History Film / SteelDawn

%%* BladeOnAStick: Tark's weapon of choice.

Also not a sequel to ''Film/RedDawn1984'', despite Creator/PatrickSwayze starring in both films. If anything, it's more like ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior'' meets ''Film/{{Shane}}'', to the point of sharing the former film's composer Brian May (not to be confused with [[Music/BrianMay the guitarist]] from Music/{{Queen}}).

* LawfulEvil: Sho. Though he is an assassin-for-hire, he made sure his duels with Nomad were on even grounds. He also bows in respect before their second duel.

%%* CoolPet: The dog that Nomad befriends in the desert.

* TheDragon: Sho.

* TheQuietOne: Nomad.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Nomad's swordfighting style includes a lot of spinning.

* EvilCounterpart: Nomad vs Sho. Both are wanderers, highly skilled fighters, and heavily implied both came from military backgrounds. However, Sho is a killer assassin working for TheBigBad, while Nomad fights to protect others.

* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Sho acts like a fair fighter, but he always resorts to dirty tactics.

* WorthyOpponent: Sho sees Nomad as this, and he goes as far to make sure their fights are "sporting" by fighting on even terms.

* EvilCounterpart: Nomad vs Sho. Both are wanderers, highly skilled fighters, and heavily implied both came from military backgrounds. However, Sho is an assassin, while Nomad fights to protect others.

* WorthyOpponent: Sho sees Nomad as this.

* Evil Counterpart: Nomad vs Sho. Both are wanderers, highly skilled fighters, and heavily implied both came from military backgrounds. However, Sho is an assassin, while Nomad fights to protect others.

%%* ButNowIMustGo: The ending.

%%* TheDragon: Sho, who is a {{psycho for hire}}.

%%* TheQuietOne: Nomad.

%%* WorthyOpponent: Sho sees Nomad as this.

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Also not a sequel to ''Film/RedDawn1984'', despite Creator/PatrickSwayze starring in both films.

Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] DesertPunk ScavengerWorld, the movie follows a quiet man named Nomad, who on his travels runs on to Cord, one of his war buddies. Cord tells him he has been appointed to be the "peacemaker" to the town of Median. They are suddenly attacked by Sho and his cronies, who have been hired by [[BigBad Damnil]] to make sure that he is the only commanding presence in the area.

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* BurnBabyBurn: Nomad burns Cord's body in a funeral pyre.

* BladeOnAStick: Tark's weapon of choice.

* ButNowIMustGo: The ending.
* CampGay: Not actually stated, but Dr. Cali does act like one.
* CoolPet: The dog that Nomad befriends in the desert.
* DeterminedHomesteader: Kasha.
* TheDragon: Sho, who is a {{psycho for hire}}.

* HollywoodDarkness
* TheHyena: One of Damnil's mooks is like this.
* IronicEcho: "I told you not to play with sharp objects."

* TheQuietOne: Nomad.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Nomad
* TooImportantToWalk: Dr. Cali.
* WorthyOpponent: Sho sees Nomad as this.

'''''Steel Dawn''''' is an action film from the year 1987.

And if the summary doesn't make it clear, this film rips it's plot from the classic western ''Film/{{Shane}}''.

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Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] {{desert punk}} {{scavenger world}} setting, this film stars PatrickSwayze as a man who fights with a {{cool sword}} and-

Stop [[AwesomenessIsVolatile exploding]], damnit! And the [[EvenTheGuysWantHim rest of you]], stop that {{squee}}ing! This is a [[BlatantLies very serious page]] and you will treat it respectfully!

''Ahem''. The movie follows a quiet man named Nomad, who on his travels runs on to Cord, one of his war buddies. Cord tells him he has been appointed to be the [[strike:sheriff]] "peacemaker" to the town of Median. They are suddenly attacked by Sho and his cronies, who have been hired by [[BigBad Damnil]] to make sure that he is the only commanding presence in the area.

And if the summary doesn't make it clear, this film rips it's plot from the classic western ''{{Shane}}''.

Also not a sequel to ''Film/RedDawn1984'', despite PatrickSwayze starring in both films.

* MookChivalry

* RuinsOfTheModernAge

* SwordFight

* UnnecessaryCombatRoll

Also not a sequel to ''Film/RedDawn'', despite PatrickSwayze starring in both films.

Set in a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] {{desert punk}} {{scavenger world}} setting, this film stars Patrick Swayze as a man who fights with a {{cool sword}} and-