John Rambo
| John Rambo | |
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| First appearance | Novel: First Blood Film: First Blood |
| Last appearance | Novel: Rambo III Film: Rambo |
| Created by | David Morrell |
| Portrayed by |
Sylvester Stallone (animated series) |
| Information | |
| Full name | John James Rambo |
| Nickname(s) | Johnny Rambo Boatman (by Lewis) |
| Aliases | Raven, Lone Wolf (field names) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | United States Army soldier (former) |
| Family | R. Rambo (father) Marie Drago (mother) Col. Sam Trautman (close-friend, father-figure, trainer, best-friend until death) |
| Significant other(s) | Co Bao |
| Relatives | R. Rambo (father) |
| Nationality | United States (American) |
| John Rambo | |
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| Birth name | John James Rambo |
| Other name(s) | "Raven", "Lone Wolf" |
| Born |
July 6, 1947 Bowie, Arizona, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1964–1974 |
| Unit |
Special Forces MACV-SOG |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Sylvester Stallone
(film series)
John James Rambo (born July 6, 1947) is a fictional character in the Rambo saga. He first appeared in the 1972 novel First Blood by David Morrell, but later became more famous as the protagonist of the film series, in which he was played by Sylvester Stallone. The portrayal of the character earned Stallone widespread acclaim and recognition. The character was nominated for American Film Institute's list 100 Years…100 Heroes and Villains. The term "" is used commonly to describe a person who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve problems, enters dangerous situations alone, and is exceptionally tough and aggressive.
David Morrell says that in choosing the name Rambo he was inspired by "the sound of force" in the name of Rambo apples, which he encountered in Pennsylvania. Peter Gunnarsson Rambo sailed from Sweden to New Sweden (SE Pennsylvania/Southern NJ/Northern Delaware) in the 1640s, and soon the name would flourish in New Sweden. The name Rambo was likely derived from a shortened form of "Ramberget" (a hill on the Hisingen island near Gothenburg, where Peter Gunnarsson was born) plus "bo" (meaning "resident of"). Today, many of his descendants can still be found in this region of the US. Morrell felt that its pronunciation was similar to the surname of Arthur Rimbaud, the title of whose most famous work A Season in Hell, seemed to him "an apt metaphor for the prisoner-of-war experiences that I imagined Rambo suffering". Furthermore, an Arthur J. Rambo was an actual U.S. soldier in Vietnam, but he never returned. His name can be seen on the Vietnam War Memorial wall in Washington, DC. By sheer coincidence, the Japanese word "rambō" (乱暴) means "violent" or "rough". He was granted the first name "John" as a reference to the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again".
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