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Likeability of main fighters from most to least in the series...

posted 10 years ago by kmay144
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1) Monroe Hutchens(1) - Though a murderer, he did not talk trash to anyone. He was silent about the whole thing, and prepared as normal for his fights. Also when he we asked about slowing down his opponent, he went the right way and said he'd do it on his own.

2) Yuri Boyka (2&3) - Pretty much the same as Hutchens, tough choice for #1 and #1 spots, but had to go with the guy who did not kill opponents.

3) White's Iceman (2) - Much more likeable than Rhames'. A little cocky, but a good guy and seemed humble toward the end, especially after helping his Russian friend.

4) Turbo (3) - A bit chatty but overall he was alright, especially helping Yuri at the end.

6) Rhames' Iceman (1) - Nothing but a pompous d-bag. Happy that Monroe took him down, and even more so that he completely denied the fight happened. Found myself cheering Monroe at the end with all the prisoners lol.

[–] creatorof2002 9 years ago

One thing that I think is VERY interesting about Boyka is that he committed what was technically 2 first degree murders (the 2 punks who drugged Chamber's water bottle). He was the villain anyway BUT he became the hero in the sequel. If a martial arts movie villain commits unforgivable atrocities they are morally ruined and the viewing audience will not tolerate them as a hero in a sequel.

For example there is no way that Tong Po from Kickboxer, Chong Li from Bloodsport or Brakus from Best of the Best 2 could be a hero in a sequel (well Brakus died but you get my point). A person has to be morally redeemable to be accepted as a hero and some sins are unforgivable (I don't mean unforgivable morally just to the sensibilities of people paying to see a movie).

Well I thought him killing those 2 punks was cool as hell because after the horrible crime they had committed and demonstrating that they had no sense of honor or sportsmanship the killing of them, though still wrong got promoted from an unforgivable to a forgivable crime. A term I call "sin promotion".

If he had killed 2 people who had not done something so sleazy or been like a movie villain that kills his henchmen not for doing something very bad but simply for failing in a task (even if they did the best they could) then he would not have been reusable as a hero. The writers of that scene made a very wise decision.