John Rambo

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action hero fictional character film character

John Rambo is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and highly skilled but troubled combat specialist who became iconic as the central character of the "Rambo" action film series.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	action hero → fictional character → film character →
appearsIn	First Blood (film) → Rambo (2008 film) → Rambo III → Rambo: First Blood Part II → Rambo: Last Blood →
associatedWithTheme	survival → trauma → violence → war →
basedOn	John Rambo (novel character) →
build	muscular →
characterTrait	loner → traumatized veteran → troubled →
conflict	Vietnam War →
creator	David Morrell →
culturalImpact	influenced the portrayal of one-man army heroes in action cinema →
fictionalUniverse	Rambo universe →
firstAppearanceIn	First Blood (novel) →
firstAppearanceYear	1972 →
firstFilmAppearanceIn	First Blood (film) →
firstFilmAppearanceYear	1982 →
franchise	Rambo film series →
gender	male →
hairColor	dark brown →
hasCondition	post-traumatic stress disorder →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
nationality	American →
notableFor	being an iconic action film character → depicting the struggles of Vietnam War veterans →
occupation	combat specialist → soldier →
portrayedBy	Sylvester Stallone →
rank	Special Forces soldier →
seriesTitle	Rambo →
settingOfBackstory	Vietnam War →
skill	guerrilla warfare → hand-to-hand combat → knife fighting → marksmanship → survival skills →
unit	Green Berets →
weapon	assault rifle → bow and arrow → survival knife →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Blood → Rambo III → Rambo: First Blood Part II → Rambo: Last Blood →	character
Rambo: First Blood Part II → Rambo: Last Blood →	mainCharacter
John Rambo ("John Rambo (novel character)") →	basedOn
Sylvester Stallone →	createdCharacter
Rambo: Last Blood ("Rambo") →	follows
Rambo III →	hasFranchiseCharacter
Sylvester Stallone →	notableRole
Sylvester Stallone ("Rambo") →	notableWork
First Blood →	notableWorkFor
Rambo: First Blood Part II ("John Rambo is sent on a mission to Vietnam to document possible American POWs and ends up attempting to rescue them.") →	plotSummary
Rambo: First Blood Part II ("Vietnam veteran John Rambo") →	portrays
Rambo: Last Blood ("Rambo") →	prequel