Character Relationship Map: Hard Target

Characters

• Chance Boudreaux (played by Jean-Claude Van Damme) — protagonist

  Homeless ex-Marine martial artist turned bodyguard.

• Emil Fouchon (played by Lance Henriksen) — supporting

  Wealthy sportsman organizing illegal human hunts.

• Douglas Binder (played by Chuck Pfarrer) — supporting

  Vietnam veteran and initial target of New Orleans hunt.

• Stephan (played by Sven-Ole Thorsen) — supporting

  Assassin hired by Fouchon to hunt Douglas Binder.

• Detective (played by Robert Pavlovich) — minor

  Police officer investigating the human hunt.

• Mr. Lopacki (played by Robert Apisa) — minor

  Businessman funding the human hunt.

• Randal Poe (played by Eliott Keener) — supporting

  Seedy recruiter supplying targets, punished by hunters.

• Elijah Roper (played by Willie C. Carpenter) — supporting

  Recruiter supplying homeless men to Fouchon.

• Peterson (played by Jules Sylvester) — cameo

  Assassin hired by Fouchon.

Key Relationships

• Mr. Lopacki → Douglas Binder (Conflict Client / Victim)
• Peterson → Elijah Roper (Conflict Assassin)
• Stephan → Elijah Roper (Conflict Assassin)
• Detective → Elijah Roper (Professional Case Subject)
• Detective → Randal Poe (Professional Witness)
• Randal Poe → Elijah Roper (Professional Recruiter)
• Chance Boudreaux → Mr. Lopacki (Conflict Opponent)
• Chance Boudreaux → Peterson (Conflict Enemy Combatant)
• Chance Boudreaux → Stephan (Conflict Enemy Combatant)
• Chance Boudreaux → Randal Poe (Narrative Informant Link)
• Detective → Douglas Binder (Professional Case Subject)
• Detective → Emil Fouchon (Conflict Investigator)
• Chance Boudreaux → Detective (Alliance Investigation Ally)
• Randal Poe → Douglas Binder (Professional Recruiter)
• Emil Fouchon → Randal Poe (Conflict Punisher)

Story Analysis

A homeless ex-Marine fights a wealthy sportsman's deadly human hunt in New Orleans.

Plot Progression

1. The First Hunt
2. Ashes and Evidence
3. Hunters Silence Witnesses
4. Bayou Counterstrike
5. Final Reckoning