Sylvester Stallone’s iconic soldier John Rambo has claimed many lives over the course of his film franchise, and here is the full kill count. There’s no doubt that Stallone is a film legend, mostly known for his work in action films, but also very capable of strong dramatic performances given a good script. However, when it comes to Stallone’s long and illustrious career, his two defining characters are undoubtedly Rocky Balboa from the Rocky franchise and John Rambo from the Rambo series.
Rambo’s journey into film is quite an interesting one, as the original film, First Blood, featured a man who had been to war and returned
scarred by his experiences and hadn’t really asked anyone for anything other than to leave him alone. It’s only when the small town sheriff decides to keep pushing him that Rambo returns to action mode, making him an almost tragic protagonist. And vice versa, Rambo. First Blood Part 2 and Rambo 3 turned him into a brilliant action hero, which overall worked well but gave Rambo much less depth.
Whatever a particular person’s favorite taste of Rambo may be, he boasts a huge body count.
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How Many People Rambo Has Actually Killed
Some fans who started with the Rambo sequels, or those who simply haven’t seen First Blood in a long time, may be surprised by the fact that Rambo’s kill count is virtually non-existent in his debut film. In keeping with the more dramatic narrative and his status as a man forced into a fight, Rambo practices self-restraint and is actually responsible for only one on-screen death in First Blood – that of a police officer, causing him to fall from a police helicopter onto the rocks. at the bottom. . Even this is questionable, since Rambo wasn’t necessarily trying to kill anyone when he threw the rock at the cockpit.
Any other possible deaths as a result of Rambo’s on- screen actions have not been confirmed.
“Rambo: First Blood. Part 2 is where death becomes Rambo’s main currency in fighting the bad guys. In the sequel, John commits a total of 75 on-screen kills, using weapons such as knives, shotguns, a bow and arrow, and even a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. He also throws people out of helicopters and uses many other methods of killing. Rambo 3 takes things even further, with John claiming no less than 115 on-screen lives as the character truly
began to become an exaggerated superhero. Rambo, released in 2008, takes things in a grittier, more graphic direction, with darker edges, but never lets go of death. Rambo scored a whopping 254 on-screen kills, most of which came from the explosion of a powerful bomb.
In the latest Rambo movie, Rambo:Last Blood, the Vietnam vet went on to score 46 more kills. In the end, Rambo killed 493 people throughout the series.