known as "Top Secret" in Japan.[[/note]]).

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JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith the [[PrintLongRunners long-running]] British ComicBook ''ComicBook/{{Commando}}'', which is a little more sedate in its overall narrative. Does not involve GoingCommando, either. Or the Capcom arcade/console game[[note]]Known as "Senjou no Ookami" (officially translated as "Wolf of the Battlefield") in Japan.[[/note]], for that matter (or its [[VideoGame/BionicCommando [[VideoGame/BionicCommando1987 bionic]] counterpart[[note]]Which is known as "Top Secret" in Japan.[[/note]]).
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* TheHeavy: Bennett.

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* TheHeavy: Bennett.Arius might be the one calling the shots, but it's Bennett who brings Matrix to him and is in charge of keeping Jenny hostage. He's also Matrix's final opponent.
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* LetMeGetThisStraight: This memorable exchange between Cindy and Matrix:
--> '''Cindy''': You steal my car, you rip the seat out, you kidnap me, you ask me to help you find your daughter, which I very kindly do, and then you get me involved in a shoot out where people are dying and there's blood spurting all over the place, and then I watch you rip a phone booth out of a wall, swing from the ceiling like Tarzan, and then there's a cop that's going to shoot you and I save you and they start chasing me! Are you going to tell me what's going on or what?!\\
'''Matrix''': No


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* ShowyInvincibleHero: John Matrix. He shoves cars, defeats an entire army, successfully brawls with dozens of police officers at the same time and blows lots of shit up. In a bid to give the movie a WorthyOpponent (and hang a lampshade), Bennett even says that either he or Matrix could single-handedly take out the BigBad's army.
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%%* BananaRepublic: Val Verde.

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%%* * BananaRepublic: Val Verde.Verde. What little we see of the place (the airport where Matrix was supposed to arrive) is vaguely third-world-country and Arius makes clear that he was a Castro-style TheGeneralissimo before Matrix and his unit (and the revolution they supported) kicked him out.


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* RedShirt: General Kirby leaves behind two soldiers to protect Matrix and his daughter, describing them as "real good, but not as good as you". One of them are killed as soon as he flies off, while the other one gets badly wounded, loses his weapon, and only has time to trade some lines with Matrix before he's unceremoniously finished off off-screen.

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* RedShirt: General Kirby leaves behind two soldiers to protect Matrix and his daughter, describing them as "real good, but not as good as you". One of them are is killed as soon as he flies off, while the other one gets badly wounded, loses his weapon, and only has time to trade some lines with Matrix before he's unceremoniously finished off off-screen.
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* BananaRepublic: Val Verde.

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* %%* BananaRepublic: Val Verde.



* BigGood: General Franklin Kirby.

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* %%* BigGood: General Franklin Kirby.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics:
** When Matrix throws grenades in the final battle, they blow up much faster than the fuse would realistically burn.
** In the finale, Matrix throws circular saw blades with enough force to rend one man's skull and penetrate another man's rib cage and heart.
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* TakeThat: Very era-specific form of father rejecting his child's pop music as Matrix scorns [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/CultureClub Boy George]]:

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* TakeThat: Very era-specific form of father rejecting his child's pop music as Matrix scorns [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/CultureClub [[Music/CultureClub Boy George]]:
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* PrettyLittleHeadshots: Played straight to a degree that's almost ridiculous when Matrix shoots Diaz just before chasing after Jenny's kidnappers; Matrix uses an HK91 rifle, which fires 7.62mm rounds, at point blank range. The result is a forehead entrance wound about the size of a dime, with no trace of an exit wound.

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* PrettyLittleHeadshots: Played straight to a degree that's almost ridiculous when Matrix shoots Diaz just before chasing after Jenny's kidnappers; Matrix uses an HK91 [=HK91=] rifle, which fires 7.62mm rounds, at point blank range. The result is a forehead entrance wound about the size of a dime, with no trace of an exit wound.
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--->'''Matrix:''' "Remember, Sully, when I promised to [[YouWillBeSpared kill you last]]?\\

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--->'''Matrix:''' "Remember, Remember, Sully, when I promised to [[YouWillBeSpared kill you last]]?\\



'''Matrix:''' ILied."

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'''Matrix:''' ILied."
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'''Matrix:'''ILied."

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'''Matrix:'''ILied.'''Matrix:''' ILied."

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