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* SomeoneHasToDie: Bud and Lindsey are trapped underwater with one set of breathing equipment, which Bud is already wearing. Bud offers the gear to Lindsey, which would doom him. Lindsey presents what she calls "[[TheSpock the logical option]]", which gives ''both'' of them a chance of survival: she drowns, and Bud drags her body to safety, and hopes she can be revived. Bud is the stronger swimmer, so Lindsey has to drown. Bud's initial response is "Fuck logic!", but he soon comes round.

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* SomeoneHasToDie: Bud and Lindsey are trapped underwater with one set of breathing equipment, which Bud is already wearing. Bud offers the gear to Lindsey, which would doom him. Lindsey presents what she calls "[[TheSpock "[[ColdEquation the logical option]]", which gives ''both'' of them a chance of survival: she drowns, and Bud drags her body to safety, and hopes she can be revived. Bud is the stronger swimmer, so Lindsey has to drown. Bud's initial response is "Fuck logic!", but he soon comes round.
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* WeddingRingRemoval: Following an argument with his estranged wife Lindsey, Bud tosses his titanium wedding ring down a toilet. He quickly runs back into the head and fishes it back out. [[ChekhovsGun It would later save his life]] when a bulkhead closes on it, allowing him to escape one of the flooding compartments of Deep Core after the crane crashed on the rig.

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* WeddingRingRemoval: Following an argument with his estranged wife Lindsey, Bud tosses his titanium wedding ring down a toilet. He quickly runs back into the head and fishes it back out. [[ChekhovsGun It would later save saves his life]] when by keeping a bulkhead closes on it, door from closing all the way, allowing him to escape one of the flooding compartments of Deep Core after the crane crashed on the rig.
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* MouthTapedShut: Throughout the film, Lindsey Brigman and Navy SEAL Lieutenant Coffey have been arguing and verbally sniping at each other. Finally, when it's revealed that the SEALS are planning to detonate a nuclear weapon to destroy a disabled U.S. submarine (which will kill everyone on Deep Core One), Coffey takes over and threatens Brigman's team. Coffey tells Brigman "This is something I've wanted to do since we first met.", indicating that he's going to kill her, but instead he pulls off a strip of tape and puts it over her mouth to shut her up.

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* MouthTapedShut: Throughout the film, Lindsey Brigman and Navy SEAL Lieutenant Coffey have been arguing and verbally sniping at each other. Finally, when it's revealed that the SEALS are planning to detonate a nuclear weapon to destroy a disabled U.S. submarine (which will kill everyone on Deep Core One), Coffey takes over and threatens Brigman's team. Coffey tells Brigman Lindsey, "This is something I've wanted to do since we first met.", met," indicating that he's going to kill her, but instead he pulls off a strip of tape and puts it over her mouth to shut her up.
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--->'''Bud:''' No! No, she has a strong heart! She wants to LIVE! C'mon, Linds! C'mon baby! Zap her again! Do it!... Do it!... Come on baby, come on baby!... Come on, breathe baby. Goddamn it, BREATHE! ''Goddamn it, you bitch, you never backed away from a thing in your life! Now fight! FIGHT! FFFFIIIIIIIGHT!!

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--->'''Bud:''' No! No, she has a strong heart! She wants to LIVE! C'mon, Linds! C'mon baby! Zap her again! Do it!... Do it!... Come on baby, come on baby!... Come on, breathe baby. Goddamn it, BREATHE! ''Goddamn Goddamn it, you bitch, you never backed away from a thing in your life! Now fight! FIGHT! FFFFIIIIIIIGHT!!
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* DroppedInTheToilet: Bud, in a moment of temporary spite about his ex-wife coming to his underwater rig, tosses his wedding ring inside of the chemical toilet he just vacated, but instantly regrets it and fishes it back and puts it back on. [[ChekhovsGun This decision ends up saving his life later on]] when his hand is trapped on a closing hatch and the ring stops the hatch from crushing it.

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* DroppedInTheToilet: Bud, in a moment of temporary spite about his ex-wife coming to his underwater rig, tosses his wedding ring inside of the chemical toilet he just vacated, but instantly regrets it and fishes it back and puts it back on. [[ChekhovsGun This decision ends up saving his life later on]] when his hand is trapped on in a closing hatch and the ring stops the hatch from crushing it.
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* RapidFireNo: Bud, [[OhCrap when realizing]] that the crane wreckage is toppling over the trench and is going to pull the entire rig with it.

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** Catfish later proves he wasn't exaggerating when he floors Lieutenant Coffey with one punch.



* ChekhovsSkill: "They used to call me 'The Hammer'."

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* ChekhovsSkill: "They used to call me this[[note]]Catfish referring to his fist[[/note]] 'The Hammer'."" Lieutenant Coffey later discovers firsthand that Catfish wasn't bragging.
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* CareerNotTaken: Catfish is shown to be a pretty competent fighter, with the implication that he used to be a boxer, but had to quit at some point.
-->'''Hippy:''' These guys are SEALS?\\
'''Catfish:''' Eh. These guys ain't so tough. I fought guys plenty tougher'n them.\\
'''Hippy:''' Now we get to hear how you "[[LampshadeHanging coulda been a contender]]"? ''[pours cereal down his back]''\\
'''Catfish:''' ''[strikes back with hat]'' Hey, you see this? *shows fist* they used to call this The Hammer!

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