John Rambo — First Blood Character Profile

About John Rambo

Elite Vietnam veteran and Special Forces soldier renowned for survival and guerrilla tactics.

John Rambo — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Guerrilla warfare, Survival skills, Expert marksmanship, Hand-to-hand combat, Trap making

• Strength: 9.5/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 7.5/10
• Influence: 8/10

Quick Facts about John Rambo

Full Name

John James Rambo

Occupation

mercenary, archer, vigilante

First Appearance

First Blood

Nationality

American

John Rambo appears in 5 titles

• First Blood (1982)
• Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) — character page
• Rambo III (1988) — character page
• Rambo (2008) — character page
• Rambo: Last Blood (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Sylvester Stallone

Appears in

First Blood (1982)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (1)

• John Rambo — Temporal Past Self Vs Present Self — John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone)

  Represents the psychological divide between his traumatic military past and his aimless present.

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