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Why did Han hire such useless guards/bodygurds?

posted 12 years ago by suspiria85
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Even in superior numbers, his brown clad underlings could not stop Lee or Williams. His personal bodyguard (O'hara) was only good for beating up old men. When pitted against Lee, he could not land one blow on his opponent and was completely destroyed. Then there's Bolo, who crushed 4 of the aforementioned, incompetent guards like insects, but when faced with one, average sized, dirty-fighting white man (Roper), gets pummelled, kicked in the nuts and dies.

You'd think a guy that was "fearful of assassination" would put a little more effort into choosing people to protect him.

[–] averagejoeman2013 12 years ago

LOL...maybe that's why he was looking to recruit new talent!

"How's the steak?" "It was poisoned (argh)...and a little rare" (collapses).

[–] wears-alan 12 years ago

He was fearful of assassination. Why hire somebody you can't beat yourself?

You are entitled to my opinion, whether you want it or not!!

[–] HalRagland 12 years ago

Because he's a movie villain.

It's like what Williams said of him. Han is straight out of a comic book.

[–] pking-2 12 years ago

If you noticed, Han was putting effort into choosing new people.

Meanwhile, these stories would not be so fun if all the good fighters were on the bad guys' side now, would they?

It's the "stormtrooper" principle. We don't want to end the movie because the protagonists can't overcome the minions, do we?

Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm reader.

[–] wears-alan 12 years ago

Storm trooper principle? This film was made 4 years earlier, perhaps Star Wars used the 'Han's bodyguard principle'!!!

You are entitled to my opinion, whether you want it or not!!

[–] pking-2 12 years ago

Neither Star Wars nor ETD invented the storm trooper nor the Han's bodyguard principle, whichever nomenclature you choose.

Yet, today, either would be as good a name as any.

Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm reader.

[–] pawtrax67 12 years ago

It's actually the Dr. No principle.

Villains with island fortresses, but their guards are useless. I think it's all because they're non-union.

;)

[–] averagejoeman2013 11 years ago

Actually, wouldnt the union ones be more worthless in incapable? They would be more likely to NOT fight and have their union delegate show up during the fight to demand better terms under duress.

"Mankind cannot solve the world's problems. Mankind is the problem."

[–] pking-2 11 years ago

Another reason Han was looking for new talent.

Now, this is a signature gun, and that is an optical palm reader.

[–] blktoptrvl 12 years ago

He is an evil and greedy man. And like most evil and greedy men, he doesn't believe the "little people" deserve decent pay so nobody with any talent or self worth will work for him. Thus, he get the bottom of th barrel and must make up for it with numbers.

[–] jloper 12 years ago

The events of this movie were the first time any outside agency tried to take on Han's island. Han had been unmolested before this.

[–] drronnie 11 years ago

And they were training martial arts on a daily basis and they ended up having zero skills like a potato sacks.

[–] HalRagland 11 years ago

He is living very well and wouldn't want a potential rival to his little kingdom on an island. The martial arts tournament appears to be a front for recruiting new talent to work for Han outside the island. Hence, the recruitment pitch to Roper. He knows Roper left behind considerable debts to the mob back in the U.S., because of his gambling, and can't go back unless he can come up with the money plus interest.

[–] averagejoeman2013 11 years ago

Another thought. Those guards in brown were for basic patrolling around the palace. But his "daughters" showed they were quite competent with their abilities. Shame for Han it didnt appear they were there at the battle royale at the end. O'Hara couldn't match a master but was likely more than capable enough to protect (or buy time so Han could escape) against a genuine threat. And Bolo?...well that was plot driven just like when Raphael beat Michaelangelo in TMNT :-)

"Mankind cannot solve the world's problems. Mankind is the problem."

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