Kennedy, Michael (October 20, 2020). "Everything We Know About Die Hard 6 (Is It Happening?)". Screen Rant . Retrieved November 25, 2020. Combat Pragmatist: Grabs McClane's pistol during their fight and shoots him in the shoulder with it.

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A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic". Insight Editions. October 24, 2017. ISBN 978-1608879762. Batman Grabs a Gun: He has no stomach for using his sidearm in the first film, thanks to shooting a young boy with a toy gun. In the end, he ends up shooting Karl before he can take out John.The Big Bad is related to Hans Gruber, although it's his son instead of brother. Said Big Bad also appear to care for Hans, but it turns out not to be the case. Sole Survivor: The only terrorist with significant screentime (such as Hans, Karl, Eddie, Franco, and Fritz) to survive. He still gets punched out by Argyle, and was presumably arrested. Leave No Survivors: Hans intends to eliminate all of the hostages in an explosion to fake his own death. The unconventional fan-favorite movie Die Hard is now an illustrated storybook—complete with machine guns, European terrorists, and a cop who's forced to rely on all his cunning and skills (and the help of a fellow officer) to save the day. Based on the classic Night Before Christmas poem and filled with whimsical illustrations, this cleverly reimagined homage is destined to become a holiday classic. Dubbed in French By: Bernard MetrauxHans Gruber's second-in-command, and the primary enforcer for the Nakatomi crew.

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Mr. Fanservice: John spends 60% of the first movie in a tank top before ditching it for the last 20%, much to the delight of the audience. Report: Die Hard 6 is happening and it's going to be a prequel". Polygon. October 15, 2015 . Retrieved March 2, 2022. Showing Up Chauvinists: Holly is implied to be a far more capable executive than her co-worker, the chauvinistic Harry Ellis. Not So Above It All: While he spends most of the film alternating between Tranquil Fury and Unstoppable Rage after his brother's death, he does have a moment of levity when he hears Hans' "terrorist demands" and expresses confusion about "Asian Dawn" before openly wondering if the police will actually try to fulfill their bullshit demands.a b Berardinelli, James. " Die Hard A movie review". ReelViews.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019 . Retrieved October 7, 2009. Travers, Peter (February 8, 2001). " Die Hard 2". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2008 . Retrieved November 28, 2009. Villain Protagonist: Well, Villain Deuteragonist. Hans gets just as much screen time as John does, and his actions set the plot into motion. From a musical standpoint, Hans is very much this trope as much of the score features his Leitmotif "Ode to Joy" while John has little musical consistency or theme.