List of characters from The Expendables film series

The following is a list of characters from The Expendables.

The following characters are recognised as being members of the Expendables at some point in the films.

The leader of the Expendables. He is hired by Agent Church in the first film to investigate suspicious activities in Vilena and take out its fanatical dictator General Garza. Barney at first thinks about abandoning the job after finding out that renegade CIA agent Munroe is using Vilena as a source of narcotics production. However, he is impressed by the courage of Garza's rebellious daughter and ends up taking down Garza and Munroe. Though Barney completes his assignment, Church wants compensation for the death of Munroe and hires Barney's crew to find an unrecovered briefcase from a downed plane in Albania (The Expendables 2). Since the case is locked in a safe rigged with explosives, Church forces Barney to take hacker Maggie Chan along for the mission. Barney accepts reluctantly and the mission goes without a hitch. However, Barney's crew is ambushed by the arms-dealer, Jean Vilain, and his gang, The Sangs. Barney's rookie member, Billy the Kid, is murdered by Vilain who takes the briefcase, actually containing a computer map showing the hiding place of five tons of discarded plutonium. Barney and the crew start on a mission of revenge in order to take down Vilain. Barney confronts Vilain at the airport where the two battle one-on-one.

In The Expendables 3, Barney and his crew, reinforced by veteran member Doctor Death, are sent to take down an arms dealer who turns out to be Expendables co-founder Conrad Stonebanks. The mission ends in disaster with Hale Caesar severely wounded. As Barney is tasked by CIA agent Drummer to arrest Stonebanks and deliver him to the Hague for war crimes, Ross forms a new team, disbanding the former members. He seems initially successful, catching Stonebanks during a deal in Poland, but his new team is captured when Stonebanks' lackeys come to rescue him. Barney initially plans to go after Stonebanks, accompanied only by the ex-mercenary Galgo, but Barney's old team rejoins him on a mission to take down Stonebanks in Asmenistan. Barney confronts Stonebanks on the floor level of a demolished hotel in a fist fight which ends with Barney gunning Stonebanks down as he's reaching for an assault rifle.

Barney is very close to his team-mates and worries over their safety. He shows great remorse over the death of Billy the Kid and disbands his former team after Hale Caesar is seriously wounded. Barney's signature weapon is a revolver pistol which he keeps hidden in a holster behind him in order to take targets by surprise. Barney is also an expert pilot. Barney has an affinity for skulls which feature prominently in his personal effects, especially his lucky ring which he gives to Hale Caesar while he's recovering at the hospital.

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